On Oct 10, 2010, at 6:48 PM, Steven Desjardins wrote: > Well, the list also has a pretty severe gender bias. Christine, Tan, > Ann, and who else? In a more balanced group some woman would have > quickly complained about hubby and then the word "spouse" would have > appeared instead of "wife".
True. The ladies are seriously outnumbered here. Unfortunately. Paul > > On Sun, Oct 10, 2010 at 6:43 PM, paul stenquist <pnstenqu...@comcast.net> > wrote: >> I don't think that fiscal responsibility is a trait that is exclusive to one >> gender or the other. On the other hand, I don'tI think that a bit of good >> natured banter about the wife who controls the purse strings is sexism. Men >> and women do have some innate differences in temperament and priorities. At >> one time, those differences were at least taken for granted if not >> applauded. Nowadays, society works far too hard to establish institutional >> sameness. Sameness is boring; differentiation is a good thing. >> Paul >> Paul >> On Oct 10, 2010, at 1:26 PM, Rick Womer wrote: >> >>> Thanks, Christine, for puncturing some of the latent sexism in this thread. >>> >>> In our household, I am the stingier of us, and it often takes a nudge from >>> my wife to overcome my deeply ingrained resistance to spending money. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> >>> Rick >>> >>> http://photo.net/photos/RickW >>> >>> >>> --- On Sun, 10/10/10, Christine Nielsen <ch...@inielsen.net> wrote: >>> >>>> This may surprise you fellas, but we >>>> wives get "the urge", too, you know... >>>> >>>> (Sorry- still talking about cameras. What were you >>>> thinking?) >>>> >>>> ;) >>>> -c >>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>> >>>> On Oct 10, 2010, at 10:31 AM, Jack Davis <jdavi...@yahoo.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Yes, it's a dilemma. Especially when you have a joint >>>> bank account and a vigilant wife. :( >>>>> >>>>> Jack >>>>> >>>>> --- On Sun, 10/10/10, Boris Liberman <bori...@gmail.com> >>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> From: Boris Liberman <bori...@gmail.com> >>>>>> Subject: Re: The Urge >>>>>> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <pdml@pdml.net> >>>>>> Date: Sunday, October 10, 2010, 6:29 AM >>>>>> On 10/10/2010 2:36 PM, Jack Davis >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> Simply holding the latest model's advanced >>>> technology >>>>>> in your very >>>>>>> own hands is a fix many of us "need." Having >>>> 500 hp >>>>>> under the hood >>>>>>> doesn't mean you'll use it..but the "power" of >>>> its >>>>>> presence can be >>>>>>> intoxicating. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Jack >>>>>> >>>>>> Mind over matter or matter over mind? ;-) Or even >>>> like >>>>>> this: >>>>>> To mind or not to mind? That is the matter :-). >>>>>> >>>>>> Boris >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>>>> PDML@pdml.net >>>>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the >>>> link >>>>>> directly above and follow the directions. >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>>> PDML@pdml.net >>>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link >>>> directly above and follow the directions. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>> PDML@pdml.net >>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link >>>> directly above and follow the directions. >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> PDML@pdml.net >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>> follow the directions. >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. >> > > > > -- > Steve Desjardins > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
