Don't complain about all the power men have and how it's not fair. Just deal, cause we have injustices too!

Ok, I know from the title that some of you are already indignant and ready to beat the crap out of the old Spiffster. Hang on, give me a second to defend myself before you go all kung fu on me. What I am saying is there is one facet of our daily lives that women have control over ,and for the life of me, I can't figure out how it happened. Somewhere out there, some time ago, a man made a decision to say "OK honey, I'll do that for you even though there is no logical reason for it. I'll do it for you, because I love you." Of course he got the loving look and probably the loving "reward" later on that night. Little did he know that his decision would have lasting repercussions for the rest of the men in the world. It would start a revolution!

See, that woman told her friend Marge what her husband had done for her and how wonderful it was to have a husband who loved her so much to do such a thing for no logical reason. And just wasn't she the most lucky woman in the whole wide world and blah blah blah. See, Marge had rubbed her face in the fact that her husband had just bought her a new pop up toaster or something because he loved her so much that he wanted to make her day easier or some other stupid crap. And you know how competitive women can be when it comes to this stuff. Anyway, . . . so now Marge went home to her husband to see if he loved her that much. Turns out he did, and he got the same rewards. Both men were probably very happy with their decisions, it was such a small thing after-all.

What they did not expect, was that Marge and Jane would then go to their Thursday night bridge game and tell Sally and Mabel all about it. Well, right then it went from being a nice thing that the husband had done for his wife, with no hidden intentions or thought for personal gain, to an underground movement. They would seek to change years of logically and fair minded practice for the sole reason of proving to all women that guys can be manipulated and controlled. "Men are not strong enough to withstand us all combined." They shouted. "They will fold before us and it will be our first step in taking our rightful place as rulers of God's creation. We are women, and we are powerful! Sisters unite!!!" And birth was given to a rebellion in that suburban home over a hand of pinocle and four glasses of white zinfandel.

In a matter of a week they had changed the entire rotary club's husbands. Now with more of a base of power, the movement took on a sinister side. In only three weeks nearly half the town had been forcefully converted. The stubborn men would find any number of underhanded and dirty tricks played on him to insure his conversion. No longer were any rewards given, it was cut throat and take no prisoners. Now, rewards were witheld if the conversion was not embraced. Wives would often team up on the opposite husband ensuring that they out numbered the stubborn fool and badger him into submission. The favorite tactic was to have a stubborn husband over for dinner with his now cold and distant wife. Such a show would be put on that old Mr. Stubborn would see that peace could reign. Love and attention could again be his if only he converted. Many a tearful and apologetic husband had just a little of his spine removed to return to a happy home.

In a matter of a month's time the entire town was converted. In only six months, the movement had spread to every major metropolitan are of the country and had even made forays into the tradition bound rural communities where it had established a tentative foothold. Over the course of the year, a true epidemic had spread across the country and small rebellious cells were even suspected in London, Paris, and Madrid. No longer was it an underground movement. It was an all out rebellion, a full fledged civil war. Fighting in the streets, in the supermarket, even at little league games! Was the national guard called up? Did the airports and busses stop running to lessen the spread? Did the President make a state of the union address to rally men to stand firm and take control once more. No! He had been caught up and converted early on and was now a firm supporter of and even endorsed the movement. It was an election year after all. Soon, the majority of the country was in rebel control, and it was clear that the rest of the world had been affected as well. The simple movement had become a world wide pandemic.

And so goes the tale of a good deed gone horribly wrong. An injustice created from which there is no hope of ever returning. So with one simple little condescending "Ok honey" the rest of man-kind has been doomed. Oh, their are a few hold outs (mostly single men), and the occasional rebellious moment from a husband. But 99.9% of the population now does it without a second thought. Children are taught to do it from near birth. It is the way it is. It will never go back. It is still illogical. There is no reason for it that is not equally weighed on the other side. I bet I can convince you that it should be different, but it won't matter. We can never go back. It is not fair, but it is life. So the next time I go pee. . . . I will lift the toilet ring and then put it back down when I am done.

Can anyone give me one good reason that men have to put up the stupid ring, but women don't have to put it down?