Aunty Acid by Ged Backland for September 29, 2024

This Is Not The First Time Jeff Has Done This

Two guys are ordering coffees at the drive-thru:

Me: “Do you want whipped cream on that mocha?”

Customer: “Yeah, sure. Cream me!”

Me: “Uh…”

Customer: “Sorry. That sounded better in my head.”

Passenger: “What did we say about things in your head, Jeff?”

Customer And Passenger: Word for word, in perfect synchronized unison. “That they should stay there.”

men in general are not very verbal – unless they curse

I’m lucky. Hubby does apologize. My cats, not so much.

I had an EX like that.

As they say, if a man buys you flowers without a reason, he has a reason to buy you flowers.

I have recently come to the conclusion, in a totally unscientific way, that most people are incapable of saying, some even to themselves, “I was wrong.”

I don’t see anything wrong. He’s saying it with flowers.

In his satirical novel, “God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater’’, Kurt Vonnegut described (trough his alter ego, fantasy fiction author Kilgore Trout) a fictional court that dealt with ingratitude:

“It was called ‘The First District Court of Thankyou,’ which was a court you could take people to, if you felt they hadn’t been properly grateful for something you had done. If the defendant lost his case, the court gave him a choice between thanking the plaintiff in public, or going into solitary confinement on bread and water for a month. According to Trout, eighty percent of those convicted chose the black hole.”

I often think Vonnegut (through Trout) could also have described ‘The First District Court of I’m-sorry’. Think of the many lawsuits that would arise in that court system. The docket would be hopelessly clogged — the insistent plaintiffs being women as well as men.

You have to read between the lines…er…flowers.

Dem actions are better than words!!!!!

I forgot my clever comment while scrolling all the way down here.

I always brought back my wife some little token every time I went some where. I started it with my mom and her dementia and just added my wife. No matter, Gas, grocery, bank, I got something for her. Her favorite ice cream, candy, grapes, 8 oz Cokes in glass bottles, chew gum, many little gifts that made her feel a little more loved. She loved to scratch off Lottery cards as she got older and sicker and I would buy maybe 25 a week and give her 3 or 4 a day. Made her day when she won. And she made mine. I don’t play. She never did till dementia set in. She passed Mar of 23. 18 long months ago. I miss her so much. Folks, it’s often the little things that make loved ones happy. I do a few funerals for friends and tell them that “NOW” is the most important time of your life. Don’t waste it. You cannot make someone happy by visiting their grave.

Aunty, I was speaking to your husband and happened to ask him how long you two have been married to which he replied 35 years. I followed up by asking him when the happiest time was in your marriage, and he replied 36 years ago. Seems like he’s been sorry for a long, long, time.

typical…

He has to do it non-verbally, he can’t get a word in.

Husband: Why are you mad at me?

Wife: Well, if you don’t know, I’m certainly not going to tell you.

I guess that’s an instance of the saying “actions speak louder than words!!!”

If a man buys you flowers for no reason, there’s a reason.

Do women ever apologize ?

if you apologize, you admit guilt and set precedent. bad idea. i don’t know about other guys’ experience, but my wife has a photographic memory, especially for my various wrongdoings, both real and perceived… ☺

Doesn’t fly around here. We (Yes, this goes for both of us) not only apologize but say what we’re sorry for. Amazing what a difference it makes.