# Latest Scientific Research Indicates Men Are Good For Something After All **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 7, 2003, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-scientific-research-indicates-men-are-good-for-something-after-all/211912 "2003-11-07T16:21:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Mooney252](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7c8e57/32.png) [@Mooney252](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mooney252)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2003, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-scientific-research-indicates-men-are-good-for-something-after-all/211912/21 "2003-11-09T14:49:05Z")
All kinds of important findings in that study: > [@](#): > > Sexual reproduction, she said, is costly in time and energy. ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Tiger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@Mama\_Tiger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Tiger)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2003, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-scientific-research-indicates-men-are-good-for-something-after-all/211912/22 "2003-11-09T17:45:27Z")
> [@](#): > > Lids off jars? > > They make these neat round rubber things for that. Without mine I never would’ve made it thru my single years. Around our house, Papa Tiger comes to ME to remove jar lids – not because I’m stronger, but because I’ve learned the Magic Technique. Guys, you all need to close your eyes and not read the next paragraph cause I don’t want to give away ALL my Female Secrets. Okay. Not looking? Good. Ladies, just hol the jar at an angle and tap the edge of the lid gently against something hard. Not too hard, don’t want to break it. But a gentle tap will break the seal that holds it on and allow you to unscrew it with one gentle twist of your oh-so-feminine-and-delicate hands. Works every time. 😃 Around here, the men are most useful for lawn care and dog-spoiling. And playing with power tools. ---
**Author:** ![Cartooniverse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cartooniverse/32/3084_2.png) [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2003, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-scientific-research-indicates-men-are-good-for-something-after-all/211912/23 "2003-11-09T21:13:10Z")
> [@](#): > > From the OP’s Link: > when conditions are tough, the male makes a key genetic contribution to keep the species going. What can I tell ya? When the going gets tough, the tough start coming. 😃 😃 😃 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2003, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-scientific-research-indicates-men-are-good-for-something-after-all/211912/24 "2003-11-09T21:23:25Z")
Just imagine the chaos of evacuations and other dangerous situations if there weren’t any men to stay behind and die. “To the lifeboats! Women and Children first!..Oh. Shit.” ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2003, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-scientific-research-indicates-men-are-good-for-something-after-all/211912/25 "2003-11-09T21:25:28Z")
Also imagine what would happen if there were no men around for certain women to blame everything on. No husbands to take the blame for the wife’s issues and failures. ---
**Author:** ![NajaNivea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/22d042/32.png) [@NajaNivea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NajaNivea)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2003, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-scientific-research-indicates-men-are-good-for-something-after-all/211912/26 "2003-11-09T23:07:40Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by thatDDperson \* > \*\*Did I ever tell y’all about the armadillo in the bathtub?? \*\* That’s generally where I can be found almost every evening 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![cajela](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9de0a6/32.png) [@cajela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cajela)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2003, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-scientific-research-indicates-men-are-good-for-something-after-all/211912/27 "2003-11-09T23:55:51Z")
I don’t know who’d ever wash the dishes and sew buttons on my shirts without Mr Cajela. ---
**Author:** ![MaxTheVool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2003, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-scientific-research-indicates-men-are-good-for-something-after-all/211912/28 "2003-11-10T00:44:03Z")
For the record, all available evidence does suggest that **Cecil Adams** is a man. Aside from him, though… 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Laughing\_Lagomorph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/6bbea6/32.png) [@Laughing\_Lagomorph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laughing_Lagomorph)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2003, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-scientific-research-indicates-men-are-good-for-something-after-all/211912/29 "2003-11-10T03:06:25Z")
If it weren’t for us guys everyone would just go around asking strangers for directions the minute they got lost while driving, and THEN where would the human race be, I ask you? Chaos and the abyss. ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2003, 7:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-scientific-research-indicates-men-are-good-for-something-after-all/211912/30 "2003-11-10T07:47:56Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Herge \* > **We’re needed for map reading, barbeques, putting up shelves, fixing cars, parallel parking…** And the spiders. Don’t forget the spiders. ---
**Author:** ![Ponder\_Stibbons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponder_stibbons/32/343_2.png) [@Ponder\_Stibbons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponder_Stibbons)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2003, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-scientific-research-indicates-men-are-good-for-something-after-all/211912/31 "2003-11-10T18:10:05Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Chimera \* > \*\*Also imagine what would happen if there were no men around for certain women to blame everything on. > > No husbands to take the blame for the wife’s issues and failures. \*\* Well, there’s always the dog … Of course, without men, certain words wouldn’t exist _at all_. So a woman would never utter the phrase “The dog farted”, but rather “I do believe that there are unfortunate odors eminating from yon canine.” 😉 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-scientific-research-indicates-men-are-good-for-something-after-all/211912.md?page=1)