Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Not Being a Wife in 1939

This handy little chart, written in 1939, helpfully calculates whether your wife is a success or a failure (click to enlarge). Red nail polish? Fail. Letting the nanny put the kids to bed? Fail. Eating breakfast naked? Fail. (Although the #8 demerit, that I agree with.) I took the test, based on what I think I'd do. I got 2 raw score points. Fail. Damn you naked breakfast!

And thanks to alert commenter Dal, here is a link to the full survey for both husbands and wives. Thanks Dal!
Posted by Rebecca Foster at 1:59 PM
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12 comments:

  1. LaurieMay 14, 2008 at 4:53 PM

    I think they mean percentage..but what do I know? I only teach grade 4/5 :P

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  2. LaurieMay 14, 2008 at 4:54 PM

    Actually maybe some of the questions have higher points than others? I dont know... I love double comment posts :)

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  3. Wayfaring WandererMay 15, 2008 at 7:01 AM

    Sheez......they really had their priorities straight in the 30's eh?!?!

    That score card is wiggity whack!

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  4. RebexMay 15, 2008 at 11:51 AM

    That is hilarious! Where did you find it? I'd like to see the husband version. :)

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  5. TechnodollMay 15, 2008 at 12:35 PM

    I'd love to meet the misogynist who wrote this on a piece of toilet paper. I'd make him eat it!

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  6. . . . . . . . . .May 15, 2008 at 4:21 PM

    Well...uh. I guess it's a good thing I wasn't married in the 30s. The nail polish would have been the nail in my coffin...or was that being the one to apologize first? Hmm....

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  7. Adventures In ChinaMay 15, 2008 at 8:53 PM

    Laurie: maybe %. Some do have higher points, but even you had no demerits and all merits, your raw score would be 25. Oh well. Doubles are great! :)

    WW: No doubt! I like the churhc/sleeping in one. NICE.

    Rebecca: I will try to find it, just for you. :)

    Techno: pretty sure that would result in a DEMERIT. But yeah.

    Sarah: oh you devil you. I love #1 demerit: translation: "doesn't put out."

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  8. MattMay 16, 2008 at 8:40 PM

    Here y'all go:

    http://flickr.com/photos/tiabla/sets/72157605047200616/

    I will bring your attention to the Husband's #38 Merit.

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  9. 1218BlogMay 17, 2008 at 6:44 PM

    Hmmmm...Interesting.

    By the way I am no longer 1218blog. I moved to wordpress. I am here now.
    http://girlinterrupted1218.wordpress.com/

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  10. Adventures In ChinaMay 18, 2008 at 8:12 AM

    Dal: oooh thank you! I am moving it to the front page and giving you credit of course. AWESOME. And solves the math mystery...list much longer.

    Thanks 1218, I will update my links. And yeah, interesting with a little bit of crazy on the side!

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  11. Jenn-n-nMay 20, 2008 at 12:31 PM

    hehehe, I do believe I'll be sharing this lil tidbit with the boys at work. Nothing like stirring up the pot I always say.

    If I ain't gettin' any, no one else should be either *crossing arms*

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  12. JenMay 20, 2008 at 7:10 PM

    Umm...All I can say is:

    I love red lipstick. What's breakfast? People get dressed? The only musical instument I play is my ipod. Does that count? If one is not late for an appointment how can one be fashionably late? And I sleep in on Sundays and holidays...it's his turn to get up with the baby. I do it every other day.

    Oh, thank goodness it's 2008!!!!

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