19 Replies to “Meditation upon woman, continued”

1. Diana says:

   February 25, 2005 at 8:55 pm

   “Because women use less gray matter–critical to map-reading–they tend to have more difficulty with this skill than men.”

   Um … ok ….

2. Jeff Goldstein says:

   February 25, 2005 at 9:01 pm

   I know. Truth is, I couldn’t read a map with a…er, map.

   But it’s science, Diana.  And Mike Gallagher says you can’t question science. Or him.

3. Diana says:

   February 25, 2005 at 9:21 pm

   I always liked this one –

   “The children of Israel wandered around the desert for 40 years. Even in Biblical times, men wouldn’t ask for directions.”

4. Bill from INDC says:

   February 25, 2005 at 9:27 pm

   Truth is, I couldn’t read a map with a…er, map.

   And neither can I, and we both have fabulous verbal ability.

   So I think this means we’re pansies.

5. Diana says:

   February 25, 2005 at 9:29 pm

   I’ve heard Gallagher’s show from time to time.  He’s certainly leaning toward pocket-rocket science.

6. McGehee says:

   February 25, 2005 at 9:36 pm

   Reading a map is overrated. What really counts is being able to fold it back up.

7. Diana says:

   February 25, 2005 at 9:40 pm

   .. then this science headline in 2004 …
   

   “New Study of Obesity Looks for Larger Test Group”

8. CraigC says:

   February 25, 2005 at 10:13 pm

   What really counts is being able to read it while you’re driving and getting a blow job from some woman who’s very good at that kind of spatial relationship, if you know what I mean.  Because, you know, mathe is hard.

9. gail says:

   February 25, 2005 at 10:25 pm

   Fabulous verbal ability? Hmmmm. But do you know the difference between mauve and periwinkle?

10. harrison says:

    February 25, 2005 at 11:03 pm

    Yeth, I do.

11. gail says:

    February 26, 2005 at 12:12 am

    Hey Bill, I’m not boycotting you. Typekey is boycotting me. Sexist.

12. bigbooner says:

    February 26, 2005 at 12:44 am

    Periwinkle would be Bullwinkle’s older brother.

13. McGehee says:

    February 26, 2005 at 12:46 am

    Periwinkle would be Bullwinkle’s older brother.

    The one their dad doesn’t like to talk about anymore.

14. bigbooner says:

    February 26, 2005 at 2:12 am

    John Kerry might mention him in a debate or somethin’.

15. Ana says:

    February 26, 2005 at 4:58 am

    No. The tail is wagging the dog. We meet expectations. We expect Gidget to be emotional and verbal so we encourage it and her white matter becomes more active. Not the other way around. Unless they are testing newborns.

16. Ana says:

    February 26, 2005 at 5:12 am

    No. It was adults.

17. Bill from INDC says:

    February 26, 2005 at 5:58 am

    Fabulous verbal ability? Hmmmm. But do you know the difference between mauve and periwinkle?

    I did that on purpose, dammit.

    I’M ALL MAN!!!

    turing word: “Straight”

    (no shit)

18. gail says:

    February 26, 2005 at 3:04 pm

    I did that on purpose, dammit.

    Of course you did Bill. Because you have fabulous verbal ability!

    YOU’RE ALL FABULOUS MAN!!!

19. Attila Girl says:

    February 26, 2005 at 7:22 pm

    The thing that always gets lost in the shuffle here is that there are women who are interested in math and science, and when we get so excited about all this stuff that we begin extrapolating to individuals, young girls who would be interested in pursuing careers in math/science get discouraged because they’ve been told it’s “unfeminine.”

    It’s okay to talk about this, as long as we don’t do it in such a way that we are discouraging the next Marie Curie–because in the future we’re going to need all the technological help we can get. We’ll need female computer programmers and scientists, because it only takes one to make the next breakthrough.

    And I’m a map-readin’ fool.

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