How Good a Husband are You? - 1933 Edition

[dnjan]

What, gents? No one up for the challenge?

I think it is simply fantastic! It's a shame there is only half of the wive's test (here: http://lileks.com/misc/33quiz/3.html ).

I like the demerit for wearing pajamas! I guess there are things about family life in the 30's that don't come out in the history books or old movies ...

 

[La Julia]

I found the link to the article so you can put it on your refrigerator door:
http://j-walk.com/other/goodwife/images/goodwifeguide.gif
lol lol lol

Some things remain the same, while other's have not..... at least not
some actions on the last page.........

 

[Fletch]

Comparing 1933 husbands with 1955 wives is anachronistic. A 1933 wife had more independence than her daughter would, mostly because she had to be more independent.

 

[Incorporeal13]

Thank goodness my S.O. and I aren't married.
:eusa_doh:

 

[Shirin]

All in good fun, missy! (Whoops! That'll get me in trouble!)
Just being facetious and silly - I actually am quite different than my flaming rhetoric. Just ask my old lady! (Whoops - I did it again!) -dixon cannon

Its fine dear. Must say though since I don't know you too well I couldn't tell if your writing is serious or not. I'm trying to learn everyones personality through thier posts and it takes a awhile. excuse me if I swung at you with the frying pan to early.

 

[Fletch]

Thank goodness my S.O. and I aren't married.
:eusa_doh:

Substract all points, 1933 or 1955. Call the police, call the church, call the Church Police, who will hound you off to Greenwich Village.

Today, of course, no big woop.

 

[Dixon Cannon]

Its fine dear. Must say though since I don't know you too well I couldn't tell if your writing is serious or not. I'm trying to learn everyones personality through thier posts and it takes a awhile. excuse me if I swung at you with the frying pan to early.

All is forgiven! Now back in the kitchen deary, and rattle those pots and pans! (sorry, I had too!)

-dixon cannon

 

[jamespowers]

All is forgiven! Now back in the kitchen deary, and rattle those pots and pans! (sorry, I had too!)

-dixon cannon

Stop that! You are making me hungry.

 

[Shirin]

All is forgiven! Now back in the kitchen deary, and rattle those pots and pans! (sorry, I had too!)

-dixon cannon

lol Yes dear. Would you like broiled pheasant and rhubarb pie tonight? Or would you prefer beef broth and jello?

 

[Dixon Cannon]

lol Yes dear. Would you like broiled pheasant and rhubarb pie tonight? Or would you prefer beef broth and jello?

"Yes, Deary. What ever you say. (As I go back to reading my newspaper smoking my cigar in my lazyboy wearing
only my skivvies!) And make it quick will ya! - I'm starving!" (LOL)

-dixon cannon

 

[dnjan]

This is starting to remind me of a bad country song from the '70s

"Put another log on the fire.
Cook me up some bacon and some beans.
And go out to the car and change the tyre.
Wash my socks and sew my old blue jeans.
Come on, baby, you can fill my pipe,
And then go fetch my slippers.
And boil me up another pot of tea.
Then put another log on the fire, babe,
And come and tell me why you're leaving me.

Now don't I let you wash the car on Sunday?
Don't I warn you when you're gettin fat?
Ain't I a-gonna take you fishin' with me someday?
Well, a man can't love a woman more than that.
Ain't I always nice to your kid sister?
Don't I take her driving every night?
So, sit here at my feet 'cos I like you when you're sweet,
And you know it ain't feminine to fight.

So, put another log on the fire.
Cook me up some bacon and some beans.
Go out to the car and lift it up and change the tyre.
Wash my socks and sew my old blue jeans.
Come on, baby, you can fill my pipe,
And then go fetch my slippers.
And boil me up another pot of tea.
Then put another log on the fire, babe,
And come and tell me why you're leaving me."

the Outlaws

 

[jamespowers]

"Yes, Deary. What ever you say. (As I go back to reading my newspaper smoking my cigar in my lazyboy wearing
only my skivvies!) And make it quick will ya! - I'm starving!" (LOL)

-dixon cannon

:eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap

 

[Sefton]

This is starting to remind me of a bad country song from the '70s

"Put another log on the fire.
Cook me up some bacon and some beans.
And go out to the car and change the tyre.
....."

the Outlaws

Tyre? Either a typo or a nafarious case of Englishmen trying to pass themselves off as "good old boys". What nerve!

 

[lolly_loisides]

Tyre? Either a typo or a nafarious case of Englishmen trying to pass themselves off as "good old boys". What nerve!

Don't beat him up just because he spells properly!!

 

[Helysoune]

And no one actually seems to have answered the quiz!! I'm quite proud to report that my mister comes in at a respectable 95.

 

[jamespowers]

Vintage married humor to go along with this:

RED SKELTON'S RECIPE FOR THE PERFECT MARRIAGE


1. Two times a week we go to a nice restaurant, have a
little beverage, good food and companionship
She goes on Tuesdays; I go on Fridays.

2. We also sleep in separate beds.
Hers is in California , and mine is in Texas .

3. I take my wife everywhere....
but she keeps finding her way back.

4. I asked my wife where she wanted to go for our anniversary. 'Somewhere I haven't been in a long time!' she said.
So I suggested the kitchen

5. We always hold hands. If I let go, she shops.

6. She has an electric blender, electric
toaster and electric bread maker.
She said 'There are too many gadgets, and no place
to sit down!' So I bought her an electric chair.

7. My wife told me the car wasn't running well
because there was water in the carburetor.
I asked where the car was. She told me, 'In the lake.'

8. She got a mud pack, and looked great for two days.
Then the mud fell off.

9. She ran after the garbage truck, yelling, 'Am I too late
for the garbage?' The driver said, 'No, jump in!'

10. Remember: Marriage is the number one cause of divorce.

11. I married Miss Right. I just didn't know her first name was Always.

12. I haven't spoken to my wife in 18 months I don't like to interrupt her.

13. The last fight was my fault though. My wife asked, 'What's on the TV?' I said, 'Dust!'



Can't you just hear him say all of these?

I love it........these were the good old days when humor didn't have to start with a four letter word. It was just clean and simple fun.

 

[Jedburgh OSS]

The more things change, the more they stay the same.

Now let's really have a good laugh...

How many men does it take to open a beer?
None, it should be opened when she brings it.

How do you fix a woman's watch?
You don't. There's a clock on the oven.

Why do women have smaller feet than men?
It's one of those 'evolutionary things' that allows them to stand closer to the kitchen sink.

Why is a Laundromat a really bad place to pick up a woman?
Because a woman who can't afford a washing machine will probably never be able to support you.

How do you know when a woman is about to say something smart?
When she starts a sentence with “A man once told me....”

If your dog is barking at the back door and your wife is yelling at the front door, who do you let in first?
The dog, of course, he'll shut up once you let him in.

Scientists have discovered a food that diminishes a woman's sex drive by 90%.
It's called a Wedding Cake.

Why do men die before their wives?
They want to.

...now put your hands together for Henny Youngman, or is it Rodney Dangerfield?

 

[Mr_D.]

I got 106 Merits - 23 Demerits for a total of 83 points.

 

[December]

My fiance came in at 65. Though as we have no children, I had to skip those questions.

 

[Darhling]

Genius test!! A yes for #22 in the Merit column scores so many plus points with me..