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Ok, this is one of those yucky threads that I like to post once in a while.

Basically, I was wondering if anyone had ever had their spouse go through thie handbag or briefcase looking for stuck because they didn't trust them.

Or indeed, is anyone willing to admit to being a mistrusting spouse that did that.

I had a recent, though quite innocent, experience of this just recently. In this instance my spouse was not being sneaky, she was just helping me sort some papers.

Anyway, we came across a big bag of reciepts from a trip I had been on, so we took half the pile each (there were about 100 or so receipts for all sorts of things.) So, this receipt for a wooden hippo was in her pile and she grilled me for about 10 minutes on why I'd bought this hippo.

The fact was that I had paid for the hippo and the person who had wanted to by it gave me the cash back against my credit card because they ahd forgotten to bring any money.

All very innocnet, but it got me thinking about this sort of thing, and also reminded me on the scene in "When Harry Met Sally" where Carrie Fishers character is telling Meg Ryans character about how she went down her lovers briefcase and "just happened" to see his American Express Bill.

So, anyone had any sneaky experiences like this?

Bit out of my line of experience.. but was it a nice Hippo?

My best friend works at the online banking department of Bank of America, and she goes through all my financial records, she's always asking me what I bought at so and so, just to piss me off She's not suppose too, but it's fine, If I want to buy something at a naughty store, I'll use cash!

Dunno, I didn't really notice...

I like Hippos.

I am sure I will have troubles like this in the real world... one day...

(BTW... 'naughty store'... nice ohrase, I'll give it to Zereil)

What you buying in those kind of stores Tex???

I was too afraid to ask..

don't ask

Seems best...

ANYWAY, back to my question....

Yes, I have had something like that....and it caused a HUUUUUUUUUUUUGE argument..and it almost broke the relationship up.. It's really best to stay out of other peoples things.

Almost is better than did isn't it?

*Being very "Galss half full" today.*

**Wonders if she should take Ush to the zoo to see the Hippo's on his birthday!**

It's alright for you, you like cows, you can see them any time you like.

They have cows in Essex...

D'euh, otherwhise there would be no mad-cows desease

What the heck does it matter if there are cows in Essex, mad or otherwise? Cows in Staffordshire or Hippos in Essex is the relevant bit, and that's where Edna has the advantage, unless I have missed the large Hippo farm next door.

It mathers for the same reason as there life elephants next door, NONE

I bet, if you really looked, you could find a hippo in Essex.

any whales we can hunt?

Hmmmmmmmmmm..no, not really...but it's okay now.



Oh no..fint's after the whales again..

Colchester zoo, I suppose.

Yerssot, I think you missed the point of that one.

Ofcourse I missed the point!
I just got my brains removed!

*Tops up Dims glass*

A relationship saved beats a relationship lost, hands up, everytime, surely?

"Hands up, baby hands up
give me your heart give me give me your heart
hands up baby hands up" -Ottowan, Disco heroes

There she blows.

Surely...


fint...don't you know a good whale song?

"One left low left two who left high
They seem so hard to find
Three came twice took once the time
To search
We're looking for a little bewildered girl
We're looking for a little bewildered girl
We're looking for the whales" - A-ha Looking For The Whales

Hey, it works for me!

*Gives Dim two more full up glasses*

Now she has three, she must be happy now....

Blimey, is it really that easy to make people happy?

Drunken stupors always work for me..

*straps Dimmy's seat belt on, so she doesn't fall off the bar stool.*

*Places 4th Mawberry Daiquiri in front on Dim.*

That ought to do it!

Stands ready with snow machine watch out for the yellow snow

Well actually Ush had already researched into this BEFORE offering to take you tothe zoo. Colchester zoo have a pygmy hippo that was born in 1989. He is called Freddy and looks cute but can be grumpy! So there! Well that is what the customer service lady who emailed me told me anyway! Geez! The things I do for you and you can be so ungrateful sometime you know?

See, she's wonderful!

I don't remember ever suggesting that she wasn't wonderful...

Well no, you didn't. I just wanted to make sure everyone else remembered...

A laudable aim indeed.

I did actually know about Freddy, but I've never seen him. I saw one at Colchester Zoo when I was VERY young...

So you lied when you said there wasn't a chance of seeing hippos in Esses!!!

Ok, ok, but the POINT was that is is easier to see COWS!

All depends on where you're at I guess.

Well, of course. But I did specify Essex. Or the whole UK, for that matter.

Kind of harsh to keep an animal caged up outside its natural elements or will that count as ok?

Well, that's getting into a complex area...

But if you're at Colchester zoo, it's probably easier to see the hippo.....

Though you can probably see cows there too..

Suggestion: Got to the Animal Kingdom at Disneyworld, they have loads of Hippos there, don't they Dim.

Disney Hippos are cute...

I think zoo`s are sad places.

Can't be. Disney is the happiest place on Earth, after all...

Magic Kingdom

Well the Animal Kingdom is more open, but at the end of the day it is just a glorified zoo with bigger cages...

Zoo's are horrible, terrible places! All those luxurious furs and delicious meats on display, and no samples

and it smeels too....

Zoos are as bad as circuses and rodeos. But thats all I have to say about that.

To respond to the original question, I never went through my ex-husband's receipts, but when we started getting phone calls that always hung up when I answered and he started acting distant, I went through his wallet one morning when he was in the shower and found a phone number written on a piece of cardboard. Needless to say, it was his girlfriend's phone number. And thats all I have to say about that.

Hippos are cute, but penguins are adorable.

Koala's a cute, but vicious so a friend tells me.

Yes, I've heard that about Koala bears also.

Really? they seem nice

Well Ush nothing beats seeing them in the wild in Africa. That's just unreal but far too hot for you! So Freddie the hippo at Colchester zoo on Monday it is then!

Sure thing...

If I were a hippo, I'd commit suicide

How would you do that? Tricky to use a gun.

And why, anyway? Hippos rule.

Hippos=animal trash

You just don't understand how great they are.

Hippo skin=great couch material

Tex you can't say that!

He just did.

Yeah, well spotted Finti. Nice bit of sophisticated humour there from you both...

Speaking of behalf of queeq and myself, chaos & mayhem are beyond thrilled by the transgression of this thread from stories of distrust in personal relationship to hippos. I'm sure this will ensure our selection to the "board of the month" again, in say, 8 or 9 years.

*combs hair and straightens collar for Board of the Month ceremony*

Board of the Month We've got them now my pretties!

W T F???

Yes, never a dull moment when Chaos & Mayhem are around.

let us be the judge of that.

Uuhhmmmm.... no.

Anyway, Sherlock time. Did anyone notice the links given in this thread referring to the first post.

Recap:
1. RC pays for a wooden hippo for someone, who pays him back
2. RC says there are hippo's at Disney World
3. RC hints at Dim that she likes the hippo's at Disney World
4. RC took Dim to Disney World

Ergo: Who was the wooden hippo for?

Elementary, my dear Watsons.

*slow hand clap*

Though I never did get qho the thing was for....

And, for the record, I DID NOT take Dim to Disneyworld, she took herself and we met there...

Well, you were the tour guide as a true Disney guru.

Maybe the hippo was for herself.

The world....will never know.

Disney Guide, a much better description.

She we mention the giraffe...? Nah, maybe not...

She got a giraffe too!!!!!

I better close this thread down, this is getting out of hand.

News spelling of queeq, it goes P R E D I C T A B L E.....

I knew you're make some wrong ended assumption out of that, only reason I bothered to mention it.

Actually the Giraffe was what I bought, for my wife to put on the fireplace.

And very splendid it looks too.

Ah, that's nice. And making wrong ended assumptions is what Raz pays me for. A dirty job, I know, but somebody etc. etc.

And if it's predictable it is also A V O I D A B L E.

Try as we might, we find it hard to avoid you queeq, you're just there!

Anyway, he typed.....

He he queeq, I left that one alone, but it seems we think in the same wave lenght at times

"We"? "We"?

And what finti says in words I say in actions: "I am your destiny, it is unavoidable."

And..err... who typed? And what?

it s not said in words it is a statement of fact
Finti is unavoidable he is your destiny

I typed, "Anyway"

Jeez, keep up!

I can avoid Finti, there a whole lotta water between here and Finland!

Now that is an insult to say Im from Finland you French toast.

RC, you did it now. Better apologise before he sends off the Vikings again. They conquered your island before, they can do it again.

Blows the brass horn. Now my brave ones it is time to sail westward again

Yeah, and while you're at it, would you go visit Holland?

Sail on down to the Gulf of Mexico, I want to see those cute, adorable viking hats with the little horns in person!

Well, he should call mself Norti instead.

If I find some horns I sure know where to ram them.

Norti? such a lame name....
FINTI from FINTLAND my family name.

Dirty boy!!!!!!

it is not supposed to be dirty, it supposed to be painful

Like I'm supposed to have known that!!!

No, but you're about to find out.

Hey, beats hippos and giraffes....

Well, you'd know.

Clearly.

oh please tell...

You know, if I had ANY idea what he was talking about then I would.

alwys in motion queeq is, hard to see.

Isn't motion another word for a crap?

I m not to familiar with english slang

The polite phrase, used by the doctors when they want to discuss this delecate subject is to ask "Have you passed a motion?"

You might say;

Have you taken a crap?
Have you been a poo?
Have you had a sh!t
Have you been a number 2

Get the idea.???

oh I got the idea the first time. And with this i declear queeq our poo poo boy

Sounds good to me!!!

Though he is a bit smelly...

smelly cat

My doctor is this old southern cowboy man, he's very blunt to say the least, asks me all the time If I've bombed Pearl Harbor.

Poo poo boy? Don't push it, now, or I will cause my wrath to rain down on you all. Woe.

well you should have plenty of water around your ankles

Shouldn't it be PooDoo Boy?

Scooby doo...

Now I've taken a closer look at you guys, I must say: Death becomes you all.

Closing this before queeq really does kill us all..hehehe

*starts timer on atomics*

Too late!