Just " how" do they know ?

[Jimbo]

Ah!...This is an easy one to answer!...When She says "Wot another one!" I just say " Oh no not mine! this is Kev's (Nap) cos Carole won't let him buy anymore so he has them sent here on the QT"
Cheers
Jim

 

[peedee]

Jimbo = genius

So it seems !

What I did for years before recognition dawned that moaning is useless to some one who is deaf
unless offered a coffee, ( I can hear that outside with wirless headphones at full blast through double glazing).
Is s very simple procedure.

1 month before all calender event birthday, xmas, easter, father's day, anniversary, hogmany, halloween,
burns night, st andrew's day etc; I leave out the full catalogue printed pdf pages etc of every model figure I can think of,
in the safe and certain knowledge it's only ever going to be socks, a giant toblerone and licqourice allsorts anyway that I receive.

That then gives me free reign to buy anything and say, well you didn't buy me it/them and I was really hoping you'd get it for me.
Guilt all round, except for me.

I also get things posted to my workplace where people actually do understand and appreciate me and my genius, my obvious charm,
modesty and boundless talent
Apparently

Most of the above is true

Paul

 

[Nap]

Jimbo,

That's right blame me ......by the way ....I have a couple more heading up to your front door ......of course Mrs Jimbo will believe me when I say I know nothing about them ....

Paul,

That's brilliant but I also leave " catalogues" out ......packed full of " models" ......but that's another story!

Nap.

 

[peedee]

Paul, That's brilliant but I also leave " catalogues" out ......packed full of " models" ......but that's another story!
Nap.

'Toy'rus' 'playmobil' and 'duplo lego' doesn't count Kev
You'd pull the legs off the figures and fix 'em onto a 4 spot square block
(Insert emoji for laughing behind my hand and loud guffaw please).
P

 

[Tubby-Nuts2]

I truly wish there was a really simple answer to this conundrum. However, it seems to be my unfortunate timing, that necessitates me to adorn a 'Hard Hat', and find a convenient 'Bunker'. . Oh! the 'Ear-Bashing', is beyond words. x 12.

Although in truth, (ish), I am done with buying! so this is no longer a concern for me.


Mark

 

[ChaosCossack]

Kevin you should really go to Jim's place one day and pick up all "your" parcels that have been delivered there.

Colin

 

[garyhiggins]

I've just had a startling revelation......... The worlds greatest ever Tactician, Sun Tzu, was just a frustrated modeller trying to get his purchases past his missus.................... All those years ago??????????

 

[Uruk-Hai]

As Jim also more or less stated, you can grease the door, by talking to SWMBO about "friends" in the hobby and what horrible spouses they have and how they deny their men the fun of the hobby. Like going to shows, buying kit etc.

You can also spice it up with one or two imageniary friends that actually divorces their wives. With the wives in question ending up miserable.

Cheers
Janne Nilsson

 

[garyhiggins]

As Jim also more or less stated, you can grease the door, by talking to SWMBO about "friends" in the hobby and what horrible spouses they have and how they deny their men the fun of the hobby. Like going to shows, buying kit etc.

You can also spice it up with one or two imageniary friends that actually divorces their wives. With the wives in question ending up miserable.

Cheers
Janne Nilsson

The trouble is Janne, if you bring up the morality play of an imaginary friend who divorced his wife because she spoiled his modelling habits, she might counter with the hunky new adonis in the office who's been ever so attentive and thinks she ought to have more fun than that boring old husband of hers is giving her, and had she considered trading him in for a newer, less creaky model?
Beware!!!! where it comes to devious we are mere amateurs

 

[peedee]

The trouble is Janne,........she might counter with the hunky new adonis in the office who's been ever so attentive and thinks she ought to have more fun than that boring old husband of hers is giving her,...............................

If it's any help, she can model for me I'm chunky and 'work' in an office
P aDonis

 

[DEL]

As Jim also more or less stated, you can grease the door, by talking to SWMBO about "friends" in the hobby and what horrible spouses they have and how they deny their men the fun of the hobby. Like going to shows, buying kit etc.

You can also spice it up with one or two imageniary friends that actually divorces their wives. With the wives in question ending up miserable.

Cheers
Janne Nilsson

You've always got to be cautious. For example I said to the missus last week that if she didn't cut me some slack I'd consider moving to a wee apartment I've had my eye on.
Her reply ........ tears of laughter and those 4 magic words "good luck with that"

 

[Uruk-Hai]

Yeah, I see that you have been letting it slide for far too many years. First thing is to learn how to lie cautially, through your teeth and on instinct.

I love when my spouse is out with her friends and hear them bitching about their men. It makes her apreciate what shes got, even if its not much.

Cheers
Janne Nilsson

 

[Uruk-Hai]

You've always got to be cautious. For example I said to the missus last week that if she didn't cut me some slack I'd consider moving to a wee apartment I've had my eye on.
Her reply ........ tears of laughter and those 4 magic words "good luck with that"

I know what you mean, here we call it nursing home.

Cheers
Janne Nilsson

 

[Uruk-Hai]

The trouble is Janne, if you bring up the morality play of an imaginary friend who divorced his wife because she spoiled his modelling habits, she might counter with the hunky new adonis in the office who's been ever so attentive and thinks she ought to have more fun than that boring old husband of hers is giving her, and had she considered trading him in for a newer, less creaky model?
Beware!!!! where it comes to devious we are mere amateurs

Just put on some music and sing along aloud and say that you really love that song.


Cheers
Janne Nilsson

 

[garyhiggins]

There was once a modeller who's wife didn't understand him and cluttered up his "me" time with all sorts of things like "have you taken the trash out?" and "the lawn needs cutting" and " don;t you think it's about time you did the hoovering!!!!!!!!!!" And this got to him to such an extent that he hatched a plot and did a secret deal with the postman to sneak him in a brand new digital lazer printer that he'd heard about on planetFigure when she wasn't home. and he went into all the in's and out's of lazer printers, and learned how to print himself a gun. Rather a nice one with ivory grips and two notches on the hand grip. I forget wether it was a Colt or a Smith and Wesson, but who cares? Anyway, when she came home from Tesco's, she found him in the kitchen with the gun to his head
She looked at him in disgust and asked him what he thought he was doing? He replied "I've had it, you're always on at me, Nag Nag Nag, Yakety, Yakety, Yakety, I can't cope anymore..................... And I'm going to end it all. She said "Oh! Don't be stupid" and she started falling about laughing. He looked at her, deflated and said "I don't know what you're laughing at? You're Next!!!!!"
ANON

 

[Uruk-Hai]

I really like happy endings!

But if he had learned to print figures from the printer instead of a gun, the hazzle with the postman and deliverys wouldnt be a problem?

Cheers
Janne Nilsson

 

[garyhiggins]

Oh blast!!!!!!!! I hadn't thought of that

 

[Nap]

If it's any help, she can model for me I'm chunky and 'work' in an office
P aDonis

Paul......chunky with a capital C eh!!..bit like me LARDY with even larger capital L !!!.....

...sorry for one fleeting moment I thought you said you worked!


I am sure SWMBO might be interested ...get her out the house ....and away from the postman ....if Carole reads this.....anyone got a spare room!

Nap

 

[garyhiggins]

There was an article on this mornings news that the greatest cause of arguments among middle aged couples was, wait for it........, Money. I didn't know there were so many of us buying figures ? (Military Modelling, eat your heart out, WE are winning!!!!!!!!!!!!).
Gary.

 

[peedee]

Paul.........sorry for one fleeting moment I thought you said you worked!
I am sure SWMBO might be interested ...get her out the house ....and away from the postman ....if Carole reads this.....anyone got a spare room! Nap

Kev, I know it's a strange notion to an idle wastrel like yourself, bear with me, I won't use long words m'dear boy
'Work' is a place I visit a few days a week mate, the best bacon butties in the northwest are in the caff at the building entrance, inside I have a swivelly high back leather chair to sleep in and acess to free wi-fi . Surrounded by multi story office blocks full of beautiful creatures to chat to at lunch and I stay there till they pay me and go home.
That is work..... What I does while you are ferreting in jimbo's cupboards for bisciuts or playing hide and seek with the models he's hiding for you from the fragrant carol.

I really like happy endings!
But if he had learned to print figures from the printer instead of a gun, the hazzle with the postman and deliverys wouldnt be a problem?
CheersJanne Nilsson

.

Janne if that was gary , it would still have a similar ending...

"This is the epson hp 357 the most powerful 3d printer in the world and can print your head clean off.
Now I can't exactly remember if I printed 5 or 6 figures,
so tell me.. Punk... Do you feel lucky?"


Paul