Ring any bells?

[Weed]

A man came home from work and found his three children outside, still in their pyjamas, playing in the mud, with empty food boxes and wrappers strewn all around the front yard. The door of his wife's car was open, as was the front door to the house and there was no sign of the dog.

Proceeding into the entry, he found an even bigger mess. A lamp had been knocked over, and the throw rug was wadded against one wall. In the front room the TV was loudly blaring a cartoon channel, and the family room was strewn with toys and various items of clothing. In the kitchen, dishes filled the sink, breakfast food was spilled on the counter, the fridge door was open wide, dog food was spilled on the floor, a broken glass lay under the table, and a small pile of sand was spread by the back door.

He quickly headed up the stairs, stepping over toys and more piles of clothes, looking for his wife. He was worried she might be ill, or that something serious had happened. He was met with a small trickle of water as it made its way out the bathroom door. As he peered inside he found wet towels, scummy soap and more toys strewn over the floor. Miles of toilet paper lay in a heap and toothpaste had been smeared over the mirror and walls.

As he rushed to the bedroom, he found his wife still curled up in the bed in her pyjamas, reading a novel. She looked up at him, smiled, and asked how his day went. He looked at her bewildered and asked, "What happened here today?"

She again smiled and answered, "You know every day when you come home from work and you ask me what in the world I do all day?"

"Yes," was his incredulous reply.

She answered, "Well, today I didn't do it

[oldherbaceous]

Dear weed i think you might have started something we might not hear the last of for a while.

Very funny.

[DahlisMarie]

Very good Weed

[Compo]

I like it, and yes women do work very very hard.

Compo

[Weed]

I deliberately didn't comment, sufficient to say that my daughter sent it through to me...perhaps she appreciates her Mum a little more now

[DahlisMarie]

Yes, and keep in mind that some may say that the word "man" is a diminutive of the word "woman".....

Both sexes work very hard but with different goals.

[Compo]

It is marvellous I think, I work in a team of mainly women, and we work really together, vive la difference I say!!

Compo

[alan refail]

[quote="DahlisMarie"]Yes, and keep in mind that some may say that the word "man" is a diminutive of the word "woman".....

But only if they don't know their Anglo-Saxon

In Old English the words wer and wyf (also wæpman and wifman) were what was used to refer to "a man" and "a woman" respectively, and "Man" was gender neutral. In Middle English man displaced wer as term for "male human", whilst wyfman (which eventually evolved into woman) was retained for "female human".

I think this says a lot more about equality.

Wer as in werewolf (= man-wolf)
Wyf as in huswyf (= woman of the house)
Man as in mankind (=human species)

More info on

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woman#Etymology

[The Grock in the Frock]

my house looks like that EVEN WHEN I DO ,DO SOMETHING

[DahlisMarie]

[quote="alan refail"][quote="DahlisMarie"]Yes, and keep in mind that some may say that the word "man" is a diminutive of the word "woman".....

But only if they don't know their Anglo-Saxon


Sorry Alan, that was my pathetic little attempt at a joke..

[oldherbaceous]

Dear DahlisMarie your joke wasn't that bad, mine are worse.

[alan refail]

Thought it might be DM. And I was just showing off
At least I didn't try the one about woe and man.