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".
On Sun, Oct 10, 2010 at 6:43 PM, paul stenquist <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]> >>> 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 <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> From: Boris Liberman <[email protected]> >>>>> Subject: Re: The Urge >>>>> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> >>>>> 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 >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> 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 >>>> [email protected] >>>> 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 >>> [email protected] >>> 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 >> [email protected] >> 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 > [email protected] > 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 [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
