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  • Are men allergic to words or what??

    Male cousin: "Hi, I want to reconnect."

    Me: "Great!" *writes a fairly lengthy email about what I've been up to.*

    Male cousins: *blah blah. And blah*

    Me: " ... wtf ..."

    ****************************

    Me: *emails brother four or five paragraphs about the job interview I just had*

    Brother: "Nice."

    ****************************



    I never married, so I'm wondering: are ALL men monosyllabic by nature??
    Customer service: More efficient than a Dementor's kiss
    ~ Mr Hero

  • #2
    *mrgh*

    *grunt*

    "Mmhmm."

    *rrrgh*
    "For a musician, the SNES sound engine is like using Crayola Crayons. Nobuo Uematsu used Crayola Crayons to paint the Sistine Chapel." - Jeremy Jahns (re: "Dancing Mad")
    "The difference between an amateur and a master is that the master has failed way more times." - JoCat
    "Thinking is difficult, therefore let the herd pronounce judgment!" ~ Carl Jung
    "There's burning bridges, and then there's the lake just to fill it with gasoline." - Wiccy, reddit
    "Retail is a cruel master, and could very well be the most educational time of many people's lives, in its own twisted way." - me
    "Love keeps her in the air when she oughta fall down...tell you she's hurtin' 'fore she keens...makes her a home." - Capt. Malcolm Reynolds, "Serenity" (2005)
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    • #3
      ^ditto^

      *filler*
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      • #4
        But I like words. =/

        Granted I've been hit on by men so perhaps I don't quite ping the traditional idea of red meat masculinity.

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        • #5
          Quoth Pixelated View Post

          I never married, so I'm wondering: are ALL men monosyllabic by nature??
          There's allegedly scientific research that says that when talking, men generally use a few thousand words less than women daily.
          Skilled programmers aren't cheap. Cheap programmers aren't skilled.

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          • #6
            Quoth mjr View Post
            There's allegedly scientific research that says that when talking, men generally use a few thousand words less than women daily.
            Eh, there's also research that says women and men use roughly the same number of words per day. So I guess it depends on the study?
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            • #7
              Some of us have learned from experience that any conversation with a woman *should* include a Miranda warning...
              I am not an a**hole. I am a hemorrhoid. I irritate a**holes!
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              • #8
                Quoth mjr View Post
                There's allegedly scientific research that says that when talking, men generally use a few thousand words less than women daily.
                What about when we're not talking?
                "For a musician, the SNES sound engine is like using Crayola Crayons. Nobuo Uematsu used Crayola Crayons to paint the Sistine Chapel." - Jeremy Jahns (re: "Dancing Mad")
                "The difference between an amateur and a master is that the master has failed way more times." - JoCat
                "Thinking is difficult, therefore let the herd pronounce judgment!" ~ Carl Jung
                "There's burning bridges, and then there's the lake just to fill it with gasoline." - Wiccy, reddit
                "Retail is a cruel master, and could very well be the most educational time of many people's lives, in its own twisted way." - me
                "Love keeps her in the air when she oughta fall down...tell you she's hurtin' 'fore she keens...makes her a home." - Capt. Malcolm Reynolds, "Serenity" (2005)
                Acts of Gord – Read it, Learn it, Love it!
                "Our psychic powers only work if the customer has a mind to read." - me

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                • #9
                  It's a social thing. Stoicism is supposed to be 'manly', whatever the hell that means. Look around. All sorts of ways, men are told 'it's wimpy/girly/gay to admit you have feelings or talk about them'. Same way women are taught to be pleasant, polite, and demurring. Both bits of that are toxic, but they're so deeply rooted that I don't know if we'll ever manage to toss either of them.
                  You're only delaying the inevitable, you run at your own expense. The repo man gets paid to chase you. ~Argabarga

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                  • #10
                    Quoth mjr View Post
                    There's allegedly scientific research that says that when talking, men generally use a few thousand words less than women daily.
                    There is definitely scientific research that shows that women in mixed-gender groups are *perceived* to talk more (or more of the time) than they actually do.

                    http://www.pbs.org/speak/speech/prejudice/women/

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                    • #11
                      I think I'll let Jeff Foxworthy explain it...

                      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ecaNSiQN1g
                      Skilled programmers aren't cheap. Cheap programmers aren't skilled.

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                      • #12
                        Quoth mjr View Post
                        I think I'll let Jeff Foxworthy explain it...

                        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ecaNSiQN1g

                        "This video is not available"

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                        • #13
                          Quoth dalesys View Post
                          Some of us have learned from experience that any conversation with a woman *should* include a Miranda warning...
                          That is not always true. especially with my ExDW. I was the one who had waaaayyyy better rememberances/accurate memories of things/situations/conversations/actions/emotions/dates/times/places/etc.

                          A lot of male comedians do bits about this involving women remembering things like what color/style/reveling underwear they were wearing on the first date (even though the guy NEVER saw it) or what color scarf they wore on the 5th date, BUT never can remember how long the oil light has been blinking on the car dashboard.
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                          • #14
                            Pix: Heh. That's nothing. For over 20 years, I have had this lovely tradition with my Mom, wherein I will simply respond to something she has said (the more long-winded and flowery, the better) with a simple "Mrr." I'm not kidding.
                            "For a musician, the SNES sound engine is like using Crayola Crayons. Nobuo Uematsu used Crayola Crayons to paint the Sistine Chapel." - Jeremy Jahns (re: "Dancing Mad")
                            "The difference between an amateur and a master is that the master has failed way more times." - JoCat
                            "Thinking is difficult, therefore let the herd pronounce judgment!" ~ Carl Jung
                            "There's burning bridges, and then there's the lake just to fill it with gasoline." - Wiccy, reddit
                            "Retail is a cruel master, and could very well be the most educational time of many people's lives, in its own twisted way." - me
                            "Love keeps her in the air when she oughta fall down...tell you she's hurtin' 'fore she keens...makes her a home." - Capt. Malcolm Reynolds, "Serenity" (2005)
                            Acts of Gord – Read it, Learn it, Love it!
                            "Our psychic powers only work if the customer has a mind to read." - me

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                            • #15
                              Quoth Pixelated View Post
                              "This video is not available"
                              That's weird...works for me...
                              Skilled programmers aren't cheap. Cheap programmers aren't skilled.

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