RE: Things Said By The Wives Of Muzzleloaders
Patrick McManus wrote an article years ago called "Gunrunning past your wife":
Now it is a running joke with me and my wife. So it goes like this:
Wife: "Is that a new gun?"
Me: "This old thing? I have had it for a long time!" (of course, I bought it and put it in the gun safe for a few days before I pulled it out where my wife could see it!)
Unfortunately, she now pulls it on me. "This old thing (dress, shoes, etc)? I have had them for a long time!"