DSmithZ28

My wifes birthday was yesterday and it was the normal routine. I bought her a several small things instead of buying just one "big" item. I bought her a set of ear rings with the kids birthstones on it, (loved them :approve: ) a corel dinnerware set, (loved it :approve: ) a bunch of Christmas stuff, ( liked it ), and last but not least, the Oprah Winfey Best of the last 20 years DVD Special. (Went bananas over it! :rolling: ) It was $45.00 at Wally World and I was happy to get it for her. All of Oprah's best for the last 20 years, celebrity interviews, 17 hours of content. 17 hours.... 17 hours.... 17 hours.....

So she opens it up last night after company left, with a gleam in her eye, and a smile on her face... She was happy, I was happy for her....

As she was opening it up, looking at the pictures, reading the booklet, a HORRIFYING thought came to mind. I slowly starting backing up and moving with cat like stealth to another country.... Slowly....tip toeing.... With freedom and an escape no less difficult than the "Escape from Alcatraz", that small little sentence rang out and ran Cold Fear through my spine:

"Would you like to watch it with me?" she said

"Well I would Like to (looking up to see if I was going to be struck down by lightning) but I have got to start on some laundry. (I thought this was brilliant since she hates doing laundry!)

"You don't need to worry about that, you have done enough today" she said with a faint smile

Knowing that this was not genuine, but a plot to which there was no escape for me, I could only answer "Well, there are wet clothes in the washer, I don't want them to sit over night."

She said "Oh, okay. I just thought we could watch this together."

It was all over at that point. My fate tied to 17 hours of Oprah Winfey's last 20 years captured on DVD. Three hours into it I wondered what I did in a former life to deserve this fate. It must have been pretty bad.

The lesson in all of this can be learned by all...


" I'm sorry honey, they were OUT OF THAT!!!!!" But instead I got you this nice 36 inch TV to watch Oprah a little better each day!"

(Football games also would look better too!:approve: )

Frenchy

I got a few laughs on that one. Nice writing DSmithZ28. :approve:

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Frenchy

OklahomaMama

glad your wife had a lovely birthday & that you escaped being turned into an Oprahfied zombie

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yeah, I'm still around :D

DSmithZ28

If I could only share(laughs)with you. These tears are not of joy, but of 14 hours left to go!

socpsy

Yikes! Couldn't you think of a DVD set that you would like too!

Tankman

Originally Posted by Frenchy

I got a few laughs on that one. Nice writing DSmithZ28. :approve:

Sorry Smith! Nice to know you celebrate together!

Should have purchased wifey a book from the Oprah's book club!
A subscription would've been better. More quite time!
That, you couldn't have "read" together!

While she was reading quitely, you could have been setting up "her" LCDTV monitor!

psionandy

Well look on the brightside...., at least it wasn't me

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Ecks

haha..man that was funny...good stuff...

Tankman

Originally Posted by psionandy

Well look on the brightside...., at least it wasn't me.

Talk 'bout _ _ ssy whipped!

I wouldn't dare go there! Hooooooooooo Rahhhhhhhhhhhhh! :)

Cheryl

Hehe... I feel for you. Just think of how happy you have made her, though :D

aximbigfan

lol!


chris

stevenator65

That was a great story, Dsmith. But you should've gotten her the best of the Superbowl or a copy of the 2005 Baseball World Series.

Rishad

HAHA.. good one.. maybe WWF collection for her next bday?

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Noisy Crow

Okay, this is what your Ax is for! Load a few games, and a couple of books. If you have WiFi, even better, you can try to out post Frenchy. Make sure you turn the sound off, and you are set for as long as the battery lasts. (Hopefully you can get a break every few hours to charge up.)

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bobby9621

Man that was rough, 17 HOURS :wow: well it could be worse, you could have picked out horrible gifts and hear about it for the next 20 years!