*snicker*

[azurelunatic]

Every now and then, there are jokes that are so horribly double-edged sexist, I remember them forever.

Q: So why are women so bad with maps and directions?"

















A: Well, if men wouldn't keep telling them that this <gesture indicating 5 or 6 inches> is a foot...

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[weruletheschool.livejournal.com]

::snickerfit::

[boojum.livejournal.com]

It's not as well-intertwined as yours (and equally stereotypical), but I keep seeing:

Male library patrons never admit defeat by asking a librarian for help. Female library patrons, on the other hand, don't want to disturb the librarians by asking them questions.

(As usual, I'm off in my little gender-stereotype left field. Stereotypically, men are supposed to dig maps and absolute coordinates, while women are supposed to dig directions and landmarks/relative coordinates. I navigate best by being left alone with a map and landmark notations. I very nearly cannot follow directions. I also stop and ask for help, but nobody I ask ever seems to know where they are or how to get to (where I'm going | nearest highway | any major anything at all). I'm also highly resistant to the idea of backtracking.)

[azurelunatic]

I do best with maps too, though I am one of those people who turns the map around so it's oriented the way that I am.

maps

[woggie.livejournal.com]

Hey, that's me, too! Except either I orient myself northward (once I figure out which way that is), or I leave the map in my backpack and wait until I'm really lost to use it. Sometimes hiking around without a clue where I am is kinda fun... :)

Re: maps

[azurelunatic]

I can generally point East on good days.

Re: maps

[woggie.livejournal.com]

On a good day I can find north while indoors. :)