Men are better than women at Monopoly
According to a study conducted at Stanford, when both genders play games whose object is to acquire territory, the part of the brain associated with reward and addiction is more active in males.

What else do women suck at?
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Thu 3 Sep 2009, 9:39, 53 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

My cock.
Sorry. Too obvious.
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Thu 3 Sep 2009, 9:42, Reply)

/steps back twenty paces..
/runs up
/SPANG!!
(Poppet some assembly required., Thu 3 Sep 2009, 9:45, Reply)

We're not great at peeing while standing up
We also have a tendency to worry about everyone else rather than ourselves.
We also have a dreadful habit of being second class citizens in many parts of the world - I know! Women, eh?
( chickenlady b3ta's very own Elizabeth Taylor, Thu 3 Sep 2009, 9:43, Reply)

I can pee while standing up.
I just make a bloody mess when I do it.
( girlinthehole, Thu 3 Sep 2009, 9:45, Reply)

My girlfriend discovered on holiday
that she had quite a bit of forward projection when she peed standing up (well, slightly squatting).

The circumstances of this discovery I shall leave untold, but it was nothing kinky. She was just having a wee outside.
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Thu 3 Sep 2009, 9:45, Reply)

It is possible
not just using a Shewee, but without too.

There are websites that give direct instructions (no, not those types of websites) I did a project on women standing up peeing and using urinals some years ago.
( chickenlady b3ta's very own Elizabeth Taylor, Thu 3 Sep 2009, 9:48, Reply)

She was pleasantly surprised
by this discovery. I should add that we were somewhere out in the middle of nowhere at the time - it's not like she had a pee on a street corner or anything!
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Thu 3 Sep 2009, 9:52, Reply)

Apparently I was obsessed with trying to do this this when I was about 4 years old
"No mummy, I won't sit down, I wanna wee like our Michael!!"
Which was probably the 1980s equivalent of wanting to do a poo at Paul's.
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Thu 3 Sep 2009, 11:00, Reply)

Choosing partners.
Or is that just me?
( girlinthehole, Thu 3 Sep 2009, 9:44, Reply)

Men are just as bad at that
Ask anyone.
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Thu 3 Sep 2009, 9:46, Reply)

Cooking,
All of my male friends can cook to a decent level.
At least 3 of my female friends consider toast a meal.
(PsychoChomp, Thu 3 Sep 2009, 9:45, Reply)

......
Since when were we friends?? :P
(Poppet some assembly required., Thu 3 Sep 2009, 9:46, Reply)

Oh...

( Cawl, Thu 3 Sep 2009, 9:48, Reply)

HOW DARE YOU CONTRADICT ME!

(PsychoChomp, Thu 3 Sep 2009, 9:52, Reply)

OH!
This time, sir, the glove is ON THE OTHER MOTHER-FUCKING HAND!
( Cawl, Thu 3 Sep 2009, 9:53, Reply)

That's an awful question.
Although I'm kinda wondering now... "Women are better at cooking"... Seems fair enough... But why are so few women high-quality professional chefs?
( Cawl, Thu 3 Sep 2009, 9:47, Reply)

I think that's more to do with being able to swear profusely than actual cooking skills.

( girlinthehole, Thu 3 Sep 2009, 9:49, Reply)

Pffft,
I've met plenty of women who swear enough to make a sailor blush.
( Cawl, Thu 3 Sep 2009, 9:50, Reply)

That says more about the kind of women you hang out with ; )

( girlinthehole, Thu 3 Sep 2009, 9:52, Reply)

Hmmm...
Maybe...
( Cawl, Thu 3 Sep 2009, 9:56, Reply)

Because cheffing is still largely a glass ceiling-ed profession for women.
That said - the head chef at my work for the last six months was a woman. She was pretty fantastic.
(Poppet some assembly required., Thu 3 Sep 2009, 9:49, Reply)

Your countrys diet is beer and bbq's

(PsychoChomp, Thu 3 Sep 2009, 9:51, Reply)

And yours is chips and gravy.

(Poppet some assembly required., Thu 3 Sep 2009, 9:53, Reply)

Don't get me confused with a northener.

(PsychoChomp, Thu 3 Sep 2009, 9:53, Reply)

You're all northern from where I am mate.
You're about as far north as it can get.
(Poppet some assembly required., Thu 3 Sep 2009, 9:56, Reply)

Just for that,
I'm gonna find a way of making several tonnes of CFC's.
( Cawl, Thu 3 Sep 2009, 9:57, Reply)

awww I love you too...
from the bottom of my cold black heart.
(Poppet some assembly required., Thu 3 Sep 2009, 10:00, Reply)

You'll need
several tonnes of hydrocarbons, chlorine, fluorine and some catalyst.

There are several well documented processes.
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Thu 3 Sep 2009, 10:01, Reply)

Can you just make me some?

( Cawl, Thu 3 Sep 2009, 10:03, Reply)

nah love,
that requires EFFORT. :P
(Poppet some assembly required., Thu 3 Sep 2009, 10:07, Reply)

I used to fanny about
with such things, but the lab I was in has been taken over by the dark side (biochemistry) and the bloke I worked with who was an expert at CFC chemistry has gone off and done his own thing. So I can't do it these days.
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Thu 3 Sep 2009, 10:08, Reply)

Ah.
They don't make aerosols like they used to :(
( Cawl, Thu 3 Sep 2009, 10:09, Reply)

I still have a can at home
of 'proper' contact cleaner. With real nasty CFCs and everything.

I use some every so often just because I can.
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Thu 3 Sep 2009, 10:11, Reply)

Celebrity chefs tend to come out of the restaurant trade
which is notorious for it's rotten working hours and conditions - most women have family commitments.

People like Nigella came from a journalism background.
( chickenlady b3ta's very own Elizabeth Taylor, Thu 3 Sep 2009, 9:50, Reply)

That seems a fair answer.

( Cawl, Thu 3 Sep 2009, 9:51, Reply)

Deliah was a teacher or something.

(PsychoChomp, Thu 3 Sep 2009, 9:53, Reply)

...
"Her first job was as a hairdresser, and she also worked as a shop assistant and in a travel agency before starting her career in cookery."
( Cawl, Thu 3 Sep 2009, 9:55, Reply)

And don't forget
she's also a drunken football hooligan.
( chickenlady b3ta's very own Elizabeth Taylor, Thu 3 Sep 2009, 10:03, Reply)

I know it's awful
That's what gets replies. Well, that and lesbians.
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Thu 3 Sep 2009, 9:56, Reply)

I know it's a sweeping generalisation
but map reading, navigation and spatial awareness in general are not women's strong points.

Studies have been done on this, and it is true that women are generally inherently less good at parking cars etc than men.

However, women's brains are far better at multitasking than men's. It's quite possible for a woman to watch television, speak to her friend on the phone and do a sudoku at the same time, while still being able to spot a cobweb on the lampshade. Whereas I have to turn off the car radio when I'm looking for an address as I don't do multitasking at all.
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Thu 3 Sep 2009, 9:51, Reply)

The spacial awareness stuff is entirely true
young children show this - the boys are excellent at 3D modelling in their heads (like looking at a lego picture and being able to recreate it) whereas girls tend to acquire language - both verbal and written - at an earlier age. Male and female brains *are* different - neither is better than the other, both have developed to deal with different situations and environmental needs.
Women need to be able to multitask when dealing with a screaming baby, a young child about to run away and a hunter back from the forest who demands you cook the rabbit now. Or was that just me?
Men however, need to be able to look at the department shop (jungle) and know where the best place is for the widescreen tvs showing the F1 (prey).
( chickenlady b3ta's very own Elizabeth Taylor, Thu 3 Sep 2009, 10:00, Reply)

Shopping
As a man, my shopping is very much a 'seek out prey' technique.

I know what it is I've to buy, so I go into the shop and identify my purchase (prey), take it to the till and pay for it (make the kill) then escape the shop and go home quickly (protect the kill).

Although I'm never to be found shopping when F1 is on. That's telly-time.
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Thu 3 Sep 2009, 10:06, Reply)

I have a gay man inside me trying to get out
which is a pain when trying on clothes let me tell you.


Ahem...but I do the same thing - go, find, buy, go home. Although I do often stop at the local watering hole (cafe) for sustenance (coffee).
( chickenlady b3ta's very own Elizabeth Taylor, Thu 3 Sep 2009, 10:09, Reply)

I do browse briefly in some shops
Such as car showrooms, electrical shops and B&Q.

But I soon get bored. And I detest clothes shopping. I do it only when necessary, and then only for the shortest possible time. I did lots in a single hour in the US on holiday, which will satisfy my clothing needs for a good year or so.
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Thu 3 Sep 2009, 10:13, Reply)

I have to admit
that I like browsing in DIY shops sometimes - especially if they have a garden centre attached. I have a thing about power tools - at the moment I'm enjoying a fruitful affair with a reciprocating saw - the two apple trees in the garden aren't happy about this though.
( chickenlady b3ta's very own Elizabeth Taylor, Thu 3 Sep 2009, 10:15, Reply)

Only shops I browse in
Are CD/DVD/Bookshops and Junk Shops.
( Cawl, Thu 3 Sep 2009, 10:18, Reply)

what do you recommend for sawing up old bits of pine furniture?
I'm all for using my normal handsaw but Catface says it makes his arm hurt.
( crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Thu 3 Sep 2009, 11:10, Reply)

Just tell him to MTFU,
And hit him harder.
( Cawl, Thu 3 Sep 2009, 11:16, Reply)

If you're not fussy about neat cuts
then use a bushman saw. It'll make short work of most softwood. It's also handy for hacking branches off trees.

Otherwise, a decent sharp general woodworking saw should do.

And give Catface a bit of a workout to build him up.
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Thu 3 Sep 2009, 11:20, Reply)

Definitely a reciprocating saw if you can lay your hands on one
they are ACE!
Like a hot knife through butter when I took out some large branches of both the apple trees and a pine tree.

Otherwise consider an axe - it's not any better but the feeling of being on the edge and being prepared is rather good.
( chickenlady b3ta's very own Elizabeth Taylor, Thu 3 Sep 2009, 12:48, Reply)

Test driving
Where I work, the pass rate for males taking the advanced test driving course is 62%.

The pass rate for females is 11%.
( rubberduck should only be used after consulting with your GP, Thu 3 Sep 2009, 9:54, Reply)

Compromising
Never met a woman that would compromise once she had decided how she wanted it.
( Peej, Thu 3 Sep 2009, 10:00, Reply)

Our taste in men.

( crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Thu 3 Sep 2009, 11:09, Reply)