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Offline DumbAss Tanker

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Re: Have men in America become....
« Reply #25 on: November 29, 2008, 07:25:55 PM »
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$1700 for a jacket.


Riiiiight.  Not unless the 'Jacket' is a brand-new full set of IBA (military body armor to you civilians) with the latest upgrade for the SAPI plates and some cool accessories clipped to it.  Nothing made out of mere cloth and intended for actual wear is worth more than a tenth of that to me.

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Re: Have men in America become....
« Reply #26 on: November 29, 2008, 10:41:54 PM »
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How many MEN can field dress an animal throughout the metro areas of ANY US city ??

Why would any man want to put a dress on an animal?
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Re: Have men in America become....
« Reply #27 on: November 29, 2008, 10:57:34 PM »
I have a husband who still has a moustache, uses Dial soap and Pert Plus shampoo.  No colognes, no sprays, no tweezing, and no pink shirts.  And I like him that way.

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Re: Have men in America become....
« Reply #28 on: November 29, 2008, 11:03:12 PM »
Well, I like using shower gel. Haven't used bar soap in the shower for +20 years....

And it's Johnson's baby shampoo on the head and unscented deodorant in the pits.

That's it, though. No cologne, conditioner, Nair, after shave. Lotion only when my hands threaten to quit on me they're chapped so bad, and in the winter, some Chapstick on the chops.

Gotta protect the chops.

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Re: Have men in America become....
« Reply #29 on: November 29, 2008, 11:05:35 PM »
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Well, I like using shower gel.

girly-man.

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Re: Have men in America become....
« Reply #30 on: November 29, 2008, 11:06:42 PM »
Quote from: rich_t on November 29, 2008, 11:05:35 PM
girly-man.

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Oh, shit, the secret's out.

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Re: Have men in America become....
« Reply #31 on: November 29, 2008, 11:13:58 PM »
Quote from: Eupher on November 29, 2008, 11:06:42 PM
Oh, shit, the secret's out.

 :-)

At least it's a clean, nice smelling secret :)  lol
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Re: Have men in America become....
« Reply #32 on: November 29, 2008, 11:15:44 PM »
Quote from: Sweet Dee on November 29, 2008, 11:13:58 PM
At least it's a clean, nice smelling secret :)  lol

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Re: Have men in America become....
« Reply #33 on: November 30, 2008, 07:16:41 AM »
The occasional bottle of Head and Shoulders (otherwise Pert Plus) and some Lever 2000 soap or body wash.  I confess, in a moment of weakness I did buy a bar of Tom's of Maine soap once.  Meh--whateva.  I think I have a bottle of cologne around somewhere.  Maybe.  I might have even used it once.  If I hadn't lost it way back when about 10 years ago, I'd probably still have 3/4 of a bottle of Drakar Noir.
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Re: Have men in America become....
« Reply #34 on: November 30, 2008, 07:18:03 AM »
Quote from: DumbAss Tanker on November 29, 2008, 07:25:55 PM


Riiiiight.  Not unless the 'Jacket' is a brand-new full set of IBA (military body armor to you civilians) with the latest upgrade for the SAPI plates and some cool accessories clipped to it.  Nothing made out of mere cloth and intended for actual wear is worth more than a tenth of that to me.

 :whatever:

No kiddin--my jackets are "safety awards" given out at work, or the one I bought when I first moved here--a down-filled Timberland jacket I got on sale at the outlet malls in Kittery for something like $59.99.  THAT sucker is warm.
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Re: Have men in America become....
« Reply #35 on: November 30, 2008, 03:34:29 PM »
I run a trucking company and do a fair amount of driving myself.  The only hair that gets shaved is on my face and I have never had my hair cut anywhere but a barber shop.  I'm not likely to wear a winter coat unless it hits single digits.

The one concession I have made is liquid body wash, and that's mostly because of the recent advent of the hair and body wash in one bottle you can get these days.  When you have to pack a small toiletry bag to take into the truck stop showers, the fewer containers in that bag the better. 
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Re: Have men in America become....
« Reply #36 on: November 30, 2008, 10:55:25 PM »
Quote from: Eupher on November 29, 2008, 11:03:12 PM
Well, I like using shower gel. Haven't used bar soap in the shower for +20 years....


Why do Army guys use shower gel??

It takes longer to pick up from the shower......



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Gotta protect the chops.

 :-)

Yeah, those that use their mouths to blow "things"......   :o


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Re: Have men in America become....
« Reply #37 on: December 01, 2008, 12:04:50 AM »
Quote from: NHSparky on November 29, 2008, 06:34:29 AM
That they never progressed past the 1980's in terms of fashion.

Sorry, but I'll never become a metrosexual.  I believe in hygiene, but not primping.

--I do not tweeze my eyebrows, and as such, look much like Brezhnev.Men Actually do this?
--I put shampoo in my hair, not "product".  I do not have sufficient hair to justify conditioner.I haven't used anything but regular bath soap for as long as I can remember
--I go to a barber and pay $9 for a haircut, not a stylist who charges $50.I cut my own hair. It usually averages about 1/4" long!
--I do not get manicures or pedicures.  I use nail trimmers, or if particularly stubborn, pliers.Yep, diaganol pliers will cut the toughest nails!
--I do not use body sprays or washes.  These are not sufficient to remove dirt, grease, and God only knows what else I came in contact with that day.  Soap works, or Goop.  Sometimes, Lava soap is necessary.If it weren't for "Dawn" dishwashing liquid, I'd never get my hands clean!
--I do not need a floor length coat every time the temperature outside drops below 40 degrees.  Usually, a sweatshirt is sufficient, and sometimes that comes off because I'm breaking a sweat from WORKING.  Heavy coats become necessary when temperatures are expressed in single syllables or wind chills begin with the word "Minus" or "Negative" or end with "Below".Don't wear anything as a coat except my leather!
--I do use moisturizer lotion in the winter, because when there is NO moisture in the house and it's a bit raw outside, keeping from bleeding from chapped skin isn't sissy, it sucks.Yep Vaseline intensive care is a neccesity!

Case in point--I do take my car to the local Jiffy Lube to do oil changes, only because it's faster and more convenient.  I saw an issue of GQ on the shelf featuring the "Maine Man".  Out of curiosity, I went to the first page where the wee-bit too old to be an Abercrombie model was sitting in a rustic setting on the back of a boat wearing (and I found this online, I'll post the link later:)

$1700 for a jacket.  Oh, HELL NO! 
$200 for a sweatshirt?  Are you out of your ****ing minds?

I know people who haven't spent that much on clothing IN THEIR ENTIRE LIVES.  I asked the guy who had just finished working on my car if he had seen this article and when I showed him metrosexual number one, we both got a good laugh out of it as we shook our heads.

Oh, and for those curious...LINK

I felt compelled to write on this because living near Maine, as I do, more than a few of us follow similar habits.

Does that mean I come out looking/smelling/talking like a caveman?  Hardly.  Just making the point that one CAN retain one's masculinity without being a total primitive.  Then again, if I went to NYC, etc., I'd probably be regarded as such.  Their loss.


This gave "Toots" a helluva laugh! She thinks I'm the anti-christ most of the time. Either that or just a plain ASSHOLE!  :-)
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Re: Have men in America become....
« Reply #38 on: December 01, 2008, 12:11:05 AM »
Quote from: NHSparky on November 29, 2008, 06:34:29 AM
That they never progressed past the 1980's in terms of fashion.

Sorry, but I'll never become a metrosexual.  I believe in hygiene, but not primping.

--I do not tweeze my eyebrows, and as such, look much like Brezhnev.
--I put shampoo in my hair, not "product".  I do not have sufficient hair to justify conditioner.
--I go to a barber and pay $9 for a haircut, not a stylist who charges $50.
--I do not get manicures or pedicures.  I use nail trimmers, or if particularly stubborn, pliers.
--I do not use body sprays or washes.  These are not sufficient to remove dirt, grease, and God only knows what else I came in contact with that day.  Soap works, or Goop.  Sometimes, Lava soap is necessary.
--I do not need a floor length coat every time the temperature outside drops below 40 degrees.  Usually, a sweatshirt is sufficient, and sometimes that comes off because I'm breaking a sweat from WORKING.  Heavy coats become necessary when temperatures are expressed in single syllables or wind chills begin with the word "Minus" or "Negative" or end with "Below".
--I do use moisturizer lotion in the winter, because when there is NO moisture in the house and it's a bit raw outside, keeping from bleeding from chapped skin isn't sissy, it sucks.

Case in point--I do take my car to the local Jiffy Lube to do oil changes, only because it's faster and more convenient.  I saw an issue of GQ on the shelf featuring the "Maine Man".  Out of curiosity, I went to the first page where the wee-bit too old to be an Abercrombie model was sitting in a rustic setting on the back of a boat wearing (and I found this online, I'll post the link later:)

$1700 for a jacket.  Oh, HELL NO! 
$200 for a sweatshirt?  Are you out of your ****ing minds?

I know people who haven't spent that much on clothing IN THEIR ENTIRE LIVES.  I asked the guy who had just finished working on my car if he had seen this article and when I showed him metrosexual number one, we both got a good laugh out of it as we shook our heads.

Oh, and for those curious...LINK

I felt compelled to write on this because living near Maine, as I do, more than a few of us follow similar habits.

Does that mean I come out looking/smelling/talking like a caveman?  Hardly.  Just making the point that one CAN retain one's masculinity without being a total primitive.  Then again, if I went to NYC, etc., I'd probably be regarded as such.  Their loss.

Quote from: Strider on November 29, 2008, 09:42:52 AM
And another thing....
What the hell is up with all the men who shave thier legs!!!!  :wtf2:

Men shaving their legs??????!!!!! You're puttin' us on, right?
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Re: Have men in America become....
« Reply #39 on: December 01, 2008, 12:23:28 AM »
Southern men ain't pussies. Those mofos in the West and the Pacific NW around Seattle? Oh, HELL yeah.
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Re: Have men in America become....
« Reply #40 on: December 01, 2008, 01:15:17 AM »
Quote from: Rebel on December 01, 2008, 12:23:28 AM
Southern men ain't pussies. Those mofos in the West and the Pacific NW around Seattle? Oh, HELL yeah.

Good thing you said "around Seattle"!  :-)
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Re: Have men in America become....
« Reply #41 on: December 01, 2008, 09:12:59 AM »
Quote from: Atomic Lib Smasher on November 29, 2008, 09:39:22 AM
Where they hell can ya find a barber (and it's hard finding just barbers anymore) for under 15 bucks??


Mine's 10.00, but that includes a beard and moustache trim.
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Re: Have men in America become....
« Reply #42 on: December 01, 2008, 09:24:08 AM »
Quote from: tuolumnejim on December 01, 2008, 09:12:59 AM
Mine's 10.00, but that includes a beard and moustache trim.

I have a set of clippers and every month or so, I have my wife cut my hair with a 1/8" attachment.
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Re: Have men in America become....
« Reply #43 on: December 01, 2008, 09:34:51 AM »
Quote from: Thor on November 30, 2008, 10:55:25 PM


Why do Army guys use shower gel??

It takes longer to pick up from the shower......



Yeah, those that use their mouths to blow "things"......   :o


:bolt:

The squid has thrown down the gauntlet. Fair enough.  :evillaugh:

First of all, this Army guy hasn't even been in an Army shower room where all those evil soap-wielders just lie in wait since - oh yeah! Since I started using the stuff!

Now, let's look at airedales. Where do those guys work? You betcha - on aircraft carriers, right? (And other places, of course.) And I'll betcha even more that airedales' only opportunity to even get a shower is with - yep, you got it - with other airedales! (Funny how that works on board ship.)

And while the squid starts talking about "blowing" things, let's not forget that he himself is a horn honker. Remember that self-admission, you ol' band geek?

Rob, I'm startin' to worry about you! All this talk about "blowing!" You gotta get your mind outta the Navy head! (There's a reason they call it the "head," btw......)

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Re: Have men in America become....
« Reply #44 on: December 01, 2008, 10:39:34 AM »
My wife tries to make me a bit more "socially acceptable" all the time.

**** that.

If you don't like me in Levi 501's...too bad.

I shaved.....what...2 days ago? I think.

I took a shower, be glad.

Yes I do like to hang out around a campfire, swear like a sailor and drink. Get used to it.

Pink? WTF!!!!!!!  :hammer:

Tee shirts are AP wear.

Chainsaws are awesome. So are backpack leaf blowers. Mine's so loud I have to wear earplugs.

I enjoy killing animals and then eating them by a campfire with a beer or 2 or 3......

Whats "shower gel"?

Concrete is my play doh.

I spent over 60 bucks on my last 2 pair of 501's. Thank God it was a gift cert.

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Re: Have men in America become....
« Reply #45 on: December 01, 2008, 11:43:20 AM »
Quote from: Sweet Dee on November 28, 2008, 09:07:30 PM
I hope not?  I like my men manly and non pussified.  lol  :)



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Re: Have men in America become....
« Reply #46 on: December 01, 2008, 11:47:51 AM »
Quote from: Eupher on December 01, 2008, 09:34:51 AM
The squid has thrown down the gauntlet. Fair enough.  :evillaugh:

First of all, this Army guy hasn't even been in an Army shower room where all those evil soap-wielders just lie in wait since - oh yeah! Since I started using the stuff!

Now, let's look at airedales. Where do those guys work? You betcha - on aircraft carriers, right? (And other places, of course.) And I'll betcha even more that airedales' only opportunity to even get a shower is with - yep, you got it - with other airedales! (Funny how that works on board ship.)

And while the squid starts talking about "blowing" things, let's not forget that he himself is a horn honker. Remember that self-admission, you ol' band geek?

Rob, I'm startin' to worry about you! All this talk about "blowing!" You gotta get your mind outta the Navy head! (There's a reason they call it the "head," btw......)

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« Reply #47 on: December 03, 2008, 02:52:53 PM »
I had a girl tell me on a date that she was a feminist.  Funny, she didn't like paying for the date. 

It was the last dae I had with her.  She must have been one of those feminists that expects you to pay her way anyway.
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« Reply #48 on: December 03, 2008, 02:56:32 PM »
Quote from: Vagabond on December 03, 2008, 02:52:53 PM
I had a girl tell me on a date that she was a feminist.  Funny, she didn't like paying for the date. 

It was the last dae I had with her.  She must have been one of those feminists that expects you to pay her way anyway.

Yikes!  Didn't realize they were still around.  lol  Feminists  :mental:
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« Reply #49 on: December 03, 2008, 04:05:04 PM »
Body Gel ?

Shampoo ?

WTF ?

I use "real" soap for everything. Shaving , hairwashing , body cleaning. Real soap is the hard yellow stuff that's about $0.20 per lump and can take the skin off if you ain't careful.

Haircut is $15 only because I don't entirely trust my ability to use clippers and a #2 attachment on my own head.

No part of the male body should be shaved/plucked/waxed south of the neck.
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