May I drop in to give my 2 cents? Though I would agree that some females do not read any books (just like some men doze off after opening a book!), I do not necessarily think that they consider browsing through Catalogs as "reading." I dont believe that Sum Off literally meant that the wife felt some degree of accomplishment about reading an intellectual book or so by looking through the VS catalog. And as far as I believe, men are much more enthusiastic than women to go through VS catalogs. LOL But Samsara's comment about the coworker calling from work to order was funny nonetheless! I wonder why she just doesnt order something online!!