Preakness

Peijen · Post by **Peijen** » Wed May 10, 2006 5:05 pm

Let's go check it out. Saturday May 20, in Baltimore. I will leave late Friday to George's place.

George · Post by **George** » Wed May 10, 2006 10:45 pm

Damn it! Why couldn't you have suggested that a month ago? I have to go to a friend's wedding in New Jersey on the 20th, because I couldn't think of any reason I couldn't go.

Let me just say now that if any of you have weddings out-of-state (ok, maybe northern Virginia), don't invite me. Or make it clear in the invitation that you don't really expect me to be there. Not that that will be a problem for the forseeable future, but statistically, at least one (more) of you will probably get married in my lifetime.

Peijen · Post by **Peijen** » Wed May 10, 2006 11:01 pm

Hey, I just heard of it today. How good of a friend is s/he, and how much do you want to stay?

quantus · Post by **quantus** » Thu May 11, 2006 1:06 am

George wrote:Not that that will be a problem for the forseeable future, but statistically, at least one (more) of you will probably get married in my lifetime.

If you live 2 or 3 more years, then that statement will be true...

Jason · Post by **Jason** » Fri May 12, 2006 12:07 am

quantus wrote:
George wrote:Not that that will be a problem for the forseeable future, but statistically, at least one (more) of you will probably get married in my lifetime.
If you live 2 or 3 more years, then that statement will be true...

Are you going to get married in 2 or 3 more years? Because I don't think any of the rest of us have a chance.

Dave · Post by **Dave** » Fri May 12, 2006 5:48 am

Mail order

quantus · Post by **quantus** » Fri May 12, 2006 11:47 pm

Ummm, who would mail order a bride? It just seems stupid to do such a think.

bob · Post by **bob** » Sat May 13, 2006 5:14 pm

quantus wrote:Ummm, who would mail order a bride? It just seems stupid to do such a think.

You're right; shipping is pretty expensive. You can usually save on shipping costs by using FedEx, though.

George · Post by **George** » Sat May 13, 2006 7:34 pm

Hmm, I think there may be business opportunity here. Consider the success of downloadable music and video. By passing on a tiny fraction of your savings on distribution and materials they can undercut the competition, while still maitaining disgusting profit margins.

So, on that model, I propose the sale of downloadable wives to compete directly against the traditional mail-order companies. Sure, digital wives may be suffer some loss of fidelity due to high-compression encoding, and some of the things consumers have historically done with their wives may be prohibited by our DRM technology and the limits of your computer's hardware (I hope), but I don't think most consumers will even notice the difference. And as a bonus we'll allow you to copy your wife to licensed electronic devices so she can go everywhere you do. We suggest you consult a lawyer about local statutes before you take advantage of our "buy one, get one half-off" sale.

Post by **Jonathan** » Sun May 14, 2006 1:00 am

http://www.slate.com/id/2141633/

A Playstation provides just as much ROI as a wife.

quantus · Post by **quantus** » Sun May 14, 2006 11:57 pm

Dwindlehop wrote:http://www.slate.com/id/2141633/

A Playstation provides just as much ROI as a wife.

Since you're married and have a PS2, do you agree or disagree with that statement. I know your time with the PS2 has been rockier than most due to living with black and white games, but you can still provide perspective.

Post by **Jonathan** » Mon May 15, 2006 6:50 am

I replaced the B&W PS2 with a newer model. It's more difficult to do that with your wife when she hits the expiration date.

Peijen · Post by **Peijen** » Mon May 15, 2006 2:32 pm

Dwindlehop wrote:I replaced the B&W PS2 with a newer model. It's more difficult to do that with your wife when she hits the expiration date.

All it takes is money!!