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Thu Sep-23-04 02:14 PM
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Poll question: Let's blow up some gender stereotypes, shall we? |
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Edited on Thu Sep-23-04 03:04 PM by undisclosedlocation
God, there are a million of these once you get started. I'll be back within the hour and will switch out non-vote-getters if any for the most salient replies from below. I'll add Other then, too.
#s 7 and 8 only count if you have a tv! :D
For my part, I'm the world champion of crying at movies.
Edit: Well, it fucks up the parallelism, but I'm changing out the non-vote-getters for two on cuddling. Hope non-remote-hogging men and non-crying-at-movies women can somehow cope without these options. (Added Other, though!:))
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Thu Sep-23-04 02:15 PM
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1. I am woman and I need my remote control |
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Pry it from my cold, dead hands! :D
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Thu Sep-23-04 02:16 PM
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2. I'm a woman and I LOVE sports |
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I spend all day Sunday on the couch watching football.
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Thu Sep-23-04 04:18 PM
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19. Me too. All of 'em except American football, which I despise. nt |
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Thu Sep-23-04 04:42 PM
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21. Me too-HUGE sports fan. But I also love shopping |
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Thu Sep-23-04 05:35 PM
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25. Love Baseball, Football and Racing..... |
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I've seen almost every Cardinals game this season on TV - we're going all the way!!!
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Fri Sep-24-04 01:22 PM
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Thu Sep-23-04 02:17 PM
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(being a woman and ...) having to have the remote and hating to shop. I abhor shopping. But, I like to flip around. Gotta have that remote.
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Thu Sep-23-04 02:18 PM
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4. I'm a woman who hates to shop but fiddles with the remote constantly. |
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Thu Sep-23-04 02:19 PM
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5. I'm a woman and I hate: |
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Cuddling, anytime and especially after sex. 'Chick' movies Romance novels
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Thu Sep-23-04 10:06 PM
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36. Well, now you can vote that way n/t |
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Thu Sep-23-04 02:19 PM
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6. I'm woman.. .hear me roar! |
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Edited on Thu Sep-23-04 02:21 PM by NYCparalegal
I love sports (esp. college basketball, soccer and autoracing like F1 and NASCAR)
I absolutely despise shopping, especially shopping for clothes (though I love IKEA and Target)
I have to control the remote... and I'm a frequent channel changer... I'm not patient.
I also drive a stick shift and I curse like a sailor...
I love sex and I hate the cuddling before or after.
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Thu Sep-23-04 02:19 PM
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a schlomo, if you will..
I like watching football.
I dislike shopping.
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Thu Sep-23-04 02:21 PM
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8. Uhm. I fit all those specific stereotypes (m) |
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and I don't think i'm that stereotypically womanly or whatever.
Drat. I wanted to vote for something. I hate passing a poll by.
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Thu Sep-23-04 02:28 PM
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12. Well, come up with your own unstereotypical behavior and you can vote |
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for Other in about a half hour. :)
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Thu Sep-23-04 05:39 PM
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The poll might be more revealing if you had that as an option.
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Thu Sep-23-04 07:12 PM
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30. I think that would be a different poll |
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"Which gender stereotypes do you fulfill?" But of course, the Other option still works.
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Thu Sep-23-04 02:23 PM
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Thu Sep-23-04 02:23 PM
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10. wouldn't that be REMOTE(S) |
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I hate shopping, grocery shopping, clothes shopping, you name it i hate it.
Remote(s. To end the continuous war we now have "matching" remotes. Imagine the clicker war that goes on around here.
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Thu Sep-23-04 04:12 PM
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17. No, but that's an awfully intelligent solution |
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Edited on Thu Sep-23-04 04:13 PM by undisclosedlocation
The point is to be monopolizing THE remote; your very intelligent approach obviates that problem.
Of course, there are remotes for everything, and there are people who have to monopolize all of these, but I'm mainly talking about the one for tv/cable/satellite.
Edit: Welcome to DU! (Damn I'm rude)
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Thu Sep-23-04 02:24 PM
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Edited on Thu Sep-23-04 02:24 PM by ThomCat
I love to cook. I love to shop. I love to decorate. I'm great with kids. I HATE sports.
And um, yeah I'm gay.
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Thu Sep-23-04 02:32 PM
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13. Fuck! I can't vote for any of these... |
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Thu Sep-23-04 03:08 PM
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15. Worry not; Other's up now. Just come up with your own n/t |
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Thu Sep-23-04 02:45 PM
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14. I'm a woman and I love math, fix the car, kill the bugs, think linearly, |
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love science, program my own computer, skeptical, not religious or spiritual (this is apparently rare by statistics), love problem solving, ....
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Thu Sep-23-04 05:30 PM
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23. Me too, except I don't have a car to fix. |
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Edited on Thu Sep-23-04 05:34 PM by athena
I'm a grad student in physics, I program, I use linux, and I'm agnostic. I hate it when men claim smugly that women aren't able to think quantitatively -- what clueless idiots. Grrrr.
Edited to add: On the other hand, I cry rather easily, and I love to knit and crochet. Goes to show how stupid the stereotypes are. I don't fit the stereotype of a feminine woman, and I also don't fit the stereotype of a masculine woman.
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Thu Sep-23-04 07:47 PM
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33. yep! I sew, I read, I dance and I do pilates. |
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all things most of the men around me think are girly.
Very much a bi chicklet. Neither bird nor mouse nor fish nor hare nor tofu.
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Thu Sep-23-04 03:15 PM
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16. I am a male feminist and I hold teh door open for ladies |
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Edited on Thu Sep-23-04 03:16 PM by Bucky
(on edit) Shit, but I'm also a college graduate who can't spell teh word "the" correctly.
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Thu Sep-23-04 04:14 PM
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18. I'm not afraid to cry |
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Thu Sep-23-04 04:38 PM
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20. Voted for "Woman who hates shopping" although I also love sports. |
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Thu Sep-23-04 04:51 PM
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I need to control the remote. I'm not that into shopping, at least as a recreational event. I do NOT need to talk every single goddamn thing to death and back. I'm not a big cuddler, although a little bit is sure nice! I rarely cry at movies.
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Thu Sep-23-04 05:31 PM
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24. I'm a man. I love to shop. I love to cuddle. I love men. I am not... |
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promiscous and do the oinkee boinkee with strangers. I don't mind men with 'baggage'.
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Thu Sep-23-04 05:45 PM
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There is one store I get clothes at...the manager sees me coming and laughs...she knows once a season I run though the store, grabbing about three outfits worth (usually in colors that will match other crap I have) buy it and leave...I really like that manager, she helps me get out as fast as I can. I like clothes, fashion but I know what I like and what I need.... I just hate retail and malls and cheap overpriced crap!
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Thu Sep-23-04 05:52 PM
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28. EEK I'm a gender stereotype |
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At least I like the remote. And I like sports if I'm playing
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Thu Sep-23-04 05:55 PM
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I hate it hate it HATE IT! It's too damn hot with another person at 97 degrees sleeping next to me. Like a damn furnace! I love sports, I HATE shopping, I NEED the remote (can't be bothered to wait to see what shows are on. Commercials are too long) aaaaannnd...I don't see the big deal in Valentines, Sweetest, etc.
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Thu Sep-23-04 07:32 PM
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31. I'm a woman who loves sports... |
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and I hate asking for directions. But I do like shopping and chick flicks.
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Thu Sep-23-04 07:46 PM
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32. I'm a woman who hates shopping, loves sports and doesn't cuddle |
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Thu Sep-23-04 07:49 PM
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34. I'm a woman and I am a control freak when it comes to the remote control |
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that's why we have 2 TVs. LOL!!!!
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Thu Sep-23-04 07:57 PM
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35. I'm a woman who hates shopping |
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I also love running heavy equipment, I'm very good with a chain saw, I can clean a carburator, like to tinker with engines, have worked road construction and carpentry.
I do admit though that I have a thing for shoes. Along with my steel toed work boots, I have about 30 pair of very girly high heels.
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Thu Sep-23-04 10:10 PM
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37. Female: I love sports cars. |
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Thu Sep-23-04 10:29 PM
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38. I'm a woman who only owns two pairs of shoes and one purse |
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and I will use them until they are unsightly rather than shop for new ones. Accessories - Blech! Carol PS The only reason I have two pairs of shoes is because they won't let me wear sneakers to work.
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Thu Sep-23-04 10:45 PM
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Guy who hates sports right here.
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Thu Sep-23-04 10:49 PM
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40. I'm a woman who loves video games, gadgets, and technology! (nt) |
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Fri Sep-24-04 01:19 PM
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47. I probably should have put those on the poll, sorry |
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along with the men who can ask for directions.:P
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Thu Sep-23-04 10:54 PM
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41. I am woman and I am in charge of |
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connecting electronic peripherals to the TV. I know, it's not a big deal, but I'm the one who does it. I also program the vcr, manage the stereo equipment, etc. My husband, a software engineer, can't work any of the equipment because he isn't intuitive. A friend who heard me say I hooked up the new dvd player asked my husband if he had any balls at all.
I also have done things like rotate my tires, change my oil, when it was easier to do in simpler cars decades ago. I've changed more flats than any other woman I know.
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Thu Sep-23-04 10:56 PM
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who has to have the remote, I'm not into cuddling much, I do NOT get into being dramatic (normally--ignore my freak out GRE thread tonight!), I boycott Valentine's Day (freaking Hallmark corporate holiday bullshit), I don't expect my husband to fawn all over me, and I am very very very low-maintenance.
BUT I have a shoe and purse fetish and I love to shop and love old movies. I am NOT weepy, however.
On edit: I also don't need to talk about my feelings all the time. Or even much at all. when I have them, I express them. End of story. Oh and late 60s early 70s muscle cars ROCK. They are completely awesome.
And I can belch all of you off the board.
Damn I thought of more. I absolutely ADORE sex, but I don't need cuddling afterward. In fact, Mr. Moonbeam is quite hot (body temp) so I'd prefer not.
I do NOT read romance novels, never have, never will. I love sci-fi and historical fiction/history/scorcery/magic novels, etc. I love to play dominoes and cards.
I never, I mean NEVER pitch hissy fits. Never. I don't whine. I don't talk in a baby voice to anyone.
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Thu Sep-23-04 10:58 PM
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44. I'm a hetero woman who hates to shop for anything practical |
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especially clothes, has never owned a car without a stick shift, hates to decorate or cook, hates to cuddle, loves sex, but also loves romance novels, gardening, and movies that make me cry.
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Fri Sep-24-04 12:19 AM
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45. Having to pick only one thing, I chose controlling the remote. |
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But I hate to shop (unless I know exactly what I want and where to go to get it). I like sports but I don't watch too much of it. I hate to cry at movies but whenever it's 'suggested' in the script there I am with the worst of them. I like to cook but that's about it as far as domestic talents go. I never was one much for cuddling. On the other hand I am not mechanical, although I used to change my own oil and have changed many a tire. I've tried knitting and cross-stitch and was an abysmal failure at both but I'm taking up jewelry making and am loving it.
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Fri Sep-24-04 12:23 AM
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I have been known to like the occasional chick flick. I thought "You've Got Mail" "Serendipity" and "Sleepless in Seattle" were ok.
On the other hand, nothing beats a sunday afternoon showing of Die Hard! lol
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Fri Sep-24-04 01:25 PM
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49. I need to vote more than once please! |
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I hate sports. I cry at movies. I like to cuddle.
I do, however, hate to shop. :D
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Fri Sep-24-04 01:35 PM
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52. That's what Response #9 is for n/t |
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Fri Sep-24-04 01:27 PM
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and I am a man I sort clothes before washing... my wife does not, that is why I wash the clothes I cook...better than my wife and am neater at it than she is
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Fri Sep-24-04 01:50 PM
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54. I don't think liking laundry has a gender stereotype |
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Do people really belive that women like doing laundry ? (which isn't to say that I don't like doing laundry, cause I do)
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Fri Sep-24-04 01:54 PM
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55. You people like doing laundry??? |
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That's ... amazing. Now, I like having clean clothes ... I just hate actually washing them!
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Fri Sep-24-04 01:30 PM
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51. I wouldn't say that I hate sports but... |
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I refuse to watch them on TV.
It's really the sportscasters that I hate.
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Fri Sep-24-04 02:08 PM
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56. I'm a man, and apparently I'm a stereotype, as well. |
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I love sports, dislike shopping, need the remote, and think beer is one of the highest expressions of human culinary skill.
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Fri Sep-24-04 02:14 PM
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i'm a woman. i hate shopping. i'm going to lift someone else's statement and say that i also drive a stick shift and curse like a sailor. :) i also hate romance novels, although i've cried at a movie or two. not many, though, 'cause i hate 'chick-flicks' too.
love cooking, though. love the idea of sewing, although i am a horrendously bad sewer.
and i'm cynical, a highly logical thinker, and love to fix my car. which has to happen frequently, sadly.
oh. and i'm canadian. but hi everyone. the amount of activity on this board gives me new hope for our neighbours to the south... ;)
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Fri Sep-24-04 03:30 PM
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59. Welcome to DU (2 weeks late) n/t |
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...as full time grandparents, parenting a two year old...Mr. Tikki changes the majority of our little guy's ditties.
He is also the potty trainer.
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