What Men Really Mean
"I'm going fishing." Really means... "I'm going to drink myself dangerously stupid, and stand by a stream with a stick in my hand, while the fish swim by in complete safety."
"Let's take your car." Really means.... "Mine is full of beer cans, burger wrappers and completely out of gas."
"Woman driver." Really means.... "Someone who doesn't speed, tailgate, swear, make obscene gestures and has a better driving record than me."
"I don't care what color you paint the kitchen." Really means.... "As long as it's not blue, green, pink, red, yellow, lavender, gray, mauve, black, turquoise or any other color besides white."
"It's a guy thing." Really means.... "There is no rational thought pattern connected with it, and you have no chance at all of making it logical."
"Can I help with dinner?" Really means.... "Why isn't it already on the table?"
"Uh huh," "Sure, honey," or "Yes, dear." Really mean.... Absolutely nothing. It's a conditioned response like Pavlov's dog drooling.
"Good idea." Really means.... "It'll never work. And I'll spend the rest of the day gloating."
"Have you lost weight?" Really means.... "I've just spent our last $30 on a cordless drill."
"My wife doesn't understand me." Really means.... "She's heard all my stories before, and is tired of them."
"It would take too long to explain." Really means.... "I have no idea how it works."
"I'm getting more exercise lately." Really means.... "The batteries in the remote are dead."
"I got a lot done." Really means.... "I found 'Waldo' in almost every picture."
"We're going to be late." Really means.... "Now I have a legitimate excuse to drive like a maniac."
"Hey, I've read all the classics." Really means.... "I've been subscribing to Playboy since 1972."
"You cook just like my mother used to." Really means.... "She used the smoke detector as a meal timer, too."
"I was listening to you. It's just that I have things on my mind." Really means.... "I was wondering if that red-head over there is wearing a bra."
"Take a break, honey, you're working too hard." Really means.... "I can't hear the game over the vacuum cleaner."