I knew we had too many mugs.
I knew most of them came into our home through Hubby.
Some were gifts from work. Some were from his (many) bachelor years.
I’ve always known that I have issues.
But I don’t think I realized Hubby has them too . . . until about a month ago.
At a Christmas party gag gift exchange, he chose this gift.
Not as a wrapped, who-knows-what-it-is-let’s-get-crazy-and-take-a-chance choice.
He stole it. Like . . . someone else opened it and he saw it and he wanted it. Enough to steal it.
No, your eyes are not deceiving you. That is a cow. A cow inside a mug.
No, you’re not un-cool and out of the loop. Cows inside mugs isn’t a new trend.
Yes, you’re right. It’s a totally stupid mug.
Perfect for a GAG GIFT!!!!
This morning, when hubby drank out of it, he decided that (even though he had tried to deny it before) coffee in a Stupid Cow Mug has a “whang” to it.
Evidently, it’s difficult to properly seal a ceramic cow that’s sitting inside of a mug.
Who knew?
Gleefully, I threw it in the trash.
Note: I love hubby and can totally accept his Mug Issues since he kindly accepts my Many Assorted Issues. He knows I wrote this and doesn’t mind because he loves when he is the subject of my posts.
I think it’s adorable! It would be too funny to drink milk out of it. 🙂
Aw… I think it’s adorable too! I wouldn’t want to store it, but I must admit… If I saw it at a garage sale before my husband had a chance to stop me, I would probably buy it! 🙂
Interesting that it had a funny taste – what better reason than that to toss it? 🙂 Good luck on getting the rest of them culled down to a manageable number! We have many sets of cups (my mom’s addicted to shopping for us) and so I switch them out by season. My kids are less likely to spill when using a coffee mug, as it sits so nicely and isn’t tippy – a good endorsement for using them all! 🙂 But we still have too many, and I’m always looking for one to get busted so I can toss it.
I find it ironic that one of the ads on your sidebar right now is for “Custom Light Up Drinkware: Glasses, mugs and more!” So it could be worse – your coffee cups could all blink like strobe lights 🙂
(Which could be helpful on those morning when you’re really, really tired.)
That’s a good man you have there! I love a person that can laugh at themselves! My husband is that way too, as long as it isn’t about his balding head. We all those lines that just can’t be crossed, don’t we!
Thanks for the smiles this morning!
That’s so funny – I guess we all have some “quirks” about us, glad to know that your hubby accepts his 🙂
This is such a timely post for me!! Hubby has accepted a new job in another state, so we will be moving in a couple of months. What more motivation do I need to purge the eleventy billion coffee mugs? I am actually getting overwhelmed at the thought of all of the purging that really must be done. Like the previous poster mentioned, my mom is a clutter enabler. She has come to visit us from out of state and always brings a plethora of mix matched mugs.. annnnnd when hubby cleaned out his office, he brought several MORE home, not to mention a few of those HUGE insulated trucker-sized 20 gallon-size handled mugs… AAAGGGGHHHH!!
Have a great day, Nonny!!!
I love that you used the number eleventy billion. I think all of my children, at one point or another, has tried to make eleventy a number, you know, the one that comes after 99!!
Lol! He stole THAT on purpose?! Too funny! One less thing to store for a year until the next white elephant exchange!
ha! My grandmother had mugs just like that! My favorite had a little duckie inside… You go on and tell your hubby I would have stolen it too. 😉
Awwww, Cow Mug was cute. RIP Cow Mug,
And I just gave you two new Wizard of Oz mugs for your birthday. Sorry.
Mom
I love THOSE mugs, Mom! I think they’re “just the right size” which is my big thing with mugs!
Nice save 😉
Funny! When I was growing up we had just a plain white mug with a frog in it. All of us kids liked to use it.
LOL Nonny! I’m the one with the coffee mug addiction in our house. I get them everywhere we go as souvenirs. But my funniest is a Santa Flamingo mug. LONG story why I have a thing for flamingos, but a friend gave me this one for Xmas, and it;’s the perfect size for the Keurig my BFF gave me. So I’m keeping my crazy mug. Plus, there’s no “whang” to it!!
This post when from amusing to hysterical when you used the word “whang ” took funny
see my internal thought is… if he has a lot of quirky mugs… turn it into a collection display… but i kinda have a feeling that isnt the case lol! it was cute… while it lasted!
Why didn’t you just donate it to a Goodwill or something? At least then, someone else could use it and the money could go to a good cause.
Because of the “whang” I wouldn’t want to pass it on.
quirky ….. I like it….well at least it was free
I’m so glad to finally hear someone else use “whang” (other than a derogatory reference to a body part).
What??? I guess that shows I’m naive, because I’ve never heard it that way and am choosing to NOT imagine which body part . . . .