When, in the 1960s, Gloria Steinem popularized the quote
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When, in the 1960s, Gloria Steinem popularized the quote
"A woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle",
did it result in more men riding bicycles- thrown together in the class of the unneeded?
did it result in more men riding bicycles- thrown together in the class of the unneeded?
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dumping the guy for a girlfriend happens .. after the seminal input is done..
glad I'm not a 'Praying Mantis' as the F bites the head off the M, after mating..
glad I'm not a 'Praying Mantis' as the F bites the head off the M, after mating..
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Reminds me of a joke about a blind man passing by a fish market. Someone else can furnish the rest.
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I don't know about that but Gary Fisher had a logo of a fish riding a bicycle in many advertisements.
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I thought Florynce Kennedy was the originator of that phrase.
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Patricia Dunn of Australia came up with it,
But Gloria Steinem made it famous.
Re Gary Fisher
I guess in that case, the Fish(er) did need the bicycle!
But Gloria Steinem made it famous.
Re Gary Fisher
I guess in that case, the Fish(er) did need the bicycle!
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When I first heard it in the '60s I thought it was a wonderful metaphor, saying that a woman could be a whole person without a man to depend on. It freed up men too. They don't need to be locked into a role. Bicycles don't need fish either, but they can help you go fishing. 
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