ON THE ROLE OF WOMEN IN CHURCH

gphadraig · Post by **gphadraig** » Sun 7 November 2004 8:39 pm

Third hand, third hand? Have they landed? What's the Government doing about this? Terrible...............

Ebor · Post by **Ebor** » Sun 7 November 2004 11:32 pm

gphadraig wrote:
Third hand, third hand? Have they landed? What's the Government doing about this? Terrible...............

Well, in "The Mote in God's Eye" by Niven and Pournelle, a Science Fiction novel, the alien species "Moties" have three arms one of which is particularly "The Gripping Hand". And the phrase for a situation with more then 2 points of view that developes on Earth after "on the other hand" is "on the Griping Hand". But I didn't think that everyone would know that book.

So this is possibly a topic with 3 points on Gender bias" 1)Yes, there is such a thing in cultures 2) it's not the same degree or type etc in every culture 3) not every interaction has it.

(Joking warning lamp /on)
Then again, maybe I really am from Outer Space
(joking warning lamp /off)

Ebor

gphadraig · Post by **gphadraig** » Mon 8 November 2004 5:18 pm

By the cringe of O'Reilly's beard, I thought either ET is really here or this malt is far more potent than I realised............