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The Rules of Manhood
« on: April 19, 2005, 01:48:29 pm »
The Rules of Manhood

1) Under no circumstances may two men share an umbrella.
 
2) It is ok for a man to cry under the following circumstances:
         a) When a heroic dog dies to save its master.
         b) The moment Angelina Jolie starts unbuttoning her blouse.
         c) After wrecking your boss' car.
         d) One hour, 12 minutes, 37 seconds into "The Crying Game".
          e) When she is using her teeth.
 
3) Any Man who brings a camera to a stag night may be legally killed and eaten by his mates.
 
4) Unless he murdered someone in your family, you must bail a friend out of jail within 12 hours.
 
5) If you've known a bloke for more than 24 hours, his sister is off limits forever, unless you actually marry her.
 
6) Moaning about the brand of free beer in a mate's fridge is forbidden.
 
7) Complain at will if the temperature is unsuitable.
 
8) No man shall ever be required to buy a birthday present for another man. In fact, even remembering your mate's birthday is strictly optional.
 
9) On a road trip, the strongest bladder determines pit stops, not the weakest.
 
10) When stumbling upon other blokes watching a sporting event, you may ask the score of the game in progress, but you may never ask who's playing.
 
11) You may flatulate in front of a woman only after you have brought her to climax. If you trap her head under the covers for the purpose of flatulent entertainment, she's officially your girlfriend.
 
12) It is permissible to quaff a fruity alcohol drink only when you're sunning on a tropical beach... and it's delivered by a topless supermodel...and it's free.
 
13) Only in situations of Moral and/or physical peril are you allowed to kick another bloke in the nuts.
 
14) Unless you're in prison, never fight naked.
 
15) Friends don't let friends wear Speedos. Ever. Issue closed.
 
16) If a man's fly is down, that's his problem, you didn't see anything.
 
17) Women who claim they "love to watch sports" must be treated as spies until they demonstrate knowledge of the game and the ability to drink as much as the other sports watchers.
 
18) A man in the company of a hot, suggestively dressed woman must remain sober enough to fight.
 
19) Never hesitate to reach for the last beer or the last slice of pizza, but not both - that's just mean.
 
20) Never join your girlfriend or wife in discussing a Mate of yours, except if she's withholding sex pending your response.
 
21) Phrases that may not be uttered to another man while lifting weights:
        a. Yeah, Baby, Push it!
        b. C'mon, give me one more! Harder!
        c. Another set and we can hit the showers!
 
22) Never talk to a man in a bathroom unless you are on equal footing: Both urinating, both waiting in line, etc. For all other situations, an almost imperceptible nod is all the conversation you need.
 
23) Never allow a telephone conversation with a woman to go on longer than you are able to have sex with her. Keep a stopwatch by the phone. Hang up if necessary.
 
24) The morning after you and a girl who was formerly "just a friend" have carnal drunken sex, the fact that you're feeling weird and guilty is no reason not to nail her again before the discussion about what a big mistake it was.
 
25) It is acceptable for you to drive her car. It is not acceptable for her to drive yours.
 
26) Thou shalt not buy a car in the colours of brown, pink, lime green, orange or sky blue.
 
27) The girl who replies to the question "What do you want for Christmas?" with "If you loved me, you'd know what I want!" gets a Playstation 2.

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Re: The Rules of Manhood
« Reply #1 on: April 19, 2005, 02:03:11 pm »
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5) If you've known a bloke for more than 24 hours, his sister is off limits forever, unless you actually marry her.


oops.... I've broken this one a few times..........


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Re: The Rules of Manhood
« Reply #2 on: April 19, 2005, 02:05:54 pm »
I broke that one but then married her and got out of the rule breakage.

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Re: The Rules of Manhood
« Reply #3 on: April 19, 2005, 02:07:50 pm »
#27 is the best rule I've ever heard. I will quote that one to my wife next time that situation comes up.

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Re: The Rules of Manhood
« Reply #4 on: April 19, 2005, 02:09:38 pm »
#27 is good in reverse, too. 

"if you loved me, you wouldn't have given me cologne for my birthday, you'd be naked on the counter"

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Re: The Rules of Manhood
« Reply #5 on: April 19, 2005, 02:11:25 pm »
There should be some kind of clause......

That if the friend's sister and I are completly drunk then it is acceptable.............



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Re: The Rules of Manhood
« Reply #6 on: April 19, 2005, 02:16:36 pm »

25) It is acceptable for you to drive her car. It is not acceptable for her to drive yours.


So true, my wife purchased a 2005 Nissan Xtrail and she drives it all the time except when we go out together.  As I'm driving her car unless I'm really drunk.


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Re: The Rules of Manhood
« Reply #7 on: April 19, 2005, 02:25:58 pm »

25) It is acceptable for you to drive her car. It is not acceptable for her to drive yours.


So true, my wife purchased a 2005 Nissan Xtrail and she drives it all the time except when we go out together.  As I'm driving her car unless I'm really drunk.



If I even think there's a chance I'm going to drink, my car stays at home, and we take hers.

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Re: The Rules of Manhood
« Reply #8 on: April 19, 2005, 03:20:19 pm »

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Re: The Rules of Manhood
« Reply #9 on: April 19, 2005, 03:43:57 pm »
There needs to be another rule added...


28)  Men shall never purchase women's monthly items... 

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Re: The Rules of Manhood
« Reply #10 on: April 19, 2005, 03:44:53 pm »
I disagree with that one.  A real man is able to do that and not worry about his manhood.  His manhood is secure enough that it can withstand that sort of thing.

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Re: The Rules of Manhood
« Reply #11 on: April 19, 2005, 03:48:00 pm »
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« Reply #12 on: April 19, 2005, 06:42:38 pm »
There needs to be another rule added...


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Re: The Rules of Manhood
« Reply #13 on: April 20, 2005, 12:34:18 am »
#1 The remote is mine, was mine, and will ALWAYS be mine.  You are allowed to touch it if I am not in the house.  Any remote is to be considered an estrogen-sapping device, and you should handle it as if it were nuclear waste.

#1b If, while I am flipping through channels, the phrase "OOoooh, wait, go back, I want to see what that was will be dismissed without a word in reply; You will get to see what it is on my next pass through the channesl

#1c If we happen to be watching something YOU like, remember that there are other TV's in the house, should I decide to see what else is on and find something better.

#1d SportsCenter has regular time slots.  Get to know them.  The odds of it being on at those times is high.  Plan for it accordingly.  Your sense of well being will thank you for not setting it up for failure.

#1e It doesn't matter if I don't like the particular sport I have on the television.  If you want to watch something else, go to Mary Ellen's house, and tell her husband to come over by our house.  We will call you when we require food, as we know it pleases you to serve our every whim.
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Re: The Rules of Manhood
« Reply #14 on: April 20, 2005, 02:10:09 am »
I disagree with that one.  A real man is able to do that and not worry about his manhood.  His manhood is secure enough that it can withstand that sort of thing.

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« Reply #15 on: April 20, 2005, 03:07:32 am »
It seems Drew and i have similar house rules.

You also forgot, if i come home and your watching tv, please leave the tv viewing area and comence the meal cooking hobby you love so much.  :)

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« Reply #18 on: April 20, 2005, 11:24:29 am »
#1b If, while I am flipping through channels, the phrase "OOoooh, wait, go back, I want to see what that was will be dismissed without a word in reply; You will get to see what it is on my next pass through the channesl

This usuallu leads to this conversation...

NO I'm not flipping through the channels fast... And YES I can see if its a show I want to watch within half a second of watching it...

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Re: The Rules of Manhood
« Reply #20 on: April 20, 2005, 02:08:13 pm »
James Bond would not only do it, but he'd kill a man with them and then have sex with the cashier.

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« Reply #21 on: April 20, 2005, 02:13:18 pm »
James Bond would not only do it, but he'd kill a man with them
at least there wouldn't be a huge bloody mess to clean up.
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« Reply #22 on: April 20, 2005, 02:14:07 pm »
James Bond would not only do it, but he'd kill a man with them
at least there wouldn't be a huge bloody mess to clean up.

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« Reply #23 on: April 20, 2005, 02:30:10 pm »
NO I'm not flipping through the channels fast... And YES I can see if its a show I want to watch within half a second of watching it...

A real man has a Tivo by now and doesn't have to flip channels. 

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« Reply #24 on: April 20, 2005, 02:42:04 pm »
NO I'm not flipping through the channels fast... And YES I can see if its a show I want to watch within half a second of watching it...

A real man has a Tivo by now and doesn't have to flip channels.

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Re: The Rules of Manhood
« Reply #25 on: April 20, 2005, 02:48:16 pm »
Ha.  One episode, stuffed in with the last three months of Raw and Smackdown.

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NO I'm not flipping through the channels fast... And YES I can see if its a show I want to watch within half a second of watching it...

A real man has a Tivo by now and doesn't have to flip channels. 

A real man doesn't need any extra electronics to watch four shows at the same time. ;)

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« Reply #27 on: April 20, 2005, 03:02:04 pm »
NO I'm not flipping through the channels fast... And YES I can see if its a show I want to watch within half a second of watching it...

A real man has a Tivo by now and doesn't have to flip channels.

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Re: The Rules of Manhood
« Reply #28 on: April 20, 2005, 03:04:20 pm »
Just my remote, my recliner, and a beer and I can watch up to seven shows at one time on one t.v.




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« Reply #29 on: April 20, 2005, 03:05:00 pm »
Just my remote, my recliner, and a beer and I can watch up to seven shows at one time on one t.v.




 :P


And that's all it takes. :)

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Re: The Rules of Manhood
« Reply #30 on: April 20, 2005, 04:57:16 pm »
I don't understand why guys are uncomfortable buying tampons.  Every girl in the world has or had or will have regular periods.  It's not like buying adult diapers.  It's more like buying toilet paper.  I mean...don't get me wrong.  I wish that I didn't have to take a crap now and then, but what can I say?

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« Reply #31 on: April 20, 2005, 04:59:56 pm »
Or like me, building the awesome surround system and then only able to watch kids' movies on it because it's too close to their rooms.

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« Reply #32 on: April 20, 2005, 06:16:59 pm »

A real man doesn't need any extra electronics to watch four shows at the same time. ;)


I second the opinion of my distinguished colleague from OklaWHERE?ma.

Tivo or Freevo is for stuff you aren't around for, or for the wife's shows for later, when she has a free moment and I'm not around.

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« Reply #33 on: April 20, 2005, 10:02:23 pm »
No it's not... it's for watching a full NFL game in 90 minutes, or fast forwarding through the crappy matches to get to the lingerie pillow fight.

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I don't understand why guys are uncomfortable buying tampons.

I don't understand why so many people are embarrassed to buy condoms. Its a way to simultaneously boast about the size of your stuff and how much you get laid.

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« Reply #35 on: April 21, 2005, 09:54:21 am »
No it's not... it's for watching a full NFL game in 90 minutes, or fast forwarding through the crappy matches to get to the lingerie pillow fight.

Exactly.  I blow through 1/2 hour sitcoms in 20 minutes.  That is the number one benefit.  The fact that finds and tapes tons of great shows that I wouldn't have known about is the icing on the cake.

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« Reply #36 on: April 21, 2005, 10:10:16 pm »

No it's not... it's for watching a full NFL game in 90 minutes


I guess I just don't understand that philosophy.  Football is an all-day event, from noon until 10-ish, with a special treat thrown in on Mondays and some Thursdays/Saturdays.  If it's still nice outside here, golf is the only thing that bumps football to the side, and then only if it won't interfere with the Packer's game time.
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Re: The Rules of Manhood
« Reply #37 on: April 21, 2005, 10:42:24 pm »
Tivo, who tracks your Tivo usage, by the way, says that 70% of users do not skip commercials when watching recorded content.  That's a little strange.
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Re: The Rules of Manhood
« Reply #38 on: April 22, 2005, 07:36:29 am »
Tivo does not track my content.  None of my Tivos have called home in nearly two years.

BTW, who wants to watch commercials and halftime crap during a football game.  There are other games to watch!

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Re: The Rules of Manhood
« Reply #39 on: April 22, 2005, 08:54:59 am »
Tivo, who tracks your Tivo usage, by the way, says that 70% of users do not skip commercials when watching recorded content.  That's a little strange.

These are probably the same people who's VCRs are still flashing 12:00. It always astounds me how many people barely scratch the surface on the features that their gadgets provide.

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