Quote by Emo Philips

I once heard two ladies going on and on about the pains of childbirth and how men don't seem to know what real pain is. I asked if either of them ever got themselves caught in a zipper.

I once heard two ladies going on and on about the pains of c

Summary

This quote is a clever response to a conversation about childbirth pains and how men supposedly cannot comprehend them. The speaker defuses the serious tone with humor by asking if either of the women has ever experienced the excruciating pain of getting caught in a zipper. The quote highlights the speaker's playful attempt to poke fun at the women's argument and show that pain experiences can be subjective and relative, challenging the notion that only childbirth is the epitome of pain.

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