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MidlifeAspie
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Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2011 7:05 pm Post subject: Men's Discussion

So, what do you other guys do to feel manly? How do you handle your masculinity, etc? Let's get the conversation going. Last edited by MidlifeAspie on Wed Apr 27, 2011 9:22 pm; edited 1 time in total

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Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2011 7:15 pm Post subject:

Shooting rifles is rather fun. I can strike a target at 100 yards with a 4" grouping when using a Remington M700 .223 caliber rifle. I've been able to hit a target at two hundred yards also, but with approximately an 8 to 10 inch grouping using the same rifle and caliber. With a .22 I was able to repeatedly hit a small water bottle at 100 yards. Anyone else into firearms and marksmanship?

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Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2011 7:26 pm Post subject: Re: Men's Discussion Sticky

MidlifeAspie wrote:

So, what do you other guys do to feel manly? How do you handle your masculinity, etc? Let's get the conversation going.

I grow beards. That's about it. Sometimes several at once. Apart from that, I'm not a manly man. I do a martial art, but it's not very macho. I like astrology. I would probably knit if I had some needles.
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Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2011 8:18 pm Post subject:

Limited to just one thread isn't going to be effective, but anyway ... iamnotaparakeet, interesting topic for a thread. I'm personally not into guns and stuff, but I did try a shotgun or two back in my homecountry. It can be quite painful shooting with one as it jerks you back quite a bit if you're not used to it. Another topic that would be good to discuss is how can we, as men, adapt to today's world with its dominantly feministic culture and ideas (in which men are expected to act more feminine in order to make women satisfied and women have it easier than men when it comes to seeking media support and such). It obviously wouldn't be wise to fight feminism but we can find ways to adapt to it without sacrificing what we deserve to have as men. Another interesting random topic would be whether or not it's ok for a man to play video games. So many topics that can be discussed. Men, feel free to reply to one or more of the topics suggested here. Moog, you don't need to be manly manly. I'm not 100% manly myself. So it's all good.

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Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2011 8:39 pm Post subject:

There's lots of men issues, like male anatomy issues, masturbation. Stag parties. A guys night out. Underwear, clothing in general. Or some topics like there are in the women's discussion. Would you? men only ways to make myself more sexually appealing any men want to be my online friend? good science fiction books parenting problems the expenses of a man, it doesn't cost as much as being a woman, cause we aren't so addicted to shopping how do you wear your hair? obsessed with not offending anyone bra vs braless _________________ 'Ave we had a national f**king stroke!??

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Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2011 9:02 pm Post subject:

MCalavera wrote:

iamnotaparakeet, interesting topic for a thread. I'm personally not into guns and stuff, but I did try a shotgun or two back in my homecountry. It can be quite painful shooting with one as it jerks you back quite a bit if you're not used to it.

I've fired a shotgun once before also. I think it was a 16 gauge, so the recoil wasn't so terrible. Following instructions precisely, I actually managed to hit a clay disc the first time I shot that. I don't believe that I've fired an heavier gauge shotgun though.

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Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2011 9:04 pm Post subject:

MCalavera wrote:

Another interesting random topic would be whether or not it's ok for a man to play video games.

YES IT IS!!!! Twisted Evil

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Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2011 9:13 pm Post subject: Re: Men's Discussion Sticky

Moog wrote:

LOL

Thanks Moog
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Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2011 10:32 pm Post subject:

Lift weights and think in mathematics. Otherwise i'm not that manly. Oddly i've realised I have a "feminine" side - in the husbandly sense- I'm good at listening to women talk about their feelings. _________________ Life is Painful. Suffering is Optional. Keep your face to the Sun and never see your Shadow.

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Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2011 11:03 pm Post subject:

I occasionally growl or roar... although I suppose that's more of a bear thing _________________ You are what you grow into, and not what you were.

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Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2011 1:02 am Post subject:

iamnotaparakeet wrote:

Shooting rifles is rather fun. I can strike a target at 100 yards with a 4" grouping when using a Remington M700 .223 caliber rifle. I've been able to hit a target at two hundred yards also, but with approximately an 8 to 10 inch grouping using the same rifle and caliber. With a .22 I was able to repeatedly hit a small water bottle at 100 yards. Anyone else into firearms and marksmanship?

Yep.
Plinking ( or target) shooting is fun. I live in an unincorporated area and I've shot a 357 mag in the back yard. Our neighbors shoot squirrels with a 22 because they trash their bird feeders, but generally I kept a low profile with this because I'd bet it'd draw complaints .....(Its concussion vibrates your shirt, as an example.)

What I have fun with is plinking with 2 pellet rifles and one is a 22 cal. high tech gun. This one groups a few inches @ 60 yards and will punch through a 2x4 at this range, as an example. Its max range is 100 yards. The other is a 25 caliber and is deadly on varmits.

For the record the biggest rifle I personally shot is a 30-06, and I've hunted and shot skeet with a variety of shotguns.

Web picture of my 22 pellet rifle. I don't have the laser sight under the scope ( as in picture).
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Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2011 1:16 am Post subject:

sh**, that's something that I would like to have. Would help me with shooting down some hogs. Lace-Bane, I growl like a bear and roar like a lion as a way to attract girls, but little do I realize that I'm no longer in the caveman days.

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Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2011 1:18 am Post subject:

Ahaseurus2000 wrote:

Lift weights and think in mathematics.

Otherwise i'm not that manly.

Oddly i've realised I have a "feminine" side - in the husbandly sense- I'm good at listening to women talk about their feelings.

We all have feminine traits in us. Doesn't make us less masculine.

Lifting weights and doing logical exercises is a very manly thing, by the way.

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Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2011 5:45 am Post subject:

I shave with a double edge razor and shaving brush. I lift weights and jump rope. I have free Toolstation catalogues posted to me (not to feel manly, that would be absurd). I drink black coffee. I pee off the front porch in the morning (not really but I'd like to try it some day. The neighbours will love it). Last edited by CoalBogey on Thu Mar 03, 2011 5:49 am; edited 3 times in total