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Because I'm a Man

Because I'm a man, when I lock my keys in the car, I will fiddle with a coat hanger long after hypothermia has set in. Calling the AAA is not an option. I will win.


Because I'm a man, when the car isn't running very well, I will pop the hood and stare at the engine as if I know what I'm looking at. If another man shows
up, one of us will say to the other, "I used to be able to fix these things, but now with all these computers and everything, I wouldn't know where to start." We will then drink a couple of beers, as a form of holy communion.


Because I'm a man, when I catch a cold, I need someone to bring me soup and take care of me while I lie in bed and moan. You're a woman. You never get as sick as I do, so for you, this is no problem.


Because I'm a man, I can be relied upon to purchase basic groceries at the store, like milk or bread. I cannot be expected to find exotic items like "cumin" or "tofu." For all I know, these are the same thing.


Because I'm a man, when one of our appliances stops working, I will insist on taking it apart, despite evidence that this will just cost me twice as much once the repair person gets here and has to put it back together.


Because I'm a man, I must hold the television remote control in my hand while I watch TV. If the thing has been misplaced, I may miss a whole program looking for it...though one time I was able to survive by holding a calculator...(applies to engineers mainly).


Because I'm a man, there is no need to ask me what I'm thinking about. The true answer is always either sex, hunting, sex, cars, sex, tractors, sex, fishing, sex, sports or sex. I have to make up something else when you ask, so don't ask.


Because I'm a man, I do not want to visit your mother, or have your mother come visit us, or talk to her when she calls, or think about her any more than I have to. Whatever you got her for Mother's Day is okay; I don't need to see it. And don't forget to pick up something for my mother, too.


Because I'm a man, you don't have to ask me if I liked the film. Chances are, if you're crying at the end of it, I didn't...and if you are feeling amorous afterwards...then I will certainly at least remember the name and recommend it to others.


Because I'm a man, I think what you're wearing is fine. I thought what you were wearing five minutes ago was fine, too. Either pair of shoes is fine. With the belt or without it, looks fine. Your hair is fine. You look fine. Can we just go now?


Because I'm a man, and this is, after all, the year 2007, I will share equally in the housework. You just do the laundry, the cooking, the cleaning, the vacuuming, and the dishes, and I'll do the rest.... like wandering around in the garden with a beer, wondering what to do.


This has been a public service message for women to better understand men.

(Crustymac...you really didn't think I'd let you get away with that, did you? Wink
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Originally posted by RoadHawg:
"All we want is a beer and to see sumpin' nekkid"

-Jeff Foxworthy

I can relate.... all I want is a diet soda and to see Gerard Butler, Hugh Jackman, John Cusack, Taylor Lautner, the guy from Dirty Jobs (choose one or all) at least shirtless.... nekkid might not be too bad either.....
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Originally posted by lynnblount:
Because I'm a Man

Because I'm a man, when I lock my keys in the car, I will fiddle with a coat hanger long after hypothermia has set in. Calling the AAA is not an option. I will win.


Because I'm a man, when the car isn't running very well, I will pop the hood and stare at the engine as if I know what I'm looking at. If another man shows
up, one of us will say to the other, "I used to be able to fix these things, but now with all these computers and everything, I wouldn't know where to start." We will then drink a couple of beers, as a form of holy communion.


Because I'm a man, when I catch a cold, I need someone to bring me soup and take care of me while I lie in bed and moan. You're a woman. You never get as sick as I do, so for you, this is no problem.


Because I'm a man, I can be relied upon to purchase basic groceries at the store, like milk or bread. I cannot be expected to find exotic items like "cumin" or "tofu." For all I know, these are the same thing.


Because I'm a man, when one of our appliances stops working, I will insist on taking it apart, despite evidence that this will just cost me twice as much once the repair person gets here and has to put it back together.


Because I'm a man, I must hold the television remote control in my hand while I watch TV. If the thing has been misplaced, I may miss a whole program looking for it...though one time I was able to survive by holding a calculator...(applies to engineers mainly).


Because I'm a man, there is no need to ask me what I'm thinking about. The true answer is always either sex, hunting, sex, cars, sex, tractors, sex, fishing, sex, sports or sex. I have to make up something else when you ask, so don't ask.


Because I'm a man, I do not want to visit your mother, or have your mother come visit us, or talk to her when she calls, or think about her any more than I have to. Whatever you got her for Mother's Day is okay; I don't need to see it. And don't forget to pick up something for my mother, too.


Because I'm a man, you don't have to ask me if I liked the film. Chances are, if you're crying at the end of it, I didn't...and if you are feeling amorous afterwards...then I will certainly at least remember the name and recommend it to others.


Because I'm a man, I think what you're wearing is fine. I thought what you were wearing five minutes ago was fine, too. Either pair of shoes is fine. With the belt or without it, looks fine. Your hair is fine. You look fine. Can we just go now?


Because I'm a man, and this is, after all, the year 2007, I will share equally in the housework. You just do the laundry, the cooking, the cleaning, the vacuuming, and the dishes, and I'll do the rest.... like wandering around in the garden with a beer, wondering what to do.


This has been a public service message for women to better understand men.

(Crustymac...you really didn't think I'd let you get away with that, did you? Wink



The version I received also had one to the effect: Because I'm a man, I have the uncanny ability to NOT see wrinkles in my own clothes.
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Originally posted by SHELDIVR:
The version I received also had one to the effect: Because I'm a man, I have the uncanny ability to NOT see wrinkles in my own clothes.


It's funny because if a man or kids go out dirty, wrinkled, etc., you don't hear people say "Look how they are dressed"; instead, you hear "Look how their Mother/his wife let them/him come out"....
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Originally posted by Calypso:
quote:
Originally posted by SHELDIVR:
The version I received also had one to the effect: Because I'm a man, I have the uncanny ability to NOT see wrinkles in my own clothes.


It's funny because if a man or kids go out dirty, wrinkled, etc., you don't hear people say "Look how they are dressed"; instead, you hear "Look how their Mother/his wife let them/him come out"....


LOL...so true.
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Originally posted by lynnblount:
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Originally posted by SHELDIVR:
Because I'm a man, I will never have to change my last name.


How does it work if two MEN get married?


From what I have read they tend to hyphenate their names with the "other" name being added... like John Smith marries James Jones.... John would be John Smith-Jones and James would be James Jones-Smith... same way with 2 women getting married.
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Originally posted by Calypso:
quote:
Originally posted by SHELDIVR:
Because I'm a man, I will never have to change my last name.


Uh, excuse me, but women don't have to change their names now... I didn't.....


Uh...it's a cultural norm not a legal requirement. You are small minority because most brides are more than willing to take their husband's name.

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