“Are you going somewhere?” Jerry asked me the other morning.
I said I wasn’t.
“You’re putting your war paint on. I thought that meant you’re going somewhere.”
Well, Jerry, it’s because I’m about to go on the warpath!
I’m ready! I’ve got my war paint on.
The words men use amuse me. I don’t personally know any woman who refers to make-up as war paint.
I got to thinking of other things men say, and women don’t. Here are some examples.
“I made three boring bars today.” Okay, maybe this is not what most men say, just guys like Jerry who have a metal lathe. Jerry announced this news to me this afternoon. Kidding, I asked, “Do you only make boring bars and not interesting bars?” I knew “boring bars” is machine tool-talk. I knew he meant he made metal tools that bore a hole in metal materials. Jerry smiled and showed me what is interesting about his boring bars. I was amazed to see the detailed tools he created out of scrap metal. But still, do you know any woman who has announced to you she made boring bars? Maybe you do.