World Cup Frenzy

Anybody seen the television adverts of husbands trying to persuade their wives to get a massive flat screen TV to allow them to be better able to watch botanical shows and such the like?  Obviously a misdirection aimed at generating interest for the FIFA 2014 World Cup.

The ads assume that wives are: (1) dumb enough to fall for such blatant trickery, not well presented and holds no proper reasoning.  (2) are uninterested in football and (3) men are the only ones who actually will appreciate the world cup and (4) it assumes that families do not already possess a large enough television that would show football playing; that is 22 men excluding the referee and the 2 line judges running up and down a field 7,140 square metres in a bid to be the best 11 (providing none gets send off via a red card, or is carried off due to an injury) with the most balls placed in the back of the net .

---

Therefore, between Thursday June 12th  and Sunday July 13th husbands will literally become couch potatoes, zombie like in mannerism, glued to a sofa with the remote in very close proximity.  Incapable of moving unless nature insists.  There will be stacks of cans in some cases fizzy pop or beers, and hoards of pizza boxes from the delivery guy, who may even sit for a few minutes, trying not to miss the next goal.  

Husbands will become useless in the home, missing in the bed, unable to communicate (worst than they were before) and careless at allowing perfect strangers into our homes, because their favourite team is playing and they are probably, like the pizza delivery guy; are on route to another job and just wanted to see the last 15 minutes of the 1st half; before jumping into their vehicles and driving recklessly to get to their next job prior to the 2nd half kick off.

The television advert has left much unsaid, however, for all those wives who like me have lived through the last 15 years of world cups, we know better.   I ask then, what exactly can this advert do to persuade us to transform our husbands in such unfavourable characters? Absolutely nothing.

---

However, I am not one to highlight a problem without offering a solution.  Here is a counter offer which I recommend every wife provide her husband.  For 5 weeks we will allow you to become unsociable, zombie like creature;s if you provide an all expenses paid ticket to the destination of our choice.  Ladies choose how long you desire to be away from this frenzy and don't take no for an answer.  Also, say yes to the large television, provided the purchase is for 2. One that can broadcast the football for their pleasure, and one for you to watch at your leisure.  It must be set up in another room away from the madden crowd.

Then and only then, should you agree to a new television and take no prisoners on getting that all expenses paid trip.... 

Ladies, you can survive this, just remember during the football, you could be laid up in a spa somewhere, or shopping in Paris, or go rafting on the Rio Grande, the destinations are endless.

Dr. Claudette King