Today, Random Esquire told me that I am doomed. DOOMED.
When I asked why, RE responded with this …
“You are more interested in the guy who gives you bacon t-shirts than than the guy who sends 3 dozen roses.”
I blinked for a minute before I busted out laughing. And I laughed a LOT at this …
Because you see my friends, per the norm, My Cookie (aka Random Esquire) is 100% absolutely correct.
Yup, the guy who gave me the bacon t-shirt? He wins over the 3 dozen roses. At least in QT Land.
July 13, 2009 at 7:55 pm
Let’s be clear – it’s not like the guy actually got you bacon. It’s worth noting that he bought you a t-shirt that merely mentions bacon – and you prefer that to flowers.
heh.
-R.
July 13, 2009 at 7:59 pm
Oh but RE – He DID make sure there was bacon in the house as well. WOOOOOOOOO!!
July 13, 2009 at 8:08 pm
Oh, well I didn’t realize that.
That makes it so obvious of a choice now.
July 13, 2009 at 8:41 pm
Hey – dude knows what you like. That’s worth BIG brownie points.
July 13, 2009 at 9:04 pm
Flowers can be so cliche. My best friend’s husband won her over by bringing her a pint of ice cream every time he saw her until she agreed to go out with him. I’ll take bacon (or ice cream) over flowers.
July 13, 2009 at 9:27 pm
Flowers? Who the hell does that anymore? Prolly some lame-o uptight socially-backward virgin of a man who has no balls and lives in his mother’s basement!
But a bacon tiny Tee?
Now a man who’ll lavish you with cutesie tees is a diamond in the Tiffany’s store, well, one of many many brilliant diamonds in the Tiffany’s store, alright, he’s got that certain…what the French call… idunnowhat. Keeper. rather, keephim.
July 13, 2009 at 9:34 pm
Wellll, now, I admit that I prefer the giving of jewels (or even bacon, I suppose) over flowers but really, it depends on the girl.
And while flowers may be cliche…I suppose they are if they are thoughtless. Of course, I think something from Tiffany’s is a rather cliche gift. To me, it seems like that is from a man who doesn’t have the first clue about jewelry so he defaults to Tiffany’s because he thinks all women swoon over a little blue box. Which is ridiculous. But I digress.
My point about the flowers is that much of their worth as a gift comes from the receiver (and how much they may mean to her) and the giver (and what those flowers were meant to convey).
A flower may say, “This temporal gift is given to you to enjoy for that brief moment in time when it is at its most lovely. The very brevity of its beauty makes it something to be savored.”
But, really, I know the douche who sent the flowers and chances are, he just did it because he’s clueless.
-R.
July 13, 2009 at 9:41 pm
Hilarious comments, per the norm here in QT Land!
Seriously, I agree with MommaSunshine. If a guy listens then he’ll know what’s important to you. And if said guy is giving you flowers, because you asked him to then, he does lose some points right?
So yeah, 3 dozen roses, in this case, doesn’t say much unless some action follows. Really. Good. Action.
*ahem*
July 13, 2009 at 11:31 pm
Mmmmmmmmmmm…………………bacon.
QT…you and I would get along famously, I think. I’d enjoy a bacon t-shirt more than flowers, too.
July 14, 2009 at 12:49 am
RE – Will you just dump Besos and move to Denver?
Here’s one for the guys – and pay attention because RE hit the nail on the head here:
“And although floweres may be cliche…I suppose they are if they are thoughtless.” And then the rest of what he wrote.
Any gift given that is thoughtless or obviously out of an obligation (holiday/b-day) that isn’t thoughtFULL (I mispelled that on purpose)isn’t appreciated. Period.
We want to know you put some effort and thought into what makes us happy. And that puts a smile on both of our faces.
Bacon never hurts though.
July 14, 2009 at 3:33 am
So you like bacon, and you refer to RE as Cookie. Yet you aren’t trying to butter us up. What’s with that?
July 14, 2009 at 5:12 am
@MindyMom- Unless you want to date a misbehaving, handful of an attorney, I would advise against
RE is charming and funny, but sometimes WANTS too much “cookie” and is not above begging and whining.
*ehem*
July 14, 2009 at 12:08 pm
Dammit, now I want some cookies.
I totally cop to actually liking flowers. (I also admit to liking jewelery even better!) But if the bacon shirt and matching food is more thoughtful, than it’s not weird at all.
Did you jettison the flower dude yet? Just askin’.
July 14, 2009 at 12:57 pm
You know the thing is, I fully admit to being a sucker for flowers. I suppose, the key here is, to getting them from the right person.
Jane, sort of. heh.
July 14, 2009 at 1:16 pm
Well, now, to my credit, I’ve never had to beg all that hard.
July 14, 2009 at 1:52 pm
@ Besos – Lol. I’d never want another woman’s man anyway but I think you both have a pretty good thing. And all men occasionally beg and whine. At least he “gets it” more often than not.
Guess that has a double meaning…
July 14, 2009 at 6:32 pm
It really depends on the when and the why of the 3 dozen roses. If the flowers are early on ’cause he’s just trying to nail you, the T-shirt definitely wins. (I’ve been in a place a bit like that.) My boy, when we’d been together for 2.5 mos, got me a T-shirt that said, “I appreciate the Muppets on a much deeper level than you.” He’s also given me lovely flowers. I appreciate them both.
July 15, 2009 at 6:40 am
Hey, Qt, I just redid spam settings on my blog. Let me know if you have trouble commenting. I’ve been getting pingback spam and it’s annoying.
And bacon for the win. BACON FOR THE Mother-fing win!