Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site calmasd.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!tektronix!hplabs!sdcrdcf!sdcsvax!sdcc3!sdcc6!calmasd!gail From: gail@calmasd.UUCP (Gail B. Hanrahan) Newsgroups: net.women Subject: Re: PMS Message-ID: <541@calmasd.UUCP> Date: Thu, 15-Aug-85 13:48:26 EDT Article-I.D.: calmasd.541 Posted: Thu Aug 15 13:48:26 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 19-Aug-85 22:39:57 EDT References: <934@druxo.UUCP> <1765@mnetor.UUCP> <399@timeinc.UUCP> Reply-To: gail@calmasd.UUCP (Gail B. Hanrahan) Organization: Calma Company, San Diego, CA Lines: 37 Keywords: Feh! I see. Any time a woman does something that *YOU* don't think is normal for her, she *must* be suffering from PMS. Right. Let's not *ask* her what's wrong and find out she didn't sleep well, had a fight with her SO, had a proposal turned down, was rejected by her first choice of grad school, etc., and is suffering from exactly the same kind of situation that might make a *man* irritable. Of course, we all know that men never get grouchy without a good reason. :-) In article <399@timeinc.UUCP> greenber@timeinc.UUCP (Ross M. Greenberg) writes: >I have a special technique that I use for determining when a woman >is going through a particularly nasty bout with PMS. I'll use small >words for you: > >1) Compare woman's personality to her usual personality >2) Is it about normal? If yes, then jump out of loop >3) Is she acting weird for no apparant reason? >4) If there does seem to be a reason, then jump out of loop >5) Is she irritable? Does she post nasty things to the net > on discussions that are already played out? Does she > use coarseness when she doesn't have to? Is she looking > for any opportunity to jump down someone's throat? >6) If no, then leave loop >7) Is she Sophie Quigley? >8) If yes, then leave loop >9) It now becomes reasonable to assume that the woman *may* be > suffering from a nasty bout of PMS. > >Now, try to be nice, huh? -- Gail Bayley Hanrahan Calma Company, San Diego {ihnp4,decvax,ucbvax}!sdcsvax!calmasd!gail