later

buttons whadda ya giggling fer gurl

Another part of that song:

Hey baby!

I saw your wife the other day!

Yeah?

Yeah, an' she's ug-leeee!

Yeah, she's ugly, but she sure can cook, baby!

Yeah, alright!

You're not ugly TxsGal,
I think you're a real sweetheart!

There is alot of Merit, I was married to a beauty queen and had to fight
for her the whole time that i was married, lost that one. The next
significant relationship was with a woman that was the same, lost that
one. The relationship that I just got out of was with a regular
everyday girl, no worries. Wierd huh!

Not sure. I say stop worrying, if you wanna be H.A.P.P.Y! That's the best i can advise. D

The worth of an advice is measured by posterity ... how good an advice is, is decided by practical follow-up.

If, young man, you really want to know if this is good advice,then try it both ways... and see what comes out at the other end in the grand and final wash.

I am not willing to try. I am too old and not stupid enough to do that. The stakes are too high -- can't reach that far, I'm only 5'4".

And I agree with the lady who posted first in this thread after the initial post. Verily, ma'm, you are a very veritable doll.

Song lyrics are never meant to be taken seriously...they're too short to really expound on an idea.

There was a story in the Reader's Digest lo these many years ago that comes to mind...it was about a young cattle herder in a remote tribe and how he proposed to his bride.

It was common in their culture for the prospective husband to "buy" the wife from her father, typically in cows, as cows were a sign of prosperity. A typical wife could cost three cows; a hot prospect four or five.

This young herder, by all accounts a very shrewd man who was known for making good deals and was clearly headed for great things, was being sought after by many hopeful fathers; they knew he would be wealthy some day, and that wealth would flow into their family, as well. Many a beautiful daughter was paraded before him.

The young cattle trader instead chose the most common girl in the tribe, a girl many had felt would be lucky to fetch a single cow...but he paid not one, not two, but seven cows. Seven cows was unheard of; no one in the village had ever heard of a woman so beautiful that she was worth seven cows, and this girl was far from beautiful, and he being such a shrewd trader could have bargained for the lowest price for the most beautiful girl.

The author, a missionary to this tribe, says that years later, when he visited that tribe again, the young trader's wife was the most beautiful woman anyone knew. She held her head high, carried herself with grace and was kind to everyone. She grew to become a seven cow wife, because her husband believed in her worth.

I've always liked that story.

Nope! I have the most beautiful woman, she will be my wife one day, and we will live happily ever after, forever and ever.

This thread touches upon an interesting phenomenon, which is that similar people find each other. It is always noteworthy and sometimes suspect to meet a couple that seem mismatched. In fact, just recognizing the mismatch reveals in yourself that you have some notion of a "proper match".

Just yesterday, I was noticing at a restaurant how couples tend to look like one another. They usually appear to be from the same socioeconomic group. Rarely would you see a tall well-dressed white businessman with a fresh haircut dining with a short woman in sweats who hasn't had time to brush her hair.

According to one study done as part of a speed-dating activity, they got a ranking of each participants attractiveness (from the participants of the opposite sex), and asked each guy, "Would you go out with her?" They also asked the same of each girl: "Would you go out with him?"

Men seemed to have a threshold of attractiveness and anything that or better is fair game.

Women very clearly had a range of attractiveness which matched how they perceived themselves. Most of the women responded that they would NOT date the James Bond lookalike, for example, even if he was attracted to her. [So the song's advice may be hard to obey, for the "ugly girl" will not marry you, either.]

In the old days, many young women were given advice of the form, "Never marry a man more attractive than you are."

And so, couples seems to be well-matched. But it seems that it's the women who enforce these rules.

I was looking at the very last threads in the 'General' Topic. I didn't notice the date, until you mentioned 2007. No wonder i was wondering what you were talking about. lol. At first i thought you were saying i'm so 2007, when really that's NOT what you meant. Silly me.

Good for you! I do wish you the best and a long happy life with your true love! I cheer for you!

I didn't realize it was an old thread till the second page. I was like "WOW! I haven't seen some of these people in a while.". Then I figured it out.......

cook?

I'll take the cute guy and we can order out....

Roaring Lion - Ugly Woman (1934) Calypso

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZnNwZyaGf8

Thirteen years before my time!

you mean to tell me that I just posted to a five year old Thread?