I'll start by asking the ladies;
What is it with woemen and shoes?????????????????????
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| Posted by: Dogshirt 04-Aug-2008, 05:22 PM |
| I thought this might be interesting. I'll start by asking the ladies; What is it with woemen and shoes????????????????????? |
| Posted by: Harlot 04-Aug-2008, 05:41 PM |
well to start with I need shoes for my jeans ,like everyday ones ,then for my longer legs look I need something with a heel,boots for winter and when I'm riding the motorcycle,then there's dresses we need shoes that go with the outfit we a wearing and so many colors to pick from.I need work shoes that I didn't care if they get ruined as I have to buy 3 pair a year. So I went and counted how many pairs of shoes I have right now all in all I have 17.  |
| Posted by: Harlot 04-Aug-2008, 05:49 PM |
| This is for all the older gentermen out there. Why is it the older men are so hard to find. Is it because your all married or what? I can't seem to find one my age.   |
| Posted by: Lady of Avalon 04-Aug-2008, 05:58 PM |
Well, Dogshirt if you must know my hubby refers to me as Imelda Marcos when he happens in my wardrobe...talk about a nosy husband.  We women like shoes because of you men, you see I think you wouldn't appreciate your love in a nice pink dress with a matching handbag and wearing let's say "running shoes". NOOOOO! That certainly wouldn't do at all, so that's why WE need shoes to match what we wear. That is call fashion. And today unlike that in the past, women wear a variety of clothes. It's not like the time when women would wear long dress long enough to wipe the ground, that way they were able to hide their shoes under the dress so nobody would see, but not anymore I'm afraid. LOA  |
| Posted by: Dogshirt 04-Aug-2008, 06:02 PM |
I own one pair of boots for work, and two pairs of moccasins, one is beaded for dancing, and one pair for every day. That is the TOTAL of my shoes. I just do not see the need for more, must be a guy thing.  As for your question, I can only speak for myself, but I have been with my wife for almost 33 years. I suppose my of us are married, and I think many older men that aren't, are unsure of the dating scene and where to meet a woman worth meeting. I have met a number of fine women at the little bar & grill I stop at after work (not looking, just meet them and become friends) but in the bar scene they are few and far between. This is just my take on it, others may have more insight. |
| Posted by: Patch 04-Aug-2008, 07:15 PM | ||
I raised my children from ages 5 and 6 by myself as I wasn't able to find anyone who would treat them as their own. Now, I am an opinionated old fart with poor health and I wouldn't hang that Albatross on anyone. I probably have three times as many female friends as male friends, mostly because my male friends are dropping dead. It is probably harder for men to "break the ice" as they get older. Particularly so if they have been single for a while. Slŕinte, Patch |
| Posted by: Lady of Avalon 04-Aug-2008, 07:23 PM |
| This is an interesting thread, Dogshirt had a question for us ladies and I have one for the gentlemen. What is the problem with men and their pants???? No offense but how in the grace of God a man can wear jeans or pants and has he bends down well...you guess my meaning  is it just a macho thing or it's just that the pants don't fit. I don't get it.LOA |
| Posted by: Camac 04-Aug-2008, 07:32 PM | ||||
Patch; HEAR! HEAR!. Well said you speak most eloquently for all us Old Farts.   Camac. |
| Posted by: Patch 04-Aug-2008, 08:17 PM | ||
I am not in the habit of checking it out but I suspect you will find that in most instances the guy's waist is considerably bigger than his butt! They do make shirts with long tails. I joke about it but there is a grain of truth when I say that the only time my butt looks good is when I bend over and stretch the wrinkles out of it. Getting old is rough and that was more than anyone wanted to know I am sure! Slŕinte, Patch |
| Posted by: Dogshirt 04-Aug-2008, 09:20 PM |
| Most guys don't have hips to hold them up, coupled with the fact that most guys buy pants for comfort. I spend most of the day bent over nailing walls and siding, and I can't wear pants that are cutting me in half. But I DO wear a belt to keep them up!!! |
| Posted by: ctbard 05-Aug-2008, 09:14 AM |
| When it comes to shoes with me, it's all about comfort, if your feet hurt, your day is ruined, I love my Merrills, All my my shoes are my blue jeans shoes, because, basically thats all I wear, t-shirts and bluejeans, I dont have to get dressed up for work as my husband and I have our own upholstery shop business, and I HATE dresses. And I agree with Patch, most mens waists are bigger than their butts, my huusband is shaped like Homer Simpson now, |
| Posted by: Harlot 05-Aug-2008, 07:00 PM | ||||||
"Break the ice" I'd like just too have the ice. Maybe I'll learn how to play golf,seeing that I have a golf course out my window. |
| Posted by: Lady of Avalon 05-Aug-2008, 07:19 PM | ||
Well I'm relieved to know that you hold your pants with a belt because that is the most disgraceful site one can look at when a man bends down or even squatdowns...it's really a  view.Another interesting site observed lately,here at least I don't know in the States but here it's like the ''in'' fashion thing. Men shaving their hole body...  no hair nowhere????What's this??? Men are SUPPOSED to have hair on their chest,arms and legs. That's what make them viril and handsome... What's with you men, it's the world upside down, men wants to look like women no hair anymore, and women wants to look like men, no hips with muscle arms.  |
| Posted by: John Clements 05-Aug-2008, 07:22 PM | ||
I hope you don't mind my 2 pence about finding a man Harlot, but maybe you should consider a name change? JC |
| Posted by: Lady of Avalon 05-Aug-2008, 07:26 PM | ||||
Oh! That's low man...  you're going to get it  |
| Posted by: Lady of Avalon 05-Aug-2008, 07:28 PM |
Good night John  I just can't stop laughing...I'm sorry  |
| Posted by: Patch 05-Aug-2008, 08:19 PM | ||||||||
Great idea you have there !! Find something you really enjoy. Also, do not worry about letting the guy win. If he is that "sensitive" you do not need him anyway!! Slŕinte, Patch |
| Posted by: Dogshirt 05-Aug-2008, 08:32 PM | ||
I don't shave anything! I haven't scraped my face since 1977. If it wasn't supposed to be there it wouldn't grow there! I'm with you, that is just absurd!  |
| Posted by: Harlot 06-Aug-2008, 05:48 AM | ||||
Harlot is just my fun name ,Mitzie is my given name, and I don't mind the 2 pence either. |
| Posted by: stoirmeil 06-Aug-2008, 06:20 AM | ||
Oh, golly, is that ever the truth. I LOVE hairy guys! I wrote a funny little true story about it once, as part of a little collection of New York subway stories. I'll put it down underneath. As far as that other problem -- well, JUST SAY NO TO CRACK!!!!! Here's the story: Fur Another Monday commute from the hinterlands to midtown. I settled into the aisle seat of an orange two-seater on the Q train leaving Sheepshead Bay, and nodded to the woman who was sitting by the window reading the Sunday Times Magazine. The train chuggered along making a good blanket of cover noise, spring sunlight flickered in and out, and I began to doze. All at once my seat-mate flapped her paper down into her lap and snorted indignantly. “Will you look at this?” I opened my eyes and looked. It was an article I had skimmed briefly myself the previous afternoon, about male models and the extremes of hair removal they were indulging in at the time. For the record, hairless males have never been my pick, but I figured it was a show biz thing and not likely to affect me much. I looked at her, shrugged, and rolled my eyes, which could have meant anything. She took it rightly enough as agreement, and carried on. Evidently it had roused her a good deal. “Who the hell do they think they’re appealing to?” she demanded. The train barrelled ahead, picking up speed as it ran up toward Seventh Avenue and the plunge underground. I raised my voice high over the rushing wheels to answer: “Oh, absolutely, it’s ridiculous. I wouldn’t look at a guy that didn’t have some fur on him!” She nodded emphatically. Suddenly there were male heads coming up all over the car and turning in our direction. Heads came up out of The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Daily News and The Wall Street Journal. A dark, hairy head came up out of a page of the Talmud. All of them had little smiles on their faces. A few of them were giving themselves little pats on the chest. I leaned toward my seat-mate. “Oh, man, that did it,” I muttered. She frowned and flapped the paper again a few righteous times. “Who cares? It’s a stupid thing to do, and they ought to know better.” “Uh-huh,” I said. “Oh, you’re right, OK.” The train churned on. The grinning men went back to their reading. I closed my eyes. In the office later, I related the incident to my co-workers, who, since it was an order of magnitude more interesting than their work, went on about it all morning. The mail room guy said, “You’re a saint. You totally made their day.” My cubicle partner, a middle-aged Puerto Rican woman with real saints all over her end of our narrow space, was less favorably impressed. “That Jewish man, you interrupted his devotion,” she sniffed. “You’re going to hell.” A word processing operator – manly tufts bloomed from his collar when he loosened his tie -- brought me a coffee from the break room and winked on his way out. The coffee had way too much sugar in it, but sometimes the medium really is the message. Like hairy guys themselves. |
| Posted by: John Clements 06-Aug-2008, 06:30 AM | ||||||
Good Morning Mitize. Having gone through life with the name John, which is also what a toilet, or a man who pays… Harlot’s… for sex can be called. Perhaps I should be calling myself Ian, or Hey-You? Which is what a lot of people seem to call me? You’re a good sport, JC |
| Posted by: Lady of Avalon 06-Aug-2008, 06:34 PM | ||||
stoirmeil, that's a great story and very funny My husband goes to the gym and he said that it's unbelievable in the men's locker rooms showers. He said it's almost like walking in a ladies shower rooms. He feels almost shy, not that he has a look of a gorilla man but he's has hair just at the right places. I think this new wave of shaving bodies didn't just started for the models, I read that cyclists shave their legs for areodynamics performances and also when some unfortunately have accidents and scrape their knees and legs on the road without the hair it heals faster. LOA |
| Posted by: flora 06-Aug-2008, 06:39 PM |
| OK, I had to add my thoughts on the subject of the Hair!!!! Living in Florida all my life I have see alot. We Women, who go to the expense and discomfort of Brazillian waxes and then go to the beach and see more hair on a guy's shoulder and back, in thongs no less, feel a little cheated. I have no problem with men having hair on the chest, but please clean up the rest. Flora |
| Posted by: Camac 06-Aug-2008, 07:26 PM | ||
Flora; When you live in the Northern Clime that hair on our back helps keep us warm and its cheaper than a Fur Coat. Camac. PS. I've got hair on my toes you want that should be removed also. |
| Posted by: Dogshirt 06-Aug-2008, 07:55 PM | ||
No by the hair on my chinny-chin-chin!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And for the record, we guys DO NOT care if you wax or not, you do that to yourselves!  |
| Posted by: Patch 06-Aug-2008, 10:40 PM | ||||
It also tickles when the wind blows across ones back! Slŕinte, Patch |
| Posted by: flora 07-Aug-2008, 08:58 AM |
| Woo Hoo, Thought I get a response! Camac: Soooo that's the secret to prevent frostbite on the toes!!!! Dogshirt: I don't know about that. There was a popular actress who was caught with hair under the arms and she was raked over the coals for it. Patch: I can think of other things that can tickle. Why is it that our children can't wait to get to the age to shave? We have such a double standard for men and women. Come on girls, what are your feelings? |
| Posted by: Patch 07-Aug-2008, 09:24 AM |
| I had a handle-bar moustache in the military. As I recall it had to be less than 4 inches from end to end but no one checked. When I got out of the military, I grew a full beard and have had one since. My children have never seen me without it and wouldn't know me. I even refused surgery once because they wanted to take the beard off. Slŕinte, Patch |
| Posted by: j Padraig moore 07-Aug-2008, 10:15 AM |
| Yeah, what's up with the male hair thing? I have gotten the distinct impression that hair on a man, even facial hair is not the cool, hip thing to do in this modern world. I have had a 'stache since Feb. 1976, with the occasional beard since then (I have one now). It's not a '70's thing: it's a personal choice. And by the way, I am not "hip"; do not consider my self "hip" and don't care to ever be "hip"! Long live our hair!  |
| Posted by: Camac 07-Aug-2008, 11:23 AM |
| j Padraig moore; I'm loosing the hair on my head at an astonishing rate so I figure the more body hair I grow will compensate. Also like I said its cheaper than a Fur Coat to keep me warm on those cold Arctic Nights.  Also good for the enviroment as I don't have to hunt for the skins to make a Parka.Camac. |
| Posted by: ctbard 07-Aug-2008, 12:15 PM |
| My nephew and his wife went to Turkey last year on their honeymoon, my nephew went to the turkish baths, and, I guess it common practice to have a complete body shave, now my nephew gets it done all the time, which I find really creepy. It's just....not right.I like the fuzziness. |
| Posted by: stoirmeil 07-Aug-2008, 12:44 PM |
| I love all of it -- back hair has only one disadvantage that I can see -- that it's harder to give someone a nice, deep back massage with the hair dragging and pulling. But no way should a man "clean up" (meaning shave or wax off) all but the chest hair. Hairy toes means you're part hobbit. I think part of it is about fitness and body-building -- when some men go to the effort to achieve a lot of muscle definition, the hair only hides it, so they remove the hair. Myself, I think it's only so much muscle definition that looks good, then it starts to get silly, then kind of ugly. No amount of muscle is worth losing hair over, though! |
| Posted by: Patch 07-Aug-2008, 01:21 PM |
| I have noticed that the hair I loose on my head seems to grow out of my ears and nose. That should draw some comment. I just had a hair cut today and noticed she trimmed my ears and nose too. Slŕinte, Patch |
| Posted by: Camac 07-Aug-2008, 01:44 PM |
| Stormei; Till the day he died my Dad was a five foot six inch replica of Gov. Arnie. When he took his shirt off he could pass for a mountain gorilla from the neck down. Also had a helluvatan in the summer. Camac PS. Patch me to with the ears and nose. |
| Posted by: flora 07-Aug-2008, 01:56 PM |
| O.K. Some men are very possessive of their hair. Patch just don't use moustache wax on the ear and nose hairs. Stormeil you are probably right about fitness having influenced part of it. I wonder also if the climate doesn't influence also. ctbard maybe that turkish bath ritual has got something. Humidity is hard to deal with every day and it is easier to apply sunscreen (oil) without the hair. My son has the hereditary scottish receding hairline and is a lineman working outside every day. So instead of trying to deal with it he shaves his head. I've notice the "fashion" for some actors is a scruffy beard. My husband has had a moustache most of his life and when he doesn't have to go into the office, he does not shave everyday. But.... if you are baring the body I still think you need to clean it up. Besides I don't think men can handle waxing. |
| Posted by: ctbard 07-Aug-2008, 02:34 PM | ||
My husband says his hair is slowly sliding off his head and down his back. I still disagree about men having their bodies, it's just creepy. |
| Posted by: Harlot 07-Aug-2008, 03:51 PM |
I remember when I was little I would set on my Dad's lap and run my fingers through his chest hairs(which if I rmember right he had alot). Still love a man with it. rminds me of something else,my daughter's husband has lots and if I'm out there she makes him get a shirt on. I think I'd leave him alone just let me look at it.  |
| Posted by: Patch 07-Aug-2008, 05:39 PM |
| My daughter as a little girl used to fall asleep with her fingers in my beard when I rocked her. Slŕinte, Patch |
| Posted by: MacEoghainn 07-Aug-2008, 05:55 PM | ||
I'm a hairy guy too. Since I'm the Professional Sound business, in addition to the hairy body, I have a Ponytail and a beard (people wouldn't think I knew what I'm doing if I didn't look like a "Roadie"). |
| Posted by: Lady of Avalon 07-Aug-2008, 06:12 PM |
Wow,I didn't know my question about men's shaving their bodies would stirred much hair...  euh! I mean opinions...just joking here.It's really fun to read some comments and I agree with most of them. Men are "born" to have hair on their bodies it's unatural to remove them. I can understand when some may look like gorillas they could have complex but there is always a limit to removing it. Like I said hair is what makes a man look viril and handsome. LOA |
| Posted by: maggiemahone1 07-Aug-2008, 07:47 PM | ||
my hunny has the same problem...even his eyebrows grow long so I keep them trimmed for him. He also does the shaved head thing cause he's going bald. Most of the time he has a beard, which I like... I like hair on a man, on his chest, his back, his legs, his face...I thought we women were the fairer sex and were the ones that's supposed to be all smooth and soft! Wow! How times have changed!!! |
| Posted by: j Padraig moore 07-Aug-2008, 07:47 PM | ||
The ears...it's the damn ears! I have to give them a quick buzz every other day. If I didn't, my ears would be as fuzzy as this guy's...  |
| Posted by: Lady of Avalon 08-Aug-2008, 05:18 PM | ||
This is where it is the least aesthetic for a man to have hair, so in my hubby's case I just wax it off, the ears, a tiny bit between eyebrows as well otherwise it would be a big black line and I trim it too, and of course the grooming of the nose. A beard is great, a mustache is great, a goaty is great but hair in the ears and on the nose and around the ears is not really unattractive. So I take a real pleasure in grooming hubby with wax....  All bushes needs trimming once in a while...so the ears and nose. LOA |
| Posted by: nocelticboundaries 09-Aug-2008, 10:13 AM |
| Okay, I havent laughed so much for ages but as a guy how many others out there would have a brazilian. I sure as hell wouldnt !!!! Pain AAAaaarghhhhhhhh |
| Posted by: Dogshirt 09-Aug-2008, 10:32 AM |
Why do women have to tell us how to drive and give directions? We've lived in the same place for over 20 years and at least once a week as we get close to the driveway I get "Slow down, your turn is coming up." I MAY not always recall what the date is, but I HAVE NOT forgotten where I live yet.  |
| Posted by: Lady of Avalon 11-Aug-2008, 04:48 PM | ||
It's probably for the same reason that when men are sitting on the passenger seat and TELL us how bad we women drive....  we take our revenge sooner or later....That's funny because accidents are caused mostly by men that drives too fast and don't know when to slow down, it's like they drive with a brick on the gas pedal. Always in a hurry!!!! |
| Posted by: Camac 11-Aug-2008, 04:53 PM |
| LOA; |
| Posted by: Camac 11-Aug-2008, 04:54 PM |
| LOA; Hey I was married to a woman that thought she was a female Mario Andretti. Use to scare the you know what out of me. Camac. |
| Posted by: Lady of Avalon 11-Aug-2008, 05:39 PM | ||
I'll have you know that I drive fast but very much in command of my car. When I'll become and "old mama with a flowered hat" well then I'll drive like one old mama and everybody behind will get impatient and will pass me by and send me the  and yell all kinds of profanities  my way....But I'll be half deaf and half blind, so it won't matter much to me,I'll just go on my merry way!!! LOA |
| Posted by: Harlot 11-Aug-2008, 06:45 PM |
When I took drivers training many moons ago,I was told by my teacher Mr. Moon that I was a better driver then the boys just one problem I had a lead foot. many moons later I still have that problem,and never had a ticket.   |
| Posted by: j Padraig moore 13-Aug-2008, 08:42 AM |
| My youngest son, in three years behind the wheel has: Two accidents; three speeding tickets; at least a half dozen official warnings; two suspensions; two court appearances and one threat to be thrown in jail! Needless to say he makes me very nervous every time he drives a car. |
| Posted by: Haggishead 14-Aug-2008, 09:46 AM | ||
Might want to hide his keys! |
| Posted by: Patch 14-Aug-2008, 10:05 AM | ||
My son is 37 and has not had a ticket or accident. My daughter is 36 and has had a ticket for a "rolling" stop and no accidents. I guess we are all lucky. Of all the accidents I had to document as part of my job, I found about 50% to involve inexperienced drivers. They were not always at fault but inexperience was probably a factor. Slŕinte, Patch |
| Posted by: Patch 14-Aug-2008, 10:23 AM | ||
I could tell some horror stories about my driving as a youth. The only reason I survived was the fact that there was much less traffic then. My parents only knew about the things I couldn't hide. I hit or was hit by everything from ditches to trains. The latter convinced me that I might be on a path to destruction! Slŕinte, Patch |
| Posted by: Dogshirt 14-Aug-2008, 10:37 AM |
| I read somewhere that men are IN 50% more accidents than women, but women CAUSE (directly or indirectly) 200% more accidents than men. I didn't say it, just read it! |
| Posted by: Patch 14-Aug-2008, 11:36 AM | ||
If we were caught with those statistics we would have been open to a civil rights law suit. This info was to defend the state should it be included in a civil suit because of the accident. Slŕinte, Patch |
| Posted by: stoirmeil 15-Aug-2008, 05:30 PM |
| What does this remind me of? Women attempt suicide about three times as often as men, but when men do attempt it, they are five times as successful. I think it's a similar issue of lethal technique. As far as the idea that the little old lady causes the accidents that she herself never gets wrecked in -- that goes for many situations of life. We had one of those in the office I work in. She caused many acts of administrative road rage, by doing 35 in the high speed lane of business. |
| Posted by: Jillian 15-Aug-2008, 07:43 PM |
| Just tuning in to read all the "hair" comments! I've had a good chuckle and it reminded me of checking on one of the boys (16 yr old-he was in the bathroom a long time), and nagging him to hurry up. Thirty minutes pass and exasperated I finally bang on the door and ask him what on earth he was doing (a scary thought had quickly passed after I said this....), but he answered, "I'm shaving!". I replied, "for a half an hour?" At this he came out of the bathroom defiantly stating that he had to shave his face, chest, arms, and legs! I asked him what on earth for, and he replied, "girls don't like guys with hair!" I couldn't believe it. Sad, but true story! Nowadays I'm convinced it's no worse having a girl or a boy! I think its good to kinda groom-up...ya know ears, unibrow, but other than that...leave the hair! Jillian  |
| Posted by: Camac 15-Aug-2008, 07:48 PM |
| jillian; I remember the days that if a guy didn't have body hair he was a sissy. Camac. |
| Posted by: maggiemahone1 15-Aug-2008, 07:50 PM |
| my daughter and her family is going to the beach for a few days, so today she waxes her hubby's back! ouch!!! |
| Posted by: Camac 15-Aug-2008, 07:54 PM |
| Ouch is right. Does he enjoy pain? Camac. |
| Posted by: ballydun 16-Aug-2008, 11:04 AM |
| This is one of the most informative and funniest threads I've seen here in a long time! Who know that one question would cause such a fuss!! I don't have a lot of shoes...I don't get the shoe thing either. My hubby is a hairy man. I really kind of like it! He shaves his head most of the year, always has a beard of some kind. In December he quits shaving his head and grows it until March when we have a head shaving fundraiser event for children's cancer research. Then he's bald again until December. A question for the men... Why when a woman has a great idea a man has to shoot it down only to brilliantly come up with the same idea himself later? Maybe it is just the men I've known who do this and not a majority of them, but it drives me crazy!! |
| Posted by: Camac 16-Aug-2008, 11:19 AM |
| It's genetic. Woven into the basic makeup of the male animal from millenia of supressing women. Also few man will admit that women are smarter. Camac. |
| Posted by: stoirmeil 16-Aug-2008, 02:18 PM | ||
Maybe . . . I think what is genuinely evolutionary is that in many cultures men lead the group and officially make decisions, it's just one of their sex-related functions, and rarely (if ever) do women do it. It is not that women's smarts or contributions are not valued or can't be utilized, there are just social prescriptions for how women's ideas can be taken in. Making a woman's idea "his own" first sounds like one of those solutions. |
| Posted by: Harlot 16-Aug-2008, 07:19 PM |
| It reminds of a time when my ex fell and wasn't sure if he might of broke a rib,asked me what I thought. I couldn't see his ribs so the only anwser I had for him was go get an X-ray. Well some time passed and a "male friend" of his came over and told him the samething I did. Off to the hospital they went. I guess it means more coming from the same sex |
| Posted by: Camac 16-Aug-2008, 07:32 PM |
| Ladies; Ever since the first ape-man fell out of the tree and landed on his feet he has carried with him the genetic memory of his animal ancestors and that is male - big, female - small, male - strong, female - weak. Male - kill. female- -cook. You would think that after 2 1/2 million years that memory would fade. Well aided and abetted by society, include our so called modern one it hasn't faded it has been sustained and still allowed to grow. Maybe in another 2 1/2 million years or so it will have died out. Til then ladies do what you have always done. Pull our asses out of the fire when we screw up. Camac |
| Posted by: flora 16-Aug-2008, 07:57 PM |
| Hello, everyone! I have been off camping for a week and so wanted to know about the responses that went on while I was gone. For the record, I made an effort to stay hairless and my husband made an effort not to. Since we were traveling there were direction questions. My husband's business gave him a GPS as a gift and in using that we experienced many roads that we did not know where available. Why is the voice response in the GPS a female's? Himmmm! I'm afraid my husband takes after his Viking grandfather in that the next hill is just there to be conquered, whereas I like to experience the local people and their customs. What happens when you travel? |
| Posted by: togo 13-Oct-2008, 11:12 AM |
| For some odd reason after reading this post I fell compelled to do my hair history. I am a clean shaven man. Have been most of my life. I did have a few times experimenting with a beard and mustache just for fun. Never lasted long. Just something to do. Little chest hair and keep it there. Try to trim my nose hair every now and then. Just recently, when getting a hair cut, the stylist asked if I wanted my eye brows trimmed. I never really though about it and they are not big and busy by any means. But I said why do I need to?? She said many people do so I said sure why not. When she was done it looked the same. I hope I'm not splitting hairs here. Now my woman/man question. Ladies why is it that when many of you (notice I said many not all, I' have learned well through the years!) when you go to a wedding you need a whole NEW outfit??? AND then use it just once?? While the man (me) usually just goes and wears THE suit. |
| Posted by: stoirmeil 13-Oct-2008, 12:06 PM | ||
Special-occasion clothing is a chance to enhance looks and show it off. When it's to a bunch of people that we know -- like a big family occasion, wedding, graduation, christening, etc. -- maybe they have seen our other finery before, so we want somethng new. It's a little competitive, too -- who's aging well, who's doing well (as in prospering), and the nicest new clothes we can get keep us in the running. I have read that especially at a wedding, where there is a star of the show (the bride) who is by popular acclaim the most beautiful and in the most attention-getting outfit (naturally), the wish to strut our own fnery is also intensified. I can tell you this: having worked for a time in the wedding industry, I have seen that very often the bride is no trouble at all compared to her mother. She, and by extension her generation, is passing on the torch of new bride, new wife, maybe soon to be new mother in the family going on, and it's a poignant time, even though there is a lot of joy too. There's often just as much fuss and care spent on the mother's outfit as there is on the bridal gown. Then of course all the women want in at the fashion parade. Just my two cents' worth. |
| Posted by: Harlot 13-Oct-2008, 12:24 PM |
| I am just the opposite. Find dresses uncomfortable, I do own some and have been told "I clean up real good". Give me a nice pair of jeans and I'm a happy camper. When my daughter got married she pick out my dress and though I did like it I haven't had much call for a long formal dress with shoes to match. |
| Posted by: maggiemahone1 13-Oct-2008, 12:38 PM |
| When all 3 daughters decided to tie the know I bought new outfits to wear at the three weddings, (you know the brides mother has to look good, too) guess what? all 3 outfits are still hanging in the closet and have only been worn once! shame on me!!! |
| Posted by: stoirmeil 13-Oct-2008, 04:09 PM | ||
You know what? That means we have to have an excuse to wear the nice clothes. A fancy night out at a really posh restaurant. Let the guys know! |
| Posted by: flora 13-Oct-2008, 04:43 PM |
| Depends on the wedding. If it is a "family wedding" there is always the want to look good for the bride or groom. If it is a friend, I don't see the necessity of buying a new outfit, just wear something nice. I think fashion dictates have loosen somewhat also. I know many gentlemen, young and not so young who go to weddings in just a nice shirt, slacks and a tie. A nice regular suit for a gentleman can cost well over $500 to $600. I don't believe women spend that much on three dresses unless they are in the wedding party. Now shoes are a different story altogether Flora |
| Posted by: Patch 13-Oct-2008, 04:52 PM | ||
When my youngest daughter got married, there was no MOTB but the brides maids dresses were made to be easily shortened to become semi-formal. I will have to ask her if anyone wore them again. The night out is a good idea. My wife and I used to go to an upscale restaurant once a month. Slainte, Patch |
| Posted by: valpal59 13-Oct-2008, 06:10 PM |
| The last "really nice dress" I bought was 4 years ago when hubby and I renewed our wedding vows for our 25th anniversary in Las Vegas. For all other occasions I have 4 nice dresses in my closet to pick from. I agree with Harlot, I'm really not comfortable in dresses. I wear nice pants at work, capris and t shirts in warm weather and sweats in cold weather. |
| Posted by: A Shrule Egan 13-Oct-2008, 06:28 PM | ||
I'll take it, that means they weren't going to let you and hubby ride the bike to the weddings either. |
| Posted by: Dogshirt 13-Oct-2008, 08:27 PM |
| I don't own a pair of slacks, I find them very uncomfortable! And as for shirts, if they are not plaid and flannel, I don't own one! I wear the same thing to a wedding that I do to work. I feel NO need to be uncomfortable to impress other people. |
| Posted by: Patriot1776 14-Oct-2008, 05:37 AM |
| I'm 25, single, and breaking the ice is the hardest thing for me to do! It's partly what kept me girlfriend-less in high school. I need to start finding me a girl now, NOT for the loving part of it, more really for the friendship/companion part. I'm still relying too much on my parents when I have my depressed days, so I need to start building me a relationship now so the parents' passing won't be as much of a hard shock as it would right now. So, breaking the ice, I need ideas. |
| Posted by: Harlot 14-Oct-2008, 10:22 AM |
| You need to find a group of people of like LP's as much as you do, or find a chat room or start your own. Are there any clubs in your area where you could meet some people? |
| Posted by: Patriot1776 14-Oct-2008, 12:59 PM |
| Not really sure. I live in a sleepy small town, without a lot of places to socialize. There's restaurants galore, but I'm a little leery of going to bars and pubs because non-alcoholic beer is all I drink when it comes to that, as staying away from influences like that was a high priority for me in high school, keeping myself as far away from the temptations of drinking underage and the like to be popular. I'm still not sure if I'm ready now to jump into that world. It's family history reasons I don't drink (both grandads dead too soon from alcoholism), besides religious reasons. May just have to ask the dad if he's seen any social establishments start up lately that would be more friendly to me, as he gets out more often than I do due to his job, go to them, and see if I can find any girls there who are into records now as much as I am. I do have online chum buddies yes, but I need real-life girl-buddies now too. |
| Posted by: Harlot 14-Oct-2008, 01:18 PM |
| No girls at your church? You say there are alot of restaurants in your town,start by saying hello to your waitress. Give it sometime maybe some of the males will answer this and yes Dad's are always good. Here try this,when your walking down a street say hi and smile to everyone you see that helps with the shyness. |
| Posted by: coastman 14-Oct-2008, 01:49 PM |
| Some asked, "Where are the older men"? Some are still married. I have been married to my bride for 42 years this Christmas. She is as sexy today as when I first met her on a blind date so long ago. We met at Georgia Southern University. Each of us have been blessed with great health and grandkids. She can finish my sentences before I can complete them but I cannot finish her sentences. She is the same as yesterday as she is today as she will be tomorrow. She soothes my rough personality. |
| Posted by: Harlot 14-Oct-2008, 01:57 PM |
| You two are turly blessed. And some of us women would like to know where you older guys are,surely they can't be all married. Still looking |
| Posted by: valpal59 14-Oct-2008, 02:24 PM |
| Coastman; I agree with Harlot. You and your wife are truly blessed. Hubby and I will have our 30th in April. |
| Posted by: Patriot1776 14-Oct-2008, 02:50 PM |
| Harlot, I was wrong. We do now finally have a bar downtown here. Just paid my first visit there, even though there was hardly anybody in there, and had me a couple of O'Douls. Went in there just to see what the place looked like. Looked nice. I think I'll head back later tonight, and if it starts to show hints of being rowdy, that'll be my cue to bail out. |
| Posted by: coastman 14-Oct-2008, 03:28 PM |
| Rowdy? All of my college friends are not as rowdy as they once were. I still enjoy my cigar with a glass of bourbon and ice. As the weather gets cooler they will come over to enjoy an oyster roast and/or a low country boil. They still drink their beer but I have always been a bourbon man. |
| Posted by: Harlot 14-Oct-2008, 03:34 PM |
| Thats good and yes if it gets rowdy in there get out .But remember talk to some people say HI!and just talk. Let me know how it went. |
| Posted by: maggiemahone1 14-Oct-2008, 06:33 PM | ||
ASE, hubby and I have only been riding for the past 4 years. After the last daughter married, we decided we didn't want to become 'OLD' like our parents did. We've been cruisin' ever since. So now it's jeans and a tee shirt when the weather is warm and leather when the weather gets cooler. Motorcyclin' is a great stress buster! |
| Posted by: Patriot1776 14-Oct-2008, 06:47 PM | ||
Nothing bad happened, of course it was a Tuesday night. We'll see how things go Friday night. Over both visits today, I spent $15 for four bottles of O'Douls in a little over a 3 or four hour time-span. I've now felt for myself that N/A beers still have some alcohol in them, as after the 2nd one on the 2nd visit, 4th one total for the day, I started to feel just a bit tipsy and decided that was it. I actually started feeling it about halfway through that 4th overall bottle. Tell me, when you burp and some of what you just drunk starts to come back up at that time, is that a sign its starting to get to you? That happened about 3/4 through the last bottle. Did meet some old school friends, and did meet one girl, but I'll have to wait until when I head by there after the game Friday night to see if I meet any singles. And be sure to take a pen and notepad with me for jotting down phone numbers and emails. |
| Posted by: Leelee 14-Oct-2008, 06:52 PM |
| O' Douls, I believe is less than 0.5% alcohol. If you burp & comes up, I think you're full, or you're drinking it too quickly & should either back off or stop altogether. That's awesome that you met some old friends & some new ones too, Patriot 1776 All the best to you |
| Posted by: Harlot 14-Oct-2008, 07:01 PM |
| Well you need to start out slow. I myself am what some people call a lite weight ,4 beers in 6 hours. I don't drink as much as I used to getting old. Your question on burping I don't know never done that usally it's followed by something else,that we talk about. You have Friday night (so I take it you said Hi and talked) and keep me up on things have going. |
| Posted by: Patriot1776 14-Oct-2008, 07:05 PM |
| Yeah, met a few old school friends and chatted with them mostly, besides also learning there used to be two bars here in town. One of them got shut down though because of backdoor drug-selling by some of the employees. Don't know if the owner was involved or not. It was double the size of the one I visited. |
| Posted by: Harlot 14-Oct-2008, 07:38 PM |
| Stay away from the druggie people, do not smile or say Hi to them. Boy you sure don't get out much if you didn't know about the other bar. |
| Posted by: A Shrule Egan 14-Oct-2008, 09:03 PM | ||
 I fried my battery this passed weekend and have to get a new one. Fortunately, there's still a couple of months left of riding and the Gerbing heated jacket is a plus for this time of year. I suggest you look into some heat and extend your riding season. Those hills of WV do get a bit nippy in the Fall. |
| Posted by: Patriot1776 14-Oct-2008, 09:15 PM | ||
That's right. I DON'T get out much, which is why I'm doing this to begin with. There's probably going to be times I go to the place and not get anything because the place is expensive for me, but for right now, it is the only real social place I have, as I can walk to it and prefer to save my gas purely for work commuting, since I'm now back to driving 30 miles a day round trip going to and from work. |
| Posted by: Harlot 15-Oct-2008, 06:21 AM |
| What kind of job do you have? Any females there? Not that you are ready for anything like this but, my daughter was introduced to her now husband by her now mother in-law, just a idea of how to meet some females. |
| Posted by: Patriot1776 15-Oct-2008, 11:48 AM |
| Did meet an American-born Chinese girl at work today who looks nice, but the problem is, I may not see her for awhile after today, as we ran out of work again and I'm waiting for another phone call over the next few days. Okay, here's more facts about me. I'm only 25, and I've: Done beat cancer (Hodgekins' Lymphoma) Done had my chest opened up for surgery twice. First time found the Hodgekins' tumor, second time was to repair my mitral valve when my energy didn't fully recover after recovering from chemotherapy. Now permanently on blood-thinners because of the mitral repair. Facial reconstructive surgery, in 2000, to repair a birth defect of underbite. Guillain-Barre' survivor as a child, which left my hands somewhat permanently weakened. Stomach surgery as a toddler due to acid-reflux that was so bad my life was threatened. Some kind of head surgery as a toddler as well that corrected a potentially serious mis-diagnosis for a kind of brain tumor. Born several weeks premature. So, it should be no surprise to everybody that I work at what is really a rehabilitation center, but now as a part-time employee, and am on disability benefits. |
| Posted by: Harlot 15-Oct-2008, 01:09 PM | ||
Frist off congratulation on everything you have been though I am gald your here. I'm sure your parents are happy too. Now secondly what were you saying about " notebook and pen"! You "MUST "carry it with you at all times, see you missesd a good opportunity to start getting phone numbers. So what are you going to do right now? Please say you getting a address book (nothing big ,little and black) and pen. |
| Posted by: Patriot1776 15-Oct-2008, 04:21 PM |
| Address book, pocket-size, but not yet. I've got church choir practice tonight, so none of that stuff really tonight. As expensive as the bar's drinks are, if I go back any more this week, it'll be on Friday night. |
| Posted by: Harlot 15-Oct-2008, 04:32 PM |
| Talk to some of the ladies at church some of them could help you find a nice gir. Make sure you take some paper and a pen with you OKl |
| Posted by: MDF3530 15-Oct-2008, 04:44 PM |
| Why do women have to clutter bathroom sink countertops with a bunch of small bottles they never use? |
| Posted by: stoirmeil 15-Oct-2008, 05:25 PM | ||
What makes you so sure we don't use 'em, Mike? |
| Posted by: maggiemahone1 15-Oct-2008, 07:02 PM | ||
we do it to get back at you men who leave the toilet seat up!!! have you ever gotten up in the night and go in to use the potty and the seat be up!!! and don't tell me to cut the light on!!! Who wants to cut the light on when your half asleep!!! |
| Posted by: Dogshirt 15-Oct-2008, 07:08 PM | ||
The toilet seat is REAL easy! If you want me to put it up, YOU put it down. It doesn't affect ME if I don't lift it. |
| Posted by: Harlot 15-Oct-2008, 07:12 PM |
Well it would if you were going to  |
| Posted by: Dogshirt 15-Oct-2008, 07:36 PM | ||
NOPE! |
| Posted by: valpal59 15-Oct-2008, 07:59 PM | ||
Sorry Mike, not all of us do that. All of my small bottles are in a cabinet. Now hubby leaving his brush on my side of the vanity is another story. |
| Posted by: j Padraig moore 16-Oct-2008, 09:30 AM |
| Since we are talking about bathroom habits, let me ask you this: why can't my wife rinse out the sink after she brushes her teeth? I've heard of others that do this too, not just women. It is so much easier to simply rinse the sink of toothpaste and other yucky stuff then and there, instead of having to scrub it later, after it hardens. |
| Posted by: Harlot 16-Oct-2008, 10:14 AM |
| I'm not sure why they do that unless it is because they didn't have my Mother! she'd come get you and make you clean it up all the while your hearing how she's not your maid. |
| Posted by: valpal59 16-Oct-2008, 12:11 PM | ||
Amen. Our mothers must have went to the same school. LOL |
| Posted by: oldraven 16-Oct-2008, 01:04 PM | ||
It's funny, but my wife has done this to me numerous times. It's one reason I refuse to buy groceries or do any kind of shopping with her. I could suggest something, then she'll tell me a number of reasons why it's a bad purchase and we don't need it. At the next shop she'll find the same thing and put it in the cart. Or in the next isle she'll find the same thing but cheaper and again put it in the cart. I've come to the conclusion that my wife has gotten so used to spending our money (she does 99% of our household purchases) that she can only trust her own judgement when it comes to that spending. Even if that means making my judgements hers. I too am a very hairy man, and make no apologies for it. Angela never thought she'd end up with a hairy man, but she's learned to... well, not like it as body hair, but like it as part of me. As far as the actress who got lambasted for her arm pit hair, do you think it was the men in the media who were singling her out or the women? I know very little about women, but I do know that judgemental comments about other women's pride in appearance typically flow freely. Here's my question. When you're spatting, and you make us feel like jerks, do you actually think we're jerks, or are you just trying to make us feel that way to win the argument by making us back off to prove we're not jerks? I know I've had my internal dialogue spout, Does she really see me/think I'm like that?, many times. |
| Posted by: flora 16-Oct-2008, 03:06 PM |
| Well now, this is something different. J Paidraig I don't think I have every heard a man complain about this before! I agree I think it goes back to one's mum. Oldraven I think I have the same situation with my husband. Only it is with repairs around the house. I wonder if each of our spouses consider that "their terf" and we are imposing when we suggest ideas? As far as the hair issue, I think everyone has a right to be as "hairy" as they want. But when they display certain parts I think to clean up is more attractive. There have been many negative comments from men about hair showing on women since hem lines went up and sleeves went away. I'm afraid I will have to say that when I do get mad (irish temper), at that moment in time I pretty much think he is a jerk. But it isn't to make him back off and it doesn't mean I don't love him any less. We usually have to take a breather and then discuss it again more rationally. Besides the bigger the fight, the better the makeup.  |
| Posted by: Dogshirt 16-Oct-2008, 07:49 PM | ||
As a carpenter of 32 years, my wife would NEVER tell me how to fix something around the house. The out come of that would be; "Fine, you do it and I'll come fix it right later"! PERIOD END OF DISCUSSION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
| Posted by: flora 16-Oct-2008, 09:06 PM |
| First off, I apologize for misspelling turf. I thought I fixed that. Well Dogshirt I am sure after 32 years of experience you should know what you are doing. But you didn't mention whether you give her suggestions on shopping. And it nevers hurts to view other options, does it? Flora |
| Posted by: oldraven 17-Oct-2008, 06:08 AM | ||
Truer words have not been spoken. And I apologise for even asking that question. It's impossible to answer without making a person feel defensive. It's just been a stressful couple of days. Those are days I should just avoid the internet. Here's a better question. Why is it that when I can't find something, my wife has 'put it in it's place' for me, but I never really had a place for it before? Sometimes I think they're really hiding places, because not even she can find them. |
| Posted by: Camac 17-Oct-2008, 06:42 AM |
| oldraven; You hit that one on the head. I have a question. Why is it that if a husband has a favourite piece of clothing (in my case a old beat up, frayed, darned, turtle neck, raw wool sailing sweater) that doesn't fit with the fashion of the day they throw it out. Every time my ex. came across it she threw it in the garbage and every time I'd retrieve it. She finally succeed when I was out of town for a week. Came back and it was gone. I went into mourning. Camac. |
| Posted by: flora 17-Oct-2008, 08:48 AM |
Woah, Wait a minute. I do take issue with oldraven statement! So many times my husband has laid items around the house that he had emptied from pockets after a project and left for me to clean up. I used to try to put small items in baggies in case he needed them but they just piled up, so out they went. Just the other day he let my grandson play with the nozzle from his air compressor. I found in laying around and knew that eventually he would question where it was.  Camac, I have to say I have never thrown out any of my husband's clothes. He had a well worn shirt but I use it as a night shirt now and he doesn't have a problem with it. If I have something he doesn't like, he tells me, but I don't throw it out. I just don't wear it around him. Flora |
| Posted by: Camac 17-Oct-2008, 09:24 AM |
| flora; I only wore that sweater when sailing and it was kept on my boat all the sailing season. The only times it was brought home was either to dry out or I had to darn another hole, and off course at the end of the season where it was hung up in my basement workshop. Admittedly when it got wet it smelled because it was raw wool and in an eclosed area could be overpowering. Never could figure out why she disliked that sweater so. When I bought it new it was a beautiful hand knitted turtleneck and cost me $300.00 in 1975. Camac. |
| Posted by: oldraven 17-Oct-2008, 09:51 AM |
| Flora, that is something I really can't explain. My father used to call me a crow, because I would pick up an item from one spot and drop it in another. Just know that it's likely not a concious thought to leave it for you to pick up. |
| Posted by: j Padraig moore 17-Oct-2008, 10:43 AM | ||
Or, why do they move things? We can have something be kept in the same place for years, then poof! It is now found somewhere else. And she gets so mad at me when I can't find it! |
| Posted by: stoirmeil 17-Oct-2008, 11:04 AM | ||
Now this is just dead wrong for a woman to do. I might try to mend it (which I'm pretty good at), steal it and wear it myself once in a while , or even find another one just like it as a spare for when iteventually gets beyond all mending. But sneak throwing away? It's a matter of respect, or lack of it.  |
| Posted by: valpal59 17-Oct-2008, 02:27 PM |
| I have changed my ways. I no longer move hubby's things or get mad when he can't find something because with age I have started to forget where I put things. As far as throwing out his favorite clothing, that is a no no until I ask if it is O.K. to throw it out. I wouldn't want any of my clothes thrown out without me knowing about it. |
| Posted by: John Clements 17-Oct-2008, 05:45 PM |
| So I guess that’s what happened to that old leather jacket of mine…ha! |
| Posted by: Dogshirt 17-Oct-2008, 08:29 PM |
Speaking of the bathroom, WHY do women feel they have to fill the room with smelly candles and then tie the room up for hours!  |
| Posted by: valpal59 17-Oct-2008, 08:37 PM |
| See reply in the "Girls Room Only". |
| Posted by: Dogshirt 17-Oct-2008, 08:46 PM |
I fail to see the attraction.  |
| Posted by: marti64 18-Oct-2008, 08:10 AM |
| Ok, this thread is interesting, I THINK???? It has seemed to me lately that it is harder for a guy to let go of a relationship than it is for us ladies. Is this just my own experience, or has anyone felt this? |
| Posted by: stoirmeil 18-Oct-2008, 03:59 PM | ||
And it's more than OK for you to fail to see it, dear man. Just believe it -- there are comforts, pleasures and mysteries in bathing, preening and spending unpressured time in that little chamber where there's enough warm, scented air and water to completely immerse oneself in. Girl thing, yin thing, goddess thing -- OUR thing. Marti -- I've had it happen once or twice when a man had a hard time letting go. I think in one case especially, it was a matter of pride -- it didn't suit him to to be the passive one, and if there was going to be a breakup, he was going to be the one to say so. On the other hand, this particular man wasn't inclined to be sent away at all, and as a result I was harassed with deliveries of roses at odd hours for over a year, even after the restraining order went into effect. I don't think rejection itself is more painful for either sex -- it's being told what to do and how it's going to be, that maybe men have a harder time accepting. Sometimes. |
| Posted by: Patriot1776 27-Oct-2008, 09:17 AM |
| Is it just me too, or does it seem women have more pain tolerance, both physical and mental, than men? This may be a moot point, as I've had more personal and physical hardship than several I believe. Look at my Wiki page for details. There's people who've endured more than I have, but I'm talking in comparison to all on the whole. |
| Posted by: MDF3530 27-Oct-2008, 12:53 PM | ||
I'm a guy, so I pee standing up. And when I get up during the night to relieve myself, I turn the light on. |
| Posted by: Dogshirt 27-Oct-2008, 06:44 PM | ||
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| Posted by: oldraven 28-Oct-2008, 07:54 AM | ||
I don't. I don't usually even open my eyes. That's why late at night, I sit down to piss. There's less chance of weaving and wobbling so much I'll leak all over the floor, not just the seat, if I park it. I have fallen asleep on the toilet in the middle of the night, and that's evidence enough that taking a seat was the right choice. Then again, I never had a problem putting the seat back down. It's just part of the ritual, and it annoys me when men come to my house and leave the seat up. Really, the rim of the bowl is a disgusting thing to look at, so please put it back where you found it. Some men may be different, but I know the majority of us do NOT clean the toilet. I'd call putting the seat down when you're done a pretty good compromise on our part. Which end of the stick are we getting by making that little gesture? |
| Posted by: valpal59 28-Oct-2008, 10:24 AM | ||
Hubby does the same thing. I put a night light in the bathroom so you do not have to turn the bright lights on and blind yourself. Val |
| Posted by: Dogshirt 28-Oct-2008, 07:08 PM |
| The rule at my house is simple; if you want me to put the seat up, YOU put it down! I sit down on it once a day, the 3 women I live with more so. So it's up to THEM to check the seat. I REALLY don't care. |
| Posted by: sisterknight 29-Oct-2008, 11:25 AM | ||
you try to push a large object through a small hole and you'll understand why we have a higher tolerance of pain...that and most men are wimps we women are made of sterner stuff i mean i'm married to a fire fighter who faints at the thought of having to give blood or get a needle!! |
| Posted by: flora 29-Oct-2008, 11:46 AM |
| Ha, just see if a man could survive a wax job! Flora |
| Posted by: oldraven 29-Oct-2008, 12:00 PM | ||
Please refer to the first half of the thread. I agree that women, for the most part, have a higher threshold for pain. Not in our house, though. Angela can't handle any kind of pain (she was 'lucky' enough to have needed a C-section with both kids). She's a much bigger wimp than I am, and I'm a hyper-sensitive (ADD). I've seen that girl lying on the floor, saying, "How am I going to have kids?!?", and about to pass out because she cut her thumb when she missed a vegetable. She was seriously on the verge of being delirious. |
| Posted by: flora 29-Oct-2008, 01:19 PM |
| You know as for injuries I can deal with them pretty well. Even when my husband is hurt I can deal with it. But you let one of my children get hurt and I really have to put on my poker face to deal with it. If I am having to patch one up, I have to hide my shaking hands and then when they are in another room I can give in. Flora |
| Posted by: Harlot 29-Oct-2008, 02:16 PM |
| My son, he has stiches with out the shots to numb it prefere it that way even as a little boy he would do it that way. He has almost cut one of his fingers off didn't cry. Had 14 stiches in his head not a whimper. Now mom here almost passed out on that one when the Doctor said " Well Devin I can see your skull". Put me on a chair head between my legs and got the smelling salts out they did! |
| Posted by: Camac 29-Oct-2008, 02:53 PM |
| Harlot; My Dad was like that. Cut himself really bad once with a rip saw. Need 18 stiches to close, no needle. Before he went to the Doc to get it sown up he poured half a bottle of aftershave on it. Didn't even whimper. Had me yelling just watching. Some kind of Macho thing I guess. Camac |
| Posted by: Lady-of-Avalon 29-Oct-2008, 04:55 PM | ||
What a macho thing to say MDF3530 sorry for the crude language but if I may ask. What is it you do when a job #2 is needed? Do you do it standing up? I guess not. So, what's the big deal with peeing just sitting on the throne and have the toilet seat where it belongs...down with no mess. that way you can enjoy yourself and take your time either reading some comic books or the homehardware catalog. LOA |
| Posted by: Dogshirt 29-Oct-2008, 08:32 PM | ||
Where it belongs? There are rules for this? The word SEAT pertains to SIT. If I don't need to sit I don't NEED aseat! If you need to sit, put the seat down. I won't do it for you. Simple. |
| Posted by: Dogshirt 29-Oct-2008, 08:37 PM | ||
Come out to work with me and shoot a 3 inch nail through your finger. Now put 2 band-aids on it and work the rest of the day. Wax job? |
| Posted by: flora 29-Oct-2008, 08:41 PM |
| Well now, maybe women have better eye sight than men also. Flora |
| Posted by: sisterknight 30-Oct-2008, 08:25 AM |
| i would imagine so...i can spot a sale from miles away according to my husband hahahahaah |
| Posted by: oldraven 30-Oct-2008, 02:07 PM |
| Actually, vision isn't a female strong point. Women have better peripheral vision, but Men have a keener spatial vision. Better perception and focus. It's biology that owes itself to the hunting vs. protecting/caring aspect of our former world. |
| Posted by: Camac 30-Oct-2008, 02:16 PM |
| oldraven; I guess that explains why some women have eyes in the back of their head. Camac. |
| Posted by: flora 30-Oct-2008, 02:43 PM | ||
Is that why men practically break their necks to get another look? I think women have way better perception and focus. After all how can we do 3 things at one time, and men have to focus on one thing? Flora |
| Posted by: sisterknight 01-Nov-2008, 06:43 PM | ||
you slay me "old fart!!!" |
| Posted by: Camac 01-Nov-2008, 08:44 PM |
| Sisterknight; You can laugh if you want but my Mother and my ex both had eyes in the back of their heads. They must have because they saw things that were impossible to see because they happened behind their backs. Camac |
| Posted by: Leelee 02-Nov-2008, 12:41 AM | ||
 you're killing me, sisternight  Share a dram |
| Posted by: lschillinger 25-Feb-2009, 12:01 PM |
| Why do men talk to the tv? I get passionate about some sporting events as well, but I dont feel the need to have a conversation with half the hockey team, both coaches and every ref. And I would never do it loud enough to wake the dead! FYI: They don't hear you! |
| Posted by: j Padraig moore 25-Feb-2009, 12:08 PM | ||
Men? You should see, or rather hear my wife when we watch "24". She literally shouts at the tv throughout the entire show! |
| Posted by: lschillinger 25-Feb-2009, 12:11 PM |
| Well it could be worse, at least that only comes on once a week. I think my husband watches every sport known to man, and yells about all of them. Anytime a day. I've tried to lie down for naps before, now I don't even bother. I now have to yell at him for yelling! LOL |
| Posted by: stoirmeil 25-Feb-2009, 12:28 PM | ||
I don;t know whether to be embarrassed or not -- I've been a strong "communicator" with the TV all my life, whether it's sports, drama, or even a cooking show. |
| Posted by: Camac 25-Feb-2009, 02:05 PM |
| I only watch 7 channels on TV, 2 News Channels, CBC and CTV, Parliament Channel, History Channel, Discovery Channel, Space, and PBS. You will note that none are Sports Channels and when the sports come on the news channels I turn it off. I have not watched a Hockey Game other than the Canadian Womens Hockey when the Olympics are on since 1973. Don't like what they call Hockey now. Camac. |
| Posted by: Lady-of-Avalon 25-Feb-2009, 04:49 PM |
| lschillinger, I only talk to the TV when on the news they show disturbing images...like a babysitter abusing a child while secretly videotaped...this kind of images just brings me out of my skin and I become very wild and agressive and not to say the least very vulgar towards the person I see on the screen  That is why I can't watch the news as I talk all the time and get upset while my husband is a sports fan and if he could have a 100 TV set in the basement to watch everything at the same time he would but he never talks back to the TV though...no after a while all I hear is him snoring  So much for a sports fan....men!!!! LOA |
| Posted by: j Padraig moore 26-Feb-2009, 07:14 AM |
"Talking to (at) the TV" is an interesting phenomena. Whenever the evening news is on, I only hear about the first sentence of the story, cause my wife will then go on a tirade with her two cents on the subject. I've learned to listen with one ear on her and one on the story! |
| Posted by: valpal59 26-Feb-2009, 09:05 AM |
| I am bad about talking to the tv also. During the presidents speech the other night, hubby got up and went into another room because I couldn't keep my mouth shut. Val |
| Posted by: Leelee 27-Feb-2009, 07:46 AM |
| Okay, what I would like to know is why is it the moment I crack open a book SO finds that this is his cue to start talking about his day or other topics?????? Meanwhile, there was ample time prior to the book being opened.......Never fails....everytime..... |
| Posted by: lschillinger 27-Feb-2009, 09:11 AM | ||
LeeLee I have this problem at my house to. It doesn't matter if I'm going to read, start to use the lap top or try to close my eyes. We can sit in silence for three hours and as soon as I attempt to divert my attention to something else its conversation time. I love it when I'm in the living room with him watching TV (of course its usually always one of his tv programs ) and I say I'm going to close my eyes for a few minutes, ok he says, two minutes of silence then (of course JUST enough time to drift off), hey you know what so and so did at work today......lol. I've asked him before if he had a sensor that could detect the moment I've actually started to drift off. He likes to do this at bed time too.As I said before, I've totally given up on napping! And I can't sleep well at night because he snores so bad!! |
| Posted by: flora 11-Apr-2009, 04:03 PM |
| So who do you think are the best dancers? Why do American men have such a hard time with dancing? Let's face it, they just don't have the same flair as South American or European men. It is almost as if they are afraid they might break something. Is it really that hard to loosen up and show passion in dancing? Flora |
| Posted by: Patch 11-Apr-2009, 05:06 PM |
| I always thought I was born with two left feet. Slŕinte, Patch |
| Posted by: stoirmeil 11-Apr-2009, 06:12 PM | ||
We just don't socialize them to do it young enough. More of them have the talent than are willing to admit it, but feel foolish or exposed to ridicule from their peers. The culture has to value a really dashing male dancer for them to take a chance. Somehow the idea that their guy friends are going to laugh at them is stronger than the idea that it might make them a chick magnet. Talking about European men with the flair: Did you ever see that neat little film with Antonio Banderas called "Take the Lead"? A little bit corny, as a film (supposedly based on a true story) about a French dance teacher that transforms a bunch of gritty city kids into a terrific dance troupe, but the effect of a guy who really knows how to dance, including all the manners and courtesies to the woman that go with it, on the women in the film is fun to see. |
| Posted by: Patch 11-Apr-2009, 06:30 PM |
| You got it. I can dance a little but I am "stiff and uncomfortable and it shows. Slŕinte, Patch |
| Posted by: Camac 11-Apr-2009, 07:32 PM |
| I have a question of the other sex. Why is it that when the day is done and couples go to bed, it is then that the wife, or lover wants to talk.? Beds were not designed with talking in mind. Camac. |
| Posted by: Patch 11-Apr-2009, 07:45 PM | ||
I have a comment (not bad) but will let the other gender reply. Slŕinte, Patch |
| Posted by: flora 12-Apr-2009, 07:06 AM |
| It depends on what you define as "talk". If it is a subject that needs to be "discussed" aka "argued" about, my husband and I do not allow that in the bedroom. Darn, the bedroom door really gives a good slam too. But today, I think couples have such brief moments of quiet and calm that we tend to grab anytime we have together and try to re-establish those magic moments. Flora |
| Posted by: Camac 12-Apr-2009, 08:46 AM |
| flora; This I can understand but when my ex and I were to-gether and went to bed at 11:00pm and I had to get up at 5:00am I just wanted to sleep but she wanted to talk about the days happenings and if I dozed off she would get really annoyed. That's what I'm asking about. Camac. |
| Posted by: InRi 12-Apr-2009, 01:07 PM | ||
From where I know this situation? If the day was truly exhausting and I still want to do one thing only - even sleep - I can be sure there is starting something that should be a dialogue. Mostly that will be a monologue only - and the finish of that I still never noticed...To start the following day is then a bit more difficult... Ingo |
| Posted by: flora 12-Apr-2009, 01:30 PM |
| Tis a shame we wait till the end of the day to reconnect. I feel we shortchange the family when we don't have a sit down dinner at the end of the day and everyone, including the children, talks about their day. With today's health issues, experts suggest your biggest meal should be breakfast then each meal smaller as the day goes by. By the time children are out of school, then there is soccer, baseball, homework, etc., you hardly have time to prepare a meal. I can easily see why women try to talk when everything is done for the day. Maybe if men would make an effort to talk earlier in the day, the ladies would not keep them up past their bedtime. Flora |
| Posted by: InRi 12-Apr-2009, 01:52 PM |
| Hi flora; please don't misunderstand me. Of course we speak together - about all the things that happen all the day. We spend a good part of the evening to discuss, to plan something or to blether "only". No problem - we like it and it is always better than the daily garbage in TV... But when I go to bed, I have the ability to do still one thing only... Regards Ingo |
| Posted by: flora 31-May-2009, 10:00 AM |
| Everyone remembers the discussion on hair, right? Have you seen the new "What would you do for a Klondike bar commercial? Picture a very hairy guy getting waxed on the chest. Then since the Klondike has extra chocolate coating now, the wax goes south. So .... guys what would it take for you to wax south of the belly button?   Flora |
| Posted by: Patch 31-May-2009, 10:24 AM |
| It certainly wouldn't be an ice cream bar! In reality, there is not enough money anywhere. I can stand a good deal of pain but I do not seek it out!!! You ladies are tough. Slŕinte, Patch |
| Posted by: MDF3530 31-May-2009, 10:45 AM | ||
How much money is involved? |
| Posted by: MDF3530 31-May-2009, 10:54 AM |
| Here is my question. Forgive me if this has already been asked an answered. Men can get by with about 4 pairs of shoes. Look in a man's closet and you will see two pairs of gym shoes (one new, one old), a pair of loafers, a pair of dress shoes and a pair of boots. Why do women need 4-5 times the amount of shoes as men? |
| Posted by: flora 31-May-2009, 11:21 AM |
| Well Mike that is the question. How much money would have to be involved? Come on now, commit. Yes, there has been a discussion about shoes but no problem about asking. I believe you listed 5 sets of shoes, so you are thinking we have between 20 to 25 pairs? Alright girls, how many pairs do you have currently? Well, depending on where you shop, I can probably buy that ratio on the money guys spend on their shoes. And what is wrong with variety? Flora |
| Posted by: MDF3530 31-May-2009, 11:28 AM |
| I would do it for all the gold in Fort Knox. |
| Posted by: valpal59 31-May-2009, 12:53 PM |
| About 20 pairs of shoes. You have to have shoes to cover at least 2 seasons, summer and winter, and casual and dress. Several different colors in each style to match wardrobe. Pumps, flats, tennis shoes, sandals, flipflops and boots. You can't pay me enough to wax. Val |
