Talk:a woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle

RFV discussion: September 2019

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a woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle

Maybe I'm thick, but I don't get this. DonnanZ (talk) 17:33, 6 September 2019 (UTC)

Is that one of the criteria for inclusion? The slogan is even the title of no fewer than three books: [1], two of which only have DIY content.  --Lambiam 19:31, 6 September 2019 (UTC)

It's a modern "proverb". Some don't think we should have proverbs, especially modern ones. It is not easy to draw a line between "true" proverbs and catchphrases. DCDuring (talk) 21:11, 6 September 2019 (UTC)

Nevertheless, if you object to it as a modern proverb, that goes to requests for deletion. This is easily cited. Kiwima (talk) 21:40, 6 September 2019 (UTC)

As long as you're happy, no further action. It was nominated for WOTD by the creator. DonnanZ (talk) 23:11, 6 September 2019 (UTC)

A lot of these "modern proverbs" feel more like quotations, pop-culture references, or even throwaway quips (those who can't do, teach?). My idea of a "proverb" is something that encapsulates a moral lesson, rather than a cute soundbite. Equinox ◑ 23:39, 14 September 2019 (UTC)

The moral lesson of the "throwaway quip" is to be skeptical of impractical lessons of "teachers'. I've taken that one to heart.

The moral lesson of the one under discussion is obviously that women don't need men. DCDuring (talk) 15:25, 15 September 2019 (UTC)

RFV-passed Kiwima (talk) 23:13, 14 September 2019 (UTC)

Sic

@Sgconlaw “Applied {{sic}}”: Why? J3133 (talk) 13:43, 9 March 2021 (UTC)

@J3133: because the statement was not made by Gloria Steinem, as the etymology section explains. — SGconlaw (talk) 13:48, 9 March 2021 (UTC)