<DIV>Nope, you stated a definite wrong thing. </DIV> <DIV>You said you "ask for directions". </DIV> <DIV>Maybe 1/4 but that may be too much. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Crandall, Olde Foole <BR><BR><B><I>Julie Self <julie_self@hotmail.com></I></B> wrote:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">Well nuts! I read and ask for directions and I'm better with mechanical <BR>than techno stuff. I can come up with an extra part on a good day, even <BR>when the repaired item works. I'm don't love women, so can I be an Honorary <BR>Half Man?<BR><BR>Gwen<BR>Loch Ruadh Rocks!!<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>>From: "Richard Threlkeld" <RJT@SOFTWAREINNOVATION.COM><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: Thu, 8 Dec 2005 10:01:50 -0600<BR>><BR>>Sorry, that is not part of my guy requirements. Mine requires you to be<BR>>unaccountably attracted to guns, cars, tools, camping, techno stuff, etc.<BR>>You must enjoy getting dirty doing things with any of these things. You <BR>>must<BR>>never read directions until and unless you are completely lost (in building<BR>>something or in getting somewhere). You must love women in general (you can<BR>>exclude a few in specific) - we will give the honorary guys a little slack<BR>>here. And you must be able to take something down to its basic parts and <BR>>put<BR>>it back together (working) with at least one part left over.<BR>><BR>>Caelin<BR>><BR>> _____<BR>><BR>>From: loch-ruadh-bounces+rjt=softwareinnovation.com@ansteorra.org<BR>>[mailto:loch-ruadh-bounces+rjt=softwareinnovation.com@ansteorra.org] On<BR>>Behalf Of pcrandal@sbcglobal.net<BR>>Sent: Thursday, December
08, 2005 9:55 AM<BR>>To: Shire of Loch Ruadh, Kingdom of Ansteorra, SCA,Inc.<BR>>Subject: RE: [Loch-Ruadh] (no subject)<BR>><BR>><BR>>To become an honorary guy you must also be caught scratching your belly,<BR>>scratching your butt and belching without any concern for appearances.<BR>><BR>>Crandall<BR>><BR>>Richard Threlkeld <RJT@SOFTWAREINNOVATION.COM>wrote:<BR>><BR>>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"<BR>> >Reply-To: "Shir! e of Loch Ruadh, Kingdom of Ansteorra, SCA,Inc."<BR>> ><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"<BR>> >Reply-To: "Shire of Loch Ruadh, Kingdom of Ansteorra, SCA,Inc."<BR>> ><BR>> >To: "Shire of Loch Ruadh, Kingdom of Ansteorra, SCA,Inc."<BR>> ><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 mailing list<BR>> >Loch-Ruadh@ansteorra.org<BR>> >http://www.ansteorra.org/mailman/listinfo/loch-ruadh<BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> >_______________________________________________<BR>> >Loch-Ruadh
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