Excuses you make when the wife/SO says "You bought more CD's?"

BobM · « **on:** 18 Apr 2008, 01:38 pm »

1. This music reminds me of our early days together
2. It's going out of print, so it will be worth a couple of hundred bucks in a year!
3. These musicians are impoverished so I'm doing my best to help them out
4. But I don't have these ones yet!
5. Because it's the one thing you won't demand in your settlement!
6. I don't complain about your shoes/handbags/lotions/etc.
7. Get your bitch-ass back in the kitchen and bake me some pie! And bring me a beer while you're at it.
8. Because I'd rather hear music than talk about your job, your life, your kids, your ex-husband, your ex-boyfriend.
9. How about if I started collecting classic cars instead?
10. It was on sale and you always tell me how much money you save when you shop for clothes. online.
11. It's a promo!
12. I went to a CD party and I wasn't going to be the only not buying anything.
13. The rack isn't full yet.
14. But ... I love you!
15. The tax refund just came.

Personally I think that if you have to make excuses for your hobby/passion then you're in the wrong relationship.

Enjoy,
Bob

Nels Ferre · « **Reply #1 on:** 18 Apr 2008, 02:16 pm »

I'm partial to 7 and 8 myself- no wonder I've been divorced.

Bob in St. Louis · « **Reply #2 on:** 18 Apr 2008, 02:16 pm »

I love all of those. I'll have to write a few of them on the back of my hand....in case the need arises.

My wife has gotten to the point where she just rolls her eyes. I'm using my money, not the families, so she really can't say much.

I suppose if I've ever used an excuse, it would probably be when I've said, "Hey, there's so many worse habits I could have. You're gonna bitch at me for liking music and movies??"

I really like the South Park reference! (#7)

Her and I tease each other with that quote all the time. Hilarious!!

Bob

hmen · « **Reply #3 on:** 18 Apr 2008, 02:36 pm »

CD's? What CD's? Oh, those? I loaned them to a friend and he just returned them. I'd never spend this much money without consulting you.

sts9fan · « **Reply #4 on:** 18 Apr 2008, 03:01 pm »

I tell her I could start gambling or take up a drug habit....

TONEPUB · « **Reply #5 on:** 18 Apr 2008, 03:45 pm »

I usually take my wife music shopping with me, she likes music as much as I do.
The bad news is we usually come out of the CD store spending more than I used
to in my single days.

However with the evil ex-wife I just took the existentialist route:

How do you know these CD's exist?

JoshK · « **Reply #6 on:** 18 Apr 2008, 07:58 pm »

I am doing my part to stimulate the economy.

I see we are not the only couple who uses that line from South Park with eachother.

Bigfish · « **Reply #7 on:** 18 Apr 2008, 08:12 pm »

"Honey, you remember that pair of ear rings or pair of shoes you bought the other day, well I thought it would be okay to buy a few CDs."

Ken

mcullinan · « **Reply #8 on:** 18 Apr 2008, 08:28 pm »

Id just say, “Honey, we could have sex???”

satfrat · « **Reply #9 on:** 18 Apr 2008, 08:38 pm »

"But honey,,,, just look how they sparkle like your hair! (while looking stupid and saying it like you mean it,,,,) aa

mfsoa · « **Reply #10 on:** 18 Apr 2008, 08:56 pm »

Fortunately my wife and I have very similar tastes in music, so I can always say I was thinking of her when I bought it!!

She also actually sits down and listens to my system without me, regularly.

Definitely warms my audiophile heart to hear music start up, peak in the (wo)man cave and see her in the sweet spot, toes tappin.

Now, if she could remember to turn off the tube amp...

-Mike

chadh · « **Reply #11 on:** 18 Apr 2008, 10:41 pm »

Quote from: mfsoa on 18 Apr 2008, 08:56 pm

Fortunately my wife and I have very similar tastes in music, so I can always say I was thinking of her when I bought it!!

-Mike

I've worked out that there's a great variation on this theme. Actually buying the music for the KIDS! How could she possibly deny my five-year-old budding guitar hero the chance to hear Jimmy Page...or Eric Clapton...or JJ Cale? And do you know how big The Beatles collection is? I'll be amassing CDs on behalf of my kids for years and years yet.

Chad

Doublej · « **Reply #12 on:** 18 Apr 2008, 11:03 pm »

They came free with my $85 haircut and $90 facial.

Bob in St. Louis · « **Reply #13 on:** 19 Apr 2008, 01:15 am »

Quote from: chadh on 18 Apr 2008, 10:41 pm

I'll be amassing CDs on behalf of my kids for years and years yet.

I got my ENTIRE room using that excuse!

"But, honey, the kids can watch movies on a really big screen." aa

Bob

arthurs · « **Reply #14 on:** 19 Apr 2008, 02:47 am »

What gets delivered to my office is none of her business....at least as long as she doesn't know things are being delivered to my office....

lonewolfny42 · « **Reply #15 on:** 19 Apr 2008, 05:44 am »

Bob.....
I've seen your collection of Cd's...start using some of those excuses....you need more music....

Martyn · « **Reply #16 on:** 19 Apr 2008, 06:02 am »

"But I thought you liked so-and-so...?"

Feisal K · « **Reply #17 on:** 19 Apr 2008, 11:19 am »

hence, downloads.

Bob in St. Louis · « **Reply #18 on:** 19 Apr 2008, 12:50 pm »

Quote from: lonewolfny42 on 19 Apr 2008, 05:44 am

Bob.....
I've seen your collection of Cd's...start using some of those excuses....you need more music....

That's the "undesirables" from purchasing CD's by the "lots".

The one's I keep are much better.

Bob

Bob in St. Louis · « **Reply #19 on:** 20 Apr 2008, 03:37 am »

Alright, so I come home from work today and there's a note from the wife saying her and the kids are goone shopping (round #2 of the day), and there's a present for me on the table.

My wife bought ME a CD! That's never happened before.

She bought me Leona Lewis "Spirit".
Not bad, not bad at all. But I'm still in shock, my wife is buying me music. aa

Bob