Well at least he went back for the wife

[mbianka]

"A SOUTH African man has saved his pet dog before his wife when their yacht was shipwrecked."

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[atoll]

dog~mans best friend

wife~the only war where you sleep with the enemy

[Tellie]

Thata boy, good doggy............Admiral? what Admira...oh Crap

[Wotname]

Classic mistake; should have rescued the dog second as the dog would still have been happy to see him.

[David_Old_Jersey]

It's only funny because she didn't die.

[mbianka]

Originally Posted by Wotname

Classic mistake; should have rescued the dog second as the dog would still have been happy to see him.

LOL. Plus the dog would let him get another boat.

[Matt sachs]

...and the dog never asked "Why you smell like that other dog?"

[JPA Cate]

There's a whole lot we don't know here. How about she asks him to save their beloved pet first? She was afloat, though fouled on the steering gear somehow.

This isn't as crazy as you might think at first look. I know a woman who I really think would have said that....in a flash!

People make emotionally based decisions sometimes that are unwise.

Ann

[Jammer Six]

Originally Posted by David_Old_Jersey

It's only funny because she didn't die.

Yup, got that right.

We'd be breaking out the cross and the nine inch nails if she'd died.

Originally Posted by Ann T. Cate

This isn't as crazy as you might think at first look. I know a woman who I really think would have said that....in a flash!

Yeah, so do I. Then (assuming I've managed to keep some part of my head...) I'm floating there having a ridiculous argument with myself: argue with her? Force her ashore, and hope I can win the argument that creates on it's merits later? Or save the damn dog? Not to mention that I'm never getting laid again if I force her ashore and the damn dog dies. What if we're not picked up right away? Then I'm shipwrecked on an island with a woman who's never going to speak to me again because I killed the dog...

[o_q]

I'm sure he did it because she could fend for herself

[salticrak]

There will be a lot o bitchin.

[Tim Godber]

Personally I would stay by my wife every time, fact is she floats and I don't!

[Celestialsailor]

Well...I guess it's true then. If you lock your wife and your dog in a trunk of your car and open it an hour later, guess which one is glad to see you?
Chances are after he rescued his wife he may have wanted to put her back after an hour of tongue lashing.

[I.Grind]

Sounds like a dick reporter sensationalizing an otherwise boring story. The wife was probably fine and the dog was probably being a PITA. Get the dog on the beach, and start gathering what you need to get off the boat ( including the wife) without the hassle of the dog.

[heres hoping]

my partner is a south African and I can tell you first hand the reason he got the dog first was because she would read him his life story if he had gone anywhere near here until she cooled down a bit