Wife reluctantly issues husband ‘AFL hall pass’
Roar Pro A normally uptight wife has reluctantly issued her long-suffering husband an ‘AFL hall pass’ for the Sydney Swans vs Hawthorn Hawks grand final this weekend.
The 37-year-old Swans fan told The Roar that while his partner’s decision had came completely out of the blue and was ”totally out of character,” it was nonetheless a dream come true.
“I’m still in a state of shock, to tell you the truth.
“I thought we had a lunch with the in-laws penciled in for Saturday; her whole family hates sport and I was dreading the thought of listening to her fiscally conservative old man rabbit on about the importance of a balanced federal budget,” he said.
“I was already making plans to tape the game and secretly watch it that night downstairs once [my wife] Sally had drifted off to sleep. But now I’ve been told I can go out and watch the entire match – and not just one or two quarters, but the WHOLE THING… as long as I come back home by 9pm. I can’t believe it!”
The man said that while he’d love nothing more than to go out and “murder a thousand cold ones” on Saturday afternoon, he would probably drink at a moderate pace in the hope that his partner’s goodwill gesture becomes a regular thing.
The Roar also understands that his single mates will give him a lot of shit over this.
His wife Sally, however, told The Roar that her generous concession was likely to be a one off.
“My sister’s coming over for brunch on Sunday morning and we’re meant to be going to Ikea in the afternoon to pick out some new curtain blinds, so he had f***ing better be switched on for that,” she snarled.
September 28th 2012 @ 2:58pm
Dane25 said | September 28th 2012 @ 2:58pm | Report comment
Hey Dave, I told you that you were welcome to use my real name in this piece if you wanted to.
September 28th 2012 @ 3:07pm
BigAl said | September 28th 2012 @ 3:07pm | Report comment
I remember seeing a wedding party setting up for the photos in the MCG carpark( more picturesque part) on Grand Final Day.
September 28th 2012 @ 3:21pm
Dave Edwards said | September 28th 2012 @ 3:21pm | Report comment
Sorry Dane. Make sure you get to Ikea early on Sunday, otherwise you’ll get stuck in an epic queue and miss the NRL gf.
Big Al, sounds like that was a job for the ‘NAB stand-in’ guys.
September 28th 2012 @ 7:40pm
Dingo said | September 28th 2012 @ 7:40pm | Report comment
Yeah someone I know is going to see “a friend of a friend about a dog”, probably take all afternoon, might get a bit thirsty too.