# The wife denies responsibility... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 12, 2007, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wife-denies-responsibility/422535 "2007-10-12T23:43:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Kricket](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f14d63/32.png) [@Kricket](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kricket)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2007, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wife-denies-responsibility/422535/21 "2007-10-13T16:45:06Z")
What do the cats names translate to? And you leave my wifey out of this. She is innocent and I think you should give her flowers and big hugs the next chance you get. Then tell her they were from me. šŸ˜‰ Ya know (hint, hint) you could have spent all day playing EQ with me and then food and such doesnā€™t matter. But no, you and the wifey have abandon me for real lives! ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2007, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wife-denies-responsibility/422535/22 "2007-10-13T17:08:31Z")
[QUOTE=Astroboy14] Once in bed, I try to convince her to have a happy face, not a mad face. [/QUOTE] After I read this sentence, I tried really hard to forget the elegant circumlocution you used earlier to describe your morning activities with the missus. ---
**Author:** ![Astroboy14](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/df705f/32.png) [@Astroboy14](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Astroboy14)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2007, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wife-denies-responsibility/422535/23 "2007-10-13T17:26:25Z")
[QUOTE=Sapo] So where have the two of you eaten the last two weeks that nobody notices that half your tableware is missing? [/QUOTE] We both have exquisitely tuned (lack of) perception when it comes to such matters. Years of practice. As for the cat names, Mung-Chi means ā€œpile ofā€ in Koreanā€¦ the full name is Dun Mung Chi or ā€œpile of moneyā€. Donā€™t ask me; apparently itā€™s a Korean thingā€¦ Ool-Bo means ā€œcry babyā€. A very apt name as she cries about everything! **Kricket** thatā€™s a good idea! Iā€™ll get her some flowers sometime soon! But Iā€™m claiming responsibility. šŸ˜‰ On a different topic, it would be kind of fun to play some EQ again after this long. I bet re-installing the game now would necessitate a 72 hour patching process thoughā€¦ I wonder if Muss is still on any of the servers? > [@KneadToKnow](#): > > After I read this sentence, I tried really hard to forget the elegant circumlocution you used earlier to describe your morning activities with the missus. Yeah, after I posted, and too late for the edit window, I began to wonder if I shouldnā€™t have somehow phrased that differently. ---
**Author:** ![Astroboy14](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/df705f/32.png) [@Astroboy14](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Astroboy14)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2007, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wife-denies-responsibility/422535/24 "2007-10-13T17:28:25Z")
[QUOTE=Northern Piper] But what about the guitar-winder-thingie? Did it ever turn up? šŸ˜ƒ [/QUOTE] It did! It was in my guitar case. ---
**Author:** ![Astroboy14](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/df705f/32.png) [@Astroboy14](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Astroboy14)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2007, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wife-denies-responsibility/422535/25 "2007-10-13T17:31:44Z")
[QUOTE=NinetyWt] Huh. I have the same reaction as our good Sergeant. Why are you fussing about dirty dishes and _sob_ no lunch for you when sheā€™s the one who went to work ?? So itā€™s your day off. Sounds like no kids. Why is it _her_ responsibility to look after the dishes? Give her a break and run the dishwasher ā€¦ sheeshā€¦ iā€™ts not like digging ditches. You get brownie points for that, yanno. šŸ˜› [/QUOTE] Nothing against either you or the good Sargeant! I just think he was taking some light recreational bitching about a common domestic situation a little too seriously, thatā€™s allā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2007, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wife-denies-responsibility/422535/26 "2007-10-13T17:36:26Z")
[QUOTE=Astroboy14] [Quote=Northern Piper] But what about the guitar-winder-thingie? Did it ever turn up? šŸ˜ƒ [/QUOTE] It did! It was in my guitar case. [/QUOTE] What a weird place to find it - no wonder you were having difficulties! ---
**Author:** ![Sapo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@Sapo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sapo)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2007, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wife-denies-responsibility/422535/27 "2007-10-13T17:38:01Z")
[QUOTE=Astroboy14] We both have exquisitely tuned (lack of) perception when it comes to such matters. Years of practice. [/QUOTE] Amazing. If my wife puts a glass under the bed, I notice right away when I do dishes and notice I am short one glass. Being OCD has some benefits, I guess. ---
**Author:** ![Astroboy14](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/df705f/32.png) [@Astroboy14](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Astroboy14)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2007, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wife-denies-responsibility/422535/28 "2007-10-13T17:59:50Z")
[QUOTE=Sapo] Amazing. If my wife puts a glass under the bed, I notice right away when I do dishes and notice I am short one glass. Being OCD has some benefits, I guess. [/QUOTE] Your wife stores kitchenware under the bed? ---
**Author:** ![picunurse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7bcc69/32.png) [@picunurse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picunurse)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2007, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wife-denies-responsibility/422535/29 "2007-10-13T18:11:52Z")
Dishwasher= machine. Machine= manthing. It is, without a doubt, the responsibility of the houseman to deal with all mechanical dodads in the house. Empty the damp\* dishwasher, young man! \*used as euphemism, not wetness. ---
**Author:** ![Sapo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@Sapo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sapo)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2007, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wife-denies-responsibility/422535/30 "2007-10-13T18:35:22Z")
[QUOTE=Astroboy14] Your wife stores kitchenware under the bed? [/QUOTE] She takes a glass of water to her nightstand. Sometimes it is so packed with crap that she uses every other blue moon that there is no room for it and she puts it under the bed. I keep my house ridiculously clean, but the thought of drinking from a glass that was under the water is enough to make me go ewww. ---
**Author:** ![NinetyWt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/cc9497/32.png) [@NinetyWt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinetyWt)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2007, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wife-denies-responsibility/422535/31 "2007-10-13T18:44:08Z")
[QUOTE=Sapo] a glass that was under the water [/QUOTE] šŸ˜› On second thought, I think you should get a maid. šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![Sapo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@Sapo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sapo)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2007, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wife-denies-responsibility/422535/32 "2007-10-13T19:06:09Z")
It really gets messy if there is no glass under the water, but I actually meant under the bed. ---
**Author:** ![Astroboy14](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/df705f/32.png) [@Astroboy14](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Astroboy14)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2007, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wife-denies-responsibility/422535/33 "2007-10-14T01:23:41Z")
Good news, everyone! This afternoon my wife and I ventured forth to an upscale boutique geared towards young, urbane professionals such as ourselves known as ā€œTarget.ā€ There we were able to procure an exact replica of the carafe that Iā€¦ I mean my wife! broke yesterday! Huzzah! Domestic bliss is restored! In celebration, we ate chicken stir-fry and imbibed various libations. ---
**Author:** ![Kricket](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f14d63/32.png) [@Kricket](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kricket)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2007, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wife-denies-responsibility/422535/34 "2007-10-14T02:02:09Z")
Maybe you can take credit for the flowers but I still get credit for the hugs. And itā€™s a good thing that I didnā€™t have to do an exact match check to find this for you [Mussounsaram Eetda](http://eqplayers.station.sony.com/character_profile.vm?characterId=601295437138) sending you tells was always such a pain in the ass. šŸ˜› ---
**Author:** ![Astroboy14](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/df705f/32.png) [@Astroboy14](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Astroboy14)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2007, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wife-denies-responsibility/422535/35 "2007-10-14T02:12:45Z")
[QUOTE=Kricket] And itā€™s a good thing that I didnā€™t have to do an exact match check to find this for you [Mussounsaram Eetda](http://eqplayers.station.sony.com/character_profile.vm?characterId=601295437138) sending you tells was always such a pain in the ass. šŸ˜› [/QUOTE] :eek: Where did that come from?? ---
**Author:** ![tomndebb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@tomndebb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomndebb)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2007, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wife-denies-responsibility/422535/36 "2007-10-14T06:18:42Z")
[QUOTE=Auntbeast] In my neck of the woods, taking out the trash and doing dishes is considered foreplay. Really wanna get me hot and bothered? Get the rope off the roof like Iā€™ve been asking you for 3 weeks. [/QUOTE] Iā€™m not sure I even want to know why the rope that gets you hot and bothered was on the roof. I hope your activities remain nocturnal. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wife-denies-responsibility/422535.md?page=1)