The Guy Dictionary

  • “It’s a guy thing.”
    “There is no rational thought pattern connected with it, and you have no chance at all of making it logical.”
  • “I’m going fishing.”
    “I’m going to drink myself dangerously stupid, and stand by a stream with a stick in my hand, while the fish swim by in complete safety.”
  • “Let’s take your car.”
    “Mine is full of beer cans, burger wrappers and completely out of gas.”
  • “Woman driver.”
    “Someone who doesn’t speed, tailgate, swear, make obscene gestures and has a better driving record than me.”
  • “I don’t care what color you paint the kitchen.”
    “As long as it’s not blue, green, pink, red, yellow, lavender, gray, mauve, black, turquoise or any other color besides white.”
  • “Good idea.”
    “It’ll never work. And I’ll spend the rest of the day gloating.”
  • “Have you lost weight?”
    “I’ve just spent our last $30 on a cordless drill.”
  • “My wife doesn’t understand me.”
    “She’s heard all my stories before, and is tired of them.”
  • “I’m getting more exercise lately.”
    “The batteries in the remote are dead.”
  • “I got a lot done.”
    “I found ‘Waldo’ in almost every picture.”
  • “We’re going to be late.”
    “Now I have a legitimate excuse to drive like a maniac.”
  • “Hey, I’ve read all the classics.”
    “I’ve been subscribing to Playboy since 1972.”
  • “You cook just like my mother used to.”
    “She used the smoke detector as a meal timer, too.”
  • “I was listening to you. It’s just that I have things on my mind.”
    “I was wondering if that red-head over there is wearing a bra.”
  • “That’s interesting, dear.”
    “Are you still talking?”
  • “Honey, we don’t need material things to prove our love.”
    “I forgot our anniversary again.”
  • “You expect too much of me.”
    “You want me to stay awake.”
  • “It’s a really good movie.”
    “It’s got guns, knives, fast cars, and Heather Locklear.”
  • “That’s women’s work.”
    “It’s difficult, dirty, and thankless.”
  • “Will you marry me?”
    “Both my roommates have moved out, I can’t find the washer, and there is no more peanut butter.”
  • “Go ask your mother.”
    “I am incapable of making a decision.”
  • “You know how bad my memory is.”
    “I remember the theme song to ‘F Troop’, the address of the first girl I ever kissed and the Vehicle Identification Numbers of every car I’ve ever owned, but I forgot your birthday.”
  • “Football is a man’s game.”
    “Women are generally too smart to play it.”
  • “I do help around the house.”
    “I once put a dirty towel in the laundry basket.”
  • “Hey, I’ve got my reasons for what I’m doing.”
    “And I sure hope I think of some pretty soon.”
  • “What do you mean, you need new clothes?”
    “You just bought new clothes 3 years ago.”
  • “She’s one of those rabid feminists.”
    “She refused to make my coffee.”
  • “But I hate to go shopping.”
    “I always wind up outside the dressing room holding your purse.”
  • “No, I left plenty of gas in the car..”
    “You may actually get it to start.”
  • “I’m going to stop off for a quick one with the guys.”
    “I am planning on drinking myself into a vegetative stupor with my chest pounding, mouth breathing, pre-evolutionary companions.”
  • “I brought you a present.”
    “It was free ice scraper night at the ball game.”
  • “I missed you.”
    “I can’t find my sock drawer, the kids are hungry and we are out of toilet paper.”
  • “We share the housework.”
    “I make the messes, she cleans them up.”
  • “This relationship is getting too serious.”
    “I like you more than my truck.”
  • “I recycle.”
    “We could pay the rent with the money from my empties.”
  • “Of course I like it, honey, you look beautiful.”
    “Oh, man, what have you done to yourself?”
  • “It sure snowed last night.”
    “I suppose you’re going to nag me about shoveling the walk now.”
  • “It’s good beer.”
    “It was on sale.”
  • “I don’t need to read the instructions.”
    “I am perfectly capable of screwing it up without printed help.”
  • “I’ll fix the garbage disposal later.”
  • “If I wait long enough you’ll get frustrated and buy a new one.”
  • “I broke up with her.”
    “She dumped me.”
  • “I’ll take you to a fancy restaurant.”
    “Someplace that doesn’t have a drive-thru window.”
  • “Can I help with dinner?”
    “Why isn’t it already on the table?”
  • “Uh huh,” “Sure, Honey,” OR “Yes, dear”
    Absolutely nothing. It’s a conditioned response.
  • “It would take too long to explain”
    “I have no idea how it works.”
  • “I was listening to you. It’s just that I have things on my mind.”
    “That girl standing on the corner is a real babe.”
  • “Take a break, honey, you’re working too hard.”
    “I can’t hear the game over the vacuum cleaner.”
  • “I was just thinking about you, and got you these roses.”
    “The girl selling them on the corner was a real babe.”
  • “Oh, don’t fuss. I just cut myself. It’s no big deal.”
    “I have actually severed a limb, but will bleed to death before I admit that I’m hurt.”
  • “I can’t find it.”
    “It didn’t fall into my outstretched hands, so I’m completely clueless.”
  • “What did I do this time?”
    “What did you catch me at?”
  • “I heard you.”
    “I haven’t the foggiest clue what you just said, and am hoping desperately that I can fake it well enough so that you don’t spend the next three days yelling at me.”
  • “You know I could never love anyone else.”
    “I am used to the way you yell at me, and realize it could be worse.”
  • “You look terrific.”
    “Oh, God, please don’t try on one more outfit, I’m starving.”
  • “I’m not lost. I know exactly where we are.”
    “No one will ever see us alive again.”
    OR
    “I’m lost. I have no idea where we are, and I am too proud to ask for directions.”