Sunday, October 3, 2010

Why women live longer than men

A long time ago I was sent an e-mail about why women live longer than men, and while I can't find the exact message, I can recall a good bit of what was in it. It went something like this:

A man and a woman were sitting together watching television. The woman stands up and announces that she's going to bed. She then goes into the kitchen and washes the few dishes in the sink and wipes down the counters. She moves a load of laundry from the washer to the dryer and starts another load washing. She notices the mail lying on her desk and remembers she wanted to pay a few bills and writes a note for her child for the next day's school field trip. She then remembers that she really should pack a lunch for her child, so she goes back into the kitchen and fixes up the bagged lunch. She then gets out hamburger to thaw from the freezer for the next day's meal. About this time the husband calls out, "I thought you were going to bed?" To which she replies that she is. She then goes into the bathroom and takes a shower, brushes her teeth, cleans her face, applies moisturizer, and shaves her legs. She peeks in on her child and picks up a few scattered toys and clothing garments and adds them to the laundry basket. About this time the husband stands up and announces he's going to bed. He turns off the television and goes to bed. The woman then notices there's some dust on the tv and goes to get a dust-rag. She folds the basket of clothing and puts everything away. Finally she goes and lays down for bed.

So the reason women live longer than men? Well of course, she still has so much to do!