Monday, September 1, 2008

Femilingo

Somebody typed up a short translation guide to women-speak for a bunch of engineers at work and shared it in one of the comment boxes of a blog I visited. I'd like to salute this guy, because decoding femilingo is an arduous, dangerous task. And, guys like me really need a dictionary. I understand women like I understand quantum physics.

Here's his guide:

She says - What she means (ALWAYS dependent on context or lunar position)
You want - I want you to do this...
We need - I want
It's your decision - The correct decision should be obvious by now
Do what you want - You'll pay for this later
We need to talk - I need to complain
Sure...go ahead - I don't want you to... I dare you
I'm not upset - Of course I'm upset, you moron -
You're...so manly - You need a shave and you sweat a lot
You're certainly attentive tonight - Is sex all you ever think about?
I'm not emotional! - I'm on my period
Light! - You left a light on somewhere in the house, turn it off
I’m cold - Get out of the warm bed and turn on the heater
I’ll wait for you in the car - Hurry up
Be romantic - Turn out the lights, I feel fat
I heard a noise - I noticed you were almost asleep...
Is my bum big? - Tell me I'm beautiful
You have to learn to communicate - Just agree with me and learn to read my thoughts
Are you listening to me!? - [Too late, you’re dead]
This kitchen is so inconvenient - I want a new house/apartment/curtains/carpeting, furniture, wallpaper...
Hang the picture there - No, I mean hang it there!
Do you love me? - I'm going to ask for something expensive
How much do you love me? - I did something today you're really not going to like
I'll be ready in a minute - Kick off your shoes and find a good game on TV

Basics
Yes - No
No - No
Maybe - No
I'm sorry - You'll be sorry

In answer to the question "What's wrong?"
The same old thing - Nothing
Nothing - Everything
Everything - My PMS is acting up
Nothing, really - It's just that you're such an _
I don't want to talk about it - Go away, I'm still building up evidence against you

I wonder if the guy missed anything...



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