Re: And why. . .?

Canyon Rick wrote:

> And why do women not post to this group?  Are we all sexist pigs here?

Good question.  But first, 'all men and sexists pigs' is pretty much a
tautology.  As my wife tells me, "When it comes to men there's plenty of
bacon to go around."

Maybe it's a Usenet thing.  I usually lurk the Jeep newsgroup and a couple
of geek groups.  Strangely, I think I've seen more women in the Jeep group
than anything else.  (Of course, there's an old saying that it's almost
impossible to have sex in a Jeep.  Maybe they feel safer because of that,
or maybe they are just looking for really adventurous men--beats me). 

> Truthfully though, I do think we miss some important perspectives on
> Wagner because of the lack of women posting.

I've always thought that in the world of opera (a world where most Jeep guys
look with suspicion on you, but most geeks couldn't care less because
they're too busy coding to get a girl) Wagner was about the most 'manly' of
the composers.  

When women look at Wotan they probably tend to take Fricka's side.  I think
most men (even if they wouldn't admit it to their spouse/girlfriend)
secretly admire the life of Wotan.  Think about it: if we're gonna go up in
flames we might at least have a good time waiting for the match to strike. 
And what man doesn't have a bit of the Wanderer in him?

> Anyway, I was sittin' around the bar the other night (still have
> sawdust in my shoes), talkin' about Wagner with some of my biker
> buddies, when one of 'em asked outa the blue, "how many guys does it
> take to open a can of beer?" 

Good question.  All I know is that a beer doesn't care if you leave it for
another beer.  Try that with a woman!

michael--gnu/linux ru224791

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