Random Things You Think

by **CalvinBall** » Tue Aug 18, 2015 16:02:58

was she wrong?

by **The Dude** » Tue Aug 18, 2015 16:03:33

he'd probably have reacted to sand in his eye whether or not his father was breathing, i'm guessing

by **swishnicholson** » Tue Aug 18, 2015 16:11:06

by **The B1G Piece** » Tue Aug 18, 2015 16:11:55

drsmooth wrote:married guys: does anyone else's wife occasionally take most/all her clothes out of her closets, flop them on your bed, and spend 2-3 hours going through them, trying stuff on, matching stuff up, then hang all the stuff back up/put it away without sending 1 goddamned item, not so much as a scarf, off to goodwill or salvation army or some damned place where someone will actually make use of this stupid item that's had the rain kept off it for 20 fucking years by your home's roof for no godddamned reason at all?

just curious. not that it bothers me.

The missus does this about once every 4-5 months, has for many years. I've never asked anyone about it.

tell her to read this book.

http://www.amazon.com/The-Life-Changing-Magic-Tidying-Decluttering/dp/1607747308

by **CalvinBall** » Tue Aug 18, 2015 16:14:44

The Dude wrote:he'd probably have reacted to sand in his eye whether or not his father was breathing, i'm guessing

but youre just guessing. you didnt know the kid or the father.

by **The Dude** » Tue Aug 18, 2015 16:15:20

That's true. I needed this wake up call. I was getting cocky

by **SK790** » Tue Aug 18, 2015 16:19:53

I saw something similar to that on the beach in DE(father calling his 7 y/o a pussy because he got sunscreen in his eyes.) Just assumed it was Bill.

My roommate's cat died last night.

by **WilliamC** » Tue Aug 18, 2015 16:26:02

Not married but my last girlfriend hoarded shoes and clothes. I like shoes/sneakers more and more as they break in. She needed a U-Haul just for the clothes. I don't know that she ever even wore 90% of it. She was evil too. I love having lots of things too but there is no need to hog the worlds clothing supply.

by **drsmooth** » Tue Aug 18, 2015 16:29:12

TomatoPie wrote:I understand the compulsion to go thru stuff. I understand the compulsion to keep shat you will never use again. I DON'T understand why she would go thru all the stuff and then keep it all. Is there suome delusion that she thinks she is about to prune?

I've about worn my vague theories out, but one is she is somehow inchoately flattered that she can still wear items she acquired - but has not worn - in close to 20 years.

And yes, she insists she wants to unload many of these old items, so that she can acquire and store new items.

I'm somewhat ambivalent about that.... 8-)

by **SK790** » Tue Aug 18, 2015 16:30:25

i donated about 6 garbage bags full of clothes 2 springs ago and it was a pretty great feeling. i used to like to keep a lot of things, but i've really started to enjoy living more minimalist. almost wish i never bought a car, tbh.

by **drsmooth** » Tue Aug 18, 2015 16:36:50

I'd guess my duds occupy about 1/14th of the household storage space my wife's garments do.

And to be fair, stuff does go to goodwill/salvation army etc.

it's usually about 50/50 mine/hers

by **Soren** » Tue Aug 18, 2015 17:13:03

Calvin bored of psu fans has taken on those old villains, the world's orphans

by **TenuredVulture** » Tue Aug 18, 2015 17:20:22

The Dude wrote:just thought of a sad thing i saw on my vacation. I was just sitting on the beach, and some kid's (about 7 years old) sister got sand in his eyes. he started crying, and the mom got all flustered. She goes "You wouldn't act like this if your father was alive". Made me sad

What kind of bullshit is that? Fucked up. Maybe the mom killed the dad.

by **azrider** » Tue Aug 18, 2015 17:21:31

I got rid of a ton of clothes last year myself... Most girls said I had more clothes than them. Now they just say that about my shoes. I even got rid of a half a dozen too. 30 pair of shoes isn't all that much or ridiculous, is it?

by **TenuredVulture** » Tue Aug 18, 2015 17:23:24

Also, I'm temperamentally conservative genetically country club Republican anti-communist New Dealer.

In short, the world of the 1950s makes a lot of sense to me.

by **SK790** » Tue Aug 18, 2015 17:25:24

i only have 4 pairs of shoes, but i also dress myself by randomly picking out whatever t-shirt/polo shirt is on top and matching it with whatever cargo shorts are closest.

by **702** » Tue Aug 18, 2015 17:29:01

Jared pleads guilty. Lulz

by **my cousin mose** » Tue Aug 18, 2015 17:29:31

TenuredVulture wrote:
The Dude wrote:just thought of a sad thing i saw on my vacation. I was just sitting on the beach, and some kid's (about 7 years old) sister got sand in his eyes. he started crying, and the mom got all flustered. She goes "You wouldn't act like this if your father was alive". Made me sad

What kind of bullshit is that? Fucked up. Maybe the mom killed the dad.

doesn't sound like her finest moment, to be sure. but it sounds like she's probably going through some shit, too; being a widower and raising two young kids

by **azrider** » Tue Aug 18, 2015 17:30:30

I rarely where the same clothes throughout the day, often changing 2-3 times and same with my shoes. And let's just say I do a shit load of laundry.

by **drsmooth** » Tue Aug 18, 2015 17:41:18

AZ, you are a complex and inscrutable character. If I didn't know better I'd say you were some kind of relative of PhightOn!'s

Come to think of it I don't actually know better

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