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50 Reasons We're Glad to Be Men
I recently received the following from a friend of
many years. It is a bit tongue -in-cheek, but you,
as I did, may find some deep truths in it. At the
very least it's good for a few laughs. Enjoy.
1. Phone conversations are over in 30 seconds
flat.
2. Movie nudity is virtually always female.
3. You know stuff about tanks.
4. A five day vacation requires only one
suitcase.
5. Monday Nite Football.
6. You don't have to monitor your friend's sex
lives.
7. Your bathroom lines are 80% shorter.
8. You can open all your own jars.
9. Old friends don't give you crap if you've gained
weight.
10. Day-old coffee is still coffee, right?
11. When clicking through the channels, you don't
have to stop for every shot of someone crying.
12. Your ass is never a factor in a job
interview.
13. *Baywatch*
14. A beer gut does not make you invisible to the
opposite sex.
15. *Sports Center* at 2:30 A.M.
16. You don't have to lug a bag of useless stuff
around everywhere you go.
17. You understand why farts are so funny.
18. You can go to the bathroom without a support
group.
19. You are never home when Oprah's on.
20. You can leave a hotel bed unmade.
21. When your work is criticized, you don't have to
panic that everyone secretly hates you.
22. Your pals can be trusted never to trap you
with: "So... notice anything different?"
23. The garage is all yours.
24. You get extra credit for the slightest act of
thoughtfulness.
25. You see the humor in "Terms of Endearment."
26. Not liking a person does not preclude having
great sex with them.
27. You never have to clean the toilet.
28. You can be showered and ready in 10
minutes.
29. Sex means never worrying about your
reputation.
30. Wedding plans take care of themselves.
31. If someone forgets to invite you to something,
he or she can still be your friend.
32. Your underwear costs $10 for a three-pack.
33. The National Collegiate Cheerleading
Championship.
34. None of your co-workers have the power to make
you cry.
35. You don't have to shave below your neck.
36. You don't have to remember everyone's birthdays
and anniversaries.
37. If you're 34 and single nobody notices.
38. You can write your name in the snow.
39. Day-old doughnuts are still doughnuts,
right?
40. Everything on your face stays its original
color.
41. Chocolate is just another snack.
42. You can be president.
43. You can quietly enjoy a car ride from the
passenger seat.
44. Flowers fix everything.
45. You never have to worry about other people's
feelings.
46. You get to think about sex 90% of your waking
hours.
47. You can wear a white shirt to a water park.
48. Three pairs of shoes are more than enough.
49. You can eat a banana in a hardware store.
50. You can say anything and not worry about what
people think.
© 2008, Kenneth F.
Byers
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A permanent state of transition is man's most
noble condition. - Juan Ramon Jimenez
Ken Byers
holds a Ph.D. in psychology with an emphasis in
Men's Studies, one of the few ever awarded in the
U.S. Ken is a full time Certified Professional Life
Coach specializing in working with men in any form
of transition and an instructor of design at San
Francisco State University.
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