It can be difficult to balance the responsibilities of family life and the desire to hang out at the bar with the guys. This art must take into consideration the precise balance of power within the relationship and other intramarital dynamics, as well as the communication patterns which have been established between the partners. Most men have at one time or another realized that these negotiations can break down quite spectacularly, resulting in all kinds of issues bubbling up to the surface.
And all men in long-term relationships have found themselves in these negotiations at one time or another and can therefore relate to the character of Benedikt Erlingsson in this sketch, even if his negotiating strategy is, well, a bit unusual.
Or, at least we hope it is! (Because, who would admit publicly to employing these kinds of tricks or being forced to stoop to these levels to be allowed to hang out with his buddies?)
The scene comes from the popular comedy show Fóstbræður which aired between 1997-2001 by TV station Stöð 2. Along with the sketch about the overly vigilant shower warden this one ranks among the best sketches of the show. The husband is played by Benedikt Erlingsson, who also played the unfortunate swimmer in the shower warden sketch, while the wife is played by Helga Braga Jónsdóttir. The two friends are played by Sigurjón Kjartansson and Þorsteinn Guðmundsson.
See more: Video: Beware of the Icelandic vigilante shower wardens
It can be difficult to balance the responsibilities of family life and the desire to hang out at the bar with the guys. This art must take into consideration the precise balance of power within the relationship and other intramarital dynamics, as well as the communication patterns which have been established between the partners. Most men have at one time or another realized that these negotiations can break down quite spectacularly, resulting in all kinds of issues bubbling up to the surface.
And all men in long-term relationships have found themselves in these negotiations at one time or another and can therefore relate to the character of Benedikt Erlingsson in this sketch, even if his negotiating strategy is, well, a bit unusual.
Or, at least we hope it is! (Because, who would admit publicly to employing these kinds of tricks or being forced to stoop to these levels to be allowed to hang out with his buddies?)
The scene comes from the popular comedy show Fóstbræður which aired between 1997-2001 by TV station Stöð 2. Along with the sketch about the overly vigilant shower warden this one ranks among the best sketches of the show. The husband is played by Benedikt Erlingsson, who also played the unfortunate swimmer in the shower warden sketch, while the wife is played by Helga Braga Jónsdóttir. The two friends are played by Sigurjón Kjartansson and Þorsteinn Guðmundsson.
See more: Video: Beware of the Icelandic vigilante shower wardens
