Subject: Why It's Great to Be A Guy

• Phone conversations last 30 seconds
• You know useful stuff about tanks and airplanes
• A 5 day vacation requires only one suitcase
• Bathroom lines are 80% shorter
• You can open all your own jars
• Old friends don't care if you've lost or gained weight
• When clicking through the channels you don't have to stop on every shot of someone crying
• You don't have to lug a bag of "necessary" items with you everywhere you go.
• You can go to the bathroom alone
• Your last name stays put
• You can leave a hotel room bed unmade
• You can kill your own food
• The garage is all yours
• You get extra credit for the slightest act of thoughtfulness
• You see the humor in "Terms of Endearment"
• Cleaning the toilet is optional
• You can be showered and ready in 10 minutes
• Wedding plans take care of themselves
• If someone forgets to invite you to something, they can still be your friend
• Your underwear costs $7.50 for a pack of 3 
• None of your coworkers have the power to make you cry
• You don't have to shave below your neck
• You don't have to curl up next to some big, hairy guy every night
• If you're 34 and single, no one notices
• Chocolate is just another snack
• You can quietly enjoy a car ride from the passenger seat
• Flowers and/or Duct Tape fix everything
• You never have to worry about other's feelings
• Three pair of shoes are more than enough
• You can say anything and not worry about what people think
• You can whip your shirt off on a hot day
• Car mechanics tell you the truth
• You don't care if someone doesn't notice your new haircutYou can watch a game in silence for hours without your buddy thinking "He must be mad at me"
• One mood, all the time
• You can admire Clint Eastwood without having to starve yourself to look
  like him
• Gray hair and wrinkles add character
• Wedding dress $2000, Tux rental $100 bucks
• You don't care if someone is talking behind your back
• You don't pass on the dessert and then mooch off someone else's
• The remote is yours and yours alone
• You need not pretend you're "freshening up" when you go to the bathroom
• If you don't call your buddy when you said you would, he won't tell your friends you've changed
• If another guy shows up at the party in the same outfit, you might become lifelong buddies
• The occasional well-rendered belch is practically expected
• If something mechanical didn't work, you can bash it with a hammer and throw it across the room
• New shoes don't cut, blister, or mangle your feet
• You think the idea of punting that small, ankle-biting dog is funny
• If you retain water, it is in a canteen

  -- courtesy of Ruth Root