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Gabby Women, Silent Men
The Santa Barbara Independent ^ | Thursday, July 5, 2007 | Michael Seabaugh

Posted on 07/05/2007 12:28:16 PM PDT by rface

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To: rface

Well, they just don’t know that guys communicate in our very own language.

We don’t need to vibrate our vocal chords.

For example: grunt, grunt, fart, snort, belch....

Means: thanks for the cold brewski bro, now pass the beans.

Women just don’t get it.


41 posted on 07/05/2007 1:05:34 PM PDT by Al Gator (Refusing to "stoop to your enemy's level", gets you cut off at the knees.)
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To: rface

I’ll bet she told him to say that.


42 posted on 07/05/2007 1:05:36 PM PDT by Old Professer (The critic writes with rapier pen, dips it twice, and writes again.)
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To: rface

“Why do men enjoy oral sex with their wives?”

Get the “Myth Busters” on this.


43 posted on 07/05/2007 1:06:01 PM PDT by Spok
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To: Al Gator

LOL!


44 posted on 07/05/2007 1:06:31 PM PDT by Allegra (Socks.)
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To: 50sDad
I took my son and a couple of his friends camping for a week recently.

I took along my best buddy to ride herd on them.

The kids were gone all day long, sun up to sun down.

Bob and I sat at the campsite, no TV, Radio or other distraction all day long for a week.

Between the two of us, I doubt we exchanged more than 500 words in that week.

We had; nature, beer and a comfortable chairs.

Why would we want to ruin it by talking all the time?

Just my 2¢.

Cheers,

knewshound

http://www.knewshound.blogspot.com/
45 posted on 07/05/2007 1:06:43 PM PDT by knews_hound (Sarcastically blogging since 2004.)
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To: HOTTIEBOY

“As for the story ~ there was a chick that told a whole room full of people that her and her husband sit down at dinner every night and discuss something good that happened and something bad that happened that day.”

Bet he has to squat to leak, can’t dirty up the bathroom you know.


46 posted on 07/05/2007 1:07:08 PM PDT by Al Gator (Refusing to "stoop to your enemy's level", gets you cut off at the knees.)
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To: Allegra
The joke is the wife is doing a different "service" and the guy can just lie back and enjoy the view.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

47 posted on 07/05/2007 1:07:46 PM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: dighton
Another old joke:

I haven't spoken to wife in over three months...we're not fighting, I just don't like to interrupt.

48 posted on 07/05/2007 1:08:11 PM PDT by gorush (Exterminate the Moops!)
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To: rface
You talk too much you worry me to death,
You talk too much, you even worry my pet
You just talk, talk too much
You talk about people that you don't know,
You talk about people wherever you go
You just talk, talk too much
You talk about people that you've never seen,
You talk about people, you can make me scream
You just talk, you talk too much


49 posted on 07/05/2007 1:09:13 PM PDT by Revolting cat! (We all need someone we can bleed on...)
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To: Mr. Jeeves
It actually turned out to be another liberal-slanted "We're all exactly the same except for the cultural traditions forced upon us by the Evil Patriarchy" story. ;)

Somebody noticed! I wonder if the dumb joke was a sort of fake-and-reverse move to cover for the eventual liberal conclusion.

50 posted on 07/05/2007 1:09:46 PM PDT by thulldud ("Para inglés, oprima el dos.")
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To: Al Gator
Bet he has to squat to leak, can’t dirty up the bathroom you know.

Sitzspritzer.

51 posted on 07/05/2007 1:09:50 PM PDT by Prokopton
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To: Allegra

You mean like this:

Why Men Are Just Happier People -

What do you expect from such simple creatures? Your last name stays put. The garage is all yours. Wedding plans take care of themselves. Chocolate is just another snack. You can be president. You can never be pregnant.

You can wear a white T-shirt to a water park. You can wear NO T-shirt to a water park. Car mechanics tell you the truth. The world is your urinal. You never have to drive to another gas station restroom because this one is just too icky. You don’t have to stop and think of which way to turn a nut on a bolt. Same work, more pay. Wrinkles add character.

Wedding dress $5000. Tux rental — $100. People never stare at your chest when you’re talking to them. The occasional well-rendered belch is practically expected. New shoes don’t cut, blister, or mangle your feet. One mood — all the time. Phone conversations are over in 30 seconds flat. You know stuff about tanks.

A five-day vacation requires only one suitcase. You can open all your own jars. You get extra credit for the slightest act of thoughtfulness. If someone forgets to invite you, he or she can still be your friend. Your underwear is $8.95 for a three-pack. Three pairs of shoes are more than enough. You almost never have strap problems in public. You are unable to see wrinkles in your clothes. Everything on your face stays its original color.

The same hair style lasts for years, maybe decades. You only have to shave your face and neck. You can play with toys all your life. One wallet and one pair of shoes ,one color for all seasons. You can wear shorts no matter how your legs look. You can “do” your nails with a pocketknife. You have freedom of choice concerning growing a mustache. You can do Christmas shopping for 25 relatives on December 24 in 45 minutes.

No wonder men are happier!

(BTW: I received this in an email from a woman ;’}


52 posted on 07/05/2007 1:11:01 PM PDT by rockrr (Global warming is to science what Islam is to religion)
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To: Prokopton

Any consenting adult partner, will do, IMO.

Now, this is getting too steamy for me. I am a prude. ;-)


53 posted on 07/05/2007 1:11:30 PM PDT by dashing doofus (Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber)
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To: rockrr

THAT is hilarious!


54 posted on 07/05/2007 1:14:37 PM PDT by Allegra (Socks.)
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To: Al Gator

Sad......so so sad.

The remnants of a man....just sad.


55 posted on 07/05/2007 1:17:00 PM PDT by HOTTIEBOY (The more people I meet, the more I like my dog.)
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To: 50sDad

Precisely why Josey Wales was one of the best movies ever made.


56 posted on 07/05/2007 1:18:13 PM PDT by stainlessbanner
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To: rface
Here’s a question for you: Why do men enjoy oral sex with their wives? In a large-scale survey on that very subject, 15 percent of the men polled responded that they enjoy the sensation; 85 percent of the men said they enjoy the quiet.

That's really a vulgar and inappropriate 'joke'. Whatever happened to common decency?

57 posted on 07/05/2007 1:20:24 PM PDT by pgkdan (Tolerance is the virtue of the man without convictions - G.K. Chesterton)
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To: HOTTIEBOY

Remember, Slick Willie was quite the talker. Remnants of a rapist in his case....


58 posted on 07/05/2007 1:21:29 PM PDT by dashing doofus (Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber)
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To: HOTTIEBOY

We used to do that with the kids. I have a friend that watches TV with his wife all the time. Their life is consumed with the TV. All they talk about it is the new TV shows and who is winning on “Dancing With The Stars”. And I keep meeting people just like them. TV, TV, TV. Real life doesn’t exist in their world.

If that ever happens, kill me.


59 posted on 07/05/2007 1:24:27 PM PDT by AppyPappy (If you aren't part of the solution, there is good money to be made prolonging the problem.)
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To: rface
Men and women, it seems, are more alike than they are different.

That was the conclusion of Dr. Janet Hyde, from the University of Wisconsin, who probably knows more about this topic than anybody else. She has done a huge meta analysis on more than 10 years of studies on gender differences in communication style, personality, moral reasoning, and social styles. In her analysis, more than three quarters of the studies showed that gender differences were small to nonexistent. As for females being verbally superior to men, Dr. Hyde found they had virtually no advantage over males.

Disappointing article. It has a short, pithy headline that seems to promise some insights. But the article itself basically retreats into 1970's style social constructionism -- the writer just appeals to some authority figure (who I've never heard of) to inform us that there really aren't any gender-related differences in communication styles. What a let-down.

I'm a fan of Deborah Tannen. Anyone who is interested in gender differences in communications should check out her book, which tells a much different story than this writer does.

60 posted on 07/05/2007 1:26:19 PM PDT by 68skylark
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