Thing that will have your man card revoked

macnorton · 05-19-08, 01:40 PM

Ok the other day I was talking with a co-worker about this and the two of us thought we should start a list of things that would get your man card revoked...here are a few we came up with (feel free to comment, add/subtract, debate and such...these things do piss us off big time):

1. The "bed head" look - When in the hell did this become popular? Wasn't the point of being a man to have hair that didn't need to be managed?
2. The "Brooklyn Blowout" - When did every dude think it was cool to look like the Gotti kids? Seriously, how long did you stand in front of the mirror?
3. Skin tight pants - When did it become cool to wear clothing that even a woman has trouble getting into? Ironically, this is how the mu mu started.
4. Wearing another dude's clothes - I can understand a shirt, jacket, and in some cases a hat, when did it become OK to where another dude's shoes or in the case of my brother, pants?
5. Guy playing guitar because they are good at Guitar Hero - Uhm, why didn't you just start with a real guitar...too hard?

That is a start...any takers?

*Edited for a spelling mistake

Liver&Onions · 05-19-08, 01:44 PM

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Originally Posted by macnorton

Ok the other day I was talking with a co-worker about this and the two of us thought we should start a list of things that would get your man card revoked...here are a few we came up with (feel free to comment, add/subtract, debate and such...these things do piss us off big time):

1. The "bed head" look - When in the hell did this become popular? Wasn't the point of being a man to have hair that didn't need to be managed?
2. The "Brooklyn Blowout" - When did every dude think it was cool to look like the Gotti kids? Seriously, how long did you stand in front of the mirror?
3. Skin tight pants - When did it become cool to wear clothing that even a woman has trouble getting into? Ironically, this is how the mu mu started.
4. Wearing another dude's clothes - I can understand a shirt, jacket, and in some cases a hat, when did it become OK to where another dude's shoes or in the case of my brother, pants?
5. Guying player guitar because they are good at Guitar Hero - Uhm, why didn't you just start with a real guitar...too hard?

That is a start...any takers?

1. That's the key - it doesn't need to be managed. You roll out of bed and it's done.
2. Not sure wha the Brooklyn Blowout is.
3. Punk.
4. Yeah - not cool.
5. Because us geeks learn things in different ways

Add to the list.

* Listening to Coldplay.

domino harvey · 05-19-08, 01:51 PM

+ Being so insecure about your own masculinity that you have to "call out" unusual male patterns of behavior that you find threatening to your own understanding of conventional (accepted) masculine norms.

macnorton · 05-19-08, 01:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Liver&Onions

1. That's the key - it doesn't need to be managed. You roll out of bed and it's done.
2. Not sure wha the Brooklyn Blowout is.
3. Punk.
4. Yeah - not cool.
5. Because us geeks learn things in different ways

Add to the list.

* Listening to Coldplay.

1. True, but when you have to style that look...
2. See pictures of Gotti kids from the show "Growing Up Gotti" (sorry that might be a Jersey thing)
3. That I can understand, but if you ain't punk (which no one is...more on that in a second), what is the point?
4. Figured
5. Geeks are one things, douchebags from the college quad are another.

Ok new addition:

Calling something punk rock - Talk about a phrase that has lost all meaning. Punk rock was something cool, but Blink 182 and other ruined that.

Calling Blink 182 and like wise artists punk - Sorry fellas, punk rock started in a little place called Detroit (more on that in a second) with a band called The Stooges (opinions differ which is fine, but I feel that is the exact moment). And they were awesome.

Saying Eminem is from Detroit - This one is specific for me, since my family is from Detroit (6 Mile to be exact) and I spent most of my childhood there. Eminem was born in St. Louis for starters, and he lived in a suburb called Taylor...that is not Detroit. This same law applies to any one who says they are from a big city and they live 20+ miles away. Not cool.

macnorton · 05-19-08, 01:53 PM

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Originally Posted by domino harvey

+ Being so insecure about your own masculinity that you have to "call out" unusual male patterns of behavior that you find threatening to your own understanding of conventional (accepted) masculine norms.

Nice one...

Tracer Bullet · 05-19-08, 01:55 PM

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Originally Posted by domino harvey

+ Being so insecure about your own masculinity that you have to "call out" unusual male patterns of behavior that you find threatening to your own understanding of conventional (accepted) masculine norms.

das Monkey · 05-19-08, 02:00 PM

Getting together and making lists. That's for girls. Does that sparkle with everyone?

das

Numanoid · 05-19-08, 02:00 PM

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Originally Posted by domino harvey

+ Being so insecure about your own masculinity that you have to "call out" unusual male patterns of behavior that you find threatening to your own understanding of conventional (accepted) masculine norms.

This.

Also, wearing a cape.

jdodd · 05-19-08, 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by das Monkey

Getting together and making lists. That's for girls. Does that sparkle with everyone?

das

Sunshine.

Brian Shannon · 05-19-08, 02:04 PM

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Originally Posted by domino harvey

+ Being so insecure about your own masculinity that you have to "call out" unusual male patterns of behavior that you find threatening to your own understanding of conventional (accepted) masculine norms.

Thank you, thread is over.

The Bus · 05-19-08, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by domino harvey

+ Being so insecure about your own masculinity that you have to "call out" unusual male patterns of behavior that you find threatening to your own understanding of conventional (accepted) masculine norms.

This is one of the best retorts I've seen here in a long time. Excellent.

And I'll defend this list as best I can:

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Originally Posted by macnorton

1. The "bed head" look - When in the hell did this become popular?

When women started liking it. I'm not saying it's the world's best hairdo, but 80% of stupid shit guys do is for scoring with chicks (at least in the perpetrator's mind).

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Originally Posted by macnorton

3. Skin tight pants - When did it become cool to wear clothing that even a woman has trouble getting into? Ironically, this is how the mu mu started.

I'll go the other way. Sure, a lot of pants are overly tight. But baggy pants actually look worse. Hint: If you need a "relaxed" fit, it's not because you're relaxing, it is because you're overweight. You're one notch away from sitting around in sweatpants, buddy.

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Originally Posted by macnorton

4. Wearing another dude's clothes - I can understand a shirt, jacket, and in some cases a hat, when did it become OK to where another dude's shoes or in the case of my brother, pants?

You seem to have an issue with your brother.

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Originally Posted by macnorton

5. Guying player guitar because they are good at Guitar Hero - Uhm, why didn't you just start with a real guitar...too hard?

This is the lamest excuse I've ever heard. Why watch football on TV? What's the matter, can't play pro football on your own?

macnorton · 05-19-08, 02:17 PM

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Originally Posted by The Bus

This is the lamest excuse I've ever heard. Why watch football on TV? What's the matter, can't play pro football on your own?

I should have rephrased this...

It was more or less for the guys who say (and I had this conversation the other day...and I am quoting verbatim here) "Dude, when did play a real guitar ever get you anywhere?" I was stunned to say the least. That was my intention there.

The Bus · 05-19-08, 02:18 PM

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Originally Posted by macnorton

It was more or less for the guys who say (and I had this conversation the other day...and I am quoting verbatim here) "Dude, when did play a real guitar ever get you anywhere?" I was stunned to say the least. That was my intention there.

There's idiots everywhere.

Bronkster · 05-19-08, 02:23 PM

I'm going to keep my Hello Kitty lunchbox hidden under my desk until this thread blows over.

macnorton · 05-19-08, 02:24 PM

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Originally Posted by The Bus

There's idiots everywhere.

Yes there are...in droves even. Hence the point of this thread...and also for a few people to get a good laugh READ this was not to be taken too seriously.

kvrdave · 05-19-08, 02:26 PM

Peeing while sitting down, "bitch piss" as it is also known.

The Bus · 05-19-08, 02:32 PM

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Originally Posted by kvrdave

Peeing while sitting down, "bitch piss" as it is also known.

What if it's done in the name of efficiency?

kvrdave · 05-19-08, 02:34 PM

You can be the most efficient bitch pisser around.

El Scorcho · 05-19-08, 02:40 PM

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Originally Posted by macnorton

Ok the other day I was talking with a co-worker about this and the two of us thought we should start a list of things that would get your man card revoked...here are a few we came up with (feel free to comment, add/subtract, debate and such...these things do piss us off big time):

1. The "bed head" look - When in the hell did this become popular? Wasn't the point of being a man to have hair that didn't need to be managed?
2. The "Brooklyn Blowout" - When did every dude think it was cool to look like the Gotti kids? Seriously, how long did you stand in front of the mirror?
3. Skin tight pants - When did it become cool to wear clothing that even a woman has trouble getting into? Ironically, this is how the mu mu started.
4. Wearing another dude's clothes - I can understand a shirt, jacket, and in some cases a hat, when did it become OK to where another dude's shoes or in the case of my brother, pants?
5. Guy playing guitar because they are good at Guitar Hero - Uhm, why didn't you just start with a real guitar...too hard?

That is a start...any takers?

*Edited for a spelling mistake

[x] OP is 20-25 years old and is still in that phase where he absolutely has to care about what everyone else around him is doing, saying, acting, dressing like, etc.

[ ] thread has never been done before

dieinafire · 05-19-08, 02:41 PM

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Originally Posted by The Bus

What if it's done in the name of efficiency?

That is not an excuse.

Groucho · 05-19-08, 02:42 PM

Fuck you guys. I'm eating quiche for dinner tonight, and polishing it off with a Kiwi Strawberry wine cooler!

The Bus · 05-19-08, 02:43 PM

Wait, so if you're taking a crap, you piss, then sit down? Or you crap, then stand up, then piss?

kvrdave · 05-19-08, 02:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Groucho

Fuck you guys. I'm eating quiche for dinner tonight, and polishing it off with a Kiwi Strawberry wine cooler!

I assume you douche with that.

bwvanh114 · 05-19-08, 02:47 PM

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Originally Posted by kvrdave

I assume you douche with that.

macnorton · 05-19-08, 02:47 PM

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Originally Posted by El Scorcho

[x] OP is 20-25 years old and is still in that phase where he absolutely has to care about what everyone else around him is doing, saying, acting, dressing like, etc.

[ ] thread has never been done before

Did you read above...this was meant to be a joke...sadly some people are taking me a little too seriously.

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