Women and texting

lazybones32 · 20-08-2016 11:00PM

One More Toy wrote: »

What is up with women texting all day? The missus practically live tweets me her day, I pretend to be asleep sometimes just to get some peace

2nd last gf used text so much that we had nothing to talk about when we actually did meet (didn't stop her from talking though).

Almost every activity a woman engages can be traced back to some sort of insecurity.

STB. · 20-08-2016 11:14PM

Autosport wrote: »

Whoa now, Steady there

I'm guessing this a bad time to mention the Harry Enfield sketch about knowing ones limits.

endacl · 20-08-2016 11:15PM

Samaris wrote: »

it may be more your missus than her reproductive organs doing the texting.

That would be some trick...

learn_more · 21-08-2016 02:08AM

One More Toy wrote: »

What is up with women texting all day? The missus practically live tweets me her day, I pretend to be asleep sometimes just to get some peace

Their not texting , their trying to turn their phone on.

Surreptitious · 21-08-2016 02:44AM

lazybones32 wrote: »

2nd last gf used text so much that we had nothing to talk about when we actually did meet (didn't stop her from talking though).

Almost every activity a woman engages can be traced back to some sort of insecurity.

So you had nothing to talk about but she was talking? How does that work exactly?

NikoTopps · 21-08-2016 05:26AM

Nothing beats an actual chinwag!

arayess · 21-08-2016 07:30AM

IvyTheTerrible wrote: »

It's terrible how all women are all the same all the time. Don't know how anyone puts up with us! :P

men do seem to have similar complaints about their ladies ....

so yeah women are pretty similar...you have good points though, that's why we put up with you

Teyla Emmagan · 21-08-2016 08:51AM

Just tell her it's annoying and to stop.

aaronjumper · 21-08-2016 09:04AM

Teyla Emmagan wrote: »

Just tell her it's annoying and to stop.

Text it to her.

Winterlong · 21-08-2016 09:29AM

aaronjumper wrote: »

Text it to her.

On facebook. Nothing should be private.

Samaris · 21-08-2016 01:23PM

Stigura wrote: »

Good lord; Do they? I honestly never knew that. I'm a two fingered typist. If I need to send a text, on my phone? I pick out one character at a time, with my index finger. Just figured everyone did that.

Wow! Hell, no! I just opened the text bit on my phone. If I tried to use my thumb, I'd be writing a complete sentence of gibberish with every, attempted, key stroke!

I text so infrequently these days that I had to give that definite thought (and indeed find my phone to see how I text). Back when mobiles had the raised pads for letters, I'd text with my thumbs. With the screen-typing though, thumbs are just a menace to me.

Wigglepuppy · 21-08-2016 04:55PM

lazybones32 wrote: »

Almost every activity a woman engages can be traced back to some sort of insecurity.

Wow, no hiding the bitterness there.

Eramen · 21-08-2016 05:06PM

A lot of women have low self-esteem and it's given rise to these sort of addictions. Texting people their day every-day is a paradoxical pick-me-up.

Sound Bite · 21-08-2016 05:30PM

It would be great if someday on boards there could be a thread about women that didn't include references to:

- being in the kitchen
- poor driving
- any other stupid sexist remark

It's so frequent on boards & is continually raised as an issue but nothing changes. Casual misogyny is always acceptable on boards it seems. No wonder the site is dying.

Wigglepuppy · 21-08-2016 05:48PM

The stuff about the kitchen is only a joke in fairness, and overall I haven't seen much actual hostility towards women but certainly on this thread and the one about overweight children there is some "Women" or "mothers" do/are xyz, when stuff that applies to both genders is what's being referred to.

Sound Bite · 21-08-2016 06:24PM

Wigglepuppy wrote: »

The stuff about the kitchen is only a joke in fairness, and overall I haven't seen much actual hostility towards women but certainly on this thread and the one about overweight children there is some "Women" or "mothers" do/are xyz, when stuff that applies to both genders is what's being referred to.

It's a very poor joke if that's what it is.

Can you explain where the humour is? Do you think it's acceptable?

There is a continual undercurrent of misogyny on boards and it is tolerated. I'm not even a fan of the feminist agenda & think it's damaging in a lot of cases but there is no denying that misogyny is accepted on boards.

21-08-2016 06:33PM

Sound Bite wrote: »

. Casual misogyny is always acceptable on boards it seems. No wonder the site is dying.

You mean like when men text it's communicating, but when women text it's a pathology?

Wigglepuppy wrote: »

The stuff about the kitchen is only a joke in fairness, and overall I haven't seen much actual hostility towards women but certainly on this thread and the one about overweight children there is some "Women" or "mothers" do/are xyz, when stuff that applies to both genders is what's being referred to.

Or 'females'.

Wigglepuppy · 21-08-2016 06:47PM

Sound Bite wrote: »

It's a very poor joke if that's what it is.

Can you explain where the humour is? Do you think it's acceptable?.

Just using irony. It's not a great joke but not meant literally.

I agree "Women are terrible drivers" is not a well substantiated claim. In my experience bad drivers are mostly old people, and 50/50 male/female. Occasionally a younger person is a dreadful driver and could be male or female. And dangerous drivers are more likely to be young men. Maybe that was a joke using irony too though.

diomed · 21-08-2016 07:22PM

Sound Bite wrote: »

There is a continual undercurrent of misogyny on boards and it is tolerated. I'm not even a fan of the feminist agenda & think it's damaging in a lot of cases but there is no denying that misogyny is accepted on boards.

I'm denying it.

tomwaterford · 21-08-2016 07:26PM

Sound Bite wrote: »

It's a very poor joke if that's what it is.

Can you explain where the humour is? Do you think it's acceptable?

There is a continual undercurrent of misogyny on boards and it is tolerated. I'm not even a fan of the feminist agenda & think it's damaging in a lot of cases but there is no denying that misogyny is accepted on boards.

It's a poor joke. ...but not one to be offended by imo

Much the same as the joke/pop at male posters is that they are fat,30 somethings,living in their parents basements,sitting in only dirty white y-fronts on a PC,with no social skills to speak of

Its A poor joke and viewpoint that noone really believes

Wibbs · 21-08-2016 07:32PM

Sound Bite wrote: »

Casual misogyny is always acceptable on boards it seems. No wonder the site is dying.

Actually and funny enough before the "down with sexism!!"(against women of course) drive on Boards, particularly After Hours, when the forum was chock full of yore ma and other examples of that kinda humour that you take such gross insult over the site was growing, not contracting. If anything it's been the spate of humourless Helen Lovejoy's wittering on about all sorts of isms that has the site contracting.

Alongside over moderation the second accusation levelled at the site is how overly "leftie PC" it is. IMH it's actually not bad on either score and so long as you don't start taking the piss you're fine and your opinion is fine(if you can defend it).

Wibbs · 21-08-2016 07:34PM

tomwaterford wrote: »

Much the same as the joke/pop at male posters is that they are fat,30 somethings,living in their parents basements,sitting in only dirty white y-fronts on a PC,with no social skills to speak of

Ah but TW you forget the first rule of Fight Club modern feminism; women are the only victims and it's always men's fault. Therefore that above joke/meme doesn't count.

Aineoil · 21-08-2016 07:49PM

Back in the days (circa 1990) my (now) husband and I were on the quays in Dublin driving towards O' Connell Street, after work.

I was chatting and nattering away to him, as I would usually do. We were stuck in traffic and he reached down to turn off the radio.

Only thing the radio wasn't on....... I still married him.

I remind him of that incident at times!

LorMal · 21-08-2016 10:28PM

Sound Bite wrote: »

It's a very poor joke if that's what it is.

Can you explain where the humour is? Do you think it's acceptable?

There is a continual undercurrent of misogyny on boards and it is tolerated. I'm not even a fan of the feminist agenda & think it's damaging in a lot of cases but there is no denying that misogyny is accepted on boards.

Of course it's a joke. My missus had a great laugh at it earlier while she was doing the hoovering. She was still chortling later while she was cooking the dinner and then doing the washing up.

Stigura · 21-08-2016 10:43PM

LorMal wrote: »

Of course it's a joke. My missus had a great laugh at it earlier while she was doing the hoovering. She was still chortling later while she was cooking the dinner and then doing the washing up.

I hope she got the bloody ironing done then, before ye took her upstairs to give ye a good servicing?

Stigura · 21-08-2016 10:54PM

Samaris wrote: »

Back when mobiles had the raised pads for letters, I'd text with my thumbs. With the screen-typing though, thumbs are just a menace to me.

Yeah. I guess raised pads would have made it easier? I honestly don't remember. I'd far sooner just call someone. I mean; If you texed me and said; " I'll be there in 10. " I'd text back, " K. "

But, if wanted to ask ye to bring your copy of " No Country For Old Men "? Fcuk That! Way too much hassle. I'd just call ye and Say it!

Dunno. I see all these young girls, in pubs and shops, rattling their thumbs across their phones. Clearly reading a reply. Then doing the thumbs thing again. Never see blokes do it.

Maybe it is a female thing

El Hombre · 21-08-2016 11:05PM

Wibbs wrote: »

Actually and funny enough before the "down with sexism!!"(against women of course) drive on Boards, particularly After Hours, when the forum was chock full of yore ma and other examples of that kinda humour that you take such gross insult over the site was growing, not contracting. If anything it's been the spate of humourless Helen Lovejoy's wittering on about all sorts of isms that has the site contracting.

Alongside over moderation the second accusation levelled at the site is how overly "leftie PC" it is. IMH it's actually not bad on either score and so long as you don't start taking the piss you're fine and your opinion is fine(if you can defend it).

Don't be talking sense you big old sexist, racist bigot (insert whatever other 'ist ) :pac:

Wibbs · 21-08-2016 11:23PM

El Hombre wrote: »

Don't be talking sense

i shall continue to not do so as before Sir!

STB. · 21-08-2016 11:31PM

NikoTopps wrote: »

Nothing beats an actual chinwag!

Yeah I'm still seeing that as nothing beats an actual spicebag

Wigglepuppy · 21-08-2016 11:54PM

Stigura wrote: »

Yeah. I guess raised pads would have made it easier? I honestly don't remember. I'd far sooner just call someone. I mean; If you texed me and said; " I'll be there in 10. " I'd text back, " K. "

But, if wanted to ask ye to bring your copy of " No Country For Old Men "? Fcuk That! Way too much hassle. I'd just call ye and Say it!

Dunno. I see all these young girls, in pubs and shops, rattling their thumbs across their phones. Clearly reading a reply. Then doing the thumbs thing again. Never see blokes do it.

Maybe it is a female thing

I'd say it undoubtedly is. I think people just object to comments like "Almost every activity a woman engages can be traced back to some sort of insecurity".

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