Recession Obscenity

carolt

mewbie wrote: »

Not female, not single. Ironing is one of the few things I do within the house. And the vacuuming. Am I liberated? Not really, just a couple of things that are 'my jobs' while wife does everything else.

Oh and mowing the lawn. Hmm. Struggling now.

edit: Oh and spiders of course.

Actually, men have many uses.

Been itching to post this hilarious (and in my experience, v true) article; thanks for the opportunity:

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/men/article6669807.ece

101 uses for a man

carolt

I liked no.41 - "Encouraging Britain’s thriving shed manufacturing industry."

misskool

carolt wrote: »

I liked no.41 - "Encouraging Britain’s thriving shed manufacturing industry."

I have my own shed and OH has own shed.

Does this make me a man?

ShelleyC_2

misskool wrote: »

I have my own shed and OH has own shed.

Does this make me a man?

I love the idea of his and hers sheds :rotfl:

Cleaver

misskool wrote: »

I have my own shed and OH has own shed.

Does this make me a man?

Do you have any of the following in your shed?

1) A tin of paint that's gone completely solid, yet you keep it anyway. Just in case.
2) Plenty of stuff you never use, don't need, but somehow can't throw away. Like an old exercise machine you bought in 1997 and used twice.
3) A croquet set / swingball / tennis set / golf clubs or other bulky, sporty equipment that hasn't been used for many, many years.
4) Some form of brewing equipment: filtration pipes, hydrometer, bell jar etc. Again, this will have been used once in 1986 to produce an awful homebrew, then kept in the shed for the rest of time. Just in case.
5) Soft-core pornography.

If you answered 'yes' to three of these then yes, you're a man. Sorry about that.

Cleaver

mewbie wrote: »

Well duh. Yeah - I wish I could afford an Aston. I was going to write "of course I'm not jealous", but thinking about it I suppose I would love to have that sort of money.

I've always thought that if I were stupidy rich (Cowell / Branson / Madoff type rich) I'd want a car that makes me not look like a c*ck. Because if you're rich, everyone assumes you're a complete c*ck. So I'd go for a niceish motor, but something not flashy, and certainly not that expensive. Maybe a nice Alfa. Or an old Merc.

If, however, I was a bit insecure, but had a certain amount of cash, I'd have an Aston, Lambo, Ferrari, etc. In a bright colour. Just so I could say, "look at me, I've made it."

But then again, I'm not really in to cars. I follow the female mentality of "I'd quite like a red one".

misskool

Cleaver wrote: »

Do you have any of the following in your shed?

1) A tin of paint that's gone completely solid, yet you keep it anyway. Just in case.
2) Plenty of stuff you never use, don't need, but somehow can't throw away. Like an old exercise machine you bought in 1997 and used twice.
3) A croquet set / swingball / tennis set / golf clubs or other bulky, sporty equipment that hasn't been used for many, many years.
4) Some form of brewing equipment: filtration pipes, hydrometer, bell jar etc. Again, this will have been used once in 1986 to produce an awful homebrew, then kept in the shed for the rest of time. Just in case.
5) Soft-core pornography.

If you answered 'yes' to three of these then yes, you're a man. Sorry about that.

1, 3 and 5

Yes, guess I'm a man

vivatifosi

I liked this one...

46 Being able to wear the same pair of shoes for 25 years before buying a new pair.

My DH is still, after all these years, struggling with the concept that I have a small number of pairs of shoes for walking in. Apparently all of his are for walking. What's wrong with having pairs that make your ankles look lovely?

Cleaver

misskool wrote: »

1, 3 and 5

Yes, guess I'm a man

Can you please keep this on topic Misskool? Otherwise I'll move you to The Arms.

You've been warned.

misskool

Cleaver wrote: »

Can you please keep this on topic Misskool? Otherwise I'll move you to The Arms.

You've been warned.

Sorry.

I'll go off to my shed now