TODAY'S "SCIENTIFIC" RESEARCH REPORT
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*ROFL*
That is all.
Posted by: Clean Hands | December 29, 2006 at 01:37 PM
Remember, Judi, I said please don't hit me!
Posted by: Hammond Rye | December 29, 2006 at 01:38 PM
I assume that the test subjects were required to wear French Maids' costumes, as well?
Posted by: Clean Hands | December 29, 2006 at 01:39 PM
Uh-oh.
Posted by: Lisa Bisa Fo Fisa | December 29, 2006 at 01:41 PM
it was also reported (and blogged, I am pretty sure) in 2004. but those men just can't get enough of women doing housework.
Posted by: judi | December 29, 2006 at 01:42 PM
Hey, Hammie, the bloggals don't hit you... but I think I can already smell the hot wax. Word of advice: don't run; it's only worse if you do. Just ask blurk.
*still itchy*
Posted by: Clean Hands | December 29, 2006 at 01:43 PM
That has got to be one of the most annoying things I have ever read. I think I'll make my poor hubby clean the house this weekend.
Posted by: ScooterRocky | December 29, 2006 at 01:43 PM
Not highlighted in the study was the fact that several of the women avoided developing cancer by committing suicide four days into it.
Posted by: Christobol | December 29, 2006 at 01:43 PM
"Of course I want to help out with the housework, but we can't afford to take a chance with your health. It's because I love you."
Posted by: Hammond Rye | December 29, 2006 at 01:44 PM
*looking around at a friend's house*
"Dude, I think your wife is at high risk for cancer."
Posted by: Christobol | December 29, 2006 at 01:45 PM
bite me, hammie, just bite me. i already do all the housework, empty the garbage, do all the cooking, laundry, etc. i should be good to go on the breast cancer angle for another 200 years.
Posted by: wickedwitch | December 29, 2006 at 01:47 PM
*makes a list of all the activities he'd like to "study" to see if it has health benefits for women*
*notes that housework doesn't make the list*
Posted by: Christobol | December 29, 2006 at 01:50 PM
I couldn't help but notice that this research was done in the UK. Just saying.
Posted by: billinbossier | December 29, 2006 at 01:52 PM
whatta buncha bullcrap!
and yeah Hammie...I'm getting the wax ready!
Posted by: Siouxie | December 29, 2006 at 01:57 PM
Cbol, more like hacking up their lazy ass husbands with a machete. That's exercise too right??
Posted by: Siouxie | December 29, 2006 at 01:58 PM
*backs away slowly*
(Which is darned awkward in a fetal position)
Posted by: Hammond Rye | December 29, 2006 at 01:59 PM
hey, sioux? i've never been in on one of those hot wax things...sounds like fun.
*glances at ham*
need some help?
Posted by: southerngirl | December 29, 2006 at 02:08 PM
sometimes blurking is really, really hard to do.
Posted by: Wyo Cowboy | December 29, 2006 at 02:08 PM
sorta seriously, on this topic ... my SIL is a runner, including marathons ... that traininng is not whut I'd consider "occasional/irregular" exercise ... she's had two mastectomies ... and she ran in the Chicago Marathon this year ... post-surgery and therapy ... merely sayin' ...
Posted by: OtheU(manity) | December 29, 2006 at 02:09 PM
The risk of insipid scientific studies can be cut short by castration. Actually, insipid scientists can be, well, 'cut short.'
Posted by: Annie Where-but-here | December 29, 2006 at 02:09 PM
Guess I better schedule the mamogram. I haven't cleaned house since my kids were old enough to walk. That's why I had kids to begin with. Do my housecleaning for me and get me beer.
Posted by: casey | December 29, 2006 at 02:12 PM
Maybe it was the fact that women chained to their houses doing housework, were less likely to engage in other risky behaviors, like, having fun.
Posted by: Beppie | December 29, 2006 at 02:13 PM
sgirl, we'll keep a watch on Hammie...k? He can always do our housework.
*waves @ Wyo* hola!
OtheU - congrats to your SIL - what a trouper!
Posted by: Siouxie | December 29, 2006 at 02:15 PM
Ham, my man, congrats on stirring up more bees than the guys in the previous thread. Well done!
If Mrs. WriterDude wasn't convinced that she's the only person in the
worldhouse competent to do laundry, I'd gladly help with it. Instead, I make my domestic contributions largely through remodeling the house and vacuuming up the resulting dust. It works for us.Posted by: WriterDude | December 29, 2006 at 02:18 PM
Dang! Well, at least my maid will be healthy :)
Posted by: Val | December 29, 2006 at 02:18 PM
And yet, the wimmenfolk of this blog are still here reading, instead of gettin' up and cleaning, vacuuming, dusting, washin' them dishes, and rattlin' them pots and pans... and ya better look damn good while you're doin' it!
Now scoot! And remember, this is for your health.
Posted by: Mr. Completely | December 29, 2006 at 02:24 PM
Something tells me that Mr. Completely may be completely hairless soon...
Posted by: Hammond Rye | December 29, 2006 at 02:26 PM
Mr. Completely, you must be a serious masochist because i have such plans for you. and i'll enjoy every minute of it.
Posted by: wickedwitch | December 29, 2006 at 02:26 PM
In a related story...
The best way for men to avoid cancer and live a long life is to watch football on the nearest available TV while consuming the nearest available beverage. Men who do not do this will be forced to go to section of costco.
Posted by: Addicted to 24 | December 29, 2006 at 02:28 PM
Welcome to casey!
Posted by: Wyo Cowboy | December 29, 2006 at 02:29 PM
Howdy Casey!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: Addicted to 24 | December 29, 2006 at 02:31 PM
oohhh Mr. C...you brave yet foolish man....
Posted by: Siouxie | December 29, 2006 at 02:31 PM
Hola casey!!!! Love the background!
Posted by: Siouxie | December 29, 2006 at 02:33 PM
psssst....Siouxie....close the blog door....don't let Mr C out...
as for Hammond Rye....get the tanning booth ready...we're gonna have ourselves some honeybaked ham.
Posted by: Annie Where-but-here | December 29, 2006 at 02:33 PM
hey Casey!
Posted by: wickedwitch | December 29, 2006 at 02:35 PM
Hiya, casey!
Posted by: baligurl | December 29, 2006 at 02:36 PM
Hi, Casey! Looks like you're 'in the paper.'
Posted by: Annie Where-but-here | December 29, 2006 at 02:38 PM
Is the house clean yet? Then you can start on the garage.
Posted by: Mr. Completely | December 29, 2006 at 02:38 PM
test
Posted by: baligurl | December 29, 2006 at 02:40 PM
Why do I get the feeling that Mr. C. likes hot wax???
Posted by: Clean Hands | December 29, 2006 at 02:41 PM
still getting the frickin' bot, and I'm using firefox! WHY!
Posted by: baligurl | December 29, 2006 at 02:41 PM
Because the bot hates all browsers. They can visit all parts of the Internet*, while he is stuck in a cold metal box deep in the bowels of the Herald building. Have pity for the bot, but do not let your pity stand in the way of destroying it utterly if given the opportunity.
*subject to the whims of your
evil IT overlordshelpful technical staff.Posted by: Clean Hands | December 29, 2006 at 02:44 PM
I've conducted a careful study and concluded that slapping Mr. C is good for one's health. Go to it, girls!
*snork* @ C-bol
*looks around room*
*hopes this article has no basis whatsoever in fact*
Posted by: Bumble | December 29, 2006 at 02:44 PM
My favorite line from "Love At First Bite": (Cindy Sondheim) "I hate housework. It killed my mother."
Posted by: baligurl | December 29, 2006 at 02:47 PM
Buried near the end of the article is the fact that men also benefit, cancer-wise, from regular exercise. So get up off your now-hairless butts, guys, and pick up them feather dusters, dagnabbit!
Posted by: Betsy | December 29, 2006 at 02:49 PM
Hey Happy New Year two you two Annie! and hell, to everybody else here too!!
excuse me while I kiss her thigh.....
what? that's a Jimmy tune right?
Posted by: MrFisher | December 29, 2006 at 02:50 PM
...Is it hot in here, or is it just me?
Posted by: Mr. Completely | December 29, 2006 at 02:53 PM
And they used a photo of clothespins to accompany the story??!? The last time I used clothespins was...um......lemme thing.
OK, not only last century, but a few decades BACK in the last century.
Posted by: slyeyes | December 29, 2006 at 03:02 PM
thinK.
Not thing. sorry
Posted by: slyeyes | December 29, 2006 at 03:02 PM
Yeah sly! The only thing clothespins would exercise would be the wrist!
Posted by: Lisa Bisa Fo Fisa | December 29, 2006 at 03:09 PM
Ask DPS about the use of clothespins... *shudder*
(Yes, I have clicked on a few too many ambiguously-labeled links in my day...)
Posted by: Clean Hands | December 29, 2006 at 03:10 PM
Nope, sorry, I'm not buying it. I know too many women who do housework and have/had breast cancer.
Now, slapping Mr C. sounds much more likely......
Posted by: ShyJan | December 29, 2006 at 03:14 PM
CH-eeeewwwww
Posted by: Lisa Bisa Fo Fisa | December 29, 2006 at 03:17 PM
10 ways for guys to stave off prostate cancer:
1) Finally fix the leaking toilet.
2) Rake the leaves.
3) Clean up the dog sh!t of the dog you said you wanted so much.
4) Wipe the floor around the toilet (and the rim) everytime you whip out the weesmaster.
5) Hang those blinds you said you would 2 years ago
6) Actually use the Sears red stacking tool chest with the tools you said you so needed.
7) Quit thinking that anything to do with farts is hilarious.
8) Turn off the TV
9) Cancel the subscription to Playboy
10) Fill in the ______________.
Posted by: foggiest notion | December 29, 2006 at 03:31 PM
you've got it just about covered foggy, but there should be something about foreplay lasting more than 30 seconds.
Posted by: wickedwitch | December 29, 2006 at 03:40 PM
did it mention anything about the wearing or not wearing of clothes and the impact associated with?
Posted by: MrFisher | December 29, 2006 at 03:48 PM
Oig!
... sorta wishin' I hadn't looked @ w!kipedia fer Mr. Goatse ... now, every time the phrase "Prostate Cancer" appears in a conversation, that'll be the mental image ...
Merely sayin' ...
Posted by: OtheU(manity) | December 29, 2006 at 05:09 PM
When I get rich enuf I'm gunna pay Cancer Research UK to correlate whatever cancer is free this month to a good, consistent program of oral... er hygiene. Women's. While doing housework. On kneepads.
Posted by: Nebbisk | December 29, 2006 at 05:28 PM
What do they mean by '...as opposed to a physical job' ??
How do they think we vacuum and mop, by fricken telekineses??
Posted by: CandyT | December 29, 2006 at 06:33 PM
Housework has a much more immediately noticable benefit for men. As a wise old proverb goes: "No husband was ever shot while doing the dishes."
=^..^=
Posted by: Psychocat | December 29, 2006 at 06:39 PM
fricken telekineses wbagnfa(n) all female-gender-type band ...
Posted by: OtheU(manity) | December 29, 2006 at 07:30 PM
Please note that prostate cancer risk seems to go UP in guys of the male gender who have intercourse with gals of the female gender, but NOT in guys of the male gender who have intercourse with guys of the other male gender.
Posted by: diverdowndoc | December 29, 2006 at 10:21 PM
ddd - well of course - the male-male combos just notice any signs of prostate cancer sooner, since they are CONSTANTLY checking for it.
Posted by: Annie Where-but-here | December 29, 2006 at 10:55 PM
De-lurking 'cause I can't believe no one's said this yet:
The reason they didn't study whether housework had a preventive effect on cancer in men was that they couldn't find any men who did housework to include in the study.
Posted by: Last Post | December 30, 2006 at 01:52 AM
What about the studies saying menfolk that do some housework have more active and satisfying sex lives?
*grins thinking about hubby who vacuums, dusts and does laundry*
Posted by: Nurse Tammy | December 30, 2006 at 10:11 AM
And what's the doctor's advice?
"He recommend (sic) that men and women take regular exercise and maintain a healthy body weight to help prevent cancer."
A copout, I tell you.
Posted by: Poop Dogg | December 31, 2006 at 12:18 AM
Hey! I sent this in too and I am NOT a man! ;-)
Posted by: AmerInParis | January 02, 2007 at 05:17 AM