The following was originally listed as a Valentines Day story, later passed around by chain email as a general spring story. Permission was given to republish from: http://www.articlealley.com/article_472061_35.html
BBQ RULES
We are about to enter the spring and BBQ season. Therefore it is important to jog your memory on the etiquette of this ever more important outdoor cooking activity.
When a man volunteers to do the BBQ the following chain of events are put into motion:
Routine...
(1) The woman shops for the food.
(2) The woman makes the salad, prepares the vegetables, and makes dessert.
(3) The woman prepares the meat for cooking, places it on a tray along with the necessary cooking utensils, marinades and sauces and takes it to the man who is lounging beside the grill with a beer in his hand.
Here comes the important part:
(4) THE MAN SLAPS THE MEAT ON THE GRILL.
More routine...
(5) The woman heads inside to organize the plates and cutlery.
(6) The woman rushes outside to tell the man that the meat is burning. He thanks her and asks if she will bring another beer while he deals with the situation.
Important again:
(7) THE MAN TAKES THE MEAT OFF THE GRILL AND HANDS IT TO THE WOMAN.
More routine...
(8) The woman prepares the plates, salad, bread, utensils, napkins, sauces, and brings them to the table.
(9) After eating, the woman clears the table and does the washing up.
And most important of all:
(10) Everyone PRAISES the MAN and THANKS HIM for his culinary efforts.
(11) The man asks the woman how she enjoyed "her night off." And, upon seeing her annoyed reaction, concludes that there's just no pleasing some women...