Why men shouldn't shop for groceries.

[rug]

[rurallib]

1. nice melons you picked up there, Dad.

[Jenoch]

2. A wife asks her husband,

"Could you please go shopping for me and buy one carton of milk, And if they have avocados, get 6."

A while later the husband comes back with 6 cartons of milk. The wife asks him, "Why did you buy 6 cartons of milk?"

He replied, "They had avocados."

[rug]

3. Lol, I've been there.

[Jenoch]

4. It would not happen to me (I'm male) because I'm the cook in the family.

Early in our marriage, heck when we were dating, I discovered my then girlfriend and future wife had little interest in cooking. Luckily, I am an avid home cook. My mother was a great home cook, from the 50s to the 80s. (She died six years ago at 78.) I learned to cook from her and from television cooking shows, not to mention trial and error.

[rug]

5. I took a package of frozen spinach out of the freezer once and dropped it on my toe.

Hurt like hell.

That's the extent of my cooking experience.

[Jenoch]

6. I know a guy who was shopping, with his wife, for a new range (that's a stove/oven).

They were in the appliance store and the salesman asked what kind of range they currently had (either gas or electric). The wife told the husband to answer the question, and he could not say with confidence if they had a gas or electric range.

Frankly, I think everyone should have the ability to prepare a meal for a family.

More than 60 years ago, my dad was in the U.S. Army and after basic training he was at an Army base and they lined the troops up and asked if any of them knew how to cook. (Never volunteer, right?) Anyway, since my grandmother worked nights cleaning offices in downtown Minneapolis, her children, my dad and his two older brothers, got to finish cooking the evening meal. There were 5 children, my grandfather, and two 'borders' to feed. (They sublet the two bedrooms upstairs.) This was during WWII. So, my dad raised his hand and was made a cook. Later, he was a Master Sergeant/cook in an MP company. Apparently, he was a good enough cook that they kept him in Alabama to train new cooks and he was never sent to Korea.

[rug]

8. Great story.

In WWII they wanted to make my father a cook. He was insulted so they had him drive a truck.

[cbayer]

7. My husband loves to go to the market for me with a list.

He looks really befuddled and is quickly surrounded by women who want to help him, lol.

[rug]

9. Ah, the old befuddled ploy.

[cbayer]

10. Another story.

When I am putting together my list, I use roman numerals to indicate the number of items I want. That's because I put the list together while composing my recipes.

So, one onion = onion - l
Two onions = onions - ll

How many onions do you think I get when i want 2, lol?

Good thing I didn't want 3.

[rug]

13. If you wanted four he'd bring home needles.

[cbayer]

15. Or just not come home.

[UTUSN]

24. Why is it that when I think "cbayer" Roman numerals is the first Love thing that comes to mind?!1 n/

[cbayer]

25. Is this a riddle, UTUSN?

[cbayer]

27. Ah, you are so sweet.

[krispos42]

12. Off-topic...

...nice sigline gif!

[cbayer]

14. Hey you!

Where yat?

[yellowcanine]

33. Are you sure he isn't telling them that his wife just died?

You might want to check that out.....

[cbayer]

34. Well, I certainly hope not.

[krispos42]

11. Is that Putin?

I don't recognize him with his shirt on.

[NewJeffCT]

31. That was my initial thought, too

Is that Putin? But, on closer look it's not - plus, he'd have trained bears hauling his groceries for him.

[tonekat]

16. Johnny Carson

Once said during a monologue about guys going out and buying strange stuff, like Pelican Tongues. Now, I'm pretty sure Carson was getting high at the time, so it made perfect sense.

[Art_from_Ark]

17. What is that to the man's left?

It looks like a Monty Python cut-out man

[rug]

18. I don't want to know.

[kwassa]

19. This man does a lot of shopping and cooking.

Otherwise, I don't get the food I want to eat. Cooking real food is fun, actually. Instant gratification.

also, the difference between a semi-vegan husband and a vegetarian wife. We don't want to eat the same things.

[sakabatou]

20. I get the picture

[Ikonoklast]

21. My grandfather did all the going to market. My father still does, at age 84.

I do all the grocery shopping for my family, as do my two brothers for theirs.

And my two grown sons for their families.

The men in my family all know how to cook...from scratch


My mother couldn't find a thing in a supermarket if her life depended on it.

[Kaleva]

22. I do all the shopping and much of the cooking.

[benld74]

23. Wife doesn't like me shopping because I don't get what she has coupons for,

I usually find something that is cheaper. But I still get into trouble for it.

[Arkansas Granny]

28. OK. Is that a face printed on that shoulder bag the lady behind him is carrying

or is he being stalked by some kind of zombie? That face is downright spooky!

[nolabear]

29. LOL! That's what I thought. Zombie photobomb.

Creepy little bugger.

[MrScorpio]

30. I shop all the time. I LOVE shopping at the market

Always have, ever since I was a kid with my mom.

There's nothing better in a house than fresh and new groceries.

[Reter]

32. I once had a girlfriend ask me why I was obsessed with penis jokes

I told her "That's easy. They're much funnier than vagina jokes."