Well Pixie, I am most probably solidly casted in the stereotype guy that states the obvious. I also sometimes tell that joke that everybody knows, or make the same comment I made a hundred times before.

SORRY

Actually, we love to watch sport and drink a beer. We love it if our girlfriend come and sit on our lap or hold on to one of our arms. Its a kind of mental hibernation from carrying the problems of the world around our shoulders. And the only way to communicate during this phase of mental stagnation is opening our mouth to state our first observation, somehow connected to the person whose attention we would like to have.

Just ignore it and say, hallo sweetie, I am off to have a spa with the girls...