Fighting for the remote control
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I know, it seems like every other comedian has a bit about how men are different from women. I've always thought that was old news. If you're just figuring out that men and women differ, you might not be the sharpest tool in the shed.
And yet, those comparisons still make me laugh, and they still make me think. I've noticed that whereas women are generally in charge in the kitchen, the man ALWAYS wants to cook on the grill. Obviously there is fire involved, and we men must like fire at some primitive level. And I've noticed that men have to have the remote in their hands. It's a remote control, but men definitely want to control the remote. I don't know why.
We have a number of excellent writers in our network. Billy Coffey is one of our best. He's hilarious, and his recent essay on his fight for the remote with his daughter is a great one. Don't miss it.
Sexist I'm not, though I must admit I believe there are a few things men have a firmer handle on than women. Just a few, mind you.
Chief among these is the proper handling of the television remote control. This is most likely due to an almost childlike ignorance concerning its proper function on the part of the female. The remote is not used to simply turn the channel or adjust the volume. It's purpose is much more intricate--to obtain an overall grasp of station selections, striking an elegant balance between quality viewing and commercial evasion. Or, in more simplistic terms, to channel surf.
My wife has long abandoned any hope of holding the remote control. Not that I do not trust her with it. But watching her use it is painful to me in the way that a composer would be pained by watching a hillbilly use a Stradivarius. It is a skill, the handling of a remote. Something that cannot be taught but must be inborn.... READ MORE
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