Ok, I need to corroborate something with men and women who observe men: I think males make more random nosie than women. Before we think about why, I'm making sure this is right. What say you?
When my siblings and parents are all together playing cards or Monopoly or Risk, it is my brother and father and I who break out into songs, finger-tappings, grunts, and stage laughter. Rarely do my mom and sister follow suit. Right now, I'm listening to my new friend Evan sit on the couch and thumb through a magazine. With a woman, I think this would be a silent experience. Evan is no woman. In order to give the Sierra traders catalogue a proper read, he's been growling, humming, whistling, beatboxing, and playing the drums on couch cushions. Am I right in thinking this is typical male behavior? Or rather, am I right in thinking that this behavior is typically male? Winnie the Pooh did it.
Posted by nickles at February 8, 2005 08:57 AMI make random noises. And interact verbally with just about everything. Just ask Dr. Fennema.
Posted by: Krista at February 8, 2005 01:17 PMSounds like a man after my own heart. Except I don't usually read catalogs :) Hopefully he generates better beats than me.
Posted by: Evan Donovan at February 8, 2005 04:52 PMJust wait until he starts squeaking air through the roof of his mouth. It takes "random noises" to a whole new level.
Posted by: Erin at February 9, 2005 02:42 PM...I didn't have to wait very long. He just read your post and hasn't stopped squeaking since. :)
Posted by: bob at February 9, 2005 05:08 PMIt took me years of practice to quit humming while I eat. I still do it, from time to time, completely oblivious until someone points it out.
But that may have nothing to do with whether the behavior you speak of is particularly found in men or not.
Posted by: tuggy at February 21, 2005 08:00 PMHey, maybe it's an extroverted thing, not a gender thing. I mean, these comments all represent some of my favorite extroverts. That makes me wonder whether you can correlate blogging with certain personality traits. Another research idea, another grant, another opportunity passes into the west. Oh well.
Tiddly-pom. Tiddly-pom.
Posted by: bob at February 22, 2005 09:34 AM