from an email:
Testimonials at a women's rights and domestic violence conference:
The first speaker, a lady from England stood up and said, "During last year's conference, we spoke about being more assertive with our husbands. Well, after the conference, I went home and told my husband, Barrington, that I would no longer cook for him and that he would have to do it himself. After the first day, I saw nothing. The second day, I saw nothing, but on the third day, I saw that he had cooked a wonderful roast lamb."
(The crowd cheered).
The second speaker from Russia, stood up and said, "After last year's conference, I went home and told my husband, Ivan, that I would no longer do his laundry and that he would have to do it himself. The first day, I saw nothing. After the second day, I saw nothing, but on the third day, I saw that he had done not only his own washing, but mine as well.(The crowd
again cheered).
The third speaker, a Filipino lady,stood up and said,"Aftir lass yir's kampirens, I wint hoom and tuld dat leezy husband op mayn, Pidro, dat
I was tru getting his slippers, kuking his meels ol da taym, wasing his undirwir and dat he was guing to hab to do dem himselp. (The crowd went wild with cheering and clapping).
She continued,"Aftir da first day, I see nating. Aftir da secun day, agin I see nating, but aftir da tird day, I could see a little bit out of my lep eye."