Maureen Dowd Writes a New Book, ARE MEN NECESSARY? .......

YahooBiz ^ | May 25, 2005

[Paine in the Neck]

Dowd puts me in mind of a rather effeminate boy in gym class many years ago. He was constantly talking knowingly about women. Turned out he was gay (no surprise) and the talk was cover so we wouldn't pick up on it (we did). I think Dowd doth protest too much.

[toddlintown]

When you're drunk all the time, it's hard to find a good man ( or is that good to find a hard man)?

[ZULU]

Well, I'm a guy and I sure as hell know WOMEN are necessary.

If she's a woman and doesn't think MEN are necessary, maybe SHE has the problem.

[T Lady]

*PING*

-Regards. T.

[texasmountainman]

Just got through unplugging our toilet.

[surely_you_jest]

"But...but...but...I thought that THIS was maureen dowdy. :-)"

It was. A long time ago. Before she became bitter, drank too much for too long, and aged horribly. Some years ago, before all of that, she wasn't at all hard to look at, or, I would imagine, to wake up and find next to you. She produced better prose then, too.

But now, she is the living embodiment of the dark side of misguided feminism - a warning to younger women of it's perils. There is absolutely nothing wrong with educated women of talent and accomplishment. Personally, I find them quite appealing. As long as they don't become men along the way.

[2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten]

I'll bet Newberg knows a thing or two about what went on that night and how it all played out...not that she'd ever talk.

[Solamente]

[calex59]

Please remind me...why do we always post the Zeta pics when there's an article about MoDo?

Because we can't stand to look at MoDo. Who would you rather see a picture of and if you say Mo then please resign from the republican party immediately.

[Oberon]

Well, I'm a guy and I sure as hell know WOMEN are necessary.

Yeah, geez! SOMEBODY'S got to do the housework.

[fortunecookie]

Not as long as she can afford batteries.

And she's gonna need them. I can't speak as a man, but I wonder what men would ever see in her, except maybe $$.

cyborg, onyx & MB, thought you'd all like to ping away at this. I have to go out for a while but I'll be back later.

[atomicweeder]

1. Combating Hysteria
2. You Too Can Get A Job
3. P.M.S. - Learning When To Control your Temper
4. How To Make A Martini and Cook A Steak
5. If We Give You $$$ Will You Wear The Sleazy Underthing
6. Understanding Why We Come In Drunk At 4AM
7. Wonderful Laundry Techniques - Formally Called "Don't Throw Out My Old Shirts"
8. Parenting - Let 'Em Grow Up, Woman!
9. Get A Life - Learn To Change Oil
10. How Not To Resort To Shrieking When You're Obviously Wrong
11. The Infield Fly Rule - Even You Can Get It Right
12. You - The Weaker Sex
13. Reasons To Get Flowers
14. How To Stay Awake During Sex
15. Why It Is Unacceptable To Leave Your Hygiene Discards in the Bathroom
16. Garbage - I'll Get It Later
17. Sex 101 - You Can Have Fun, If You Really Try
18. Sex 201 - The Morning Dilemma - If It's Awake, It Needs It Exercise!
19. The Weekend And Craft Shows Are Not Synonymous
20. How To Leave The TOILET SEAT Up
21. How To Go Car Shopping With Your Mate And Get Beyond Color
22. The Remote Control - Hands Off!
23. Helpful Postural Hints For Items 17 and 18
24. How Not To Act Stupider Than Our Daughters
25. You Too Can Be A Designated Courtesan
26. Honest - In The Dark, I Might As Well Be Mel Gibson
27. Changing Your Mind - It's Usually Irrational
28. The Attainable Goal - Omitting Sobbing From Your Vocabulary
29. Making The Bed Is Not Necessary
30. Real Women Ask For It Several Times A Week
32. Romanticism - The Unnecessary Complication To Sex

[Alia]

Women resembling Ernest Borgnine will be lined up to buy this one.

lol-ing... *that* was a definite gaffaw line, dear. I was thinking.. hatchet face.. when your Borgnine line showed up. Yours is muuuuch better.

I must point out tho... the exquisite irony of the title of her book. If no man wants her, then how does she have the credibility to opine a book on whether or not men are necessary. Like.. she's some kinda queen bee? Oh YEAH! All Liberal Women Should Be Accepting Talking Points From Her...

[Millee]

It's like when I won't let my 4-year-old have candy before dinner and she states, "good I didn't want it anyway.." I'm sure the thought process is the same with Maureen and men! :)

[Paul Atreides]

In the case of her men, it would be DieFlaccid.

[kennyo]

Maureen Dowd's first book, Bushworld: Enter at Your Own Risk (G.P. Putnam's Sons hardcover, Berkley paperback) spent ten weeks on The New York Times bestseller list and was one of the most talked about books of 2004.

I must have been asleep last year.

[conservonator]

Paxiling, Fraxeling

Huh?

[Alia]

(cracking up)... Yup. "I'll show YOU!!!"

[tet68]

her lapidary prose

Yes, she's been grinding out the same cubic zirconium
for a long time now, and it's still not worth the paper
it's written on.

[cyborg]

Batteries run out. That's all I have to say.