Hogamus Higamus
The Man, Woman Thing16 total reviews
Comment from el twelve
OMG, a gazillion times, I am laughing hysterically. My god I hope you are a writer and have written books because if not what a waste. I love humor, and reading this I was sure you were in my head. I used to have what I called a class in Male Bashing 101. They are such great material. I have read all of Erma Bombeck and now a lady Loretta LaRush.
reply by the author on 29-Dec-2012
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OMG, a gazillion times, I am laughing hysterically. My god I hope you are a writer and have written books because if not what a waste. I love humor, and reading this I was sure you were in my head. I used to have what I called a class in Male Bashing 101. They are such great material. I have read all of Erma Bombeck and now a lady Loretta LaRush.
Comment Written 29-Dec-2012
reply by the author on 29-Dec-2012
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Men are just too easy a target at times, they provide such wonderful raw material that just screams satire!
I did take pity on them at the very end and threw them a bone with the Robin Williams quote. They all think they take a bath when it comes to divorce and money, but that is just part of their delusion perception.
Glad you enjoyed this, I had a lot of fun writing it.
I see you are an Erma Bombeck fan and I am too. I loved her writing and so wanted to do what she did.
Comment from Southern Writer
The best piece of humor I have read in a long time. I, myself, fluxuate between thinking we women are stupid for putting up with the crap men do and thinking men are stupid because they will do lots of dumb crap to have sex with a woman.
Loved the words of wisdom from Williams and Carlin.....
Loved the part "...they act stupid...believe that to be a survival technique.
My sister-in-law said she used to ask her husband what he was thinking about and his answer everytime was "nothing." She said she finally realized he was telling the truth.
reply by the author on 17-Nov-2012
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The best piece of humor I have read in a long time. I, myself, fluxuate between thinking we women are stupid for putting up with the crap men do and thinking men are stupid because they will do lots of dumb crap to have sex with a woman.
Loved the words of wisdom from Williams and Carlin.....
Loved the part "...they act stupid...believe that to be a survival technique.
My sister-in-law said she used to ask her husband what he was thinking about and his answer everytime was "nothing." She said she finally realized he was telling the truth.
Comment Written 17-Nov-2012
reply by the author on 17-Nov-2012
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I loved this review, it is so funny! Thank you!
Comment from adewpearl
Love the attitude in your opening line
I just love the four line poem LOL
dream-induced poem - add the hyphen
Once a woman digests these words, - add comma
love the octopus imagery
state of monogamy, however - should be ;however,
My favorite comedian, George Carlin, - add second comma
love the Carlin insight LOL
great observations on wanting meaningful dialogue with a man
Namaste, my sisters - add comma for direct address
What a witty essay. :-) Brooke
reply by the author on 17-Nov-2012
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Love the attitude in your opening line
I just love the four line poem LOL
dream-induced poem - add the hyphen
Once a woman digests these words, - add comma
love the octopus imagery
state of monogamy, however - should be ;however,
My favorite comedian, George Carlin, - add second comma
love the Carlin insight LOL
great observations on wanting meaningful dialogue with a man
Namaste, my sisters - add comma for direct address
What a witty essay. :-) Brooke
Comment Written 17-Nov-2012
reply by the author on 17-Nov-2012
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Thanks for the help Brooke and I'm glad you enjoyed the piece.
Comment from MidnightWriter4U
I wish I had a six star left! I have laughed my head off at this!!!!!
"I believe that to be a survival technique in order to escape rigorous questioning of their behavior and thus avoid self-incrimination; kind of like when a dog rolls over and plays dead."
"Say to a man "we need to talk" and you can visibly see his colon constricting."
What can I say to top that????!!! It's a self-review!!!
reply by the author on 17-Nov-2012
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I wish I had a six star left! I have laughed my head off at this!!!!!
"I believe that to be a survival technique in order to escape rigorous questioning of their behavior and thus avoid self-incrimination; kind of like when a dog rolls over and plays dead."
"Say to a man "we need to talk" and you can visibly see his colon constricting."
What can I say to top that????!!! It's a self-review!!!
Comment Written 17-Nov-2012
reply by the author on 17-Nov-2012
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I'm very happy that you enjoyed this piece. Trust me, your words alone are worth much more than six stars.
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Comment from Spiritual Echo
I could have written every word myself, such is my total agreement with every point you make.
God I miss Carlin. Remember the seven words one couldn't say on television...Saw him in Vegas a year or so before he passed.
Wonderful writing...fantastic references and quotes, obviously written by a very grounded woman.
reply by the author on 17-Nov-2012
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I could have written every word myself, such is my total agreement with every point you make.
God I miss Carlin. Remember the seven words one couldn't say on television...Saw him in Vegas a year or so before he passed.
Wonderful writing...fantastic references and quotes, obviously written by a very grounded woman.
Comment Written 17-Nov-2012
reply by the author on 17-Nov-2012
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Thank you so much for this generous review. I am so glad you liked the piece. Oh, yes, I miss Carlin so much, he was the master comedian; had a brilliant mind.
Comment from Gungalo
What a great story girl and it didn't take too much to come to the same conclusion as you did. Heheh. So many ways to say it aren't there? I like you definition of divorce.
reply by the author on 17-Nov-2012
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What a great story girl and it didn't take too much to come to the same conclusion as you did. Heheh. So many ways to say it aren't there? I like you definition of divorce.
Comment Written 16-Nov-2012
reply by the author on 17-Nov-2012
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Thank you, glad you enjoyed it. I actually stole that divorce definition directly from Robin Williams; thought I would throw the gents a bone, as that seems to be how they percieve divorce.
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LOL. It works.
Comment from Curtis Hatch
Marisa,
I found your story interesting and entertaining. Thank God there are differences between the sexes. As married male with 47 years of time grade with the same woman, I can say with certainty that much of what you wrote is true. I'm not sure I buy into the women are crazy and men are stupid theory. I submit that one of the major problems between the two are they are trying to REMAKE each other. When it comes to the anatomy, let me share this. My wife will agree and tell anyone I am the head of the family, but she quickly states her role as the neck...guess what controls the head. I thoroughly enjoyed the story. I needed the humor.
Godspeed,
Curtis
reply by the author on 15-Nov-2012
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Marisa,
I found your story interesting and entertaining. Thank God there are differences between the sexes. As married male with 47 years of time grade with the same woman, I can say with certainty that much of what you wrote is true. I'm not sure I buy into the women are crazy and men are stupid theory. I submit that one of the major problems between the two are they are trying to REMAKE each other. When it comes to the anatomy, let me share this. My wife will agree and tell anyone I am the head of the family, but she quickly states her role as the neck...guess what controls the head. I thoroughly enjoyed the story. I needed the humor.
Godspeed,
Curtis
Comment Written 15-Nov-2012
reply by the author on 15-Nov-2012
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Curtis, I'm so glad you enjoyed this piece. It was just a bit of exaggerated fun.
As for the women are crazy and men are stupid, that was just quintessential George Carlin and I loved his comedic take on things.
It is so great to hear that there are still those who have long lasting relationships, it speaks to character and I love that.
Comment from visionary1234
I could not resist this one Marisa - it was brilliantly witty and irreverent - and I love both those qualities! Loved the crap through a goose - love the octopus - love the channel surfing polygamy terror at can-we-talk (glazed deer in the headlights look - I know it well). Wonderful write my dear!!! :) Sharyn
reply by the author on 15-Nov-2012
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I could not resist this one Marisa - it was brilliantly witty and irreverent - and I love both those qualities! Loved the crap through a goose - love the octopus - love the channel surfing polygamy terror at can-we-talk (glazed deer in the headlights look - I know it well). Wonderful write my dear!!! :) Sharyn
Comment Written 15-Nov-2012
reply by the author on 15-Nov-2012
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Thank you so much for your very generous review. Once I got on a roll I couldn't stop. It is a topic that actually writes itself.
So pleased that you liked it.
Comment from Titanx9
You have so many humorous and memorable lines in this one that it is difficult to determine which ones I like best. Overall, you are spot on about male and female relationships. When I would tell my husband, we need to talk, he would go into a state of apoplexy. And when we talked, it was always one sided. I'll give it to you, you definitely know the sexes.
reply by the author on 15-Nov-2012
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You have so many humorous and memorable lines in this one that it is difficult to determine which ones I like best. Overall, you are spot on about male and female relationships. When I would tell my husband, we need to talk, he would go into a state of apoplexy. And when we talked, it was always one sided. I'll give it to you, you definitely know the sexes.
Comment Written 15-Nov-2012
reply by the author on 15-Nov-2012
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Glad you enjoyed it. As for my knowledge of the sexes, got it the hard way like everyone else.
Thank you for your great review.
Comment from jjstar
Woot Woot! Excellent piece, Marisa! You speak the truth, my sister! Your lifelong lessons have paid off. You have hit the nail on the head, taking information from many sources and combining them into one short essay highlighting the best explanations for our differences. Great job! Very well written, by the way..I find it very difficult to do any serious reading to edit when I'm very engaged in a piece.
How many epiphanies have we mere mortals had or thought we had===millions....
deathless lines===nice!!!
happen"oh, yes!===space between..
monogamous relationship is about as fruitful as trying to shove an octopus through a keyhole; it will be met with much resistance. ==just doesn't seem to come naturally for them
"Diz" from Stepford paid them a visit and rearranged their wiring. ===a very logical explanation..
If they play their cards just right they may never have to engage in a meaningful conversation with a woman again for the rest of their natural lives. ===you speak the complete truth..
running through his brain like crap through a goose===ain't that a vision...hahaha
reply by the author on 14-Nov-2012
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Woot Woot! Excellent piece, Marisa! You speak the truth, my sister! Your lifelong lessons have paid off. You have hit the nail on the head, taking information from many sources and combining them into one short essay highlighting the best explanations for our differences. Great job! Very well written, by the way..I find it very difficult to do any serious reading to edit when I'm very engaged in a piece.
How many epiphanies have we mere mortals had or thought we had===millions....
deathless lines===nice!!!
happen"oh, yes!===space between..
monogamous relationship is about as fruitful as trying to shove an octopus through a keyhole; it will be met with much resistance. ==just doesn't seem to come naturally for them
"Diz" from Stepford paid them a visit and rearranged their wiring. ===a very logical explanation..
If they play their cards just right they may never have to engage in a meaningful conversation with a woman again for the rest of their natural lives. ===you speak the complete truth..
running through his brain like crap through a goose===ain't that a vision...hahaha
Comment Written 14-Nov-2012
reply by the author on 14-Nov-2012
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Thank you, jjstar, for your great review, so glad you enjoyed the piece.