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Mar 11

Men: A User's Guide.

by Kathy Lette on 11 March 2010

Okay, I admit men are better at some things ­ parallel parking, spider killing, jar opening, elk-stalking, map reading …. But what women can’t fathom is why it is that you can determine the exact mile to the gallon ratio of a five hour trip to the south of France, where you effortlessly locate the remote fishing village that’s not even on a map ­ yet can’t find a clitoris? Whilst on that subject,...

Mar 10

Women's Rights.

by Kathy Lette on 10 March 2010

  My recent satirical thoughts on the male of the species aired on this blog and in my new tome "Men: A User's Guide" have got a few men's testicles all in a twist. Irate blokes are berating me for being a frigid, sexist, man-hating harridan. But boys, be fair. Until women are treated as equals instead of sequels, we females surely have the right to comically knee-cap you occasionally. Just consider...

Mar 9

The Perfect Man.

by Kathy Lette on 9 March 2010

Yesterday I wrote about the fact that marriage suits men more than it suits women. As it's in a man's interest to keep us happy, it might be helpful to give them a list of what a woman's looking for in her Knight in Shining Armani. First and foremost, we want a man who knows that 'mutual orgasm' is not an insurance company. (If he persists in this attitude, may I suggest you adopt the "doggy position"...

Mar 8

The Sex War.

by Kathy Lette on 8 March 2010

 As I have a new little tome winging it's way to the book shelves, " Men A User's Guide",  I'm in the mood to muse on the sex war. God, apparently as a prank, devised two sexes and called them "opposite." The sex war has raged since for 5,000 years. But it's time we called a truce... starting with men negotiating their terms of surrender. Why do men like intelligent women? Because opposites...