tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9136987847943346639.post4941991080608582752..comments2024-03-20T16:19:01.468+07:00Comments on The RAB Experience: Your Home as Your CastleRob Baitonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05122219639222126602noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9136987847943346639.post-39315478207410113882008-09-10T18:31:00.000+07:002008-09-10T18:31:00.000+07:00Almost chatting...It's a turn of phrase. So, I gue...Almost chatting...<BR/><BR/>It's a turn of phrase. So, I guess meaningless or not it has perhaps entered into the realm of habit for me and I do not think about it.<BR/><BR/>I am sure that the turn of phrase could be deconstructed into what it "really" means. Better does entail a comparison so your point is taken on that front.<BR/><BR/>I was not trying to be flippant in suggesting my wife writesRob Baitonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05122219639222126602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9136987847943346639.post-86475315809014064512008-09-10T18:09:00.000+07:002008-09-10T18:09:00.000+07:00Dont worry about an ID just now. Further, Im sorry...Dont worry about an ID just now. Further, Im sorry that we are almost in chatting mode within "your castle"; in fact we are almost in the midst of a running joke ourselves; except we are not sure who the joke is on. But then again, I would think that a running joke in on no one, that is, until it runs foul. Like if you flippantly used or overused the "better half" line. Then again, could one Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9136987847943346639.post-4036870193261694282008-09-10T17:45:00.000+07:002008-09-10T17:45:00.000+07:00"has not tripped any switches"...oops!"has not tripped any switches"...oops!Rob Baitonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05122219639222126602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9136987847943346639.post-72146173580989758172008-09-10T17:43:00.000+07:002008-09-10T17:43:00.000+07:00Anonymous...I would be interested in knowing who y...Anonymous...<BR/><BR/>I would be interested in knowing who you really are. Yet, in the big scheme of things it matters not, I suppose.<BR/><BR/>Yep, I guess I am comfortable with knowing that she is the better person. I would have guessed that you are Indonesian with the "dll", but I know a lot of foreigners with an excellent grasp of Indonesian and would use dll as easily as they would etc.<BR/>Rob Baitonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05122219639222126602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9136987847943346639.post-13095577662433290892008-09-10T17:18:00.000+07:002008-09-10T17:18:00.000+07:00thanks for that.I guess you can handle the fact th...thanks for that.I guess you can handle the fact that you know she is better than you..... a better person: psychologically, emotionally, genetically, morally, spiritually, culturally dll.<BR/><BR/>I am also interested in "running jokes". E.g. How long they can run in marriage before ? .... before they are dead in the water....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9136987847943346639.post-72432150713197018812008-09-10T16:57:00.000+07:002008-09-10T16:57:00.000+07:00The term "the better half" is generally attributed...The term "the better half" is generally attributed to Sir Philip Sidney after it was written in Arcadia in the late 1500s.Rob Baitonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05122219639222126602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9136987847943346639.post-90293944043351548502008-09-10T16:54:00.000+07:002008-09-10T16:54:00.000+07:00Anonymous...Who are you? :DI do not know why other...Anonymous...<BR/><BR/>Who are you? :D<BR/><BR/>I do not know why other people call their spouse "the better half" and I am not sure that I am all that interested in why they do.<BR/><BR/>It is a turn of phrase that traces its history back to the 1500s apparently.<BR/><BR/>I use it as a term of endearment. It is really not based on a belief that my wife is better than me. It is more to Rob Baitonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05122219639222126602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9136987847943346639.post-3818448364761458302008-09-10T16:30:00.000+07:002008-09-10T16:30:00.000+07:00Could you do me a favour and investigate, then rep...Could you do me a favour and investigate, then report back, as to why you and some other bloggers refer to their wives as "the better half"??<BR/><BR/>thanksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com