"Dragonlady" <dragonlady@cableone.net> wrote in message
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> "Adam Corolla" <nospam@nospam03550265902.com> wrote in message
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>>
>> "Mason Barge" <masonbarge@comcast.net> wrote in message
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>>>
>>> "Adam Corolla" <nospam@nospam03550265902.com> wrote in message
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>>>>
>>>> "Dragonlady" <dragonlady@cableone.net> wrote in message
>>>> news:13lucofd68r810e@corp.supernews.com...
>>>>>
>>>>> "Adam Corolla" <nospam@nospam03550265902.com> wrote in message
>>>>> news:dsOdnYPCR81MvsLanZ2dnUVZ_gmdnZ2d@giganews.com ...
>>>>
>>>>> What I find interesting is how ignorant some men are of what really
>>>>> motivates the women in their lives.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Men are self-centered and simple-minded. We don't care what motivates
>>>> women and couldn't understand if we did. Ok, that's a wildly
>>>> oversimplified statement, and probably unjustified, so I apologize to
>>>> all the men who are really concerned about what motivates the women in
>>>> their lives and have the capability to understand those things. If any
>>>> men like that exist. I have yet to meet any.
>>>
>>> I plead guilty. I am really interested in what motivates women. I
>>> don't think it makes me a better person and therefore no apology is
>>> called for; it's just an interest.
>>>
>>> I mean, someone could be interested in the subject for a baleful
>>> purpose. As a preposterous example, say: selling women huge numbers of
>>> overpriced shoes that they don't need.
>>
>>
>> Ah, that's right, I forgot!! *Shoes* motivate women! ;-)
>>
>> Some comedian once said, "A woman will buy a pair of shoes just to keep
>> any other woman from getting them." All the women in the audience
>> laughed knowingly. The men just looked bewildered. I share in their
>> bewilderment. However, I think I'm starting to understand one thing:
>> Women are very competitive with other women.
>>
>> They have their own secret language, known to all women everywhere,
>> consisting of intonationations and facial expressions. The simple phrase
>> "Where did you find that dress?" overheard by a man seems to express
>> simple curiosity, but to a woman, depending on the inflections,
>> expression and body language, it could mean any of the following and a
>> lot more:
>>
>>
>> --That's a nice dress.
>> --That's an ugly dress.
>> --You dress like a slut.
>> --I'm just livid because my boyfriend just dumped me, who does he think
>> he is anyway, but I don't care because I was just about to dump him, I
>> never really liked him all that much anyway, what a loser he was, and a
>> jerk, but I'd rather not think about this right now, so let's talk about
>> your latest shopping trip.
>> --I saw you looking at my boyfriend just then. Back off, bitch!
>> --My social station is above your own.
>> --I see you've put on some weight.
>>
>> Etc. Dragonlady, am I in the ballpark here, or am I way off base (which
>> would imply that I was in the ballpark, but let's not take the metaphors
>> literally)?
>
> *chuckle* You are an observant little devil, aren't you?


LOL, I learned most of what I know about women from comedians.

>
> Let me put it this way, there are women like that, but I've never been
> good at it.


Well, I'm overgeneralizing to a fault, of course. :-)



>>> But as a matter of empathy, it's impossible. Dragonlady doesn't even
>>> understand what it is she doesn't understand. I'm sure that I'm
>>> incapable of understanding aspects of female behavior on a gut level.
>>> But it's interesting to try to grasp it from an intellectual point of
>>> view.
>>
>> I'm not sure about me. I've taken a few informal tests which showed that
>> my way of thinking is unusually balanced between male and female thought
>> tendencies (and right-brain, left-brain as well.) So maybe I am capable
>> of a dim sort of glimpse into the female psyche. Scary!
>
> There are tests that determine that? Wow!

Oh yeah, there are tests for darned near every aspect of the mind you can
think of. If I get some time later I'll see if I can find the ones I
mentioned.

"Adam Corolla" <nospam@nospam03550265902.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Dragonlady" <dragonlady@cableone.net> wrote in message
> news:13m69fbe26eddaa@corp.supernews.com...
>>
>>>
>>> They have their own secret language, known to all women everywhere,
>>> consisting of intonationations and facial expressions. The simple
>>> phrase "Where did you find that dress?" overheard by a man seems to
>>> express simple curiosity, but to a woman, depending on the inflections,
>>> expression and body language, it could mean any of the following and a
>>> lot more:
>>>
>>>
>>> --That's a nice dress.
>>> --That's an ugly dress.
>>> --You dress like a slut.
>>> --I'm just livid because my boyfriend just dumped me, who does he think
>>> he is anyway, but I don't care because I was just about to dump him, I
>>> never really liked him all that much anyway, what a loser he was, and a
>>> jerk, but I'd rather not think about this right now, so let's talk about
>>> your latest shopping trip.
>>> --I saw you looking at my boyfriend just then. Back off, bitch!
>>> --My social station is above your own.
>>> --I see you've put on some weight.
>>>
>>> Etc. Dragonlady, am I in the ballpark here, or am I way off base (which
>>> would imply that I was in the ballpark, but let's not take the metaphors
>>> literally)?
>>
>> *chuckle* You are an observant little devil, aren't you?
>
>
> LOL, I learned most of what I know about women from comedians.
>

Wow, that's how I learned most of what I know about men!

>> Let me put it this way, there are women like that, but I've never been
>> good at it.
>
>
> Well, I'm overgeneralizing to a fault, of course. :-)
>

I figured that out. :P

>
>
>>>> But as a matter of empathy, it's impossible. Dragonlady doesn't even
>>>> understand what it is she doesn't understand. I'm sure that I'm
>>>> incapable of understanding aspects of female behavior on a gut level.
>>>> But it's interesting to try to grasp it from an intellectual point of
>>>> view.
>>>
>>> I'm not sure about me. I've taken a few informal tests which showed
>>> that my way of thinking is unusually balanced between male and female
>>> thought tendencies (and right-brain, left-brain as well.) So maybe I am
>>> capable of a dim sort of glimpse into the female psyche. Scary!
>>
>> There are tests that determine that? Wow!
>
> Oh yeah, there are tests for darned near every aspect of the mind you can
> think of. If I get some time later I'll see if I can find the ones I
> mentioned.

Is this one of those internet test things?

"Dragonlady" <dragonlady spamblocker@cableone.net> wrote in message
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>
> "Adam Corolla" <nospam@nospam03550265902.com> wrote in message
> news:BPWdnWo0TftElPXanZ2dnUVZ_rqlnZ2d@giganews.com ...
>>
>> "Dragonlady" <dragonlady@cableone.net> wrote in message
>> news:13m69fbe26eddaa@corp.supernews.com...
>>>
>>>>
>>>> They have their own secret language, known to all women everywhere,
>>>> consisting of intonationations and facial expressions. The simple
>>>> phrase "Where did you find that dress?" overheard by a man seems to
>>>> express simple curiosity, but to a woman, depending on the inflections,
>>>> expression and body language, it could mean any of the following and a
>>>> lot more:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --That's a nice dress.
>>>> --That's an ugly dress.
>>>> --You dress like a slut.
>>>> --I'm just livid because my boyfriend just dumped me, who does he think
>>>> he is anyway, but I don't care because I was just about to dump him, I
>>>> never really liked him all that much anyway, what a loser he was, and a
>>>> jerk, but I'd rather not think about this right now, so let's talk
>>>> about your latest shopping trip.
>>>> --I saw you looking at my boyfriend just then. Back off, bitch!
>>>> --My social station is above your own.
>>>> --I see you've put on some weight.
>>>>
>>>> Etc. Dragonlady, am I in the ballpark here, or am I way off base
>>>> (which would imply that I was in the ballpark, but let's not take the
>>>> metaphors literally)?
>>>
>>> *chuckle* You are an observant little devil, aren't you?
>>
>>
>> LOL, I learned most of what I know about women from comedians.
>>
>
> Wow, that's how I learned most of what I know about men!
>
>>> Let me put it this way, there are women like that, but I've never been
>>> good at it.
>>
>>
>> Well, I'm overgeneralizing to a fault, of course. :-)
>>
>
> I figured that out. :P
>
>>
>>
>>>>> But as a matter of empathy, it's impossible. Dragonlady doesn't even
>>>>> understand what it is she doesn't understand. I'm sure that I'm
>>>>> incapable of understanding aspects of female behavior on a gut level.
>>>>> But it's interesting to try to grasp it from an intellectual point of
>>>>> view.
>>>>
>>>> I'm not sure about me. I've taken a few informal tests which showed
>>>> that my way of thinking is unusually balanced between male and female
>>>> thought tendencies (and right-brain, left-brain as well.) So maybe I
>>>> am capable of a dim sort of glimpse into the female psyche. Scary!
>>>
>>> There are tests that determine that? Wow!
>>
>> Oh yeah, there are tests for darned near every aspect of the mind you can
>> think of. If I get some time later I'll see if I can find the ones I
>> mentioned.
>
> Is this one of those internet test things?

I think the one I took was in a magazine, OMNI or something (I'm dating
myself...) but I'm sure they can be found online.

"Dragonlady" <dragonlady spamblocker@cableone.net> wrote in message
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>
> "Adam Corolla" <nospam@nospam03550265902.com> wrote in message
> news:BPWdnWo0TftElPXanZ2dnUVZ_rqlnZ2d@giganews.com ...
>>
>> "Dragonlady" <dragonlady@cableone.net> wrote in message
>> news:13m69fbe26eddaa@corp.supernews.com...
>>>
>>>>
>>>> They have their own secret language, known to all women everywhere,
>>>> consisting of intonationations and facial expressions. The simple
>>>> phrase "Where did you find that dress?" overheard by a man seems to
>>>> express simple curiosity, but to a woman, depending on the inflections,
>>>> expression and body language, it could mean any of the following and a
>>>> lot more:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --That's a nice dress.
>>>> --That's an ugly dress.
>>>> --You dress like a slut.
>>>> --I'm just livid because my boyfriend just dumped me, who does he think
>>>> he is anyway, but I don't care because I was just about to dump him, I
>>>> never really liked him all that much anyway, what a loser he was, and a
>>>> jerk, but I'd rather not think about this right now, so let's talk
>>>> about your latest shopping trip.
>>>> --I saw you looking at my boyfriend just then. Back off, bitch!
>>>> --My social station is above your own.
>>>> --I see you've put on some weight.
>>>>
>>>> Etc. Dragonlady, am I in the ballpark here, or am I way off base
>>>> (which would imply that I was in the ballpark, but let's not take the
>>>> metaphors literally)?
>>>
>>> *chuckle* You are an observant little devil, aren't you?
>>
>>
>> LOL, I learned most of what I know about women from comedians.
>>
>
> Wow, that's how I learned most of what I know about men!
>
>>> Let me put it this way, there are women like that, but I've never been
>>> good at it.
>>
>>
>> Well, I'm overgeneralizing to a fault, of course. :-)
>>
>
> I figured that out. :P
>
>>
>>
>>>>> But as a matter of empathy, it's impossible. Dragonlady doesn't even
>>>>> understand what it is she doesn't understand. I'm sure that I'm
>>>>> incapable of understanding aspects of female behavior on a gut level.
>>>>> But it's interesting to try to grasp it from an intellectual point of
>>>>> view.
>>>>
>>>> I'm not sure about me. I've taken a few informal tests which showed
>>>> that my way of thinking is unusually balanced between male and female
>>>> thought tendencies (and right-brain, left-brain as well.) So maybe I
>>>> am capable of a dim sort of glimpse into the female psyche. Scary!
>>>
>>> There are tests that determine that? Wow!
>>
>> Oh yeah, there are tests for darned near every aspect of the mind you can
>> think of. If I get some time later I'll see if I can find the ones I
>> mentioned.
>
> Is this one of those internet test things?
>

Here are a few:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%22are+you+left+brain+or+right+brain%22&btnG=Google+Search

In article <EOudnWe5-57i_vXanZ2dnUVZ_tuonZ2d@giganews.com>,
nospam@nospam03550265902.com says...

> > Is this one of those internet test things?
>
> I think the one I took was in a magazine, OMNI or something (I'm dating
> myself...) but I'm sure they can be found online.

So, you are dating yourself are you - how is that working out?

"Adam Corolla" <nospam@nospam03550265902.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Dragonlady" <dragonlady spamblocker@cableone.net> wrote in message
> news:13mgkh27281o3a1@corp.supernews.com...
>>
>> "Adam Corolla" <nospam@nospam03550265902.com> wrote in message
>> news:BPWdnWo0TftElPXanZ2dnUVZ_rqlnZ2d@giganews.com ...
>>>
>>> "Dragonlady" <dragonlady@cableone.net> wrote in message
>>> news:13m69fbe26eddaa@corp.supernews.com...
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> They have their own secret language, known to all women everywhere,
>>>>> consisting of intonationations and facial expressions. The simple
>>>>> phrase "Where did you find that dress?" overheard by a man seems to
>>>>> express simple curiosity, but to a woman, depending on the
>>>>> inflections, expression and body language, it could mean any of the
>>>>> following and a lot more:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> --That's a nice dress.
>>>>> --That's an ugly dress.
>>>>> --You dress like a slut.
>>>>> --I'm just livid because my boyfriend just dumped me, who does he
>>>>> think he is anyway, but I don't care because I was just about to dump
>>>>> him, I never really liked him all that much anyway, what a loser he
>>>>> was, and a jerk, but I'd rather not think about this right now, so
>>>>> let's talk about your latest shopping trip.
>>>>> --I saw you looking at my boyfriend just then. Back off, bitch!
>>>>> --My social station is above your own.
>>>>> --I see you've put on some weight.
>>>>>
>>>>> Etc. Dragonlady, am I in the ballpark here, or am I way off base
>>>>> (which would imply that I was in the ballpark, but let's not take the
>>>>> metaphors literally)?
>>>>
>>>> *chuckle* You are an observant little devil, aren't you?
>>>
>>>
>>> LOL, I learned most of what I know about women from comedians.
>>>
>>
>> Wow, that's how I learned most of what I know about men!
>>
>>>> Let me put it this way, there are women like that, but I've never been
>>>> good at it.
>>>
>>>
>>> Well, I'm overgeneralizing to a fault, of course. :-)
>>>
>>
>> I figured that out. :P
>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>>> But as a matter of empathy, it's impossible. Dragonlady doesn't even
>>>>>> understand what it is she doesn't understand. I'm sure that I'm
>>>>>> incapable of understanding aspects of female behavior on a gut level.
>>>>>> But it's interesting to try to grasp it from an intellectual point of
>>>>>> view.
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm not sure about me. I've taken a few informal tests which showed
>>>>> that my way of thinking is unusually balanced between male and female
>>>>> thought tendencies (and right-brain, left-brain as well.) So maybe I
>>>>> am capable of a dim sort of glimpse into the female psyche. Scary!
>>>>
>>>> There are tests that determine that? Wow!
>>>
>>> Oh yeah, there are tests for darned near every aspect of the mind you
>>> can think of. If I get some time later I'll see if I can find the ones
>>> I mentioned.
>>
>> Is this one of those internet test things?
>>
>
> Here are a few:
>
> http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%22are+you+left+brain+or+right+brain%22&btnG=Google+Search
>

Ok, first I'm left brained, then I'm right brained. Is that what happened
to you?

"Pete B" <xxxh@_someething.com> wrote in message
news:MPG.21d29564455252c98b604@news.usenetserver.c om...
> In article <EOudnWe5-57i_vXanZ2dnUVZ_tuonZ2d@giganews.com>,
> nospam@nospam03550265902.com says...
>
>> > Is this one of those internet test things?
>>
>> I think the one I took was in a magazine, OMNI or something (I'm dating
>> myself...) but I'm sure they can be found online.
>
> So, you are dating yourself are you - how is that working out?

Well, it costs twice as much, but there's always plenty of food left over to
take home.

"Dragonlady" <dragonlady spamblocker@cableone.net> wrote in message
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>

>>>>>>
>>>>>> I'm not sure about me. I've taken a few informal tests which showed
>>>>>> that my way of thinking is unusually balanced between male and female
>>>>>> thought tendencies (and right-brain, left-brain as well.) So maybe I
>>>>>> am capable of a dim sort of glimpse into the female psyche. Scary!
>>>>>
>>>>> There are tests that determine that? Wow!
>>>>
>>>> Oh yeah, there are tests for darned near every aspect of the mind you
>>>> can think of. If I get some time later I'll see if I can find the ones
>>>> I mentioned.
>>>
>>> Is this one of those internet test things?
>>>
>>
>> Here are a few:
>>
>> http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%22are+you+left+brain+or+right+brain%22&btnG=Google+Search
>>
>
> Ok, first I'm left brained, then I'm right brained. Is that what happened
> to you?


LOL you mean the spinning lady? I think that's a poor test, but it shows
I'm mostly left-brained which is probably more true now than back when I
took those magazine tests. The only time I saw it spinning the other way
was while I was reading the text, I unexpectedly saw the direction of the
twirling reverse in my peripheral vision. It happened once again today when
I was about to close the window and glanced up to the top. It seems like I
can only see the statue spinning clockwise when I'm not trying to and when
I'm not looking directly at at. After I see it spinning clockwise, I can
look directly at it and it will continue to spin clockwise until I look away
again.

In article <hJqdnbSQILGHH_TanZ2dnUVZ_rWtnZ2d@giganews.com>,
nospam@nospam03550265902.com says...
>
> "Pete B" <xxxh@_someething.com> wrote in message
> news:MPG.21d29564455252c98b604@news.usenetserver.c om...
> > In article <EOudnWe5-57i_vXanZ2dnUVZ_tuonZ2d@giganews.com>,
> > nospam@nospam03550265902.com says...
> >
> >> > Is this one of those internet test things?
> >>
> >> I think the one I took was in a magazine, OMNI or something (I'm dating
> >> myself...) but I'm sure they can be found online.
> >
> > So, you are dating yourself are you - how is that working out?
>
> Well, it costs twice as much, but there's always plenty of food left over to
> take home.

Ah yes, I bet you'll like that *g*

"Adam Corolla" <nospam@nospam03550265902.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Dragonlady" <dragonlady spamblocker@cableone.net> wrote in message
> news:13mh4jf6b26rr7a@corp.supernews.com...
>>
>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I'm not sure about me. I've taken a few informal tests which showed
>>>>>>> that my way of thinking is unusually balanced between male and
>>>>>>> female thought tendencies (and right-brain, left-brain as well.) So
>>>>>>> maybe I am capable of a dim sort of glimpse into the female psyche.
>>>>>>> Scary!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> There are tests that determine that? Wow!
>>>>>
>>>>> Oh yeah, there are tests for darned near every aspect of the mind you
>>>>> can think of. If I get some time later I'll see if I can find the
>>>>> ones I mentioned.
>>>>
>>>> Is this one of those internet test things?
>>>>
>>>
>>> Here are a few:
>>>
>>> http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%22are+you+left+brain+or+right+brain%22&btnG=Google+Search
>>>
>>
>> Ok, first I'm left brained, then I'm right brained. Is that what
>> happened to you?
>
>
> LOL you mean the spinning lady? I think that's a poor test, but it shows
> I'm mostly left-brained which is probably more true now than back when I
> took those magazine tests. The only time I saw it spinning the other way
> was while I was reading the text, I unexpectedly saw the direction of the
> twirling reverse in my peripheral vision. It happened once again today
> when I was about to close the window and glanced up to the top. It seems
> like I can only see the statue spinning clockwise when I'm not trying to
> and when I'm not looking directly at at. After I see it spinning
> clockwise, I can look directly at it and it will continue to spin
> clockwise until I look away again.
>
I thought it was kind of a dumb test, myself. That's pretty much what
happened to me. When I first opened the page, it was spinning
counter-clockwise. When I looked away, it changed to clockwise, and I
couldn't get it to change back. Almost all of the tests on the page that
came up from your link were using the spinning lady, but I finally found one
that didn't, and it said I was 55% right brained and 45% left brained. :P
Maybe that explains why I'm pretty much ambidextrous?

"Dragonlady" <dragonlady spamblocker@cableone.net> wrote in message
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>
> "Adam Corolla" <nospam@nospam03550265902.com> wrote in message
> news:P_OdnT6GWYboGPTanZ2dnUVZ_hKdnZ2d@giganews.com ...
>>
>> "Dragonlady" <dragonlady spamblocker@cableone.net> wrote in message
>> news:13mh4jf6b26rr7a@corp.supernews.com...
>>>
>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I'm not sure about me. I've taken a few informal tests which
>>>>>>>> showed that my way of thinking is unusually balanced between male
>>>>>>>> and female thought tendencies (and right-brain, left-brain as
>>>>>>>> well.) So maybe I am capable of a dim sort of glimpse into the
>>>>>>>> female psyche. Scary!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> There are tests that determine that? Wow!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Oh yeah, there are tests for darned near every aspect of the mind you
>>>>>> can think of. If I get some time later I'll see if I can find the
>>>>>> ones I mentioned.
>>>>>
>>>>> Is this one of those internet test things?
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Here are a few:
>>>>
>>>> http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%22are+you+left+brain+or+right+brain%22&btnG=Google+Search
>>>>
>>>
>>> Ok, first I'm left brained, then I'm right brained. Is that what
>>> happened to you?
>>
>>
>> LOL you mean the spinning lady? I think that's a poor test, but it shows
>> I'm mostly left-brained which is probably more true now than back when I
>> took those magazine tests. The only time I saw it spinning the other way
>> was while I was reading the text, I unexpectedly saw the direction of the
>> twirling reverse in my peripheral vision. It happened once again today
>> when I was about to close the window and glanced up to the top. It seems
>> like I can only see the statue spinning clockwise when I'm not trying to
>> and when I'm not looking directly at at. After I see it spinning
>> clockwise, I can look directly at it and it will continue to spin
>> clockwise until I look away again.
>>
> I thought it was kind of a dumb test, myself. That's pretty much what
> happened to me. When I first opened the page, it was spinning
> counter-clockwise. When I looked away, it changed to clockwise, and I
> couldn't get it to change back. Almost all of the tests on the page that
> came up from your link were using the spinning lady, but I finally found
> one that didn't, and it said I was 55% right brained and 45% left brained.
> :P Maybe that explains why I'm pretty much ambidextrous?


Cool, that makes sense! I couldn't look at most of the tests because the
sites were blocked from where I work, but the spinner opened of course.