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Old 23-08-2015, 02:36 PM   #1
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Hello all. You know what time it is? Yes, that’s right, it’s Superyob Sunday!!! Hopefully a singularly resilient commercial does the right thing and stops interfering so as not to have this vitally informative thread sent to Alaska…

I’ll start with a joke that a student of mine recently told me. If FoMoCo is an abbreviation of Ford Motor Company, what is Holden Motor Company called? Yes that’s right. I think there’s something in that for all of us…

Ok today’s SS theme is something that not even Hu… I mean Voldermort had the courage (or stupidity) to initiate.

Many years ago, when I taught English (this was my subject area when I went through teacher training at uni) I was examining a text with my class, looking at how females are usually portrayed in a passive role, while males are the ones who like to take charge. An analogy I used was that manual cars are almost always marketed to blokes because they like to take control of most situations, while females like to sit back and have things done for them, hence they prefer automatics.

Now before you unload your wrath on me and scream things like ‘chauvinist pig’ and liken me to Heinrich Himmler, I am a 100% fan of the female species, and have 2 daughters, both of whom drive manual cars. My conundrum for today however, is: despite the bombast and bluster of the 21st century, do men still expect to take charge of any situation while women prefer a more passive role?
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Old 23-08-2015, 02:50 PM   #2
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Im more then happy for my Mrs to be the boss.
That way if things go pear shaped I can through my hands in the air and walk away whilst saying "I didn't make the decision"..........
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Old 23-08-2015, 03:33 PM   #3
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Women have been ruling the world for at least 6000 years. Anyone who believes otherwise is fooling themselves.
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Old 23-08-2015, 05:19 PM   #4
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Judging by the way some of the younger women (ie : P platers) drive around here, passive doesn't even come into the equation.
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Old 23-08-2015, 05:41 PM   #5
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Why wasn't I told men are in charge!!!
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A lot of the time it seems the girls call the shots, any guy that disagrees with a female has it coming to him
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Considering how passive my Wife was today (read sitting on the couch) while I washed her Territory then changed a leaking tyre after I noticed a nail embedded in it I'd say the status quo is safe for now.

As a side note I didn't realize the full size spare was limited to 120kph Hmm.
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Old 23-08-2015, 06:20 PM   #8
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I think it's due to the evolutionary development of a powerful form of intersexual telepathy the human race has adopted to protect the male of the species from mortal danger.

eg. My missus always knows what I want long before I do.
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To borrow a line from My Big Fat Greek Wedding, not an exact quote....
"Your Father is the head of our household, but I am the neck. I will turn the head whichever way I want it to go"
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I think it's due to the evolutionary development of a powerful form of intersexual telepathy the human race has adopted to protect the male of the species from mortal danger.

eg. My missus always knows what I want long before I do.
Its not that hard, blokes are either hungry or ho**y, the missus doesn't need to be a genious......
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i control the money and the missus tells me what to spend it on.
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Yes....




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As a side note I didn't realize the full size spare was limited to 120kph Hmm.
Point this out to her, it might make her slow down around the suburbs
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A man will take charge of any situation if it requires it. The remainder of the population equipped with male genitalia will fold faster than Sheldon Cooper on laundry day to the whims of their other halves.
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My missus knows it's my way or the highway!
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Old 24-08-2015, 08:28 AM   #16
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So what you are all getting at is that females actively take control from a passive position? Devilishly clever...
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Disregard females, acquire currency to spend on making cars go faster.
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Disregard females, acquire currency to spend on making cars go faster.
That ship sailed a long time ago BD...
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That ship sailed a long time ago BD...
Not for me I just got on board and we're about to set sail
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Not for me I just got on board and we're about to set sail
Don't hit an iceberg or you'll be standing on a capsized hull with nothing but your *&^% in your hand, while the people that demand equal rights get ferried away in life rafts.
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It's simple: I decided on what car, hardware and tools to buy - she decided on the rest.

If she failed in her decision/s, then I said nothing, absolutely nothing.

Major win and no argument was ever entered in to.

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Don't hit an iceberg or you'll be standing on a capsized hull with nothing but your *&^% in your hand, while the people that demand equal rights get ferried away in life rafts.
Probably won't hit an Iceberg, maybe just Goldbergs along the way I think.
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It's simple: I decided on what car, hardware and tools to buy - she decided on the rest.

If she failed in her decision/s, then I said nothing, absolutely nothing.

Major win and no argument was ever entered in to.

Cheers!
That is an awesome arrangement...
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