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I was sent this some time ago by a close friend who shall remain nameless (Jim!). And I left it in my email box because I kept wondering if this really was how most men think and are most men this a) simplistic, b) ignorant, and c) shallow.

So, gentle reader, please peruse this list and comment on how much is factual in your humble opinion. Feel free to mock and deride if you see fit! I did!

If I have any male readers, please for goodness sakes comment and let us females know if this is complete rot or on the mark.

I personally think that this thing was written in the 1950’s when women were like Zsa Zsa Gabor or Joan Collins. Or worse, it’s from the Roseanne show! Either way, it’s full of bullshit stereotypes on both sides of the gender coin. And it’s dang funny to boot!

I’ve made my comments underneath each line just so y’all know my point of view!

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georgic • \JOR-jik\ • adjective
: of or relating to agriculture

Example sentence:
“Lanford Wilson has created yet another remarkable play . . . a fascinating tale of a georgic Midwestern community and the secrets lurking beneath the surface of its bucolic hum.” (Adweek, March 25, 2004)

Did you know?
The adjective “georgic,” which dates from the first half of the 18th century, derives by way of Latin “georgicus” and Greek “geōrgikos” from the Greek noun “geōrgos,” meaning “farmer.” That noun, in turn, was formed by a combination of the prefix “geō-” (meaning “earth”) and “ergon” (”work”), the latter of which gave us words such as “allergy” and “ergonomics.” The noun sense of “georgic,” which dates from the early 16th century, refers to a poem that deals with the practical aspects of agriculture and rural affairs. The standard for such poems, Virgil’s Georgics, is responsible for its name. The poem, written between 37 and 30 B.C., called for a restoration of agricultural life in Italy after its farms fell into neglect during civil war.

I found this nicely written post via the DuVernois Blog. The article is long but worth the time. Mr. McIntyre seems like a well-balanced fellow and not some right-wing fanatic. So, to read a piece like this enables me to understand why W was reelected. And it makes W supporters seem so much less frightening.

I reprinted the article here for fear that the link would die soon and I felt the piece too worthy to be lost. I hope Mr. McIntyre won’t be cross with me for doing so.

AN APOLOGY FROM A BUSH VOTER
By Doug McIntyre,Host
McIntyre in the Morning
Talk Radio 790 KABC

There’s nothing harder in public life than admitting you’re wrong. By the way, admitting you’re wrong can be even tougher in private life. If you don’t believe me, just ask Bill Clinton or Charlie Sheen. But when you go out on the limb in public, it’s out there where everyone can see it, or in my case, hear it.

So, I’m saying today, I was wrong to have voted for George W. Bush. In historic terms, I believe George W. Bush is the worst two-term President in the history of the country. Worse than Grant. I also believe a case can be made that he’s the worst President, period.

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This article is exciting on one hand because if they really have found her grave, then we may indeed learn more about this legendary woman warrior of Roman Britain. But the sad part is that they may have found it under a bloody’ McDonalds!

How sad is that! One of the greatest rebels in history is ignominiously stuck under a fast food establishment. Maybe if the archaeologists conclude it is Boadicea, then a proper monument can be built on-site or closeby.

I bet Mickey D’s will capitalize on that excitement and develop a Boadicea Burger. Frickin’ depressing.

If you don’t know much about her - try this nice bit from the folks at PBS.

Statue of Queen Boudicca (Boadicea) on chariot with arms outstretched holding spear, with one of her daughters by her side, Westminster Bridge, Victoria Embankment, Westminster, London. The bronze statue was made by Thomas Thornycroft in the 1850s; unveiled in 1902. Boudicca’s other daughter is on the other side. (pic from JimBatty.com)

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hortative • \HOR-tuh-tiv\ • adjective
: giving exhortation : advisory

Example sentence:
Amy suspected that her hortative letter to her son about the values of hard work and education would be ignored in the swirl of freshman partying, but she sent it anyway.

Did you know?
“We give nothing so freely as advice,” observed French writer Duc de La Rochefoucauld in 1665. “Hortative” and “exhort” (meaning “to urge earnestly”) are two words that testify to our eagerness to counsel others. Both trace to the Latin “hortari,” meaning “to urge.” “Hortative” has been used as both a noun (meaning “an advisory comment”) and as an adjective since the 17th century. The noun is now uncommon, but it makes an appearance now and then, as in a 1992 article in The New York Times : “Facing directly into the camera, Mr. [Ross] Perot chronicled what he called the decline and potential fall of the American economy, keeping up a steady stream of hortatives as he went along. ‘Let’s just raise the hood and go to work!’ he said. ‘Let’s just link arms and go do it!’”