[50+ years of =
marriage counseling has taught me that the couple may USE the same word =
but may not DEFINE them the same. All gender stereotypes exaggerated for =
humor, of course. My wife thought I should add that. And yes, I am =
smart enough to follow her suggestions.]
THINGY (thing-ee) =
n.
&nb=
sp; female: Any part under a car’s hood.
&nb=
sp; male: The fastener at the top of the back of a woman’s dress above =
the zipper.
VULNERABLE =
(vul-ne-ra-bel) adj.
&nb=
sp; female: Fully opening oneself emotionally to =
another.
&nb=
sp; male: Playing football without a =
helmet.
COMMUNICATION =
(ko-myoo-ni-kay-shon) n.
&nb=
sp; female: The open sharing of thoughts and feelings with one’s =
partner.
&nb=
sp; male: Scratching out a note before taking off for a =
weekend with the boys.
BUTT (but) =
n
&nb=
sp; female: The part that every item of clothing manufactured makes =
"look bigger."
&nb=
sp; male: What you slap when someone’s scored a touchdown, home =
run, hoop, or goal.
COMMITMENT =
(ko-mit-ment) n
&nb=
sp; female: A desire to get married and raise a =
family.
&nb=
sp; male: Not spending all night staring at other =
people’s automobiles or power tools.
ENTERTAINMENT =
(en-ter-tayn-ment) n.
&nb=
sp; female: A good movie, concert, play or book.
&nb=
sp; male: Anything that can be done with the boys or a =
ball.
REMOTE CONTROL =
(ri-moht kon-trohl) n
&nb=
sp; female: A device for changing from one TV channel to =
another.
&nb=
sp; male: A device for scanning through all 175 channels every 2&1/2 =
minutes
~~
Dr Bob Griffin =
[email protected] =
www.grif.net =
"Jesus =
Knows Me, This I =
Love!"