CameronL Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 (edited) 50 minutes ago, Hroth said: SWMBO is out as well, too pejorative to my thinking! But secretly that's exactly how they think of themselves. Edited May 13, 2022 by CameronL Typo 2 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obi-Jiff Kenobi Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 I sometimes call mine ‘fat cow’ to her face, and survive! She just laughs because she knows it’s not true. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 Just now, Obi-Jiff Kenobi said: I sometimes call mine ‘fat cow’ to her face, and survive! She just laughs because she knows it’s not true. But one day... 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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MartynJPearson Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 Wife's got a full on night tonight at guide camp. It's going to be intense. 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RMweb Gold The Johnster Posted May 13, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 13, 2022 5 hours ago, Hroth said: Squeeze seems informal and "cozy" and must work for you, but describing one's chosen (for both sides) Is a minefield to be sure. SWMBO is out as well, too pejorative to my thinking! I don't like SWMBO either. but it is at least better than some of the more traditional middle class epiphets, like 'The Memsahib' or the 'little woman'. Worst, and once all too frequent in model railway magazines, was 'The Distaff Side', grounds for at least divorce if not outright murder IMHO. Some of the old working class ones were a bit better, 'me old dutch', 'er ladyship', 'trouble and strife', and so on, but 'er indoors' was a bit suspect. I first heard 'Squeeze' in this context about 15 years ago from a friend's teenage daughter, who also referred to passionate kissing as 'sucking face', which I rather liked but do not use. Squeeze seemed to me to be a handy catch-all, acceptable in a variety of circumstances, and The Squeeze agrees. I am, of course, her Squeeze. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeithMacdonald Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 RMWeb inmates auditioning for a new film on How To make Ultra-Realistic Scenery? (Actually, hard-core Ordnance Survey on active duty somewhere in Manchester) Source: https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/nostalgia/gallery/online-archive-houses-thousands-images-14399203 8 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium BR60103 Posted May 14, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 14, 2022 Isaac Asimov claimed to be puzzled at the reaction when he referred to his wife as "the woman I live with". 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Ian Smeeton Posted May 14, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 14, 2022 "The Current Mrs Smeeton" fell out of favour fairly quickly. "Boss" has been more enduring. Regards Ian 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted May 14, 2022 Share Posted May 14, 2022 (edited) 13 hours ago, The Johnster said: I don't like SWMBO either. but it is at least better than some of the more traditional middle class epiphets, like 'The Memsahib' or the 'little woman'. Worst, and once all too frequent in model railway magazines, was 'The Distaff Side', grounds for at least divorce if not outright murder IMHO. Some of the old working class ones were a bit better, 'me old dutch', 'er ladyship', 'trouble and strife', and so on, but 'er indoors' was a bit suspect. I first heard 'Squeeze' in this context about 15 years ago from a friend's teenage daughter, who also referred to passionate kissing as 'sucking face', which I rather liked but do not use. Squeeze seemed to me to be a handy catch-all, acceptable in a variety of circumstances, and The Squeeze agrees. I am, of course, her Squeeze. In amateur radio circles it used to be common (don't know if it still is) to refer to a girlfriend as a YL, and the wife as an XYL. Based on QSL codes, I believe... Passionate kissing can also be referred to as "tonsil hockey". Edited May 14, 2022 by Hroth spein as ushual - just one letter this time! 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hibelroad Posted May 14, 2022 Share Posted May 14, 2022 8 hours ago, BR60103 said: Isaac Asimov claimed to be puzzled at the reaction when he referred to his wife as "the woman I live with". Perhaps the problem was his grammar, he should have said the the woman with whom I live. 1 1 3 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Pilotman Posted May 14, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 14, 2022 Interesting to hear all these terms for wife. I’ll ask the Gruffalo which one she prefers. 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Chris116 Posted May 14, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 14, 2022 10 minutes ago, The Pilotman said: Interesting to hear all these terms for wife. I’ll ask the Gruffalo which one she prefers. My wife likes to be referred to as the 'Princess of Southfields'! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted May 14, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 14, 2022 15 minutes ago, The Pilotman said: Interesting to hear all these terms for wife. I’ll ask the Gruffalo which one she prefers. Boss? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Johnster Posted May 14, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 14, 2022 I referred to my first (and only) wife as ‘my first wife’, but only once… At least I never stooped to the levels encountered in CB radio and some petrolhead circles, ‘seat cover’. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium kevinlms Posted May 14, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 14, 2022 Some people like to refer to a 'better half'. I refuse that, by referring to as the 'other half'. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steamport Southport Posted May 14, 2022 Share Posted May 14, 2022 I call mine "my little treasure". People keep asking me where I dug her up! My wife said "women are like fine wine they get better with age". So I locked her in the cellar. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obi-Jiff Kenobi Posted May 14, 2022 Share Posted May 14, 2022 8 hours ago, Ian Smeeton said: "The Current Mrs Smeeton" fell out of favour fairly quickly. "Boss" has been more enduring. Regards Ian I call my ‘work wife’ (manager with whom I get on well) Boss. I even gave her a mug with ‘The Boss’ on, which she loved. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Dave 46 Posted May 14, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 14, 2022 I use "leader of the opposition". The leader of the opposition also uses it about me. Dave 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Ramblin Rich Posted May 14, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 14, 2022 I've joined an association dedicated the safe keeping of book storage units "We are the shelf preservation society" 1 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcm@gwr Posted May 14, 2022 Share Posted May 14, 2022 19 minutes ago, Ramblin Rich said: I've joined an association dedicated the safe keeping of book storage units "We are the shelf preservation society" Was Sir Sean Connery your patron? 1 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeithMacdonald Posted May 14, 2022 Share Posted May 14, 2022 2 minutes ago, jcm@gwr said: Was Sir Sean Connery your patron? Nah, it's was Michael Caine. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeithMacdonald Posted May 14, 2022 Share Posted May 14, 2022 23 minutes ago, Ramblin Rich said: I've joined an association dedicated the safe keeping of book storage units "We are the shelf preservation society" Point of information, M'Lud, here's their website. The Shelf Preservation Society 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Ian J. Posted May 14, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 14, 2022 Two silk worms had a race. It ended in a tie... 😉 1 3 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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