general chauvinism ;)

[pmulcahy11b]

(this led to some serious drift so I am moving it to our Male only thread )

Originally Posted by FrankieFisticuffs

Thanks again for the warm welcome everyone.

Don't worry- I promise I won't make anyone wear pants or put on deoderant. I wouldn't want to cramp anyone's style. As far as the toilet seat bit, I wonder why I always hear women complaining about the toilet seat being up, but never hear men complaining that it's always down...Go figure.

There are certain things you can never be right about with women. Like when they ask you, "Do these make me look fat?" If you say no, they think you're lying, if you say nothing, they wonder what you're hiding, and for god sakes don't say yes!

[Webstral]

Originally Posted by pmulcahy11b

There are certain things you can never be right about with women. Like when they ask you, "Do these make me look fat?" If you say no, they think you're lying, if you say nothing, they wonder what you're hiding, and for god sakes don't say yes!

The key to surviving is to say "No," without looking. She will point out that you didn't even look. You then reply that after all your time together you know what she looks like, and no outfit could ever make her look fat. She knows you're full of it, but you've slipped out of the ambush zone by referencing your long and undying love (or by implying that love has so impaired your judgment that there's no point in asking for an objective opinion).

Webstral

[Cdnwolf]

Forget it... the moment she asks you are dead meat!!

[General Pain]

Originally Posted by Webstral

The key to surviving is to say "No," without looking. She will point out that you didn't even look. You then reply that after all your time together you know what she looks like, and no outfit could ever make her look fat. She knows you're full of it, but you've slipped out of the ambush zone by referencing your long and undying love (or by implying that love has so impaired your judgment that there's no point in asking for an objective opinion).

Webstral

...how about ...." Define fat....." or " fat is such a ugly word"

[Webstral]

Originally Posted by General Pain

...how about ...." Define fat....." or " fat is such a ugly word"

You want to switch the conversation away from fat (where you can do nothing but lose) and towards something that is to your credit--thus the reference to the longevity of the relationship. Any conversation that starts with the question "Do I look fat?" is rather akin to Dunkirk. You've already lost the fight for France at that point. However, with some redirection you can save the survivors and fight another day.

Webstral