# Random Anecdotes **URL:** \ **Category:** Off-topic\ **Created:** [July 21, 2018, 11:48am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/random-anecdotes/2940 "2018-07-21T11:48:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Guga](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/guga/32/14476_2.png) [@Guga](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Guga)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2018, 9:00am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/random-anecdotes/2940/61 "2018-07-23T09:00:58Z")
šŸ“– **Your daughter is not a tomboy!** My daughter is a tomboy. Well, not in the looks: sheā€™s slim and has a cute face, sheā€™s friendly and open. But she plays like a boy: sheā€™s more interested in trains than in dolls, sheā€™s sporty, active. Sheā€™s tough, strong and proud of it. And has the best 6-pack Iā€™ve ever seen. However, when I say these things, it angers my mom. ā€œYour daughter is not a tomboyā€ she says, as if Iā€™m somehow offending her. ā€œBut she **is** , undeniablyā€. ā€œNo, sheā€™s notā€. My parents came to visit us last year with a couple of friends of theirs. My daughter was drawing. The lady went to her and told ā€œwhat a nice drawing, what is it?ā€. My daughter replied, proudly, ā€œthis is a queen, I drew it, do you like it?ā€ all smiling and happy. My mother gave me a look which meant ā€œsee? sheā€™s feminine as she can be, drawing queens and allā€. I already knew what was going to happen, so I gave a look that meant ā€œjust waitā€. Then my daughter continued: ā€œ **and this is her blood exiting her head because her head is broken and sheā€™s dying** ā€. The lady didnā€™t know what to answer, my mother was horrified, I was laughing. I love my daughter. ---
**Author:** ![PiecesOfKate](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/piecesofkate/32/93_2.png) [@PiecesOfKate](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/PiecesOfKate)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2018, 9:03am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/random-anecdotes/2940/62 "2018-07-23T09:03:35Z")
As a child tomboy myself, I applaud that. ---
**Author:** ![milanfahrnholz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@milanfahrnholz](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/milanfahrnholz)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2018, 9:07am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/random-anecdotes/2940/63 "2018-07-23T09:07:53Z")
As someone who finds gender stereotypes annoying because he mostly grew up without them, so do I! ---
**Author:** ![Someone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b77776/32.png) [@Someone](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Someone)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2018, 9:15am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/random-anecdotes/2940/64 "2018-07-23T09:15:07Z")
> [@milanfahrnholz](#): > > As someone who finds gender stereotypes annoying ā€¦ But several studies are proving that they exist. For example girls _tend_ to play with dolls while boys are loving cars, even if the children have the option and arenā€™t influenced by other people (already). ---
**Author:** ![milanfahrnholz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@milanfahrnholz](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/milanfahrnholz)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2018, 9:17am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/random-anecdotes/2940/65 "2018-07-23T09:17:45Z")
![grafik](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/thimbleweedpark/original/2X/8/852d22f6c92f7d6ca0408a84912443f2d2b52cd8.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Guga](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/guga/32/14476_2.png) [@Guga](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Guga)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2018, 9:25am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/random-anecdotes/2940/66 "2018-07-23T09:25:21Z")
I donā€™t want to go off topic (just kidding, of course I do!) but thereā€™s a fine line between preference and stereotypes. I always say ā€œstereotypes exist for a reasonā€, and the reason is that itā€™s mostly biological, females prefer dolls and males prefer mechanic toys. But that doesnā€™t mean that boys donā€™t like dolls or girls donā€™t like cars at all. They just tend to prefer the other toys. The problem arises when the parents try to force the stereotypes out of fear of a child becoming gay because he/she plays with the ā€œwrongā€ toys. And letā€™s be honest: toys for boys **are better** šŸ•¶. They are cool, they do lots of stuff. Dolls areā€¦ dolls. [https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/2010-05-16](https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/2010-05-16) ---
**Author:** ![Someone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b77776/32.png) [@Someone](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Someone)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2018, 9:27am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/random-anecdotes/2940/67 "2018-07-23T09:27:09Z")
Now I want a Mechablox! ---
**Author:** ![milanfahrnholz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@milanfahrnholz](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/milanfahrnholz)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2018, 10:08am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/random-anecdotes/2940/68 "2018-07-23T10:08:32Z")
So this might be the first and only time I talk about this since I except to not be shouted down or anything for having an opinion and experiences that may seem unusual to some. I grew up in a household where both parents were working. Both worked independently in their own offices and my mother even had people working for her in later years. They alternated in looking after me and my brother and they alternated in cooking for us. On my mothers side her parents were also totally equal. They owned a printing factory and were both the boss in the family led company. None more important than the other, my grandmother even worked a bit more sometimes(she was very into the book keeping thing). On my fathers side it was aunt and my uncle who worked at the same company with my aunt even beeing in a leading position. When I was very little my mum let me play with her dolls for a bit after I eventually lost interest because I was more into the stuff I saw in my cartoons. When we played as kids we let the girls play with us. When we played Ghostbusters it would have occured to none of us to tell the girls to play Janine like characters. They got to be Ghostbusters, too! Also in my more nerdy circle of friends there was a stronger gender mix because people united under common interests there. In other more generic cyles that lived a lot more like the male/female stereotypes because they had nothing in common the jocks and the shopping queens were never just friends(to use some really extreme example). So everyone there stayed in their own corners and when there was a girl in one of those men groups it was only because she was the girlfriend of someone. So where I was it was more natural to have everybody share the same interests no matter what the gender was. It was really much later until I learned all the gender stereotyping. Women are not into technical stuff, or football or loud music etc etc. women canĀ“t be funny or be into nerdy things. IĀ“m still baffled when I hear nonsense like that. Also the kind of jobs and the unequal pay thing still seems like the most unnatural thing to me but it is really a big thing still. IĀ“m really thankful I came from such a progressive household which seems to go even some generations back where they were even ahead of their time. Many of my best female friends were on the tomboyish side. Did that make them look masculine or less womanly. Absolutly not! I also find funny women more interesting than those who never smile because they are afraid of getting wrinkles. My parents also used to be friends with a gay couple who had the strongest relationship. One of them was a doctor. Nice people. My brother had a friend in kindergarten who had a white mother and a black father (he was a reggea singer from Ghana, terrific guy! Fun and nice!) I also grew up without religion for the longest time, I have never ever missed that. When I found out about these things I started questioning stuff very early on. I was a lot more into space and the planets at a very early age. Okay, I admit I just lost the plot a bit and went full autobiographical, but isnĀ“t this the random anecdotes thread? šŸ™ƒ šŸ“– ---
**Author:** ![Someone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b77776/32.png) [@Someone](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Someone)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2018, 10:22am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/random-anecdotes/2940/69 "2018-07-23T10:22:40Z")
> [@milanfahrnholz](#): > > Women are not into technical stuff, or football or loud music etc etc. women canĀ“t be funny or be into nerdy things. IĀ“m still baffled when I hear nonsense like that. Also the kind of jobs and the unequal pay thing still seems like the most unnatural thing to me but it is really a big thing still. These arenā€™t stereotypes, but prejudice and injustice. Thatā€™s a difference IMHO (and here I would want to differ and be picky šŸ™‚ ). ---
**Author:** ![milanfahrnholz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@milanfahrnholz](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/milanfahrnholz)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2018, 10:26am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/random-anecdotes/2940/70 "2018-07-23T10:26:43Z")
> [@Someone](#): > > These arenā€™t stereotypes, but prejudice and injustice. Thatā€™s a difference IMHO But it is the firm believe that these stereotypes are facts that give way to the prejudice and injustice. As long as there are people who feel they have to piegeonhole individuals in a way one categorizes whole groups all of these injustices will persist. It starts with the attitude. ---
**Author:** ![tasse-tee](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/tasse-tee/32/4002_2.png) [@tasse-tee](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/tasse-tee)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2018, 11:33am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/random-anecdotes/2940/71 "2018-07-23T11:33:01Z")
> [@Gffp](#): > > Ok the following itā€™s not a proper anecdote, itā€™s more a joke. > Yesterday night we were out at a bar, No, no, _this_ is how you start the joke: _Three Italians walk into a barā€¦_ šŸ˜‰ ---
**Author:** ![PiecesOfKate](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/piecesofkate/32/93_2.png) [@PiecesOfKate](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/PiecesOfKate)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2018, 12:11pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/random-anecdotes/2940/72 "2018-07-23T12:11:35Z")
Okay, Iā€™m ready to post my favourite one now. I love telling people this story. Itā€™s difficult to get it right verbally, so itā€™s nice I get to write it down. **šŸ“– The cat and the aunt** In my last job there was a Portuguese girl called Cristina who adored her cat. In fact she once asked me to photoshop a fake prescription for some cat meds, but thatā€™s another story. One day Cristina returned to the office after a long holiday. Sheā€™d told me beforehand that her mother-in-law would be looking after the cat while they were away. She was concerned because she didnā€™t get on with her mother-in-law and felt she wasnā€™t particularly cat-savvy. Unfortunately, her fears were realised. She told me through tears how the careless woman left the window open, and the cat fell out and died (they lived in a tall block of flats). By the end of the day everyone had found out what happened and felt really sad for her. A few days later another colleague, Annabel, came back to the office. Her holiday had overlapped with Cristinaā€™s, so she was as yet unaware of the sad news. In her busy return catching up with everything sheā€™d managed to catch the drift of what had happened. I say drift, because instead of the cat, she was under the impression Cristinaā€™s _aunt_ had died. Bear in mind when you imagine this next part that Cristina is a very animated, emotional person, fresh off the grief of losing a beloved pet. So Annabel runs into Cristina in the hallway and places a sympathetic hand on her arm. ā€œIā€™m so sorry, Cristina,ā€ she says. ā€œAre you okay?ā€ ā€œNot really, Annabel,ā€ she replies, sobbing. ā€œWere you two close?ā€ (referring to her aunt) Cristina frowns slightly. ā€œYesā€¦ I suppose we were. She was my little friend.ā€ Annabel thinks this is a bit odd but nods sympathetically. ā€œSo what happened? Was she ill?ā€ ā€œNo.ā€ She sniffs. ā€œWe got back from holiday and we couldnā€™t find her anywhere! We looked all around the house, calling her name, but she was gone!ā€ ā€œOh.ā€ This is a bit weird, thinks Annabel. ā€œThen eventually we realised someone left the window open!ā€ Cristina lets out a moan. At this point Annabel thinks, _oh my God, the aunt fell out the window_. ā€œThatā€™sā€¦ thatā€™s terrible!ā€ ā€œI know Annabel, I know. I was too nervous to look but then a neighbour came round and said there was a dead cat in the road.ā€ At this point, Annabel thinks, _Jesus. Her aunt fell out the window, landed on a cat, and killed it._ Cristina shakes her head and dabs her eyes. ā€œWeā€™re going to bury her in the garden.ā€ Just as poor confused Annabel is trying to make sense of these profound events, Cristina mumbles something about vet bills. Itā€™s then that the fog starts to clear and Annabel realises her mistake. Suddenly sheā€™s hit by the hilarity of the situation and starts to lose composure. She rushes off, making her excuses. Cristina was never any wiser, but when Annabel told the rest of us we couldnā€™t stop laughing. ---
**Author:** ![Guga](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/guga/32/14476_2.png) [@Guga](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Guga)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2018, 12:21pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/random-anecdotes/2940/73 "2018-07-23T12:21:01Z")
That is comedy gold! I request for permission to recycle this situation for my future novel šŸ˜‚ ---
**Author:** ![milanfahrnholz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@milanfahrnholz](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/milanfahrnholz)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2018, 12:22pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/random-anecdotes/2940/74 "2018-07-23T12:22:20Z")
Poor Cristina, why didnĀ“t anyone tell her? šŸ˜® ---
**Author:** ![PiecesOfKate](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/piecesofkate/32/93_2.png) [@PiecesOfKate](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/PiecesOfKate)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2018, 12:22pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/random-anecdotes/2940/75 "2018-07-23T12:22:24Z")
Not if I do it first! šŸ˜‰ ---
**Author:** ![milanfahrnholz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@milanfahrnholz](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/milanfahrnholz)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2018, 1:29pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/random-anecdotes/2940/76 "2018-07-23T13:29:48Z")
šŸ“– **Appology after 25 years** So the other day my father picked up my aunt to take her into town. My aunt and my uncle live next to a teacher from primary school that was very strigent back in the day. There was never any contact whatsover, until last week. He told me he bumped into her and they started talking and she said, she realises she was very rough back in the day and is sorry, and would do many things differently today if she had the chance. That really made me smile. ---
**Author:** ![PiecesOfKate](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/piecesofkate/32/93_2.png) [@PiecesOfKate](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/PiecesOfKate)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2018, 1:46pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/random-anecdotes/2940/77 "2018-07-23T13:46:45Z")
Thatā€™s really nice. It probably helped her to get it off her chest, too. ---
**Author:** ![milanfahrnholz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@milanfahrnholz](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/milanfahrnholz)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2018, 1:49pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/random-anecdotes/2940/78 "2018-07-23T13:49:10Z")
I guess so, since she did on her own accord. I would never have expected that. ---
**Author:** ![Gffp](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/gffp/32/12183_2.png) [@Gffp](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Gffp)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2018, 2:43pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/random-anecdotes/2940/79 "2018-07-23T14:43:44Z")
Heheā€¦ we were twelve! šŸ˜› Are there common jokes starting that way? We have a lot like ā€œA Frenchman, a German and an Italian (or a Neapolitan)ā€, but Iā€™m so bad at remembering themā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![tasse-tee](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/tasse-tee/32/4002_2.png) [@tasse-tee](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/tasse-tee)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2018, 2:47pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/random-anecdotes/2940/80 "2018-07-23T14:47:03Z")
I canā€™t remember any either, but Iā€™ve seen them appear on Reddit (r/Jokes) before. [Previous page](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/random-anecdotes/2940.md?page=3) [Next page](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/random-anecdotes/2940.md?page=5)