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Darla said:
I'm telling you that's what they've said to me. You have to see the shit I listen to. I was at this group last week, I go every week and this is a very closed, very hard core networking group (I was actually investigated for three weeks before being accepted and had to be recommended by a member just to be considered) and what a rant they were on! I LMAO, every single one of them could have been a poster here, there was even a tinfoil! I keep my politics very under my hat, only my closest networking buds know them. When guys ask (and it's always guys) I actually give them the ole "Oh i don't follow politics" or "oh really? i don't look at the news" followed by a "your big-man brain really understands this stuff wow" look. I crack myself up. It's hard to keep a straight face.
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I know what you mean Darla. I do something similiar when I'm with a group of ladies and they start babbling about "God knows what!" so I have perfected the art of Manlistning (which, as you must surmize, is the corrollary to mansplaining.). I'll mansplain manlistning to you just in case one of these clowns in your group tries to pull it off on you.

Manlistning has three steps.

Step# 1. "Active Listening.". This is when she starts babbling and you drop a "yeah....un-huh....wow....then what happened?"

Example:

She: "Oh my gosh, I just heard about my best friend Sarah's Aunt Lucy. She was such a freak, she actually died having rough sex with a large Norewegian sailor in a barka lounge......."
He: "Yea.....un-huh......wow....then what happened?"

Step #2 "The Throwback." This is where you "throwback" the conversation to her because she really wants to talk about herself anyways.

Example:

She: So have you ever been to Norway?
He: Yes, it's a lovely country. Have you ever been to Norway?
She: No but I've like always wanted to go there cause I've heard about the fiords and the large sailors and you can get some really nice sweaters there and I've been like saving for a long time to go there.......

The last step to manlistening is the callback. What better way to prove to her that you've been actively listening then to use the "call back" where you recall part of a previous conversation.

Example:
She:.....So after I pulled the turkey out of the oven and put the fire out Then Sarah like tells me I shouldn't have basted it with hot buttered rum.....
He: Sarah? She's the one with the freaky Aunt Lucy, right?
She: "Yes, that's right, my you're a good listener, and like she may know way more about basting a hot buttered turkey than I do but i can tell you that she's really starting to let herself go.......

So guys remember these three basic principles of manlistning and you will convince any woman that you have the sensitivity to really care about what she has to say.....even if you really don't have that first clue as to what the hell she's babbling about.
 
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Mott the Hoople said:
I know what you mean Darla. I do something similiar when I'm with a group of ladies and they start babbling about "God knows what!" so I have perfected the art of Manlistning (which, as you must surmize, is the corrollary to mansplaining.). I'll mansplain manlistning to you just in case one of these clowns in your group tries to pull it off on you.

Manlistning has three steps.

Step# 1. "Active Listening.". This is when she starts babbling and you drop a "yeah....un-huh....wow....then what happened?"

Example:

She: "Oh my gosh, I just heard about my best friend Sarah's Aunt Lucy. She was such a freak, she actually died having rough sex with a large Norewegian sailor in a barka lounge......."
He: "Yea.....un-huh......wow....then what happened?"

Step #2 "The Throwback." This is where you "throwback" the conversation to her because she really wants to talk about herself anyways.

Example:

She: So have you ever been to Norway?
He: Yes, it's a lovely country. Have you ever been to Norway?
She: No but I've like always wanted to go there cause I've heard about the fiords and the large sailors and you can get some really nice sweaters there and I've been like saving for a long time to go there.......

The last step to manlistening is the callback. What better way to prove to her that you've been actively listening then to use the "call back" where you recall part of a previous conversation.

Example:
She:.....So after I pulled the turkey out of the oven and put the fire out Then Sarah like tells me I shouldn't have basted it with hot buttered rum.....
He: Sarah? She's the one with the freaky Aunt Lucy, right?
She: "Yes, that's right, my you're a good listener, and like she may know way more about basting a hot buttered turkey than I do but i can tell you that she's really starting to let herself go.......

So guys remember these three basic principles of manlistning and you will convince any woman that you have the sensitivity to really care about what she has to say.....even if you really don't have that first clue as to what the hell she's babbling about.
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I can see you put a lot of work into this Mott! LOL

I do this too, I always say "uh-huh" when I'm not listening. (I don't get as elaborate as you, but maybe that's because unlike men I don't have to make a big show of listening in order to get sex, I just have to say; "Sex?") My ex always knew it, he'd stop immediately and say, you're not listening to me. And I'd laugh and listen. It's weird because my guy now doesn't know that, and I feel like he knows me better than my ex. I can never figure it out. Anyway, it's not just a male thing! You think I want to hear about golf? Basketball?
 
Darla said:
I can see you put a lot of work into this Mott! LOL

I do this too, I always say "uh-huh" when I'm not listening. (I don't get as elaborate as you, but maybe that's because unlike men I don't have to make a big show of listening in order to get sex, I just have to say; "Sex?") My ex always knew it, he'd stop immediately and say, you're not listening to me. And I'd laugh and listen. It's weird because my guy now doesn't know that, and I feel like he knows me better than my ex. I can never figure it out. Anyway, it's not just a male thing! You think I want to hear about golf? Basketball?
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Yea.....un-huh......wow....then what happened?
 
Darla said:
followed by a "your big-man brain really understands this stuff wow" look. I crack myself up. It's hard to keep a straight face.
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I couldn't decide how to respond to this comment, so I decided to take a new approach to comment replies.

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For a purely sanctimonious response intending to make you feel self doubt, go here:

http://www.justplainpolitics.com/showthread.php?42997-Bane-Socialism-Liberals&p=1053518#post1053518

For a purely biting sarcastic comment, please go here:

http://www.justplainpolitics.com/sh...der-of-the-middle-class&p=1053522#post1053522
 
Darla said:
I'm telling you that's what they've said to me. You have to see the shit I listen to. I was at this group last week, I go every week and this is a very closed, very hard core networking group (I was actually investigated for three weeks before being accepted and had to be recommended by a member just to be considered) and what a rant they were on! I LMAO, every single one of them could have been a poster here, there was even a tinfoil! I keep my politics very under my hat, only my closest networking buds know them. When guys ask (and it's always guys) I actually give them the ole "Oh i don't follow politics" or "oh really? i don't look at the news" followed by a "your big-man brain really understands this stuff wow" look. I crack myself up. It's hard to keep a straight face.
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And I bet those guys keep crawling back for more. ;)
 
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