I just don't get it.

OK, I'm of normal to high intelligence (on any give day, of course) and I just don't get it. Or should I say, I just don't get THEM.
I've lived with the male species for almost 25 years now -- and I'm at a loss. I guess this needs to be a question that I have to add to my "when I get to heaven" list (like the #1 question, Who was behind the JFK assassination?). Here's the question (and if any of you wise, wise women -- or men (?), have the answer, please enlighten me): why does the male species not shut the pantry door????! I wish I could say that it's just the young specimen, but it's not. The older males are just as incapable of shutting that door as their young offspring. I'm just thankful that the fridge shuts on its own!
Now don't get me wrong -- it's not like I totally understand them and this is the ONE thing I don't get. Nooooooo, there's a plethora of things that I just don't get. I could probably make a post a day on the things I just don't get. But that would probably get redundant.
I don't get how they actually look like they're listening to me but they don't hear past the first sentence. What dramatic talent! To appear as if one is hanging on every word but to actually be thinking about what one is having for dinner is an astounding feat. OK, OK, women do have that talent, too. We can act like we're listening with the best of them, but at least when we're pretending to listen we're actually getting something done, like the shopping list, or the to-do list, or something equally as important!
Anyway, this morning I decided to fade into the background and see if any one of the four males in my house would actually shut the pantry door behind them. All four came into the kitchen at four different times. All four failed this test . Big time. All 4. Aged 12 & 11/12ths, 15, 17, and yes, 47. Remarkable. Oh, don't go thinking I'm sexist!! I wasn't prejudiced in this test. I also sat and observed the 22 yr old female. She passed with flying colors. Go figure.
Actually this has been enlightening for me. I realize now, after almost 25 years, that I can't yell at them for this. It's evidently in their DNA. They can't help it. Just like they can't help the fact that they don't notice that the trash can is full. No, wait --- they don't notice when it's past full --- over-flowing, cascading down to the floor. They are incapable of actually seeing this. I wonder if any scientist has done credible research in this area? I doubt it. Someone should. And I guess it should be a female scientist because a male wouldn't even see that there's a need here.
Well, if anyone sees an ad in the paper for volunteers for this research please call me. I have four people to donate and they'd probably gladly go. Then they can stop pretending to listen to me for a bit. That's got to be a drain.