Useless Conversation

[Nebu]

So, yah, pregnant and out of the first trimester. Really excited.

Outstanding!  More smart people having children.  These are exciting times!

[Sky]

My fiancee told my mother that I had some exciting news. However, I like hearing the pride in her voice when she tells people I played my first show in fifteen years, so I told her to tell my mother. She refused, so I told my mother that my fiancee was pregnant. 

[Nebu]

If I told my mother (even jokingly) that my girlfriend was pregnant, I don't think it would be a happy reaction.  I'm not sure this is because of her latent racism or because she tends to hate every woman I have been involved with. 

[Lantyssa]

Mom hasn't really liked my picks either.  Explaining the pentagram only meant she was a witch and not a devil worshipper didn't go over as well as I had hoped.

Sky will also have the problem of telling mom that she really isn't getting grandkids.  I will never tease mine about that.  "Yeah mom, I'm adopting."  "YAAAAY!  FINALLY!  I'm gonna be a grandma!" "Heh.  I was kidding.  Your grandkids will only be the furry kind." *click* -> Dispwned.

[Yegolev]

My fiancee told my mother that I had some exciting news. However, I like hearing the pride in her voice when she tells people I played my first show in fifteen years, so I told her to tell my mother. She refused, so I told my mother that my fiancee was pregnant. 

Playing with fire, my friend.

[Sky]

My mom loves my fiancee. But we were all present in the room and my fiancee was quick to explain that I had actually just played a blues show. I figured it was the only way to get her to say it. Besides, my mother knows we REALLY don't want kids. She's going to have to deal with only having grandkitties.

[Lantyssa]

Even if YOU don't want kids, I'm sure she will be just as happy with an accidental pregnancy.  It's a mom thing.

[Cheddar]

My wife and I decided to breed again as well.   

[Signe]

My wife and I decided to breed again as well.   

What is that all together now?  Nine?  Good luck or is the lucky bit all done?  If so, congrats to you, too!  You always have awesome kiddies.

[Oban]

Breeding is a great way to save money in the short term, but the medium and long term financial prospects are gloomy.

[Hindenburg]

How can breeding save money in the short term?

[schild]

My wife and I decided to breed again as well.  

You do realize that America doesn't have the mortality rate of say Namibia, right?

[stray]

How can breeding save money in the short term?

I guess by being so wigged out at the prospect, you start planning ahead - and don't buy shit. And also, all of your wives friends and family keep buying things for the baby.

[Hindenburg]

You do realize that America doesn't have the mortality rate of say Namibia, right?

Actually...
Namibia's is 19.17/1000.
US's (which I guess is what you meant, since America's is all over the place) is 8.27/1000

Factor life expectancy
N: 42.77 years
U: 81.13 years

and ignore a lot of very relevant data, and they're pretty durn close, simply because a fat yankee lives almost twice as much as a skinny black african.

Fun theoretical fact
N's fertility rate: 4.71 children born/woman 
U's: 2.1

[Oban]

How can breeding save money in the short term?

No condoms, pills, injections and so on.

Also, fills up a lot of entertainment time that would otherwise be spent on movies, shows, outings and so on.

[Lantyssa]

No money needed to be spent on hookers.

[Cheddar]

Guys, the point wasn't to draw away from those who are entering baby land.

We get it, I gots tons of kids.  BUT GRATS TO ALL WHO ARE NOT AS VIRILE AS I!!!!  shit.

Seriously, it is a blessing and I am very glad things are working out for people around here.  I look forward to seeing lots and lots of pics!!!

[FatuousTwat]

No money needed to be spent on hookers.

Why is the animal in your avatar eyes bleeding?

[Oban]

No money needed to be spent on hookers.

Forgot about that part, that is a savings of over a thousand a week.

[Hindenburg]

Why would a man stop screwing hookers because his wife is pregnant?
I can't fathom preg sex > hooker sex.

[Oban]

Pregnant sex because it is one of the few times in a woman's life when she is pretty much constantly horny.

I think this is due to the lack of worry about getting pregnant plus the rampant hormones.

[Cheddar]

On the opposite end of things I had to put my dog to sleep today.  She had a lot of health problems due to abuse when she was  apuppy (not by me!)

It really sucks to have to kill one of your family members.

[Reg]

Aww that's a shame. What happened to her when she was a puppy? Was she from one of those awful puppy farms you hear about?

[Oban]

[Cheddar]

Damnit I had a post explaining how things came to be- and the intardnets lost it.  Anyhow, in a nutshell her previous owner abused her which caused brain damage, she had seizures which were getting worse, nipping kids.

And thanks Techno Viking - its been a long day.

[Signe]

Poor Cheddar.    I'm sorry. 

[FatuousTwat]

Went to my Grandmothers funeral today, managed not to rage out at my aunts and uncles.

[NiX]

Went to my Grandmothers funeral today, managed not to rage out at my aunts and uncles.

Hurrah! I avoided raging out at my step-grandmother at my mom's funeral this Tuesday. I used to think Disney was stereotyping step-grandmothers, but it would seem it really does apply in my case.

[stray]

Sorry Ched. One of my childhood pets was an abused dog like that.

[Endie]

I'm really sorry about your dog, Cheddar.  I had to go to the vets with my rescued cat, who had been ill and abused as a kitten, and keep her calm for the same process, and I know you feel awful about it at the time and afterwards.  The whole point, though, is that you gave your dog as good and happy life afterwards as you could, and that's what matters.

[Yegolev]

I am happy about people's kids and sad about their dogs.  My "house" cat shit on a rug and is no longer allowed in the house.  Enjoy pinching a turd in subfreezing weather, asshole!

[HaemishM]

Sorry about your dog, Ched. I cannot fathom how destroyed I will be when we inevitably lose one of our three canine sproglings.

[murdoc]

Sorry about your Pup Cheddar :(

At work we have an 'employee recognition program' where you can nominate someone to receive a $100 gift card for going above and beyond. So another gal in the office and I decide that it's time one of the girls in resourcing gets recognized because she's pretty kickass. I volunteer to write the email and get to it this morning. I write up this flowery email saying about how much help she's been, how great her attitude is, how she's helped both our careers blahblahblah. I figure to give someone a gift card, you kinda have to butter it up a bit, but I don't think I go over board.

Anyways, stupid Citrix was acting all fuckity and because it was first thing in the morning on a CRAPPY SNOWCOVERED MONDAY I kinda rush it a bit and mistakenly
send an email out company wide because instead of selecting #corporate services, I selected #consulting services. I did that at 8am this morning. It is now 2:20 and I am STILL getting smacked with emails wanting to know why I'm sucking up, why I'm working on a date since I'm married, many many many whys and to be honest, it's fairly embarassing. I can't imagine how the gal in resourcing is getting teased back at the office. At least the $100 gift card was approved. I am definitely happy to be at a client site all this week.

At least I wasn't ripping on someone, or forwarding nasty emails and sent it company wide I guess. ugh.

[Cyrrex]

So...you and she going to have some hot sex now or what?

[murdoc]

If we do, I better send out another company wide email because a LOT of people want to know the answer to that question judging by the responses I got.