Slip of the tongue?

[Rams]

I'd like to thank my wife and my girlfriend............   

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZV5owglbxwg

He may have some splaining to do.   

[Willow]

Not so much.  You make the mistake of applying your standards and limitations to others, specifically others of other cultures.

I was talking this weekend with a friend, a married man, who travels much on business.  One he traveled with, another married man, was expressing surprise that he didn't follow through with an attractive young woman who apparently made herself available.  It seems this other man had explained to his wife that he needed sex so badly that he couldn't do without for a week on the road and they had come to an "agreement".  Apparently he had a maximum IQ requirement attached to his spousal selection.

[Rams]

Not so much.  You make the mistake of applying your standards and limitations to others, specifically others of other cultures.

I'm not suggesting he should live by my, your or our accepted standards, only that depending on the wife and/or girlfriend, he may wish he had phrased that response somewhat differently.    But, of course, you are correct in that, my surmise is based on my standard which may or may not be applicable to his.   

This I know, had I made such a comment, I doubt I could explain my way out of that one.   

[The emperor has no clothes]

Apparently he had a maximum IQ requirement attached to his spousal selection.

[Willow]

This I know, had I made such a comment, I doubt I could explain my way out of that one.   

You could ... if you left out the second possessive pronoun.   

[Alberta Patriot]

The second pronoun(s) in our little community would be my Phat Girl. So I guess the expaining in that case be regarding how much time you spend in the garage or on the road. A woman ignored or your attention divided is the same all over the world...the consequences in other cultures...??

[Willow]

The second pronoun(s) in our little community would be my Phat Girl. So I guess the expaining in that case be regarding how much time you spend in the garage or on the road. A woman ignored or your attention divided is the same all over the world...the consequences in other cultures...??

LOL!  The second possessive pronoun is my.  It changes the object from "my wife and my girlfriend" to "my wife and girlfriend".  It alters the expression from two people to one.  

[DirtyDan]

I thought we already had an English teacher

Dan (Charlie brown   )

[Alberta Patriot]

Back in the day possession of a pronoun was 9/10ths of the law.

[John Schmidt]

My wife understands fully who/what I'm referring to when I mention "the lady." She often tells others that if she stuck a muffler up her behind and made a noise like a motorcycle, she'd get a lot more attention. I rebut with "you don't need the muffler."   

[The emperor has no clothes]

I thought we already had an English teacher

Dan (Charlie brown   )

Some may need remedial class. 

[Bigwolf]

Not so much.  You make the mistake of applying your standards and limitations to others, specifically others of other cultures.

  Apparently he had a maximum IQ requirement attached to his spousal selection.

It is quite common to think of events and actions in respect to our own personal standards (or the standards we believe are most common).  That often leads to misinterpretations.  Such may, or may not, be the case  in this situation. 

Many people and even some cultures do not make sex exclusive to a marriage partner.  I used to live in a place where I met several couples that had lived very happily that way for decades.  As for IQ, I don't think that applies either.  Of the couples I knew, some spouses were smart enough to be on the front edge of information tech or run their own very successful business or teach school.  One I knew was even a college professor.

Just because it does not fit our way of thinking does not mean that it does not work or that it is a bad thing.

[3fan4life]

I understand that there are some couples that have "agreements".

I guess that I'm just selfish, but I'm not agreeable to letting anyone else ride my "Phat Lady" or my "Ole Lady".


This thread reminds me of something that I heard years ago:

The definition of a guy with real troubles,

Is a man with a wife, a girlfriend and a truck payment and all three of them are 2 months late. 

[Valkorado]

Not so much.  You make the mistake of applying your standards and limitations to others, specifically others of other cultures.

  Apparently he had a maximum IQ requirement attached to his spousal selection.

It is quite common to think of events and actions in respect to our own personal standards (or the standards we believe are most common).  That often leads to misinterpretations.  Such may, or may not, be the case  in this situation. 

Many people and even some cultures do not make sex exclusive to a marriage partner.  I used to live in a place where I met several couples that had lived very happily that way for decades.  As for IQ, I don't think that applies either.  Of the couples I knew, some spouses were smart enough to be on the front edge of information tech or run their own very successful business or teach school.  One I knew was even a college professor.

Just because it does not fit our way of thinking does not mean that it does not work or that it is a bad thing.

In some cultures people consume fat, juicy live caterpillars and consider them a delicacy.