The Great Debate

The Mister and I drove down to Ft. Lauderdale this weekend for a friend's 30th birthday celebration. It's a 3+ hour drive and the battery on the iPod was dead, so I decided to keep The Mister entertained by reading him things I thought he'd find interesting in the magazines I had packed for the trip. After I finished an article about Tim Tebow from Sports Illustrated I was pretty much out of material which interested The Mister. So, I put the magazines away.

It wasn't long before he started in on Roth IRAs, vesting schedules, pretax contributions and responsible retirement planning. I immediately grabbed for the nearest magazine and started reading aloud from the first block of text I could find. This month's "15th Anniversary Special Issue" of InStyle features an in depth, hard hitting interview with Usher for a regular feature in the magazine called "Man of Style".

The introduction, which I read aloud, is as follows:

"Two years ago, Usher Raymond IV launched his first cologne, a light, aromatic scent. Now, at 30, the R&B star with the statue-worthy physique is coming out with VIP, a fragrance that is arguably more complex."

It's at that point I stop reading, look at The Mister and ask incredulously "Arguably more complex? His second fragrance is arguably more complex than the first? That's the stupidest thing I've ever read. Who the eff would argue about that?!?!"

To which The Mister replies, "I don't know. I actually think the first fragrance was quite complex. Much more intricate than this new cologne."

Never one to ruin the bit, I take the opposition. "Oh no, no, no! How can you say that? VIP is far more complex than his original scent. It was entirely one note. This has depth. Much more complexity. Your olfactory senses are clearly inferior to mine."

The Mister shoots back. "Absolutely not. I have a nose for these things. And I'm telling you, the first cologne - hands down, most complex."

We were laughing too hard at this point to go on. I think we laughed for six solid minutes.

To the copy writer for InStyle who penned that fabulous piece of journalistic genius - Thank you for cracking our asses up. You really made the long drive enjoyable.