"That's women's work,"
REALLY MEANS,
"It's dirty, difficult and thankless."
"Will you marry me?"
REALLY MEANS,
"Both my roommates have moved out, I can't find the washer, and there is no more peanut butter."
"Can I

with dinner?"
REALLY MEANS,
"Why isn't it already on the table?"
"It would take too long to explain,"
REALLY MEANS,
"I have no

how it works."
"I'm getting more

lately,"
REALLY MEANS,
"The batteries in the remote are dead."
"We're going to be late,"
REALLY MEANS,
"Now I have a legitimate excuse to

like a maniac."
"Take a break, honey, you're working too hard,"
REALLY MEANS,
"I can't hear the game over the vacuum cleaner."
"That's interesting, dear,"
REALLY MEANS,
"Are you still talking?"
"You expect too much of me,"
REALLY MEANS,
"You want me to stay awake?"
"It's really a good movie,"
REALLY MEANS,
"It's got guns, knives, fast cars, and women."
"Oh, don't fuss. I just cut myself. It's no big deal,"
REALLY MEANS,
"I have actually severed a limb, but will bleed to death before I admit I'm hurt."
