A recent survey of 5,000 adults asked men and women to divide household tasks along gender lines. The fellas proved their thoughtfulness by suggesting our domestic counterparts are best suited for chores such as remembering anniversaries and buying presents -- tasks we wouldn't really be any good at, anyway.

However, the gals didn't reciprocate our sensitivity, and instead stuck us with all sorts of mindless drudge work, most of which doesn't even take advantage of our superior strength and lateral movement. Below, our take on the "17 Chores Women Think Men Should Do," for women hoping to better understand men, or men who need a good excuse the next time a woman interrupts their beer-drinking or video-game-playing with some laborious request.

Man Chores

    17. Carving the turkey

    We're willing to accept responsibility for this one, if only because we like playing with large knives.

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    16. Sweeping the driveway

    Every year you read about some poor sap who has a heart attack while shoveling the driveway. Since men are statistically at a higher risk for cardiac arrest, it's just safer if we don't attempt it.

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    15. Cleaning windows

    The reason we bought you that sexy French maid outfit was to do stretchy jobs like this. We don't look quite as good as a French maid.

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    14. Fetching the morning paper

    Treat a man like a dog and, well ...

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    13. Programming the TIVO

    Since watching sports on a delay is pointless, what kind of man would even know how to use such a device?

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    12. Washing up after dinner

    We are all for this equality of the sexes thing, but kitchen chores? Slow down there, lady from the future.

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    11. Removing sticky lids from jars

    Fine, this is the type of kitchen work that requires a man's strength. Just make sure that lid isn't too stuck, or it could be our ego that gets dislodged.

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    10. Assembling furniture

    For the structural integrity of everyday life, this is a task we will reluctantly undertake.

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    9. Fixing broken toys

    Wait, we're confused. Isn't the whole point of having children so they can do chores for you?

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    8. Unclogging the toilet

    We'd prefer to operate under the principle that whoever clogged it flogs it.

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