Women and Gadgets

October 20th, 2010 at 12:00 pm by David Farrar

Men are more likely to rate technology as a necessity of life than women, a recent survey suggests.

I read this, and my first thought was no that is not right. Sure e-mail and web is important, but I’d rather go without them than without women.

But then I realised that what they meant should be expressed as:

Men are more likely than women to rate technology as a necessity of life, a recent survey suggests.

The importance of order in a sentence!

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38 Responses to “Women and Gadgets”

Murray (8,832) Says:
October 20th, 2010 at 12:06 pm
You do know that the title of this post is going to get a lot of hits from people who are going to be dissapointed by the result don’t you.
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James Stephenson (1,476) Says:
October 20th, 2010 at 12:12 pm
I was going to suggest that women may indeed rate gadgets as neccessity of life rather than men…
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Pauleastbay (3,746) Says:
October 20th, 2010 at 12:21 pm
Whose going to be the first shallow bastard to mention ” vibrators, I wonder?
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fizzleplug (72) Says:
October 20th, 2010 at 12:21 pm
Does technology include sexy fembots?

Also: Women and gadgets. pics plz. KK thanx bai.
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Murray (8,832) Says:
October 20th, 2010 at 12:23 pm
That would be you Paul.
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Steve Wrathall (124) Says:
October 20th, 2010 at 12:27 pm
Transport minister makes speech on speed.
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dime (6,255) Says:
October 20th, 2010 at 12:29 pm
I always thought youd choose dudes over tech…
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Pascal (2,015) Says:
October 20th, 2010 at 12:29 pm
Odd. I filtered out the ludicrous implication and that gadgets were rated above women and understood it was referring to the importance men placed on gadgets versus the importance women place on gadgets. It was only when I read DPF’s comment that I had to go back and check.

I wonder if part of that isn’t a different birth language where the structure could more closely mirror what you’d speak in your native tongue. Unfortunately I couldn’t see where the writer originated from.
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RightNow (5,395) Says:
October 20th, 2010 at 12:44 pm
Maurice Williamson did declare he was going to marry his iPad in a civil union. There must be some iPad apps I don’t know about.
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OliverI (124) Says:
October 20th, 2010 at 1:14 pm
Paul Henry on woman and technology… lol

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bhudson (3,517) Says:
October 20th, 2010 at 1:17 pm
Murray / Pauleastbay,

No James Stephenson beat Paul to it by quite some minutes
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Jimbob (616) Says:
October 20th, 2010 at 1:34 pm
After a Woman has given you that look, you know the one that melts iron girders, your PC with a good internet connection is paradise. Women are needed for variety in life, but hey, everyone here knows how the system works.
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Murray (8,832) Says:
October 20th, 2010 at 1:36 pm
He didn’t use the word vibrator bhud.
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voice of reason (491) Says:
October 20th, 2010 at 1:40 pm
I am never surprised at the poor standard of writing in news reports, particularly the on-line versions.

Last week it was reported that the “breaks” on a bus failed causing it to crash into 6 cars.
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bhudson (3,517) Says:
October 20th, 2010 at 1:59 pm
Murray,

He didn’t. Very true. But it wasn’t half obvious…
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Kris K (3,570) Says:
October 20th, 2010 at 2:03 pm
Men are more likely to rate technology as a necessity of life than women …

At least my gadgets don’t answer back, or ask me where I’ve been and where I’m going, they don’t have off days, they’re available 24-7 and every day of the month, they never misinterpret what I mean – whichever button I push is never the wrong button, they generally ‘light up’ when I enter the room, and they never ask me how much I love them immediately following the input of data …

So perhaps the Herald had it right first time?
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Pascal (2,015) Says:
October 20th, 2010 at 2:11 pm
bhudson

But it wasn’t half obvious…

It wasn’t.

What is a hair straigtener? Or curling tongs? A mobile phone? A laptop? Or any variety of more mundane appliances that a woman could use in her normal, day to day life?

I guess if your mind is in the gutter yeah, you’d read “This is a gadget” and think vibrator. Thank fuck there are normal people out there though.
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Pauleastbay (3,746) Says:
October 20th, 2010 at 2:28 pm
Far out Pascal

I thought only total looney lefties were irony and humour impaired!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Murray (8,832) Says:
October 20th, 2010 at 2:33 pm
I believe you told us more about yourself than you did James bhud.

You claiming the strangel hold on normality are you pascal?
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James (1,338) Says:
October 20th, 2010 at 2:51 pm
Considering the drudgery and back breaking effort technology has relived Women from re housework etc…and the freedom that it has given them to make their own way in life without needing male support I’m rather suprised…..but I guess the smaller brain hasn’t cottoned on to those facts yet…

Yah!…….finally the big 1,000 posts! ;-0

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Pascal (2,015) Says:
October 20th, 2010 at 2:52 pm
Pauleastbay:

I thought only total looney lefties were irony and humour impaired!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I had not realised that the whole “woman = sex object only” thing was meant to be funny. There’s quite a bit more to them, you know?
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bhudson (3,517) Says:
October 20th, 2010 at 3:05 pm
Pascal – lighten up. The comment wasn’t even demeaning. It was an agreement that the comment/thought would come out early. And it did. I notice James Stephenson hasn’t lept back to claim that he never intended that.

It might show that i’ve got a sense of humour rather than a gutter mind. The “…” in James S’s comment made it all too obvious.

Meanwhile, if you want to be overly precious about it, go right ahead
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Brian Smaller (3,835) Says:
October 20th, 2010 at 3:11 pm
I had not realised that the whole “woman = sex object only” thing was meant to be funny. There’s quite a bit more to them, you know?

You mean they are not just sex objects?
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Pauleastbay (3,746) Says:
October 20th, 2010 at 3:31 pm
You mean they are not just sex objects?

I’m with you Brian, but evidently there’s a bit more to them. 20 years married and I’m still learning.!!!!!
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Murray (8,832) Says:
October 20th, 2010 at 3:39 pm
They’re not? When did this happen????
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Rex Widerstrom (4,965) Says:
October 20th, 2010 at 4:21 pm
What, I have to be the one that kickstarts the “20 reasons why gadgets are better than women” meme?

Well okay then…

20. When your computer doesn’t go down on you, it’s a good thing.
19. A computer doesn’t pop up reminders about how much more skilled its previous users were.

Next…
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RRM (7,264) Says:
October 20th, 2010 at 4:27 pm
…total looney lefties were irony and humour impaired…

Apolitical humour to “The Left [this/that/the other]…” in only 18 posts. Sad really.
Some of you lads really don’t have anything else at all going on in your lives do you?
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RightNow (5,395) Says:
October 20th, 2010 at 4:28 pm
I remember the days when a computer would happily accept a 3.5″ floppy
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Pauleastbay (3,746) Says:
October 20th, 2010 at 4:30 pm
………………
18 Computers don’t mind if you share them with a friend.

17 No matter how ugly your computer is, you can show it to your friends.

next …..
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Hagues (711) Says:
October 20th, 2010 at 6:29 pm
16. You can have a computer for at home, one for at work, and one for travelling with, and none of them get jealous.
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Hagues (711) Says:
October 20th, 2010 at 6:32 pm
15. A late model slim laptop doesn’t turn into a old bulky desktop when you sober up.
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wreck1080 (2,852) Says:
October 20th, 2010 at 7:11 pm
I read it the correct way first off, but it could be read like that ha ha.
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lofty (1,255) Says:
October 20th, 2010 at 7:13 pm
14. Men like gadgets cause they can fiddle with their knobs.
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lofty (1,255) Says:
October 20th, 2010 at 7:14 pm
13. Men like gadgets cause most of em are shaped like a box.
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dad4justice (7,339) Says:
October 20th, 2010 at 7:17 pm
I have more gadgets on my tractor than any dish washer woman. Oh no Pascal please keep your powder dry and legs lovely.
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Rex Widerstrom (4,965) Says:
October 20th, 2010 at 7:53 pm
d4j: What gadgets can a tractor possibly have? GPS? “At the end of this row, make a u-turn and drive down the next”.

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PaulL (5,198) Says:
October 20th, 2010 at 9:44 pm
12: computers are easy to turn on
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PaulL (5,198) Says:
October 20th, 2010 at 9:48 pm
And since we started:

Marriage is a 3-ring circus:
Engagement ring, Wedding ring, and Suffering.
——————————————————
The last fight was my fault.
My wife asked,”What’s on the TV?”
I said, “Dust!”
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Do you know the punishment for bigamy?
Two mothers-in-law.
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A little boy asked his father,
“Daddy, how much does it cost to get married?”
And the father replied, “I don’t know, son, I’m still paying!”

Thank you, thank you, I’ll be here all week.
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