Oh dear - still laughing here - did you ever hear about the book called Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus?

Personally I think men arrived on a coach trip from Alpha Centauri and got so drunk they missed their ride home.

You see - or rather you don't - this was 'a difficult job' - as defined by the distaff side being unable to do it.

It required what is called 'diplomacy'.

The sword side should have rejected efficiency and other masculine acceptable traits and gone for a version of the batting the eyelashes technique, which involves sending the wife on really helpful errands - this would perhaps entail requesting a cup of coffee and upon it being delivered, being found struggling with the problem. After drinking the cup of coffee you then have an idea, which succeeds and THEN you fix the toilet.

There is such a thing as being too clever.

As an audio visual technician at a college, I was never forgiven for plugging in the television when one of the lecturers was having problems showing a video recording. Maybe if I could have done it without giggling.....

Anne the Pleater