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Men really are more stupid than women, research shows
Sarah Knapton, Science Editor ^ | 11:30PM GMT 11 Dec 2014

Posted on 12/12/2014 9:00:17 AM PST by BenLurkin

It's enough to start a new battle of the sexes, but when it comes to needless and untimely deaths, men win hands down.

A 20 year study of the Darwin Awards, an annual review of the most foolish way people have died, found almost 90 per cent were 'won' by males.

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Of 332 independently verified nominations 14 were ruled out of the analysis because they were shared by male and females - usually overly adventurous couples in compromising positions.

(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Humor
KEYWORDS: anotherstudy; darwinawards; pleasenomore; savethemales; sexism; waronmen
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To: donna

Logic beats emotion every time.


Unless you’re dealing with people...


81 posted on 12/12/2014 10:29:51 AM PST by lepton ("It is useless to attempt to reason a man out of a thing he was never reasoned into"--Jonathan Swift)
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To: muir_redwoods

All gay according to MSNBC.


82 posted on 12/12/2014 10:33:24 AM PST by A CA Guy ( God Bless America, God Bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
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To: BenLurkin

Uh, Sarah, you are mistaken. Yes, there are some supremely stupid men, several of whom are highlighted in each year’s Darwin Awards. Men tend to showboat, whether they are intelligent or not. The dumber ones, or the unluckier ones, pay a price for that.

Women TEND to be more emotional, and men TEND to be more logical/analytical. Logic and analysis require the use of higher brain functions. Emotion is, essentially, instinct. It doesn’t require too much in the way of higher brain functions...though, of course, many women will seek to justify emotional decisions with logic (their logic, not male logic). Don’t take any of this to mean that women are not as intelligent as men - the general intelligence level of both genders is probably about equal, but the two types of intelligence used are different. Apples & oranges, folks.

What Sarah misses is that men are usually risk takers. That’s why our 2,000th great grandpa Og rubbed some sticks together to create fire, despite Mrs. Og nagging him about it being dangerous and smelling up the cave. Men, because they are risk takers, are much more responsible for technological progress and for us being at the top of the food chain, while women tend to civilize men and make life more worthwhile and pleasant (well, except when they’re pissed off at you, then you WANT to eat a gun just to make it stop).

Bottom line: men and women are different. The ends of the Bell Curve are filled mostly with men, while women tend to inhabit the middle. That’s not a judgment, its an observation.

Sarah - now SHE is stupid, because she doesn’t recognize any of this. She might not die shortly after saying, “Hey, hold my beer and watch this!” ... but she is definitely one of the duller knives in the drawer for failing to see something so obvious.


83 posted on 12/12/2014 10:35:53 AM PST by Ancesthntr ("The right to buy weapons is the right to be free." A. E. van Vogt)
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To: MrB
Men are more likely to do stupid things does not equal men are more stupid.

what is it Forest Gumps mama used to say....?

84 posted on 12/12/2014 10:37:48 AM PST by uncitizen (our government is treasonous)
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To: MrB

MrB, you are right on. A ‘mother’s instinct’ is not without merit. Logic has its place, i.e. mathematics. But emotion has its place in decision making as well. Emotion is based on instinct. More oft than not, my emotion has served me well. Whereas my logic not so much.


85 posted on 12/12/2014 10:56:01 AM PST by MO Repub mom
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To: MO Repub mom

What is called “instinct” and “intuition” is simply allowing every fact in your inventory to interact.
Men don’t think that way.

“Problem in front of me. Me solve problem. Grunt grunt.”


86 posted on 12/12/2014 10:58:14 AM PST by MrB (The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter admits whom he's working for)
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To: Billthedrill
Well, I've never seen a woman try to light a fart with a handgun firing incendiary ammunition, but that doesn't mean they're smarter than us.

Don't leave us hang'n did he light his ass up?

87 posted on 12/12/2014 11:05:45 AM PST by Red Steel
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To: lepton
Logic beats emotion every time.

Unless you’re dealing with people women...

88 posted on 12/12/2014 11:07:20 AM PST by donna (Pray for revival.)
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To: Red Steel; Billthedrill

Back in the day... we always just used a lighter.

‘bout got us kicked out of the theater, though.


89 posted on 12/12/2014 11:08:24 AM PST by MrB (The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter admits whom he's working for)
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To: Vigilanteman

Most men don’t wear shirts with buttons on the front anymore, LOL.


90 posted on 12/12/2014 11:09:17 AM PST by donna (Pray for revival.)
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To: MrB

I get what you’re saying. In what I’ve experienced/observed, this is how men operate. The downfall is that ‘said men’ don’t take time to think through how to tackle the problem to ensure a fail proof outcome-they literally tackle it instantly without much forethought. Whereas I like to think for a minute about different strategies and outcomes. In other words, I only want to touch it once.
AGAIN I’m not implying this about all men. Just my own experiences.


91 posted on 12/12/2014 11:13:48 AM PST by MO Repub mom
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To: MrB

My God! Do you still have your testicles or did your wife hang them from her rear view mirror?! I am all about being polite and expressing an opinion, but damn, do you bow down like this to every woman?


92 posted on 12/12/2014 11:32:59 AM PST by BizBroker (It doesn't make sense because it isn't true...)
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To: BizBroker

There’s no “bowing down” - I “give consideration” to intuition. You’d be a fool to ignore it.
As a Christian father, I do understand that it is my responsibility to make the final decisions.
But, as “one flesh”, we’d be stupid to dismiss all counsel from our other half.


93 posted on 12/12/2014 11:38:52 AM PST by MrB (The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter admits whom he's working for)
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To: MrB

I guess we can agree to disagree. As a Christian if you cannot see that women are guided more by emotion than men, then I don’t know what to tell you. It is that way by design.

This isn’t about making final decisions. I read enough about how men are inferior to women, constantly, all of the time, so I guess I get a bit aggravated when I see wuss men just bowing down trying to ingratiate themselves to women. It’s almost like you are asking to be forgiven because you were born an inferior man!

I am not saying that I want to insult women, or that I think they are inferior, but I know that I do not need to see men cowering so they do not offend a woman.


94 posted on 12/12/2014 11:44:39 AM PST by BizBroker (It doesn't make sense because it isn't true...)
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To: dangus

I didn’t take this as scientific research, but since they opened the door...

Why do doctors slap babies when they’re born?

Because the penises fall off the stupid ones.


95 posted on 12/12/2014 11:45:20 AM PST by kearnyirish2 (Affirmative action is economic warfare against white males (and therefore white families).)
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To: donna
Well, to put it another way - - - How many men have you seen wearing anything that they need help putting on?
96 posted on 12/12/2014 11:45:24 AM PST by Vigilanteman (Obama: Fake black man. Fake Messiah. Fake American. How many fakes can you fit in one Zer0?)
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To: MO Repub mom

Yes, and women are perfect, they ponder all of their decisions while weighing the facts and pros and cons before acting. Really? Are you going with that? Women use emotion to decide things waaaayyyyyy MORE than men do.

I’m not saying that men are perfect, but I am tired of this women are superior crap.


97 posted on 12/12/2014 11:46:50 AM PST by BizBroker (It doesn't make sense because it isn't true...)
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To: BizBroker

I know that I do not need to see men cowering so they do not offend a woman


And you’re not “seeing” that here, either.


98 posted on 12/12/2014 11:47:31 AM PST by MrB (The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter admits whom he's working for)
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To: MO Repub mom
Whereas I like to think for a minute about different strategies and outcomes.

That's all well and good ... until you encounter a problem that demands a solution RIGHT XXXXING NOW ... and halfway in to that minute you're dead. Sometimes, a poor solution implemented with speed and vigor beats a good solution delayed in implementation.

99 posted on 12/12/2014 11:49:31 AM PST by NorthMountain
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To: MrB

Really, so now you stand up to someone? Well I guess since I am not a woman there is no reason for you to bow down to me.

By the way, don’t tell me what I see. You can deny it all you want, but I see what is there.


100 posted on 12/12/2014 11:50:07 AM PST by BizBroker (It doesn't make sense because it isn't true...)
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