Watched an old Western favourite, Shane, last night and Mrs D laughed in all the wrong places. Is that grounds for divorce? If so, who would get custody of the dog?

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Jaimie  JT Profile
Jaimie JT answered

I vote she gets the dog just for sitting through an old western :p unpopular opinion but I just don't like those ... Even though I've never seen one :)

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Jaimie  JT
Jaimie JT commented
Lol rooster :) I don't know :) I've never seen a western :p a didge since Tom wasn't in that movie , you can just send that boat to me instead :) that's fine .
Rooster Cogburn
Rooster Cogburn commented
Yes he was ! I can't think of a movie where he was a good guy ! He just had that evil cunning look.
Ancient One
Ancient One commented
I me Caribbean Jack Palance when they were filming "Che" in the Caribbean. He always seemed to be somewhere else, in his mind.
otis campbell Profile
otis campbell answered

Get the dog and run didge u know she will take the house

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Didge Doo
Didge Doo commented
Not only the house. We're picking up our new car today and the registration rules have changed so that we can't put it in both names. So she'll get that as well, and I haven't even driven the thing yet. :(
Ancient One
Ancient One commented
I am just curious, why would the rules be changed so two owners can't be on the registration?
Didge Doo
Didge Doo commented
I chased that down yesterday and apparently it is to do with the divorce rate -- which is about the same in Oz as it is in the US -- and the problems created for the department in sorting out vehicle ownership. I guess it makes some sense.

I went searching for information and found an article from one of Murdoch's newspapers back in 2008 when it was introduced. It started something like, "While the Catholic Church remains opposed to gay marriage, the NSW government is opposed to ALL marriage." Not quite so, of course, but catchy.
Rooster Cogburn Profile
Rooster Cogburn , Rooster Cogburn, answered

Great movie ! Total Classic ! I watched it the other day myself. Yep ! Divorce her. You might lose a bunch but what she did was totally bad. Shame on her ! Make her watch it again Didge !


John McCann Profile
John McCann answered

The book was far better than the movie, though the movie had it's good parts. Look at how Shane dressed on the original book fly leaf. Far superior to Lad's buckskin look.

Not grounds for divorce, but consoling might be in ordeder. 

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Didge Doo
Didge Doo commented
I didn't know a bout the book, either. I'm gonna track it down. Thanks, John.
Virginia Lou
Virginia Lou commented
Dozy...the author is Jack Schaefer - our local library has it, it's now on my waiting list with them.

Originally published 1946, in three parts in ARGOSY Magazine! Are you familiar with Argosy? I recall my father had a subscription...I enjoyed the magazine as a child.
Then first published as a book 1949...the movie 1953...

This is a lovely find, John McCann
Didge Doo
Didge Doo commented
I'll check the library in a minute. If not I'll check Amazon. And, yes, I knew about Argosy though I don't remember reading it.
Virginia Lou Profile
Virginia Lou answered

Dear Didge,

The only things this is grounds for is...growing even thicker scales where you used to have skin !

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Didge Doo
Didge Doo commented
If my dead body was ever found by the cops they'd conclude I had overdosed on summat because of all the needle holes in it. She knows how to stick 'em in. :(
Virginia Lou
Virginia Lou commented
Well Dozy if I weren't laughing so hard I would be cryin' crocodile tears of sympathy for ya
Didge Doo
Didge Doo commented
You're a genuine friend, Virginia. :(
Ancient Hippy Profile
Ancient Hippy answered

Didge, when she wants to get frisky tonight, tell her you have a headache. Hold out for as many days as you can until she begs to watch the movie again and show the proper respect.

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Didge Doo
Didge Doo commented
Frisky, huh? Well, that's hippies for you. Turn on, drop out, make love. The trouble is, Hippy, that if my life was a library "frisky" would be listed under category 930 of the Dewey Decimal System. And 930 is the section that deals with Ancient History. (Hmm, I guess that's half good. We're both ancient.)
Janis Haskell Profile
Janis Haskell answered

So sorry, Didge.  Now, be honest - how do you behave when she watches An Affair to Remember?  LOL

I think Mrs. Didge might get a kick out of this old Andrews Sisters song:

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Virginia Lou
Virginia Lou commented
Janis, I am just back from lunch, listened to your video - such a recognizable sound, even now. Then I read up on them a bit... apparently considered quite innovative in their rhythms!
Didge Doo
Didge Doo commented
I can't believe how long it is since I've heard that one. (Not so long for Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy.) I always liked the Andrews Sisters. Thanks for the memory.

Enjoying your link as I type. :)
Janis Haskell
Janis Haskell commented
You're welcome, Didge .... so glad you enjoyed it. :)
Danae Hitch Profile
Danae Hitch answered

Didge, I am voting for a trial separation, so you and she will be able to work through this recent conundrum. As for the dog.....perhaps the pooch could simply reside with a third party, such as Rooster, who has a wonderful pool, until this situation resolves itself.

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Danae Hitch
Danae Hitch commented
Glad to hear this, Didge. Everyone deserves a second chance, especially if they are from Venus. If she were from Pluto, well, that changes this considerably....
Didge Doo
Didge Doo commented
The dog comes from Pluto. :)
Danae Hitch
Danae Hitch commented
Well, that's all right then. :)
Tom  Jackson Profile
Tom Jackson answered

I think the dog should choose who gets to live with it.

They are very insightful creatures.

That way, we will know which of you actually did the appropriate laughing.

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Virginia Lou
Virginia Lou commented
Of course, why didn't we think of that sooner, the dog chooses for herself!
Didge Doo
Didge Doo commented
I'm not too sure about that "appropriate", Tom. You wouldn't be taking sides with the distaff side of this dispute, would you?

However your solution has the wisdom of Solomon (second time I've mentioned him this morning) and the sneakiness of a campaigning politician. I like it. Why? Because I'm the one who always feeds her. I know which way she'll decide. >;-)
Tom  Jackson
Tom Jackson commented
But are you meeting all her other needs?
Cindy  Lou Profile
Cindy Lou answered

How do you know she laughed in all the wrong places? HMMMM ?

Maybe YOU did !

But I still say YOU get the dog because you and I are friends and friends get the dog :)

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Didge Doo
Didge Doo commented
It was usually those places where Shane was doing something particularly noble or expressing his version of the code of the west. Women just have no sensitivity for the finer things.

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