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    	Well Ron, I'd say let the "ole lady" watch her Oscars, and
    	you could hit the local pub with the boys to check out the
    	game. That way everyone's happy, you both get a break from
    	tension.
    
    	Todd

    
    	I like my idea better....~\~
    
    	Todd|^)

    How about a VCR?  The only problem with watching a game the next
    day is that everyone you meet tells you how the game went, who won,
    who did what, etc.  But, with movies, we record one and watch the
    other, then watch the first one at our leasure, which is usually
    about 2 months later.  In February, we were watching Christmas movies.
    
    As far as sports goes, we'd rather go skiing.
    
    Spence

Isn't that interesting. I have 3 big brothers, and when I was growing up
I was always the one who "claimed" the tv on Sunday so I could watch the
Giants. What can I say, I tried to bring them up right...

Bahama Mama

    Well, I taped last night's game, but that is so I can watch it
    over and over and over again.
    
    --Mike (IU graduate, class of '81)

The idea about going out to see the game is great!  Going to a 
friend's house or to a bar is a great idea.

The only other idea that I can think of is...reserving the TV in 
advance.  The NCAA final is not just any game (similarly, NBA finals, 
the Superbowl, the World Series, and so forth) and you know at least a 
few weeks in advance when the game will be held.  If you tell your SO 
a week in advance that you want to watch the game on Monday night,
then that gives you a whole week to work out compromises in case of a
conflict.  (This is a pretty big conflict since both events only
happen once a year.)  It's only when it's five minutes to game/oscar
time and when you try to make a last minute decision that feelings get
hurt. 


						--Gerry

    re 9
    
    Two people are not going to have the exact same interests, no matter
    how compatible. If you want to watch a game on TV, that dosen't
    mean you've lost interest in anybody - it means you're a sports
    fan, amony other things...that doesn't mean that's the only thing
    you do.  She's interested in selling tupperware, but that's not
    one of my interests. Thats fine. There are a lot of other things
    we both are  interested in, but we're not clones.

    Todd, say hi for me to the guys at the bar.
    
    Suzanne, how's about you and I getting together for a half-time?:*)
    
    Seriously, my ex-wife never liked sports.  but she did tolerate
    my addiction to the Patriots.  I watched other sports, but not very
    much until it came down to the playoffs.  
    
    Lee

    
    	To tell ya the truth Lee, I can't understand your addiction
    to the Patsies either. |^}
    
    Todd

    Note 86.17 (along with 87.5) was set hidden by the moderator.
    
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    Jeff 
    
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