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Where do you get 80% from? From the stats I can find slightly more than 50% of the population is unmarried. How is the joke not at the expense of women? The c
by xevb3k 8y ago
Where do you get 80% from?
From the stats I can find slightly more than 50% of the population is unmarried.
How is the joke not at the expense of women? The commenter even said it drew on the cliche of a wife not being interested in a husbands activity?
If it’s not at the expense of women, why not “friend” or “partner” (the commenter rejected both of those).
- seszett 8y agoAccording to this: https://flowingdata.com/2017/11/01/who-is-married-by-now/ https://flowingdata.com/2017/11/01/who-is-married-by-now/ 80% of men are married by 43 and since the author was a kid in the 70s according to his website, he is most likely more than 43 anyway. The chances of him being married to a woman are closer to 90%. The joke was at the expense of geeks in general, who often find themselves explaining something with excitement to their partner (in this case, most likely a wife - more importantly, this doesn't matter at all) only to receive a disappointingly laconic answer.
- macinjosh 8y agoThis is not a joke at the expense of women. Seems like you're looking for chances to jump to that conclusion. In my mind the joke is on the hypothetical husband who obsesses over minute details that almost no one else cares about.