sure is a gotcha

-----Original Message-----
From: Kyle E. Cleveland [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2000 9:01 AM
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Subject: Re: "Stereotypical Joke


Ain't it great?!

-----Original Message-----
From: Elaine Taylor [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2000 8:56 AM
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Subject: "Stereotypical Joke


Trisha, this is a joke I just received today, and it's a perfect example of
what you just posted on stereotyping:


Because I'm a Man
>
> Because I'm a man, when I lock my keys in the car I will fiddle with a
> wire clothes hanger and ignore your suggestions that I call a road
service
> until long after hypothermia has set in.
>
> Because I'm a man, when the car isn't running very well, I will pop the
> hood and stare at the engine as if I know what I'm looking at. If another
> man shows up, one of us will say to the other, "I used to be able to fix
> these things, but now with all these computers and everything, I wouldn't
> know where to start." We will then drink beer.
>
> Because I'm a man, when I catch a cold I need someone to bring me soup
and
> take care of me while I lie in bed and moan. You never get as sick as I
> do, so for you, this isn't an issue
>
> Because I'm a man, I can be relied upon to purchase basic groceries at
the
> store, like milk or bread. I cannot be expected to find exotic items like
> "Cumin" or "Tofu." For all I know these are the same thing. And never,
> under any circumstances, expect me to pick up anything for which
"feminine
> hygiene product" is a euphemism.
>
> Because I'm a man, when one of our appliances stops working I will insist
> on taking it apart, despite evidence that this will just cost me twice as
> much once the repair person gets here and has to put it back together.
>
> Because I'm a man, I must hold the television remote control in my hand
> while I watch TV. If the thing has been misplaced, I may miss a whole
show
> looking for it (though one time I was able to survive by holding a
> calculator).
>
> Because I'm a man, I don't think we're all that lost, and no, I don't
> think we should stop and ask someone. Why would you listen to a complete
> stranger-I mean, how the hell could he know where we're going?
>
> Because I'm a man, I do not want to visit your mother, or have your
mother
> come visit us, or talk to her when she calls, or think about her any more
> than I have to. Whatever you got her for mother's day is okay, I don't
> need to see it. And don't forget pick up something for my Mom too!
>
> Because I'm a man, you don't have to ask me if I liked the movie. Chances
> are, if you're crying at the end of it, I didn't.
>
> Because I'm a man, I think what you're wearing is fine. I thought what
you
> were wearing five minutes ago was fine, too. Either pair of shoes is
fine.
> With the belt or without it looks fine. Your hair is fine. You look fine.
> Can we just go now?
>
> Because I'm a man, and this is, after all, the 90's, I will share equally
> in the housework. You just do the laundry, the cooking, the gardening,
the
> cleaning, and the dishes. I'll do the rest.