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Big Poppa

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OK I just found this in a medical journal.........They may be on to something


GASSLO, San Luis Obispo.......(for immediate release)

Researchers at the prestigious GASSLO Institute funded by the generousity of legenday philanphory group the Knuckleheads (an annonymous benefactor to many mid life crisis issues and navel studies.) The knuckleheads have deriven most of their research war chest with the royalties from their patented "Navel Lint Rorschach Test" which has replaced those stupid ink spills at most institutions.

G.A.S., has been around for years. The old conventional wisdom is to have your wife deride you until you supress the desire to have beautiful life enriching Music Man products. Sometimes the wives would enlist help of their friends to make casual comments like , "Just how many basses does one need?" On the surface that is a good question but one that has never been answered. it is like a Rubik's Cube squared

Our latest studies show that this treatment is the worst possible. The side effects from this treatment of ignoring fundimental desires of men result in the following:

1. Excesive hair growth from nasal and ear cavities

2. Severe but gradual hearing loss...many wives get tired of repeating themselves and having to deal with the TV dimed.

3. Wives all over get accused of "shrinking the Levi's" But opressing gas does lead to substantial weight gain.

4. 58% of men that are treated with gas withdrawel have profiles on my space lying about their age and occupation. Some on Match.com claim to be single, younger, and actually enjoy cuddling and long walks on the beach.

5. Children from disfuntional GAS ignoring households are have difficulty concentrating and become irritable and eventually get diagnosed with ADD. There are zero bupersitckers on mini vans that say "My Child is an Honor Student at Axel Smith Institute" from gas supressed homes. ITs a fact. Less gas=less intelligence and a bleak future for your children

6. Reasearchers at "WHTRM" (what happened to real music) a non profit funded by people who like melody that are trying to figure out how the rap/hiphop virus infected popular culture have found that 92% of gas supressed males started admitting to prefer 50 cent.

7. Wives that cruelly stop GAS from flourishing actually get bigger butts. Studies have shown that Gas Enhancing wives can still fit into their wedding dresses.
 
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SLUGGO

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I finally found a way to explain this to my wife.

She asked me about having so many basses.....I explained to her that I need these basses in the same way that she needs to own 60 pair of shoes. Just like I can only play one at a time, you would change shoes to suit the occaision, or simply if the mood strikes you. Well??.....

I saw this moment of clarity in her eyes, and so far, so good!! The moral is...you must be able to communicate with your audience by using terms they can relate with.
 

RitchieDarling

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That was damned funny, BP!

Actually, my problem really isn't the wife. It's simply lack of space.

I have the 2 Dargies coming, and a Blue Dawn....

And there are OTHER BRANDS of basses in their place! :D

In the last couple years, I have accumulated a LOAD of gear which I am not using, and which is not GASSLO approved. :)

As for the Rickenclowns at NAMM, let's just say the treatment was 180 degrees away from the EBMM booth.

I was spoken to like a child and treated like I was there to clean the toilets. They did everything but come right out and tell me to get lost unless I was planning on spending $100,000.... Not even so much as a kind hello or handshake. Complete asshats!

Ritchie
 

SLUGGO

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Understand about the lack of space. I just discovered the Rockstand 7, major space saver!!

Too bad about NAMM, I belive I am going to be turning a 4003 into an SR5!
 

Bill

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I have only 3 basses total. I can't afford any more unless I sell off the 4 guitars that I own, and that ain't happening. I'd love to have a large collection of basses, but (1) there's no space, (2) my income doesn't give me extra money to fuel my bass habit, (3) I hardly have time to play my 3 as it is when I'm not gigging, and (4) my wife isn't as understanding as some of your wives are!
 

azzy_wazzy

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7. Wives that cruelly stop GAS from flourishing actually get bigger butts. Studies have shown that Gas Enhancing wives can still fit into their wedding dresses.

Then what's happened here? Is there some kind of clause that excludes wives who buy these life enhancing products as I can't fit into my dress anymore! Waaaaaaaaaaa :(

Otherwise, top drawer post :D
 

bassmancb

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I used to play just one bass all the time. It's still a great bass but it has signs of wear. Now I'm up to 5 (SR5 20th on the way). I swap them out regularly so the will not get so worn. so far so good.
 

RitchieDarling

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The thinning has begun!

:D The Blueburst Ricky is OOOOOOUUUTTTTAAAA HHHHEEERRRREEEE!!!!! :D

......I just can't get no love for my Sterling fretless....... :(

Ritchie
 
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