This morning on Radio 4 I listened to two leading scientists saying that men

[Herbert Augustus Chapman]

So at work a group of about three wimmin' heard me telling my work wife lady that we, males, were appoximately 50% stronger than females.

One of the wimmin', a burly and very athletic germanic type (quite a jolly and pleasant character btw) scoffed and said she bet she was as strong as me. I offered her an arm wrestle there and then and she accepted.

Before we commenced I explained to everyone who'd started gatheringing around to see the old man humiliated, that not only would I win easily but when I decided to put her arm over she would have practically zero physical resistance to offer.

I toyed for a few seconds before emphatically finishing her off and she was absolutely mortified at how much stronger than her I was, as were the other women.

I quickly established that none of them had ever entered into any kind of test of strength with a man and they had basically fallen for being continually told they were as strong as us.

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So at work a group of about three wimmin' heard me telling my work wife lady that we, males, were appoximately 50% stronger than females.

One of the wimmin', a burly and very athletic germanic type (quite a jolly and pleasant character btw) scoffed and said she bet she was as strong as me. I offered her an arm wrestle there and then and she accepted.

Before we commenced I explained to everyone who'd started gatheringing around to see the old man humiliated, that not only would I win easily but when I decided to put her arm over she would have practically zero physical resistance to offer.

I toyed for a few seconds before emphatically finishing her off and she was absolutely mortified at how much stronger than her I was, as were the other women.

I quickly established that none of them had ever entered into any kind of test of strength with a man and they had basically fallen for being continually told they were as strong as us.

I really thought/hoped this story was going to turn pornographic, h.

Mind you, this was amply demonstrated the other day on a tweet I saw where some chap (who was just your average gym bunny) posted a clip of him smashing the women's deadlift record in his gym whilst satirically claiming he identified as a woman while doing so. To anyone who objected he simply said 'Don't be a bigot'.

[Herbert Augustus Chapman]

I really thought/hoped this story was going to turn pornographic, h.

Well I bumped into one of the more petite and pretty girls later that day and she asked to arm wrestle me out of curiosity.

She had practically zero strength in her slender little arm and I must say that since then, though I am old enough to be her father, she has started to behave a little coquettishly with me so watch this space.