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Topic: The mortal enemy!
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Bobo32
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posted 03-22-2000 01:41 AM
   
This should be interesting!! This is a cry for help from all married EAW addicts!! "My wife doesn't understand me"....or rather, my wife doesn't understand why I would rather play some 'dumb game' on a PC than sit downstairs watching soaps with her! I am getting MAJOR ear-ache about this, and not exactly being a "shut up and get back in that kitchen"' kinda guy, it is becoming a major dilemma for me! I suggested that she sit upstairs with me and watch me fly....LOL....., but you can imagine how well that went down!! Any suggestions, serious or otherwise, would be appreciated!! Poison is NOT an option! Check six!
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matttm
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posted 03-22-2000 01:53 AM
Why don't you pick a hard question?It is a real easy one. Ask her this: "I can play European Air War or we can some serious sex". You will get to play EAW all you want.....  Matt.
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Edwin Rommel
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posted 03-22-2000 01:58 AM
She vatches your fly?- Und you think zhat vould be interesting??  Herr Bobo- Moderation in all things? She only has ze right to complain if you give no attention to her, Ja?- BUT she vould understand zhat you have interests as well, und vould like to schpend zum time on zhem.. ( Ze stress ist on "zum" time... Don't neglect zhem, otherwise your greatest dream can become your worst nightmare... FWIW Don't listen to me, I've been living in ze desert too long, been in ze sun too much und only had camels to talk für too long! E.R. 
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Stanley99
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posted 03-22-2000 03:27 AM
What I did was limiting my hours spent online or flying in EAW - and compromise.I know EAW is addictive, but no game, no computer is worth troubles with the Missus! Yes, I admit I am beaten  - there is no fair fight with a woman!
Stan ------------------
Every man dies, not every man really lives.
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Stanley99
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posted 03-22-2000 03:38 AM
The RulesThe FEMALE always makes THE RULES. THE RULES are subject to change without prior notice. No MALE can possibly know all THE RULES. If the FEMALE suspects the MALE to know all THE RULES, she must immediately change some or all of THE RULES. The FEMALE is never wrong. If the FEMALE is wrong, it is due to a misunderstanding which was a direct result of something the MALE did or said wrong. The MALE must apologize immediately for causing said misunderstanding. The MALE must never change his mind without the express written consent of the FEMALE. The FEMALE has every right to be angry or upset at any time. The MALE must remain calm at all times, unless the FEMALE wants him to be angry and/or upset. The MALE is expected to mind-read at all times.. The MAN who does not abide by THE RULES can't take heat, lacks backbone, is a wimp. Any attempt by the MALE to document THE RULES could result in bodily harm.. If the FEMALE has p.m.s., all THE RULES may be null and void.. The FEMALE is ready when she is ready. The MALE must be ready at all times.
Got it?
Stan ------------------
Every man dies, not every man really lives.
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Edwin Rommel
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posted 03-22-2000 03:45 AM
An good friend vonce said....Ve are not supposed to understand our vimen, just to love zhem... E.R. JA, Ja- Herr Stan- Und all ze target practise ist keeping you avay from EAW??- Remember dein priorities!! Zhere ist ein var on you know! Happy target practise!! [This message has been edited by Edwin Rommel (edited 03-22-2000).]
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No609 OzZiggy
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posted 03-22-2000 04:16 AM
its a simple question she is upset that her time "wether used or not ..is now replaced by EAW" ..this is simple jealousy and most people cant understand why you enjoy it so much. The trick is instead of retiring to EAW to avoid the soaps..take her out to a movie ..go for a walk in a park..coffee and cakes by the river..this small amount of time pays dividends on your EAW time as rommel says "i just love, i dot want to understand them" ..truely wise words ..i wonder which camel told him that ? ps: rommel ..perhaps i should run awa to the africa corps ? ------------------
The foot aint enough!
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Edwin Rommel
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posted 03-22-2000 04:27 AM
Ja- JA -- Herr Ziggy!Do zo- kom to us here in ze DAK- I vill introduce you to ze camel!-- BUT- don't expect any favours- you vill have to vork your vay up through ze tanks- Ve vill start you off in ein Panzer Mkii on recce ops- und maybe von day you vill get to ride ze Tiger! E.R.
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Whizkid
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posted 03-22-2000 12:28 PM
Well, S!,Bobo32,and the best of British luck to you!I thought I would pass this by my very understanding wife,(of 35yrs marriage) and here is her reply.She suggests that you point out to your honey that grown men are really little boys in adult clothes,and that she might consider letting you play with your toys at any time as long as you balance this with unasked-for help around the house,such as making the bed(s)or doing the dishes,the occasional lunch out/dinner out etc. Its really a question of balance and having your antenna tuned properly,and knowing when a game(Simulation,to us!!!!!)is becoming more important than a human relationship.Lets face it,you married her because you couldnt live without her,right?Just keep that thought uppermost and the inanimate Computer will take its rightful place.(Now, where was I in that last Campaign,and did I ..........!)
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Pharaoh
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posted 03-22-2000 12:38 PM
And whatever you do Bobo, don't EVER argue with her with even the remotest idea of winning.First, a woman will counter with truth and logic, then she'll throw in reasoning and fair play. There's absolutely no way a fella can win against those odds.
And if that advice and Stanley's rules aren't enough to sway you, take a look at the following PC upgrades.
Wife 1.0
http://www.combatsim.com/ubb/Forum24/HTML/001997.html Husband 1.0
http://www.combatsim.com/ubb/Forum24/HTML/001998.html ------------------
"A mind is like a parachute; it only functions when it is open." Sir Lewis Dewar One step further, "I may not agree with what you say but will fight to the death for your right to say it" [This message has been edited by 56thFG_Pharaoh (edited 03-22-2000).]
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RACF_ISA
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posted 03-22-2000 01:26 PM
S'
the answer to all your woes is simple, become a muslim. The women are not only too glad to leave u alone and let you play with our toys, They love it when u let them watch their little soaps.
Emm dam that advice is blown. Sorry guys have to go off line my wife is calling me. She says I have to look after Isa, (my 7 month old baby boy) . Well it was just a thought
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Best wishes RCAF_ISA
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The Quiet Man
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posted 03-22-2000 02:13 PM
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Originally posted by JG26*vonVampr*Gf:
I quess with men like this women really will take over the world . Have you no pride ? Geez !! 
What makes you think they don't already control it? When was the last time you passed up on "getting a little" to do anything else? After all, a man's got to have his priorities. TQM PS - I'm not whipped, my wife lets me do anything she wants
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En boca cerrada, no entran moscas.
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JG26*vonVampr*Gf
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posted 03-22-2000 02:45 PM
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originally posted by : TQMPS - I'm not whipped, my wife lets me do anything she wants
LOL!!!!!! ------------------
SbGfr.vonVampr
III/JG26 visit the "Abbeville Boys" at http://members.tripod.com/JG26HQ/JG26HQ.htm
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Gen Savage
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posted 03-22-2000 03:24 PM
So, it's the return of the old "My wife won't let me play EAW" thread. Well, I will once again gloat over my good fortune. Since my wife and I get along so well, we have NO PROBLEM with me playing computer games. She likes to channel surf through HGTV, Lifetime, Food Network, Travel channel, and frankly doesn't really notice how much time I spend over the skies of Europe. When a rerun of "Friends" starts, and I can guess the episode by the first joke, then she can't complain when I slip off the the computer room at that point. So I have to say I have it pretty good. I get no grief over EAW or the forum or cyber-golf, and I don't have to try to find a date on Saturday night (or any other night! hehe!)------------------
'Every man thinks meanly of himself for not having been a soldier.'
-Samuel Johnson
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The Quiet Man
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posted 03-22-2000 06:16 PM
Have to admit, my wife is pretty understanding of my EAW time. It's the time I spend here that bugs her. I guess the thought of my choosing to interact with "My Boys" as she calls the forum, instead of her is annoying.Cycad -at least you don't have to share your bed with your parents, I hope! TQM ------------------
En boca cerrada, no entran moscas.
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Hambone
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posted 03-22-2000 07:46 PM
Cycad, now that you're over 40, shouldn't you be getting a place of your own?
My biggest problem is my wife is from Romania, Eastern Europe. The only thing they understand about WWII is something happened way back then and they don't want to know anything about it. In the former Eastern Bloc countries the term "Ignorance is bliss." comes to mind a lot. Anyway, she keeps asking me why they dwell so much on WWII on the History Channel and elsewhere. I told her that, being as it was probably the most significant event in the most recent history of the world, I thought it deserved more than its share of air time. Expecially considering that over 50 million people died as a result. Prorate that out to today, and you're probably talking 200 or 300 million people not alive today as a result of that little "problem" back in the 40's! Bet there would have been a couple of Einsteins, among others, in that lot. That thought bothers me a lot. What hasn't happened, and what don't we have, and what can we NOT do, because of the war?
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Gen Savage
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posted 03-22-2000 08:23 PM
Good points, Hambone! In the life of every great empire or dynasty or republic or reich there is a point where you can see it at its Zenith. In 1809, after his great second Danube campaign, Napoleon was at the height of his empire. Who would've thought that in 3 short years a war of attrition in Spain and disaster in Russia would bring him to the brink of ruin?
I think the US was at the top of the arc when it won (in conjunction with its allies) the Second World War. It is still inspiring to see how the whole nation rolled up its sleeves and worked together, made sacrifices (in many cases the ultimate sacrifice)to do what had to be done. With our nation so polarized and balkanized, with no sense of what is right and wrong, only a sense of "moral relativism",with a once-great military watered down in the name of political correctness, I find it inconceivable that we (in conjunction with our allies again) could mobilize to defeat evil power such as the Third Reich and the Empire of Japan. Heck, political correctness would prevent us from defining those regimes as evil, let alone defeating them. I think that's why a lot of us waste our time "playing WWII wargames" and watching the History Channel.
That being said, my wife doesn't like the History Channel or movies and games about war because she thinks war is "icky". ------------------
'Every man thinks meanly of himself for not having been a soldier.'
-Samuel Johnson
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HarryM
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posted 03-22-2000 09:17 PM
On the lighter side...
> It's a Man's World
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> THIS IS FOR MEN TIRED OF RECEIVING MALE-BASHING JOKES
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> How many men does it take to open a beer?
> None. It should be opened by the time she brings it.
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> Why is a Laundromat a really bad place to pick up a woman?
> Because a woman who can't even afford a washing machine will probably
never
> be able to support you.
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> Why do women have smaller feet than men?
> It's one of those "evolutionary things" that allows them to stand closer
to
> the kitchen sink.
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> How do you know when a woman is about to say something smart?
> When she starts her sentence with "A man once told me...
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> How do you fix a woman's watch?
> You don't. There is a clock on the oven.
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> Why do men fart more than women?
> Because women can't shut up long enough to build up the required pressure.
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> If your dog is barking at the back door and your wife is yelling at the
> front door, who do you let in first?
> The dog, of course. He'll shut up once you let him in.
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> What's worse than a Male Chauvinist Pig?
> A woman that won't do what she's told.
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> I married Miss Right.
> I just didn't know her first name was Always.
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> I haven't spoken to my wife for 18 months: I don't like to interrupt her.
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> What do you call a woman who has lost 95% of her intelligence?
> Divorced.
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> Scientists have discovered a food that diminishes a woman's sex drive by
> 90%.
> It's called a Wedding Cake.
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> Marriage is a 3-ring circus: Engagement Ring,
> Wedding Ring, Suffering.
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> Our last fight was my fault: My wife asked me "What's on the TV?"
> I said, "Dust!"
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> In the beginning, God created the earth and rested.
> Then God created Man and rested.
> Then God created Woman. Since then, neither God nor Man has rested.
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> Why do men die before their wives?
> They want to.
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> Young Son: "Is it true, Dad, I heard that in some parts of Africa a man
> doesn't know his wife until he marries her?"
> Dad: That happens in every country, son.
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> The most effective way to remember your wife's birthday is to forget it
> once.
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> Women will never be equal to men until they can walk down the street with
a
bald head and a beer gut, and still think they are beautiful.
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Tony
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posted 03-23-2000 02:18 AM
Bobo, marriage is all about being unselfish.Sounds a bit cliched I know :rolleyes but, the more you give the more you receive. It really works. Im bloody addicted to this game but I force myself to limit my time in the cockpit.PS You could get her onto a PC game she likes,e.g. cards? Then again, you would have to buy another PC.
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Originally posted by Bobo32:
This should be interesting!! This is a cry for help from all married EAW addicts!! "My wife doesn't understand me"....or rather, my wife doesn't understand why I would rather play some 'dumb game' on a PC than sit downstairs watching soaps with her! I am getting MAJOR ear-ache about this, and not exactly being a "shut up and get back in that kitchen"' kinda guy, it is becoming a major dilemma for me! I suggested that she sit upstairs with me and watch me fly....LOL....., but you can imagine how well that went down!! Any suggestions, serious or otherwise, would be appreciated!! Poison is NOT an option! Check six!
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Tobiwan
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posted 03-23-2000 03:18 AM
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Originally posted by buz13:
SINGLE, SINGLE, SINGLE, SINGLE, SINGLE, SINGLE.......THE GREATEST WORD IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE.....OR ANY OTHER!
YEEEEEEEEEEHA! SECOND GREATEST: DIVORCED.
BEST OXYMORON: HAPPILY MARRIED
I disagree intensly. You, my dear man, are a cynic. I wish I could think like you however, for then my life would be much easier, less painful AND I would spend more money on my new Athlon. However, I can't and you're wrong.
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Edwin Rommel
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posted 03-23-2000 04:06 AM
Tobiwan!Vhot wise vords für von so young! Und I cannot believe zhat all us old- happily maried nuts lives in ein illusion- ve don't ! E.R.
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cobraj
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posted 03-23-2000 06:03 AM
herr herr, Rommel you understand as much as I do ,I hate to admit it,The wife has gotten to be like after I had my children, I couldn't imagine life without them. But.......
I feel the same as "twitch" my wife wants to spend more time together watching tv, but I hardly stand what she likes , for ex. diagnosis murder, Oprah, That medical show on the learning channel, if i see another person get a tube stuck in their side!!!! I love history, I can't help it, And especially wwII
aviation history, I don't condone or like war, I am the first in my family not to have to go to war, My dad Trained to fly in B-29's
ut luckily Truman dropped the bomb, and he did not have to go, And my oldest brother , survived a tour of vietnam, Jees my great grandfather was a sharpshooter for the confederates in the civil war, How can I not be interested in military history..
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Edwin Rommel
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posted 03-23-2000 06:20 AM
Herr Giftiges Adder!Und Herren I think zhat it is general zhat our wives "tolerate" our toys to an extent- Ve cannot demand more of zhem zhan zhey from us- Herr Stan- I totally agree with you- no computer game- und that includes EAW is worth the love and fullness I experience in my life because ob mein good wife. But it is also true zhat für ein marraige to vork vell you need to make room für ze other partner to develop and maintain their own personality. It is because of the personality that you married in ze first place- keep in touch with each others personalities, don't live in ze same house mit ein stranger ! Many a marraige fail after the kids leave home, because the parents have no relationship left, and nothing to talk about-zo yes, make room für each other, and maintain a relationship, even if it means looking at soapy once or twice, or asking the wife to come to an airshow? Remember- it is not the "things" we give that makes our family remember us fondly- It is the "time and memories"- And time is free and ours to give- The kids grow up far too quickly- spend time with them, tommorow might be too late, and if it was not für your beautifull bride, those kids might never have happened! Ach- I rant, Off ze soapbox I get E.R.
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