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Title: Rowing couples don't speak for 10 days a year
Post by: Miss Demeanour on March 06, 2009, 09:20:18 AM: Apaprently the average married couple has two arguments a week, which result in the silent treatment for two hours and 14 minutes each time, totalling 104 arguments over a year, lasting a total of 232 hours and 16 minutes.

The top three reasons for one half stopping speaking to the other were
money
saying the wrong thing
and taking each other for granted

The most common reasons for rows include being unable to find something in the house, getting lost on a car journey and hogging the TV.

So are we all on target for this year or do you have some ground to make up
lol:
Title: Re: Rowing couples don't speak for 10 days a year
Post by: Nick on March 06, 2009, 09:20:51 AM: On that measure it's already autumn here noooo:
Title: Re: Rowing couples don't speak for 10 days a year
Post by: Just One More on March 06, 2009, 09:34:39 AM: I think it was The Two Ronnies...

"And in the divorce courts today, Mr and Mrs Smith were divorced after 14 years of marriage. It was claimed that the couple had only spoken twice in the 14 years of marriage. The wife was granted custody of their two children" drumroll:
Title: Re: Rowing couples don't speak for 10 days a year
Post by: Darwins Selection on March 06, 2009, 10:03:18 AM: Oh, rowing. redface:

I thought. .

(https://www.virtual-pub.com/SMF/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.spc.ox.ac.uk%2Fimages%2Fgallery%2Frowing.jpg&hash=db141caf21e4835a95678ead462bb6293db47067)

doh:
Title: Re: Rowing couples don't speak for 10 days a year
Post by: Nick on March 06, 2009, 10:04:41 AM: Oddly, that was my first thought too. I used to row on Thames. The lady crews all wore lycra eyes:

A familiar command for the men's crews was 'Eyes in the boat!'
Title: Re: Rowing couples don't speak for 10 days a year
Post by: Darwins Selection on March 06, 2009, 10:10:03 AM: Quote from: Nick on March 06, 2009, 10:04:41 AM
Oddly, that was my first thought too. I used to row on Thames. The lady crews all wore lycra eyes:

A familiar command for the men's crews was 'Eyes in the boat!'

When I last rowed, Lycra hadn't been invented. sad32:
Title: Re: Rowing couples don't speak for 10 days a year
Post by: Miss Demeanour on March 06, 2009, 10:10:51 AM: I lived in a house full of rowers well 4 of them (the sport not the raised voices) for 5 years noooo:

I was living with my boyfriend at that time in a shared house and was the only normal one noooo:

At least I didn't talk strokes per minute and ergo scores every evening , every morning , every hour Banghead Banghead Banghead
Title: Re: Rowing couples don't speak for 10 days a year
Post by: Nick on March 06, 2009, 10:11:21 AM: Quote from: Darwins Selection on March 06, 2009, 10:10:03 AM
Quote from: Nick on March 06, 2009, 10:04:41 AM
Oddly, that was my first thought too. I used to row on Thames. The lady crews all wore lycra eyes:

A familiar command for the men's crews was 'Eyes in the boat!'

When I last rowed, Lycra hadn't been invented. sad32:

happy100
Title: Re: Rowing couples don't speak for 10 days a year
Post by: Miss Creant Commander of the picklement and baking BAb(Hons) on March 06, 2009, 11:30:10 AM: Quote from: Nick on March 06, 2009, 09:20:51 AM
On that measure it's already autumn here noooo:

Rapidly heading toward a winter of discontent then?
Title: Re: Rowing couples don't speak for 10 days a year
Post by: Darwins Selection on March 06, 2009, 02:16:56 PM: Quote from: Miss Creant on March 06, 2009, 11:30:10 AM
Quote from: Nick on March 06, 2009, 09:20:51 AM
On that measure it's already autumn here noooo:

Rapidly heading toward a winter of discontent then?

More like Stalingrad I fear. noooo:
Title: Re: Rowing couples don't speak for 10 days a year
Post by: Miss Creant Commander of the picklement and baking BAb(Hons) on March 06, 2009, 02:41:00 PM: The battle of Stalingrad was fought between 1942-43, is BM really that old. He comes across as a young whippersnapper, maybe decorating makes you age prematurely. 8)
Title: Re: Rowing couples don't speak for 10 days a year
Post by: Nick on March 06, 2009, 02:44:38 PM: Antony Beevor's book on the subject is masterly
Title: Re: Rowing couples don't speak for 10 days a year
Post by: Miss Creant Commander of the picklement and baking BAb(Hons) on March 06, 2009, 02:53:12 PM: Quote from: Nick on March 06, 2009, 02:44:38 PM
Antony Beevor's book on the subject is masterly

eeek:I always thought that he was a historian not a DIY expert.
Title: Re: Rowing couples don't speak for 10 days a year
Post by: Nick on March 06, 2009, 03:17:01 PM: whacky115
Title: Re: Rowing couples don't speak for 10 days a year
Post by: Miss Demeanour on March 06, 2009, 03:18:16 PM: I think there is an initial confusion rubschin:
Title: Re: Rowing couples don't speak for 10 days a year
Post by: Nick on March 06, 2009, 03:18:58 PM: She meant AN historian, I spect
Title: Re: Rowing couples don't speak for 10 days a year
Post by: Darwins Selection on March 06, 2009, 03:20:30 PM: Quote from: Nick on March 06, 2009, 03:18:58 PM
She meant AN historian, I spect

You can be a harse sometimes.
Title: Re: Rowing couples don't speak for 10 days a year
Post by: Nick on March 06, 2009, 03:26:37 PM: Good book though, like
Title: Re: Rowing couples don't speak for 10 days a year
Post by: Darwins Selection on March 06, 2009, 04:38:11 PM: Is it about pulling oares, or in any other way on topic?
Title: Re: Rowing couples don't speak for 10 days a year
Post by: Nick on March 06, 2009, 08:53:30 PM: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Stalingrad-Antony-Beevor/dp/0141032405/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1236372751&sr=1-1 (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Stalingrad-Antony-Beevor/dp/0141032405/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1236372751&sr=1-1)

Shall we also introduce Berlin here? That is impressive too