Dave’s Do-Not-Do List: The Case of the ‘To-Do List Flu’
When it comes to house chores, some husbands have an arsenal of creative excuses ready to deploy. Take Dave, for example. His wife, Sarah, handed him a to-do list one Saturday morning, filled with all the things she’d been asking him to tackle for weeks.
“Dave, could you please fix the leaky faucet, mow the lawn, and organize the garage?” she asked, handing him the list.
Dave looked at the list, then scratched his head and replied, “Sure, honey, but I think I’ve caught a case of the ‘to-do list flu.’ It’s contagious, you know. I might need to lay down for a bit.”
Sarah wasn’t buying it. “The to-do list flu? Really, Dave?”
“Oh, yeah! It’s bad! I might even have to take a nap to recover.”
Not wanting to let him off the hook so easily, Sarah smirked and changed her strategy. “Okay, how about this? I’ll nurse you back to health while you take care of just one thing on that list: the leaky faucet. I’ll do all the other chores if you promise to handle that.”
Dave perked up. “Just the faucet? Well, that sounds manageable. I can do that!”
An hour later, as Dave was fixing the faucet, Sarah walked outside, whistling and happily mowing the lawn. She organized the garage and completed a few other tasks before he was even done.
In the end, Dave came in dripping wet from the faucet that still slightly dripped despite his repair attempts. Sarah chuckled, “Looks like the ‘to-do list flu’ is getting worse. You better rest up for that lawn mowing!”
The joke revolves around the husband’s humorous “excuses” that highlight how sometimes men avoid household chores with comedy. Sarah’s clever solution not only turned the tables on Dave but also demonstrated that tackling tasks in partnership—along with a pinch of humor—can make dreaded chores more enjoyable. After all, laughter is often the best motivator!
