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John Kuthe[_3_]
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Happy New Year
On Friday, January 8, 2016 at 12:31:09 PM UTC-6, graham wrote:
> On 08/01/2016 5:38 AM,
wrote:
> > On Thu, 7 Jan 2016 23:38:25 -0500, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
> >
> >> On 1/7/2016 2:49 PM, Bruce wrote:
> >>
> >>>> YOU were the one suggesting there was!!
> >>>
> >>> I was referring to the way Ed talked about his wife. As if she's not a
> >>> 100% in the brain and can't be confused by complicated things such as
> >>> money. I found that tone offensive, unless she's really
> >>> mentally challenged of course. It's a repeat of that restaurant
> >>> discussion, where you also followed the 50s patronising point of
> >>> view that us men shouldn't complicate our poor little ladies' lives with
> >>> ugly matters such as money. "I'll talk to the bank manager, you go make
> >>> cupcakes."
> >>>
> >>
> >> She prefers not to handle the money. At one time she did and is very
> >> capable. It is her choice for reasons I'm not going into here. She
> >> likes it that way.
> >>
> >> I could tell you about the time she took someone to court. The lawyers
> >> were trying to negotiate a settlement when she had enough, spoke up and
> >> laid out both lawyers. If was funny to watch as they both went to the
> >> judge to say it was resolved exactly as she requested.
> >>
> >> I could tell you about the time she took on the Monsignor in charge of
> >> the Philadelphia Catholic schools and got changes made.
> >>
> >> She is very happy the way things are in our life but she won't take crap
> >>from anyone. She does not make cupcakes but makes a great pound cake.
> >
> > Pound cake is much nicer than those silly cupcakes.
> >
> If you mean those commercially made cupcakes then I think they should be
> renamed: "Sugar delivery modules."
Sugar Bullets!
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