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FirstNationalBastard		2012-08-11 12:58:56 PM

Was this study conducted by broads?

Men don't spend foolishly when women aren't around, they just spend on stuff they enjoy, which to women, is foolish because it's not being spent on them.

Pud		2012-08-11 01:05:18 PM

Dames.... Ya' can't live without them, and ya' can't tie them up, gag them and throw them in the trunk of your car. What else is there to do but throw money at them

loonatic112358		2012-08-11 01:34:07 PM

only at places like frys, or the game shop, or radio shack, or the hardware store,

it's shiny i must have it

Ooba Tooba		2012-08-11 01:34:23 PM

Crystallized in 1. Nice job, FNB

Memes Ate My Balls		2012-08-11 01:34:35 PM

Friend of mine saved up 3k, impressive for an unskilled laborer.
Within a month of moving in with a lady friend, it was all gone.

/ YMMV

loonatic112358		2012-08-11 01:35:03 PM

Pud: Dames.... Ya' can't live without them, and ya' can't tie them up, gag them and throw them in the trunk of your car. What else is there to do but throw money at them

this is why you purchase a buick sedan, you could store 2-3 people in the trunk of a buick lesabre

Zizzowop		2012-08-11 01:38:23 PM

Yeah, and women are just plain foolish spenders.

Threadslayer		2012-08-11 01:39:15 PM

You callin' my vette dumb?

Don't Troll Me Bro!		2012-08-11 01:40:05 PM

Pud: Dames.... Ya' can't live without them, and ya' can't tie them up, gag them and throw them in the trunk of your car. What else is there to do but throw money at them

You're not looking hard enough.

IPnooM		2012-08-11 01:41:58 PM

It is almost as if when they are not dating, they have all this extra money to spend stupidly...how is this possible?

Skr		2012-08-11 01:42:35 PM

Hrmm. "They were then asked whether they would like to receive $35 tomorrow or $45 in 33 days."

I'd say 35 tomorrow. No idea if I'll be alive in 33 days to spend that.

KrispyKritter		2012-08-11 01:43:24 PM

FNB must know Mrs.Kritter. anything that she didn't bring in the house herself is unnecessary, trash, in the way, clutter, junk, waste and should be hauled out to the curb. i even gave up trying to own my own car, as it's been made clear to me there is no money for repairs of anything i buy to drive. of course there is cash galore to make monthly payments & maintenance on whatever she chooses to buy & drive.

/bitter, angry, saving up for a divorce
//i should have killed her 20 years ago, i would be out of prison by now

HaywoodJablonski		2012-08-11 01:46:48 PM

Subby's clearly single and/or a gay male

The_Gallant_Gallstone		2012-08-11 01:47:42 PM

Sounds about right.

Nina Haagen Dazs		2012-08-11 01:48:54 PM

having spent $1,400 on tools this month, I'm getting a kick....
Never would have gotten away with that when I was married.

dustman81		2012-08-11 01:49:06 PM

KrispyKritter: FNB must know Mrs.Kritter. anything that she didn't bring in the house herself is unnecessary, trash, in the way, clutter, junk, waste and should be hauled out to the curb. i even gave up trying to own my own car, as it's been made clear to me there is no money for repairs of anything i buy to drive. of course there is cash galore to make monthly payments & maintenance on whatever she chooses to buy & drive.

/bitter, angry, saving up for a divorce
//i should have killed her 20 years ago, i would be out of prison by now

Is this your wife?
www.grownheadz.com

Jon iz teh kewl		2012-08-11 01:50:51 PM

i just spent $75 on groceries. luckily $27 of that was covered by Access food assistance!!

titwrench		2012-08-11 01:52:19 PM

FirstNationalBastard: Was this study conducted by broads?

Men don't spend foolishly when women aren't around, they just spend on stuff they enjoy, which to women, is foolish because it's not being spent on them.

I have noticed that since the future Mrs titwrench and I moved in together I have much more money saved but less cool shiat.

HaywoodJablonski		2012-08-11 01:52:25 PM

HaywoodJablonski: Subby's clearly single and/or a gay male

And/or a female I suppose

cig-mkr		2012-08-11 01:52:56 PM

And this is why prostitution should be legal, pay for the action you want and send them away. The rest of the day / night is yours to do what you want. Take the cash you have left and save / spend the way you choose. Don't have to listen to the bullshiat or visit in laws you don't give a shiat about.

titwrench		2012-08-11 01:54:14 PM

Nina Haagen Dazs: having spent $1,400 on tools this month, I'm getting a kick....
Never would have gotten away with that when I was married.

Ohhhhh what did you get? My last awesome tool I was able to buy was a Miller Welder.

Ed Finnerty		2012-08-11 01:55:15 PM

Men do not spend nearly enough money on toilet paper or cotton balls.

WTF is your problem, men?

beta_plus		2012-08-11 01:56:24 PM

Few things make you less attractive to Western women than when you spend money on them.

/Russian actually appreciate it when you buy them flowers
//no, really, I was surprised too

Nina Haagen Dazs		2012-08-11 01:57:22 PM

titwrench: Nina Haagen Dazs: having spent $1,400 on tools this month, I'm getting a kick....
Never would have gotten away with that when I was married.

Ohhhhh what did you get? My last awesome tool I was able to buy was a Miller Welder.

New miter saw/stand, an air compressor, an assortment if nailers, a hammer drill and a crap ton of Klein tools for electrical work.
Absolutely giddy. :)

FirstNationalBastard		2012-08-11 01:58:19 PM

Ed Finnerty: Men do not spend nearly enough money on toilet paper or cotton balls.

WTF is your problem, men?

Toilet paper?

Bah.

If I run out, there's a pile of dirty socks within reach..

mr lawson		2012-08-11 01:59:41 PM

Men are foolish spenders ~~if they're not~~ when they are around women.

That is what the article says. And it is true.

spacelord321		2012-08-11 02:00:46 PM

titwrench		2012-08-11 02:00:51 PM

Nina Haagen Dazs: titwrench: Nina Haagen Dazs: having spent $1,400 on tools this month, I'm getting a kick....
Never would have gotten away with that when I was married.

Ohhhhh what did you get? My last awesome tool I was able to buy was a Miller Welder.

New miter saw/stand, an air compressor, an assortment if nailers, a hammer drill and a crap ton of Klein tools for electrical work.
Absolutely giddy. :)

Klein? You obviously know what you are doing. Carry on.

UncleStumpy		2012-08-11 02:01:47 PM

I'd agree with this. I've never been a bug dater, always preferred to do my own thing, and have spent impulsively.

This hasn't caused me major debt, but for the most part, living pay cheque to cheque. Now that I'm engaged, I'm finding it a hard habit to break, which is quite frustrating.

MattyBlast		2012-08-11 02:02:30 PM

Who's the dick-head that wrote this inaccurate, sexist shiat?!?

cowgirl toffee		2012-08-11 02:06:44 PM

FirstNationalBastard: Ed Finnerty: Men do not spend nearly enough money on toilet paper or cotton balls.

WTF is your problem, men?

Toilet paper?

Bah.

If I run out, there's a pile of dirty socks within reach..

And... all you have to do is turn them inside out and wear them a few more days.

Ed Finnerty		2012-08-11 02:06:48 PM

UncleStumpy: I'd agree with this. I've never been a bug dater, always preferred to do my own thing, and have spent impulsively.

Congratulations?

StoPPeRmobile		2012-08-11 02:07:08 PM

comslave		2012-08-11 02:07:25 PM

No, men spend money on what they want when not serving women. If you want and can afford a Porsche, there's nothing foolish about that. Their definition of "foolish" is that which does not serve women.

Honest Bender		2012-08-11 02:07:29 PM

The study obviously missed my neck of the woods. I'm debt free and manage to save a bit of money every month. My GF is a classic small item buyer. Not a week goes by that she doesn't buy at least 2-3 small items off Amazon.

Consequently, I always have money for things like dates and she occasionally has to borrow money from me to make ends meet. Yet it's always her who is talking about buying new furniture, buying this or that... and it's always ME who has to tell her we can't afford to just go out and buy it. But when I start talking about collectively saving some money over the course of a few months... well she can't afford that. But she can afford to keep a steady stream of hair supplies and crap streaming in threw the mail...

/Women.

Ed Finnerty		2012-08-11 02:07:37 PM

cowgirl toffee: FirstNationalBastard: Ed Finnerty: Men do not spend nearly enough money on toilet paper or cotton balls.

WTF is your problem, men?

Toilet paper?

Bah.

If I run out, there's a pile of dirty socks within reach..

And... all you have to do is turn them inside out and wear them a few more days.

Plus, then they're grippy and therefore safer.

Skarekrough		2012-08-11 02:08:19 PM

Ed Finnerty: Men do not spend nearly enough money on toilet paper or cotton balls.

WTF is your problem, men?

I don't need cotton balls and I steal rolls of toilet paper from work.
The saving gets passed on and sits in the liquor cabinet until it's time to go on a good-sized bender.

So that's where you can stick your cotton balls.

Raider_dad		2012-08-11 02:09:53 PM

Don't judge me and my electric dog polisher

JRoo		2012-08-11 02:09:57 PM

UncleStumpy: I'd agree with this. I've never been a bug dater, always preferred to do my own thing, and have spent impulsively.

This hasn't caused me major debt, but for the most part, living pay cheque to cheque. Now that I'm engaged, I'm finding it a hard habit to break, which is quite frustrating.

4.bp.blogspot.com

So this isn't you?

Enemabag Jones		2012-08-11 02:11:31 PM

UncleStumpy
I'd agree with this. I've never been a bug dater, always preferred to do my own thing, and have spent impulsively.
This hasn't caused me major debt, but for the most part, living pay cheque to cheque. Now that I'm engaged, I'm finding it a hard habit to break, which is quite frustrating.

Try beetles. They look like bugs at first glance but are much more mature.

the_chief		2012-08-11 02:13:08 PM

Ed Finnerty: Men do not spend nearly enough money on toilet paper or cotton balls.

WTF is your problem, men?

What the fark am I going to do with a cotton ball?

Gdalescrboz		2012-08-11 02:13:10 PM

Wow, no explanation as to what qualifies as dumb? Just, if a man buys it, and it's not for a woman, it's stupid. I've never been offended by these man-hater articles, but this one kind of got under my skin. We have finally hit that point in the demasculation of men that I apparently need a women around because I dont know what to do with my own money. What about my inability to eat good food withhout a woman around to cook for me? Or to live in a clean house w/out a woman around to clean?

pit and pendulum		2012-08-11 02:13:17 PM

I don't believe that for a second.

Dirkax2		2012-08-11 02:13:46 PM

I don't know what you mean...

MoronLessOff		2012-08-11 02:17:27 PM

Done in one.

I_Can't_Believe_it's_not_Boutros		2012-08-11 02:17:33 PM

Raider_dad: Don't judge me and my electric dog polisher

Really, once you spring for the electric dog, the polisher is a virtual necessity. You're not a barbarian.

macaddict0		2012-08-11 02:22:46 PM

Strange, I've always been more of the opposite.

peterskoot		2012-08-11 02:27:26 PM

Men be dumb! O snap!

cryinoutloud		2012-08-11 02:28:10 PM

FirstNationalBastard: Was this study conducted by broads?
Men don't spend foolishly when women aren't around, they just spend on stuff they enjoy, which to women, is foolish because it's not being spent on them.

That's good--let the hatred flow through you. I'm sure it doesn't affect any part of your life. Oh wait,--it affects every part of you. Bwahahahasahahahahahaaaa. It must suck to be so bitter all the time, about an imaginary enemy. I like to think about the part of your brain that has "HATE WOMEN" all over it, and there's no room for anything else . It must be all rotten inside of you, like one of those worms that crawl in your ear and eat your brain.

Have a nice life, with that big slimy worm.

laid back w/bud light		2012-08-11 02:28:34 PM

Men buy things they can use and last for years. Women buy shiny things that sit on a shelf or hang on a wall and collect dust. My ex-wife had so many clothes that I had to convert our spare bedroom into a changing room.

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