> their wives called them too often for annoying requests, like stopping to get milk on the way home. Wouldn't it be more annoying to get home, and then have t

> their wives called them too often for annoying requests, like stopping to get milk on the way home. Wouldn't it be more annoying to get home, and then have to go out again to get the milk? What they probably meant was that they didn't ever want to go to the store themselves and wanted their spouse to do it.