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mh2365 · 03-24-2004, 10:16 PM

The title is my excuse ... I am tired of checking the board every six hours to see if it is out ... RELEASE THE GOSH DARN GAME .....

.... has checking the OOTP board taken over anyone elses life other than mine?

thomamon · 03-24-2004, 10:29 PM

Oh no, duck!!!

sixto · 03-24-2004, 11:00 PM

No, I hope it doesn't come out since I haven't pre-ordered it yet. Waiting to get up the gumption to mention to my wife that I need yet another version of the same game.

Spielman · 03-25-2004, 07:57 AM

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Originally posted by sixto
No, I hope it doesn't come out since I haven't pre-ordered it yet. Waiting to get up the gumption to mention to my wife that I need yet another version of the same game.

What, I ask you, is the point of becoming an adult if you can't blow a few bucks on something you want without getting in trouble for it?

I respectfully submit that there isn't any.

-Spielman

ctorg · 03-25-2004, 08:14 AM

I put in the preorder and told my wife the next day. She didn't mind.

Kemp · 03-25-2004, 08:39 AM

Like they say, "Ask for forgiveness, not permission".

Whenever I want to spend money I use the same excuse - "Hey, I don't play golf!!!"

Ragin Cajun · 03-25-2004, 09:38 AM

I told mine she had a choice...I could drop the $25 on the game and be home every night... or I could start clubbing and blow $25 every half hour for three hours a night, six nights a week. She chose OOTP. LOL

Hammer755 · 03-25-2004, 09:44 AM

Here's your selling point 6toes.

You tell your wife that, at some point this year, you will purchase the game. Now, does she want you to spend $25 to get it immediately, or $35 if you wait a few weeks to buy.

That's how I got the go-ahead. Oh yeah, it was also my birthday when I submitted said justification, so YMMV.

Rizon · 03-25-2004, 09:44 AM

I placed my pre-order and didn't tell my wife, since we have seperate accounts

MASchiel · 03-25-2004, 09:46 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Spielman
What, I ask you, is the point of becoming an adult if you can't blow a few bucks on something you want without getting in trouble for it?

I respectfully submit that there isn't any.

-Spielman

Well said. Granted, I am not married. But, very well said.

dangarion · 03-25-2004, 10:46 AM

I always have to ask the voices in my head before I purchase stuff.

BuddahBoyChuck · 03-25-2004, 11:14 AM

Hey, very simple.. Just buy the game.. and don't get married. just find a woman you hate and buy her a house.. same difference..

Cardinal Rule · 03-25-2004, 11:19 AM

I assume that most of us playing the game don't spend an evening dropping cash on clothes, crafts, scrapbooking supplies (insert other activity here) but our wives probably do.

I just did what my wife always does to me. I pre-ordered the game, then the next day I told her a little sheepishly (that's how she does it) that I bought a new baseball game for $25. She said 'Oh - ok' and then moved to a new topic.

At least this hobby doesn't cost a fortune like my other hobby (home theater - the equipment alone costs a bundle and somehow always seems to be obsolete before I even get it home, and of course DVD's are another $15 or so a pop).

sixto · 03-25-2004, 05:45 PM

Well actually we forgot to exchange holiday gifts this year, so, I do sort of have something coming.

Yes, we forgot. We always do it when we get home from visiting my folks for Christmas, and then we see her folks for Hanukkah, and sometime after that, we usually do our thing. But this year it was Feb. 1 and we were like, Aw, screw it. But it's a good way in, I think.

On the radio today the subject for the lame-ass morning drive DJ was "video game widows." Holy crap did it generate a lot of calls! Apparently we are not the only ones who are spending too much time on the computer.

SSG Troyer · 03-26-2004, 09:34 AM

My wife sees me spend $35 on one game nowdays. Back in the 90s, it was $50 each for 6 games. She loves OOTP.

"What was that you said? UT2k4? Far Cry? Half-Life II? Uh... when is OOTP6 coming out?"

"Oh. Yeah. You're right. I wouldn't play them anyway."

Smiley · 03-27-2004, 02:35 AM

03-24-2004, 10:16 PM	#1
mh2365 Banned Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: louisville Posts: 14,941 Infractions: 0/2 (101)	I've been drinking The title is my excuse ... I am tired of checking the board every six hours to see if it is out ... RELEASE THE GOSH DARN GAME ..... .... has checking the OOTP board taken over anyone elses life other than mine?

03-24-2004, 10:29 PM	#2
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03-25-2004, 08:14 AM	#5
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03-25-2004, 09:38 AM	#7
Ragin Cajun All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Atascosita, TX Posts: 1,173	I told mine she had a choice...I could drop the $25 on the game and be home every night... or I could start clubbing and blow $25 every half hour for three hours a night, six nights a week. She chose OOTP. LOL __________________ Former NBSL Commissioner: 16 years Former Online League Owner; six time champion

03-25-2004, 09:44 AM	#9
Rizon Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: SF Area, California Total Posts: 531,691 Posts: 2,370	I placed my pre-order and didn't tell my wife, since we have seperate accounts __________________ JML MILKSHAKES

03-24-2004, 11:00 PM	#3
sixto Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 2,271	No, I hope it doesn't come out since I haven't pre-ordered it yet. Waiting to get up the gumption to mention to my wife that I need yet another version of the same game.

03-25-2004, 08:39 AM	#6
Kemp All Star Starter Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 1,181	Like they say, "Ask for forgiveness, not permission". Whenever I want to spend money I use the same excuse - "Hey, I don't play golf!!!"

03-25-2004, 09:44 AM	#8
Hammer755 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 2,348	Here's your selling point 6toes. You tell your wife that, at some point this year, you will purchase the game. Now, does she want you to spend $25 to get it immediately, or $35 if you wait a few weeks to buy. That's how I got the go-ahead. Oh yeah, it was also my birthday when I submitted said justification, so YMMV.

03-25-2004, 10:46 AM	#11
dangarion All Star Reserve Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Orange, CA Posts: 569	I always have to ask the voices in my head before I purchase stuff. __________________ DanGarion GM - Los Angeles Dodgers The Peanuts and Cracker Jack Baseball League PCJBL! Last edited by dangarion; 03-25-2004 at 11:19 AM.

03-25-2004, 11:14 AM	#12
BuddahBoyChuck Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Columbia MO Posts: 22	Hey, very simple.. Just buy the game.. and don't get married. just find a woman you hate and buy her a house.. same difference..

03-25-2004, 11:19 AM	#13
Cardinal Rule All Star Starter Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Omaha Posts: 1,199	I assume that most of us playing the game don't spend an evening dropping cash on clothes, crafts, scrapbooking supplies (insert other activity here) but our wives probably do. I just did what my wife always does to me. I pre-ordered the game, then the next day I told her a little sheepishly (that's how she does it) that I bought a new baseball game for $25. She said 'Oh - ok' and then moved to a new topic. At least this hobby doesn't cost a fortune like my other hobby (home theater - the equipment alone costs a bundle and somehow always seems to be obsolete before I even get it home, and of course DVD's are another $15 or so a pop). __________________ "Go Crazy Folks!" Jack Buck

03-25-2004, 05:45 PM	#14
sixto Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 2,271	Well actually we forgot to exchange holiday gifts this year, so, I do sort of have something coming. Yes, we forgot. We always do it when we get home from visiting my folks for Christmas, and then we see her folks for Hanukkah, and sometime after that, we usually do our thing. But this year it was Feb. 1 and we were like, Aw, screw it. But it's a good way in, I think. On the radio today the subject for the lame-ass morning drive DJ was "video game widows." Holy crap did it generate a lot of calls! Apparently we are not the only ones who are spending too much time on the computer.

03-26-2004, 09:34 AM	#15
SSG Troyer All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Somewhere to the left of 2nd base Posts: 1,598	My wife sees me spend $35 on one game nowdays. Back in the 90s, it was $50 each for 6 games. She loves OOTP. "What was that you said? UT2k4? Far Cry? Half-Life II? Uh... when is OOTP6 coming out?" "Oh. Yeah. You're right. I wouldn't play them anyway." __________________ MWT Did Tennesee Delaware Mississppi's New Jersey? Idaho ... Alaska!

03-27-2004, 02:35 AM	#16
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