Re: (NDC) So Guys, Are You Above Average, or Are You Falling Short?


"Neil X." wrote...
Ken Fortenberry wrote:
: > Neil X. wrote:
: > > More than $17 billion will be spent by Americans on Valentines Day
: > > this year, and the average male is expected to spend $163 (nearly the
: > > double the $84.70 the average female will spend.)
: >
: > > So guys, are you above average, or are you slacking?
: >
: > If you consider that a lot of guys buy dinner for two
: > at a nice restaurant that $163 doesn't sound so out of
: > line. We don't go to restaurants on February 14th because
: > the nicer places in town require reservations weeks in
: > advance and they're always crowded.
: >
: > I spent $45.16 on a miniature rose bush houseplant that
: > can be planted outside in the spring. I got a colored
: > pencil drawing of a blue heron signed by the artist (my wife).
:
:
: Right, that number does include restaurant costs, meaning that I have
: spent that much in the past. This year we're cooking dinner at home
: together, it's a bargain! We both really rather dislike eating out on
: Valentine's Day, it's such a mob scene full of earnest couples.
:
: Peace,
: Neil X.
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Whatchya makin?

I'm making broccoli cheddar soup, salad and beef rib roast.
The champagne is chillin' and I just picked up 4 strawberries
dipped in chocolate for dessert.

The kids gave me a tulip for my garden and the
old man gave me a candle. Chocolates aren't my thing.


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