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Tell her you're actually starting at QB this weekend for the Skins.

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This thread is hilarious.

Watch the game. Never look back.

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There are 1000 ways to handle this and none of them include missing the game...

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You have allready made the first mistake. My wife knows there are 16 must see games every football season (that has been especially true the past 12 years). She knows not even to ask me to do anything on these days. She also has learned that I'm no fun to go shopping with so she never ask me to go. I will go every once in awhile to make her happy but not on game day. Your 17 so its time you establish some rules for your daily life and the first should be watching the skins play. The second should be when forced to go shopping drag you feet and be real impatient and she will start to ask a girl friend to go instead. If you start with these first two rules to manhood life will be much easier and you will never have this dilemma again. One other good note is to keep a copy of the skins schedule in your wallet and when asked if you can do something and its during a game say no I already have something planed for that day.

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[QUOTE=backrow]Ask her if you can bring breakfast...To further recap, you are loving, caring, listening, a Church-goer, a giver, and patient! (Remember patience when dealing with the sisters at DQ!)[/QUOTE]

:lol: Funniest Post ever!

Ok, whereas backrow gave you details, he's got the gist of the situation down pat.

I'm glad all the women I've had in my life like football...my wife would understand that we'd celebrate her birthday on Saturday, in order to watch the Skins on Sunday...

Basically, you need to get into a situation where you watch the game..NO MATTER WHAT. If you back down now, as said earlier, you will have to succumb to her wants every Sunday. She has to understand that Sundays from 1pm til whenever the last game it over is your time, not hers.

Taking her to FedEx is out of the question...if she's not much into football, then it won't fly, no matter how well fed she is and how much stuff you get her.

Tell her how much the game means to you, but that no matter what, you will get done whatever it is she wants to do, because she comes first.

Breakfast is a good idea...but it has to be early (and cheap, but i'll explain that later). If you both are church-going, suggest you guys go to the earliest mass available (usually between 8 and 9), so that you'll have the whole day together.

On Sundays, the malls and stores usually open between 11 and 12. This is crucial, to be at the stores as soon as they open. Make sure she doesn't want to go all over town either...that sucks when the plan is to hit stores across town from each other.

Make it a point to buy her something nice "just because"...a pair of earrings, that sweater she eyes in the window of Abercrombie & Fitch, a cute stuffed animal at the toy store.

Oh, and you better butter her up with an awesome birthday present that you give to her BEFORE you go shopping. That way, when you do buy her something nice, it'll mean even more.

Around game time, you head to the local Applebee's/Chili's/place that will certainly have the game on. A nice lunch, with a TV within eye/ear shot will keep you close to the action while you stay focused on her. It being game day, service will be slow, and you'll keep tabs on the first half of the game.

Make sure you get back to her house by 3:30...no matter what you miss of the game (which you certainly can miss pieces here and there, as long as to keep her happy), that you would like to see the end of the game with her. Watch the game with her, explaining what's going on...Most women who don't like football don't understand it.

Oh, and while you're in the car with her...make sure to have the game tuned in, so that she'll know you'd rather be watching, but are spending time with her instead...will make it much easier to see the rest of the season's games.

Above all else...if things seems to be rocky from the start, you best tuck tail and ditch the game. You can use it as one of the reasons why you dump her down the road...

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Roofie colada?

Giggity.

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[QUOTE=Mattyk72]I meant it as more of a general question and not just directed specifically towards him, though I'm sure he's at least seen some highlights from that game.[/QUOTE]

Matty,

Didn't mean it as a criticism. I went to that vikings game. Wasn't it the week following the "Too Legit to quit" Falcons playoff game?

My point was some guys were giving him advice like he had the dough to spend you have when you have a real job, and real worries (Like, will my wife look at my cell phone bill carefully?)


[quote]Roofie colada?

Giggity.[/quote]

[b][size=4]Giggity Giggity.[/size][/b]

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Guys this is a funny thread, but it just makes me want to share this story. My wife and I have been married for 13 years. Yes, if you do the math we got married in 1992, so it was a good year all the way around because that was the last time the Skins won the Super Bowl, so I blame our marriage on their failure since then. No I am kidding, anyway back to the story.... my beautiful wife and mother of my two kids, knows I love the Redskins. I live in Southwestern KY and have to watch the Titans all the time, so a friend of mine that is as big a Skins fan as me AND is single has NFL Sunday Ticket and we watch the Skins games every week at his house. Sunday September 11th at noon we are all set to watch the Skins/Bears game and his girlfriend calls on her cell phone to talk (she is driving down the road and has time on her hands!) Anyway, he feels obligated to talk to her for like 30 minutes and misses almost the entire 1st quarter of their opening game. Geez! I wanted to tell him to call her back in 3 hours and talk all you want. He was obviously miserable and said to me when he got off the phone "be glad you are married to someone who understands football" I was like DUH! This guy needs to drop her like a rock or explain what a Skins fan is like.....Obsessive!

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You need to tell your girlfriend to plan shopping days around bye weeks and weeks when the Skins are playing in prime time. Other than that, sundays 1-4 or 4-7 are all booked up!

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[QUOTE=jgalecpa]Matty,

Didn't mean it as a criticism. I went to that vikings game. Wasn't it the week following the "Too Legit to quit" Falcons playoff game?

My point was some guys were giving him advice like he had the dough to spend you have when you have a real job, and real worries (Like, will my wife look at my cell phone bill carefully?)




[b][size=4]Giggity Giggity.[/size][/b][/QUOTE]

No, the next week the Skins lost to SF.

I'm talking about the 92-93 season when the Skins were coming off the SB win and they went 9-7 in the regular season.

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Luckily, my husband never had to face that dilemma, because I am a sports fan too. Even if I weren't, and I knew that my boyfriend or spouse loved to watch the game, I would never ask him to make that choice. Besides, I prefer shopping alone - can't stand to have hubby tagging along and he can't stand to do so either.

Bottom line - if she cares for you, she'll happily let you watch the game. Why is Sunday, during gametime, the only time for shopping?

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[QUOTE=Mattyk72]Trust me, you've got to lay down the law early in a relationship. If you don't you'll be shopping every Sunday.

Remember the Skins-Vikings playoff game in '92? The one where B-Mitch had a big game?

Wanna know where I was... the mall. I'll never forgive myself for that.[/QUOTE]

:laughing2

I rember that game too. I was stuck in a van driving up to Mammoth Mountain. I remember we stoped at a Taco Bell on the way and there was a pizza parlor in the parking lot. I suddenly got the urge for a slice of pizza.Hoping that they had the Reskins game on I ran over there. They had the game on :lol: so I saw a little of it. But beeing that I am the only Redskins fan in my group of friends :banghead: 15 min later they all came over from Taco Hell and told me if I didn't get my ass in the van I would be watching football there all weekend. So rather then miss my ride up the mountain I reluctantly left. Man was that a long trip. :mad:
What really sucked was we watched football between skiing the rest of the weekend. Figures the Redskins just had to be the frist game on that weekend. :frusty:
That was the same weekend that Frank (Wrike?) brought the Bills back over Houston. We went skiing at half time because we thought that the game was over. I almost sh-t when I got back to the cabin and saw the score.
That Vikings game was also Gibbs last playoff win. We lost to the 49ers in the mud at the stick the very next weekend. Gibbs retierd after that season. :( It was all down hill from there. That was before this year of course. ;)

:httr:

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[QUOTE=LadyT]Luckily, my husband never had to face that dilemma, because I am a sports fan too. Even if I weren't, and I knew that my boyfriend or spouse loved to watch the game, I would never ask him to make that choice. Besides, I prefer shopping alone - can't stand to have hubby tagging along and he can't stand to do so either.

Bottom line - if she cares for you, she'll happily let you watch the game. Why is Sunday, during gametime, the only time for shopping?[/QUOTE]

I think I'm in LOVE!
Can you come talk to my girlfriend? :smashfrea

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Every girl I have ever dated I have told the 2 most Important things in my life are the Redskins and then my mother and they will never come before either. I dated one girl for three years and she said the greatest compliment I ever gave her was that I told her she was almost as important to me as the Redskins. I have never missed a game since I was 15 and only way I would is if my mom was dying. But depends on where you rank Skins in your life. Pick which is more important to you. Me I will always place skins above everything but football and Skins are my first love I am 23 and still sleep with my football and in redskins pajama pants. But only few months I don't think is long enough.

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yay! i've worked things out. i talked to her today, and we've decided on this. at noon she has an appointment at a nice little spa, with that whole thing going, whatever it is they do, i just know she likes it. she's gonna be there from noon to 5 p.m., giving her time to do whatever she pleases, and i'm gonna pick her up at 5, leaving me free to watch the game! it works out for both of us. and yes, i did talk to her about how important football is to me, and she's said that she will help me work around it in the future.

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Lay Down The Law

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Nice. Now if you bought her that spa, your a friggin genius. and If you didnt, I think you just gave everyone else in the world a great idea.

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[QUOTE=mooby]yay! i've worked things out. i talked to her today, and we've decided on this. at noon she has an appointment at a nice little spa, with that whole thing going, whatever it is they do, i just know she likes it. she's gonna be there from noon to 5 p.m., giving her time to do whatever she pleases, and i'm gonna pick her up at 5, leaving me free to watch the game! it works out for both of us. and yes, i did talk to her about how important football is to me, and she's said that she will help me work around it in the future.[/QUOTE]

And when she comes home she'll smell like raindbows and sunshine.

Then you can get your groove on. Make sure she inquires about the "Brazilian" treatment. ;)

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congrats. lets all hope it doesn't get to OT

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[QUOTE=mooby]yay! i've worked things out. i talked to her today, and we've decided on this. at noon she has an appointment at a nice little spa, with that whole thing going, whatever it is they do, i just know she likes it. she's gonna be there from noon to 5 p.m., giving her time to do whatever she pleases, and i'm gonna pick her up at 5, leaving me free to watch the game! it works out for both of us. and yes, i did talk to her about how important football is to me, and she's said that she will help me work around it in the future.[/QUOTE]


Did you pay for that appointment? If so you got hosed. When my wife is adamant about making plans during a game, I just drop the cat off at the pound about 2 hours before the game and tell her she got out. I let her walk around the neighborhood and make up fliers for a few hours. Then I go "looking" for the cat after she gets exhausted (usually around 6) and I always "find" her. Then I get Hero Sex.

You gotta be more creative.

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Get injured sometime before the game so you can have an excuse to not go shopping. Then she'll feel bad for you and spend her birthday watching the game with you. :laughing-

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[QUOTE=canthetuna]Did you pay for that appointment? If so you got hosed. When my wife is adamant about making plans during a game, I just drop the cat off at the pound about 2 hours before the game and tell her she got out. I let her walk around the neighborhood and make up fliers for a few hours. Then I go "looking" for the cat after she gets exhausted (usually around 6) and I always "find" her. Then I get Hero Sex.

You gotta be more creative.[/QUOTE]

While I found this solution amazingly creative and laugh my balls off funny, my wife (who was reading the posts over my shoulder) found it less than amusing (actually, her exact words - with more than a little anger in her tone - were "What a bastard"). So, consider yourself chastized.

I, however, am most disappointed by the fact that she read the post - now I can never use this one. Damn!

(J/k - my wife actually is a BIG skins fan now. She still hasn't forgiven Spurrier for letting Stephen Davis get away, AND, more importantly - the first football game she went to with me was the game they FINALLY broke the losing streak against Dallas in '93).

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[QUOTE=Mattyk72]
Chances are somebody that you're dating when you're 17 isn't the woman you're going to marry.[/QUOTE]

I would like to expand on this quote.

Not only is this true, but even when you do get married your dick eventually falls off. In my house, I take my wife and daughter shopping all the time and daddy can't even get the "big piece of chicken" (Chris Rock quote) in return, in other words no apprectiation.

So for now while your young and kickin' and a man about - take charge and watch the Skins clean up Seattle. period.

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[QUOTE=Riggo44]I think I'm in LOVE!
Can you come talk to my girlfriend? :smashfrea[/QUOTE]

Just tell your lady "Love me, love my Skins"!

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Nice poll, but I am very disappointed in two Warpath members...
[url]http://www.thewarpath.net/poll.php?do=showresults&pollid=150[/url]

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I think we need some answers from the two that would go shopping over watching the game.

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Every Sunday before the game I find myself gazing at our wedding photo that sits on the coffee table right next to the TV. Ahhh....the day we were married! I can't believe it's been almost twenty years. Wow, how time flies!

She's just as beautiful now as when we first met. In the photo she's wearing a beautifully hand sewn gown that has been passed down throughout generations. Now that I look closer, seems as though she really hasn't aged much over the years. I mean, other than the dress she's wearing (I don't think she could get into that thing today!!), that Burgundy and Gold looks practically the same.....and, and, the little logo, yeah the Redskins decal with the feather.....it looks practically the same as when we first met! I guess beauty is truly in the eye of the beholder.

Now don't get me wrong, we've had our ups and downs over the years, mostly ups, thank God! But one thing we settled a long time ago is how we would spend our Sunday's together. We both find it so amusing when these so called new couples try to figure how to spend their time together and what to do. That's never really been a struggle in our relationship I'm happy to say. I can attest to the fact that our most intimate moments are usually on Sundays around 1pm....occasionally on Mondays, but mostly on Sundays.

I mean who really needs a "girlfriend" anyway. Romance is fleeting in this day and age. I'm just glad I don't have to face such daunting choices on Sundays, because me and my significant other are practically inseparable to begin with. Good luck on game day!


Sincerely,

12thMan

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yeah at first of course i thought LadyT and LadyFan, but that doesn't seem to be the case. Matty can't you check the logs or something? whoever voted 'go shopping' needs new avatars.

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[QUOTE=illdefined]yeah at first of course i thought LadyT and LadyFan, but that doesn't seem to be the case. Matty can't you check the logs or something? whoever voted 'go shopping' needs new avatars.[/QUOTE]

Click the link in my post above - it takes you to the results and who voted for what.

[B]Edit[/B]: here it is again - [url]http://www.thewarpath.net/poll.php?do=showresults&pollid=150[/url]

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ohh, sorry i missed that. damn, BUSTED.

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[QUOTE=Mattyk72]I think we need some answers from the two that would go shopping over watching the game.[/QUOTE]

Ban them.:mad:

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[QUOTE=RedskinRat]Ban them.:mad:[/QUOTE]

Now, now - No need to overreact. There could have been any number of legitimate reasons:

- Wife/Girlfriend was watching and they were simply looking to score some points knowing they would never be called on it ("Oh, I would never ask you to give that up honey - but thanks for the thought!)

- Mouse got stuck and accidentally clicked the wrong answer.

- Temporary insanity

- Failed to take medication that day or, conversely, were heavily medicated and simply gave wrong answer

- They are closet Dallas fans

- They are kind, caring men who place the happiness of their significant other above their need to satisfy their own desires - you know ... wusses. :laughing-

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Seriously dude - go out right now and buy a TIVO. (You should have one already unless you've been under a rock). Well, well worth the $'s. Tape the game and watch it in 1.5 hours when you get back (no commercials).

TOO EASY.

And if you don't want to get one, definitely don't be a pansy after a few months of dating. That's not going to work out well for anyone.

A successful marriage/relationship/partnership(for the gender-challenged, not that there's anything wrong with that) all comes back to one thing:

PRECEDENT

Set it high early on and you'll be set. One moment of weekness will ruin you for ever.

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56fan and skin4life28, even i would like to know why you voted for the shopping lol. even i voted to watch the game, and ajfc, yeah, i really need a tivo, i hope to be buying one next week when i get paid.

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i just picked up DVR...it's awesome. not quite TiVO, but will do until i get DirecTV

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[QUOTE=mooby]56fan and skin4life28, even i would like to know why you voted for the shopping lol. even i voted to watch the game, and ajfc, yeah, i really need a tivo, i hope to be buying one next week when i get paid.[/QUOTE]
If you don't spend all your money shopping Sunday, that is. :D

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[QUOTE=BDBohnzie]i just picked up DVR...it's awesome. not quite TiVO, but will do until i get DirecTV[/QUOTE]

Yup. I got the same - it is great. Unfortunately, it only records the games available on cable. As I am in Baltimore, I don't get the majority of the Redskins games.

But that's okay. I'll BE THERE Sunday!!!

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LOL.....the poll for this thread is hilarious! No love for the g/f at all! ;)

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[QUOTE=skinsguy]LOL.....the poll for this thread is hilarious! No love for the g/f at all! ;)[/QUOTE]

He's 17. Girlfriends come and go. If we older guys can give this guy any good advice it is simply to establish early, in all current and future relationships, that football comes before shopping. Even on birthdays.:food-smil

Both he and her will be happier later no matter what happens.

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[QUOTE=GoSkins!]He's 17. Girlfriends come and go. If we older guys can give this guy any good advice it is simply to establish early, in all current and future relationships, that football comes before shopping. Even on birthdays.:food-smil

Both he and her will be happier later no matter what happens.[/QUOTE]


Tis' true! I told my soon-to-be wife that I can compromise on just about anything EXCEPT for football and who I pull for! She doesn't like the Redskins, but she HATES the Dallas Cowboys(everybody else in her family is a Cowboys' fan,) so she decide to pick the Jets because she thought they looked better in their uniforms...LOL!!!!!! I'm like, whatever...as long as you realize burgundy and gold flows through my veins! :laughing-