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bimmermama
01/16/09

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<- not a mechanic, but I race cars and fix my own cars. Also own a performance car company... love being the only girl here and especially love the fact that I get to challenge these guys on the track... Beat a guy on the track and he'll either hate you or seriously respect you!
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Diziet_Sma
01/16/09

@bimmermama: You've obviously got lots of Va-Va-Vooooooooooooooom!
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Aesop's Foibles. YES.
01/16/09

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Hey!! I like this, as I'm in the auto industry myself. Me and the mr. have our own shop, see, and I've worked for dealers for the last 4 years. I know a lot about cars, like from soup to nuts, and it freaks people out. For example, a man stopped in here and asked to have his tires checked because he was on his way out to Allentown (over an hour from here) and he thought they looked worn. So I said sure, I'll take a look. He got a weird expression on his face at that. Anyway we go outside and I look at the tires and the outer edges are worn pretty bad. I told him he'd be fine driving on them because the cords weren't showing, but since the rear tires were good he should have them rotated due to the car being front wheel drive. He looked at me like I was on fire. Then he asked why would they only wear on the edges? I told him his alignment was off and the toe should be set properly. He was just gobsmacked. He laughed and asked me had I ever seen "My Cousin Vinny" and that I reminded him of Marisa Tomei. It was hilarious. I like being able to turn people's preconceived notions on their ass. And I'm not a lezebel, but *anyone* who knows their way around an engine rocks my socks. And mr. foibles has that scent before he showers after work and I just want to lick his neck.
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Diziet_Sma
01/16/09

@terribletwenties aka Aesop's Foibles: What a great story! I would get such a kick out of getting that reaction.
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dahliacactus
01/16/09

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Oh awesome! I want to buy one and send it to my old pal that works in a paint booth in areospace (very male dominated job)
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AuntieBee
01/16/09

@dahliacactus: A paint booth in space?!

oh, damn, that's not what you meant, huh? Damn.
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Devonna
01/16/09

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I want one of these calendars.

I have always been smart about my car, mechanically, but never learned to actually work on it, besides an oil change. I am jealous.
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Remedios Varo can't see no huevos.
01/16/09

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Lady mechanics always make me think of the L Word. (Ivan the drag king, anyone?) At any rate, I know this is weird, but I love the way my car smells after it comes back from the garage, which is really just the odor of sweat, motor oil, and dust.
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ellaesther
01/16/09

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Can these be purchased via the Interweb?
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Diziet_Sma
01/16/09

@ellaesther:

[www.sarahlyon.com]

(I tipped them to the story; they must have forgotten to add this link)
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ellaesther
01/16/09

@Diziet_Sma: Yay! Thank you! (And thank you for loving my long-winded humor yesterday! Laughing = better than crying just about every day).
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MediasBlue
01/16/09

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Connie Schultz wrote an article about a mechanic's shop in Mansfield, Ohio that is all-female! [www.cleveland.com]

I work in construction and I'm always quite happy to see another female! Most of the guys I work with are pretty good to work with, but some more estrogen in the work place is always nice.
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MediasBlue
01/16/09

@AbyrneShasse: Sorry, that link isn't quite right - you'll have to scroll down to the "Change Comes to the Oil Change Article".
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HoooooooT
01/16/09

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Yayyyy for hot women working in male-dominated fields!
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VaginaWig is A Merkin
01/16/09

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I remember reading that some of the women in the calender are openly lesbian, too. Yay lezebels!
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BabyJane
01/16/09

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I bet all this attention has made them Popular Mechanics.
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morninggloria
01/16/09

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While we're at it, why not a calendar of male OB/GYNs at work?
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BrutallyHonestBabes (aka Mrs. Sarah.of.a.Lesser.Hobbit)
01/16/09

@morninggloria: By "at work" do you mean "wrist deep in vaginas"? Because I'm not sure I could hang that up at work.
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VaginaWig is A Merkin
01/16/09

@morninggloria: My gyno is a male. And a family friend. EVERY TIME I see him at a function or event, all I can think is, "He's seen my vadge."
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morninggloria
01/16/09

@BrutallyHonestBabes: That's exactly what I mean.
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yvanehtnioj
01/16/09

@morninggloria: "...practicing their love for... their love on women all around this great country."
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asylum
01/16/09

@yvanehtnioj: That made me spit Dr Pepper on my keyboard. Bye bye, Bushisms... Nice knowing ya.
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BlondeGrlz
01/16/09

@morninggloria: I would like to submit my doctor for this calendar. I use the Navy healthcare system, so not only is he young and cute, he wears a uniform.
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BrutallyHonestBabes (aka Mrs. Sarah.of.a.Lesser.Hobbit)
01/16/09

@yvanehtnioj: Ha! Nice one.
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yvanehtnioj
01/16/09

@asylum: Must be my masochistic streak, but I'm kind of going to miss them. So easy, he made it so easy.
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BrutallyHonestBabes (aka Mrs. Sarah.of.a.Lesser.Hobbit)
01/16/09

@BlondeGrlz is due April 1st: That would freak me out - hot young man doctor! I have a lovely middle aged lezebel and I'll keep her.
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rosasparks
01/16/09

@morninggloria: I have an embarrassing story to tell. I had to go to the ER, not that long ago, and had the BEST male doctor.

I had put in 3 tampons, over the course of a night. I had been drinking, (don't start), but just started my period and was leaking everywhere. Instead of changing it, I apparently kept jamming them in there.

Next morning, I was like, huh. I went to the ER and this doctor & I shared jokes throughout my entire exam. He was the nicest, funniest doctor I ever had.

He should be the cover model for this calendar. He could hold up my 3 tampons.

I have never been more embarrassed checking into an appointment, EVER.

"Why are you here today?"

"Um, I have too many tampons in my vagina."

"Um, ok. How many do you have?"

"I think 3"

"Ok, go sit down. I'll go inform the doctor."
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BabyJane
01/16/09

@rosasparks: You shouldn't be embarrassed, I can see where that could happen.

It's not like you had a stapler or a door knob or something freaky in there. That would be embarrassing.
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morninggloria
01/16/09

@rosasparks: HAHAHAHA!

That's awesome.

My OB surgeon for next week is a guy (I've never gone to him before) but I checked him out online and he's a homely middle aged Jewish guy who's been practicing for 15 years. Hopefully my experience is as positive (but hopefully not as hilarious, because I can't imagine how it could possibly be hilarious) as yours.
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ellaesther
01/16/09

@rosasparks: Oh dearie me, that is almost too funny for me to be properly sympathetic...!

And yes, it could have been something MUCH worse. What was up someone's bum last week? Hairspray? It could have been hairspray. So there you have it.
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ellaesther
01/16/09

@morninggloria: OB surgeon? Que? Should be worried? Send you bon-bons and a Snuggie?
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SunburnedCounsel
01/16/09

@rosasparks: You just made my morning. Please know that your humiliation was not all for naught and brought me so, so much joy.
And I'm glad you're okay.
(I had a friend in college who got drunk, put another one in, and tore something quite badly. So, at least you didn't do that.)
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Vivelafat says Sweep the leg, Johnny.
01/16/09

@morninggloria: Ooooo, and fat models at work.....wait a minute.
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Trulymadlyme
01/16/09

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I hate how sexist and lame my old mechanic was.

If I were a mechanically inclined woman, I would be all about opening up a shop were women were treated as people with brains. And I'd probably make a killing in return business.

But alas, I'm a guy who can barely pump gas. Sad, but true...
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howdybeep (runs with monkey wrenches)
01/16/09

@trulymadlyme: So open it anyway and handle the soft side of the business.
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MissBrittleBones
01/16/09

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I love this idea. I go to my oil change place solely because a woman works there, so I feel less like I'm getting screwed over. I've noticed it also leads to the male mechanics being more respectful. Oh, and they have good magazines. No more debating between Hot Rod Monthly and Field and Stream for this girl.
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linnyt is a walking cliché
01/16/09

@MissBrittleBones: i usually see women working in mechanic shops, but as the check-out girl. I've never seem one actually working on my car.

you're right about the magazines though.
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linnyt is a walking cliché
01/16/09

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apparently one of my dad's cousins is a mechanic but no one will hire her because she's a woman. i'm told she's a pretty good mechanic though and her skills are going to waste.
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BrutallyHonestBabes (aka Mrs. Sarah.of.a.Lesser.Hobbit)
01/16/09

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But... there's no bikini. I can't see her air pumps nor her pistons. CALENDAR FAIL.
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morninggloria
01/16/09

@BrutallyHonestBabes: This woman clearly has all of her original ribs and is not wearing a platinum blonde weave.
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BabyJane
01/16/09

@BrutallyHonestBabes: I know, not even a glimpse of her tail pipe.
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BlondeGrlz
01/16/09

@BrutallyHonestBabes: I don't understand, women on calendars don't wear clothes.
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BrutallyHonestBabes (aka Mrs. Sarah.of.a.Lesser.Hobbit)
01/16/09

@BlondeGrlz is due April 1st: Yeah - this person is repairing some sort of vehicle. It's a man, right?
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BlondeGrlz
01/16/09

@BrutallyHonestBabes: Of course! Whew, my world makes sense once again.
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rosasparks
01/16/09

@BrutallyHonestBabes: This is a random thread jack, but my grandmother was featured, during the War, in a Rosie the Riveter calendar. She was a beauty queen during college, my grandpa got sent off to WWII and she ended up working at a steel mill, both being a typist and working on the line.

She would tell me stories, about how those days were some of the greatest of her life. She never quite recovered after my grandpa came back. She had to be Suzy Housewife and it never worked for her.

Oh noes. Now I has a sad, as I miss my grandma SO MUCH.
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VaginaWig is A Merkin
01/16/09

@BrutallyHonestBabes: But but but... a man with long hair? Only girly men have long hair.
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BrutallyHonestBabes (aka Mrs. Sarah.of.a.Lesser.Hobbit)
01/16/09

@rosasparks: Oh, that's just awesome! Do you have one of the calendars or a pic?
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BrutallyHonestBabes (aka Mrs. Sarah.of.a.Lesser.Hobbit)
01/16/09

@TheVaginaWig is Fabulous to the Nth Degree: Maybe it's some sort of hippie calendar. Damn hippies.
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rosasparks
01/16/09

@BrutallyHonestBabes: There's a pic somewhere of the her, but I have never been able to get an actual calendar.
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keldo
01/16/09

@rosasparks: She was not alone. It was common for those women to feel so empowered and productive until after the war when they HAD to give their jobs up for the guys that came home. I'm glad your grandma rocked it while she could.
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