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Digital Prophet · **Let Me Know If Everything's Ok ... -** 05-10-2007, 02:29 PM

Six words. Seven syllables. One sentiment. Just "let me know everything's ok".

You would think that is a pretty simply thing to understand. How can you really misinterpret it? In fact let's deconstruct it:

Who are we letting know something? Me.
What are we letting me know? If it's ok.
If what is ok? Everything.

I think men can understand this. But women? Not so much. To my female friends (all of my friends are female) the phrase: "Let me know if everything's ok" is code for "Well if it worked out give me a call if you feel like it but if something went wrong please drop what you are doing and call me as fast as humanly possible on the nearest red emergency phone and tell me every little aspect of what made you mad, exactly what everyone said all while using a different annoying rendition of each person's individual voice then tell me how you really feel about it as loud as you humanly can in the most annoying shrill voice you can muster in one incredibly long single breath so there is no possible way I can get a word in edgewise".

Case in point: NoName had a doctor's appointment. "Let me know if everything is ok". Meaning I expect a call that goes like this:
"Hello"
"Everything is ok."
"Cool." Click.

Pft as if. She went on for 10 minutes about how there was bad traffic on I-10. (Duh). How she had to wait an hour and a half. The staff was rude. She had to wear the little paper gown. Blah blah blah blah.

Ten fricking minutes. TEN! Finally I had to kick the guy standing next to me in the office so he could yell and I could say I had to go. And after all that crap I still don't know how the actual exam went!

So the next time a man says "Well let me know if it goes ok" or some variation there of what he really means is "Let me know if it goes ok". And if it doesn't go ok?

Don't call.

Prophet out.

carrbowl · 05-10-2007, 02:33 PM

you must have the wrong woman...because my husband complains I don't give him enough details...I don't have time for all that crap...just stick to that facts...Now...I will say this..if she was talking on the cell phone and driving...that was the problem...what is it with people and driving and talking,...WHOOOO that'll get some dander up...

Digital Prophet · 05-10-2007, 02:35 PM

Pika and I think we love you ....

Prophet out.

chenology · 05-10-2007, 03:09 PM

puppies!

Digitalrebel11 · 05-10-2007, 03:15 PM

I have to ask even though I may make myself look stupid... who is Pika? lol

MarcoFromHouston · 08:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Digitalrebel11

I have to ask even though I may make myself look stupid... who is Pika? lol

Pft! Newbie!

Just kidding!

Do a search for Pika....... I promise you will be enlightened!

DJ. · 05-10-2007, 03:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Digital Prophet

"Wanna buy a monkey?".

http://www.trunkmonkey.com/content/category/4/68/51/

JohnRushing · 05-10-2007, 05:15 PM

After 24 years of marrage I can tell you most of the time if you ask a woman a question you had better be ready for a twenty minute answer when all that is need is a simple yes or no. Men are more direct and to the point but women like details. I guess that why that man (or woman because I'm not sure wrote it) made millions off the book Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus. Personally I would like to know why we had to be the ones from mars? Anyway! Men are more alert to physical language, like a hand shake, a nod of the head, a thumbs up. this is why sex is more important to men than it is to women. Women on the other hand are more word oreinted. They like lots of details when describing something like how their day went. That is why when us men want sex they want to talk. Goes back to that old saying "oposites attrack", we don't like to talk, they do. We place value on sex, they don't. Try this out, On your birthday which would you rather have happen. 1. your wife dresses up in a sexy outfit and treats you like a god all night answering to your ever desire, or 2. She turns off all the t.vs or stereos in the house and sets with you on the couch talking for hours about her feelings and who she sees yours and hers life beeing for the next twnty years. If your a normal man you will pick number 1 since your attracted to the physical form , most women will pick number 2 since they are attracked to the verbal form. There are exceptions though. Guess I did learn a little in psychology class

HotHolly · 05-10-2007, 06:06 PM

OMG! Yous did NOT start this thread!

DP - be glad someone likes you enough to spew all that vocab at you.

And John, I don't know. I hear lots of girls would like #1 offered to them. Birthday of not.

mjdmike · 05-10-2007, 06:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JohnRushing

....most women will pick number 2....There are exceptions though.

Key words, "most" and "exceptions".

I love those 'exceptions'...

carrbowl · 05-10-2007, 06:15 PM

WEll we are definitely screwed up at our house then...honey are you going to Home Depot tonight? Well I do need to get XXX and YYY so I can do this and that but I dneed to do this and that first and I probably should go therer and yadda yadda yadda yadda.... .........SO ARE YOU GOING???? OR NOT???? Answer the D*&^ question so I know!!!

PS We have been working on answering with yes or no...it isn't going well!!!!!