STORM2K

1. put the toilet seat down
2. shut drawers after they open them
3. find a can opener that has always been kept in the same spot for 20 years.
4. buy toys the kids actually want and not ones that they are interested by.
5. ask for directions
6. call a repairman
7. appreciate a good romance novel
8. appreciate a romantic comedy
9. watch HGTV
10. pick up feminine products for their wives without blushing/grumbling
11. understand baby talk from their own tots.
12. put stuff back where they got it from
13. remember to put the kids to bed on time
14. sing kiddie songs with the kids
15. throw away empty milk cartons
16. fold and put away laundry in the correct drawers
17. appreciate the need for bras
18. cry at how beautiful it is when michelle kwan skates
19. get tipsy off peach schapps
20. work the oven
21. pretend they don't notice a hot girl (or at least they don't do this well!)
22. understand why we like Oprah
23. pretend to like Dr. phil
24. admit they don't know why the car is making that funny noise.
25. stand up to their mamma's
26. put together a matching outfit even when the pieces are all there.
27. put dirty clothes in the hamper
28. understand that if they just follow directions we'll quit nagging!
29. understand that we aren't at the movies for the special effects, we're there to see Brad, Mel, Tom, Denzel and others (so no talking when they appear!)
30. remember important dates
31. remember your friends and relatives names
32. realize that a cold really won't kill them and they don't have to take to their beds for a week to treat it.
33. understand that if the house is a mess and you clean it, we will suddenly become very attracted to you.
34. admit that they are getting older and yes the hair IS thinning on top.
35. understand that they will never play x-box better than their 12 yr old nephew/niece
36. understand that some things in the house are strictly for decoration and are not functional (certain towels, candles, oils etc)
37. keep up with what is happening on a soap opera
38. answer the question "what are you thinking about?"
39. admit they don't know how a machine works at the gym
40. admit that they secretly enjoy musicals
41. not play games with the kids, where the kids are sure to get hurt.
42. understand why bars/clubs have ladies night
43. multi-task
44. realize that we really don't care about the stereo system and the difference between thx and dolby digital. (at some point it really does sound all the same.)
45. stay calm around a screaming newborn
46. realize that the correct answer to the question "does this dress make me look fat" is an immediate "no honey you always look great."

The correct answer for #46 is.."No, dear, you look great for an outing at the Lakehurst (NJ) mooring ('Oh, the humanity!!!')..."

Thanks for the correct answer in #46. Now, I'm perfect.

OK it's on. Fellow men of Storm2K, you are hereby called to duty!

I'm here. Let's not make this thread be filled with estrogen.

That's right guys, let your love shine.

Guys you get your moment of shine....dreaming about that 'big one' (and not the ladies version!)

Heck ya, love the list! so fitting.

mrschad wrote:9. watch HGTV

20. work the oven

30. remember important dates

31. remember your friends and relatives names

38. answer the question "what are you thinking about?"

46. realize that the correct answer to the question "does this dress make me look fat" is an immediate "no honey you always look great."

Answers:

9: The Gardner Guy is cool.

20: I know how to...

30: May 21st, 2004...

31: Mom, Dad, etc...

38: "I'm hungry."

46: I would never do that!

David, that's only a portion... you have to do EVERYTHING on that list! Nice try though... I've give you that.

FYI... my little brother ACTUALLY puts down the toilet seat.... but he leaves his dirty underwear in the bathroom after taking a shower (instead of picking them up right away)

pojo wrote:David, that's only a portion... you have to do EVERYTHING on that list! Nice try though... I've give you that.

FYI... my little brother ACTUALLY puts down the toilet seat.... but he leaves his dirty underwear in the bathroom after taking a shower (instead of picking them up right away)

Better then nothing.. right?

Correction, ladies; I habitually clean, mop, sweep, dust, wash/dry/iron/fold/put away the family's laundry, do all the dishes/countertops/oven, etc. on a daily basis.

AND...since I have prostate problems, I need not raise the toilet seat at all.

I'm ten times the navigator "the little (?) woman" is; once having been somewhere, I can find it in a London fogbank.

I'm a better cook, I still employ teaching re: coppertop, and Annabele (she be a ho') is MY sole responsibility...and companion.

Anyone need a "house-husband", PM me.

Sometime ago I got this in an e-mail:

TO WOMEN EVERYWHERE FROM A MAN WHO'S HAD ENOUGH
1) Learn to work the toilet seat. If it's up, put it down. We need
it up, you need it down. You don't hear us complaining about you leaving it down.

2) ALL men see in only 16 colors. Peach is a fruit, not a color.

3) If you won't dress like the Victoria's Secret girls, don't
expect us to act like soap opera guys.

4) If you think you're fat, you probably are. Don't ask us. We
refuse to answer.

5) Don't cut your hair. Ever. Long hair is always more attractive
than short hair.

6) One of the big reasons guys fear getting married is that married
women always cut their hair, and by then you're stuck with her.

7) Birthdays, Valentines, and Anniversaries are not quests to see
if we can find the perfect present yet again!

8) If you ask a question you don't want an answer to, expect an
answer you don't want to hear.

9) Sometimes, we're not thinking about choosing which pair, out of thirty, would look good with your dress?

21) Yes and No are perfectly acceptable answers to almost every question.

22) Come to us with a problem only if you want help solving it.
That's what we do.

23) Sympathy is what your girlfriends are for.

24) A headache that lasts for 17 months is a problem. See a doctor.

25) Foreign films are best left to foreigners. (Unless it's Bruce
Lee, Jackie Chan or Jet Li flick where it doesn't really matter what
they're saying anyway).

26) Check your oil!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.

27) It is neither in your best interest nor ours to take the quiz
together.

28) No, it doesn't matter which quiz.

29) Anything we said 6 months ago is inadmissible in an argument.

30) All comments become null and void after 7 days.

31) If something we said can be interpreted two ways, and one of
the ways makes you sad or angry, we meant the other one.

32) Let us ogle


As to my opinion on the above...I plead the 5th.

mrschad wrote:10. pick up feminine products for their wives without blushing/grumbling

45. stay calm around a screaming newborn

10. It's a reality of married life. My attitude is if people have something to say about it that's their business.

45. As a father of 4, I not only can stay calm, but I've learned a few tricks about stopping the screaming.

abajan wrote:Sometime ago I got this in an e-mail:

TO WOMEN EVERYWHERE FROM A MAN WHO'S HAD ENOUGH
1) Learn to work the toilet seat. If it's up, put it down. We need
it up, you need it down. You don't hear us complaining about you leaving it down.

2) ALL men see in only 16 colors. Peach is a fruit, not a color.

3) If you won't dress like the Victoria's Secret girls, don't
expect us to act like soap opera guys.

4) If you think you're fat, you probably are. Don't ask us. We
refuse to answer.

5) Don't cut your hair. Ever. Long hair is always more attractive
than short hair.

6) One of the big reasons guys fear getting married is that married
women always cut their hair, and by then you're stuck with her.

7) Birthdays, Valentines, and Anniversaries are not quests to see
if we can find the perfect present yet again!

8) If you ask a question you don't want an answer to, expect an
answer you don't want to hear.

9) Sometimes, we're not thinking about choosing which pair, out of thirty, would look good with your dress?

21) Yes and No are perfectly acceptable answers to almost every question.

22) Come to us with a problem only if you want help solving it.
That's what we do.

23) Sympathy is what your girlfriends are for.

24) A headache that lasts for 17 months is a problem. See a doctor.

25) Foreign films are best left to foreigners. (Unless it's Bruce
Lee, Jackie Chan or Jet Li flick where it doesn't really matter what
they're saying anyway).

26) Check your oil!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.

27) It is neither in your best interest nor ours to take the quiz
together.

28) No, it doesn't matter which quiz.

29) Anything we said 6 months ago is inadmissible in an argument.

30) All comments become null and void after 7 days.

31) If something we said can be interpreted two ways, and one of
the ways makes you sad or angry, we meant the other one.

32) Let us ogle


As to my opinion on the above...I plead the 5th.

"BRAVO!" *whistle, whistle....loud applause*

Bill....you and I "ARE" from the same mold!

Dennis

but it still takes a MAN to do a WOMAN'S job! lol!

abajan wrote:Sometime ago I got this in an e-mail:

TO WOMEN EVERYWHERE FROM A MAN WHO'S HAD ENOUGH
1) Learn to work the toilet seat. If it's up, put it down. We need
it up, you need it down. You don't hear us complaining about you leaving it down.

2) ALL men see in only 16 colors. Peach is a fruit, not a color.

3) If you won't dress like the Victoria's Secret girls, don't
expect us to act like soap opera guys.

4) If you think you're fat, you probably are. Don't ask us. We
refuse to answer.

5) Don't cut your hair. Ever. Long hair is always more attractive
than short hair.

6) One of the big reasons guys fear getting married is that married
women always cut their hair, and by then you're stuck with her.

7) Birthdays, Valentines, and Anniversaries are not quests to see
if we can find the perfect present yet again!

8) If you ask a question you don't want an answer to, expect an
answer you don't want to hear.

9) Sometimes, we're not thinking about choosing which pair, out of thirty, would look good with your dress?

21) Yes and No are perfectly acceptable answers to almost every question.

22) Come to us with a problem only if you want help solving it.
That's what we do.

23) Sympathy is what your girlfriends are for.

24) A headache that lasts for 17 months is a problem. See a doctor.

25) Foreign films are best left to foreigners. (Unless it's Bruce
Lee, Jackie Chan or Jet Li flick where it doesn't really matter what
they're saying anyway).

26) Check your oil!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.

27) It is neither in your best interest nor ours to take the quiz
together.

28) No, it doesn't matter which quiz.

29) Anything we said 6 months ago is inadmissible in an argument.

30) All comments become null and void after 7 days.

31) If something we said can be interpreted two ways, and one of
the ways makes you sad or angry, we meant the other one.

32) Let us ogle


As to my opinion on the above...I plead the 5th.

BRAVO! BRAVO! BRAVO!

but it still takes a MAN to do a WOMAN'S job! lol!

Yep.

but he leaves his dirty underwear in the bathroom after taking a shower (instead of picking them up right away)

I don't wear any clothes to the bathroom when I take a shower anyway, so that's not an issue.

LOL.... Too Funny, But True!!! My hubby just nods at everything... and his fav answer is Yes, Honey... He has one rule... As long as I keep him happy , I can have or do anything I want... It's a good deal...

Let me add a few comments for the first ten.

1. put the toilet seat down (Is that BEFORE or AFTER?)
2. shut drawers after they open them (Would be easier if we were allowed to lay our socks flat instead of stand them in pairs on end!)
3. find a can opener that has always been kept in the same spot for 20 years. (We can't put cans in the microwave, so this is no longer relevant)
4. buy toys the kids actually want and not ones that they are interested by. (We'll do that when you start buying clothes the kids think are cool)
5. ask for directions (You would too...except that you know exactly how to get to every mall already!)
6. call a repairman (I have no problem at all with the remote)
7. appreciate a good romance novel (I've read some pages in your romantic novels. They are full of hate, greed, anger, lust, tragedy, adultery, and home to some of the foulest language this side of Howard Stern!)
8. appreciate a romantic comedy (Are you referring to my marriage?)
9. watch HGTV (You must have this confused with HSN, your favorite three-easy-payments channel)
10. pick up feminine products for their wives without blushing/grumbling (Picking them up is not the problem...but trying to figure out what size, what color, and what scent with the help of a 16-year old clerk can be a little bit of an embarrassment. Give us some slack here!)

azskyman wrote:10. pick up feminine products for their wives without blushing/grumbling (Picking them up is not the problem...but trying to figure out what size, what color, and what scent with the help of a 16-year old clerk can be a little bit of an embarrassment. Give us some slack here!)

oh sooooo true! lol!!!

*says to clerk: which one has the string?*

Men/Women really are created in such different ways!!! I was nodding at your list Jen, all 46 were dead-on accurate. Then I read your list Steve....you make some fairly good points. LOL Especially that last one. We had a P & G exec living on our street once, who's account was feminine products. Now he's probably the only man I ever met who knew the difference from a mini or maxi pad. His wife took us all out in the garage once to show off the 134 types of products Always carries now! I'm exaggerating a bit....but I got your point. We all had a good laugh on the street that night. He quickly got his "stock/wares" back to work.

Mary