"I'm going fishing."
Really means...
"I'm going to drink myself dangerously stupid, and stand by a stream with a stick in my hand, while the fish swim
by in complete safety."
"I'm going hunting"
Really means...
"I'm going to drink myself dangerously stupid, and stand in the woods with a lethal weapon in my hand, shooting at
anything that makes a noise that isn't blaze orange. I think my friends and I will all be back in one piece... (unless,
of course, we blow a fuse in the truck on the way home!)"
"Let's take your car."
Really means....
"Mine is full of beer cans, burger wrappers and completely out of gas."
"Woman driver."
Really means....
"Someone who doesn't speed, tailgate, swear, make obscene gestures and has a better driving record than me."
"I don't care what color you paint the kitchen."
Really means....
"As long as it's not blue, green, pink, red, yellow, lavender, gray, mauve, black, turquoise or any other color
besides white."
"It's a guy thing."
Really means....
"There is no rational thought pattern connected with it, and you have no chance at all of making it logical."
"Can I help with dinner?"
Really means....
"Why isn't it already on the table?"
"Uh huh," "Sure, honey," or "Yes, dear."
Really means....
Absolutely nothing. It's a conditioned response like Pavlov's dog drooling.
"Good idea."
Really means....
"It'll never work. And I'll spend the rest of the day gloating."
"Have you lost weight?"
Really means....
"I've just spent our last $30 on a cordless drill."
"My wife/partner doesn't understand me."
Really means....
"She's heard all my stories before, and is tired of them."
"It would take too long to explain."
Really means....
"I have no idea how it works."
"I'm getting more exercise lately."
Really means....
"The batteries in the remote are dead."
Really means...
"I'm going to drink myself dangerously stupid, and stand by a stream with a stick in my hand, while the fish swim
by in complete safety."
"I'm going hunting"
Really means...
"I'm going to drink myself dangerously stupid, and stand in the woods with a lethal weapon in my hand, shooting at
anything that makes a noise that isn't blaze orange. I think my friends and I will all be back in one piece... (unless,
of course, we blow a fuse in the truck on the way home!)"
"Let's take your car."
Really means....
"Mine is full of beer cans, burger wrappers and completely out of gas."
"Woman driver."
Really means....
"Someone who doesn't speed, tailgate, swear, make obscene gestures and has a better driving record than me."
"I don't care what color you paint the kitchen."
Really means....
"As long as it's not blue, green, pink, red, yellow, lavender, gray, mauve, black, turquoise or any other color
besides white."
"It's a guy thing."
Really means....
"There is no rational thought pattern connected with it, and you have no chance at all of making it logical."
"Can I help with dinner?"
Really means....
"Why isn't it already on the table?"
"Uh huh," "Sure, honey," or "Yes, dear."
Really means....
Absolutely nothing. It's a conditioned response like Pavlov's dog drooling.
"Good idea."
Really means....
"It'll never work. And I'll spend the rest of the day gloating."
"Have you lost weight?"
Really means....
"I've just spent our last $30 on a cordless drill."
"My wife/partner doesn't understand me."
Really means....
"She's heard all my stories before, and is tired of them."
"It would take too long to explain."
Really means....
"I have no idea how it works."
"I'm getting more exercise lately."
Really means....
"The batteries in the remote are dead."
Soundtrack: Games People Play
“. . . never saying what they mean, now….
(And you ask yourself, But WHY?)
“Slaying Your Own Personal Dragons” . . .
Nothing is so simple that it cannot be misunderstood.
The more untrusting we are,
the more we believe that everyone has a hidden agenda
and that they never say what they mean,
the more misunderstanding happens
– until everyone is afraid to ever say what’s truly on their mind.
. . . the Games People Play. . . (Joe South)”
. . . awakening . . . remembering . . .
(And you ask yourself, But WHY?)
“Slaying Your Own Personal Dragons” . . .
Nothing is so simple that it cannot be misunderstood.
The more untrusting we are,
the more we believe that everyone has a hidden agenda
and that they never say what they mean,
the more misunderstanding happens
– until everyone is afraid to ever say what’s truly on their mind.
. . . the Games People Play. . . (Joe South)”
. . . awakening . . . remembering . . .
| Blue Jay -Dawn Cove Abbey - July 18/07 |
| Translating Men (Part 1) What They Say & What They Mean: Battle of the Sexes (why?) |
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