A gadget for my wife?

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I'm dying for the new Tungsten T5 but my wife insists that I'm not
allowed any new gadgets until I find an equally enticing one to get for
her. Are there any women out there who can help me out? Men with tech-
happy wives or girlfriends? I must have the Tungsten... What can I tempt
her with?

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On Mon, 08 Nov 2004 22:44:22 GMT, Marcus McDonald
<Marcus_hatesspamMcDonald@techie.com > managed to remove the duct
tape and said:

>I'm dying for the new Tungsten T5 but my wife insists that I'm not
>allowed any new gadgets until I find an equally enticing one to get for
>her. Are there any women out there who can help me out? Men with tech-
>happy wives or girlfriends? I must have the Tungsten... What can I tempt
>her with?

Something with batteries in it, I guess...

--
I put 2 and 2 together and got 22.

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On Mon, 08 Nov 2004 18:12:24 -0500, Bruno <insert@address.here> wrote:

>On Mon, 08 Nov 2004 22:44:22 GMT, Marcus McDonald
><Marcus_hatesspamMcDonald@techie.com > managed to remove the duct
>tape and said:
>
>>I'm dying for the new Tungsten T5 but my wife insists that I'm not
>>allowed any new gadgets until I find an equally enticing one to get for
>>her. Are there any women out there who can help me out? Men with tech-
>>happy wives or girlfriends? I must have the Tungsten... What can I tempt
>>her with?
>
>Something with batteries in it, I guess...

ROFLMAO!!! sorry.

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In article <MPG.1bf995b8482e26c49896a2@news.GTE.net>,
Marcus McDonald <Marcus_hatesspamMcDonald@techie.com > wrote:

> I'm dying for the new Tungsten T5 but my wife insists that I'm not
> allowed any new gadgets until I find an equally enticing one to get for
> her. Are there any women out there who can help me out? Men with tech-
> happy wives or girlfriends? I must have the Tungsten... What can I tempt
> her with?

My wife loves her own PDA, which she uses to read ebooks on. She always
has about 50 ebooks with her at any time which she can read while
waiting for things, as well as reading in bed with the lights out.

She loves her iPodmini, which she listens to at work.

She loves her iBook, which she uses to keep her lap warm during the
winter, as well as surf'in the web, on-line shopping (great to avoid the
Christmas crunch in the Malls and stores), working from home, etc...

While she has a cell phone, it is mostly for emergency use in her case.
But this is a chance for you to get a Treo 600 for your wife. PDA and
Phone in one :-) Or one of the other Smart Phone combos.

My wife has already informed me that "She" wants to be the one to pick
the Large Screen HDTV LCD TV _WHEN_ it is time to get a new TV.
Personally I think she wants to replace the entertainment center with
all new furniture, but what the heck, it means I might get an HDTV
someday, and I'm sure I can make suggestions during the process :-)

My wife wants new Ski Boots. Ski Boots are High Tech these days, and
not cheap either, especially when you throw in a weekend at Stratton
Mountain so that we can take advantage of "Green Mountain Orthotic Lab"
for professional boot fitting :-) She has fairly new skis, so I think
that is safe from high spending.

Bob Harris

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Marcus McDonald wrote:
> I'm dying for the new Tungsten T5 but my wife insists that I'm not
> allowed any new gadgets until I find an equally enticing one to get for
> her. Are there any women out there who can help me out? Men with tech-
> happy wives or girlfriends? I must have the Tungsten... What can I tempt
> her with?

How about a T5? If it's what you want, why cant she want one too?

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Marcus McDonald <Marcus_hatesspamMcDonald@techie.com > wrote in message news:<MPG.1bf995b8482e26c49896a2@news.GTE.net>...
> I'm dying for the new Tungsten T5 but my wife insists that I'm not
> allowed any new gadgets until I find an equally enticing one to get for
> her. Are there any women out there who can help me out? Men with tech-
> happy wives or girlfriends? I must have the Tungsten... What can I tempt
> her with?

Buy her an ipod ---- that's a cool gadget even women like.

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Jack,

Don't s'pose you've considered some "rubbers" as well??

:-)

"Jack" <jackj1//hates spam//@adelphia.net> wrote in message
news:vua1p09gsmifdnbeg4kcnvpaiij4glsdqt@4ax.com...
> Mine loves her new pencil!! A couple of years ago, I gave her some
> paper which she thought was a ridiculous gift. Then, last year I gave
> her a pencil. Now, she uses both gifts every day. Her friends think
> she is the high-tech queen.
>
> I'm going to try to find one of those pencil sharpeners for this
> Christmas.
>
> Jack
>
> On Mon, 08 Nov 2004 22:44:22 GMT, Marcus McDonald
> <Marcus_hatesspamMcDonald@techie.com > wrote:
>
> >I'm dying for the new Tungsten T5 but my wife insists that I'm not
> >allowed any new gadgets until I find an equally enticing one to get for
> >her. Are there any women out there who can help me out? Men with tech-
> >happy wives or girlfriends? I must have the Tungsten... What can I tempt
> >her with?
>

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On Tue, 09 Nov 2004 11:43:56 GMT, Jack <jackj1//hates
spam//@adelphia.net> wrote:

> Mine loves her new pencil!! A couple of years ago, I gave her some
> paper which she thought was a ridiculous gift. Then, last year I gave
> her a pencil. Now, she uses both gifts every day. Her friends think
> she is the high-tech queen.

Are you sure that she's as happy as you think she is? I've heard
that she just bought an eraser and she's trying to find you. When
she does, your domicile may also have a new ruler.

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In article <MPG.1bf995b8482e26c49896a2@news.GTE.net>,
Marcus McDonald <Marcus_hatesspamMcDonald@techie.com > wrote:

> I'm dying for the new Tungsten T5 but my wife insists that I'm not
> allowed any new gadgets until I find an equally enticing one to get for
> her. Are there any women out there who can help me out? Men with tech-
> happy wives or girlfriends? I must have the Tungsten... What can I tempt
> her with?

You could buy her a new vacuum cleaner. Besides being practical, you
will then have plenty of time by yourself to play with your new
Tungsten. It would help if you also like sleeping on the couch. 8-|

-Doug

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"Marcus McDonald" <Marcus_hatesspamMcDonald@techie.com > wrote in message
news:MPG.1bf995b8482e26c49896a2@news.GTE.net...
> I'm dying for the new Tungsten T5 but my wife insists that I'm not
> allowed any new gadgets until I find an equally enticing one to get for
> her. Are there any women out there who can help me out? Men with tech-
> happy wives or girlfriends? I must have the Tungsten... What can I tempt
> her with?

Jewelry. Haven't been married long, have you?

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"Erica" <erica_kholod@lycos.com> wrote in message
news:NIukd.23148$KJ6.427@newsread1.news.pas.earthlink.net...
> "Alan" <alan@erols.com> wrote in news:2vetpvF2jumn8U1@uni-berlin.de:
>
> >
> > "Marcus McDonald" <Marcus_hatesspamMcDonald@techie.com > wrote in
> message
> > news:MPG.1bf995b8482e26c49896a2@news.GTE.net...
> >> I'm dying for the new Tungsten T5 but my wife insists that I'm not
> >> allowed any new gadgets until I find an equally enticing one to get
> for
> >> her. Are there any women out there who can help me out? Men with
> tech-
> >> happy wives or girlfriends? I must have the Tungsten... What can I
> tempt
> >> her with?
> >
> > Jewelry. Haven't been married long, have you?
> >
> >
>
> Jewelry is always a good call, but have one of her friends or her sister
> help you pick it out. 99% of the time when a guy buys jewelry alone, the
> woman doesn't like it and only pretends she does. It's a fact. You're
> wife won't agree with me because she doesn't want to hurt your feelings,
> but ask your sister.
>
> My husband knows he'd be killed if he tried to foist a vacuum on me, but
> I'd definitely be tempted by a robot vacuum as a gadget. That's the
> female opinion. I already have a T3 and I'm pretty satisfied with that,
> so I am not all that excited about the T5.

In my case, my wife will tell me if she doesn't like it, which is fine with
me. And after 23 years, I know what she likes- most of the time.

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In article <NIukd.23148$KJ6.427@newsread1.news.pas.earthlink.net>,
Erica <erica_kholod@lycos.com> wrote:

> Jewelry is always a good call, but have one of her friends or her sister
> help you pick it out. 99% of the time when a guy buys jewelry alone, the
> woman doesn't like it and only pretends she does. It's a fact. You're
> wife won't agree with me because she doesn't want to hurt your feelings,
> but ask your sister.

Interesting. I never would have thought of that. But hey, I'm just a
guy so what do I know? ;-) But thanks for the tip. I will remember
that one. I *always* let my wife make the aesthetic decisions such as
what color to paint a room, style of furniture, etc. And I don't mind
because she is far better at that sort of thing than I.


> My husband knows he'd be killed if he tried to foist a vacuum on me, but
> I'd definitely be tempted by a robot vacuum as a gadget.

Surely you knew that was in jest. Yes, of course you did.

> That's the
> female opinion.

Thanks for providing it. We males need help with these things
(seriously!).

Regards,

-Doug

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In article <NIukd.23148$KJ6.427@newsread1.news.pas.earthlink.net>, Erica <erica_kholod@lycos.com> wrote:
>Jewelry is always a good call, but have one of her friends or her sister
>help you pick it out. 99% of the time when a guy buys jewelry alone, the
[snip]

>My husband knows he'd be killed if he tried to foist a vacuum on me, but
>I'd definitely be tempted by a robot vacuum as a gadget. [snip]

you're right that vacuum cleaner does not count as a "gift"! neither do
household appliances. (except those restaurant grade gas range. i really want
one) :-)

you guys got me thinking now. i got a digital camera last year + few GPSs. &
i don't feel like upgrading PDA so frequently. i think i like a small laptop
for browing in bed, or another (nice) fountain pen. or really long leather
boots (above knees).

regards,

Pam @ Home

Cort Furniture Rental and Honesty are two exclusive concepts.

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If your house is fairly clean,not cluttered, and you have pets go for
the Roomba Red. Amazon has them for $125. It will serve as an entry
point to technology. It's dynamite for cleaning up small particles
(won't pick up golf balls).
It also has great expansion capabilities. You can probably control it
from your new T5.
You can buy more "accessories" for later gifts, such as a self
charging base station. Then when you've used your T5 to control it
for a year you can hand the T5 down to her and get a T6.

"Ruby Vee" <rubyvee3@comcast.net> wrote in message news:<fJ6dnfG_xrnPYA_cRVn-gg@comcast.com>...
> <William P.N. Smith> wrote in message
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> > Marcus McDonald <Marcus_hatesspamMcDonald@techie.com > wrote:
> > >allowed any new gadgets until I find an equally enticing one to get for
> > >her.
> >
> > Yeah, besides the old standby (jewelry), the iPod is a pretty good
> > bet. Why not let her find something she wants?
>
> I'd get her a T-5 to go with yours. Or a new laptop. An iPod?
> girls like gadgets, too.
>
> Ruby