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You guys are killing me!!

The obvious answer - I am only a husband. "Husband", by the way, is an old Celtic word that loosely translates to "a drone who is controlled by a spouse and whose sole functions are to go to work to make money to buy things, fix them when they break and have little unsupervised fun until they die first and early."

A dark, humorless people the ancient Celts. Gotta go, there are floors to be swept and dishes to be washed.

Man am I glad that's not the real etymology of husband. It's actually from the Norse for "master of a house."

Also, here's the verb form of husband according to Websters:

"To direct and manage with frugality; to use or employ to good purpose and the best advantage; to spend, apply, or use, with economy."

It would seem to suggest that it is the husband's job to improve "the cave" with purchases such as new Axioms. After all they are a (comparatively) economic purchase intended to bring about the "best advantage." Maybe that's the best approach when questioned by the wife....tell her to look up the word "husband" in the dictionary while you go buy stuff...

Something tells me you might come home to find the locks have been changed.

Ray,

That explains a lot. So did your spouse order you to get into HT?

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I am a proponent of the "happy wife - happy life" philosophy.

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Tom,

Is your avatar any indication of WHY that philosophy works?

Michael - I proposed to my wife at the site of our first date: a brewery. She can discern Cascade hops from german/noble hops easily. She tolerates me with good grace and good humor. I am immensely blessed to share my life with a smart, funny, beautiful woman. Who likes some Belgian and most German beer. And digs sitting on the couch in front of the "big a** TV" listening to our Axioms.

Plus, Ray wouldn't sell me his.

Pete, my wife THINKS she forced me into HT. I love it when a plan comes together.

OK Tom, after reading your post, here's the deal. I would like to know thepurchase price for YOUR wife. At least the price of a cell for cloning purposes. If neither of those options are acceptable, am I too old for you to consider adopting me? The good news is that you won't need to pay for college.

Ray3,

The going price for an ovum taken from an educated woman these days is well into the tens of thousands...

Alright Micheal, stop right there. I seem to remember getting blamed for that last round of chauvinism! speaking of the wife... mine is out of town next week, and I'm expecting an unauthorized delivery of another set of QS8s... hehehe. 7.1 here I come!!! I believe in the "ask for forgiveness theory" over the "ask for permission" can't wait to see the look on her face when she see two more of those puppies up on the wall! priceless. "sleep on the coach" no problem -- as long as its in the theatre.

QS8s? Why not M2s? Direct radiators are preferable for rear duty in a 7.1 system.

Haha... Yeah, I did you use as a scapegoat, didn't I?

I've used that "it's better to beg forgiveness than it is to ask permission" philosophy all my life. It only backfired once.

The unauthorized delivery of the QS8s certify your status as one grade "A" hobbit in my book.