Comments on: Beautiful Russian Wives And Yummy Gurkins http://rhodester.net/beautiful-russian-wives-and-yummy-gurkins The Life And Times Of DW Rhodes Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:10:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: RhodesTer http://rhodester.net/beautiful-russian-wives-and-yummy-gurkins/comment-page-1#comment-7738 RhodesTer Thu, 23 Sep 2010 22:03:38 +0000 http://rhodester.net/?p=3402#comment-7738 I forgot to mention that Pete divorced Laurie - who he had known well before getting married - after three miserable years of matrimony. Nothing is black-and-white in this world. I forgot to mention that Pete divorced Laurie – who he had known well before getting married – after three miserable years of matrimony. Nothing is black-and-white in this world.

]]> By: RhodesTer http://rhodester.net/beautiful-russian-wives-and-yummy-gurkins/comment-page-1#comment-7737 RhodesTer Thu, 23 Sep 2010 22:00:58 +0000 http://rhodester.net/?p=3402#comment-7737 Chip! You have managed to destroy my literary license in one, masterful stroke! Blew it to smithereens! But that's okay, the essence of the whole idea is still intact. You're forgiven :-) I remember that a mutual friend of ours, ol' Pete, was the biggest scoffer. "Chip's crazy!" he said. "It will never last, I give it six months. You just can't marry someone you don't know well. You need to spend at least a year being friends, and then at least a year being engaged." I'd love to see the look on his face today, especially when you tell him about the daughter married to the Alaskan fishing-boat captain and the grandbaby on the way. Congratulations! BTW, it pales in comparison to your story, but I didn't really know Dorian all that long before becoming engaged, and then we had a short engagement. Been married 20 years now. Phhht on sour-puss Pete. Thanks for getting in touch - awesome to hear from you after all these years! Tell Joanie hi and hi to the "kids" from "uncle Dave," haha! Chip! You have managed to destroy my literary license in one, masterful stroke! Blew it to smithereens! But that’s okay, the essence of the whole idea is still intact. You’re forgiven :-)

I remember that a mutual friend of ours, ol’ Pete, was the biggest scoffer. “Chip’s crazy!” he said. “It will never last, I give it six months. You just can’t marry someone you don’t know well. You need to spend at least a year being friends, and then at least a year being engaged.”

I’d love to see the look on his face today, especially when you tell him about the daughter married to the Alaskan fishing-boat captain and the grandbaby on the way. Congratulations!

BTW, it pales in comparison to your story, but I didn’t really know Dorian all that long before becoming engaged, and then we had a short engagement. Been married 20 years now. Phhht on sour-puss Pete.

Thanks for getting in touch – awesome to hear from you after all these years! Tell Joanie hi and hi to the “kids” from “uncle Dave,” haha!

]]> By: Chipster http://rhodester.net/beautiful-russian-wives-and-yummy-gurkins/comment-page-1#comment-7736 Chipster Thu, 23 Sep 2010 13:19:49 +0000 http://rhodester.net/?p=3402#comment-7736 This is Chip, the spouse of Joannie and yes I can verify the RhodesTer's account with a few minor corrections: Joannie contacted me first while I was on Adak. Letter received after my 25th birthday in the middle of a snowstorm. I proposed to her sight unseen over the phone after a month and a half of postal correspondence. It was the first time I talked to her and the conversation went some thing like this... 10:30PM my time, 2:20 AM her time... and she was wide awake when I called, and she was in Washington D. C. (Of course this is the abridged version): J: Hello? C: Hello, Joannie? J: Yes? C: This is Chip. J: Yes. C: Joannie, I really believe you're the woman God would have for me to marry. J: Well, I believe you're right. Done deal. A month later we sent pictures. Another month later we arrived on Oahu, saw each other face-to-face for the first, shook hands, and had one week before our wedding. We of course honeymooned for one week on Kauai. It was blissful. We've now been married for 22 years, have 3 living children and our oldest daughter is married to an Alaskan Fishing boat captain and due to have her first child this October. And yes, people thought I was crazy then and can't believe me now, but I can attest the event did indeed happen. This is Chip, the spouse of Joannie and yes I can verify the RhodesTer’s account with a few minor corrections:
Joannie contacted me first while I was on Adak. Letter received after my 25th birthday in the middle of a snowstorm.
I proposed to her sight unseen over the phone after a month and a half of postal correspondence. It was the first time I talked to her and the conversation went some thing like this… 10:30PM my time, 2:20 AM her time… and she was wide awake when I called, and she was in Washington D. C. (Of course this is the abridged version):
J: Hello?
C: Hello, Joannie?
J: Yes?
C: This is Chip.
J: Yes.
C: Joannie, I really believe you’re the woman God would have for me to marry.
J: Well, I believe you’re right.
Done deal. A month later we sent pictures. Another month later we arrived on Oahu, saw each other face-to-face for the first, shook hands, and had one week before our wedding. We of course honeymooned for one week on Kauai. It was blissful.
We’ve now been married for 22 years, have 3 living children and our oldest daughter is married to an Alaskan Fishing boat captain and due to have her first child this October.
And yes, people thought I was crazy then and can’t believe me now, but I can attest the event did indeed happen.

]]> By: RhodesTer http://rhodester.net/beautiful-russian-wives-and-yummy-gurkins/comment-page-1#comment-3984 RhodesTer Sat, 18 Jul 2009 07:44:49 +0000 http://rhodester.net/?p=3402#comment-3984 Oh, no problem! Seriously, have a gurkin.. whatever that is. Made up - My pseudo marriage to Nastya. Fact - Chip and Joanie, the whole thing. Incredible. Thanks for hanging out. Oh, no problem! Seriously, have a gurkin.. whatever that is.

Made up – My pseudo marriage to Nastya.

Fact – Chip and Joanie, the whole thing. Incredible.

Thanks for hanging out.

]]> By: Eileen http://rhodester.net/beautiful-russian-wives-and-yummy-gurkins/comment-page-1#comment-3983 Eileen Sat, 18 Jul 2009 06:19:15 +0000 http://rhodester.net/?p=3402#comment-3983 LOL...no need to chill! I just wasn`t sure how much of it you were serious about. The sarcastic undertone sometimes doesn`t translate too well to the written word...at least not for me....not my native language. So allow me to ask a stupid question or two every once in a while and please don`t get offended by them. Just trying to clear things up. I love your blog and am follow your interesting and mostly hilariously funny twits...thanx for sharing...Please, I meant no offense??? Give my best to CofFeesister and stay just the way you are...everythinG else would be even more boring that!! It is a hell of a love and life story for shure...that much I'll have to admit! xxxoooxxx EPandora/Eileen LOL…no need to chill! I just wasn`t sure how much of it you were serious about. The sarcastic undertone sometimes doesn`t translate too well to the written word…at least not for me….not my native language. So allow me to ask a stupid question or two every once in a while and please don`t get offended by them. Just trying to clear things up.
I love your blog and am follow your interesting and mostly hilariously funny twits…thanx for sharing…Please, I meant no offense???

Give my best to CofFeesister and stay just the way you are…everythinG else would be even more boring that!!

It is a hell of a love and life story for shure…that much I’ll have to admit!

xxxoooxxx EPandora/Eileen

]]> By: RhodesTer http://rhodester.net/beautiful-russian-wives-and-yummy-gurkins/comment-page-1#comment-3981 RhodesTer Sat, 18 Jul 2009 04:37:18 +0000 http://rhodester.net/?p=3402#comment-3981 No, you're right. It's scary and disturbing. Except for the Chip and Joanie part which really happened and they've been married for like 25 years now and I just think that's really cool. Have a gurkin with a shot of vodka, and chill for a bit. No, you’re right. It’s scary and disturbing. Except for the Chip and Joanie part which really happened and they’ve been married for like 25 years now and I just think that’s really cool.

Have a gurkin with a shot of vodka, and chill for a bit.

]]> By: Eileen http://rhodester.net/beautiful-russian-wives-and-yummy-gurkins/comment-page-1#comment-3976 Eileen Fri, 17 Jul 2009 22:18:58 +0000 http://rhodester.net/?p=3402#comment-3976 Umm...if you say so..... Umm…if you say so…..

]]> By: RhodesTer http://rhodester.net/beautiful-russian-wives-and-yummy-gurkins/comment-page-1#comment-3975 RhodesTer Fri, 17 Jul 2009 19:20:40 +0000 http://rhodester.net/?p=3402#comment-3975 Umm.. you? Umm.. you?

]]> By: Eileen http://rhodester.net/beautiful-russian-wives-and-yummy-gurkins/comment-page-1#comment-3974 Eileen Fri, 17 Jul 2009 08:44:33 +0000 http://rhodester.net/?p=3402#comment-3974 Is it me or does all this sound pretty scary and disturbing ;o) ??? Is it me or does all this sound pretty scary and disturbing ;o) ???

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