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Archive for January 25th, 2008

Unfair Standards

Friday, January 25th, 2008

Judging from the reaction to the announcement of a new list some people were actually pretty excited to see it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Which makes me feel mildly bad about teasing you folks with it, drugs when I was just using it to make one joke. (But in my defense, order it was funny, at least to me.) But it looks like I might actually have to write the thing now, so that will be coming some time soon I guess.

Since I have been thinking about marriage and relationship stuff lately I decided to discuss something that I think just about every guy has experienced. The inconsistent standards that the women in our lives like to apply to us.

For example: Presents.

Every woman I have ever been involved with has claimed to like it if we surprise them with a present. But there are rules about what surprises are okay.

Rules for husbands:
Living things that use photosynthesis, such as houseplants or flowers, are considered good surprises.

Living things that need to eat and poop, such as baby ferrets or Thai hookers, are bad surprises.

Rules for wives:
But conversely, if a woman decides to surprise a man with something that needs to eat and poop, such as “Surprise honey, I’m going to have a baby!” she generally considers that a good surprise. And if the husband knows what’s good for him he will play along. In yet another example of the double standard, it’s considered a very bad surprise for the husband to tell his wife “Surprise honey, I’m going to have a baby!”

If I have a point I guess it’s this: wives pretty much never surprise their husband with a Thai hooker.