Along the same line .... French playwright Sacha Guitry once gave this (IMO)
beautiful definition ...

"Marriage : a nice way for couples to solve the problems they would never
have had if they had each remained on their own"

Christian

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> Objet : [HP3000-L] OT: Friday humor
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> NOTE:  if you don't have a sense of humor, than don't read this.
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> Why Men Die First
>
> Why men die first is a question that has gone unanswered for
> centuries, but
> now we know: If you put a woman on a pedestal and try to
> protect her from
> the rat race, you're a male chauvinist; if you stay home and do the
> housework, you're a pansy. If you work too hard, there's
> never any time for
> her; if you don't work enough, you're a good-for-nothing bum.
> If she has a
> boring repetitive job with low pay, this is exploitation; if
> you have a
> boring repetitive job with low pay, you should get off your
> lazy behind and
> find something better. If you get a promotion ahead of her, that is
> favoritism; if she gets a job ahead of you, it's equal
> opportunity. If you
> mention how nice she looks, it's sexual harassment; if you
> keep quiet it's
> male indifference. If you cry, you're a wimp; if you don't, you're an
> insensitive bastard. If you make a decision without
> consulting her, you're a
> chauvinist; if she makes a decision without consulting you, she's a
> liberated woman. If you ask her to do something she doesn't
> enjoy, that's
> domination; if she asks you, it's a favor. If you appreciate
> the female form
> and frilly underwear, you're a pervert; if you don't, you're
> gay. If you
> like a woman to shave her legs and keep in shape, you're
> sexist; if you
> don't, you're unromantic. If you try to keep yourself in
> shape, you're vain;
> if you don't, you're a slob. If you buy her flowers, you're
> after something;
> if you don't, you're not thoughtful. If you're proud of your
> achievements,
> you're full of yourself; if you aren't you're not ambitious.
> If she has a
> headache, she's tired; if you have a headache, you don't love
> her anymore.
>
> Men die first because they want to.
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>
> Ray Shahan
>
> "There is so much good in the worst of us,
> and so much bad in the best of us,
> that it behooves none of us
> to talk about the rest of us"
>                   --Robert Louis Stevenson?
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