For the ladies - Things we have to thank men for...

[Pacion]

I was browsing through a women's magazine yesterday :roll: and there was a list along the lines of "50 things to thank men for" :lol: I only remember two...

1 - [insert name] for inventing the internet (I forgot the guy's name)
2- George Clooney, for proving that it is possible for men to age gracefully :lol:

Any other POSITIVE things you can think of (keeping it General rated!) that we can "thank men for"? :wink:

[Ms_Sunlight]

Erm... I'd like to thank men for learning to dance and getting slinky bottoms I can look at!

:D :D :D

Men have taught women patience. I hear it's a virtue.

:eyebrow:

Oh, and I would like to thank Thomas Edison for inventing the phonograph, which led to the start of the recorded music industry that's given me so many hours of happiness!

[randomMysh]

I'd like to thank men of the world for mastering the phrase "yes, dear". :lol:

[mamboqueen]

Let me think on this.

[Rosa]

I agree with mamboqueen. This one's gonna need a *lot* of thought :!:

I'll get back to you!

Rosa :)

[mamboqueen]

scratch, scratch, scratch....still thinkin' :D

[Pacion]

:doh: It can't be that hard! :nope: :lol:

Okay, I can think of a few!

1 - [insert name] for inventing the internet (I forgot the guy's name)
2 - George Clooney, for proving that it is possible for men to age gracefully
3 - Thomas Edison, for inventing the phonograph, which led to the start of the recorded music industry that's given me (Ms Sunlight and billions of other women :wink: ) so many hours of happiness
4 - Valentino, the Italian designer - for the wonderful dresses he has created :lol:
5 - The Wright brothers, for flight

(I hope the above provides some inspiration! :lol: )

[delamusica]

1 - [insert name] for inventing the internet (I forgot the guy's name)
2 - George Clooney, for proving that it is possible for men to age gracefully
3 - Thomas Edison, for inventing the phonograph, which led to the start of the recorded music industry that's given me (Ms Sunlight and billions of other women ) so many hours of happiness
4 - Valentino, the Italian designer - for the wonderful dresses he has created
5 - The Wright brothers, for flight
6 - All the men in the world who squish spiders for me. :)
7 - All the men in the world who open things for me. :)

[mamboqueen]

LMAO! You're killing me!!!

Okay...there are lots of good male designers, Ralph Lauren, Calvin Klein, etc., etc.

Okay, okay...and if it weren't for men, we wouldn't have dance partners.

And yes, yes, George Clooney is a hunka hunka burnin' love.

[mamboqueen]

1 - [insert name] for inventing the internet (I forgot the guy's name)


Oh yeah, and thank God for Al Gore.

[DancingMommy]

ack.... gag....

I'm grateful for men that take out the trash (iuncluding stinky diapers). 8)

[mamboqueen]

haha!

and the ones who fix your cars. Not that I'd mind buying a new one every time mine broke down.

[macha]

I thank ...

Ok, I'm in the WRONG thread... I just can't think straight.

[GalacticDancer44M]

Didn't Sir Thomas Crapper invent the toilet? At least you ladies don't have to use outhouses anymore!

Rumor has it that his wife still complained. :lol:

[Ms_Sunlight]

Didn't Sir Thomas Crapper invent the toilet? At least you ladies don't have to use outhouses anymore!

Rumor has it that his wife still complained. :lol:

He probably left the seat up! :D :D :D

I don't know if any one person invented the internet, but Tim Berners-Lee invented the web. Is that the missing name we're looking for?

[Rosa]

Didn't Sir Thomas Crapper invent the toilet? At least you ladies don't have to use outhouses anymore!

Rumor has it that his wife still complained. :lol:

Yes, he did! 8) :D And he was an Englishman, too!

His wife may have complained, but that was probably about her surname more than anything... :lol:

Rosa :)

[Rosa]

OK, here's a few more:

Carlos Santana (for obvious reasons)

Sir Walter Raleigh (you know the story: as he was escorting a lady along the street, they came to a giant puddle that covered the width of the road. With a flourish, Raleigh took off his cloak and threw it across the puddle so that the lady could cross without getting her feet wet.)

Frank Whittle, inventor of the jet engine (without which I'd find it a lot harder to get around my beloved Europe)

Brad Pitt (see Carlos Santana)

King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table (inventors of chivalry... see Sir Walter Raleigh)

And not forgetting... Tim Berners-Lee (I'm taking your word for that, Ms Sunlight!), all the men who've ever danced with me, and most of all, my father, just for being who he was.

I'm sure I'll think of many more... 8) :D

Rosa :)

[wuthering]

I thank all the men for the pleasure they gave us, may that be vertically or horizontally :wink: :roll: :oops:

[Sabor]

yes.. we aim to please!.. so please let us please! :lol:

[Rosa]

Good to see you back, Sabor! 8) :D

Rosa :)

[Pacion]

Good to see you back, Sabor! 8) :D

Rosa :)

:shock: Did he go somewhere :shock: :wink: :banana: :lol: Hi Handsome :wink:

[Sabor]

Good to see you back, Sabor! 8) :D

Rosa :)

:shock: Did he go somewhere :shock: :wink: :banana: :lol: Hi Handsome :wink:

hola mi Rosita!

hola mi pacion!

PS. who's this 'handsome'? why do u keep mixing my name with other guys u date?!? :(

[Rosa]

A few more gentlemen to be thanked...

Carlos Santana (sorry, did I mention him already?)
Perez Prado
Ernesto Lecuona
Ibrahim Ferrer
Tito Gomez
Benny Moré

and my favourite... the late, great Compay Segundo. :notworth:

Rosa :)

[pygmalion]

Did anybody mention heavy lifting, anything involving building/installing stuff that has wood screws and killing bugs upon request? :roll: :lol:

[TemptressToo]

My husband for making me feel safe.
My male salsa friends for protecting me from sleezey drunks.
My dad for supporting my dreams.

[vey]

did anybody mention sex?

[Pacion]

Yes, but I think their mention was a bit more, how can I put it? Subtle? :wink: I guess they read the original instructions/thread guidance :wink:

Any other POSITIVE things you can think of (keeping it General rated!) that we can "thank men for"? :wink:

Although it wasn't mentioned, originality was also hoped for... :P

[vey]

Oops, sorry.
Being subtle was never my strong point :wink:

[Pacion]

Vey, it is never too late to learn and there is no time like the present to start :wink:

[Mitra]

I agree with pygmalion on the heavy lifting ^_^

Also would like to thank all my tall guy friends for getting stuff of those stupid shelves for me ><

And also for all those swooning gentlemen for paying things for me ^_^

As a guy friend of mine once said "Us guys, we're good for only two things generally speaking: heavy lifting and paying for stuff." ^_^ Gotta love 'em sometimes.

[Sabor]

A few more gentlemen to be thanked...

Carlos Santana (sorry, did I mention him already?)
Perez Prado
Ernesto Lecuona
Ibrahim Ferrer
Tito Gomez
Benny Moré

and my favourite... the late, great Compay Segundo. :notworth:

Rosa :)

aha.. a Buena Vista SC fan i gather.. favorites of moi! like your taste mamita :applause:

[pygmalion]

I agree with pygmalion on the heavy lifting ^_^

Also would like to thank all my tall guy friends for getting stuff of those stupid shelves for me ><

And also for all those swooning gentlemen for paying things for me ^_^

As a guy friend of mine once said "Us guys, we're good for only two things generally speaking: heavy lifting and paying for stuff." ^_^ Gotta love 'em sometimes.

:lol: :lol: :lol:

It's really funny, but until the hurricanes last year, I really didn't believe in men's work versus women's work. Intellectually, I still don't. But viscerally is a totally different story.

The morning after each hurricane, it was men -- my neighbors -- up on every roof in the neighborhood, including mine, securing things, fixing things, and doing the heavy lifting. (While I ran errands, made drinks, and watched... and worried.)

I'm pretty liberated and I pay for my own stuff. But for that experience, I'll be forever grateful. There are some men in my old neighborhood (you know who you are guys) to whom I'll be forever grateful. :notworth:

[cocodrilo]

I've been lurking here and can't really think of anything with the exception of horizontal (and occasional vertical) carnal gratification. This is because I can manage to take out the trash, reach high places, open jars, squish spiders, pay my own way, and kick drunks in the nuts by myself...

[pygmalion]

Ah. But just because I can do all those things by myself, doesn't necessarily mean I should ... :lol:

And, btw, men didn't invent sex. (As much as each and every one might like you to believe he did. :lol: :lol: )

[cocodrilo]

Ah. But just because I can do all those things by myself, doesn't necessarily mean I should ... :lol:

And, btw, men didn't invent sex. (As much as each and every one might like you to believe he did. :lol: :lol: )
YES! Repair cars! I have always left that up to the guys.

No, men didn't invent sex, but as the saying goes, it takes two to tango!

[cocodrilo]

P.S. Sex was invented by a woman, wanting something to keep her occupied while her nails were drying! :lol:

[mamboqueen]

Ahhh! Maybe she was just faking that she was doing her nails :)

[Twilight_Elena]

Ahhh! Maybe she was just faking that she was doing her nails :)

Quite possible, but alas, we have to thank men for doing all the hard work while we wait for our nails to dry! :wink:

Twilight Elena

[Rosa]

A few more gentlemen to be thanked...

Carlos Santana (sorry, did I mention him already?)
Perez Prado
Ernesto Lecuona
Ibrahim Ferrer
Tito Gomez
Benny Moré

and my favourite... the late, great Compay Segundo. :notworth:

Rosa :)

aha.. a Buena Vista SC fan i gather.. favorites of moi! like your taste mamita :applause:

And I like your new avatar, querido! 8) :D

Yeah, I'm a great BVSC fan. :D

Rosa :)

[Pacion]

Good to see you back, Sabor! 8) :D

Rosa :)

:shock: Did he go somewhere :shock: :wink: :banana: :lol: Hi Handsome :wink:

hola mi Rosita!

hola mi pacion!

PS. who's this 'handsome'? why do u keep mixing my name with other guys u date?!? :(

Because, if "you" are all named, Handsome, it is soooo much easier for me to remember and not mix up the names, no? :wink: :twisted: :lol:

[chachachacat]

Because, if "you" are all named, Handsome, it is soooo much easier for me to remember and not mix up the names, no? :wink: :twisted: :lol:

Ahh, very clever, Pacion! :wink: