> If men in computers spent more time learning how to talk, dress, > eat, bathe and dance they wouldn't creep out the women so much.
oh boy, i just had a bad idea ... a bad spoof of men in black - men in computers... i guess i'll just have to blame monty python for that one. > Then the women would join and that would increase the average > male engineer's chances a ton. speaking of learning to <insert appropriate action> ... a lot of geeks i know of are quite articulate, dress normally, eat normally, chew with their mouth closed, even bathe more than once a month (yum...). there are more serious issues than those that prevent them from dating. > It looks like mutually reinforcing beenficial behavior. > > However, the advantages of being good in this field at this time > are so high that many people choose to forgo things like > dressing and bathing. -m When you are having a bad day, and it seems like everybody is trying to piss you off, remember that it takes 42 muscles to produce a frown, but only 4 muscles to work the trigger of a good sniper rifle.

