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2004-01-16 06:22:19 PM
Does saying "you've already got one of those!" count as "factoring in" the purchase?
 
2004-01-16 07:00:09 PM
As long as vibrators are considered "electronic gadgets".
 
2004-01-16 07:12:32 PM
Beautiful women factor in my erections.
 
2004-01-16 07:12:35 PM
I think by "factoring in" they mean "giving permission".

/single
/haha
 
2004-01-16 07:13:59 PM
TommyymmoT

Damn you. I saw this thread and was getting ready for a GIS for the Hello Kitty.. er.. tool
 
2004-01-16 07:13:59 PM
I don't understand why this is surprising. As with any other purchase, it involves Making A Decision.

P.S. tallguy, guess who bought her man the sweet Treo 600 for christmas this year even though he had the previous model?
 
2004-01-16 07:14:51 PM
I actually heard Rush Limbaugh discuss this in his morning preview during my commute. I can't believe it ended up on Fark. What a wierd day...

/ABSOLUTELY NOT a dittohead
 
2004-01-16 07:15:02 PM
Ah, the Hitachi Magic Wand. Best. Electronic gadget. EVAR.
 
2004-01-16 07:18:32 PM
I actually heard Rush Limbaugh discuss this in his morning preview during my commute. I can't believe it ended up on Fark. What a wierd day...

I'm sure his commentary was enlightened and insightful. Hah.
 
2004-01-16 07:19:25 PM
Women factor in 89% of everything I do. The other 11% involves small rodents, toothpaste and nail guns.
 
2004-01-16 07:20:27 PM
Women factor in 89% of electronic gadget buys...

...as gifts for men.
 
2004-01-16 07:21:56 PM
Didn't RTFA by the way.
 
2004-01-16 07:23:42 PM
missmez

You have a very lucky boyfriend (or husband) and are a tribute to womankind.

 
2004-01-16 07:24:49 PM
Oh, yeah, and TommyymmoT, lol.
 
2004-01-16 07:25:17 PM
My wife has a shoe box full of those under the bed. Jelly, that's the ticket.
 
2004-01-16 07:27:05 PM
Was this article written by a 5th grader?

Read it out loud if you have trouble finding a problem with it.
 
2004-01-16 07:28:36 PM
women= the true gadget nerds. It ain't as bad as how they try to look taller with heels. :p
 
2004-01-16 07:29:08 PM
This is how woman are involved in 89% of gadget buy's.

Local Man: Honey? I want to buy new electronic gizmo.
Area Woman: Why? What is it?
Local Man: It's a stereo that will (insert technical jargon here)
Area Woman: How much will it cost?
Local Man: $399.99. Can we afford that? It's on sale.
Area Woman: Well, maybe if...
Local Man: Okay, I'm going to Popular Electronics Store.
Area Woman: HEY!?!
(Sound of door slamming and screeching tires)
 
2004-01-16 07:29:48 PM
Of course, 90% of the electronic 'gadgets' purchased by women usually have one sliding switch with three settings: slow, medium, and fast.
 
2004-01-16 07:31:22 PM
Wow, no one told me that washer/drier sales are up this year!

/runs

All kidding aside, this is a cool article.
 
2004-01-16 07:31:31 PM
Lets be honest here, women factor into everything we do on a vast scale. Unless of course you swing the other way (nothing wrong with that).

If it wasn't for the desire to get laid, I'd be hanging out in my unabomber style shack getting fat and playing xbox all day.
 
2004-01-16 07:37:02 PM
It's easy to see how women factor into that many gadget buys.

GUY AT ELECTRONICS STORE: "So I was looking at them PDA things."
CLERK: "Yes sir."
GUY AT ELECTRONICS STORE: "So think I can watch some lesbian porn on that thing?"
 
2004-01-16 07:40:15 PM

'nuff said.
 
2004-01-16 07:43:01 PM
What don't women factor into?
 
2004-01-16 07:49:35 PM
eekmale..nothing at all except true happiness.
 
2004-01-16 07:50:59 PM
Let me take a stab at what womens favorite electronic "gadet" is :)
 
2004-01-16 07:54:50 PM
 
2004-01-16 07:57:07 PM
Well I have to confess, my wife has every little electronic thingy in her briefcase you could shake a stick at.
 
2004-01-16 07:58:06 PM


I am just guessing but would the other 11% of purchases involve RealDolls ?



making trouble just for the hell of it
 
2004-01-16 07:58:24 PM
"This Ipod will show that I can be a good provider and I'll get some."

/geek thoughts
 
2004-01-16 08:00:56 PM
mcreadyblue, who's the red-haired freak?
 
2004-01-16 08:05:57 PM
all vibrators. try and find a chick without one.
 
2004-01-16 08:06:42 PM
giantemartini: Ha! Wish I wuz smoove.
 
2004-01-16 08:08:19 PM
Doesn't surprise me. I'm a woman and I start salivating whenever some new gadget comes out. I just don't have the cash to buy most of them. It was all I could do to keep from rolling around naked in my Xbox games when I first got the system.

Yes, I am a materialist, as a matter of fact.
 
2004-01-16 08:09:44 PM
What can I say? Big hands, manly face, red hair.. That's the type I take home to mom.
 
2004-01-16 08:13:10 PM
I'll chalk up another point for "give permission" as synonym for "factor".

Me: "My computer's too slow. I need to put some new parts in it."
Biatchy Ex-Girlfriend (BEG): "What kind of new parts?"
Me: "New video card, some more RAM, y'know, basic stuff."
BEG: "Sounds good, how much is it?"
Me: "Should run about $400 for mid-range parts, nothing too fancy..."
BEG: "WHAT?! YOU'RE GONNA SPEND FOUR HUNDRED BUCKS ON A FARKING TOY? WHAT ABOUT ME?!?!?!?!?!"
Me (thinking): Just one lightning bolt, God, and I'll head for the nearest church.
 
2004-01-16 08:13:29 PM
mcreadyblue.... air- dog been chewing on the back of that seat or what?
 
2004-01-16 08:14:10 PM
Hey AlgaeRancher - Aloha from Kailua! Great to see a konafarker here.
 
2004-01-16 08:25:52 PM
89% of statistics are made up.
 
2004-01-16 08:28:09 PM
BBZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ!
 
JPN
2004-01-16 08:33:15 PM
great. now i'm blind.
 
2004-01-16 08:37:10 PM
mcreadyblue: Gah!
 
2004-01-16 08:42:05 PM
That's another way of saying that 89% of men have wives or girlfriends, or care what a potential girlfriend will think of said electronic toy.

I sure as hell don't ask any woman what she thinks about what I'm going to buy with my money.
 
2004-01-16 08:46:07 PM
Your wife wants your remote.
 
2004-01-16 08:48:45 PM
With the release of those ankle tingleing orgasm deals the pecentage will shoot up to 99%
 
2004-01-16 09:00:17 PM
mcreadyblue, that you flying the plane?
 
2004-01-16 09:10:58 PM
You guys forgot all about the curling irons! 84% of us believe they will improve our lives. Silly men.
 
2004-01-16 09:15:31 PM
Crap statistic by electronics industry trying to dispell the nerd stereotype.

Women are only buying cell phones (blah blah blah) and electronics for their men!
 
2004-01-16 09:36:16 PM
African-Americans are more likely to get a wireless phone this year, with 40 percent saying it's in their plans. Only 31 percent of the general population says the same thing. Seventy-three percent of African-American consumers believe technology has the potential to help people overcome economic and social disadvantages.

Yeah. That's the motivation for their gadget obsessions. Pretentious, arrogant ostentation has nothing to do with it. Fo shizzle.



/Bling
 
2004-01-16 10:23:23 PM
mcreadyblue: talk about misleading file names:

http://mason.gmu.edu/~sdorman1/amber/cock2.jpg
 
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