"Girlie Secrets" - Questions only Women Can Answer

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  • Blessings2011
    Blessings2011 Member Posts: 4,276
    edited February 2012

    Just asked DH - he got 11 out of 20. Of course, he grew up with three sisters.....

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  • 1vamom
    1vamom Member Posts: 167
    edited February 2012

    Are you there God... was SUCH a book to read when i was younger.

    I got 100%!

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  • GramE
    GramE Member Posts: 5,056
    edited February 2012

    When I suggested the mousse question, I only knew of chocolate and hair mousse, did not know there are 4 kinds.    no DH or males around me to ask.

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  • apple
    apple Member Posts: 7,799
    edited February 2012

    at 17 is a WONDERFUL song.  just beautiful.

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  • apple
    apple Member Posts: 7,799
    edited February 2012

    and actually hair color comes in one bottle is you get the temporary kind. the safest for those with fragile hair.  (mine's coming out as i think).

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  • SpecialK
    SpecialK Member Posts: 16,486
    edited February 2012

    OK - how scary is it that my DH can probably answer most of these correctly?

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  • SeasideMemories
    SeasideMemories Member Posts: 3,194
    edited February 2012

    SpecialK,



    Same here..... lol! I was really surprised at how many he knew!

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  • SpecialK
    SpecialK Member Posts: 16,486
    edited February 2012

    seaside - oh good!  He did grow up with sisters, and we have been married for 28 years and have a 22 year-old DD, but sheesh, I had no idea he was that in touch with his feminine side!

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  • Shrek4
    Shrek4 Member Posts: 1,822
    edited February 2012

    Ok, this reminds me very much of high-school games. But, anyway

    1. What is Summer's Eve and where would you purchase it?

    A. No idea


    2. Sports bras contain underwires for added support. T/F

    A. I wouldn't know. Never wore one.

    3. To what item does the term "top coat" refer?

    A. Paint? Oil art painting?

    4. What might a young girl be asking by twisting the stem off an apple?

    A. No idea


    5. How do you wear "Candies" and what are they? (Hint: They're not edible).

    A. No idea

    6. Which pantyhose last longer, sheer or opaque?

    A. No idea. I used to always wear stockings when I'd wear dresses or skirts.

    7. What can you put on pantyhose to stop them from running further?

    A. Nail polish, soap, chewing gum.

    8. What is one potential embarrassing downside to applying very red lipstick?

    A. No idea. I use red lipstick even in my 50's and I don't know what is the embarassing downside - I couldn't find one.

    8. Bright red lipstick goes with minimal eye makeup and vice versa. T/F

    A. Depends on the age of the person, their coloring, their face shape, what they are wearing, and lots of other things.

    9. Patchouli is a brand name for what product? (If this is wrong, say how.)

    A. Patchouli is an herb.


    10. Which hurts worse over time: Clip-on earrings or pierced ones?

    A. Pierced ones. The piercing is done in the area of the ear that is responsible for headaches and eye/vision problems.

    11. What does a woman do with an emory board?

    A. No idea what an emory board is.

    12. Describe Barbie's nipples.

    A. what nipples?

    13. Women always shut the stall door when in the bathroom together. T/F

    A. No idea. I don't go to the bathroom in a group. It's stupid.

    14. What is a "reinforced toe," and on what product would you find it?

    A. No idea.


    15. What is Neet (now known as Veet), and what does it remove?

    A. No idea

    16. Is the scent of Neet: (a) floral, (b) fruity, (c) spicy, or (d) unpleasant?

    A. e) couldn't care less

    17. Finish this title: "Are you there, God? It's ___ ____ "

    A. which God?

    18. Hair color comes as (a) one (b) two (c) three (d) four liquid(s) in a box.

    A. commercial or professional? Also, when it comes to commercial haircolor, most of it is in a cream form not liquid.

    19. One kind mousse is edible. Where does the other kind go?

    A. Define "mousse".

     20. Sing with me, "Cover Girl clean makeup by _______." 

    A. No idea. I don't use Cover Girl and I don't watch commercials.

    CONCLUSION: I'm not a woman?!?

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  • pebee
    pebee Member Posts: 317
    edited February 2012

    I am not a girly girl- I missed all of the pantyhose and cosmetic questions.

    My husband with the three older sisters scored 100%.

    Windlass - I think that this is a great thought, but there are some issues....

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  • SeasideMemories
    SeasideMemories Member Posts: 3,194
    edited February 2012

    As Windlass posted in the topic... This list is meant to be all in fun.... I personally found it to be good as a memory jogger for me and also made me realise how much my DH pays attention to when I didn't think he was watching....lol!!



    It's all good, ladies!

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  • Blessings2011
    Blessings2011 Member Posts: 4,276
    edited February 2012
    On #8 - which is worse? Getting it on your teeth, or having it creep up into those fine little vertical lines above your lip? Kiss
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  • SeasideMemories
    SeasideMemories Member Posts: 3,194
    edited February 2012

    Blessings...



    Never having been a lipstick girl... I was not sure of that answer but, will say I have seen both and neither is pretty!



    Of course what do I know... I was certain that the answer to 17 was.. Are You There God? It's Me Chelsea.... Turns out that was a different take on the original book title and the book title that I thought was it was really titled... Are You There Vodka, It's Me Chelsea!! Oh my, who knew? Both sound like a good read, though...lol

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  • apple
    apple Member Posts: 7,799
    edited February 2012

    Day - Hay!  how are you stranger?  You don't know many of the answers.  I didn't know the apple stem one, but know candies are slip on high heel type of shoes.. cute but totally unwearable, at least for me.

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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited February 2012

    The Answers to Questions 1-10

    1. What is Summer's Eve and where would you purchase it?
    Summer's Eve is a brand of douche -- not that I've ever used it, nor should anyone - but I've sure seen the ads. You would buy it in the supermarket or the drug store near the tampons and other "feminine products." For some reason, it's almost always on the bottom shelf.

    2. Sports bras contain underwires for added support. T/F
    False. An underwire is the curved metal insert along the bottom of each cup of a certain type of b ra to lend support and "lift." They're pretty fussy and uncomfortable, and you wouldn't want to wear one when you're moving around a lot. In contrast, a sports bra has no support beyond tight elastic, and it works more by smooshing the boobs flat against the chest than by lifting them up. So they're basically opposite concepts.

    3. To what item does the term "top coat" refer?
    Top coat is the coat of quick drying nail polish that goes on last, after the color layer. To do nails officially right, you first put on a base coat (a clear, adhesive coat), then two coats of color, then finally a single coat of shiny top coat.

    4. What might a young girl be asking by twisting the stem off an apple?
    This was big at my elementary school, and I did it as a 9-year-old girl. We twisted apple stems, saying one letter of the alphabet for each twist. The letter you were on when the stem finally broke was the first letter of the boy you were going to marry. Since few other women seem to knew this, I'll probably change this question and ask something more universal.

    5. How do you wear "Candies" and what are they? (Hint: They're not edible).
    If you read fashion magazines or look at billboards in the mall, you will see that Candies are a heavily advertised brand of high-heeled shoes. They've been around at least since the 1970's when I was growing up, and are still going strong today if the ads are any indication.

    6. Which pantyhose last longer, sheer or opaque?
    Opaque. Sheer pantyhose are made of spider-webby, gossamer-like wisps designed to be barely visible. That gives them a half life shorter than francium. (And for the science fact of the day...  francium is among the least stable of elements, with a half-life of only 22-minutes.)

    7. What can you put on pantyhose to stop them from running further?
    Clear nail polish applied to a run will stop it from running further. In a pinch, you can use glue.

    8a. What is one potential embarrassing downside to applying very red lipstick?
    It getting on your teeth! And as Blessings pointed out, it is pretty hideous when it feathers up a woman's upper lip into wrinkle lines.

    8b. Bright red lipstick goes with minimal eye makeup and vice versa. T/F
    True, and at least the fashion magazines are always harping on this. Dramatic red lips go with pale, understated eyes. Bold, lined, dramatic eyes should be paired with pale, understated lips. When you put bold eyes and bold lips together, you look overly made up. The look can also be very aging.

    9. Patchouli is a brand name for what product? (If this is wrong, say how.)
    Patchouli is a scented oil, derived from the patchouli plant. It's not a brand. It is used as a perfume and was popular in the hippy era, along with sandalwood. You can still buy it in tiny bottles at the health food store.

    "She comes out of the sun in a silk dress
    running like a watercolor in the rain... 
    And her eyes shine like the moon in the sea,
    she comes in incense and patchouli,
    so you take her, to find what's waiting inside..."

    (That's an excerpt from Al Stewart's "Year of the Cat," a pop song from my youth.)

    10. Which hurts worse over time: Clip-on earrings or pierced ones?
    Clip ons! Piercing your ears hurts for a few days, then not at all once the holes heal. But clip-on earrings are excruciating, since they work by pinching the skin of the earlobe very tightly in a tiny metal vice. You may not think the nerve endings in there would really care, until you take the earrings off and get an explosion of pain.

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  • Shrek4
    Shrek4 Member Posts: 1,822
    edited February 2012

    Oh, I see now. Only American-born and raised can be women, right?

    And btw, you are totally wrong on the no. 10. Read my answer. You'll be in pain with clip ons for a few hours. Piercing the ear in that area will give you a life-time of headaches and even eye problems.  AND clip ons hurt when they are on, not after you take them off.

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  • Lumpynme
    Lumpynme Member Posts: 747
    edited February 2012

    i'm 58- i'm American; i have watched too much tv and read too many magazines- i knew all of the answers but the apple stem one..guess i missed that day on the playground!

    but this has been fun

    as to red lipstick-i don't care for the bleeding or the stain it leaves!

    clip ons vs pierced ears-i protect my lobes from the weight of heavy ones so i will wear clips tho i have piercings- guess i see both as painful!

    again-this has been fun!

    trivia; who was Bonne Bell?she was a real person.... i grew up with Julie who was related to her....

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  • Faith316
    Faith316 Member Posts: 2,431
    edited February 2012

    This was meant to be a fun thread.  Please, lets not turn it into something else.  Have a good day everyone!

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  • DivineMrsM
    DivineMrsM Member Posts: 9,620
    edited February 2012

    windlass, perhaps I seem to be the only one here besides you who knew the answer to the apple stem one....me and my girlfriends did that all the time as kids.

    A take-off on that one:

    Why did girls take a piece of wedding cake home and sleep with it under their pillow? 

    Oh, and btw, that Al Stewart song....one of my all time favorites.....my answer to the patchouli was that it was an incense fragrance....can that be counted as correct?

    Have also heard of the "Are you there God, it's me Margaret."  and I got most of the others correct.  Not sure about #20.......

    I have four older sisters, so I know lots of girl stuff. 

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  • DivineMrsM
    DivineMrsM Member Posts: 9,620
    edited February 2012

    Here's a question from something me and my girlfriends used to do when I was growing up:

    If you took the last piece of something on a plate, like the last piece of pie or last cookie, what were you called? 

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  • badger
    badger Member Posts: 34,614
    edited February 2012

    I knew them all but #18 re: hair color. 

    You can also use hairspray to stop a runner in your pantyhose.

    Day, I was intrigued with your comment about pierced earrings.  I've been studying yoga and learning about energy pathways through the body.  Fascinating!

    windlass, how about these questions:

    What are Kegels? 

    What was the name of Nancy Drew's boyfriend?

    What was the name of Barbie's little sister? 

    (bonus: What was special about the 1975 version?)

    Who is Oprah's best friend?

    this is fun!  Kiss

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  • Faith316
    Faith316 Member Posts: 2,431
    edited February 2012

    What about ....... What is a common side effect women sometimes have after taking antibiotics?

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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited February 2012

    Oh, man, now you ladies have me. I don't know most of yours, badger. Wasn't Barbie's little sister something like Pixie, or Piper, or... arggh!

    #20 was an ad jingle - "Cover Girl clean makeup by Noxema."

    We need some period-related questions. We would know the answers, but few guys would.

    Anyone?

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  • SeasideMemories
    SeasideMemories Member Posts: 3,194
    edited February 2012





    I think Barbie's little sister was Skipper... But not sure what was different about the 1975 version.... Maybe a tan a la Malibu Barbie?



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  • badger
    badger Member Posts: 34,614
    edited February 2012

    Kegels are an exercise to strengthen the muscles of the pelvic floor.  

    Nancy Drew's BF is Ned Nickerson.

    Barbie's little sister was Skipper.  In 1975, "Growing-Up Skipper" was introduced.  She was special (and controversial) because she grew breasts when you raised one of her arms!

    Oprah's best friend is Gayle King.

    As for a period question -- edited to add how about Aunt Flo?

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  • SeasideMemories
    SeasideMemories Member Posts: 3,194
    edited February 2012

    TheDivineMrsM,



    I think girls slept with a piece of wedding cake under their pillow so that they would dream of their future husbands.....

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  • DivineMrsM
    DivineMrsM Member Posts: 9,620
    edited February 2012

    Kegels, yes, I know that one....Nancy Drew's boyfriend, I can remember his 1st name at least.  Both great questions.  Antibiotics...think I know that one also.

    Oh, I thought maybe 'noxema' was the answer to #20, but I was thinking, was cover girl made by noxema?

    Not sure if any of you ladies would ever talk about your friend, George.

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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited February 2012

    Would women know and guys not know what "The Curse" is?

    (it's a phrase I've heard for one's period)

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  • badger
    badger Member Posts: 34,614
    edited February 2012

    my GFs can match the sweetener to the color of its packet:

    sugar ~ Splenda ~ Equal ~ Truvia ~ Sweet & Low

    green ~ pink ~ blue ~ yellow ~ white

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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited February 2012

    Actually, I can do that too! Weird, since I don't drink any of them except stevia.

    Can guys do that?

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