>>>Ah, thanks. Oh the places we go. So I'll update that to "Marriage is: 1) Genitals-based"
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>>That's not the point. If you're married, ask your wife if she thinks that your marriage is based on your gonads, and I think she'll be a bit disappointed with you.
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>Ok. I am. I wouldn't. She'd be rightly disappointed as well would my gonads for that matter. I'm simply endeavoring to ellicit Sam's direct definition of 'marriage'.
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>>>Ha!!!!! I get it. No, "Howard" doesn't redeem my family name much. "Tony" could. In fact, I paid $100 to see this 80yo dude sing me euphoric recently. Uh-oh, off-topic.
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>>AH, the British "Pop Idol" show (on which "American Idol" is based) is now called "The X Factor". Tony Bennet was over here doing workshops with the contestants on the "crooners week". Amazing he can still cut the mustard at that age.
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>Absolutely top shelf. And his name ends with two "t"s like mine, unlike Howard's who has only one. Whew! That should put some distance between us. :-)

Actually I think Howard's last name has two T's as well.