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color=#0000ff size=2>Sorry, that is not part of my guy requirements. Mine
requires you to be unaccountably attracted to guns, cars, tools, camping, techno
stuff, etc. You must enjoy getting dirty doing things with any of these things.
You must never read directions until and unless you are completely lost (in
building something or in getting somewhere). You must love women in general (you
can exclude a few in specific) - we will give the honorary guys a little slack
here. And you must be able to take something down to its basic parts and put it
back together (working) with at least one part left over.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=640265615-08122005><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Caelin</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B>
loch-ruadh-bounces+rjt=softwareinnovation.com@ansteorra.org
[mailto:loch-ruadh-bounces+rjt=softwareinnovation.com@ansteorra.org] <B>On
Behalf Of </B>pcrandal@sbcglobal.net<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, December 08, 2005
9:55 AM<BR><B>To:</B> Shire of Loch Ruadh, Kingdom of Ansteorra,
SCA,Inc.<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: [Loch-Ruadh] (no subject)<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<DIV>To become an honorary guy you must also be caught scratching your belly,
scratching your butt and belching without any concern for appearances.
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<DIV>Crandall <BR><BR><B><I>Richard Threlkeld
<rjt@softwareinnovation.com></I></B> wrote:</DIV>
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style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">Maybe
you are an honorary guy?<BR>Caelin <BR><BR>-----Original Message-----<BR>From:
loch-ruadh-bounces+rjt=softwareinnovation.com@ansteorra.org<BR>[mailto:loch-ruadh-bounces+rjt=softwareinnovation.com@ansteorra.org]
On<BR>Behalf Of Julie Self<BR>Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2005 10:46
PM<BR>To: loch-ruadh@ansteorra.org<BR>Subject: Re: [Loch-Ruadh] (no
subject)<BR><BR>Now wait a minute! I like to get dirty, play with bugs and hit
things and<BR>I'm definitely not a guy!!!!<BR><BR>Gwen<BR>Loch Ruadh
Rocks!!<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>>From: "Tim Cantley"
<YUKON505@HOTMAIL.COM><BR>>Reply-To: "Shir! e of Loch Ruadh, Kingdom of
Ansteorra, SCA,Inc." <BR>><LOCH-RUADH@ANSTEORRA.ORG><BR>>To:
loch-ruadh@ansteorra.org<BR>>Subject: Re: [Loch-Ruadh] (no
subject)<BR>>Date: Wed, 07 Dec 2005 19:01:52 -0600<BR>><BR>>I wish
Francesca could see your response, Padraig. I've tried many <BR>>times to
explain things like this to her and end up stating, "it's a
guy<BR>thing"<BR>>:) She still doesn't understand why little boys like to
get dirty, <BR>>play with bugs and hit things. Hey, it's a guy thing
:)<BR>><BR>>Sean<BR>><BR>><BR>>From: "Padraig Ruad O'Maolagain"
<PADRAIG_RUAD@IRISHBARD.ORG><BR>>Reply-To: "Shire of Loch Ruadh, Kingdom of
Ansteorra, SCA,Inc." <BR>><LOCH-RUADH@ANSTEORRA.ORG><BR>>To: "Shire of
Loch Ruadh, Kingdom of Ansteorra, SCA,Inc."
<BR>><LOCH-RUADH@ANSTEORRA.ORG><BR>>Subject: Re: [Loch-Ruadh] (no
subject)<BR>>Date: Wed, 7 Dec 2005 13:28:54 -0600<BR>><BR>>Hilarious
and true, except for one thing: all men know the "! why" about <BR>>all
these items, we have just never figured out how to explain it to
<BR>>women. I think it is gender linked - you HAVE to be male to understand
<BR>>it, just as there are things you HAVE to be female to understand.
;-)<BR>><BR>>Padraig<BR>><BR>>Gwenllian
wrote:<BR>>><BR>>><BR>>>Subject: Men's gifts<BR>>>With
the holidays approaching, use these Shopping Rules for Men's
<BR>>>Gifts<BR>>><BR>>>Rule #1:<BR>>><BR>>>When
in doubt - buy him a cordless drill. It does not matter if he
<BR>>>already has one. I have a friend who owns 17 and he has yet to
<BR>>>complain. As a man, you can never have too many cordless drills.
No <BR>>>one knows why.<BR>>><BR>>>Rule
#2:<BR>>><BR>>>If you cannot afford a cordless drill, buy him
anything with the word <BR>>>ratchet or socket in it. Men love saying
those two words.<BR>>>"Hey George, can I borrow your r! atchet?" "OK.
"By-the-way, are you <BR>>>through with my 3/8-inch socket yet?" Again,
no one knows why.<BR>>><BR>>><BR>>>Rule
#3:<BR>>><BR>>>If you are really, really broke, buy him anything
for his car. A <BR>>>99-cent ice scraper, a small bottle of deicer or
something to hang <BR>>>from his rear view mirror. Men love gifts for
their cars. No one knows<BR>why.<BR>>><BR>>><BR>>>Rule
#4:<BR>>><BR>>>Do not buy men socks. Do not buy men ties. And
never buy men bathrobes.<BR>>>I was told that if God had wanted men to
wear bathrobes, he wouldn't <BR>>>have invented Jockey
shorts.<BR>>><BR>>><BR>>>Rule
#5:<BR>>><BR>>><BR>>>You can buy men new remote controls to
replace the ones they have <BR>>>worn out. If you have a lot of money
buy your man a big-screen TV <BR>>>with the little picture in the
corner. Watch him go wild as he flips, <BR>>>and flip! s, and
flips.<BR>>><BR>>><BR>>>Rule #6:<BR>>><BR>>>Do
not buy a man any of those fancy liqueurs, except Godiva. If you
<BR>>>do, it will sit in a cupboard for 23
years.<BR>>><BR>>><BR>>>Rule #7:<BR>>><BR>>>Do
not buy any man industrial-sized canisters of after shave or
<BR>>>deodorant. I'm told they do not stink - they are
earthy.<BR>>><BR>>><BR>>>Rule #8:<BR>>><BR>>>Buy
men label makers. Almost as good as cordless drills. Within a
<BR>>>couple of weeks there will be labels absolutely everywhere.
Socks.<BR>>>Shorts.<BR>>>Cups. Saucers. Door. Lock. Sink. You get
the idea. No one knows why.<BR>>><BR>>><BR>>>Rule
#9:<BR>>><BR>>>Never buy a man anything that says "some assembly
required" on the <BR>>>box. It will ruin his day and he will always have
parts left over.<BR>>><BR>>><BR>>>Rule
#10:<BR>>><BR>>&g! t;Good places to shop for men include
Northwest Iron Works, Parr <BR>>>Lumber, Home Depot, Lowes, John Deere,
Valley RV Center, and Les <BR>>>Schwab Tire. (NAPA Auto Parts and Sears'
Clearance Centers are also <BR>>>excellent men's<BR>>>stores.) It
doesn't matter if he doesn't know what it is. "From NAPA <BR>>>Auto,
eh?<BR>>>Must be something I need. Hey isn't this a starter for a '68
Ford <BR>>>Fairlane? Wow!
Thanks.")<BR>>><BR>>><BR>>>Rule
#11:<BR>>><BR>>><BR>>>Men enjoy danger. That's why they
never cook - but they will barbecue.<BR>>>Get him a monster barbecue
with a 100-pound propane tank. Tell him <BR>>>the gas line leaks. "Oh
the thrill! The challenge! Who wants a
<BR>>>hamburger?"<BR>>><BR>>><BR>>>Rule
#12:<BR>>><BR>>>Tickets to a football, hockey or basketball game
are a smart gift.<BR>>>However, he will not appreciate tickets to "A
Retrospec! tive of 19th <BR>>>Century Quilts." Everyone knows
why.<BR>>><BR>>><BR>>>Rule #13:<BR>>><BR>>>Men
love chainsaws. Never, ever, buy a man you love a Chainsaw.<BR>>>If you
don't know why - please refer to Rule #8 and what happens when <BR>>>he
gets a label maker.<BR>>><BR>>><BR>>>Rule
#14:<BR>>><BR>>>It's hard to beat a really good wheelbarrow or an
aluminum extension <BR>>>ladder. Never buy a real man a step ladder. It
must be an extension <BR>>>ladder. No one knows
why.<BR>>><BR>>><BR>>>Rule #15:<BR>>><BR>>>Rope.
Men love rope. It takes us back to our cowboy origins, or at <BR>>>least
the Boy Scouts. Nothing says love like a hundred feet of
3/8"<BR>>>manila rope. No one knows
why.<BR>>><BR>>><BR>>>Julie/Gwen/Mom<BR>>>Loch Ruadh
Rocks!!<BR>><BR>>_______________________________________________<BR>>Loch-Ruadh
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<DIV><BR></DIV><BR><BR>"In all life one should comfort the afflicted, but
verily, also, one should <BR>afflict the comfortable, and especially when they
are comfortably, <BR>contentedly, even happily wrong." <BR>-John Kenneth
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