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- From: dhardin@bbn.com (Dawn Hardin)
- Newsgroups: soc.singles
- Subject: Re: (LONG) Re: Living alone and liking it
- Message-ID: <lmdtj1INN78h@news.bbn.com>
- Date: 27 Jan 93 20:53:53 GMT
- References: <1993Jan19.030813.28814@netcom.com> <1993Jan25.165842.4673@client21.comlab.ox.ac.uk> <77582@apple.apple.COM>
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- In article <77582@apple.apple.COM> pooh@Apple.COM (Wendy Nather) writes:
- >
- >A man will happily live
- >in his own messy apartment, but not consider that someone
- >else might want to walk without tripping over things.
-
- Whoops.
-
- >He will
- >only start thinking about dinner when HE is hungry, and only
- >then will notice that there's nothing to eat in the house,
- >complain about it, and then go get a beer and Doritos.
-
- Er, well, I do manage to remember the milk and Gerbers for her Majesty,
- but otherwise, well, whoops.
-
- >Men don't remember personal data relevant to anyone else
- >(like birthdays, preferences, family issues, etc.). Often
- >they will give gifts when THEY feel like it and think of it,
- >not when they think YOU would like it or need cheering up.
-
- Damn. I think I must really be a man.
-
- Thanks Pooh, you just ruined my life. I'm going to go commit suicide now.
-
- Dawn
- --
- "You have this adorable and misguided notion that death is something really
- radical and cool but I still can't help being attracted to your fresh-faced
- uncompromised tatoo-ed rebel stance and god damn, I'd like to help you
- sing your tune." "Folk Song..." by Bongwater
-