Funny $%^& our signifigant others say about our hobby....

novahobbies

novahobbies

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I can't be the only one. My wife puts up with a lot of tank crap around this house. Some things she turns a blind eye to, some things she gently tells me to move, or stop, etc.
And some things she just comments on with her casual snarkiness. What sort of gems have your wives/hubbies/dates said about your tank habits?
I'll go first. My wife just walked out of the bathroom after using the facilities. "FYI," she said, "I don't appreciate lifting the toilet seat and discovering a bristle worm still floating in the bowl...."
Oops.
 
snakeblitz33

snakeblitz33

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Yeah, my wife also puts up with a lot, but she also understands it's my passion as well. She doesn't really know a whole lot about reef keeping, but occasionally she asks some questions when she is concerned about one of the livestock.
I think it's funny that she named my bi-color blennie "bennie" and my two tomato clowns "Allie and Noah" from The Notebook.
"Those pumps sure do blow that air around a lot."
 
meowzer

meowzer

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You know.....I can not think of anything that Danny complains about......And there is so much he does for me too.....I use to think it annoyed him when I called him every 5 minutes.....saying...DANNY HURRY come see this.......LOL
But he thought it was cute

Even today.....he was not feeling well, and spent half his day off re-wiring my leds on the 54G.....then he siphoned the sand in the 225G for me.....I am so glad he can not read this,....BUT I SURE APPRECIATE HIM
 
snakeblitz33

snakeblitz33

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My wife talks to our fish. lol I don't mind it at all, but I think it's funny that she treats them like a cat or a dog. She talks to our betta fish too. lol Of course, she has a big imagination - she's going to be a first grade teacher. lol
 
snakeblitz33

snakeblitz33

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Better than he kitchen sink, I would say...
I can't believe someone else hasn't said it yet...
"YOU PAID HOW MUCH FOR THAT??"
 
novahobbies

novahobbies

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My wife refers to this site and others like it as "fish porn." Referring to the amount of time I spend on the computer staring at aquarium related crapola.
She's never said "YOU PAID HOW MUCH FOR THAT??!" but she has asked, when I told her a coral was $35.00, if that was in real money or fish money.
it was in fish money.
 
snakeblitz33

snakeblitz33

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Lol. When I'm on a fish forum my wife just looks at me and smiles and shakes her head. She has her little hobby so she can't say nothin!
 
flower

flower

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Originally Posted by SnakeBlitz33 http:///t/389969/funny-our-signifigant-others-say-about-our-hobby#post_3450301
Better than he kitchen sink, I would say...
I can't believe someone else hasn't said it yet...
"YOU PAID HOW MUCH FOR THAT??"
My late husband used to ask me how much I paid for something...my answer once..."A little over a $100.00" later that night just before bed he asked me..How much over $100.00?, to which I responded $96.80
I also used to tell him I purchased a certain item and some other stuff, to which he once retorted, "It's the AND STUFF, I'm worried about"
 
deejeff442

deejeff442

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i have been doing this way before i met my wife .so she only says something when a fish dies.i am glad she deals with the water on the floor well because it seems to happen alot
 
luvmyreef

luvmyreef

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My hubby looks around and says, "This house is starting to look like a fish store." "Do you have to have all that stuff sitting everywhere?" He also makes fun of me about my RO/Di unit. I call it my water maker, and he thinks it is hilarious! LOL.
 
novahobbies

novahobbies

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Originally Posted by Flower http:///t/389969/funny-our-signifigant-others-say-about-our-hobby#post_3450352
My late husband used to ask me how much I paid for something...my answer once..."A little over a $100.00" later that night just before bed he asked me..How much over $100.00?, to which I responded $96.80
I also used to tell him I purchased a certain item and some other stuff, to which he once retorted, "It's the AND STUFF, I'm worried about"
LOL My wife just got a kick out of this!
 
btldreef

btldreef

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Mark and I are both in the hobby, so I'm lucky in that respect. However, I did not appreciate him trying to trade me for coral or comparing me to a mantis shrimp
 
slice

slice

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My wife likes the fact that I have a rewarding hobby that keeps me in the house. Further, she has bought a good portion of the livestock, both fish and coral.
In fact, we recently added a couple of fish and she bought my beloved <redacted> for me that will be out of the LFS QT later this week! (pics next week, maybe)
She also keeps wanting to start plans for an upgrade....
 
flower

flower

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Originally Posted by Slice http:///t/389969/funny-our-signifigant-others-say-about-our-hobby#post_3450678
My wife likes the fact that I have a rewarding hobby that keeps me in the house. Further, she has bought a good portion of the livestock, both fish and coral.
In fact, we recently added a couple of fish and she bought my beloved <redacted> for me that will be out of the LFS QT later this week! (pics next week, maybe)
She also keeps wanting to start plans for an upgrade....
You have a smart wife...a hobby that keeps you home and close by, is worth your weight in gold. Some wives don't want hubby around all the time, and it sounds like she enjoys the hobby with you too.
 
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