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85. My Great-Grandpa was a chief in a Manhattan Hotel

Tue Jun 16, 2015, 08:30 AM

Jun 2015

He also fought in the Civil War at 15 years old. My Dad did a lot of the cooking when I was growing up in the 50's/60's. Although I will say this much. He NEVER wore an apron. Did not care if his clothes got dirty. He would wash them himself. If he spilled something on the floor, he got the mop out and did that himself also. Rod's wife would be horrified at all the "feminine" chores my Dad did.

BTW, Dad was a Longshoreman.

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Rod Stewart's wife says that cooking "belittles men, but takes the masculinity" [View all] Liberal_in_LA Jun 2015 OP

Okay then atreides1 Jun 2015 #1

he obviously didn't marry her for her mind. 'if women want to go and work' spanone Jun 2015 #2

by the way.. she doesn't cook either. has a professional chef.. I wonder the gender Liberal_in_LA Jun 2015 #8

Presumably overseeing the servants is also an apron kinda task LadyHawkAZ Jun 2015 #91

To each their own JustAnotherGen Jun 2015 #3

Yeah at 44 Penny is getting near Rod's normal expiration date underpants Jun 2015 #29

Oh my - you went there! JustAnotherGen Jun 2015 #42

Penny is #3 underpants Jun 2015 #31

Did he ever play in the NBA? hifiguy Jun 2015 #56

His first kid was given up for adoption underpants Jun 2015 #61

Third wife, fifth baby mama. He's got eight kids struggle4progress Jun 2015 #79

When I cook, I don't wear an apron...does that help? brooklynite Jun 2015 #4

I hate aprons. kentauros Jun 2015 #16

Used to hate aprons but I'm now a fan. GoneOffShore Jun 2015 #40

Sure, they're fine for some. kentauros Jun 2015 #41

I always loved the cooking shows where people cooked in evening wear GoneOffShore Jun 2015 #49

I think some of them still do! kentauros Jun 2015 #64

I do. oneshooter Jun 2015 #44

You win. GoneOffShore Jun 2015 #50

I'm not fond of olive oil stains on my clothes, so I wear one Pooka Fey Jun 2015 #54

Oh, bite me. Solly Mack Jun 2015 #5

heheheh�.. blm Jun 2015 #26

It's an oldie but it does the job. Solly Mack Jun 2015 #68

I'll forward this to my friend who is a professional chef. Initech Jun 2015 #6

I was wondering if they ever eat at top end restaurants underpants Jun 2015 #30

ROFL - she has a chef. Vinca Jun 2015 #7

yes she does. and she is also ok with men singing and dancing apparently Liberal_in_LA Jun 2015 #10

I do all the cooking in my home. I'm good at it, MineralMan Jun 2015 #9

Throw off your shackles, MineralMan! randome Jun 2015 #23

Sounds like he ended up marrying "Maggie Mae". Smarmie Doofus Jun 2015 #11

Maggie would be 110 years old by now. nt JanMichael Jun 2015 #52

The morning sun when it's in her eyes really shows her age. Smarmie Doofus Jun 2015 #65

Who's Rod Stewart? n/t Scootaloo Jun 2015 #12

joking... right? or under age 30 Liberal_in_LA Jun 2015 #14

Such a weird thing to attach gender baggage to. Marr Jun 2015 #13

Marrying someone like that reflects poorly on Stewart's choices. randome Jun 2015 #15

Rod Stewart = 'Hunter/gatherer'... truebrit71 Jun 2015 #17

I KNOW! Isn't that hilarious! DawgHouse Jun 2015 #39

he hunted his own outfits Enrique Jun 2015 #66

Hunter / gatherer. What like this apron wearing sissy boy? Monk06 Jun 2015 #73

Good thing for us both, Ms. Lancaster, I'm gay. closeupready Jun 2015 #18

This is sad. Tipperary Jun 2015 #19

If I listen long enough to you, I'll find a way to believe that it's all true Gormy Cuss Jun 2015 #20

Hey - She just wants to be good to you JustAnotherGen Jun 2015 #43

Rod Didn't Write That Song ProfessorGAC Jun 2015 #88

Wake up, Maggie, I think I have something to say to you. Gormy Cuss Jun 2015 #89

Doesn't Change A Thing! ProfessorGAC Jun 2015 #92

Oh Penny Snow Leopard Jun 2015 #21

Call your friend Rush. BillZBubb Jun 2015 #35

What a ditzbrain. KamaAina Jun 2015 #22

Ain't that the truth. lonestarnot Jun 2015 #24

That's ridiculous. What about barbecuing? Nye Bevan Jun 2015 #25

Or frying bacon. oneshooter Jun 2015 #45

. Jamastiene Jun 2015 #80

Patriarchy is Strong in this One nt One_Life_To_Give Jun 2015 #27

I cook and look plenty manly doing it BeyondGeography Jun 2015 #28

She's entitled to her mistaken opinion. JHB Jun 2015 #32

I have a few pals that think like that. hollowdweller Jun 2015 #33

She believes in the traditional "aging rich celebrity/gold digging trophy wife" relationship. DanTex Jun 2015 #34

Very traditional. Rod is 70 years old. He has had a lot of work done. kwassa Jun 2015 #58

All of Rod's many wives have thought this way. BillZBubb Jun 2015 #36

I suspect Rod is as ditzy as his wives. Ilsa Jun 2015 #48

correct Skittles Jun 2015 #69

Stuart's preferred wife would look exactly like himself. Hell he'd marry himself if he could, daft Monk06 Jun 2015 #74

she is living in the past GreatGazoo Jun 2015 #37

both of them have ingested to many hair products . olddots Jun 2015 #38

She's the type of Woman I'd NEVER take home to meet the parents. BlueJazz Jun 2015 #46

Some days the dumb blond jokes just write themselves... Pooka Fey Jun 2015 #47

I never thought of him as "masculine". Never. He always seemed a little whoopsie. JanMichael Jun 2015 #51

Gordon Ramsay and Anthony Bourdain are SO swishy mainer Jun 2015 #53

She has a right to her opinion. I doubt many will agree with her but.......whatever. WillowTree Jun 2015 #55

She's married to that guy who sounds like he's gargling? immoderate Jun 2015 #57

The sadness of just because ya got lots of bucks you have something worthwhile to say dembotoz Jun 2015 #59

my 88-year-old mother complained about my dad not cooking ... kwassa Jun 2015 #60

Sorry, I really don't care what some celib's wife thinks or says. 99Forever Jun 2015 #62

Yeah, Le Taz Hot Jun 2015 #63

I don't wear an apron... Historic NY Jun 2015 #67

Uh, OK . . . so what does the fact that I did the dishes tonight say about me? hatrack Jun 2015 #70

she would think think you unmanly Liberal_in_LA Jun 2015 #72

Oh damn, my day is SO ruined! hatrack Jun 2015 #93

I am second generation Italian-American, all Drahthaardogs Jun 2015 #71

I posted upthread, it's the same for French guys Pooka Fey Jun 2015 #84

Her views are not old fashioned CBGLuthier Jun 2015 #75

Yeah, Penny, an apron would "take his masculinity" Tanuki Jun 2015 #76

With the kind of money he has, he doesn't need to cook. PeteSelman Jun 2015 #77

Seriously, who gives a damn what she thinks? Jeroen Jun 2015 #78

Because when we think "manly hunter gatherer".... Adenoid_Hynkel Jun 2015 #81

What an idiot - nt LiberalElite Jun 2015 #82

It's straight women like her that give a bad name to Jamastiene Jun 2015 #83

My Great-Grandpa was a chief in a Manhattan Hotel HockeyMom Jun 2015 #85

Awwww, she's just so presh! DawgHouse Jun 2015 #86

Who cares what this trophy wife thinks? nt raccoon Jun 2015 #87

Well, I don't wear an apron, but I'm a pretty good cook. NaturalHigh Jun 2015 #90