The Female of the Species

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[SusanUSA]

Nope, no buzzer.

Trust me, in this area of skill you can't pass by grading yourself. And within 5 minutes the other will know, anyway. Conservative women don't believe in free...well, ya know.

[backhoe]

Geez! Nobody fetched you the link?

I am a Muslim Woman

Begin Old Guy Rant:

"Back when I was young, we programmed in Assembler!
We pushed our keypunch machines thru 3 foot-a snow to school!
Back then, people around here would help 'ya...."

[Sabertooth]

I notice, though, that you didn't disagree with my statement.

I didn't want to brag.

[be-baw]

Trust me, in this area of skill you can't pass by grading yourself.

I wholeheartedly agree.

And within 5 minutes the other will know

Only if your partner is less than skillful. If skillful, it will take much longer to find out, wouldn't you agree?

[Sabertooth]

Au contraire, mon ami! Les hommes Gauches et les femmes Gauches ont le savoir-faire ensemble :-).

You trying to spark a Gomez Addams moment?

[SusanUSA]

Agreed. But don't you get dizzy running in these circles?
Now hop back over to my first reply and give it time...the context WILL catch up with you. *LOL*

Happy Thanksgiving

[Sabertooth]

the context WILL catch up with you

Always chasing something...

[2Trievers]

Happy Thanksgiving Dearest JR --- and ((hugs)) to Emily and Taffy!

I love your topic. Wish I had more time to spend on it tough. Quickly, I think that the power that a woman yields has to do with their ability to flirt, appear cool and then simultaneously appear dependent and independent. Keeping a man off balance is an art form. Achieved the best coquettes. History has Josephine Bonaparte, Ninon de 'l'Enclos, Madame Mao, etc. Women's ability to offer sex and remove it makes men crazy. Yes, we are more deadly than the male species.

The Shadow

It cannot be grasped.
Chase your shadow and it will flee;
turn your back on it and it will follow you.
It is also a person's dark side,
the thing that makes them mysterious.
After they have given us pleasure,
the shadow of their withdrawal makes us yearn for their return,
much as clouds make us yearn for the sun.

Not always a conservative v. liberal issue when it comes to matters of who holds the power.

We also have a resident expert on all these matters, with a PhD in matters of gender wars. IB tear yourself away from the stove for a minute, will ya'?

[backhoe]

Oh! I like that poem!

Happy Thanksgiving to you & yours!

[2Trievers]

Hahaha ...how'd I know? ... a woman's instinct ... honed to perfection!

"by force or grace to give it away to their beloved."

I would substitute "beloved" for "prey" in many instances.

[SusanUSA]

misdirected

[poet]

And they gave us the clintons for eight years!! More male bashing!! It's all BS. ANYONE who has any cajones will defend themselves regardless of gender.
Besides, no matter what a woman accomplishes, a man can bring her down. Flame away, ladies, I have asbestos on!!

[2Trievers]

About what? Instinct? Beloved? Prey?

Bella is her own woman.

As for me ... I'm ... well, ... um, ... let's say putty in the hands of the right magician.

[Sabertooth]

And they gave us the clintons for eight years!! More male bashing!! It's all BS. ANYONE who has any cajones will defend themselves regardless of gender.

Uhh... It gets worse, I'm afraid...

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[2Trievers]

One of the best stories I read lately concerned Napoleon and Josephine. She had such powers of seduction, that she managed to hold him under her spell. A few days after their marriage, Napoleon left for Italy to battle the Austrians. Josephine refused to follow him. Napoleon begged her to join him. She continued to decline and it drove him crazy. Utilizing a combination of coldness, charm and grace. He could hardly direct the army, his distraction for her so was overwhelming. While they did part company with their lovers/mistresses, Napoleon's final word, on his death bed was, "Josephine."

So I don't necessarily agree that men will bring an unattentive woman down. We have our ways, you know.

[2Trievers]

So when you meet up with a magician, will you give him my number?