Still sick and perplexed

Still not feeling well & maybe even feel a little bit worse.  Maybe that is why I am so perplexed about the behavior of men at work.  My new job entitles (hmmm...right word choice?) me to work with almost all men.  So, I have been spending a lot of time learning the language that I need to use to speak to them.  First off, the men I work with all seem to talk in meetings like they are sharing the story about the fish that got away.  Do you get what I mean?  They spend the first 45 minutes trying to top each others story about whatever the meeting is supposed to be about.  It is kind of funny, but very confusing at times.  Second, they all seem to refer to how whatever their actions were was like grabbing the other person by the balls.  What is it with that fascination - it must be all of their worst nightmare.  Because whenever they tell a story about getting something over on someone, they always refer to it like they put the person in real physical pain.  So, am I just noticing this because I'm not feeling well and my mind isn't right, or...