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Male Language Patterns
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"I can't find it," REALLY MEANS, "It didn't fall into my
outstretched hands, so I'm completely clueless."
"That's women's work," REALLY MEANS, "It's dirty,
difficult and thankless."
"Will you marry me?" REALLY MEANS, "Both my roommates
have moved out, I can't find the washer, and there is no
more peanut butter."
"It's a guy thing," REALLY MEANS, "There is no rational
thought pattern connected with it, and you have no chance
at all of making it logical."
"It would take too long to explain," REALLY MEANS, "I have
no idea how it works."
"I'm getting more exercise lately," REALLY MEANS, "The
batteries in the remote are dead."
"Take a break, honey, you're working too hard," REALLY
MEANS, "I can't hear the game over the vacuum cleaner."
"Honey, we don't need material things to prove our love,"
REALLY MEANS, "I forgot our anniversary again."
"It's really a good movie," REALLY MEANS, "It's got
guns, knives, fast cars, and naked women."
"You know how bad my memory is," REALLY MEANS, "I
remember the words to the theme song of "F Troop", the
address of the first girl I kissed, the Vehicle Identification
Number of every car I've ever owned, but I forgot your
birthday."
"I was just thinking about you, and got you these roses,"
REALLY MEANS, "The girl selling them on the corner was a
real babe, wearing a thong."
"I do help around the house," REALLY MEANS, "I once threw
a dirty towel near the laundry basket."
"What did I do this time?" REALLY MEANS, "What did
you catch me doing?"
"I heard you," REALLY MEANS, "I haven't the foggiest clue
what you just said, and am hoping desperately that I can fake
it well enough so that you don't spend the next 3 days yelling
at me."
"I missed you," REALLY MEANS, "I can't find my sock drawer,
the kids are hungry and we are out of toilet paper."
"I'm not lost. I know exactly where we are," REALLY
MEANS, "No one will ever see us alive again."
"We share the housework," REALLY MEANS, "I make the
messes. She cleans them up."
"I don't need to read the instructions," REALLY MEANS,
"I am perfectly capable of screwing it up without printed
help."
Bill
