This week I came across
two stories that made me laugh, but also made me question the sense of men – in
a humorous rather than a judgmental way!
The first story was
actually a review on Amazon that has been doing the rounds on e-mail, and
facebook, and for very good reason. It’s hilarious.
The review is on the
product Veet for men, and the “loose cannon” as he describes himself was just fool
enough to ignore the warning labels on the product and apply the cream to his
private areas! The consequences of his action were pretty predictable, and
whilst I’m sure he regrets his decision I feel fairly certain that all the
readers of his review don’t. I also reckon that all the other men out their
contemplating the same course of action don’t either, and I bet they’ll now think
twice before doing the same thing!
Honestly though, men!
It’s not like there weren’t warnings that the product was not suitable for that
area, and also you’ve got to wonder why he felt the need to remove all the hair
in that general area! Additionally it’s got to be said that this guy didn’t
just not read the warning, but he also ignored the general advice given on the
back of these sorts of creams that suggest that you test a sample area first.
Regardless of his
reasoning or lack of caution, his review has made for excellent amusement for
many a bored office worker this week and is to be saluted.
Yet just when you think
that the folly of men couldn’t be exemplified any better than this, you come
across another example of the age old classic. A man writing something on
e-mail, or attaching something to an e-mail that he shouldn’t, and then sending
it to probably one of the only few people that shouldn’t be privy to it.
This week’s folly was
made by a 28 year old Manhattan resident, who had been keeping a spreadsheet on
the twelve women that he’d been dating. Aside
from the obvious first thought, which is why would you do this? The next
thought is always why would you attach it onto any e-mail, least of all onto
one to a woman who features on the spreadsheet!
His logic is that he’s
busy, and twelve women’s attributes and weaknesses are a lot to remember. He
could surely just be more ruthless in his dating, and therefore save himself
the hassle of having to try to remember twelve different women and all the
things that he liked and disliked about each one. Or he could just maybe given
the women a better chance of having anything more than just a one or two date
“thing” with him.
Yet you’ve got to sort of
admire his organisational skills, and I think that it would be hilarious in a
competency based interview if he used this as an example of a time when he was
able to organise efficiently and deal with competing demands on his time!
Both men have clearly
been a little senseless, and as a woman I’ve found both stories brilliant in
terms of comedy value. Yet I wonder? Was Loose Cannon nuts or just desperate to
be bald, and was Mr Spreadsheet insensitive and stupid or just a little naïve
and careless?
I think both can be put
down to the folly of men, and you’ve got to wonder how men have managed to rule
both the world and the boardroom for so long! Yet I do wonder if they rule the
boardroom at the headquarters of Veet? A part of me can’t help imagining a room
full of women, laughing and knowing that there would be men out there that would
ignore the warnings and apply the cream to their....!
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