Guys Talk About EVERYTHING
Author: Bill Garwood
Guys Talk About EVERYTHING
Today the subject of our weekly therapy session is "men talk". Women know this and like any good wife/girlfriend, they just shake their head. Gotta love 'em.
While procuring information, this is what I call it when I am out…imbibing or just drinking my morning Pepsi. I join many conversations. These come about on any subject under the sun. Most times I’m watching the rodeo programs at the local watering hole.
The other day while watching some poor shmuck get his butt kicked by a horse, a conversation started about wood. Keep your mind out of the gutter; I’m talking about types of wood for firewood, or making something. With many types of wood around us, there is much speculation or differences of opinion about what wood is best for whatever you need.
Add to that, talking about types of chainsaws and then best saws and length of bars for cutting wood. This conversation didn’t start with someone saying, “Hey let’s talk about wood”. Nope, it just kind of happened. Guys do that a lot, that’s why their women just go talk to other women.
I have walked into many watering holes over my years and I can tell you from experience you never know what kind of subject people will be discussing. It can get really interesting! Folks like to gather knowledge from other folks. This is why America started in a pub and to this day information is gathered, and passed on from generation to generation.
Pubs, Bars, Grills Etc. are gathering places in areas, and neighborhoods. These places are needed. It’s always entertaining to see a tourist wander in and sit down. You can see their eyes grow huge when they realize what they are hearing from locals.
Us older guys tend to talk a little about medicines we are taking for one ailment or another. You’ve heard of “guard house lawyers"? These are "barroom doctors"!
Many recipes are also swapped. This usually brings the womenfolk back to the bar to listen and offer advice. Especially when the person giving food advice is a single guy. (Because you know, every guy needs instruction from a woman about food or cooking.)
Talking sports is always a great subject for a pub. Mostly a fan of one team “razzing” a fan of another team. I remember reading a book called “The View from Nowhere,” a great book of barroom conversations and antics. The title comes from the signs you see in many bars that say: “IF You’re NOT Here, $1.00”, usually with the stipulations that if somebody calls for you and you do not wish to be found, you pay a dollar. Then, when somebody calls for you, the bartender looks at the sign-in board first. Then says, “Nope, they’re not here.” You have just been placed in “Nowhere” status! Wives don’t like that.
So, go gather and dispense information, and the wisdom of the ages.
