Word: househusbands
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...packed into tight pants, as it passes out the door. "Cutest little bottom in the office, right, Christina?" says L.W. to one of her underlings as sexy Secretary Dan (Gary Sandy) leaves the board room. Christina, as L.W. seems to know, is making it with Dan. Christina's househusband Bert (Chuck McCann), meantime, frets at home, taking care of the kids, gaining weight -and wondering why Christina no longer shows any interest...
...Neil Simon's The Odd Couple on Broadway only to be elbowed out of the movie by more bankable Jack Lemmon. If anyone doubted the injustice, two nights after the Oscars, ABC aired a Jules Feiffer sketch of Carney giving a performance of Thurberesque comedy as a harried househusband, a timid man all but overcome by familial concupiscence...
...Concerning your article on "Men of the House" [Feb. 18]: the terms "housewife" and "househusband" are all right if you insist on being specific, but "house-spouse" has much to offer as an all-purpose replacement...
...Being laid off after working 20 years and reduced (raised?) to househusband status [Feb. 18] has certainly created new habits in me. I empty the garbage even if the bag is empty, look for the mail several times before the mailman arrives, and raid the refrigerator when I'm not hungry. It's just ridiculous, but as the attitude improves so do the habits. I really pushed the study habit. I have already earned a B.S. degree, and I expect to receive an M.S. this summer...
...curious. Has the househusband tried "Honey, can you help me with the dishes tonight...