“A woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle.”
Coined in 1970, that feminist adage may bring a smile, but the sentiment behind it is deadly to male-female romances and relationships, especially when men throw it into reverse, “A man needs a woman like a fish needs a bicycle.”
Of course, men and women have longed waged the battle of the sexes, but our ancestors often used humor as their shields and swords. They made good-natured cracks about the opposite sex, laughing at their foibles and their differences. From Geoffrey Chaucer’s Wife of Bath to comedian Henny Youngman’s classic line “Take my wife … please,” the dissimilarities between men and women were frequently a source of amusement founded on affection.
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