No Wonder Men Are Happier

kymaera · Post by **kymaera** » Fri Apr 29, 2005 1:54 pm

Tue Feb 08, 2005 6:03 pm

aernath · Post by **aernath** » Fri Apr 29, 2005 1:57 pm

kisara wrote:Oh, this is too amusing. Between this list and soda's. . . I can confirm I am not high-maintenance and I think I may be a guy.

SEE? HA! I'm not the only one!

Kay:

Post by **JWR** » Fri Apr 29, 2005 2:11 pm

Soda wrote: Ever used the phrase or a variation of "Husband in training"

Reminds me of the guy who on his job interview put down under Higher Education 23 YEARS , When asked about it he stated 5 years of college , 2 years of grad school and 16 years of home schooling since he got married

hanaeleh · Post by **hanaeleh** » Fri Apr 29, 2005 6:10 pm

Hrm... I don't really think that high maintenance means that you dress according to fashion, or that you have to update your haircut....

Personally, when my mum sent me this, I thought, "You know, I really wish that some of the social stresses put on women would go away, because I would LOVE not to have to deal with some of this crap." You can wear whatever shoes you want to work, but traditions such as the $5,000 wedding dress still hold true for a lot of people, no matter what their haircut, etc. I was looking for a shirt for my brother over Christmas and while in the men's department, thought, "You know, I so wish that I only had to worry about a dress shirt and a pair of slacks and I would still look nice." Go into a clothing store- one side is nice and neat- the men's side. Shirts- 6 different styles, max. Pants- 2 or 3 styles, and some jeans. Women? We have a DOZEN types of jeans to chose from, depending upon where they rest on the hip, what the cut is, etc. It's seriously overwhelming, and I haven't even gotten to the two dozen types of shirts and at least 10 different styles of pants- then try to coordinate colors! ARGH! That's not high maintenance, that's just dealing with societal expectations.

I'll stop now before I get too many MOB's looking at me, although I don't know why, as I'm telling them how wonderful their life is....

Cloud · Post by **Cloud** » Fri Apr 29, 2005 6:10 pm

Does mum sent him or her this he or she thought You know he or she really wish that some of the social stresses put on women would go away because he or she would LOVE not to have to deal with some of this crap happen very often?

hanaeleh · Post by **hanaeleh** » Fri Apr 29, 2005 6:12 pm

Uh, sure Cloud, whatever you say is fine.

Cloud · Post by **Cloud** » Fri Apr 29, 2005 6:12 pm

Cough. ""? Yes? Thanks for the information: hanaeleh said I whatever me say is fine.

soda · Post by **soda** » Fri Apr 29, 2005 6:26 pm

Don't forget about hanaeleh's dirty mind Cloud.

Cloud · Post by **Cloud** » Fri Apr 29, 2005 6:26 pm

Ok I'll try not to do forget about hanaeleh's dirty mind you too much.

hanaeleh · Post by **hanaeleh** » Fri Apr 29, 2005 6:33 pm

^ Doh! Does that make me high maintenace or low maintenace?

Not Sir Phobos · Post by **Not Sir Phobos** » Fri Apr 29, 2005 7:25 pm

kymaera wrote:
kisara wrote:I think I may be a guy.
It wouldn't be the first time that someone discovered their true gender on
here. Dame Phobos used to think that she was a male, for example

Oh God, not this again. Your arguements are based on technicallities. Lies I tell you!

I have the *ahem* hard proof right here with me.

Cloud · Post by **Cloud** » Fri Apr 29, 2005 7:25 pm

Tut mir leid, darauf habe ich keinen Zugriff.

Not Sir Phobos · Post by **Not Sir Phobos** » Fri Apr 29, 2005 7:25 pm

Cloud wrote:Tut mir leid, darauf habe ich keinen Zugriff.

Uff Da!

kymaera · Post by **kymaera** » Fri Apr 29, 2005 7:40 pm

Not Sir Phobos wrote:Lies I tell you!

I have the *ahem* hard proof right here with me.

Ok, so either you were lying to us before or you're lying to us now. Either
way, you've betrayed my trust in you. *sniffs sadly*
Who can I believe in now that my faith in humanity has been shattered?
It's enough to turn one into a psychopathic murdering machine.

Oh, and if you're not lying this time, the fact that you have "hard proof"
while reading this thread is very disturbing. Was it the thought of hanaeleh's
dirty mind or soda's jiggly avatar?

Lynxa · Post by **Lynxa** » Fri Apr 29, 2005 8:05 pm

hanaeleh wrote: Personally, when my mum sent me this, I thought, "You know, I really wish that some of the social stresses put on women would go away, because I would LOVE not to have to deal with some of this crap." You can wear whatever shoes you want to work...

Ugh, I agree 200%!!!!!! As for work wear, clearly you've never met our Career Services ladies. If you are a girl and you wear a pantsuit to an on-campus interview they go into a foaming at the mouth FIT because there is still a VERY prevalent idea amongst the legal profession that women only look professional when wearing a skirt (or at least should wear one for important things like job interviews and going to court). I have talked to LAWYERS who, very recently, have been reprimanded by JUDGES in the courtroom for their "un-professional" appearance (i.e. no skirt).

Apparently women who are lawyers shouldn't wear red to court either because they are already viewed as being harsh and aggressive and red will only further the jury's view of her as a giant bitch.

There is also an irritating prevalence in the profession amongst male lawyers over the age of....oh....about 45, who still persist in calling us "lady lawyers".

No, I am not going to school to be a "lady lawyer" I am going to school to be a LAWYER, plain and simple. I have boobs, but I paid the same two hundred thousand dollars every guy out there did to get the same degree. And I'm doing it better than 75% of the rest of my class too.

Oh yeah, and we still get paid about 10% less than men in the same field.

*cough* Sorry, I just read an article about women in the legal profession and it got me all pissed off again.

......And Soda? Why do you have an avatar of a poor woman smuggling a pair of fighting raccoons in her shirt?

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