Why don't men act like men anymore?

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Aug 9, 2013 9:34 PM
BRF;1484818 wrote:Why didn't you confront them with your opinion? Then you could have started a thread about how you got your ass kicked by some Pier 1 shoppers.
And boom goes the dynamite.
Aug 9, 2013 9:34pm
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Aug 9, 2013 9:54 PM
I Wear Pants;1484738 wrote:There's a nice middle ground between caveman and metro/flaming. That's where I like to stay.
Agreed! Like I said, I'm not a big, burly outdoorsman who always wears flannel and chops trees down for a living. I was simply saying that I miss the days when a guy wouldn't own up to the fact that he was in Pier 1 for pleasure, or watched the Bachelor, or prefers appletini's to beer.
Gblock;1484804 wrote:Meh..if I camw home w decorative pillows and they actually matched...its instant head
I'm all for getting some action, but if it takes you buying decorative pillows to get laid, you've got a long, painful road ahead of you as long as your testicles stay in her purse.
Trueblue23;1484807 wrote:Are you the kind of guy who justifies his huge pick up truck with his tiny ****? And swears Duck Dynasty is the best show on tv?
Actually, I don't have a pickup truck and have never owned one, but to top off your comment, you should've mentioned something about the dangling sack from the hitch.
BRF;1484818 wrote:Why didn't you confront them with your opinion? Then you could have started a thread about how you got your ass kicked by some Pier 1 shoppers.
Lol, the only ass getting beat would be Man 2 getting pounded in the pooper by Man 3.
Aug 9, 2013 9:54pm
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Aug 9, 2013 11:59 PM
Automatik;1484726 wrote:If shopping at Cabela's makes me a "man's man" then count me the **** out.
Reps. Unless you are a hunter or living on a frontier, Cabela's sucks. I'd rather be at T.J.Maxx or Marshall's, myself. I can't even count how many 50-to-60% off Ralph Lauren polos I've gotten there over the years. Dozens. What a great store.

And while I do agree that Pier 1 Imports is an overpriced joke, being a man doesn't require one to live like a bear. It's perfectly fine to like nice things and to want to decorate your place with accent pieces and other such materials. There are better stores for that, however.
Aug 9, 2013 11:59pm
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Aug 10, 2013 1:49 AM
This is a weird topic.

I have never been in a Cabela's.

I've also never been in a Pier 1 without my wife.

I would go there again for office decor pieces.

I would not buy throw pillows. Having not had a "bachelor pad" for about six years, I still DGAF about decorative pillows on the damn couch.

I'm going to go eat a raw steak and do some lifting on the bench press.

Hope all this helps.
Aug 10, 2013 1:49am
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Aug 10, 2013 1:50 AM
Sage;1484836 wrote:i assume this is a rant from a white man lamenting about the past days of yorn when a handful of nickels could keep the jukebox runnin all night and minorities had their own drinking fountains.
* yore
Aug 10, 2013 1:50am
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Aug 10, 2013 3:07 AM
Maybe some of it is that men are much better educated and tolerant in todays era opposed to lets say the 1960s where women holding management positions was extremely rare and they all had women secretaries. Then you had basically every company with major perks for management for men such as club memberships and you had a real all boys club among the upper and middle upper class, while in the middle class manufacturing was incredibly strong and men worked aside men all day therefore taking that attitude home as well.

Nowadays more women go to school, many more women hold management positions and manufacturing is dead, so guys can't be guys for 8-12 hours a day at work like they used to
Aug 10, 2013 3:07am
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Aug 11, 2013 8:10 AM
reclegend22;1484900 wrote:Reps. Unless you are a hunter or living on a frontier, Cabela's sucks. I'd rather be at T.J.Maxx or Marshall's, myself. I can't even count how many 50-to-60% off Ralph Lauren polos I've gotten there over the years. Dozens. What a great store.

And while I do agree that Pier 1 Imports is an overpriced joke, being a man doesn't require one to live like a bear. It's perfectly fine to like nice things and to want to decorate your place with accent pieces and other such materials. There are better stores for that, however.
Marshalls is the shit.
Aug 11, 2013 8:10am
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Aug 11, 2013 8:22 AM
BRF;1484818 wrote:Why didn't you confront them with your opinion? Then you could have started a thread about how you got your ass kicked by some Pier 1 shoppers.
lmao...reps!
Aug 11, 2013 8:22am
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Aug 11, 2013 8:27 AM
Kohl's :thumbup:
Aug 11, 2013 8:27am
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Aug 11, 2013 5:09 PM
Sounds like you just have a couple weird coworkers, not really evident of an overall shifting decline in manliness.
Aug 11, 2013 5:09pm
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Aug 11, 2013 6:23 PM
I buy most of my clothes at Keith Saddle Shop, TSC and Cabelas. Cabelas actually has some really nice business casual clothes. They also carry Woolrich, who makes GOAT sweaters.
Aug 11, 2013 6:23pm
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Aug 11, 2013 8:37 PM
I Kings 2:2b "...Be strong therefore and show yourself a man." The rest of the passage goes on and list what King David thought it meant to be a man as he charged his son Solomon with the previous statement.

Actually considering getting the verse tattooed on my forearm. In Hebrew to boot.

I think one of the problems with this issue is we as a society have lost what means to be a "man". There's no target to aim for and thus, no way of knowing if and when you've reached it.

Things like are character, integrity, nobility, ethics, morality, standards, responsibility, etc. have been lost with the blending and blurring of bona fide gender roles. Men used to do one thing; women another. Both had equal standing before their peers and before God, but all of that seems to be extinct now.

IMO, a large majority of the blame falls on the males who have stopped being true men and fulfilling the role and at some point became ogres. Jerks, really. And I'd rather use harsher words but that'll suffice. If and when men realize the great responsibilty we have as leader perhaps things will change.

But hey, whatevs.
Aug 11, 2013 8:37pm
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Aug 11, 2013 8:55 PM
Kohl's is the best place to take a dump
Aug 11, 2013 8:55pm
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Aug 12, 2013 8:54 AM
I drive a Hyundai and have a cat.

Hope this helps.
Aug 12, 2013 8:54am
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Aug 12, 2013 9:12 AM
Pick6;1484811 wrote:There's only one way to "see dudes at babyshowers", and that's if you are there yourself.
No. My girlfriend told me there were guys at her son's girlfriend's shower. I was at the casino when this debacle was happening.
Aug 12, 2013 9:12am
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Aug 12, 2013 9:32 AM
BR1986FB;1485605 wrote:No. My girlfriend told me there were guys at her son's girlfriend's shower. I was at the casino when this debacle was happening.
My wife's friends wanted us to have a couples wedding shower and a couples baby shower. Uh hell no.
Aug 12, 2013 9:32am
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Aug 12, 2013 9:39 AM
LJ;1485612 wrote:My wife's friends wanted us to have a couples wedding shower and a couples baby shower. Uh hell no.
Thank you! Some stuff was just meant for the ladies to do by themselves.
Aug 12, 2013 9:39am
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Aug 12, 2013 9:50 AM
BR1986FB;1485619 wrote:Thank you! Some stuff was just meant for the ladies to do by themselves.

I'm tellin you. Diaper/poker parties!
Aug 12, 2013 9:50am
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Aug 12, 2013 10:57 AM
Dr. KnOiTaLL;1484622 wrote:A perfect example of the direction men in society are trending.

When grabbing my lunch today, I hear three men in line:
Man 1: "So, what'd you get?"
Man 2: "A table and some other things. They had a liquidation sale."
Man 3: "Where did you go?"
Man 2: "Pier 1 Imports. I got some decorative pillows, the table, and a bunch of other things. I basically filled my TrailBlazer for $75!"
Man 3: "Really? I might need to head over there after I get off work..."


For the love, guys, grow some testicles and find a Cabela's.
I will give you an example about two weeks ago at a Hotheads in Piqua. We were waiting in line and at first it looked like some woman taking orders.....had this whitish colored hair with big earrings. Get to the cashier..and it was a dude and this the conversation that ensued:***: Nice hair.
Black Guy: Oh thanks.
***: What did you do with it?
Black Guy: nothing.
***: Oh, it looks like you teased it up some. It would look great with product in it.
Black Guy: (Awkward pause)
***: ARe you going to get extensions?
Black Guys' whitle girlfriend: He is not getting dreadlocks.
***: Oh he would look soo good with them. Would you get real or horsehair?
Black guy: Awkward pause again.
***: (Inaudible) I should know, I go to school for doing hair.
Aug 12, 2013 10:57am
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Aug 12, 2013 11:05 AM
thavoice;1485664 wrote:I will give you an example about two weeks ago at a Hotheads in Piqua. We were waiting in line and at first it looked like some woman taking orders.....had this whitish colored hair with big earrings. Get to the cashier..and it was a dude and this the conversation that ensued:***: Nice hair.
Black Guy: Oh thanks.
***: What did you do with it?
Black Guy: nothing.
***: Oh, it looks like you teased it up some. It would look great with product in it.
Black Guy: (Awkward pause)
***: ARe you going to get extensions?
Black Guys' whitle girlfriend: He is not getting dreadlocks.
***: Oh he would look soo good with them. Would you get real or horsehair?
Black guy: Awkward pause again.
***: (Inaudible) I should know, I go to school for doing hair.
That's pretty good. I lol'd.
Aug 12, 2013 11:05am
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Aug 12, 2013 11:11 AM
Trueblue23;1485437 wrote:Kohl's is the best place to take a dump
You're correct, they do have nice restrooms :rolleyes:
Aug 12, 2013 11:11am
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Aug 12, 2013 11:25 AM
I literally have zero need for anything either store offers...I don't give a shit about what is adorning the back of the shitter while I stand and piss, I don't wear crocs nor do I find appeal in anything that makes it difficult to find me in the woods. Clutter annoys me without boundary, that said though it's imperitive to keep the wife smiling so a little adornment is fine with me.
Aug 12, 2013 11:25am
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Aug 12, 2013 11:27 AM
ernest_t_bass;1484676 wrote:I bet belly wears crocs.
I do wear crocs loafers an ankle holster w/ SIG .380, shit kicker, steel toe boots, Frye boots, Bass loafers, Dexter dress shoes, Puma running shoes, old army jungle boots, deerskin moccasins, deck shoes and whatever best for my feet and the situation. I don’t let other opinions or fashions dictate what I wear on my feet.
Aug 12, 2013 11:27am
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Aug 12, 2013 11:36 AM
Belly35;1485686 wrote:I don’t let other opinions or fashions dictate what I wear on my feet.

:thumbup:
Aug 12, 2013 11:36am
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Aug 12, 2013 11:39 AM
Wouldn't acting like a man consist of not giving a flying fuck about any sort of "guy code"?
Aug 12, 2013 11:39am