Posted on 06/18/2006 3:59:27 PM PDT by Past Your Eyes
The biggest fiction behind James Bond is that the fantasy master spy and world-class heartbreaker lived past 40-something. It’s not just the death traps and vodka martinis, or even the three packs of cigarettes a day, that would have shortened his life. His naked ring finger would have too. Because real men need wives.
Consider the data: Married men—regardless of age, sex, race, income or education—consistently have been found to be healthier than men who are single, divorced or widowed. This so-called “marriage benefit” begins to kick in right after the wedding, then builds. Husbands ages 18 to 44 are strikingly healthier than bachelors of the same age. At every age, in fact, marriage not only protects men’s health but also prolongs their lives. So, what’s behind this marriage benefit?
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God Bless you and your family, brother. You have discovered the secret of life: love others more than yourself. A famous man once said that.
Love these sweeping generalizations! If the guy is married to a shrew or a user, it ain't good medicine at all!
Ooo, good catch. Maybe she meant the verb rather than the noun.
In the article she makes just that point.
Huh? Married MEN, regardless of their sex? Just how many sexes of men are there?
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Good eye! I didn't even catch that! (I guess you didn't skim like I did.) I guess the writer just has a macro in her Word documents that covers all of the PC bases, something she learned in lefty journalism school.
And it'll be Father's Day again on Thursday, when my son comes home from Ellsworth AFB.
And today my wife went shopping by herself, so I could have the house to myself. If only I could afford to save all the money she saves when she goes to sales...
Gotcha.
You just seem like a good prospect.
Well, he was a physician, and ought to have known.
I'm sitting here at work on a Sunday night, all alone and it would be easy to get depressed about that I suppose.
But I'm munching on a sandwich and a bowl of soup my two favorite people packed up for me for my dinner and doing a bit of Freeping before I get back to working on a database project.
Lurker Jr. made the ham and cheese sandwich with spicy mustard just like I like it.
Lurker Control made the chicken soup from scratch.
In my lunchpail is some fresh fruit, some crackers, and a piece of Grahams Chocolate. On top of that my son put the card he got me which is now sitting proudly next to my monitor.
When I get home at midnight I'm going to pour myself two fingers of Talisker, light a cigar, and ponder just how a miserable low down no goodnik like myself could have so much wealth bestowed upon him.
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Well, water is good for you, too, but you can also drown in it.
";^)
"Married men live longer than single men.
But married men are a lot more willing to die." Johnny Carson
LOL. Johnny is dead and he was married, what, 3 or 4 times?
Ditto that. When my ex (while we were still married) shot and killed her boyfriend in my kitchen, I kinda decided it was time to try out the single life. Have been single now over 15 years. Raised all 4 of my kids by myself. They threw me a big fathers day party today. I do get lonely, but I'm too old to take another chance on a bad marriage.
LOL
Happy Father's Day.
Marrried men don't live longer... it only SEEMS much longer!
I did throw in single malt scotch and fine cigars though, so I think you may have left a bit early.
Drop by later and I'll pour you a snort.
You can't stay too long, though. I've got some plans for the Missus right after I finish that scotch.
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"I guess the writer just has a macro in her Word documents that covers all of the PC bases, something she learned in lefty journalism school."
It's hard to take any writer (or editor) who writes that sloppily, seriously.
Yeah, I know -- I'm not winning any prizes for that sentence, either...
On this day let's not forget poor old Jack Bauer.
Happy father's Day Jack, your on in 9 minutes.
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