Uncle Joe Posted April 8, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2008 You just stepped in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Epiphany Posted April 8, 2008 Report Share Posted April 8, 2008 Quite so, Lass, quite so! Keep in mind, however, the testosterone level of most women... or should I say,"Whoa, Man?" Yeah I know, but my post supported me more, so then it's a tie I guess... this time. Bananas have potassium. :happybanana: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuzikTyme Posted April 8, 2008 Report Share Posted April 8, 2008 Good for "Charlie Horses" As well as other things. . . But me... I'm so old I don't buy green bananas anymore. ~George Burns Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawna Posted April 16, 2008 Report Share Posted April 16, 2008 Question for the men: Do you guys like greeting cards at all? Or would you be happier to just get the gift? (I'll share why I'm asking as soon as there's a few unbiased responses...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ombre Vivante Posted April 16, 2008 Report Share Posted April 16, 2008 The greeting card has to be one of those novelty cards with a nudie pic If you bring something like that, then a guy knows you were being really thoughtful of him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted April 16, 2008 Report Share Posted April 16, 2008 Question for the men: Do you guys like greeting cards at all? Or would you be happier to just get the gift? (I'll share why I'm asking as soon as there's a few unbiased responses...) Usually not , except from mom or unless the sendee writes a lovely message or the like- not the crap written by Hallmark . Otherwise , it's just a few seconds of pleasure , which you stick on a shelf and then trash ( or stuff in a drawer ) a few days later . I prefer the humorous ones . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Joe Posted April 16, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2008 I agree. Either write a personal note or make sure the card is funny enough to get a laugh. Otherwise, save your money. A phone call or personal visit are better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted April 16, 2008 Report Share Posted April 16, 2008 ^ I fully agree with these two Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Seeker Posted April 16, 2008 Report Share Posted April 16, 2008 Well, if the card contains money, I'll take a generic one with no personal message too... But yes, I agree too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Joe Posted April 16, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2008 Fin, Fin me boy. Tsk, tsk. Just when did you become so mercenary? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Seeker Posted April 16, 2008 Report Share Posted April 16, 2008 When I moved out and suddenly realised how expensive food really is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Joe Posted April 16, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2008 Aha...good answer. Carry on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawna Posted April 16, 2008 Report Share Posted April 16, 2008 Okay - cool. I'm not a big card-giver except to family (and at Christmastime). And Andy told me a story about how he made his son's fiancee cry once because she'd bought the son a gift, and a beautiful card with some sappy sentiment in it. He opened the car, scanned it, tossed it aside, and tore open the gift. Evidently they got in an argument about it, and Andy pointed out to her how men don't care about greeting cards at all, since it's someone else's words and don't mean anything. He told her to save her money in the future. She argued with him and said, "that's not true!" so Andy said, "Well, let's ask." So they asked the son/fiance, and he said, "It's true." So the girl ran upstairs crying and wouldn't come down most of the day. I'm discovering that Andy's right about a lot of stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny Posted April 16, 2008 Report Share Posted April 16, 2008 My husband's birthday was last week. I got him one funny card and one that played the theme song to "The Twilight Zone". I skip the sappy ones when it comes to him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mars88 Posted April 16, 2008 Report Share Posted April 16, 2008 Our family rarely buys cards for each other these days. The children don't appreciate the thought involved...the little maggots are only interested in the gift! I used to find brand new cards around the house...birthday, Mother's Day, etc. that my husband had purchased but never gave to the recipient. I finally told him, as long as he remembered the special day, no card was required. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuzikTyme Posted April 16, 2008 Report Share Posted April 16, 2008 "The Twilight Zone". Do-dee-do-do-dodee-doo-do!\ Amazing, what that'll do for the imagination; as well as other . . . things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Laurie_ Posted April 16, 2008 Report Share Posted April 16, 2008 I've noticed that guys like the funny cards also...and kind of just toss the sappy ones aside... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lea Posted April 17, 2008 Report Share Posted April 17, 2008 Personally, I don't really like thing like greeting cards because It's such a waste of natural resources. I'm not a Green Peacer or anything thing like that but for some reason I hate to see paper being wasted on something you can't reuse. I saw so much of that kind of thing working in offices it just made me a little funny about people wasting so much paper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuzikTyme Posted April 17, 2008 Report Share Posted April 17, 2008 Everyone likes surprises, no doubt. But is a surprise flowers or cards? I think not! A true surprise is one that no one else has ever thought about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levis Posted April 17, 2008 Report Share Posted April 17, 2008 Personally, I don't really like thing like greeting cards because It's such a waste of natural resources. I'm not a Green Peacer or anything thing like that but for some reason I hate to see paper being wasted on something you can't reuse. I saw so much of that kind of thing working in offices it just made me a little funny about people wasting so much paper Really? Well, sure they use up paper, but I'd always expect office work to waste much much more paper. When I was interning and even in uni, everyone usually prints on one side of the sheet. I like to use both. Though, to be honest, the place where I worked tried to avoid using paper at all and there were no greeting cards. But here everyone does all this single-sided printing for the assignments, and I don't care if it's easier to read, it annoys me to see that one side go unused! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Joe Posted April 17, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2008 Come to think of it though...I must admit that when I receive a card in the mail my first reaction is to be pleased that someone thought of me. Vanity, I suppose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuzikTyme Posted April 17, 2008 Report Share Posted April 17, 2008 Appreciation would've been my first thought as I'm sure it is yours. Always nice to get a card. . . especially aces . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawna Posted April 17, 2008 Report Share Posted April 17, 2008 I think it's quite a different experience to receive a card via mail than it is to have a card handed to you along with a gift. The card in the mail tells you someone is thinking about you... the card attached to the gift is maybe just a minor diversion until you can get your hands on the good stuff. I've already told Andy I will never give him a card, and he's rather happy about that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levis Posted April 17, 2008 Report Share Posted April 17, 2008 I don't know... I love the cards my friends give me with the gift. They're not an add-on... they're a part of the present too. Because my friends are funny and their cards are always fun to read A gift is just a 'thing'. The card has their handwriting and doodles on it. Gift sans card is kinda impersonal to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted April 17, 2008 Report Share Posted April 17, 2008 Ok - getting a card , taking it from the mail box and opening it is a treat . But as I stated before , men then open it , scan it , and then dismiss it , usually - unless it relates to some crisis or something . And if there's no joke/witty insult/ personal message etc. , then it's soon headed for the bin . I do sympathize with those who spend a lot of time picking just the 'right' card - done it myself -but I think a humerous card works better for men in that you are showing a common sense of their humor , which they appreciate more than just a poetic ditty . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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