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Thanks, Ducky. I'm feeling better today than I did the past couple of days. Tomorrow I'll be out on my bike unless I'm on my death bed, though. I organized a women's ride for tomorrow morning--a ride which we've not done in over a year. The group started out with nine potential riders but I think it'll wind up being five of us. Small but mighty.

I think you "blokes on the forum" are a definitely a decent lot, very easy going, and quite supportive. And then there's that sense of humor. I'm not quite sure how much of it is attributable to the UK sense of humor which I enjoy and that is somewhat (well, maybe a lot) different than what I'm used to in the US.

As I think about the men and women I know and have known as family, friends, neighbors, colleagues, and acquaintances, I'd agree with you, Ducky, that overall women are more "sensitive" than men, more serious, and take things more personally--and therefore find them less humorous. Vast generalization but a generalization nonetheless. My observations, however, are all of women in the US. I only know one woman from the UK (England) and she takes herself WAY too seriously and thinks she's far more funny than she is. But that is an observation based on an N of 1. However, I love her English hubby to pieces. He's very easy-going and quite funny. I'm sure that helps his marriage.

A few evenings ago I went set up a happy hour get-together with two girlfriends that I frequently rode with. Now they're busy with grandchildren and other things and ride far less than they used to. After the l-o-n-g portion of the conversation about grandkids (which I don't have) it turned to knitting and sewing (which I don't and will never do) I realized that my decision to get this particular threesome together was my own fault and probably not the wisest decision. Live and learn.

Hmmm, maybe it's just more fun to hang out with guys?! Drinking, laughing, riding motorcycles. What's not to like?

 

I do know, Joe. And you are not blethering. You are right. Thank you.

 

Kinda what I was thinking.

I'd be out more too, but life gets in the way. Fill waiting time with tinterpipe time!

 

You’d need a proper sense of humour to pay that for a book

 

Hi Sandi pleased you are feeling better. Not going to comment on the men vs women debate, but it would be interesting in what your lady rider friends think? Would they consider joining the forum to share their views?

 

All send far too familiar Ducky, you have my sympathy.

Dave

 

That and winning the lottery, Yorkshireman!

 

Thank you for the kind comments about my fugly cold, Wessa. I can and will certainly ask my women rider friends, though not a one among them rides a Triumph. Not that that really matters to the topic. Even if they aren't up for getting on the forum, I think I'll bring this topic up this morning on our annual women's ride. We can chat about it over breakfast. Hopefully laugh about it! I'll get their views and report back.

 

That's a plan.

 

I brought up the topic of men's vs. women's sense of humor on our annual women's ride this morning. There were only four of us total that showed up. Aargh. There were nine originally slated to ride (including me) but for five of them there were other things that took priority on this day (knitting, home improvement project, nursing a hangover, the list continues). There aren't very many things for me that take priority over a ride and that seems to be another area in which I am, as @Duckadiledundee said, "an exception to the general rule of thumb". And these were all women that have encouraged me and reminded me time and again to set up another women's ride! But I digress. This paragraph should probably be on the Rant of the Day thread.

The upshot is that I got opinions from the three who did show up on how men's and women's sense of humor differ. The consensus seemed to be that a lot of men's humor topics revolves around "their body parts" and "bathroom humor" while women's topics have to do with "makeup and clothes and shopping". Hmmm. I can see the former (though I don't think men's humor topics are quite that restricted!) I don't really get their view on women's humor. Interestingly they had a difficult time being able to articulate how men's and women's sense of humor is different. When I asked a couple of more leading and less open-ended questions, some points came up that were along the lines of what I said in a previous post in this thread--that the differences in our senses of humor may be related to women being more sensitive, more serious, and taking things personally. One of the women also said that she thinks that women often overanalyze a funny comment or joke or read into it then turn it into something that wasn't intended. She also commented that women hang onto those "spins" and that men, conversely, seem to enjoy a laugh, laugh it off, and move on. Now I'm curious and will probably ask other women friends for their opinions and observations on this subject.

@Wessa, sorry, none of these women were interested in joining the forum. I tried! They don't know what they're missing! I'll be on the lookout for recruits, though.

 

What a great response @Sandi T. , it is interesting on the diverse views shared. It will be good to get some of your friends on the forum.. go for it

 

Thanks, Wessa. At this point I'd just like to find a few reliable women riding buddies! Then perhaps I can get some of them on the forum. I'm always recruiting! Just not always successfully.

 

I did try, Ducky, I did. Sigh.....

 

Not rocket science, and no harder than vehicle wiring, in fact maybe easier.