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Asking her father

#161
Jim Campbell said:
now that i think about it,maybe talking to the old man might be a good idea.....especially regarding any return policy or warranty....
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You got the wrong person there Jim - Mom is the manufacturer, Dad is just part of supply and support for Mom and the product. In some cases as a subcontractor brought into the game after production. If the factory and original contractors bungled things a sub can only patch holes and suffer through it.
 
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#162
Bloodhammer said:
One of my brother's ex-girlfriends was psychologically pushed away from him because of her parents' fondness for him. Her dad even hired him for some carpentry jobs. Apparently being tight with the family isn't always a good policy - at least in that case it wasn't. It was sort of like that episode of South Park when the town's parents got their kids to drop the Pokemon fad by embracing it themselves.
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I'd absolutely agree - too much closeness, like working for them can really suck. But other families hit a nice comfortable stride (helps a lot if none of them are @$$holes) -my second wife's family lived with 30 miles but stayed out of our business completely. We got together for the major holidays, a few extras like b-day parties or "Uncle X is visiting from Greece". The guys would pitch in occasionally to help with a bigger project at each other's houses(deck, shingling garage,etc.), the women did similar things. Can be very cool with the right people. You can call for a jump or a ride, you can call to borrow a few hundred bucks short term. The theoreticals are unlimited.
 
#164
Joke
80 yr. old guy goes to Dr. for physical - Dr. asks if he has any particular concerns.
Guy:Well, I want to be sure I'm in shape for dancing.
Dr: Ok - who's getting married?
Guy: My Dad
Dr.: Your dad? How old is he?
Guy: 95
Dr.:Well that's sweet he wants to get married at his age..
Guy : Doesn't want to Doc, has to.

Brum, brum, xching!
 
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To those of you traditionalists who argue vehemently that a potential groom should ask the father of the bride for permission; can you apply this standard to gay weddings? Say I meet the right guy, and I want to marry him. Since I am the one proposing, would I have to ask his father for permission?
 
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mellowinman said:
To those of you traditionalists who argue vehemently that a potential groom should ask the father of the bride for permission; can you apply this standard to gay weddings? Say I meet the right guy, and I want to marry him. Since I am the one proposing, would I have to ask his father for permission?
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Theoretically yes. But I figured you married for the beard so you still should have asked her mom for appearances sake.:D :beaver: Theoretically of course.
 
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mellowinman said:
To those of you traditionalists who argue vehemently that a potential groom should ask the father of the bride for permission; can you apply this standard to gay weddings? Say I meet the right guy, and I want to marry him. Since I am the one proposing, would I have to ask his father for permission?
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1. There are no traditionalist arguing vehemently in this thread.
2. If there were, gay marriage is so far from tradition it's a moot point.
3. It's a trick question. In a gay wedding, there either is no groom or no bride.
 
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mellowinman said:
To those of you traditionalists who argue vehemently that a potential groom should ask the father of the bride for permission; can you apply this standard to gay weddings? Say I meet the right guy, and I want to marry him. Since I am the one proposing, would I have to ask his father for permission?
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Absolutely.

You gays have just as much right to be miserable as everyone else.
 
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mellowinman said:
To those of you traditionalists who argue vehemently that a potential groom should ask the father of the bride for permission; can you apply this standard to gay weddings? Say I meet the right guy, and I want to marry him. Since I am the one proposing, would I have to ask his father for permission?
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I think the same rules apply equally. I married a woman, but for the past 12 years or so it's definitely been a same sex marriage............
 
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I asked my wife's father, not for permission, but for his blessing and consent. If he said no, I still would have asked her, but we would likely have eloped. As has been discussed here, it is traditional for the bride's family to pay for the wedding - and for the father to give the bride away. If those things are not part of your plans, and don't care what they think, then no need.
 
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will33 said:
What do they do with them? I've often wondered. Ask any doctor, they'll tell you it's a lot easier to make a hole than it is to make a pole.

There's a lot of them out there. What are they?... wallets?.... those things that hold your Zippo lighter on your belt?..... canes?..... nunchucks?.... earplugs?
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Aren't they recycled? Comes off one, goes on another? Give or take.
 

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