> MEN & WOMEN COMPARED > > NICKNAMES > If Laura, Suzanne, Debra and Rose go out for lunch, > they will call each other Laura, Suzanne, Debra and > Rose. But if Mike, Charlie, Bob and John go out for a > night, they will affectionately refer to each other as > Fat Boy, Godzilla, Peanut-Head and Useless. > > EATING OUT > When the bill arrives, Mike, Charlie, Bob and John > will each throw in $20, even though it's only for > $22.50. None of them will have anything smaller, and > none will actually admit they want change back. When > the girls get their bill, out come the pocket > calculators. > > MONEY > A man will pay $2 for a $1 item he wants. A woman will > pay $1 for a $2 item that she doesn't want. > > BATHROOMS > A man has six items in his bathroom: a toothbrush, > shaving cream,razor,a bar of soap, and a towel from > the Holiday Inn. The average number of items in the > typical woman's bathroom is 337. A man would not be > able to identify most of these items. > > ARGUMENTS > A woman has the last word in any argument. Anything a > man says after that is the beginning of a new > argument. > > CATS > Women love cats. Men say they love cats, but when > women aren't looking, men kick cats. > > FUTURE > A woman worries about the future until she gets a > husband. A man never worries about the future until he > gets a wife. > > SUCCESS > A successful man is one who makes more money than his > wife can spend. A successful woman is one who can > find such a man. > > MARRIAGE > A woman marries a man expecting he will change, but he > doesn't. A man marries a woman expecting that she > won't change and she does. > > DRESSING UP > A woman will dress up to go shopping, water the > plants, empty the garbage, answer the phone, read a > book, get the mail. A man will dress up for weddings and > funerals. > > NATURAL > Men wake up as good-looking as they went to bed. Women > somehow deteriorate during the night. > > OFFSPRING > Ah, children. A woman knows all about her children. > She knows about dentist appointments and romances, > best friends and favorite foods and secret fears and > hopes and dreams. A man is vaguely aware of some short > people living in the house. > > Thought for the Day: > Any married man should forget his mistakes. There's no > use in two people remembering the same thing. > >