Differences in attitudes between men and women when it comes to twist ties

[Ron Obvious]

I'm referring to those annoying wire ties used to tie up a loaf of bread in a bag, and which my wife persists on fishing out of the garbage where I've thrown it in righteous anger, and then uses to tie the bag up again. I hate them. OK, maybe my hands are too big, but simply folding the bag under the loaf and using a breadbasket is more than sufficient to combat the scourge of stale bread without the added frustration.

I have a theory. I think men hate the damn things and women love them. I base this on conversations with my wife, my sister, and a bloke I met in a pub once, so it's statistically sound. If I can replicate these opinions on DU, maybe I'll turn this into a thesis.

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	I'm a man and I like twist ties
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	I'm a man and I dislike twist ties
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	I'm a woman and I like twist ties
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	I'm a woman and I dislike twist ties
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	Men and woman are the exact same, you sexist pig! And why did you put men first in these options?
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[hlthe2b]

1. Well, if so, then men must like stale bread....

[Quantess]

2. I like the plastic "C" shaped clips

They are less time consuming than twist ties.

[Ptah]

3. I like the twist ties and collect them for cable ties and other household devices.

After I open a bag, the twist tie goes in the drawer and I twist and fold the bag opening.

No problem with stale bread.

A win-win

[Tuesday Afternoon]

5. This is what I do, too. I hate them on the bag and save them for other uses.

[Ptah]

9. Come on up to the house

[Tuesday Afternoon]

10. what a really nice rendition of that Tom Waits tune. thanks. Ptah -

it would be pleasure to come on up to the house

[Ptah]

12. We'll do something with all these twist ties.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

13. I got lots of colors!

[Kali]

20. similar here

I save the pack of them from a box of trash bags or gallon baggies (which I buy for x-mas packaging) but the used ones from bread get tossed.

now, I am picky about bread bags, just folding them under will make me nag - you must twirl the bag a couple of times before folding and setting down over the open end.

otherwise yes, I hate twist ties for bread bags but they are handy for other uses. stripped to the wire, I call that eyeglasses baling wire

[ZombieHorde]

4. I sometimes use twist ties to keep cords together. nt

[RILib]

6. annoying little creepy things.

[bigwillq]

7. Male here that likes twist ties (nt)

[olddots]

8. i like cable ties

[Lars39]

11. I use clothes pins.

I keep maybe 6 of the twist ties on hand for some freezer stuff.

[In_The_Wind]

14. I reuse twist ties.

[Honeycombe8]

15. I think twist ties are useful. But I wouldn't go so far as to say I like them. nt

[Warren DeMontague]

16. They seem like too much work for too little reward.

Same with the little plastic doo dad.

[pipi_k]

17. We are backwards

at my house.

Mr Pipi likes the twist ties.

I hate them, and use rubber bands instead

[Kali]

21. pisses me off that broccoli only comes in crowns now

those fat rubber bands were good for lots of stuff...and I LIKE broccoli stems!

at least you can still get them on asparagus

[Ron Obvious]

18. poll results

These poll results so far do not match my preconceived notions, so obviously DU'ers are not representative of the population at large.

Bloody liberals!

[olddots]

19. yeah we're outsiders and proud

we don't need no stinkin twist ties and cable ties you have to use wire cutters to take off .

[Lady Freedom Returns]

22. Meh...

Can take them or leave them.