WaldoPepper 0 Posted March 8, 2010 Thought I would share this. The other evening I had a lady friend over. I noticed she was studying one of my many prints of WWI Aircrafts. The one in question is my favorite Russell Smith print of Warner Voss engaged in his final dogfight. Curious, I ask her what she thought of it. She said "That must be the same person that does Thomas the Train Engine". AAAaaaaaaHHHhhh!!! Not the answer I was expecting. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
devere 6 Posted March 8, 2010 Well that's a deffo step up the ladder - you should see the look my better half gives me when I turn up with yet another book on military history... It's the look that says 'that had better be a good book because reading it will be the only thing your doing bed this weekend'. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
catch 81 Posted March 8, 2010 Shame on you for belittling women. They are gorgeous and deserve our utmost respect and dignity regardless of their thought processes. After all, when I meet my maker I don't want her to have the schitts Just hope I don't pick a bad time Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olham 164 Posted March 8, 2010 Now I don't know "Thomas the train engine", but the answer sounds so cute ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OvS 8 Posted March 8, 2010 Shame on you for belittling women. They are gorgeous and deserve our utmost respect and dignity regardless of their thought processes. .... Until you ask them to pick a color she wants painted in a room.... then doesn't like it after you spent 2 days of your life spackling, sanding, priming, preping... and painting the room to perfection. "I don't know... it looked better on the chit" OvS 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Von Paulus 8 Posted March 8, 2010 Until you ask them to pick a color she wants painted in a room.... then doesn't like it after you spent 2 days of your life spackling, sanding, priming, preping... and painting the room to perfection. "I don't know... it looked better on the chit" OvS . I know the feeling. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MikeDixonUK 5 Posted March 8, 2010 (edited) Now I don't know "Thomas the train engine", but the answer sounds so cute ! I'm guessing the reference is because of the face on the trains. My Childhood was basicly Thomas the Tank Engine, Postman Pat and Fireman Sam. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSFuXIKM7WI Edited March 8, 2010 by MikeDixonUK Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slartibartfast 153 Posted March 8, 2010 Until you ask them to pick a color she wants painted in a room.... then doesn't like it after you spent 2 days of your life spackling, sanding, priming, preping... and painting the room to perfection. "I don't know... it looked better on the chit" OvS Don't go there a few years back with my ex I ended up decorating the same room over the space of 3 month's 6 times and will someone tell me what the hell White with a hint of apple is or Fuscia or Burnt Sienna (The last one I thought was a slightly over done movie actress though actress is stretching it a bit)... Also when's it Man Day as today was world women day!!! And why is it that when a woman does something pretty amazing it's in the press whereas if a bloke does it only his mates find out about it about 3 week's after the event ??? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rickitycrate 10 Posted March 8, 2010 Well it's no wonder they outlive us. Have a beer mates. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slartibartfast 153 Posted March 9, 2010 (edited) Beer I have decided I need my own Vineyard for the amount of trouble they give us sometimes... but other times a simple smile from a woman can be enough to drown a 1000 bad times... Edited March 9, 2010 by Slartibartfast Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RAF_Louvert 101 Posted March 9, 2010 . hee, hee, hee...after 22 years of marriage this all sounds so familiar. I am lucky enough to have a woman that does her own painting of the walls. That being said, every room in our house has lost at least an inch in length and width due to the many times she has changed the colors. And how about when you're getting ready to go to a party or an event of some sort and you get the "Is that what you're wearing?" To which I reply, "Oh no darling, I just threw this on while I wait for you to tell me what I'll be wearing." I've learned to bob and weave immediately after saying that. . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olham 164 Posted March 9, 2010 Rickitycrate: Well it's no wonder they outlive us. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ConradB 0 Posted March 10, 2010 Until you ask them to pick a color she wants painted in a room.... then doesn't like it after you spent 2 days of your life spackling, sanding, priming, preping... and painting the room to perfection. "I don't know... it looked better on the chit" OvS I learned that the first time 'round. After that I painted everything semi-gloss bright white. The latex paint cleaned very easy with 409, 2 kids made it fun. Besides, she learned she could redecorate with what ever she wanted as white goes with anything on the walls. And it made the 40 year old oak floors look brilliant. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OvS 8 Posted March 10, 2010 (edited) OK... color #1 rejected... moving on to color #2.... Will have to reprime the walls as color #1 was too dark... so that's already 4 times I painted... whoops... no..... six... times... prime... paint... prime... paint... etc. If from whereever you are living on this planet, and happen to outside on a quiet day, and hear the distant sound of a man screaming in ultimate rage... pay no attention... it's only me. OvS Edited March 10, 2010 by OvS Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olham 164 Posted March 10, 2010 Well, I have learnt a lot from my relationships. When my last lady wanted her living room (she was fortunately still living in her own place) in a kind of "Papyrus", I went to the "Do it yourself" market with her and chose a colour. Being a Graphic Designer, I know that colours in rooms should always be chosen much brighter than you first think. So I picked the lightest "Papyrus" tone. She found it much too light, but I said "Wait until you see the room done". When it was painted, she said "yeah, it's lovely, but I still think it should be darker". I said "okay, we paint it darker - but when it's too dark then, you will have to paint it brighter all on your own. I won't paint this room a third time. And you may have to paint it twice, as a brighter colour won't kill the darker so easily." Said and done. We did it darker. Two days later she said: "I feel depressed in this room. It is really too dark now. You were right." Call me a basterd, but I let her paint it all over alone, hoping for some "learning effect". And really - since then, she never tried such things with me again. But it didn't last; and the above may speak for you, OvS: you must REALLY love her very much. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OvS 8 Posted March 10, 2010 But it didn't last; and the above may speak for you, OvS: you must REALLY love her very much. Yes, I do. To explain our relationship... imagine a cat and a dog living together. Sums it up nicely. So... paint choice #2 going on today... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Typhoon 5 Posted March 10, 2010 If we have to paint or wallpaper, one of us has to leave the house until it is done!! Tony Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olham 164 Posted March 10, 2010 A cat and a dog? Well, people say, opposites attract. And I have in fact been living on a farm for some years, were a dog and a cat lived happily together - he had know it as a kitten, so there was no hunting reflex from his side, and no panicing from hers. It was so cute, to observe, how the little cat used to climb on his head, when he slept, as if she wanted to be as close as possible, lay down there and fell asleep too. Another battle-proven advice perhaps (got it from a professional room painter): if unsure about a colour, paint a square of 6 x 6 feet; then decide about it. Could save you from doing the whole room a third time. (Women have strange ways of finding out, if we still love them). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Duce Lewis 3 Posted March 11, 2010 I've actually had an opposite experience where I learned to appreciate a woman's color expertise My Ex and I moved into an old apartment that was straight out of the 30's, cast iron stove and all The place needed a complete remodel, but at $0, you couldn't beat the rent I concentrated on the kitchen which needed paneling, cabinet resurfacing, and countertops She painted all the other rooms in the apartment The work really put a stress on our relationship and we had many a fight I got territorial on the kitchen and insisted on picking the cabinet color Near the end, she started to paint one of the cabinets while I finished up the other After about 3 brush strokes I told her to stop, getting the obligatory nasty "Why" It was the most excruciatingly awful color I'd ever seen, an orangish brown We immedeately went to Home Depot to puchase a different color When asked "What color do you want now"" I said "Whatever color you want" That was the last time I ever picked out a paint color Even when I was President of our Condo Association, we needed to choose paint colors, etc I always agreed with the lone female member of the Board While I admit some men have the talent, in general most men can't tell the different between blue and green Women on the other hand, can sense the differnce between shades and how they affect the room Unfortunately, this places them on the (multiple) decision end of the team, while we're holding the brush Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
