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Well, I was lucky for almost 20 years of sailing related Christmas presents, but finally my luck run out, this Christmas, I got that silly pair of captain's socks!! The red and green. What is a man to do? OK, hands up who got them socks too, there's got to be others?

Merry Christmas!
 
Got a couple of pairs of nice seaboot socks! me old ones was a bit disreputable to say the least!..........Also, summat I have been wanting for a long time, a nice copper and brass traditional anchor light, oil burner too /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
 
That's a result, sir. I think I should start making my wishes known more explicitly for potential gift bearers!

But, I am not alone, red/green socks-wise, just spotted that on OS:

Man: If I get one more pair of sailor socks I am never coming again. A man cannot live by green and red socks alone over Christmas. He cannot, he cannot, he cannot. Aaaamen.

Where: San Francisco, USA
Who: SanFranJo

http://www.overheardsailing.com/all-i-want-for-christmas/

Good to see someone else gets them in multiples!
 
Have you tried the baseball bat approach to requests for Christmas present ideas?...............

It works like this..........

When nearest and dearest, asks what would you like for Christmas? you take a baseball bat by the handle in your right hand (if you are right handed) and gently pat the other end in you left hand, just hard enough so as it makes a nice slapping sound.

Now whilst doing this, you say in your best Humphrey Boghart voice, "well listen Shweetheart, this is want I want ok"?

Alas, if you are of the timid sort, who refers to 'er indoors as "SWMBO".............yuk! then I guess you had better just smile sweetley, and say............"Geee, what great socks" /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

If all else fails, you could always write Father Christmas? /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif
 
Hmmm, I am afraid SWMBO is more appropriate in my case :-) Hence the socks, I guess :-) Cracking advice though, gonna go practice my Bogart voice and yank the chain a few times in revenge!
 
Ok, another cure all, Smiffy style...........

She buys you socks, you buy her summat useful too, like a new washing up bowl, or a new toilet brush, a mop for the kitchen floor?......get the picture? /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
 
I suppose you are an easy target really, at least mine has a use.



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When faced with the formidable 'er indoors he just turned to jelly.............a complete wimp.

Never , ever, let 'em get the upper hand. To do so, is to ruin a perfectly good chattel!.....or is that baggage?...whatever /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Now Pleeeeaaaase all you "new men" on these forums, don't give me a load of old bollox about PC etc. the only PC I is remotely interested in is this here PC what I is typing on.

Politcal Correctness, Female Emancipation........Christ, you'll wanna give 'em the vote next!............Ah, you's already done that didn't ya, and look where it's got ya. /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
 
Red and green socks . . .

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OK, hands up who got them socks too, there's got to be others?

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But just think of all the new friends you're getting to know while trying to exchange single socks to make a pair of the same colour!

CJH
 
Only too right - far too many whimps about.

When we tied the knot she wanted a traditional wedding, so I insisted it came with traditional vows.
Mine was: love, honour and cherish
Hers was: love, honour and obey

Haven't looked back since - I've stuck to my part - sometimes she needs "reminding"
After nearly 18 years we must be doing something right.
 
a pleasant surprise for me, a couple of sailing type books, and a battery monitor for the boat, and an iou for the 2nd station mike for the vhf/dsc.


Or is she telling me to upgrade the boat electrics, before she asks for a fridge to be fitted...

On the subject of socks?????


Get her to buy you another pair of green and red socks for your birthday, then you can mix and match, green one day, red the next , green and red for the weekends,
and green and red for you both, during the times (yourrrr together), i am sure she just love you for that...
 
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Man: If I get one more pair of sailor socks I am never coming again. A man cannot live by green and red socks alone over Christmas. He cannot, he cannot, he cannot. Aaaamen.

Where: San Francisco, USA
Who: SanFranJo

http://www.overheardsailing.com/all-i-want-for-christmas/


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Being American he is too stupid to grasp that two pairs equals one pair off red socks and one pair of green socks.

Or more likely he just thought he was not authorized to mix them.
 
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