My girlfriend's impressions of The Smile Sessions.

[bonnevillemariner]

My wife does like the Beach Boys and fully accepts my obsession (and me).
But, 100 times out of 100, she asks for "Who Ran The Iron Horse" to either be turned down or switched off.

everyone has their limits i guess

My wife does the same on IIGS when the audio reverbs? to the point that it's painful. 

[grillo]

My old lady listens to the Box more than me…

That's cos the box doesn't keep giving her a hard time.

Zing! Well Played, friend, well played.

[Micha]

Love You is what solidified my wife being a fan when I first started getting her into the group.

I have some friends who only like Love You, go figure!

In which mental instititution are they being kept?

[The Heartical Don]

I think that it's time to determine the WAF of TSS.

[Micha]

I think that it's time to determine the WAF of TSS.

Huh?

[The Heartical Don]

I think that it's time to determine the WAF of TSS.

Huh?

Hehe, I was hoping someone would take the bait, thanks Micha!

Let me explain:

In the world of high-end HiFi gear, there is an acronym: WAF. It is sort of a running gag, but also sometimes about serious matters. What if a guy has found the stereo set up of a lifetime, for instance including this Baasner turntable (which is real, believe me!):



and this valve amplifier:



and these speakers:



...then it might well be that his wife, or girlfriend, is not too pleased with these contraptions occupying space in the living room. She might actually urge him to purchase this instead:



...which makes sense if you ask me. Now, what is WAF? WAF stands for: 'wife acceptance factor', I think this is self-explanatory.

And that is why this thread made me think: what is actually the WAF of TSS? Could a poll be constructed around this question?

[Iron Horse-Apples]

What about Husband Acceptance Factor when he's tripping over yet another rug.

[The Shift]

Don, you been shoplifting again or disassembling a Tardis? How'd you get all that stuff under your gabardine?

[The Heartical Don]

Don, you been shoplifting again or disassembling a Tardis? How'd you get all that stuff under your gabardine?

 

Rumbled!

Thing is: 'shoplifting' nowadays is called: Googlarizing.

[leggo of my ego]

I think that it's time to determine the WAF of TSS.

Okay I am no stranger to WAF. 

You mentioned starting a poll, which is funny but like you also said "WAF" is just a running joke with no established standards...for instance I could say that turntable has a WAF of "0" which would carry roughly the meaning that it is intolerable but for the poll shouldn't the numerical value also have a label -- like "0" equals "Get that out of the house or I'll leave"

Or how about this:  "4" Either you turn that down or I am inviting my mother to spend the weekend here. 

[The Heartical Don]

I think that it's time to determine the WAF of TSS.

Okay I am no stranger to WAF. 

You mentioned starting a poll, which is funny but like you also said "WAF" is just a running joke with no established standards...for instance I could say that turntable has a WAF of "0" which would carry roughly the meaning that it is intolerable but for the poll shouldn't the numerical value also have a label -- like "0" equals "Get that out of the house or I'll leave"

Or how about this:  "4" Either you turn that down or I am inviting my mother to spend the weekend here.