Meet the Other Phone. Protection built in.

Meet the Other Phone.
Protection built in.

Buy now

Please or to access all these features

Scotsnet

Welcome to Scotsnet - discuss all aspects of life in Scotland, including relocating, schools and local areas.

Reply from the lassies

15 replies

sleepfortheweek · 21/01/2025 21:19

I've been asked (and agreed) to do the reply from lassies at a Burn's Supper this weekend. Due to a recent family bereavement I'm totally unprepared so just starting tonight 🙈. DH is doing the toast to the lassies and also hasn't started.

Anyway, I'm hoping to do it in the form of a funny poem. I'm trying to get a list together of funny/exaggerated stereotypical things men do/say.

Things like leave the toilet seat up, being an expert of all sports when watching them, being quick to finish in bed etc etc. I'm just wanting to say a couple lines about each thing and the reply is to be max 10mjns so I'll need quite a few 'topics'. I'll work alongside DH too so that it's relevant to what he is saying (although don't want him to hear the whole things until the night).

Can you give me suggestions on exaggerated male stereotypes? This will be a tongue in cheek dig at the male sex, and I will try reference back to Burns where I'm able.

Thanks!

OP posts:
Wilma55 · 21/01/2025 21:21

Never change the toilet roll

sleepfortheweek · 21/01/2025 21:24

Maybe 'bad habits' would be better than stereotypes.

That's a good one and relates to a couple other points!

OP posts:
TraCant · 21/01/2025 21:41

Man flu

sleepfortheweek · 21/01/2025 21:43

Yes perfect!

OP posts:
Calyx72 · 21/01/2025 21:43

I asked AI:

1	The eternal struggle with asking for directions: Men are notorious for refusing to ask for directions, even when they're completely lost.

2	The inability to multitask: Some people believe that men can only focus on one task at a time.

3	The obsession with gadgets and tech: Men are often stereotyped as being obsessed with the latest technology and having an insatiable desire for new gadgets.

4	The love for sports and their unwavering loyalty to their favorite teams: Many men are avid sports fans and can be quite passionate about their favorite teams.

5	The tendency to channel-surf and take control of the TV remote: This one's a classic—the stereotype that men can't resist the urge to channel-surf, much to the annoyance of others in the room.

6	The struggle to express emotions: Men are often stereotyped as having difficulty expressing their emotions and feelings.

7	The inability to notice details: Some people say men have a hard time noticing changes in appearance or picking up on subtle social cues.

8	The obsession with their cars: Men are often portrayed as having a special bond with their cars, treating them like prized possessions.
WomenInConstruction · 21/01/2025 21:43

The thought of man spreading while wearing a kilt gives funny mental images.

stormsurfer · 21/01/2025 21:56

I just always use this verse from Robert Burns Green Grow the Rashes o- "
Auld Nature swears, the lovely dears
Her noblest work she classes, O:
Her prentice han' she try'd on man,
An' then she made the lasses, O. "

Short, sweet and says it all!

sleepfortheweek · 21/01/2025 21:56

Calyx72 · 21/01/2025 21:43

I asked AI:

1	The eternal struggle with asking for directions: Men are notorious for refusing to ask for directions, even when they're completely lost.

2	The inability to multitask: Some people believe that men can only focus on one task at a time.

3	The obsession with gadgets and tech: Men are often stereotyped as being obsessed with the latest technology and having an insatiable desire for new gadgets.

4	The love for sports and their unwavering loyalty to their favorite teams: Many men are avid sports fans and can be quite passionate about their favorite teams.

5	The tendency to channel-surf and take control of the TV remote: This one's a classic—the stereotype that men can't resist the urge to channel-surf, much to the annoyance of others in the room.

6	The struggle to express emotions: Men are often stereotyped as having difficulty expressing their emotions and feelings.

7	The inability to notice details: Some people say men have a hard time noticing changes in appearance or picking up on subtle social cues.

8	The obsession with their cars: Men are often portrayed as having a special bond with their cars, treating them like prized possessions.

Amazing! I haven't quite got the hang of AI yet 🤣🤣

Thank you

OP posts:
sleepfortheweek · 21/01/2025 21:58

stormsurfer · 21/01/2025 21:56

I just always use this verse from Robert Burns Green Grow the Rashes o- "
Auld Nature swears, the lovely dears
Her noblest work she classes, O:
Her prentice han' she try'd on man,
An' then she made the lasses, O. "

Short, sweet and says it all!

Love it

OP posts:
DangerFrog · 21/01/2025 22:09

stormsurfer · 21/01/2025 21:56

I just always use this verse from Robert Burns Green Grow the Rashes o- "
Auld Nature swears, the lovely dears
Her noblest work she classes, O:
Her prentice han' she try'd on man,
An' then she made the lasses, O. "

Short, sweet and says it all!

Would that work as the finale of your piece?

Your list of men's faults interspersed with commentary from Burns' poetry, finishing with something like "But of course, the man himself said it best..."

sleepfortheweek · 21/01/2025 22:15

Yes I think that would make a great ending

I think I'm making a rod for my own back trying to make it all rhyme so u might have to scrap that idea 🤣

OP posts:
prettybird · 22/01/2025 23:49

I had to do a reply from the lassies 27 years ago. We were getting married a few months later and dh-to-be was doing the Toast to the Lassies. He didn't know that I was asked to the response by the guy organising the event on dh's behalf Grin

It was an event for dh's network of what he called the Glasgow Operatives - people who had a common interest in Glasgow as a location for inward investment (at the time he headed up the team who were responsible for inward investment)

Iirc, I included a comment along the lines of "getting the last word for once" Wink

I managed to find various excerpts from Burns poems that worked - he's got such a body of work that you can usually find something relevant Grin

Calyx72 · 22/01/2025 23:52

I asked AI to do its previous list (in the thread above) in rhyme in the style of Burns as a ' reply from the lassies:

"Lads, ye've had yer say, an' now we'll speak,
A tale o' men, their habits, strange an' meek.
We've heard ye boast, an' tell us how ye fare,
But we've our own views, which we'll gladly share.
We ken the struggle, when ye're out an' lost,
Yer pride won't let ye find the route, at cost.
An' multitasking? Och, it's no yer forte,
One task at a time, or sae it would seem, by sport.
An' then there's tech, the latest gadget or gizmo,
Ye're quick tae buy, yer purse-strings ye will loosen.
Sports, too, are dear tae ye, yer loyalty,
Tae teams an' players, fierce an' unyieldin'.
An' channel-surfin' with the telly's command,
Remote in hand, ye'll take a stand.
Yer emotions, oft' concealed or seldom shown,
A stereotype, that we've all grown.
An' details, subtle changes, ye do miss,
A trait, they say, that's yers, an' naught amiss.
Yer cars, yer pride an' joy, we ken it's true,
For men an' wheels, a love sae strong, it's overdue.
Sae let us toast tae lads an' all their quirks,
Their habits strange, an' all that irks.
For men, we'll raise a glass, an' we'll repeat,
That lads are lads, an' they're a funny feat!"

Calyx72 · 22/01/2025 23:53

Not completely rhyming but no bad at that Grin

sleepfortheweek · 23/01/2025 00:06

Thanks everyone. I'm about 4 mins through and aim to be 7-10 mins so I'm getting there!

I went with a poem and although it's clearly written by an absolute amateur I'm hoping it's not a total flop 🙈

Too scared to share any as if you say it's shite I've not got a plan B 🤣🤣

OP posts:
New posts on this thread. Refresh page