Female/Players Thread/Nuggets

[Tommy Joe]

None of the Lady CEOs or GMs that I've seen are like that...(and I know/have worked for and with a number of them)...in fact they realize they have to up their game to compete in a man's world, and they do....

Here's the reality. Even if the CEOs and GMs you've known didn't play both sides of the fence, the fact that it's open to them still provides a buffer of sorts. A guy loses his position at anything, he's more apt than a female to wind up on skid row. Even if women don't play both sides of the fence, they fact that it's available is itself an advantage whether they use it or not. Another advantage they refuse to admit they have.

TJ

 

[Tommy Joe]

Many friends have written to me on Facebook and say they never post on AzBilliards anymore. I am fairly new to Facebook. I'm just learning how to navigate and get around. It is nice to communicate there in a civil manner.

AzBilliards doesn't seem like a pool forum to me anymore. It has become a playground for some anonymous people.

There are still some here, however, on AzBilliards who are indeed passionate about pool, but they don't post as much as they did 10 years ago. A lot of them are now on Facebook.

Tell me about it. Change is a *****, isn't it?

TJ

 

[Tommy Joe]

I've often noticed that men with daughters are completely irrational when it comes to assessing strengths/abilities of women. It appears to go beyond mere fatherly instincts.

I detect at times a certain arrogance in both male and female parents who feel that certain opinions they have cannot possibly be challenged by those who don't have children. It's the old alliance routine. Now of course (how many times must it be said?), there are always exceptions - but I have noticed a certain snobbish arrogance among parents similar to that of people who belong to country clubs. Anyway, in the field of parenting there is equality of the sexes of the highest order, until it's time to get a divorce - then let's see who pays child support.

TJ

 

[Banks]

...that the tribe will survive and prosper after my passing...(is the implied part huh)....

In times of war, more males are typically born, iirc.

If we're going to discuss male vs female dominated areas, wouldn't it be appropriate to consider the other side? We can have pink felt, white rails and hurting the opponent's feelings is a bih foul. Anybody here that has worked in a female-dominated workplace knows it isn't exactly friendly to the guys all of the time. The part about growing up means learning to deal with things. For exampe, women are called feminine names and guys are called masculine names, both of which are meant to insult in their own way. I guess some girls would rather be insulted like a guy.

 

[golubushka]

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[JoeW]

The clan shield from my first wife's family. In the version I had she holds a sword. The anchor is a later edition. And my wife was a redhead too!

The phrase says "Guard Well." Don't think you wanted to mess with these women and I have three more at large in the world who are every bit as feisty as their forbearers - one is a university professor too.

Smart, gutsy, and fearless.

 

[Tommy Joe]

In times of war, more males are typically born, iirc.

If we're going to discuss male vs female dominated areas, wouldn't it be appropriate to consider the other side? We can have pink felt, white rails and hurting the opponent's feelings is a bih foul. Anybody here that has worked in a female-dominated workplace knows it isn't exactly friendly to the guys all of the time. The part about growing up means learning to deal with things. For exampe, women are called feminine names and guys are called masculine names, both of which are meant to insult in their own way. I guess some girls would rather be insulted like a guy.

I envision the following scene. A woman and man are arguing. It escalates. It's loud. Both parties are pissed. Finally the woman barks, "Oh, if only I were a man", her fists clenched, trembling.

At just that moment a genie appears from a bottle and says, "Wish granted", as he points to the female and, "Poof", she is transformed into a 3 foot tall midget with a scrawny physique. She is shocked. So is the guy she had been arguing with. But he quickly composes himself and says, looking down at his opponent, "Ok, DUDE, let's get it on."

Yep, women tend to think that all men are the same, and that being transformed into a man in a so-called man's world is going to give them some sort of automatic edge, when in reality all it's going to do is up the brutality of competition.

TJ