Well, isn´t this something!

 Protesting their husbands´ indifference to an ongoing water shortage, the women of a Mediterranean village have barred their husbands from the bedroom.

http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=114846

I wonder how long these men like to wait....

That´´s a masochistic protest. Why would I punish myself for my man´s indifference? Or, perhaps their guys are so bad in bed that it is only an excuse

It will be interesting to see how cranky these men get.  I imagine either the men will fix the water shortage fast or the women will give in.  This is nothing new really, some women tend to use their sexuality to get what they want as a bargaining chip at times.

This plot was also used in a very old turkish movie but there was a female who was orginizing and teaching the women in the village that came from a city

This is hardly a punishment! They will find sex somewhere else. This way the women will loose their men and money.

It is sad that women have to carry heavy buckets of water meanwhile men do gossipping at cafes.

 yeah.. it was raining women

I would have to do more than just kick them out of the bedroom!  But its a good start!

 So what would you do, you bed Amerkican if your hubby left you thirsty...

I heard a nice variant for ´Not tonight honey, I have a headache´ as ´Not tonight honey, I have a sore throat, I´m so thirsty....´

 I would probably take his credit card and check into a nice hotel in the city.  Have some wonderful meals and then go shopping.  I guess some of our Turkish sisters don´t have this option.  Its a true pity! 

 For it, he should first have a credit card and then a good limit. 

This poor american had no idea that a credit card has nothing to do with the area where women carry water. Shaking my head at american ignorance.

 Somebody asked what I would do....that is what I would do.  I believe in passive resistance.  If the water won´t come to me...I will go to the water.  Shaking my head at the latest "train" family member.  Sounds a bit familiar if you ask me!!

 I bet they would immediately find you something to smooth your throat with!

Your bad American thinking doesn´t fit here. Think Turkish!

 İ guess village bakkal would do the job!

They can buy the water mineral water ´bottels´ as many as they can get,and put it on their husbands credit there.

They buy dry food,or whatever thing that they can make/cook without using much water,and also put on their husbands´ credit.

So actually husbands will pay for that water,and also they dont make tea/coffee ..any drinks for same reason

And ofcourse STOP bringing the water from miles away ´its men´s job´ if needed

And kicking them out of bedroom is very much logic too.

Water is limited !

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 Actually this is a very very old story written in 411 BC by Aristophanes. It is called Lysistrata.

"Led by the title character, Lysistrata, the story´s female characters barricade the public funds building and withhold sex from their husbands to end the Peloponnesian War and secure peace. In doing so, Lysistrata engages the support of women from Sparta, Boeotia, and Corinth. All of the other women are first against Lysistrata´s suggestion to withhold sex. Finally, they agree to swearing an oath of allegiance by drinking wine from a phallic shaped flask, as the traditional implement (an upturned shield) would have been a symbol of actions opposed to the aims of the women. This action is ironic and therefore comical, because Greek men believed women had no self-restraint, a lack displayed in their alleged fondness for wine as well as for sex."

Thats the movie called Şalvar Davası by Şener Şen & Müjde Ar leading roles, very funny movie

http://www.sinematurk.com/film.php?action=goToFilmPage&filmid=6071

This thread reminds me a "Karadeniz fıkrası" = "Black Sea joke"

In the world feminist congress in New York, an American woman:

- I am weary of all housework and I told my husband:"from now, you will do all the shopping". I couldn´t see for the first day, I couldn´t see for the second day but on the third day he did the shopping.

An English woman:

- I work for a company and I get very tired. One day, I told my husband: "You must take care of the work of dirty dishes now". I couldn´t see for the first day, I couldn´t see for the second day but on the third day he washed the dishes.

Then, Fadime told them her adventure:

- And I told Temel (Fadime´s husband): "I do all work. From now, do the loundry". I couldn´t see for the first day, I couldn´t see for the second day but on the third day, my eye got open and I could see.