Hi again Belly,

In all seriousness I have to say that it does seem from my experience that women do indeed exercise a form of executive control in many households. That's not to say that their partners have no voice, but it does mean that often women seem to guide the agenda as a kind of maternal overseer.....what do you think?

I think I may have asked you this before, Poirot.

>>Go straight to your room, Belly...and when you come out you can chop the wood, vacuum the chook shed and get tonight's tea on....you'll find a list of what to do after that on the portable rack...<<

Is that you, dear...?

Belly that is rather unfair of you. Getting some of our hopes up, that you were going to give us the secret of controlling [a] woman, only to dash them is such a way.

We are all now totally depressed, finding that even an expert such as yourself has failed, & are merely another hen picked mess quivering in the corner.

We need heeeeelllllp.

Pericles,

(smile)

Good Lady's, girls, be assured I am on my knees.
Come! yes ! can we not find room to talk separately about controlling men?
Good women? bad men?
Have we lost our balance, how many have not laughed at those adds.
The beer ones,bloke talking woman?
Can it be we are not laughing at the adds and comparing them with people we know?
I included humor as second area this thread was to cover.
And yes, just as women let men think its their idea, men too let women think that.
See the big boat or even truck, costing far too much, with the wifes name on it.
Yep washed the dishes, cleaned the house, then sneaked out with the mates.
BUT SOME women scream and shout, threaten to leave take the kids, anything, to stop their man haveing a few mates she does not pick for him.
Why however is talking about this subject [do not hit me dear Lady's] wrong in isolation?

You know it just occurred to me how much I like this forum. I asked recently where are all the women?....but the undeniable truth is that I like conversing with you blokes. I like that we can disagree on some issues but still hold each other in relatively high esteem (well there are probably a few whose faces I'd like to place squarely in the centre of a custard pie, but they're in the minority)

...anyway, here's to blokes.

(now back to work you lot)