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...that keep-the-faith individual, this bull market's greatest ally, who ended, at least for the time being, what could have been a global catastrophe. "All day [Monday] I was hearing stories of gloom and doom, about the market being in the tank," says Susan Becker Doroshow, 40, a dentist in Evanston, Ill. "And when I got home, we started hearing from some of my husband's friends, who are very actively involved in the market. They were practically opening their veins...
...even before this party, Becker says, he experienced the different ways that men and women communicate with one another. As a boy he would often walk to school with five other girls whose conversations consisted of "gabbing about the opposite sex." These girls would often ask him for advice or his opinion of certain boys. Becker found himself in a position which he argues is not all that unfamiliar to any male with female friends: the representative for all guys. "I got pretty acclimated to being the universal guy, who knew everything about guy things. My friends would...
...Becker claims his goal is to transcend these misunderstandings. He offers as his thesis that the differences between men and women originated in the ancient age when men were hunters and women were gatherers. Consequently, men tend to be very singular and goal-oriented while women are more concerned with the abstract and the process...
Many critics argue that Becker is making huge and simplistic generalizations; his response is that comedy is all about generalizations. He says, "Yes, there is generalizing going on, but it is based on my experiences with women. My experiences are the experiences of millions of couples. People always say to me 'how did you know?'" He also qualifies many of his statements about either sex. His audience goes to the theater to laugh and possibly to learn something...
...Becker acknowledges the power of his show. He has attracted psychologists, historians and even graduate students in the field of anthropology to his show. Comments from his audience have had a huge role in the development of his show. He calls Defending the Caveman "a dialogue between the audience and himself...