A British man fed up with his wife's complaints advertised her for sale...

A British man fed up with his wife's complaints advertised her for sale -- and got a number of offers.

"Nagging Wife. No Tax, No MOT. Very high maintenance -- some rust," wrote Gary Bates, 38, in a small ad in Trade-It, more usually used to buy and sell cars or household goods.

Bates, a self-employed builder from Gloucestershire, southwest England, snapped after his wife Donna on got on his nerves while she was watching television and decided to place the ad as a joke.

"She was nagging me for doing something small, while she was watching some rubbish on TV. So I just thought I'd put an ad in to get rid of her.

"I didn't think anyone would ring up but I've had at least nine or 10 people calling about her. It's gone mad. There was no one I knew -- just people asking, 'Is she still available?'"

The couple only married last year, and Bates said his 40-year-old wife -- whom he advertised in the magazine's Free to Collect section, along with some of his fishing tackle -- initially gave him "a bit of an ear-bashing."

But he said: "She's seen the funny side of it now though!"

Posted: at 13-03-2009 03:41 AM (15 years ago) | Upcoming

passing

Posted: at 13-03-2009 10:07 PM (15 years ago) | Upcoming

I wish it works like that, I woulda made money selling my ex. She'll fetch more money cos she's not only and excess nagger, she isn't a good lay!

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Posted: at 22-03-2009 11:31 AM (15 years ago) | Upcoming

 

Posted: at 27-03-2009 05:14 PM (15 years ago) | Gistmaniac

funny.

Posted: at 5-06-2009 09:53 PM (15 years ago) | Upcoming

i no buy abound property

Posted: at 6-06-2009 04:48 PM (15 years ago) | Gistmaniac