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Wednesday, June 10, 2009 12:00 AM

Date Night, 1933

A timeless test for good husbands?

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Wednesday, June 10, 2009 08:06 AM

This is actually a pretty good list...

...Except for the snoring part. As annoying as that can be, that's not something that he really can do anything about (other than see a doctor to determine the underlying cause).

Wednesday, June 10, 2009 08:13 AM

My favorite demerits ...

10. Leaves shoes in living room.

17. Hangs ties or clothes on doorknob.

37. Writes on tablecloth with pencil.

41. Rolls in bed covers - pulls them off wife.

Things are going pretty well if this is all you have to worry about.

Wednesday, June 10, 2009 08:22 AM

@Nancy Ott

Actually, I'd say "11. Writes on table cloth with Pencil" is a pretty big one, since it indicates that your husband might actually by an eleven-year-old child.

Wednesday, June 10, 2009 08:31 AM

values

He also loses 5 points for drinking even a little, and gains 10 points for going to church, the second highest of the whole quiz. Values were different back then, or at least the ones that made it into women's magazines.

Wednesday, June 10, 2009 08:36 AM

Don't forget page 2!

http://lileks.com/misc/33quiz/2.html

Wednesday, June 10, 2009 08:55 AM

and on the second page,

The highest number of points is for being good in bed!

Wednesday, June 10, 2009 09:48 AM

actually there are some things that can be done to stop snoring

no one thing works for everybody though.

Wednesday, June 10, 2009 05:10 PM

Men need to create a list of demerits and wield it against their women

and after enough points are scored by the women, the men can take the kids to mom, throw the bitch out of the house and the court will assign the kids to him while she is out on the street, unable to see her children, but owing thousands of dollars per month to him so he can raise the kids in peace, away from her annoyances.

Until this happens, well, I have to do NOTHING to help any woman.

Wednesday, June 10, 2009 05:56 PM

well I did mention the snoring

and the fact that something CAN be done about it (losing weight obviously helps, but other things too).

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