At 10:00 on Sunday mornings, the kids are supposed to get ready for church. My husband said to them, “Girls, it’s 10:00.”
No movement.
“You need to tell them what that means,” I said.
“Girls, it’s 10:00, which means the short hand is on the 10 and the long hand is on the 12.”
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Husband and I recently got to drive alone in our little red car instead of having to take the big van. I was delighted to be in my old car again. I lovingly stroked the dash and reminded him, “This car is older than our marriage.”
“And fairing better, too,” he said.
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This one is not a husbandism, at least not mine or any who would like to live to see another day. Since my husband cuts my hair for me, (I know, weird, right?) this would only be insulting himself.
I would love to know if anyone tries this and it works. I mean, it could potentially make someone laugh. Or make them cry harder. Or make them stop crying in order to sock you in the face.
Which would you do if someone said this to you?
Have you ever cried over a haircut?
Is my husband funny, or what?
you are collecting these in a file, right? I see endless opportunities for books, tee-shirts, coffee mugs, etc… or just good material for your stand up comedy routine, talk show monolog, …
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I am working on a parenting book. There will doubtlessly be excerpts from this blog in there. The thought of stand-up makes me shudder. When I gave that talk in D.C. back in Feb, I got some good laughs, though. That crowd wasn’t drinking and heckling was discouraged, so that helped.
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Well, your husband is certainly brave, making comments like that! But then again, he is your hairstylist. He probably feels like he can get away with a little good-natured ribbing.
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We do good-natured ribbing all the time. It’s quite fun. 🙂
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Your relationship sounds like mine!
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In the words of Will Smith from Men in Black 2, old and busted versus new hotness. Could totally describe stages of marriage!
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LOL! Yep, I consider your husband humorous, especially about explaining what 10 o’clock means. What did the girls do? Any snarky comebacks? Not sure about the car, though. I think I’d take exception to that one 😉 And I cut my husband’s hair, mostly because it’s super-easy: just shave it to about a half-inch in height. I’d be super-careful about saying that to a teenager, tho’. Seriously. 🙂
Have a great week!
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No snarky comebacks from the kids. They don’t know the meaning of those words, fortunately. The car one I wasn’t sure would translate to readers, but I definitely laughed out loud and congratulated him on that one. I used to cut my husband’s hair but it was a chore, so now he does it himself and I just clip any stray hairs he missed. Oh, yeah, teasing a teenager, girl in particular, would not happen. But still that sucker made me LOL. You have a great week, too, Julie!
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Husbands often provide as much fun social media fodder as kids!
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Isn’t that why we got married?
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Pretty sure it is.
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Let’s not tell them that, she writes, hoping her husband doesn’t read these comments. 😉
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Mum’s the word. 😄
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hehe… these are great. Never cried, but I’ve had a couple doozies that just about did me in. 😬
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Yikes! Thank goodness it grows back. Of course, when you’re told that at the time, it’s not much of a consolation, I know. I’ve been there too. It just takes way too long to grow back and you’re stuck with it in the meantime. Time to go shopping for some cute hats! 🙂
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Hmmmmm….the one time I read the comments……hmmmm
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Drat! Foiled again!
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Your husband IS funny. Thankfully! And I haven’t cried over a hair cut but I have cringed. If I was crying and someone asked if it was because of my haircut I would laugh. Because I’ve had some worthy of crying over and didn’t or because whatever is going on that is making me cry obviously will not be as funny as that question.
I got the car/marriage humor. I would have high-fived him. 🙂
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Same about the haircut! I’d be puzzled at first, but then I’d have to laugh. And I’m glad you got the car joke. Seems that one’s a little harder to appreciate because it sounds harsh, but it was priceless to me. 🙂
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My husband makes me laugh at the funniest things. They may ‘seem’ inappropriate to others but it’s the context he says it in and him knowing my humor will get it. 🙂
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Exactly.
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Once again all I can think is that our other halves would get along instantly. He too has embraced the dad joke in all its forms, which is what I thought of reading the first example.
I’ve never cried over a haircut. There is no point. My hair is like a chia pet. Add a little water and poof it grows. Bad haircuts disappear into my frizz just as quickly as the good ones do.
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Haha! Chia pet. Great description. You do live in humid country don’t you? Glad you have a good hairittude. Yea, I just made that up.
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That is an awesome word (and yes I do).
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That’s ok. I like to stay unpredictable to keep you on your toes…and, apparently, to give you something to write about. 😉
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That’s why I married you! Being on my toes is good exercise too.
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Your husband is so funny. I wish my daughter could find someone like him
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Ha! (Carrie Rubin is the only one who would get that besides me and a certain other blog commenter on here.)
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Yea Flo. And maybe your daughter will bring him home BEFORE getting engaged for your approval.
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Nah! What would be the fun in that?!
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To vikingspaul: that was scary, meeting a guy who was already engaged to our daughter. Probably as scary as meeting future in-laws for first time. Well, not me, of course. I’m the nice one.
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True. That other guy is the one to watch out for. Of course, if you’re the same percentage Hungarian as he is, you have a decent shot.
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Your husband really is a funny guy! I needed the laugh today.
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He is. And good! Happy to oblige with that needed laugh. 🙂
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You need to love husbands……
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Yep. Gotta love ’em. 🙂
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😉
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Heck, yeah!!!!! I was wack-o last week ‘cuz I looked like a squirrel! The Princess had to give me a trim. Now I look like a raccoon. I just hate it when I get bad hair cuts. Absolutely drives me over the deep end! :>)
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Dang! So sorry. I will not use that crying line on you! 🙂
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Good stuff here.
I wonder if my wife would have found the second one funny or shot me a look.
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You definitely have to know your audience and know whether they’ll take it correctly if you’re going to pull something like that.
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I have a mop of curly hair that doesn’t get cut often because…kids, and has NEVER been styled by a professional because…I dunno…I have curly hair and never bothered. Seriously, what did people do before the gel era? I wash and walk away…consequently, when someone points out that I, in fact, harbor a mop looking to welcome a young bird family, it doesn’t rub quite so raw.
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Haha. I love your way with words! And these things are best to just accept and move on, I agree. I don’t live in the deep South, humid country, yet my hair always looks like I do. So be it. There’s more to life than hair. I also can’t remember the last time I’ve had it professionally cut. Who needs to take the time when my hubs can trim it in about 1.5 minutes for free?
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I appreciate the compliment, thank you.
I managed to find a really good gel that I’ve been using since high school. Generally, it’s hard to REALLY mess up cutting a curly mane…at least that’s what I used to say until someone managed, But, fortunately, within a couple weeks no one knows the difference. And, right now we may very well be destroyed by nuclear warfare in the near future, so I’m using my current styling as practice for an apocalyptic era.
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In the event of an apocalypse, hair will be the least of anyone’s concerns, in which case, if someone is crying, that joke line could very well work!
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You see! It comes full circle…
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Exactly. 🙂
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Definitely worth ANY bad hair day. 🙂
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Let’s see, answering: I’m not sensitive about how my hair looks so I’d laugh; I cried over my hair when I was a teenager, but not as an adult; your husband is funny AND probably what, too. 😉
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“AND probably what too.”–What did you mean to say?
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You asked an OR question, but I decided to be ornery by answering the question with an AND reply. My sense of humor is a bit goofy. Obviously.
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Ah! I’d forgotten my own questions! 🙂
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I haven’t cried because of a haircut but I should have.. I had a friend cutting my fringe once and I ended up looking like the blond one in Beavis and butthead (felt like butthead would be the right name). But I was just like Oh whatever I can freakin see it, can I , so it’s other people’s problem. Just avoid mirrors… 🙂
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It’s other people’s problem! Ha. I love that. Great attitude.
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Funny stuff! Just don’t get a haircut after an argument with the husband.
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Haha! Sage advice.
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Very funny. And if someone said that to me, it would first take five minutes to register. Then I’d laugh.
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Oh, indeed. I imagine there would be long, stunned silence before the laughter (hopefully) began.
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Awesome
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Thank you.
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Hilarious! Gotta love the first one about “helping” kids get ready for church.
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Yep. That was a riot. The kids didn’t get the joke, but I was rolling. 🙂
Thanks for stopping by and reading and commenting, Anna!
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My pleasure!!
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