nope, you've just got an expensive one. that's standard issue. =)
That's what I'd do if I were king :)
(also I feel I should point out that jokes about race tend not to be equivalent in offensiveness to jokes about sex, so this whole premise is largely irrelevant)
While these comments are sexist, that doesn't necessarily make them incorrect.
I've been biting my (virtual) tongue, holding back the same observation that you made.
and S/N for jokes is frequently low
and jokes are frequently divisive
and lots of people will give a quick upvote to something that gives them a reward for reading (i.e. makes them laugh)
and evaporative cooling
and yadda yadda yadda
Edit: The first one was actually a compliment to the wife. The second one was meant as a joke, just as all women joke about men not being too smart.
Either: a) You're just making this up. Humans are just not that invariable. I've had hundreds of casual night-out buddies of both sexes... and I would be lying if I could state any thread that ran through all of one gender, anatomical traits aside.
Hell, I'd be hard pressed to find a thread that ran through even half of them, with the possible exceptions of 'likes to imbibe some form of inebriating substance' and 'speaks English'
b) You state 'joking', so perhaps all general criticisms of men were considered serious statements?
c) You state you don't remember, so perhaps you get so blind drunk you can't remember any conversation?
"all women, always" is not that much worse than "no women, never"
Of course "no women, never" argument is just as stupid as, "all women, always" argument. If I made the argument. You took my rather short counterpoint/anecdote and ran away with it. Far, far away.
How do you go from a few hundred casual drinking buddies over the years to blind-drunk nightly excursions That was one of three options in my "Either" list, jokingly picking up on your "I don't remember" comment.
When you're complaining of other people taking you out of context, it behooves you to take them in context.
The "no woman, never" thing was referring to you saying that in your vast experience of socialising with women, you do not recall a single incidence of -foo-. In casual talk, that's making the point "no, never".
/takes off his snobbish cape
It's a lesson in how to treat customers in a way that rewards their humanity. The end result is that this guy and his wife will likely be Apple customers for life. That's likely upwards of 30 years of loyalty for the cost of a single iPad.
I'm sorry I didn't add this comment the moment I submitted the story, but I figured most people would take away what they came with. Good question! And feel free to stay skeptical and have high standards. Let your snob flag fly!
http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2351266
It seems to me that both jokes are in the same vein: referencing a satirical husband-wife power stereotype. But no one is complaining about the male stereotype.