1025 replies to this topic

[AMcGhie]

Oh, me too

[Harry Hooper]

http://www.paddlebos...t/riverfest.php

Looks like it's the $39/person three-hour moonlight tour. (a three-hour tour, a three-hour tour...)

Here's the cancellation policy, too:



I would gladly pay my fiancée $78 (and any collateral damage) to be left alone for an evening Stanley Cup Final hockey.

No argument, but he may not even have to forfeit $78 if he asks for a credit towards a future canoe rental or two.


Just to echo ph's comments, if you're being "slotted in" now before you're married, it sounds like you're in danger of becoming a non-entity when other activities (e.g., kids) come along to soak up time.

[drleather2001]

You know, my frustration is not that she's just coming down and forcing me to do things, its just that she's so busy with everything, that sometimes details like "The Stanley Cup Finals are that Night" get lost, and she wants to do something with me, and will schedule things, and then when I say "um, Finals?" she's frustrated because she spent time trying to schedule something. I'll be watching the game on Friday, Its just frustrating that I'll probably have to make it up to her.
Besides, usually things like this end up with sex afterwards, which is never bad.

Yea, look: one married guy to another, you have to nip this sort of thing in the bud. You have to remember, and remind her gently, that it's not YOUR FAULT that she spent so much time scheduling stuff. That SHE has to respect YOUR schedule too, and while you feel bad that she spent time planning this stuff, she has to learn to check with you first before committing anything.

Hopefully, you will have a long, long, time together, and this is exactly the sort of stuff that makes couples go crazy. Giving in now will A) not help her overcome her over-management issues; B) result in you missing something you really want to do in favor of something you don't really care about, which will; C) eventually cause resentment on your part and likely lead to a blow-up down the line. Maybe not now, maybe not next month, but at some point. And the longer you wait to pull out the "don't make plans for me when I haven't committed to them, or you might not like the result" card, the harder it will be for both of you to resolve it, because it will come from a place of anger and not out of concern.

Or something.

Don't go.

EDIT: as a compromise, offer to take her to dinner before the game. OR, tell her that she should hang out with her friends while you watch the game at home. As a last resort, offer to hang out with her friends, as long as its at a bar with the game on.

Edited by drleather2001, 09 June 2011 - 05:03 PM.

[TheRealness]

Fucking canoe trip in Waltham. On Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Finals. Holy shit dude. Holy fucking shit.

Tell you what. I'll let you borrow the canoe I use at my mother's house in Fryeburg, ME, and you can go spend a night on the Saco River. That is eleventybillion times better than fucking Waltham.

[MarcSullivaFan]

Do you have a DVR?

[AMcGhie]

Fucking canoe trip in Waltham. On Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Finals. Holy shit dude. Holy fucking shit.

Tell you what. I'll let you borrow the canoe I use at my mother's house in Fryeburg, ME, and you can go spend a night on the Saco River. That is eleventybillion times better than fucking Waltham.

Do that every year anyways (Saco). Its awesome.

Also, crisis averted, she's bringing a friend instead.

Can we get back to talking about the bigger vaginas (Henrietta and Danielle)?

[JimBoSox9]

AMcGhie,
Here's how pathetic it would be if you went canoeing tomorrow: I, JimBoSox9, would be able to call you a pathetic whipped pussy with women, and be both justified and un-hypocritical. That's rock-bottom, dude. Don't let it fall all the way down there. Please.

Edit: yay! Her friend must suck, too.

Edit2: wait, male or female friend?

Edited by JimBoSox9, 09 June 2011 - 05:23 PM.

[AMcGhie]

Male, but flaming.

[drleather2001]

As an aside, I always hated the mid-90's Canucks logo.



It's really stupid.

1) I understand Orcas are pretty cool, and there are a lot of them up around the coast of B.C., but the team name isn't the "Orcas," or the "Sealife," it's the "Canucks." Canuck =/= marine mammal.

2) The way that they use the trail of the orca through the water? ice? to complete the "C" for the logo is arguably the most contrived way of coming up with a letter in all of sports. I mean, I live in Minnesota, the Wild's primary logo is pretty stupid, but at least it's not apologetically obvious.

3) Also, the use of the quasi-First Nations' style of drawing for the orca is a similar non sequitor. "Canuck" is not used to refer to native peoples, but rather to the immigrants who worked the land (edit: apparently originally it was a derogatory term for French immigrants, not even British ones that migrated out west). It's almost like they included everything in this logo pertaining to the Canadian Pacific Northwest except the actual meaning of their team name.

It would be like if the Patriots had a uniform with a lobster carrying a tomahawk.

Edited by drleather2001, 09 June 2011 - 05:36 PM.

[Bongorific]

AMcGhie,
Here's how pathetic it would be if you went canoeing tomorrow: I, JimBoSox9, would be able to call you a pathetic whipped pussy with women, and be both justified and un-hypocritical. That's rock-bottom, dude. Don't let it fall all the way down there. Please.

Edit: yay! Her friend must suck, too.

Edit2: wait, male or female friend?

I'm pretty sure her friend is Weebs.

Edit: In light of AMcGhie's updated information while I was typing, I retract my previous guess of Weebs.

Edited by Bongorific, 09 June 2011 - 05:44 PM.

[Salem's Lot]

Listen. I just got married. My wife two years ago couldn't tell me the name of a Bruin that wore #4 if I spotted her an "O-R".

I understand that it's important to have separate interests from your spouse, and that I was lucky when she started getting into the Bruins to the point where she wouldn't ever ask what your fiancee is asking.

But this is not a woman you want to marry if she doesn't understand. I have already seen relationships where someone does this stuff only get worse. If you are not watching this game in real time on Friday, not only will I lose all respect for you, but in 5 years when you ask for divorce advice in TBLTS, I will pin the thread, move this post into that thread, and lock it. And then go to your hearings drunk and scream "I TOLD HIM ABOUT HER 5 YEARS AGO DURING THE FIRST OF THE BRUINS 4 STRAIGHT WINS!!!"

And you know what...the judge will give her everything. She deserves it after your shameful display of retracting the pimp hand.

It's a lost cause. We've been trying to advise this guy on this for months. Some people just have to learn the fuckin' hard way.

[Monbo Jumbo]

... crisis averted,...

The crisis has not been averted. It's been postponed. Trust me on this.

[NYCSox]

All this Nancydom is killing my buzz.

[NYCSox]

Monbo is dead on. You need to reset the ground rules as it were or this will happen over and over again.

Edited by NYCSox, 09 June 2011 - 06:36 PM.

[Blacken]

When Monbo is a voice of reason, it's really time for you to reclaim your balls from the formaldehyde jar.

[FL4WL3SS]

Yea, look: one married guy to another, you have to nip this sort of thing in the bud. You have to remember, and remind her gently, that it's not YOUR FAULT that she spent so much time scheduling stuff. That SHE has to respect YOUR schedule too, and while you feel bad that she spent time planning this stuff, she has to learn to check with you first before committing anything.

Hopefully, you will have a long, long, time together, and this is exactly the sort of stuff that makes couples go crazy. Giving in now will A) not help her overcome her over-management issues; B) result in you missing something you really want to do in favor of something you don't really care about, which will; C) eventually cause resentment on your part and likely lead to a blow-up down the line. Maybe not now, maybe not next month, but at some point. And the longer you wait to pull out the "don't make plans for me when I haven't committed to them, or you might not like the result" card, the harder it will be for both of you to resolve it, because it will come from a place of anger and not out of concern.

Or something.

Don't go.

EDIT: as a compromise, offer to take her to dinner before the game. OR, tell her that she should hang out with her friends while you watch the game at home. As a last resort, offer to hang out with her friends, as long as its at a bar with the game on.

Great advice.

[MiracleOfO2704]

So I just talked to the girlfriend about it. She says you two need to work on these things together instead of everything being a one-way decision.

I'm with the guys. Get your testicles out of the jar before she drills you with a Dennis Sedenberg sized dildo.

Also, I'm at a AA game in NH. Sal Fasano is fucking fat, mang.

[AnkleStigmata]

[AMcGhie]

The towel. I am throwing it in.

[The Four Peters]

That is incredible.

[Blacken]

DJ_Bean: Luongo: "Last time I checked, it's 2-2." Last time Thomas checked, H. Sedin was sore. #vanbos

[PedroSpecialK]

Fucking awesome

[AMcGhie]

Why do I have a bad feeling I'll be hearing that phrase for years?
--the answer, of course, is you assholes will never let me live this down, ever.
All sarcasm aside, I'm stoked I found RMPS. Remind me to buy you all beers someday.

Edited by AMcGhie, 09 June 2011 - 08:45 PM.

[Oppo]

Luongo starting

[Over Guapo Grande]

All sarcasm aside, I'm stoked I found RMPS. Remind me to buy you all beers someday.

We'll take you up on that at the annual RMPS golf outing. If she lets you attend.

[pappymojo]

Does the fiance know about the promise you made pertaining to weird science photos and the bruins winning the cup?

These things are not forgotten.

[TheShynessClinic]

Speaking of the golf bash. Rumor is I should be home for good round the 23rd of July. Hopefully that's not too late in the season for you all. Otherwise we'll have to make other arrangements where most of the denizens of RMPS can get together and make fun of each other over alcoholic beverages at some other well-reputed establishment (preferably one that allows smoking...right?).

Holy shit. It's June. I'm going to be home in a month, and the Bruins are still playing meaningful hockey. I love life.

Edited by TheShynessClinic, 09 June 2011 - 09:10 PM.

[SaladParmesan]

3) Also, the use of the quasi-First Nations' style of drawing for the orca is a similar non sequitor. "Canuck" is not used to refer to native peoples, but rather to the immigrants who worked the land (edit: apparently originally it was a derogatory term for French immigrants, not even British ones that migrated out west). It's almost like they included everything in this logo pertaining to the Canadian Pacific Northwest except the actual meaning of their team name.

It would be like if the Patriots had a uniform with a lobster carrying a tomahawk.

Just to be clear, I would buy a shitload of this merchandise.

[Over Guapo Grande]

Speaking of the golf bash. Rumor is I should be home for good round the 23rd of July. Hopefully that's not too late in the season for you all. Otherwise we'll have to make other arrangements where most of the denizens of RMPS can get together and make fun of each other over alcoholic beverages at some other well-reputed establishment (preferably one that allows smoking...right?).

Holy shit. It's June. I'm going to be home in a month, and the Bruins are still playing meaningful hockey. I love life.

It shall be done. I'll bring the extra set of sticks for you.

And the two options are not necessarily mutually exclusive, either.

[slidingsideways]

Why do women keep dropping in here and saying they're the only woman here? HELLO.

[Haunted]

Does the fiance know about the promise you made pertaining to weird science photos and the bruins winning the cup?

These things are not forgotten.

Just quoting this for emphasis.

[redsoxcentury]

I am so stoked for this game. The waiting is killing me. Drinking is surprisingly making it worse.

Edit: Oh and AMc: just tell the woman you're watching the game. You may owe her something later, but you won't care when you you know the Bruins become 1 win away from winning it all.

Edited by redsoxcentury, 09 June 2011 - 09:58 PM.

[PedroSpecialK]

326, row 12.

pull the trigger, TFP

[Spaulding Smails]

I am have been so tempted to pull the trigger, where did your score your ticket from?

[PedroSpecialK]

I am have been so tempted to pull the trigger, where did your score your ticket from?

Ace :-\

[Spaulding Smails]

Woof, its a good gamble though if they win game 5 those prices will probably go up another $500.

[PedroSpecialK]

Sadly, yes. Plus I get to say I was at the first and last home games of the year.

[Jed Zeppelin]

This is the only time in the last two years that I really wish I got a job instead of going back to school.

[URI]

It's a lost cause. We've been trying to advise this guy on this for months. Some people just have to learn the fuckin' hard way.

Oh I know. It was the first time I've commented on his pussydom. I might not post in here much...but I SEE ALL.

[SpacemanzGerbil]

Oh yeah, take advice from the married guys. Flawless victory is certain there.

Anyway, I was feeling it after Musial, so..

[Terras]

I'm in love with this thread.

[drleather2001]

Just to be clear, I would buy a shitload of this merchandise.

Come to think of it, shit. Somebody put me in touch with Bobby K.

[Nomar813]

Protect The Canoe really doesn't have the same ring as Protect The Civic.

And AMcGhie, it cannot be echoed enough - if you don't have a serious discussion about this now, you're going to be sipping homemade apple cider at a television-less B&B in Portsmouth during the World Series.

[Monbo Jumbo]

Timmy Canoe & Tyler (Seguin) Too!

Edited by Monbo Jumbo, 10 June 2011 - 04:36 AM.

[jose melendez]

I accept that in a marriage, one may have to miss some playoff games, after all there are a billion a year, especiall if both the Bruins and Cs are in it. I accept that there are even events that may cause one to miss really big playoff games--weddings, funerals etc.

But a canoe tour of Waltham, which can be done AT ANY TIME is not one of them. And I'll defend canoing on the Charles there. I used to do a canoe race there every year. It's beautiful. But it will also be there the next day.

[TheShynessClinic]

I'm so ready for this.

[PedroSpecialK]

If they win tonight, I will be humping anything that moves from midnight til about 8:18 PM on Monday.

Make it so.

[Spaulding Smails]

Oh yeah, take advice from the married guys. Flawless victory is certain there.

Anyway, I was feeling it after Musial, so..

This is amazing.

[TheShynessClinic]

If they win tonight, I will be humping anything that moves from midnight til about 8:18 PM on Monday.

Make it so.

I regret now more than ever not being in Boston for this run.

[Spaulding Smails]

Get it done tonight boys.