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Reminds me, I figure when we get furniture for the place, the very first thing we do is throw away the assembly instructions.
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I love assembly instructions. I always read them thoroughly, and frequently make fun of them, but I do follow them.
Same reason I always have to have a recipe in order to cook anything, unless I've already made it >30 times.
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I never stop and ask directions, but that's because, unlike my wife, I both know how to read a map and how to tell which way is North.
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It's grand to be an Englishman in 1910; King Edward's on the throne. It's the Age of Men! I'm the Lord of my Castle, the Soveriegn, the Liege. I treat my subjects -- servants, children, wife -- with a firm but gentle hand, noblesse oblige.
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Well, then there's the immortal words of Henry Higgins in "A Hymn to Him":
quote:Well, why can't a woman be like you? One man in a million may shout a bit. Now and then there's one with slight defects; One, perhaps, whose truthfulness you doubt a bit. But by and large we are a marvelous sex! Why can't a woman take after like a man? Cause men are so friendly, good natured and kind. A better companion you never will find. If I were hours late for dinner, would you bellow? PICKERING Of course not! HIGGINS If I forgot your silly birthday, would you fuss? PICKERING Nonsense. HIGGINS Would you complain if I took out another fellow? PICKERING Never. HIGGINS Well, why can't a woman be like us?
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Now I just know some jatraquera is going to drag out the corresponding song by Mrs. Banks, so I'll beat them to it:
We're clearly soldiers in petticoats, Dauntless crusaders for women's votes. Though we adore men individually, We agree that, as a group, they're rather stupid.
You know, at that age, she was kind of a hottie.
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quote:how is it that you get to start both the men's and women's Hatrack clique
The Hatrack Women's Clique is without beginning of days or end of years.
The Men's Clique is merely a temporary sub-clique of the Women's Clique, and is subject to the by-laws of the latter. This is just a place for those who aren’t sexy enough or smart enough or pirate enough to enjoy full fellowship in the Women’s Clique. The Men's Clique will eventually disband and become the Ruler-wielding School Marm Clique.
*disclaimer: I am indulging in exploring extreme expressions of male stereotypes here. Comments made in this thread about what makes a "real man" are meant to be taken with a huge block of salt - a chuckle would not be out of place, either.*
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Hah! If you wanted to get my attention, you should have used a two by four. Everyone knows that.
On a separate note, I used to annoy people in my department when we were discussing the different tasks needing to be done to get ready for an event. (these were pre-Diane days)
When asked if I'd take responsibility for something, I'd reply: "I'm a single male. Everyone knows we're not responsible."
*passes out fresh towels and sends kids home to their mothers*
*tosses muddy towels on top of old car batteries in the garage*
*spends the evening in the garage sorting through toolbox*
*makes a pile of Craftsman tools that can go back to the store on Saturday for exchange under lifetime guarantee*
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