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Subject: RE: BS: behind every man... From: GUEST,ib48 Date: 20 Mar 07 - 03:29 PM there is another man, in brighton |
Subject: RE: BS: behind every man... From: Liz the Squeak Date: 19 Mar 07 - 04:08 PM is an astonished mother in law! LTS |
Subject: RE: BS: behind every man... From: Stringsinger Date: 19 Mar 07 - 03:06 PM bubblyrat, "gender" has traditionally meant what you said but the definition has changed. Since the area of speech regarding this issue, "gender" has come in to a new usage. I think that we can allow for new meanings when they are applied consistently. Frank |
Subject: RE: BS: behind every man... From: jeffp Date: 19 Mar 07 - 02:48 PM Except to fulminate against those who disagree with him and back it up with actual facts. |
Subject: RE: BS: behind every man... From: Wesley S Date: 19 Mar 07 - 02:45 PM For that matter - he rarely returns to the thread. |
Subject: RE: BS: behind every man... From: Stilly River Sage Date: 19 Mar 07 - 02:36 PM No one will ever accuse Tarheel of contributing an original post. He rarely cites their sources, either. SRS |
Subject: RE: BS: behind every man... From: Peace Date: 19 Mar 07 - 02:29 PM That is the punchline to a joke about a speeding motorist. |
Subject: RE: BS: behind every man... From: GUEST,Seiri Omaar Date: 19 Mar 07 - 02:24 PM Pig? |
Subject: RE: BS: behind every man... From: Bunnahabhain Date: 19 Mar 07 - 02:19 PM MCP must stand for male chauvinist something or other |
Subject: RE: BS: behind every man... From: Peace Date: 18 Mar 07 - 08:29 PM Molecular and Cellular Proteomics |
Subject: RE: BS: behind every man... From: Jeri Date: 18 Mar 07 - 08:26 PM What's 'MCP? |
Subject: RE: BS: behind every man... From: Bill D Date: 18 Mar 07 - 08:17 PM just to put the matter to rest and from "Dave Barry's Blog: "In the general context of above discussion, I recall an old anecdote about that sort of habits -- mighta been from WWII or Korea? Coulda been Italy, coulda been Asia? The observer (a GI?) noticed that the man always walked in front, and his wife followed, when they were going to market, or to town, or whatever. After a while, he noticed that the man allowed his wife to walk ahead. When he asked the man why the change in lifestyle, the man replied, [remember, this was a war zone] "Land mines." Sorry, not funny, but illustrative of the MCP attitude that prevails, almost universally ..." |
Subject: RE: BS: behind every man... From: folk1e Date: 18 Mar 07 - 08:15 PM there is a supprised woman! |
Subject: RE: BS: behind every man... From: Peace Date: 18 Mar 07 - 07:59 PM It was attributed on the blog, but I didn't want to put the woman's name here in case the attribution was wrong. |
Subject: RE: BS: behind every man... From: Little Hawk Date: 18 Mar 07 - 07:55 PM Brilliant. Too bad they didn't get about 500,000 of such letters. |
Subject: RE: BS: behind every man... From: Peace Date: 18 Mar 07 - 07:44 PM From a blog where it is said to be "an actual letter sent to Proctor and Gamble". Dear Mr. Thatcher, I have been a loyal user of your Always maxi pads for over 20 years and I appreciate many of their features. Why, without the LeakGuard Core(tm) or Dri-Weave(tm) absorbency, I'd probably never go horseback riding or salsa dancing, and I'd certainly steer clear of running up and down the beach in tight, white shorts. But my favourite feature has to be your revolutionary Flexi-Wings. Kudos on being the only company smart enough to realize how crucial it is that maxi pads be aerodynamic. I can't tell you how safe and secure I feel each month knowing there's a little F-16 in my pants. Have you ever had a menstrual period, Mr. Thatcher? Ever suffered from "the curse"? I'm guessing you haven't. Well, my "time of the month" is starting right now. As I type, I can already feel hormonal forces violently surging through my body. Just a few minutes from now, my body will adjust and I'll be transformed into what my husband likes to call "an inbred hillbilly with knife skills." Isn't the human body amazing? As Brand Manager in the Feminine-hygiene Division, you've no doubt seen quite a bit of research on what exactly happens during your customers' monthly visits from "Aunt Flo". Therefore, you must know about the bloating, puffiness, and cramping we endure, and about our intense mood swings, crying jags, and out-of-control behaviour. You surely realize it's a tough time for most women. In fact, only last week, my friend Jennifer fought the violent urge to shove her boyfriend's testicles into a George Foreman Grill just because he told her he thought Grey's Anatomy was written by drunken chimps. Crazy! The point is, sir, you of all people must realize that America is just crawling with homicidal maniacs in Capri pants... which brings me to the reason for my letter. Last month, while in the throes of cramping so painful I wanted to reach inside my body and yank out my uterus, I opened an Always maxi-pad, and there, printed on the adhesive backing, were these words: "Have a Happy Period." Are you f-ing kidding me? What I mean is, does any part of your tiny middle-manager brain really think happiness - actual smiling, laughing happiness is possible during a menstrual period? Did anything mentioned above sound the least bit pleasurable? Well, did it? FYI, unless you're some kind of sick S&M freak girl, there will never be anything "happy" about a day in which you have to jack yourself up on Motrin and Kahlua and lock yourself in your house just so you don't march down to the local Walgreen's armed with a hunting rifle and a sketchy plan to end your life in a blaze of glory. For the love of God, pull your head out, man! If you just have to slap a moronic message on a maxi pad, wouldn't it make more sense to say something that's actually pertinent, like "Put Down the Hammer" or "Vehicular Manslaughter Is Wrong", or are you just picking on us? Sir, please inform your Accounting Department that, effective immediately, there will be an $8 drop in monthly profits, for I have chosen to take my maxi-pad business elsewhere. And though I will certainly miss your Flex-Wings, I will, not for one minute, miss your brand of condescending bullsh[i!1l]t. And that's a promise I will keep... Always. |
Subject: RE: BS: behind every man... From: bubblyrat Date: 18 Mar 07 - 07:26 PM " Gender " is a grammatical term. People have a "sex" ,ie male or female. Please do try to remember that, whilst also remembering that how other people choose to behave, in their own countries, need not concern those of us who might choose to behave differently. Feminist jokes, particularly those relating to land-mines ,should be carefully considered before being aired on the internet, where they might cause offence. Thankyou. |
Subject: RE: BS: behind every man... From: Bill D Date: 18 Mar 07 - 07:18 PM VERY old joke...and Barbara Walters did & said no such thing. I heard that joke about the Korean war...and I'd bet it goes back further. |
Subject: RE: BS: behind every man... From: Rapparee Date: 18 Mar 07 - 07:06 PM Depends on the mine, LH. 5 paces...say 30 inches to the pace...150 inches...better than 12 feet...that's enough for anti-personnel "toe popper" mines.... |
Subject: RE: BS: behind every man... From: Little Hawk Date: 18 Mar 07 - 06:38 PM Aha! But is five paces enough of a safety margin? |
Subject: BS: behind every man... From: tarheel Date: 18 Mar 07 - 06:30 PM A point of view... Barbara Walters of Television's 20/20 did a story on gender roles in Kabul, Afghanistan, several years before the Afghan conflict..She noted that women customarily walked 5 paces behind their husbands. She recently returned to Kabul and observed that women still walk behind their husbands. F rom Miss Walter's vantage point, despite the overthrow of the oppressive Taliban regime, the women now seem to walk even further back behind their husbands and are happy to maintain the old custom. Miss Walters approached one of the Afghani women and asked, "Why do you now seem happy with the old custom that you once tried so desperately to change?" The woman looked Miss Walters straight in the eyes, and without hesitation, said, "Land Mines." MORAL OF THE STORY: BEHIND EVERY MAN IS A SMART WOMAN. |