My geekdom demands revenge!
xposted to geekwars, 
Multi·Genre·Fandom, sfba_sf_fans, sf_nerd_herd, ubergeeks, &
Weirdfolks
8:26 PM 1/24/06 · By and large, I am not one to support male rights. I figure that my gender, as a whole, have pretty much brought unto themselves a whole mess of crap and deserve whatever they get...
...however...
Many, many, many years ago there was a movie called The Dark Crystal in which a number of interesting things happened but most notably a being that assumed he was the last of his kind found out there was a female of his species still around. In a truly dangerous moment, she saves his life by flying them to safety (or gliding...been a long time since I've seen it). He's understandably amazed by this and wants to know why it is she has wings when he doesn't.
Her response?
"Of course not, silly. You're a boy!"
The audacity!
Amidst rumors of hearing a rumour there was going to be a second film, and before that news came to me within the last few months, I have long since been trying to find a means to avenge my fellow males for this affront to us. Like I said, I'm not big on defending men for the most part but ever since those words hit my young ears (you did get the many, many, many thing, right?) I knew that this could never be forgiven.
Unfortunately, coming up with a good retort has not been all that productive. I mean, I've got to come up with something that men can do that women can't...especially considering I'm going against a girl with wings (obviously not limited to the human species here). The best I've come across came to me during a 3 year stint in Massachusettes.
Men can pee standing up.
Okay, obviously I knew this before going to the East Coast. The aspect of this that I never fully appreciated was that men can write their names in the snow while going to the bathroom.
No woman can do this!
Vengeance shall be ours!!
Multi·Genre·Fandom, sfba_sf_fans, sf_nerd_herd, ubergeeks, &
Weirdfolks
8:26 PM 1/24/06 · By and large, I am not one to support male rights. I figure that my gender, as a whole, have pretty much brought unto themselves a whole mess of crap and deserve whatever they get...
...however...
Many, many, many years ago there was a movie called The Dark Crystal in which a number of interesting things happened but most notably a being that assumed he was the last of his kind found out there was a female of his species still around. In a truly dangerous moment, she saves his life by flying them to safety (or gliding...been a long time since I've seen it). He's understandably amazed by this and wants to know why it is she has wings when he doesn't.
Her response?
"Of course not, silly. You're a boy!"
The audacity!
Amidst rumors of hearing a rumour there was going to be a second film, and before that news came to me within the last few months, I have long since been trying to find a means to avenge my fellow males for this affront to us. Like I said, I'm not big on defending men for the most part but ever since those words hit my young ears (you did get the many, many, many thing, right?) I knew that this could never be forgiven.
Unfortunately, coming up with a good retort has not been all that productive. I mean, I've got to come up with something that men can do that women can't...especially considering I'm going against a girl with wings (obviously not limited to the human species here). The best I've come across came to me during a 3 year stint in Massachusettes.
Men can pee standing up.
Okay, obviously I knew this before going to the East Coast. The aspect of this that I never fully appreciated was that men can write their names in the snow while going to the bathroom.
No woman can do this!
Vengeance shall be ours!!