Thread: A woman type question.

  1. 03-12-2002 #1
    adrianxw
    adrianxw is offline
    It's full of stars adrianxw's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2001
    Posts
    4,829

    A woman type question.

    Why is it necessary, when packing for a holiday, (bear in mind this is a couple of weeks in another part of Europe where everything is readily available and probably cheaper than where we live), for a woman to...

    a) be completely freaked out if her partner is not packed 2-3 days before travelling, (I always pack 10 minutes before leaving the house).

    b) be unable to possibly survive two weeks without 5 almost identical pairs of damned sandals.

    c) assume that my pack is available for her use.

    d) then having used all the space in my pack with piles of un-necessary rubbish, moan that I haven't got enough "decent" shirts and ties with me?

    Okay, that being said, I'm off for a couple of weeks so be good!
    Wave upon wave of demented avengers march cheerfully out of obscurity unto the dream.
  2. 03-12-2002 #2
    Govtcheez
    Govtcheez is offline
    Mayor of Awesometown Govtcheez's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2001
    Location
    MI
    Posts
    8,823
    I hear you adrian... When I went on vacation for a week with my girlfriend last summer, she was packed 4 days in advance. I packed an hour before we left, and still had time to stop to get some lunch before I pciked her up.
    -Govtcheez
    [email protected]
  3. 03-12-2002 #3
    ober
    ober is offline
    5|-|1+|-|34|) ober's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2001
    Posts
    4,429
    women... can't hate em, and they can't pee standin up...

    >I'm naked

    Cheez... what you do on your own time is really none of our business..... and considering that you are most likely at work .... that's even more scary...
  4. 03-12-2002 #4
    basilisk
    basilisk is offline
    Red Panda basilisk's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2001
    Posts
    219
    oh well this probably proves that i am not a woman - i always pack just before i leave (and that usually means throw some shirts, jeans and a pair of trainers into a bag), only pack one extra pair of shoes (usually trainers - cant remember the last time i wore a pair of shoes), usually pack the bare minimum (i cant be bothered to carry a heavy bag around) .. the only thing i do pack well and a lot of is my bag of cameras (though they are usually packed ready anyhow)

    and cheez - naked - ewwwwww!
    Do not meddle in the ways of dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste good with ketchup
  5. 03-12-2002 #5
    maes
    maes is offline
    Banned maes's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2001
    Posts
    744
    >>they can't pee standin up...

    not true. I think it was a dutch woman who invented the "plastuit" (a peethingy for woman). Because at festivals all guys go search a tree or a fence and they pee against it. All the girls has to stand in very long lines before it is their turn to enter the toilets. So this woman inveted this thing that looks like a funnel in cardboard for the rest you can use your imagination.


    >>and cheez - naked
    O come on, not before I go to bed. I'll have nightmares
  6. 03-12-2002 #6
    Fordy
    Fordy is offline
    &TH of undefined behavior Fordy's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2001
    Posts
    5,793
    That's nothing......worse scenario......Women moving house.....



    :: shudder ::

    :: whimper ::
    Board Rules
    Blog
  7. 03-12-2002 #7
    doubleanti
    doubleanti is offline
    Linguistic Engineer... doubleanti's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2001
    Location
    CA
    Posts
    2,459
    >oh well this probably proves that i am not a woman - i always pack just before i leave (and that usually means throw some shirts, jeans and a pair of trainers into a bag)]

    hmm... y'know i really wonder about the femininity of our female members... it'd be interesting to see... i mean, we all know we have sick bastard males here... so do the females fit the tee of the stereotypical female? and, is there a stereotype for the female _programmer_? hmm...
    hasafraggin shizigishin oppashigger...
  8. 03-12-2002 #8
    Betazep
    Betazep is offline
    _B-L-U-E_ Betazep's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2001
    Posts
    1,412
    Well if you used Prelude as the stereotype... then all women are extremely smart and are outstanding programmers....
    Blue
  9. 03-12-2002 #9
    doubleanti
    doubleanti is offline
    Linguistic Engineer... doubleanti's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2001
    Location
    CA
    Posts
    2,459
    that's very sweet of you to say...

    and if you used doubleanti as the stereotype you'd get a 404, but before seeing the second 4, you're mynd would explode...
    hasafraggin shizigishin oppashigger...
  10. 03-12-2002 #10
    basilisk
    basilisk is offline
    Red Panda basilisk's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2001
    Posts
    219
    a stereotypical female programmer - is there such a thing ... i think i can safely say that for all my years in IT I have met very few female programmers (a very sad fact of life) - those women who are in IT as well make up a minority and they are all different - some are completely computer mad, others seem to do it because its just a job, so i think there are too few to do a stereotype ... i though wish more women would get involved in IT - though all women actually in IT are smart
    Do not meddle in the ways of dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste good with ketchup
  11. 03-12-2002 #11
    Drewpee
    Drewpee is offline
    Registered User
    Join Date
    Aug 2001
    Posts
    106
    I read you Adrian...
    That's why I drive a pickup truck. She can put what ever the hell she wants in there...
  12. 03-12-2002 #12
    Unregistered
    Guest
    Happy holidays, Adrianxw - the trick to minimilist packing is to imply (never say it straight) that so much more can be brought back if there is extra space in the first place...

    A spare pair of extra-cheesy socks (no reference to 'Cheez O' the North, USA) strategically placed in your own pack can sometimes act as a useful deterrent. This is a radical step and not to be lightly undertaken as you may well suffer yourself when you reach your destination. You will probably discover soaring interest from the local dog population on arrival though...

    >>so i think there are too few to do a stereotype ...though all women actually in IT are smart<<

    Looks like one for the oxymoron thread
  13. 03-12-2002 #13
    Betazep
    Betazep is offline
    _B-L-U-E_ Betazep's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2001
    Posts
    1,412
    >>>though all women actually in IT are smart

    I am going to have to disagree here... I know at least three in my organization that are as dumb as dirt.
    Blue
  14. 03-12-2002 #14
    Xterria
    Xterria is offline
    "The Oldest Member Here" Xterria's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2001
    Location
    Buffalo, NY
    Posts
    1,039
    i mean, we all know we have sick bastard males here
    like me?
  15. 03-12-2002 #15
    ihsir
    ihsir is offline
    I'm Back
    Join Date
    Dec 2001
    Posts
    556

    Unhappy

    oh adrian you are going...

    now who'll say to the new members--

    'thread bumping is not allowed'
    'read the faq'
    'this question has been asked a lot of times before.search for it'



    btw: Happy Holidays
    -
« Previous Thread | Next Thread »
Popular pages Recent additions subscribe to a feed

Similar Threads

  1. how do you resolve this error?
    By -EquinoX- in forum C Programming
    Replies: 32
    Last Post: 11-05-2008, 04:35 PM
  2. strings Vs. Char pointers
    By aijazbaig1 in forum C Programming
    Replies: 49
    Last Post: 02-13-2008, 09:51 AM
  3. Script errors - bool unrecognized and struct issues
    By ulillillia in forum Windows Programming
    Replies: 10
    Last Post: 12-18-2006, 04:44 AM
  4. Question type program for beginners
    By Kirdra in forum C++ Programming
    Replies: 7
    Last Post: 09-15-2002, 05:10 AM
  5. Newbie question about the Private type in classes
    By Ryeguy457 in forum C++ Programming
    Replies: 1
    Last Post: 09-07-2002, 10:17 PM