Friday, July 08, 2005
Mars and Venus
My oldest daughter sent me a cute joke this morning about a husband and wife who were having a disagreement regarding who should make the coffee each morning. The wife's position was that since the husband got up earlier, he should make the coffee. His response was that since she was responsible for the cooking, it was her job to make the coffee. Intent on proving a point, the wife informed her husband that it says in the Bible that the husband should make the coffee. As the husband laughingly refuted this claim, the wife opened her Bible, turned a few pages and presented the evidence to her husband. There indeed, at the top of the page was printed "Hebrews"!
Differences between men and women have provided inspiration for jokes for centuries as we struggle to understand our mates. To women, men are simplistic creatures whose needs are readily apparent....Food, Beer, TV, Sex and Cars....not necessarily in that order. How many times have we tried to have a conversation with our husbands only to find ourselves competing with the TV? It's especially annoying when they turn up the volume or look blankly at their spouse and say "Were you talking to me?". No darling, just singing.
Recently I heard of some short summer courses designed especially for men. A symposium titled "Toilet paper...Does it really grow on the holder? " immediately caught my attention. I've often wondered if men are genetically predisposed to not changing the empty toilet paper roll, do single guys pay someone to do it for them? Following this course was a lively discussion about the virtues of putting the toilet seat back down. What wife hasn't stumbled half asleep into the bathroom in the middle of the night only to be rudely shocked into wakefulness when their rump comes in contact with the cold water in the toilet bowl. I'm sure a check of local emergency room records would attest to the various injuries inflicted upon the offending spouse.
Although women find jokes about men humorous, men tend to get a bit defensive. I actually heard one man say " I can remember when you thought I was all that and a bag of chips!" to which the woman responded " Yeah, but then you ate the chips and left the bag on the floor!". All wives struggle to understand the male mentality and there is some concern that attempting to think like our spouses could lead to brain injury manifested by extreme headaches, involuntary twitching and uncontrolable bouts of hysterical laughter. Granted there is no ongoing scientific study on the subject but an informal poll of a group of women at any gathering will easily support this theory. Men on the other hand readily admit that they don't understand women so as to avoid any possibility of brain strain.
Despite our many differences, the joining of men and women in committed relationships has survived the test of time. Besides, jokes about men really are funny!
My oldest daughter sent me a cute joke this morning about a husband and wife who were having a disagreement regarding who should make the coffee each morning. The wife's position was that since the husband got up earlier, he should make the coffee. His response was that since she was responsible for the cooking, it was her job to make the coffee. Intent on proving a point, the wife informed her husband that it says in the Bible that the husband should make the coffee. As the husband laughingly refuted this claim, the wife opened her Bible, turned a few pages and presented the evidence to her husband. There indeed, at the top of the page was printed "Hebrews"!
Differences between men and women have provided inspiration for jokes for centuries as we struggle to understand our mates. To women, men are simplistic creatures whose needs are readily apparent....Food, Beer, TV, Sex and Cars....not necessarily in that order. How many times have we tried to have a conversation with our husbands only to find ourselves competing with the TV? It's especially annoying when they turn up the volume or look blankly at their spouse and say "Were you talking to me?". No darling, just singing.
Recently I heard of some short summer courses designed especially for men. A symposium titled "Toilet paper...Does it really grow on the holder? " immediately caught my attention. I've often wondered if men are genetically predisposed to not changing the empty toilet paper roll, do single guys pay someone to do it for them? Following this course was a lively discussion about the virtues of putting the toilet seat back down. What wife hasn't stumbled half asleep into the bathroom in the middle of the night only to be rudely shocked into wakefulness when their rump comes in contact with the cold water in the toilet bowl. I'm sure a check of local emergency room records would attest to the various injuries inflicted upon the offending spouse.
Although women find jokes about men humorous, men tend to get a bit defensive. I actually heard one man say " I can remember when you thought I was all that and a bag of chips!" to which the woman responded " Yeah, but then you ate the chips and left the bag on the floor!". All wives struggle to understand the male mentality and there is some concern that attempting to think like our spouses could lead to brain injury manifested by extreme headaches, involuntary twitching and uncontrolable bouts of hysterical laughter. Granted there is no ongoing scientific study on the subject but an informal poll of a group of women at any gathering will easily support this theory. Men on the other hand readily admit that they don't understand women so as to avoid any possibility of brain strain.
Despite our many differences, the joining of men and women in committed relationships has survived the test of time. Besides, jokes about men really are funny!
