A society’s customs and traditions seldom change as quickly as the advocates of a change would like. Visionaries must swim against the prevailing current to make change happen. Fortunately for the rest us, they often do.

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Eudaimonia

You might find this link interesting.

The first time I did this a few years back, my score was 0, meaning I was not more feminine that I was masculine. When I redid this test in January my score was +25, which makes me more masculine... I agreed with both of these scores at the time of sitting them, I really felt they reflected my own impressions of my life and how my mind works.

Mary had Louis and the assistants to do her lifting for her.

"P-plates" are provision driving plates for new drivers.

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Calm, quiet, smooth, devastating

I was a 0.

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The practice of putting women on pedestals began to die out when it was discovered that they could give orders better from there.~ Betty Grable

If I wanted your opinion, I'd remove the duct tape and ask you for it.~ Me
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One man's dream is another man's nightmare~~~~> §¤ Lilith ¤§
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==>Gone Shopping<== ~Just a Quickie~ *~A Celebration Vacation~* ~Surprises~ Sleeping With the Window Open
What Did You Do Today? Self Defense Class ~Short Sweet Snippets~ § Summer Spin § Story Challenge Submission Pajamas

I'm not even going to say what I scored.

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It takes a gutless mouse to play only when the cat's away.

No love, no friendship, can cross the path of our destiny without leaving some mark on it forever. ~~ Francois Mocuriac

Confucius say, "He who masturbate into cash register come into money."

An optimist looks at the glass and says it's half full. A pessimist looks at the glass and says it's half empty. A Cubs fan looks at the glass and says, "When's it gonna spill?"

Deus Impetitio Esuritori Nullus

I got something other than a laugh at this post Mark...because I think your disclaimer that this wasn't gender biased was proven false throughout. Despite what I think of the disclaimer...here's what I think of the statements above.

Changing a tire in which the lugs have been tightened by hand (the hand of either male or female) is so much easier than one where the lugs were tightened by a power tool (impact gun). It's especially more difficult if the tire has been on the wheel for any length of time.

And, to one-up that statement...a man has more upper body strength than a woman and it takes upper body strength to loosen the lugs. I know this from experience and also because my hubby used to be a diesal mechanic and has hand tightened my lugs and/or used his air powered impact gun. In both cases I had difficulty loosening the lugs, but a much easier time in the hand tightened case. I actually put a lug wrench on an air tightened lug nut once and had to literally stand/jump on it to get it to "give".

Regardless of that...I must come to the defense of the girl in the scenario you gave us. You stated she was dressed in a red dress and heels, "clearly going out somewhere". Now this is just my thought if I had been in her situation. Here I am on a traveled road, alone, cars passing me by, dressed to the nines and trying to get to my destination. I get a flat, pull to the side and try to loosen a lug nut with a dirty lug wrench. My lovely dress is being blown up over my head as the wind from the cars that are passing me by stir up fine dust that makes me look grey haired. I feel foolish because of my ego in the knowing that I can change a damn tire...I am not a "frail" woman! All the while I am thinking of that unused subscription to the road service club which I purchased years ago. Oh hell...I'm ringing those bastards up!

Hey...I had to be the devil's advocate!

And BTW...you assume the "girl P plate driver" is on the phone calling her dad or boyfriend to "come fix it". I highly doubt you can hear the conversation. If you can hear their conversations...have you ever eavesdropped on a man on the side of the road on a cell?

And another thing...why wouldn't you stop to help someone (anyone...male or female) on the side of the road in distress? It's just common courtesy and human kindness to ask if someone needs assistance. With good judgement and awarness of my surroundings...I'd stop and crack a window to at least make sure they were ok or if I could call someone to help them. But hey...that's just me!

It seems to me that you see more of what YOU want to see in your observations. It sounds more like assumptions to me! You assume a woman is pulled to the side of the road with a flat and possibly on a cell crying to a man and so she's dumb and weak and a cry baby...and yet, you don't really know the circumstance. Do you?

P.S. Us Americans know what a manual transmission is...tyvm!





















*looks down at that fuckin soapbox*


OK...who shoved that under my feet again?

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Minds are like parachutes. They only work when they are open.

~Thomas Dewar~

Me

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The practice of putting women on pedestals began to die out when it was discovered that they could give orders better from there.~ Betty Grable

If I wanted your opinion, I'd remove the duct tape and ask you for it.~ Me
<~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~>
One man's dream is another man's nightmare~~~~> §¤ Lilith ¤§
~>My Scribbles<~
==>Gone Shopping<== ~Just a Quickie~ *~A Celebration Vacation~* ~Surprises~ Sleeping With the Window Open
What Did You Do Today? Self Defense Class ~Short Sweet Snippets~ § Summer Spin § Story Challenge Submission Pajamas

No! I did.




...and I had to go around the block 3 times to get enough breeze working.

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LIL!!!!!!!!!!

PF is "breezing" me again"!















^^^being those bad kids in the back seat who won't shut up so mom can drive!

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Minds are like parachutes. They only work when they are open.

~Thomas Dewar~

*reaches one arm behind me getting nothing but air as I grit my teeth trying to swat at any and every one in the back seat

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The practice of putting women on pedestals began to die out when it was discovered that they could give orders better from there.~ Betty Grable

If I wanted your opinion, I'd remove the duct tape and ask you for it.~ Me
<~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~>
One man's dream is another man's nightmare~~~~> §¤ Lilith ¤§
~>My Scribbles<~
==>Gone Shopping<== ~Just a Quickie~ *~A Celebration Vacation~* ~Surprises~ Sleeping With the Window Open
What Did You Do Today? Self Defense Class ~Short Sweet Snippets~ § Summer Spin § Story Challenge Submission Pajamas

I sure am glad I brought up that tire example

Just for the record, my only responsibility in chaning a tire is knowing who to call and being able to show them where the jack and spare are. I don't trust myself enough to get the jack in the correct place on the frame, and I refuse to be the foolish girl jumping on the tire iron on the side of the road ... I'm lacking the upper body strength Lixy mentioned.

But have a light that needs re-wiring... as long as I can find my way to the circuit box, it's all good, I'll play with the wires. I've been zapped once I won't make that mistake again.

I still think much of this is in the way we were raised and our personal circumstances. I'd love to have a man take care of all the "manly" things, but until I allow one to do all those things after years of being independant, I'll handle it all on my own or pay someone.

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When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and swing.

*ducks from the swatting arm*





Am not!!

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LIL!!!!!!!!!




















I can feel the breeze...he is too!


















Oh wait...I think I'm liking it now!
















Nevermind!















*ticks-a-lock and sits back to be breezed fully* Weeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!














*giggle*

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Minds are like parachutes. They only work when they are open.

~Thomas Dewar~

She started it, Ma!


















Well, ........... she did.

Look at that ass.

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Thanks Lixy!!!!! You said everything I wanted to before I got here.


/me leaves before I say something I should'nt.