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2010/07/29 11:56:16
Subject: Re:Are "real men" becoming an endangered species?
Manly:
Carving things with a knife
Crushing empty beer cans in your hand
Cutting the garden hedge with an electric or petrol cutter
BBQing in the rain
Suggesting to the missus that sex is a good cure for headaches
Sissy:
Wearing gloves to do the washing up
Drinking half pints
Owning clothing (other than a Hawian shirt) with floral patterning
Baking cup cakes
Using a hair dryer
Its hard to be awesome, when your playing with little plastic men. Welcome to Fantasy 40k
If you think your important, in the great scheme of things. Do the water test.
Put your hands in a bucket of warm water,
then pull them out fast. The size of the hole shows how important you are.
I think we should roll some dice, to see if we should roll some dice, To decide if all this dice rolling is good for the game.
2010/07/29 12:12:34
Subject: Re:Are "real men" becoming an endangered species?
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2010/07/29 13:10:08
Subject: Re:Are "real men" becoming an endangered species?
I'm both selfish and rational. I'm scheming, secretive and manipulative; I use knowledge as a tool for personal gain, and in turn obtaining more knowledge. At best, I am mysterious and stealthy; at worst, I am distrustful and opportunistic.
2010/07/29 14:26:17
Subject: Re:Are "real men" becoming an endangered species?
squilverine wrote:Manly: Carving things with a knife Crushing empty beer cans in your hand Cutting the garden hedge with an electric or petrol cutter BBQing in the rain Suggesting to the missus that sex is a good cure for headaches
Sissy: Wearing gloves to do the washing up Drinking half pints Owning clothing (other than a Hawian shirt) with floral patterning Baking cup cakes Using a hair dryer
I've done every single one of those - apart from drinking a half-pint! Seriously!
I just don't see the point in them.
Although, bad news: I'm eating a salad as I type this. I made it myself. It's got extra-virgin olive oil and white wine vinegar drizzled on it.
*hangs head in unmanly shame*
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The poor man really has a stake in the country. The rich man hasn't; he can go away to New Guinea in a yacht. The poor have sometimes objected to being governed badly; the rich have always objected to being governed at all
We love our superheroes because they refuse to give up on us. We can analyze them out of existence, kill them, ban them, mock them, and still they return, patiently reminding us of who we are and what we wish we could be.
"the play's the thing wherein I'll catch the conscience of the king,
2010/07/29 16:24:29
Subject: Are "real men" becoming an endangered species?
Cooking (salads included) can be a manly thing. You have to use knives and forks to prepare, and some manly person had to do hard labor to grow the veggies (forcing nature to do his bidding). Now for the challenge! This guy:
Lack of body hair, but otherwise pretty damn manly.
Vs. this guy:
A pinnacle of sophistication and the alleged most interesting man in the world.
Who's the real man's man here?
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Worship me.
2010/07/29 16:28:25
Subject: Re:Are "real men" becoming an endangered species?
squilverine wrote:Manly:
Carving things with a knife
Crushing empty beer cans in your hand
Cutting the garden hedge with an electric or petrol cutter
BBQing in the rain
Suggesting to the missus that sex is a good cure for headaches
Sissy:
Wearing gloves to do the washing up
Drinking half pints
Owning clothing (other than a Hawian shirt) with floral patterning
Baking cup cakes
Using a hair dryer
Then,i fall into the catagory of a manly man.
"I dont over react,i just get pissed easily"-Me
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2010/07/29 16:34:35
Subject: Re:Are "real men" becoming an endangered species?
I think it's people trying to become sophisticated to interest women, and instead making themselves look like metr...meet...merto....
ME NOT KNOW MANY WORDS! ME SMASH! ME MAN!!
Seriously, that doesn't work. Making yourself into a man-lady doesn't make any girls want you. I figured that out myself, sadly.
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"And the moral of the story is: Appreciate what you've got, because basically, I'm fantastic."
2010/07/29 16:37:44
Subject: Re:Are "real men" becoming an endangered species?
Cannerus_The_Unbearable wrote:Cooking (salads included) can be a manly thing. You have to use knives and forks to prepare, and some manly person had to do hard labor to grow the veggies (forcing nature to do his bidding). Now for the challenge! This guy:
Lack of body hair, but otherwise pretty damn manly.
Vs. this guy:
A pinnacle of sophistication and the alleged most interesting man in the world.
Who's the real man's man here?
Ah but contestant #1 is a characature of what admen think women want in a man... also the ad campaign is bombing, sales of Old Spice Body Wash are down since it began.
Contestant #2 is also a characature but of what those admen think would make a man "interesting." Of course sales of Dos XX are up so....
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Of all the races of the universe the Squats have the longest memories and the shortest tempers. They are uncouth, unpredictably violent, and frequently drunk. Overall, I'm glad they're on our side!
Office of Naval Intelligence Research discovers 3 out of 4 sailors make up 75% of U.S. Navy.
"Madness is like gravity... All you need is a little push."
i wear beard...
i'm bald and never mind to me...
i drink a lot of beer (maybe too much....or well no... never is enough of beer)
i don't shave my body (unless i see body hair its growing too much... it happened )
i smoke cigars, not that pussy cigarrettes...
i smell like a bear until i take a shower... just to return the stink half hour later...(testosterone excess)
i only use dark coloured clothes.... (IMO bright colors are to.... unmanly)
mmm yes, i think i'm manly
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2010/07/29 22:28:12
Subject: Re:Are "real men" becoming an endangered species?
I have a shed, full of tools atm.
I have a drive a series III landrover, when I,m not driving my merc camper.
No power steering, not coil sprung, and no sissy wind up windows. I've got a beard, can't be arsed to shave.
Drink newcastle brown ale, a real mans drink I wear pattened shirts, shorts and sandles. and I dont give a feth.
I have a bath once a year wether I need to or not.
All the above is true, except the bit about the bath.
Its hard to be awesome, when your playing with little plastic men. Welcome to Fantasy 40k
If you think your important, in the great scheme of things. Do the water test.
Put your hands in a bucket of warm water,
then pull them out fast. The size of the hole shows how important you are.
I think we should roll some dice, to see if we should roll some dice, To decide if all this dice rolling is good for the game.
2010/07/29 22:40:24
Subject: Re:Are "real men" becoming an endangered species?
loki old fart wrote:I have spent more on tools than my mortgage. I have a drive a series II Mondeo which I tow my caravan with I've got a beard, can't be arsed to shave.
Drink Real Ale, a real mans drink I wear pattened shirts, shorts and sandles. and I dont give a feth.
I have a bath once a year wether I need to or not.
All the above is true, except the bit about the bath.
Edited to make you a REAL MAN
Oh wait thats me
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beer is not breakfast food no matter how much bacon you add
loki old fart wrote:I have a shed, full of tools atm.
I have a drive a series III landrover, when I,m not driving my merc camper.
No power steering, not coil sprung, and no sissy wind up windows. I've got a beard, can't be arsed to shave.
Drink newcastle brown ale, a real mans drink I wear pattened shirts, shorts and sandles. and I dont give a feth.
I have a bath once a year wether I need to or not.
All the above is true, except the bit about the bath.
Wohoho!!! great! unfortunately its hard to find here in Spain
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2000 foot sloging IG Cataphracts.... need to recalculate points.... Iron warriors waiting for more bucks with a better job
4th Panzerdivision Ost waiting for orders Reichmarschall!!
2010/07/29 23:11:53
Subject: Are "real men" becoming an endangered species?
squilverine wrote:I was walking through the streets of Gloucester on Saturday with Mrs squilverine and asides from the usual inbreds and dribbling oddballs that frequent the centre I was suprised at the number of effeminate young men struting about the place. Now don't get me wrong I do not mean homosexuals (whom I have nothing against!) but young lads, many with simpering little popstar/glamour model wanabee young strumpets in tow, parading about in jeans that were far too tight, overslyled hair you could spear a wild pig with and a whole range of fitted shirts and cardigans in a range of pastel shades.
What is it that makes these preening peacocks so attractive to the girls that only a few years ago would have preferred a manly man, the type of man who has a shed not a Twilight shrine, a man who wears DM's not winkle pickers, A man who drinks pints with whiskey chasers rather than Woo woos. A man who goes to the Barbers and pays £8 for a "number two all over mate" rather than a unisex salon where highlights and a trim will set you back £40. The type of man who has a beard and spends his spare time discussing manly things like power tools and tits.
So manly men of Dakka (a possibly quite small audience I know ) here is the chance to let the world know of your manly credentials, have you ever dabled with the pastel side? Have you lost a friend to the peacock brigade? Are you going to be spending the weekend doing something suitably masculine?
Man cards will be handed out for sufficiently amusing tales of masculinity.
p.s. This is meant to be a light hearted thread, please do not let it devolve into gay bashing or insult hurling.
I resent this... I'm not some "groomed" guy, I'm neither fashionable nor especially self-conscious... But I'm not some neanderthal either. I'm pretty skinny and light and have quite a few camp tendencies... The quite arrogant way in which I view myself is that I simply 1. Can't be arsed with exercise and 2. Am content to not live up to some stereotypical male role of exuding masses of testosterone and masculinity in all directions...
At the end of the day women still want masculinity, sure, but men have to balance that with sensitivity and an open-mind... perhaps these "strumpets" you talk about simply like a guy who seems a tad deeper than some footy hooligan? It's no new thing... aren't the dandies of the '20s or the woopsies of the 18th century good examples of attractive men who showcased a feminine side?
AH Ther you have the situation by the short and curlies, Dandy's often strove to imitate an aristocratic style of life despite coming from a middle-class background.
Me , well I know my Place
beer is not breakfast food no matter how much bacon you add
sebster wrote: My favourite of my own? We got some shopping trolleys to ride down a really steep hill. I noticed people getting helmets out, I said that was a bit wussy. They explained the helmets were to attack the other trolley riders with, or throw in front of their trolleys on the way down. That was a brutal three minutes.
That totally reminds me of one time we went GT'ing after dark, loaded on whiskey. We came up with the bright idea of making it a game of "battlesleds", wherein you divide up into teams of 2. One driver and one gunner. The gunner's job is to try and make other sledding teams crash by throwing rocks and snowballs at them.
Many home-stitches and a second trip to the liquor store later, and we all agreed it was still one of our best ideas to-date
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mattyrm wrote:Yeah i hate all the wimps who blight our nation.. makes me want to vomit. I saw a man cry at work the other day (im not in the Royal Marines anymore if you didnt guess) and it made me bite my own hand in embarrasment. No matter what personal tragedy befalls them i still want to punch them in the face when they do it.
Modern men are sickeningly effeminate. I even hate little things like Piercings and Earrings, hair gel and long hair. I am glad i will be dead soon and dont have to live to see how things turn out. Well, unless it ends up like 40k then i would be gutted i missed it!
I can't stand the pierceing and earings on dudes either, just doesn't look good on any man.
As for long hair, when I was in middle school long hair that came down over your eyes was cool.
So wanting to fit in, I grew out my hair... and never stopped growing it out. eventually I went on to highschool and then collage where my hair was longer than the hair of most women on campus. At the end of this last year I cut off a foot of it and gave it to a non profit group that makes wigs for cancer patents.
Now before you say anything about the lack of my manlyness let me just say that when my hair was long I looked like a viking or someone who belonged in the movie "Braveheart" or "Rob Roy", someone who should be swinging a claymore or axe all day and eating and drinking all night.
does working on a rowing machine to the point that I threw up, having not actually eaten anything, count?
Or my brother slashing my finger open with a bread knife and me not noticing until I could actually hear the sound of the blood drip hitting the puddle of blood that I had already lost?
Also I'm not old enough to have a beard yet, but I'm currently growing stubble and sideburns
Goliath wrote:does working on a rowing machine to the point that I threw up, having not actually eaten anything, count?
Or my brother slashing my finger open with a bread knife and me not noticing until I could actually hear the sound of the blood drip hitting the puddle of blood that I had already lost?
Also I'm not old enough to have a beard yet, but I'm currently growing stubble and sideburns
Nah thats just bum fluff
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I have spent more on tools than my mortgage.
Isn't that the truth
Does the name snap on ring a bell
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Its hard to be awesome, when your playing with little plastic men. Welcome to Fantasy 40k
If you think your important, in the great scheme of things. Do the water test.
Put your hands in a bucket of warm water,
then pull them out fast. The size of the hole shows how important you are.
I think we should roll some dice, to see if we should roll some dice, To decide if all this dice rolling is good for the game.
2010/07/30 03:22:36
Subject: Are "real men" becoming an endangered species?
Hmmm, I'm only happy if my face is adequately covered in facial hair, I have more hair on my chest than most of my friends have on their entire bodies, I chop down trees... just cause they're there. Also, I never sleep... because sleep is the cousin of death!
On a more manly note, I went to a party and after consuming enough alcohol began break dancing in the hosts living room, resulting in being pulled by two blondes into the bathroom with them.... I'll leave the rest to your imagination.
"You're right, we all know you are."
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2010/07/30 09:10:32
Subject: Are "real men" becoming an endangered species?
loki old fart wrote:
@chub
I have spent more on tools than my mortgage.
Isn't that the truth
Does the name snap on ring a bell
Dammit, why did you mention the S word now even more money has left my wallet
I actually bought the big 42" chest and top box along with a side locker, I would have bought a bigger one but I would only have lost it in the subsequent divorce
beer is not breakfast food no matter how much bacon you add
SamplesoWoopass wrote:On a more manly note, I went to a party and after consuming enough alcohol began break dancing in the hosts living room, resulting in being pulled by two blondes into the bathroom with them.... I'll leave the rest to your imagination.
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) here is the chance to let the world know of your manly credentials, have you ever dabled with the pastel side? Have you lost a friend to the peacock brigade? Are you going to be spending the weekend doing something suitably masculine?
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