Discovery Channel

Don't you sometimes think life is much easier on the Discovery Channel? I just read this in a book:

"A woman needs to know but one man well to understand all men; whereas a man may know all women and not understand one of them." - Helen Rowland

We are the only species that has continual trouble with the mating ritual, courtship and relationships - other species have it all worked out and get along fine. Even the Black Widow spider and the Praying Mantis, who kill their mates right after mating, know the rules of the mating game and stick faithfully to them. Take the octopus for example. It's a simple animal with a tiny brain. But octopi never argue about male and female differences, sex or the lead up to it. The female comes on heat at a certain time and the male octopi all come around waving their tentacles; she pciks the one with the tentacles she likes best and gives him the green light. She never accuses him of not paying her enough attention, and he never worries whether it was as good for her as it was for him. There are no interfering in-laws giving advice, and the female octopus doesn't worrry whether she looks fat, and she never years for a mate with a 'slow' tentacle.

I love to eat octopi. Especially the cold dish at wedding dinners. Yum! Wait, there's more good stuff in this book:

They say it's great to be a man because motor mechanics tell you the truth, wrinkles add character, your underwear costs $4.95 for a six-pack and chocolate is just another snack. People never stare at your chest when you're talking to them and you don't have to leave the room to adjust yourself.
They say it's great to be a woman because you can talk to the opposite sex without having to picture them naked, taxis stop for you and you can scare male bosses with mysterious gynaecological disorders. You don't look like a frog in a blender when you dance and if you marry someone 20 years younger, you're aware that you look like a cradle snatcher.
Maybe one day, men and women will be like each other. Perhaps women will love watching racing cars drive in a circle, shopping will be considered an aerobic activity and men will have to spend one month a year in a PMT simulator. Maybe all toilet seats will be nailed down, women will only talk during commercials and men will only read Playboy for its literary value.

Do women really want all toilet seats nailed down? I'm not so sure about that.....