[JohnE]

So I have a chance to go play in a charity hockey game with the Hanson Brothers and some of the other cast members (Many of whom are retired pro hockey players...) on the same night as the Marine Corps ball, an event Frau JohnE has been planning on going to for months. Frau says it is okay for me to go, and she will go solo ( ) with our Marine neighbors.

So the question is, fellow Monkeys, to skate or no to skate? Risk the wrath of the Frau?

 

[CrabJoe StretchPants]

That was a no yes.

Besides, what are you going to do? mmmmmBop your way across the ice?

 

[johnbryanpeters]

Got you by the balls. The ball it needs to be.

 

[BadDNA]

"Do whatever you want." NEVER means what the words imply.

 

[JohnE]

That was a no yes.

Besides, what are you going to do? mmmmmBop your way across the ice?

These Hanson Brothers...

 

[stoney]

Two questions:
1. Will you ever have the opportunity to play hockey with pro's like this again?
2. Will you have another Marine ball next year?

If the answer goes "no, yes", then go play hockey. It's a once in a lifetime opportunity. Deal with the reprecussions later.

 

[UNHrider]

Anyway to skate and then meet Frau JohnE at the ball? Thats a tough one.

 

[Da Peach]

There's no "I" in team.

Hope that helps.

And another thing: Did you ever consider inviting HER to play hockey? Eh? I bet you feel pretty ashamed of yourself now....

 

[eaterofdog]

Who wants to play hockey against girls?

 

[eric strt6]

Slapshot for the win. Then get her something nice and take her out on the town

 

[Polandspring88]

There's no "I" in team.

Hope that helps.

And another thing: Did you ever consider inviting HER to play hockey? Eh? I bet you feel pretty ashamed of yourself now....

There is a me though. ME ME ME.

 

[Pesqueeb]

an event Frau JohnE has been planning on going to for months

You better go to that fvcking ball.

Edit: No Loco sucks option. Poll fail, are you new here?

 

[jonKranked]

you didn't invite your wife to play hockey why?

 

[CrabJoe StretchPants]

Deal with the reprecussions later.

Like the reprecussions of not losing 10lbs?

 

[johnbryanpeters]

It's the preconcussions that worry me...

 

[Pesqueeb]

Blue balls are the medical condition I suspect he'll be must susceptible to.

 

[OGRipper]

Go skate. Your options are (1) miss out and feel a tinge of regret and resentment forever, or (2) go skate and maybe have to deal with a little wrath for a while, or maybe not. You know the Frau better than us, but seems like a pretty easy choice. Most people regret not doing things more than they regret whatever fallout they have to deal with from doing them.

 

[jdcamb]

Get your skates and pads and go to the next open skate night at the local rink. Then decide....

 

[I Are Baboon]

Depends. Is the wife really ok with you going to the game? Is she really ok going to the ball solo or with other people? If your wife is the rare breed that says "Go to the game" and actually means "Go to the game", then go to the game. I'm lucky in that if I was in that situation and the wife really wanted me to go with her to the ball, she'd tell me.

 

[DaveW]

Ask her why she hates the (whatever name) charity...... Doesn't she believe in caring for others?

 

[jimmydean]

There's no "I" in team.

But there is an "me". I say play, but if she was bent on going I would likely cave and be the bell of the ball.

 

[stevew]

Like the reprecussions of not losing 10lbs?

hahahaha....

 

[stevew]

no more steak and bj day for johne....

 

[eric strt6]

no more steak and bj day for johne....

that day ended when he put a ring on her finger

 

[MMike]

I plan to never get married again.

I'm eating pretzels, Starburst and beer for dinner. And it's awesome

 

[JohnE]

Get your skates and pads and go to the next open skate night at the local rink. Then decide....

That's not a worry, I still skate a lot and can go pretty well for an old guy. I am supposed to fly out the next day after the game/ball...that may cause a problem.

 

[bizutch]

Wife at Marine Ball with lots of alchohol and men in uniform...alone.

What's the worst that could happen?

 

[JohnE]

I know, right? Its not like she will be alone, her best drinking buddy will be there, she will keep her out of trouble...I am going to skate!


Unless/until she changes her mind.

 

[stevew]

I plan to never marry american again.

ftfy...

 

[bizutch]

I know, right? Its not like she will be alone, her best drinking buddy will be there, she will keep her out of trouble...I am going to skate!


Unless/until she changes her mind.

Please tell me you're sticking with me on the sarcasm theme. I'm getting confused....

 

[JohnE]

(Sarcasm font was ON)


BUT, a thoughtful bombardier 70 odd years ago has solved this problem for me. The date for the ball has been bumped backwards a day (From Saturday to Friday...), due to them finding UXOs from WW2 in the area of the hotel hosting the ball, and due to the nature of the bombs and their condition, well, its a big hassle to get them out safely. So I can go and watch her get silly and skate the next day!

 

[UNHrider]

planting bombs seems like a drastic way of avoiding blue balls.

 

[Pesqueeb]

planting bombs seems like a drastic way of avoiding blue balls.

aaaaannnnnndddd that's the end of the thread.