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Stixx asked in Social ScienceGender Studies · 1 decade ago

As a man, there's something I've always wanted to know...?

So hopefully, some of the fairer gender can help me out here.

What is the deal with ironing? Why is it you all can do it, and I can't? Is it because I have a penis? Is because it (the ironing, not my penis, but both work for the following) is delicious? If it's the latter, I would suspect I'd know as you'd probably end up putting on a hefty amount of weight.

And what's going on with dinner? I expected it 20 minutes ago. And you mean to tell me you DIDN'T go pick up beer while I was at work? AM DUR got ta got ta haaave it! Is this your first day?

Oh, and the whole thing with the sex. If I can get off in 12 seconds, why can't you? Equality my a**. Any of you want to explain THIS double standard? You're lucky I let you vote. OR drive the automogyro.

... but seriously, what's with the constant yapping? If I wanted a nag I'd get a horse.

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  • Erin
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    Maybe I can help...

    If you can't iron, buy clothes that don't need to be ironed. Or send them to the cleaners who will press them for you. In my house, my father did all the ironing. It was one of the many domestic chores he was taught while in the Navy, and it's one of the ones he enjoys doing. And being that he's my FATHER, he has a penis. I think there's a problem with your logic.

    As for dinner, I have plans this evening. You can fix your own dinner. Or order take out. Doesn't matter to me. I'll be grabbing dinner at the bar where I'll be meeting my girlfriends for a few beers. Besides, the kind you drink is piss water. No way in hell would I ever allow that stuff in my house!

    As for sex, you might be able to get off in 12 seconds and it takes me 5 minutes, but I get off 10 times to your piddly 1.

    And, please, keep your voice down. I'm trying to read, meditate, watch a movie, etc. My neighbors yap enough. I don't need you to as well...

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Well, I'm a man too and I must first say that clearly this inflammatory posting will get an awful lot of women upset (rightfully so) and in retaliation they will say some terrible things to you (perhaps that's the reinforcement you seek) and ultimately it will edify the notion that there's this enormous prevalence of misogyny in the West when clearly there's not. In any event, whatever your agenda is, I applaud you because this serves to provide modern Feminists with a sense that women continue to be oppressed and seen as chattel and that sort of thing.

    But to answer your question, I'm a man and was raised to be very clean. I iron and press my own clothing to the point of obsession. I iron like a riot because I find it very unkempt to walk about with wrinkled clothing.

    I cannot cook well despite how I may try, I simply can't do it. I cannot cook well because no matter how I try I simply am not good at this. I really love it when a girl I date can cook and sees this as the art which it is. When a modern Feminist knows how to cook (even a bit) but refuses to because she sees it as some sort of subservient act, I frown upon this. If a woman is simply as poor a cook as I am, obviously I can't expect her to learn how, but I must concede, haveing a girlfriend who takes pleasure in cooking, which is an art that takes years to master, is such a powerful thing and is such a rarity these days where I reside. In the old country, people were poor and cooking by both men and women was considered a necessity of life, but in the West, it's become nothing more than a nuisance to many, much to my chagrin.

    The only thing I wish I didn't have to do is fold towels is an insufferable activity. This is the one task that I wish men weren't required to do because it's boring and I see it as pointless. Men should be required to participate in the same household duties as are women (except folding towels which is demoralizing).

    Source(s): Shout out to Snufkins!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFeaqB-AAMo
  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    My husband loves ironing and its a running joke in our family. When we went on a family holiday to Cyprus the first thing my husband said when we got there is where are the ironing boards? He wont even go to the shops without reironing his outfit and it drives me up the wall as the shop is only at the end of the road!

    It would also take my husband a lot more than 12 seconds to get off and I have been with plenty of guys but have only had a disastrous performance like that off a couple of guys. I just didn't go back for any more lol.

    Source(s): I will agree with the car bit as i wouldnt let me drive either. I crashed the Squadron Leaders Land Rover into the Wing Commanders when I was with RAF in Falklands. I dont do cars, I am a liability lol
  • 1 decade ago

    Automogyro HAHAHAHAHA I like that can I use it?

    In answer to your questions:

    Don't know haven't tried either

    I cook dinner for my guy but he cleans and does the ironing because we both work

    Oh maybe not 12 seconds, but it aint that long

    Man you seem to do an awful lot of that yourself

  • Ironing gets kind of boring after a while.

    You're the one whining.

  • 1 decade ago

    Dude, clearly, your nagging is the only yapping thats taking place here.

    By the way...yes, it YOUR penis that keeps you from looking good. Put the iron away!!!

  • 1 decade ago

    This is a joke, right? To answer your questions:

    1. lol you can't iron your own clothes??

    2. rofl

    3. rofl

    4. Umm, I think you're doing WAY more yapping than me.

  • hi-c
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago

    u still let your lady use an iron?? buy her a new LG dryer which has the steamer cycle so you can let your lady have more free time to nag at you :)

  • 1 decade ago

    A horse will be about the only thing you could pull!

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Its just like i always tell the women. If i want to hear you talk i will beat it out of you.

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