Archive for the ‘Great Debate’ Category

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 ...

West is Worst, Apparently

Thursday, October 18th, 2007

The results are in on the West is Best debate. Sort of. We're not exactly sure what happened. One minute the poll was working fine: votes were being tallied, and our children's future speech patterns were being set. The next thing we knew, the poll was showing zero ...

He Said She Said: Whose vocabulary should parents teach their children?

Monday, October 15th, 2007

West is Best?She Said: When in Rome Early in our marriage, my husband once mentioned that he needed new sneakers. "Sneakers?!" I exclaimed, "Did you just call them sneakers--I've never heard someone say that outloud--that sounds so dorky." Confused, he asked what I called them. Tennis shoes, of ...

R is for Rejected

Monday, October 8th, 2007

The Results of the Rudy Debate Whether you argued that Rudy Ruettiger was not an athlete or that his first name was not Rudy, the masses were against you. I guess 2 points should have been awarded during the Scattergories game, but I maintain that the argument during the game was ...

He Said She Said: Rudy Ruettiger’s Wife Weighs In!

Friday, October 5th, 2007

Generally, any follow-up to our debates takes place in the comments section, but there has been a development on our Rudy Ruettiger debate which deserves a post of it's own... She Said Despite having complete confidence in my argument, I decided to seal the deal. I used the contact information on Rudy ...

He Said She Said: Is Rudy Ruettiger an athlete beginning with R?

Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007

R is For Rudy?  We love to play games; we own lots of games and we love having people over to play. Not surprisingly, we sometimes bicker when we play, and some games bring out more bickering than others. One game that is guaranteed to put us at odds is ...

A Decision Has Been Made

Tuesday, September 4th, 2007

The votes are in, and it looks like she has quite a bit of support. I appreciate the input you have all provided and have "used the results to make my decision."I am happy to announce that The Wife will be the proud owner of a Treo. She justified the ...

He Said She Said: Should The Wife get a cell phone?

Tuesday, August 28th, 2007

Her Fate in Your Hands  He Said  My wife has been bothering me about a phone for a long time. The thing is, she doesn't only want a phone; she wants a phone that has computing capabilities. In addition to that, she wants a phone plan that includes data (ability to send ...

A Humble Hick

Wednesday, July 18th, 2007

The results of the Great Farm Debate are in. I will admit that The Donkey made some good points, as long as he will admit that his brothers bullied all their friends, forcing them to log in and vote "yes" late last night. However it happened, clearly plenty of people out there ...