Give 'em hell, James.

Or something...

Jack


On 2/22/08, James Newton <jamesnewton@massmind.org> wrote:
> I would like to see clinical studies or other solid proof of this assertion
> regarding the behavior of men and women or a retraction of the over
> generalization of the gender.
>
> My wife, my daughter, my sister in law and many of my female friends do not
> fit that stereotypical description. The person who originally admitted to
> (purposely) moving slowly with the payment of cash was, I believe, male.
>
> The PICList is not a place for making unsupported, stereotypical, gender
> biased comments.
>
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> James Newton
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: piclist-bounces@mit.edu [mailto:piclist-bounces@mit.edu] On Behalf Of
> Tony Smith
> Sent: Friday, February 22, 2008 10:52
> To: 'Microcontroller discussion list - Public.'
> Subject: RE: [OT] Hoist by my own petard
>
> > > Jinx wrote:
> > >> After years of clever-dick messing with shop-staff heads,
> > one got me
> > >> back.
> >
> > --- snip ---
> >
> > Obnoxious, but I like to be deliberately slow getting out
> > change when I'm paying cash.  Usually the clerk gets in a
> > hurry and keys the bill amount and just totals out before I
> > ever get out the $0.03 it would take to get me back a nice
> > pile of silver.  Nothing brings a store to a halt faster then
> > watching them try to make change in their heads! :)
>
>
> I often point how men & women act differently in supermarket queue.  Women
> tend to be startled by the 'and that'll be $$$' comment from the cashier, as
> if the idea of having to pay had never occurred to them.  This leads to a
> rummage thru the bag, then a rummage thru the purse etc etc.
>
> Meanwhile the men towards the head of the queue are jingling the few coins
> needed to buy the milk or waving a note about, often giving it to the
> cashier at the same time as the items.
>
> All of them waiting are fantasising about punching the woman slowing thing
> down in the back of the head.  Doubly so if she pulls out a cheque book.
> Cheques, I mean, come on, 1950 was years ago.
>
> I think anyone doing it for fun should be hoisted on a petard.  Shopping?
> Yeah, love it.  It's tops, mate.
>
> Tony
>
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