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But, but milum, you're missing something; a bum leg, or a lazy eye or something. Everybody knows that a kid from the wrong side 'o the tracks who's Mom-orphaned and drunk-Dadded, with no friends and hardly any education has to have a bum leg or lazy eye. OH, that or a dream...they gotta have a dream like a) becoming Pretty In Pink (oops no, that one's taken by Molly Ringwald) b) becoming a ninja (oops no, Karate kid got that one and mom's there but not dad) c) becoming a dancer (oops no, Keven Bacon got that one in Footloose - again mom's there, pop's not) All right, they're all taken, Raymond has got to have a bum leg or lazy eye. Oooo, wait, you could skip the whole bum leg, lazy eye imperative if you are the wise and all knowing teacher that'll set the kid on the straight path in life, teach him to have confidence in himself and believe in the strength within. Ah Dag nabbit, Yoda, I think that is. 
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I know that all stereotypes are flawed, but they do tend to show a trend. Mrs Rhubarb was employed for many years as a cartographical draughtsperson (actually, for so many years that when she started she was a draughtswoman!  ) I, for many years, was a professional driver. She and I drove in car rallies (yes - in a MG!) at one pint in our life, as did many of our friends. Typically, the male spouse held the steering wheel, the female one, the map. Mrs R and I often won the rallies and were always highly placed. Now, you would have thought that having a woman who drew maps for a living as navigator would give us a decided edge on that side of things whilst having an ex-professional driver at the wheel might help in the car handling bit. But it were her what drove an' me what navigated - always! 
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I know that all stereotypes are flawed, but they do tend to show a trend.
And so long as you'll admit the trends are changing, I'm with ya!
She and I drove in car rallies (yes - in a MG!) at one pint in our life, (emphasis mine)
Rhub!  Surely, you weren't drinking and driving...  but jokes aside: You were in rallies? Right, off to PM you now.
But it were her what drove an' me what navigated - always!
Interesting, that at a professional level (well, Australian Rally Championship) there are none of your combination. In the recent Harbour City Rally, there were at least 5 teams (that I saw) who had female navigators and male drivers.
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She and I drove in car rallies (yes - in a MG!) at one pint in our life,
Do slips come much more Freudian than this?
Awww, Max, that's no Freudian slip, they used pubs as checkpoints. Guiness sponsored 'em.
Now, a Brit trivia question: What's "MOWOG" stand for on MG bits and pieces? (Don't tell 'em, Rheuby!)
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...lives across the tracts Would those be the Bible tracts? -AnnaStrophic Dear Missus Mean Asp, Yes, I have a speech impediment. How indelicate of you to notice. I can't pronounce my ca...ca... K es. Missus belMardut noticed but she tempered her wit with kindness. You see, when I was none-years-old my mother left town. Her name was cu...cu...Kate. Oh stop it. Cry no tears for me. I have turned my handicap into a blessing. I help others. Do you know what I would do if I was lucky enough to live down the hallway from a rhematic maven such as Faldage? I would submit all my writings to him for perusal. Then, only after his edit and approval would I post them to a larger world. Uh oh...here comes Mister Milum. If he catches me fooling around with his computer he will hit me with a boo...boo...Book. Raymond RITFSmilling.
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women use landmarks
No, no. Both men and women use them - just different landmarks!
Ask any woman in Ireland for directions and she will use churches as landmarks. Ask any man and he will use pubs. 'struth!
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byb:
I think we all do what we have to do. We had a terrible cold snap here recently, and Peggy's car died an ugly death in the parking garage where she works. We couldn't get it towed out because the ceilings were too low to allow a wrecker in.
Peggy took a half day off from work, went to the auto parts store, bought a battery, and installed it in the car with nothing more than a nail file and an adjustable wrench (IN THE DARK!)
And as she put it quite proudly, "without even breaking a nail, though I did have to repair the polish on my left thumb. Used the nail as a screwdriver."
I'm still waiting for the wrecker! BTW the car started fine.
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You go, girl! It's not for nothin we say "Necessity is the mother of invention."
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