Male vs. Female

We just don't view things the same way.

My view of life and what makes up life is my view, though it's remarkably similiar to that of other women. Not everyone has the same view. Take men, please.

It’s time to put on my combination sexist, humorist hat and reveal the true differences between the sexes.

Male and female, God created us. We’re different, despite laws that try to treat us the same. Go to any concert hall with an equal number of men and women, and the line to the women’s rest room is always longer.

We’re different and we see things differently. Don’t believe me? Ask your nearest opposite sex person to describe a “thingy”

Female: “Any part under the hood of a car.”
Male: “The strap fastener on a bra.”

See the difference? It’s in the genes.

OK, try another. Ask your nearest opposite sex person to describe and define “vulnerability.”

Female: “The open sharing of thoughts and feelings with one’s life partner.”
Male: “Playing any contact sport without a cup.”

This could go on forever, right? Unfortunately, it does, it has. There’s no stopping to not notice the difference between the sexes.

Need yet another example? How about this? How do men and women view “flatulence” (look it up if you have to, guys)?

Female: “An embarassing by product of improper digestion.”
Male: “An endless source of self-expression entertainment, and male bonding.”

This is one I’ve actually heard from my parents. What’s a remote control to you?

Female: “A device for changing from one TV channel to another TV channel.”
Male: “A device for scanning through all 175 cable channels every three minutes.”

Had enough fun? Let’s try a different twist. Are objects male or female? Here’s a few examples to try on your friends.

Tire - male, because it goes bald and becomes overinflated.

Kidney - female, because they always go to the bathroom in pairs.

Shoe - male, because it’s usually not polished, and the tongue often hangs out.

Copier - female, because, once it’s turned off, it takes awhile to warm up, it’s an effective reproduction device when the right buttons are pushed, and it can wreak havoc when the wrong buttons are pushed.

Ziplock bag - male, because they hold everything in, but you can see right through them.

Got a few of your own? I thought so.

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Kathy Wilhoit says:

Ok, I’ll play:

Hourglass - female, because over time, everything shifts to the bottom

Hammer - male, because, even though it hasn’t evolved much over thousands of years, it’s handy to have around.


Art says:

My wife’s ultimate fantasy is having endless funds and being dropped right in the center of a shoe store, during a sale.

Me? I’d rather spontaneously combust. When she does shoes, I do books. Barnes&Noble; is my heaven on earth. It’s her hell.

Boggles my mind how a shoe can be fun.


Eric says:

I know the entries above are meant to be funny…but they aren’t. Why keep on portraying the sexes based on 1950’s ideology?  There are definitely differences, but I suppose they aren’t funny because then you’d have to have a serious discussion about how we communicate. Men “tend” to be direct and women more indirect.  My wife and I tend to break the mold a little in that respect. I like to talk things out and she likes to “retreat to her cave” and mull things over.  But, could this be an extrovert vs. introvert issue?  I’m happy being a guy, but I bristle over the idea that all guys fall into the mold where we “scratch, belch,fart and cuss”, love sports, are generally shallow, illiterate and don’t have a clue about a certain female sweet spot.  I could go on. This demonization of men doesn’t encourage those who SHOULD change to do so. It enables their cro-magnon attitudes because it gets a laugh.
I’m not saying that I embody the perfect man. And I’m not trying to be more feminine, just a better human.


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