I found this list in a box of things from twenty years ago. So much has changed since then, but a lot of this is still true.
- Phone conversations are over in 30 seconds flat
- Movie nudity is virtually always female
- You know stuff about tanks
- A five-day vacation requires only one suitcase
- Monday night football
- You don't have to monitor your friends' sex lives
- Your bathroom lines are 80 percent shorter
- You can open all your own jars
- Old friends don't give a crap if you've lost or gained weight
- Dry cleaners and hair cutters don't rob you blind
- When clicking through the channels, you don't have to stop on every shot of someone crying
- You ass is never a factor in a job interview
- All your orgasms are real
- A beer gut does not make you invisible to the opposite sex
- Guys in hockey masks don't attack you
- You don't have to lug a bag of useful stuff around everywhere you go
- You understand why Stripes is funny
- You can go to the bathroom without a support group
- Your last name stays put
- You can leave a hotel bed unmade
- When your work is criticized, you don't have to panic that everyone secretly hates you
- You can kill your own food
- The garage is all yours
- You get extra credit for the slightest act of thoughtfulness
- You see the humor in Terms of Endearment
- Nobody secretly wonders if you swallow
- You never have to clean the toilet
- You can be showered and ready in 10 minutes
- Sex means never worrying about your reputation
- Wedding plans take care of themselves
- If someone forgets to invite you to something, he or she can still be your friend
- Your underwear is $10 for a three pack
- The National College Cheer leading Championship
- None of your co-workers have the power to make you cry
- You don't have to shave below your neck
- You don't have to curl up next to a hairy ass every night
- If you're 34 and single, nobody notices
- You can write your name in the snow
- You can get into a nontrivial pissing contest
- Everything on your face stays its original color
- Chocolate is just another snack
- You can be president
- You can quietly enjoy a car ride from the passenger seat
- Flowers fix everything
- You never have to worry about other people's feelings
- You get to think about sex 90% of your waking hours
- You can wear a white shirt to a water park
- Three pair of shoes are more than enough
- You can eat a banana in a hardware store
- You can say anything and not worry about what people think
- Foreplay is optional
- Michael Bolton doesn't live in your universe
- Nobody stops telling a good dirty joke when you walk into the room
- You can whip your shirt off on a hot day
- You don't have to clean your apartment if the meter reader is coming by
- You never feel compelled to stop a pal from getting laid
- Car mechanics tell you the truth
- You don't give a rat's ass if someone notices your new haircut
- You and your buddy can watch a game in silence for hours without thinking even once: "Gee He must be mad at me"
- The world is your urinal
- You never misconstrue innocuous statements to mean your lover is about to leave you
- You get to jump up and slap stuff
- Hot wax never comes near your pubic area
- One mood, all the time
- You can admire Clint Eastwood without starving yourself to look like him
- You never have to drive to another gas station because this one's just too skeevy
- You know at least 20 ways to open a beer bottle
- You can sit with your knees apart no matter what you are wearing
- Same work more pay
- Gray hair and wrinkles add character
- You don't have to leave the room to make an emergency crotch adjustment
- Wedding Dress $2000; Tux rental $100
- You don't care if someone is talking about you behind your back
- With 400 million sperm per shot, you could double the earth's population in 15 tries, at least in theory
- You don't mooch off others' desserts
- If you retain water, it's in a canteen
- The remote is yours and yours alone
- People never glance at your chest when you're talking to them
- ESPN's sports center
- You can drop by to see a friend without bringing a little gift
- Bachelor parties whomp ass over bridal showers
- You have a normal and healthy relationship with your mother
- You can buy condoms without the shopkeeper imagining you naked
- You needn't pretend you're "freshening up" to go to the bathroom
- If you don't call your buddy when you say you will, he won't tell your friends you've changed
- Someday you'll be a dirty old man
- You can rationalize any behavior with the handy phrase "Fuck it!"
- If another guy shows up at the party in the same outfit, you might become lifelong buddies
- Princess Di's death was almost just another obituary
- The occasional well rendered belch is practically expected
- You never have to miss a sexual opportunity because you're not in the mood
- You think the idea of punting a small dog is funny
- If something mechanical didn't work, you can bash it with a hammer and throw it across the room
- New shoes don't cut, blister, or mangle your feet
- Porn movies are designed with your mind in mind
- You don't have to remember everyone's birthdays and anniversaries
- Not liking a person does not preclude having great sex with them
- Your pals can be trusted never to trap you with: "So notice anything different?"
- Baywatch
- There is always a game on somewhere
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