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CptJake wrote:Actual conversation with 9 year old daughter yesterday:

Daughter (D): Is it true that before a boy can kiss me you have to meet him and get to know him?

Me: Uh, yeah, aren't you a little young to be worried about that?

D: I know I have to wait until I'm 19, I'm just checking.

Actual conversation, Christmas Day years past.
Frazzled, opening a heavy box: "A Remington shotgun! Excellent! "
Frazzled Sr.: "Its not for you. Its for Genghis Connie."
Frazzled - looking at GC crawling by: "er she's a little small to swing a shotgun."
She Who Must Be Obeyed: "Its for her boyfriends."
Frazzled Sr. "Have fun."
Frazzled" oh, I will. I will...."

Frazzled wrote:

CptJake wrote:Actual conversation with 9 year old daughter yesterday:

Daughter (D): Is it true that before a boy can kiss me you have to meet him and get to know him?

Me: Uh, yeah, aren't you a little young to be worried about that?

D: I know I have to wait until I'm 19, I'm just checking.

Actual conversation, Christmas Day years past.
Frazzled, opening a heavy box: "A Remington shotgun! Excellent! "
Frazzled Sr.: "Its not for you. Its for Genghis Connie."
Frazzled - looking at GC crawling by: "er she's a little small to swing a shotgun."
She Who Must Be Obeyed: "Its for her boyfriends."
Frazzled Sr. "Have fun."
Frazzled" oh, I will. I will...."

Who IS Genghis Connie?

TheRobotLol wrote:

Frazzled wrote:

CptJake wrote:Actual conversation with 9 year old daughter yesterday:

Daughter (D): Is it true that before a boy can kiss me you have to meet him and get to know him?

Me: Uh, yeah, aren't you a little young to be worried about that?

D: I know I have to wait until I'm 19, I'm just checking.

Actual conversation, Christmas Day years past.
Frazzled, opening a heavy box: "A Remington shotgun! Excellent! "
Frazzled Sr.: "Its not for you. Its for Genghis Connie."
Frazzled - looking at GC crawling by: "er she's a little small to swing a shotgun."
She Who Must Be Obeyed: "Its for her boyfriends."
Frazzled Sr. "Have fun."
Frazzled" oh, I will. I will...."

Who IS Genghis Connie?

The future Empress of Known Space, presently gracing the 7th grade with her august presence. In the future you will love her and despair. OR ELSE!
Look at the signature line.

Frazzled wrote:

TheRobotLol wrote:

Frazzled wrote:

CptJake wrote:Actual conversation with 9 year old daughter yesterday:

Daughter (D): Is it true that before a boy can kiss me you have to meet him and get to know him?

Me: Uh, yeah, aren't you a little young to be worried about that?

D: I know I have to wait until I'm 19, I'm just checking.

Actual conversation, Christmas Day years past.
Frazzled, opening a heavy box: "A Remington shotgun! Excellent! "
Frazzled Sr.: "Its not for you. Its for Genghis Connie."
Frazzled - looking at GC crawling by: "er she's a little small to swing a shotgun."
She Who Must Be Obeyed: "Its for her boyfriends."
Frazzled Sr. "Have fun."
Frazzled" oh, I will. I will...."

Who IS Genghis Connie?

The future Empress of Known Space, presently gracing the 7th grade with her august presence. In the future you will love her and despair. OR ELSE!
Look at the signature line.

Ohhh, makes sense.

TheRobotLol wrote:

Frazzled wrote:
The future Empress of Known Space, presently gracing the 7th grade with her august presence. In the future you will love her and despair. OR ELSE!
Look at the signature line.

Ohhh, makes sense.

It does? When Frazzled talks about his family, I struggle to figure out if he's talking about his kids or his dogs.

We have also had this conversation:

D: Are you going to scare any boys that try to like me?

Me: Depends, I don't think I'm that scary.

D: Well, sometimes you can be very scary and mean to people you don't like.

Me: Then any boys better hope I like them.

D: Good point.

Grakmar wrote:

TheRobotLol wrote:

Frazzled wrote:
The future Empress of Known Space, presently gracing the 7th grade with her august presence. In the future you will love her and despair. OR ELSE!
Look at the signature line.

Ohhh, makes sense.

It does? When Frazzled talks about his family, I struggle to figure out if he's talking about his kids or his dogs.

Four legged or two legged, young or ancient, hana means family.


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CptJake wrote:We have also had this conversation:

D: Are you going to scare any boys that try to like me?

Me: Depends, I don't think I'm that scary.

D: Well, sometimes you can be very scary and mean to people you don't like.

Me: Then any boys better hope I like them.

D: Good point.

Excellent!!!!

Valentine's Day is a joke. You don't need an excuse for Romance. It also leads to sevre depression and cutting problems for me on the day.

rockerbikie wrote:Valentine's Day is a joke. You don't need an excuse for Romance. It also leads to sevre depression and cutting problems for me on the day.

Sound like you have issues that go beyond Valentine's Day. I suspect you get those worked out and the day ends up not being a joke.

CptJake wrote:

rockerbikie wrote:Valentine's Day is a joke. You don't need an excuse for Romance. It also leads to sevre depression and cutting problems for me on the day.

Sound like you have issues that go beyond Valentine's Day. I suspect you get those worked out and the day ends up not being a joke.

Borderline Personality Disorder and Depression is not easy to fix.

Ah Valentine's Day otherwise known as the Day I Stay Inside. Seriously, its a pathetic excuse for sappy feths to make out in public. .

Otherwise it just reminds succeeds in me that it was closest I ever came to succeeding at offing myself and lights up the part of my brain that never managed to escape that time.

On the plus side it means that St. Patrick's is right around the corner which means attempting to cook some recipe I found online that claims to be Irish and eating it with a pint or two of stout. Happy day.

Frazzled wrote:
Actual conversation, Christmas Day years past.
Frazzled, opening a heavy box: "A Remington shotgun! Excellent! "
Frazzled Sr.: "Its not for you. Its for Genghis Connie."
Frazzled - looking at GC crawling by: "er she's a little small to swing a shotgun."
She Who Must Be Obeyed: "Its for her boyfriends."
Frazzled Sr. "Have fun."
Frazzled" oh, I will. I will...."

Having been on the receiving end of the "shotgun talk", its not as intimidating as you guys think it is. You basically have the choice to play along, and act scared, be dismissive, or be antagonistic. I actually got the best results out of being dismissive. Antagonism just creates a rivalry, and appearing scared just encourages it.

dogma wrote:

Frazzled wrote:
Actual conversation, Christmas Day years past.
Frazzled, opening a heavy box: "A Remington shotgun! Excellent! "
Frazzled Sr.: "Its not for you. Its for Genghis Connie."
Frazzled - looking at GC crawling by: "er she's a little small to swing a shotgun."
She Who Must Be Obeyed: "Its for her boyfriends."
Frazzled Sr. "Have fun."
Frazzled" oh, I will. I will...."

Having been on the receiving end of the "shotgun talk", its not as intimidating as you guys think it is. You basically have the choice to play along, and act scared, be dismissive, or be antagonistic. I actually got the best results out of being dismissive. Antagonism just creates a rivalry, and appearing scared just encourages it.

Nah mate I have stood in those shoes and maybe it is punkish stupidity but I just laughed told his daughter I was leaving and if she wanted to come with she could. She came along and he looked like he just got punched in the face. Guns aint scary when they are wielded by gutless dads

rockerbikie wrote:

CptJake wrote:

rockerbikie wrote:Valentine's Day is a joke. You don't need an excuse for Romance. It also leads to sevre depression and cutting problems for me on the day.

Sound like you have issues that go beyond Valentine's Day. I suspect you get those worked out and the day ends up not being a joke.

Borderline Personality Disorder and Depression is not easy to fix.

Hopefully you are getting the help you need, and doin what the Doc tells you to. If not, it never gets better.

CptJake wrote:

rockerbikie wrote:

CptJake wrote:

rockerbikie wrote:Valentine's Day is a joke. You don't need an excuse for Romance. It also leads to sevre depression and cutting problems for me on the day.

Sound like you have issues that go beyond Valentine's Day. I suspect you get those worked out and the day ends up not being a joke.

Borderline Personality Disorder and Depression is not easy to fix.

Hopefully you are getting the help you need, and doin what the Doc tells you to. If not, it never gets better.

I'm trying but it is very hard.

Asherian Command wrote:Why would we celebrate the day when someone got executed for marrying multiple women? Don't Believe me look up ST. Valentine and you will see. Lets wait a second....

OMG really?
Ya. Really. He was executed on February 14, 269. How does that make people feel if they found out why people celebrated it?

Makes me wonder why Morman practice hasnt caught on yet

Frazzled wrote:

CptJake wrote:Actual conversation with 9 year old daughter yesterday:

Daughter (D): Is it true that before a boy can kiss me you have to meet him and get to know him?

Me: Uh, yeah, aren't you a little young to be worried about that?

D: I know I have to wait until I'm 19, I'm just checking.

Actual conversation, Christmas Day years past.
Frazzled, opening a heavy box: "A Remington shotgun! Excellent! "
Frazzled Sr.: "Its not for you. Its for Genghis Connie."
Frazzled - looking at GC crawling by: "er she's a little small to swing a shotgun."
She Who Must Be Obeyed: "Its for her boyfriends."
Frazzled Sr. "Have fun."
Frazzled" oh, I will. I will...."

So, Like what? You shoot the guy you dont like dating your little girl? Then what? If he survives he files charges, If you kill him you go to jail while leaving your family behind. Thats why shotgun talks dont work.

powerclaw wrote:imagine how all the single women/girls around you feel.

There is no such thing as a single lady. They are well-inserted members of society, after all.

I surprised the wife with a new lap top five days after. Yea me!


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hotsauceman1 wrote:

Frazzled wrote:

CptJake wrote:Actual conversation with 9 year old daughter yesterday:

Daughter (D): Is it true that before a boy can kiss me you have to meet him and get to know him?

Me: Uh, yeah, aren't you a little young to be worried about that?

D: I know I have to wait until I'm 19, I'm just checking.

Actual conversation, Christmas Day years past.
Frazzled, opening a heavy box: "A Remington shotgun! Excellent! "
Frazzled Sr.: "Its not for you. Its for Genghis Connie."
Frazzled - looking at GC crawling by: "er she's a little small to swing a shotgun."
She Who Must Be Obeyed: "Its for her boyfriends."
Frazzled Sr. "Have fun."
Frazzled" oh, I will. I will...."

So, Like what? You shoot the guy you dont like dating your little girl? Then what? If he survives he files charges, If you kill him you go to jail while leaving your family behind. Thats why shotgun talks dont work.

You so funny (and definitely not a dad).
Its important to threaten the boyfriends, subtly of course (overtly is the bigger brother's job). This is not to protect your daughter, but because, as Dads, we get so few pleasures in life.
My boy has already been the recipient of this. he showed up and the dad was cleaning some rifles.
"Thats weird."
"This is Texas. Get used to it."

Hyd wrote:

powerclaw wrote:imagine how all the single women/girls around you feel.

There is no such thing as a single lady. They are well-inserted members of society, after all.

I lol'd!

Frazzled wrote:

You so funny (and definitely not a dad).
Its important to threaten the boyfriends, subtly of course (overtly is the bigger brother's job). This is not to protect your daughter, but because, as Dads, we get so few pleasures in life.
My boy has already been the recipient of this. he showed up and the dad was cleaning some rifles.
"Thats weird."
"This is Texas. Get used to it."

And what happens when the guy just doesnt care?

hotsauceman1 wrote:

Frazzled wrote:

You so funny (and definitely not a dad).
Its important to threaten the boyfriends, subtly of course (overtly is the bigger brother's job). This is not to protect your daughter, but because, as Dads, we get so few pleasures in life.
My boy has already been the recipient of this. he showed up and the dad was cleaning some rifles.
"Thats weird."
"This is Texas. Get used to it."

And what happens when the guy just doesnt care?

If you don't like him you invite him in for a cuppa and put contact solution in it (It's a laxative with ~2hr delay) and protect your daughter's virtue by chemical means.

Breakfast in bed, a nice bunch of roses, a card, chocolates and a nice meal later on.

Yes, believe it or not, I am the romantic type.

Albatross wrote:Breakfast in bed, a nice bunch of roses, a card, chocolates and a nice meal later on.

Yes, believe it or not, I am the romantic type.

You forgot the shag.

(Insert Austin Powers/Elizabeth Hurley end scene*)

Of course, as we all know, there are no British women, only fembots.


*Edit: I forgot about the drawing.

Sonophos wrote:

hotsauceman1 wrote:

Frazzled wrote:

You so funny (and definitely not a dad).
Its important to threaten the boyfriends, subtly of course (overtly is the bigger brother's job). This is not to protect your daughter, but because, as Dads, we get so few pleasures in life.
My boy has already been the recipient of this. he showed up and the dad was cleaning some rifles.
"Thats weird."
"This is Texas. Get used to it."

And what happens when the guy just doesnt care?

If you don't like him you invite him in for a cuppa and put contact solution in it (It's a laxative with ~2hr delay) and protect your daughter's virtue by chemical means.

And if anyone tryed any of that with my son (or daughter) they would have the police to deal with. Bullying and poisening a teenager. Ye, real big...

dogma wrote:

Albatross wrote:Breakfast in bed, a nice bunch of roses, a card, chocolates and a nice meal later on.

Yes, believe it or not, I am the romantic type.

You forgot the shag.

Did I, baby? Did I really?

Electro wrote:

Sonophos wrote:

hotsauceman1 wrote:

Frazzled wrote:

You so funny (and definitely not a dad).
Its important to threaten the boyfriends, subtly of course (overtly is the bigger brother's job). This is not to protect your daughter, but because, as Dads, we get so few pleasures in life.
My boy has already been the recipient of this. he showed up and the dad was cleaning some rifles.
"Thats weird."
"This is Texas. Get used to it."

And what happens when the guy just doesnt care?

If you don't like him you invite him in for a cuppa and put contact solution in it (It's a laxative with ~2hr delay) and protect your daughter's virtue by chemical means.

And if anyone tryed any of that with my son (or daughter) they would have the police to deal with. Bullying and poisening a teenager. Ye, real big...

Is a joke! Jeez. I find threatening people with guns repugnant but you don't see me jumping up and down about it here.

Oh, and dealing with fathers like that is a mark of manhood in a way. If you pee your pants in the face of it you don't have any stones and don't deserve the girl. I have been through it, it didn't scare me and as a result I got on with their dads better than boys who wimped it.

If a boy is taking my daughter out I want him to be able to stand up for himself and my daughter should he need to (not that my daughter wont be taught to look after herself).

hotsauceman1 wrote:

Frazzled wrote:

You so funny (and definitely not a dad).
Its important to threaten the boyfriends, subtly of course (overtly is the bigger brother's job). This is not to protect your daughter, but because, as Dads, we get so few pleasures in life.
My boy has already been the recipient of this. he showed up and the dad was cleaning some rifles.
"Thats weird."
"This is Texas. Get used to it."

And what happens when the guy just doesnt care?

Then he doesn't come back.

I'm sorry, find me the teenager who doesn't care about a shotgun, and I'll show you: 1) a priest; or 2) someone not long for this earth. What exactly are you arguing?

Frazzled wrote:

hotsauceman1 wrote:

Frazzled wrote:

You so funny (and definitely not a dad).
Its important to threaten the boyfriends, subtly of course (overtly is the bigger brother's job). This is not to protect your daughter, but because, as Dads, we get so few pleasures in life.
My boy has already been the recipient of this. he showed up and the dad was cleaning some rifles.
"Thats weird."
"This is Texas. Get used to it."

And what happens when the guy just doesnt care?

Then he doesn't come back.

I'm sorry, find me the teenager who doesn't care about a shotgun, and I'll show you: 1) a priest; or 2) someone not long for this earth. What exactly are you arguing?

I think he means "what if he isn't bothered by the shotgun talk" rather than what if he doesn't care about shotguns.

I myself love shotguns yet a shotgun talk is unlikely to bother me, if I'm meeting the parents then it's at least a semi-serious relationship so I don't need threats to treat her right. I say her as somehow I don't quite imagine the fathers of men giving me shotgun talks.