Archive for the ‘Great Debate’ Category

Lump of Coal

Friday, December 28th, 2007

Here are the results from our Gift-Giving Debate. I can't believe she won this debate. Now I can't count towels, dishes, or appliances as gifts because they are a need rather than a want. There are a few positives from this loss: -I will no longer hear about not getting her clothes ...

He Said She Said: Can a Household Necessity be Given as a Gift?

Saturday, December 22nd, 2007

Just What I Always Wanted She Said: I was about to buy that anyway It's not uncommon for The Donkey to struggle with choosing my Christmas gifts. Since he's so frugal (read:the ultimate cheapskate), he has a hard time buying me anything that he doesn't deem to be an absolute ...

My Call

Friday, December 14th, 2007

Here are the results for the Great Babysitter Debate The people have spoken: apparently no parent alive would be comfortable having a donkey call their daughter (which kind of makes you wonder what happened when my father was approached with a request for my hand in marriage). I suppose ...

He Said She Said: Who is Responsible for Finding a Babysitter?

Tuesday, December 11th, 2007

Babysitting Blues Since we are busy with marriage, parenting, work, school, church, gym, plasma-donating, and various other endeavors, we have finally resigned ourselves to the fact that we have to behave like old people and sit down and plan our schedules in advance. Sometimes we do a great job of ...

A Bunch Of Hot Air

Friday, November 30th, 2007

The votes have been tallied for the great gaseous debate. This isn't as surprising as my last loss , but I am still surprised I didn't have more support. My wife's "smoke cloud" of lies tainted the voters. I guarantee a win next time! Great Debate Totals The Donkey: 3 (West; Farm; ...

He Said She Said: Should Husbands and Wives Fart in Front of Each Other?

Monday, November 26th, 2007

A Gaseous Explosion From The Inner Crevasse He Said When I was younger I went to Six Flags with my friend’s family. He was talking about farting and his mom got really mad because she didn’t like that word. So he responded, “Would you rather have me say a gaseous explosion ...

Some Vacation

Friday, November 16th, 2007

Results are in for the Business Trip/Vacation Debate. I must admit that I am surprised by the outcome of this debate. I really thought I would win this argument, but I guess not. Coincidentally, this week we will be taking our kids for an overnight stay at a hotel. The weird thing ...

He Said She Said: Does a business trip count as a vacation?

Monday, November 12th, 2007

I Want to Get Away     He Said The other day a classmate mentioned that he and his wife often argue over whether business trips should count as vacations or not. I was instantly interested in the discussion because it's often a sore subject between my wife and me. At least twice a year ...

Mea Culpa

Monday, October 29th, 2007

Poll results for the Great Toe Debate Ok, ok, ok... So it's not a good idea to leave a sharp object hidden under a bunch of junk, especially if there is a donkey around. Great Debate Totals The Donkey: 3 (West; Farm; Toe) The Wife: 1 (Rudy) Draw: 1 (Treo) I need to go clean out ...

He Said She Said: Blame a husband’s injury on his wife’s negligence?

Thursday, October 25th, 2007

Pain in the Hoof He Said We owned one of those little cheap metal floor lamps that comes in three pieces that screw together. We had it for several years until we finally gave it to my brother. A year after that, the lamp reappeared in our living room and sat in ...