Bob

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November 3, 2008

Opposites Attract, And Last a Lifetime

After 45 years of marriage, I think I’ve finally figured out why my first wife Sally and I have lasted so long.

I think our marriage has survived because the only thing we have in common is that we don’t have anything in common.

The first thing Sally does when she gets in the car to drive to work in the morning is adjust the rear-view mirror. The first thing I do when I get in the car to drive to work in the morning is grab my favorite CD out of the glove box, pop it into the CD player and soon the entire car is filled with the rock sounds of Night Ranger.

Yes, Sally and I are about as much alike as night and day. She adores liver and onions. I hate them. She likes cantaloupe. I despise it. Her favorite color is green. My favorite color is blue.      She drinks her coffee black. I like milk in mine.

Horoscope-wise she’s a Gemini and I’m a Sagittarian. I like to go to bed early, so the 6:00 local newscast is the “Late Show” to me. Sally prefers to stay up late.

I’m a Detroit Lions fan. She roots for the Cleveland Browns.   

Sally’s idea of a dream vacation is spending two weeks lying on the beach somewhere in Florida.  My fantasy getaway involves a lake, a fishing pole, a can of worms and a six-pack of beer.

My so-called lucky number is six. Hers is 13.

She was born in Buffalo, New York. I hail from Flint, Michigan. Sally is left-handed. I’m a “rightie.”

If you spell her name backward it’s Y-L-L-A-S. If you spell my first name backward it’s still . . . um  . . . B-O-B.

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