For sale: nagging wife, very high maintenance
Courtesy of the ABC
A British man fed up with his wife's complaints has advertised her for sale - and received a number of offers.
"Nagging Wife. No Tax, No MOT (ministry of transport test). Very high maintenance - some rust," wrote Gary Bates, 38, in a small ad in British classifieds magazine Trade-It, more usually used to buy and sell cars or household goods.
Mr Bates, a self-employed builder from Gloucestershire, south-west England, snapped after his wife Donna got on his nerves while she was watching television and decided to place the ad as a joke.
"She was nagging me for doing something small, while she was watching some rubbish on TV," he said.
"So I just thought I'd put an ad in to get rid of her.
"I didn't think anyone would ring up, but I've had at least nine or 10 people calling about her. It's gone mad.
"There was no-one I knew - just people asking, 'Is she still available?'"
The couple only married last year, and Mr Bates said his 40-year-old wife - whom he advertised in the magazine's Free to Collect section, along with some of his fishing tackle - initially gave him "a bit of an ear-bashing".
But he said: "She's seen the funny side of it now though."
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saw that this morning colin,
saw that this morning colin, thought it was funny as
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couldnt imagine what would
couldnt imagine what would happen to me if i did that
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i know and it wouldnt be
i know and it wouldnt be very nice russ
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kat said hung strung and
kat said hung strung and decapitated lol
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even that wouldnt even match
even that wouldnt even match up to what would happen
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i second that, yours and
i second that, yours and mine are 2 very evil women trust me
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should we delete these
should we delete these comments before Sandy sees them
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i think NOT, kat read what i
i think NOT, kat read what i said, so im safe, sort off lol
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I'm not safe....
My wife read this and says "no problem. If I get short of a quid or pissed off the ad would read something like. man for sale, cooks every night, does the shopping, fixes things, keeps my computer in top shape, keeps my car running, never bullies me....." LOL and then she added "not a bad lay either" ROLF...... It works both ways lol
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sounds like you have tickets
sounds like you have tickets on yourself there , not to mention a huge bald spot
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LOL No tickets
As I said in the post... My wife read and commented... Maybe I should give her a login
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I reckon you're a good catch Vince
I keep telling Bob I'm 99% perfect
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Hey Vince!
I reckon you're a good catch Vince
So does a certain Albany Moray Eel LOL
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Well fill us in on the Eel Colin 2
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yeah but does he agree
yeah but does he agree lol
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LOL Matt
I don't think agree (consent) came into it on EITHER side LOL
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LMAO Guys
What a crack up!
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