Joe.
Yup, I successfully gift-wrapped "In Your Face!" bragging rights, tied it with the ribbon of my dignity and handed it to him on a silver platter. Darn.
We still operate on kindergarten playground rules in our household so there will be a never-ending succession of victory dances and trash talk after this one.
I bet I'll be rocking out fantastic blue hair at 80 years old when my great-grandchild runs up and says, "Grandpa wants me to ask you: what's the most logical place for the TV remote?" And Joe will be leaning on his walker, smirking.
To answer everyone's question about why in the world I would ever place the remote on the TV:
It's not a question of laziness. Trust me, I am the reigning Midwest champion of Couch Laziness. (Why else would I watch Hole in the Wall??) But if you always put it on the TV, then a sincerely lazy person (moi) will always grab the remote before they sit down. It becomes a habit.
And I don't like it on our end tables because it becomes clutter. As my friend Janna stated, "I'll put it on my end table when a remote can be disguised as a lampshade or picture frame."
Agree.
Although, I an now open to maybe, just maybe putting it in the drawer of our end table after that was mentioned. Something to ponder...
Anyways, this experiment really showed me
It's one of those topics you need to discuss when you start living with someone else. Other topics include but are not limited to: big utensils in the drawer or in a container on the counter, Colgate or Crest, reading books or watching TV in bed, cooking corn in water, etc.
(For the record: in a container, Crest, reading and no.)
Thanks for participating. Even though I now know many of you think I'm crazy, I really loved reading your responses, even the heated ones.
6 comments:
I can only imagine Joe making the "L" shaped sign from his head--and saying "LOSER". That was how we showed love all the years growing up.
I will admend my answer slighty--I agree, I don't like the clutter, so usually my remote is in the drawer on the side table or in a basket (which have you noticed, putting almost anything in a basket makes it look organized if though it can be discorganized?) on our coffee table.
But sorry---never on the TV
Oh Katie! Though I'm glad to have affirmation that I have been living my life on the one true path to rational remote placement, I hate having to use the ribbon of my dignity to wrap things up...so I feel for ya. ;) FYI - might check out baby luv... there's a new beautiful little gift :)
dang - i didn't get to vote. mine was for coffee/end table. after all, the TV is allllll the way on the other side of the room. it would ruin "heather time" if i couldn't just plop down on the couch and know that my Power is right within reach. on our end table resides a longaberger basket with the remotes - yes, the longaberger is my way of making it "fancy."
If you don't cook corn in water how do you do it? I'm very confused by this.
Haha, Katie...I really enjoy reading your blogs....they always make me laugh :-)
I found the perfect compromise for you and Joe. It doesn't look like a picture frame or a lampshade but it's the next best thing! I really think this couple be a bonding experience.
Wave the TV remote control goodbye and change channel with a thumbs-up
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-468265/Wave-TV-remote-control-goodbye-change-channel-thumbs-up.html
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