# Look at any m/f couple. Who's usually more miserable?
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/look-at-any-m-f-couple-whos-usually-more-miserable/311287
**Category:** The BBQ Pit
**Created:** [July 6, 2005, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/look-at-any-m-f-couple-whos-usually-more-miserable/311287 "2005-07-06T14:42:52Z")
**Posts on this page:** 13
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### Author:  [@John\_Carter\_of\_Mars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Carter_of_Mars)
#### Post date: [July 7, 2005, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/look-at-any-m-f-couple-whos-usually-more-miserable/311287/41 "2005-07-07T02:57:01Z")
> [@featherlou](#):
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> Is there something in the water this week? **People seem to be powder kegs, just set to blow**.
That’s why the men are happier. (This week, anyway…)
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### Author:  [@The\_Hook](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Hook)
#### Post date: [July 7, 2005, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/look-at-any-m-f-couple-whos-usually-more-miserable/311287/42 "2005-07-07T03:43:47Z")
> [@vibrotronica](#):
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> Well, this thread seems to be going well!
I’d never would’ve guessed the world of Prime Ministers would be so feisty.
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### Author:  [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)
#### Post date: [July 7, 2005, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/look-at-any-m-f-couple-whos-usually-more-miserable/311287/43 "2005-07-07T04:17:15Z")
Sure it’s not the world of ParaMutuels, or a Wendy O. Williams world dedicated to the PlasMatics?
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### Author:  [@Yeticus\_Rex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yeticus_Rex)
#### Post date: [July 7, 2005, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/look-at-any-m-f-couple-whos-usually-more-miserable/311287/44 "2005-07-07T05:18:06Z")
> [@featherlou](#):
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> Is there something in the water this week? People seem to be powder kegs, just set to blow.
It’s the anti-fluoride!
Damn you, Anti-Fluoride Nazis!
Damn you to hell!
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### Author:  [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)
#### Post date: [July 7, 2005, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/look-at-any-m-f-couple-whos-usually-more-miserable/311287/45 "2005-07-07T06:15:59Z")
OK, here’s an Arabic joke that was circulating in E-mail, and I am translating it for you:
There’s an Englishwoman, a Frenchwoman, and an Arab woman. They get together and agree to tell their husbands that until the husbands do their fair share of the housework, the women won’t do any either. Then they get back together a week later to compare their experiences.
The Englishwoman says, “On the first day, I didn’t see anything. On the second day, I didn’t see anything. On the third day, he washed the dishes.”
The Frenchwoman says, “On the first day, I didn’t see anything. On the second day, I didn’t see anything. On the third day, he did the cooking.”
The Arab woman says, “On the first day, I didn’t see anything. On the second day, I didn’t see anything. On the third day, I could see a little out of my left eye…”
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### Author:  [@Xploder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xploder)
#### Post date: [July 7, 2005, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/look-at-any-m-f-couple-whos-usually-more-miserable/311287/46 "2005-07-07T11:39:22Z")
> [@wring](#):
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> in what warped universe is **that** considered a clever put down line?
His own apparently.
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### Author:  [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)
#### Post date: [July 7, 2005, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/look-at-any-m-f-couple-whos-usually-more-miserable/311287/47 "2005-07-07T11:46:50Z")
> [@Clothahump](#):
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> Riiiigggghhhttt…
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> We’re just overjoyed as hell about having a life expectancy 7 years shorter than women, because women drive us to an early grave.
No.
We drive you to the poor house.
You drive us crazy.
Carpooling.
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### Author:  [@Mr.Slant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Slant)
#### Post date: [July 7, 2005, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/look-at-any-m-f-couple-whos-usually-more-miserable/311287/48 "2005-07-07T16:15:37Z")
> [@vibrotronica](#):
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> Well, this thread seems to be going well!
Well, neither combatant has whipped out the old “You’re Hitler” analogy or insult, so right now it’s just kind of muddling along.
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### Author:  [@LonesomePolecat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LonesomePolecat)
#### Post date: [July 7, 2005, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/look-at-any-m-f-couple-whos-usually-more-miserable/311287/49 "2005-07-07T17:25:09Z")
> [@Mr. Slant](#):
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> Well, neither combatant has whipped out the old “You’re Hitler” analogy or insult, so right now it’s just kind of muddling along.
They can’t be Hitler. _You’re_ Hitler.
Or maybe I’m Hitler. I don’t keep track of these things very well …
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### Author:  [@look\_ninjas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/look_ninjas)
#### Post date: [July 7, 2005, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/look-at-any-m-f-couple-whos-usually-more-miserable/311287/50 "2005-07-07T22:48:06Z")
> [@featherlou](#):
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> Is there something in the water this week? People seem to be powder kegs, just set to blow.
Fuck you! How dare you call me a powder keg? **I’M NOT A POWDER KEG!!!** Damn you, **featherlou**! Damn you to hell!
Sorry. I know. I just… I had to. Sorry.
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### Author:  [@bizzwire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bizzwire)
#### Post date: [July 7, 2005, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/look-at-any-m-f-couple-whos-usually-more-miserable/311287/51 "2005-07-07T23:02:24Z")
First thing I thought of when I saw the title was the old joke:
Q: Why do Jewish men die before their spouses?
A: Because they want to.
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### Author:  [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)
#### Post date: [July 8, 2005, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/look-at-any-m-f-couple-whos-usually-more-miserable/311287/52 "2005-07-08T02:42:04Z")
> [@Shirley Ujest](#):
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> No.
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> We drive you to the poor house.
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> You drive us crazy.
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> Carpooling.
But we save gas when we drive, 'cuz it’s a shorter trip. 😃😃
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### Author:  [@sturmhauke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sturmhauke)
#### Post date: [July 9, 2005, 8:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/look-at-any-m-f-couple-whos-usually-more-miserable/311287/53 "2005-07-09T08:05:02Z")
> [@Cemetery Savior](#):
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> Kind of a loaded OP, but I’ll play.
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> I think the mall may be the single worst place for a couple to go. I have been on that particular trip many, many times.
A lot of malls these days have gadget stores and video game stores. You should arrange to check those out and arrange to meet somewhere in a couple hours. Works for me most of the time. Occasionally I get assigned “mobile clothes rack” duty though.
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