Wyoming’s Dumbest Husband Buys Wife a Vacuum Cleaner for Christmas

My girlfriend's brother Mark is a cool dude.  He's a high school football coach in Torrington who loves to hunt and fish.  But, this year, he holds the honor of being Wyoming's Dumbest Husband.

On Christmas Eve, he came over and asked us to help wrap his wife's Christmas present.  He got her a vacuum cleaner.  And yes, this was their first Christmas as a married couple. What an idiot.

I asked him, "are you sure you want to give your new wife a vacuum cleaner for Christmas"?  His response was, "We need one".  I prodded by asking if she had mentioned that she wanted a new vacuum cleaner.  He said she hadn't mentioned it, but he made sure to buy her the nicest model they had.

At this point, I had no other choice, , I had to stage a "Christmas Intervention".  I explained to him that no husband should ever buy his wife a vacuum cleaner for Christmas.  Even if she's been nagging him to buy a new one.  You don't get her one for Christmas.  Especially if that's her only present.

Luckily, his sister and I were able to save the day.  We took the present she had bought for her mom, a basket full of lotions, bath salts and girly stuff, and gave it to him instead.  It wasn't a slam dunk, but it was the best we could do on short notice.

I explained to him that, in the future, if he can't think of a good Christmas gift to just go to the jewelry store and get her a necklace.  Hopefully, he'll learn.