Korova Milkbar (no girls allowed)

[OZEED]

In the recent light that guys were not allowed to "certain beverage drinking get-togethers".I thought we'd start our own male bonding event:idea:

Not that we trying to compete or anything;) , but I do believe that we need a spot to vent and chat about important things like women, women wom...oops I mentioned that already, cars, and the effect that David Beckham is having on our sons:lol:
and YES!! you don't have to worry about leaving the toilet seat up around here:banana:
NO GIRLS:p

[Virgil]

I love it. :thumbs_up Can I bring beer?

[OZEED]

We take care of our own kind, we have all the beer you want!
and just the way you like it, crisp and cold.

GIVE ME THE PLEASURES OF LIFE AND YOU CAN DISPERSE WITH THE NECESSITES - OSCAR WILDE

[Pendragon]

You know what this really needs, guys? Some sort of classy name. Like in Conan Doyle's Holmes Books, Mycroft was a member of an exclusive club called The Diagones Club. Even speaking to another member was forbiden except in the "Stranger's Room." The Shadow had The Cobalt Club. We need a classy name like that. A place where we guys can drop in, have a pipe or cigar, a beer or whatever, and discuss the topic of choice, ladies excluded. Someone think of a good name. :thumbs_up

[Pensive]

Hello! We don't want gender descrimination in litnet! There is enough already in one's life. :D I am a poster, you are a poster, whether a boy, or a girl. You can post anywhere you want (as long as you follow the rules) so can I! So where is the problem, haan? :D

[Stanislaw]

so, I was thinking, we should buy a company vehicle (at my work) and my boss actually thought it was a good idea (keep in mimd I have a male boss and a female boss...yep two bosses) so I suggested the mercedes CLK-GTR the male boss was all: Hell Yeah!...but as you know it, the female boss won out and now our company vehicle is a GMC utility van.:(


...but I'm still working the CLK-GTR proposal :D

[Scheherazade]

the female boss won out and now our company vehicle is a GMC utility van.:( How practical!

:D

[AimusSage]

so, I was thinking, we should buy a company vehicle (at my work) and my boss actually thought it was a good idea (keep in mimd I have a male boss and a female boss...yep two bosses) so I suggested the mercedes CLK-GTR the male boss was all: Hell Yeah!...but as you know it, the female boss won out and now our company vehicle is a GMC utility van.:(


...but I'm still working the CLK-GTR proposal :D
Typical women behaviour, going for one of the worst cars you can possibly think of!!! Don't they think about the image of a company!? The car needs to reflect the company, what will people think if they see an utility van???? And a GMC one at that! :eek2: Very bad call from your female boss :nod:

[grace86]

Aww how cute...did you guys get jealous because you couldn't have coffee with us?! :p

[Madhuri]

I think the lady boss gave you a huge concession, Stan. If only I was the boss, I would have made them come on a tri-cycle for work. ;) :D :D :nod:

Save fuel, less pollution, and clean environment :D

Ya Grace, I think that they are jealous of us that we are having a good time, and they have to deal with cycle repair issues ;) :p

[Scheherazade]

The car needs to reflect the companyMaybe that is why she chose the utility van... It might be reflecting the company perfectly well!

:D

[kilted exile]

Bah, you can keep your stupid merc. I want one of these:

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/uploads/new/9459.jpg

(1935 Bentley, complete with running board)

[Madhuri]

Yeah, thats a good choice, the boys can push this car for say about a mile, so that it can start, they will have some work atleast :rolleyes: :D

[AimusSage]

I think the company would be wise to go with a bugatti Veyron!

That car is FAST! :D

The Bentley is nice too. :nod:


Maybe that is why she chose the utility van... It might be reflecting the company perfectly well!

:D
Oh come now, they'll think it's the plumbers dropping by to take a look at the toilet trouble they've been having ever since the boss ate too much curry.

[grace86]

Oh come now, they'll think it's the plumbers dropping by to take a look at the toilet trouble they've been having ever since the boss ate too much curry.


Perhaps you are right Aimus, that imagery is nasty!

[RobinHood3000]

HOO-rah, fellas. Video games, manly beverages, sports, cars, and of course, women.

If only it had more passenger space...
http://www.faapc.com/images/temp_store/dmc12.jpg

[Madhuri]

Oh my!! You do know how to close those doors...:lol:

[kathycf]

Not a guy and no beer drinker me. Who wants some tea and cookies? Er, isn't that a manly man thing to do ... have a tea party? :p

Reminds me of the Little Rascals and their He-Man womanhaters club. :lol:

[Koa]

in my next life i want to be a guy

(and as little ralph said: when i grow up i want to be like principal skinner or a caterpillar ;))

[miss tenderness]

Men, men!they do not have anything interesting to chat about except their cars and in private sessions WOMEN! :D:D:D:Dsomething to notice about the difference bet. Men and women chat is that men are brief ,women are not!I remember my bro attended one of our (women)sessions and he went with the impression of GOSH-everyone is talking and no one listening!

[thevintagepiper]

Men, men!they do not have anything interesting to chat about except their cars and in private sessions WOMEN! :D:D:D:Dsomething to notice about the difference bet. Men and women chat is that men are brief ,women are not!I remember my bro attended one of our (women)sessions and he went with the impression of GOSH-everyone is talking and no one listening!

:lol: That's almost true....though of course we do listen to each other, my friends and I tend to all talk at once!

[Shannanigan]

I'm not male (double checks) nope, definitely not...but Stan, if I were your female boss, I would have okay'd that Mercedes :D

I like cars. I'm a chick that drives a stick. :)

I like sports too, esp. basketball, soccer, and now archery :D lol

I'm watching Hellboy right now, lol. I want to join up in here...:p

[crisaor]

I humbly disagree with the title.
Nothing better for a guy than a girl. ;)

[Virgil]

Guys, I know how to chase the girls out. We could start a poker game and put on a boxing match on the television. Anyone got cigars? :D

[mir]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!

wait, uh, the poker . . . do we happen to be betting with candy corn? :D

[RobinHood3000]

I don't smoke, unless my hair's on fire. But I'll gladly join the game!

[Koa]

I don't smoke, unless my hair's on fire.


:lol: :lol: :lol:
I read it, laughed, clicked quote, waited, erased part of the post, started to type...and I'm still laughing!!!:lol: :lol: :lol:

:blush:

[OZEED]

Guys, I know how to chase the girls out. We could start a poker game and put on a boxing match on the television. Anyone got cigars? :D

WHATS THIS?? I turn my back for a sec and the girls are already trying to take over!!
*sniff snif* is that potpourri I smell?
back to important matters at hand, anyone come up with a cool MASUCULINE name for our boys only club yet?
and I'm with Virgil... I know a guy that knows a guy who can hook us up with some cuban's, though I don't smoke.......all in the name of male bonding.:angel:

[OZEED]

On a bit of a serious note, a friend and chatted about the following over the weekend and I'm curious to get the perspective of some other guys.
I grew up without a dad, a reality in many homes today. I've come to learn that there are certain things in a young mans life that he can only learn from another man.
Camping in the bush,learning to ride a bike, fishing and scratching for worms are in my opinion important factors that sets a platform for later years in a mans life.
Do I feel at a disadvantage? I would have to say yes, but hats off to my mom I think she did an awesome job as a single parent.I've turned out fairly whole I'd like to think.
Having said all of the above I've come to learn(believe me I've had to learn this) that masculinity has more to do with how you think and what you have in your heart than the size of your biceps.

[Dry_Snail]

Hey all this reminds me the Calvin and Hobbe's G.R.O.S.S club:

Get Rid of Slimy girlS :lol:

but i dont blive in this sexual descrimination...so Lets Talk about the Non-Slimy girls like:
UmaThurman
Angellina (gasp..) Jollie
Paz....(oooomph ) Vega
Shak(e)ira
Etc...

and please keep that Paris..(puke puke puke ) hilton awaaaaaay :flare:

[RobinHood3000]

Feh -- you forget the elegant and ever-talented Zhang Ziyi.

[Virgil]

On a bit of a serious note, a friend and chatted about the following over the weekend and I'm curious to get the perspective of some other guys.
I grew up without a dad, a reality in many homes today. I've come to learn that there are certain things in a young mans life that he can only learn from another man.
Camping in the bush,learning to ride a bike, fishing and scratching for worms are in my opinion important factors that sets a platform for later years in a mans life.
Do I feel at a disadvantage? I would have to say yes, but hats off to my mom I think she did an awesome job as a single parent.I've turned out fairly whole I'd like to think.
Having said all of the above I've come to learn(believe me I've had to learn this) that masculinity has more to do with how you think and what you have in your heart than the size of your biceps.

Kudos to your mom. And I agree aboutyour last sentence.

Getting back to this thread, there needs to be some allotted time for male hanging out. For bonding as Ozeed says. I assume women need the same too. I don't smoke either, but something like that is needed for the male mind. Something healthy but something definetly male.

[Nightshade]

hey my grandmother smoked ciiigars who says there male only?

[OZEED]

I was thinking about a name for our club....some feedback would be great guys...

MASCULUM HOMINEM

I thought the latin would make a strong statement.

[Dry_Snail]

I was thinking about a name for our club....some feedback would be great guys...

MASCULUM HOMINEM

I thought the latin would make a strong statement.

How about:

G R O S S
Get Rid Of Slimy girlS

[OZEED]

How about:

G R O S S
Get Rid Of Slimy girlS

Hey we're not anti-femme, and we don't think that girls are slimy;)
we like girls, dont we guys? we just like our space as well.:blush:

[optimisticnad]

No girls? Yeh right. LIke a bunch of guys can get together without referring to them or wanting them there too. so il put u guys out of your misery! here are the girls! but then again....male bonding> mmm.....lots of grunting, farting....not sure i want to be here!

[Virgil]

Hey we're not anti-femme, and we don't think that girls are slimy;)
we like girls, dont we guys? we just like our space as well.:blush:

Absolutely. A world without girls is not worth living. I'm just talking about an occaisional time set aside for guys things. What do you think we talk about? Other than sports, girls. :D

[optimisticnad]

mmmm.....i wonder if this would work, absolutely no girls posting here, encouraging my fellow sisters not to post here and than wel see how long this thread gets and how dul and mundane the conversation will become....

[OZEED]

mmmm.....i wonder if this would work, absolutely no girls posting here, encouraging my fellow sisters not to post here and than wel see how long this thread gets and how dul and mundane the conversation will become....

I beg your pardon?? We'll take that as a challenge, and you know how guys get about challenges.
We can be interesting and deep with regards to our conversations.

any ideas with names?

[optimisticnad]

S R E S O L

i think it has a nice ring round it dont you?

or

T S O P E S A E L P S L R I G

and im for the challenge its conving my fellow girls.

[kilted exile]

We can be interesting and deep with regards to our conversations.


Sure can.

What is it with the current desire for teams to play versions of the 4-5-1 (see fig. 1 for the unenlightened) formation? This is a dreadful formation and should only be played by teams who lack any skill and ability - therefore having to clog up the midfield and prevent the more skillful teams from playing glorious, flowing football. To see this formation being played by so many teams in favour of the 4-4-2 (fig. 2 - and my personal preference) or 5-3-2 (fig. 3 - also at times called the 3-5-2).

Any team playing 4-5-1 can be so easily neutralised by lining up with wingbacks like in the 5-3-2. The 2 main centre backs take care of the lone striker, the spare defender (or if you are using one, sweeper) is left able to move to cover the "hole" player/attacking midfielder when necessary. the wingbacks take care of the opposing wingers in a tight man-marking situation. I know this exposes the wingbacks to being double teamed at times by attacking fullbacks joining in with the play, however with the striker being covered by 2 defenders at all times the delivery from the flanks will have to be perfect to cause any real alarm. The 3 midfielders are then left to match up against the 2 (predominantly) holding/clogger midfielders from the 4-5-1 thereby outnumbering and giving more chance of one of them being available. The 2 strikers each occupy one of the centrebacks and will require help to be provided by the fullbacks - which will in turn reduce their ability to overlap.


Figure: 1 (4-5-1 formation)

_________GK__________
RB____CB____CB_____LB
______CM____CM______
RW______AM________LW
_________ST__________

This is the variant I see most often currently, imho it should be a lot more defensive with the attacking midfielder (AM) dropping back further into midfield. You wont create many chances or goals, but neither will the opponent.

Figure: 2 (4-4-2 formation)

_________GK__________
RB____CB____CB_____LB
RM____CM____CM_____LM
______ST____ST_______

Solid, fluent, offers opportunites for both attack and defence. Possibly a future post will deal with this formation (if I can be bothered)

Figure: 3 (5-3-2 formation)

________GK__________
________SW_________
_____CB____CB_______
RWB______________LWB
_____CM_CM_CM_____
_____ST____ST_______

Also called 3-5-2 depending on how you count the wingbacks, sometimes the sweeper is played as a Centre back in line with the other 2, or one of the centre midfielders is advanced to a attacking midfield position.


*What is more deep and meaningful than sport?*

[miss tenderness]

how about:
women are the secret of our existence ??
sounds respectable and gratful!

[Virgil]

See with no girls around, we guys can openly talk about things like this:

http://i6.tinypic.com/14io000.jpg


How is male wisdom supposed to be passed on?

:lol: :lol: :lol:

[OZEED]

uuuh oh! Now you gonna get some tongues wagging with that one Virgil.;) :lol: ;) :p

[mir]

What do you call a handcuffed man?
Trustworthy.

Why do men like smart women?
Opposites attract.

How are men like lawn mowers?
They're hard to get started, they emit noxious odors, and half the time they don't work.

How do men exercise on the beach?
By sucking in their stomachs every time they see a bikini.

How do you get a man to stop biting his nails?
Make him wear shoes.

How many men does it take to screw in a light bulb?
ONE......He just holds it up there and waits for the world to revolve around him.

What did God say after creating man?
I can do so much better.

What do you call a man with half a brain?
Gifted.

Why is it good that there are female astronauts?
When the crew gets lost in space, the woman will ask for directions

What do you do with a bachelor who thinks he's God's gift to women?
Exchange him.

Why did God create man before woman?
Because you're always supposed to have a rough draft before creating your masterpiece.

Virgil? :D

[Madhuri]

Good one, Mir :thumbs_up

[OZEED]

Touche Mir....:)

[Pensive]

Why did God create man before woman?
Because you're always supposed to have a rough draft before creating your masterpiece.

Virgil? :D
:lol:

Oops, but I am not supposed to take any sides. Pensive is against GD.:redface: :rolleyes:

[Pendragon]

Guys, I know how to chase the girls out. We could start a poker game and put on a boxing match on the television. Anyone got cigars? :DI'll stick to my pipe, since I quit smoking years ago. Just hold one in my mouth for inspiration when I write. Is the poker game Texas Hold 'Em? Love to play that game! Watch out though, I have a good poker face! :lol: Could call ourselves The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen... After all, we are rather, shall we say, eccentric? :)

[OZEED]

now this is what I'm taking about, important stuff.
I just got a call from a friend who works for a major sports retailer, she just got me a whole lotta sports and gym stuff at prices below cost....I can't wait to get home.:banana: :banana: :banana:

[Virgil]

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen... :)

I like that Pen. :)

[OZEED]

I like that as well, though I was thinking a bit more original. We'll give it a couple of days and if we don't get any other options we'll go with that...agreed?

[optimisticnad]

wow. im so miserable that wer not allowed here. i mean isnt it marvellous conversations wer having here. marvellous. keep it up boys. i never realised how boring and dull boys r really.i mean us girls theres so much to us: make up, clothes, family, gril issues, studies, boys....and so much more.
but you boys: sports, cars and those of u who dont like one of those usually substitue it with girls.
today when i was waiting at the bus stop this girl in very skimpy and clothes went past (its freezing by the way, do they not feel cold?) and four youghts were sitting at the bus stop and every single one of them turned thier heads and watched her walk past. it was hillarious. typical hey! i mean us girls would never do that would we? unless he was carrying pride and prejudice or something along those lines. than we woldnt look wed follow!

[Nightshade]

hey opti not meaning to but in or anything but your sort of ruining the experiment by interfeering, they need 'space' or well the illusion of not having girls hanging over their shoulders gauping to have these conversations.


When we all KNOW that a few of us at least are going to be reading this.:lol:

[Stanislaw]

Maybe that is why she chose the utility van... It might be reflecting the company perfectly well!

:D

:sick: only if we were a bunch o hippies...or...yeah hippies.:D


Typical women behaviour, going for one of the worst cars you can possibly think of!!! Don't they think about the image of a company!? The car needs to reflect the company, what will people think if they see an utility van???? And a GMC one at that! :eek2: Very bad call from your female boss

Exactly...we need to show the public and the people that we contract out to that we are the it gangstas...the mafia of the Information world...the Illuminatie of the mainstream datastream!

but now we look like...well...hippies...or worse...a bunch o nerdish techies who have pictures of sports cars and scifi babes on our office cubes...(but we really don't want to show the truth)


Bah, you can keep your stupid merc. I want one of these:

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/uploads/new/9459.jpg

(1935 Bentley, complete with running board)

Hey, thats pretty cool!:thumbs_up


Oh come now, they'll think it's the plumbers dropping by to take a look at the toilet trouble they've been having ever since the boss ate too much curry.

Exactly...another very valid point!!

Well...we have started to correct the situation...we got it painted black...with our logo on the side, but thats as far as she will concede...she won't let us hire a guy to put the orange A-Team pinstripes on it, and she wont let us buy new cooler wheels or a spoiler...so yeah...we look like geek hippie plumbers.

Hey we're not anti-femme, and we don't think that girls are slimy;)
we like girls, dont we guys? we just like our space as well.:blush:

:brow: yup we like teh girls!:D

[Scheherazade]

:sick: only if we were a bunch o hippies...or...yeah hippies.:D Hey, what's wrong with being a hippy?? http://www.bghelp.net/forums/images/smilies/music/Hippy.gif

And, you know, some popular characters drive vans:

http://www.thunts.com/420/scooby.doo.van.gif

http://students.kennesaw.edu/~jmv7403/a-team-van.jpg

[Stanislaw]

Hey, what's wrong with being a hippy?? http://www.bghelp.net/forums/images/smilies/music/Hippy.gif

And, you know, some popular characters drive vans:

http://www.thunts.com/420/scooby.doo.van.gif

http://students.kennesaw.edu/~jmv7403/a-team-van.jpg

well...theres no way she will let us paint the van a mystery machine style...and she already forbode us from turning it into the A-Team van. :(

[Nightshade]

you never know she might be a mystery inc fan, and just not like the A team :nod:

[Stanislaw]

you never know she might be a mystery inc fan, and just not like the A team :nod:

not like the A-Team...impossible!

[Stanislaw]

...well, I suppose she might have forsite enough to realize that we would squable over who gets to drive (and be Mr. T).:D

[miss tenderness]

A member belongs to the MASCULUM HOMINEM or the League of Ordinary:D Men's kind ,holds this conversation with his wife:
WIFE: "What would you do if I died? Would you get married again?"
HUSBAND: "Definitely not!"

WIFE: "Why not - don't you like being married?"

HUSBAND: "Of course I do."

WIFE: "Then why wouldn't you remarry?"

HUSBAND: "Okay, I'd get married again."

WIFE: "You would? (with a hurtful look on her face)."

HUSBAND: (makes audible groan).

WIFE: "Would you sleep with her in our bed?"

HUSBAND: "Where else would we sleep?"

WIFE: "Would you replace my pictures with hers?"

HUSBAND: "That would seem like the proper thing to do."

WIFE: "Would you buy her a pet?

HUSBAND: "If she wanted one."

WIFE: "Would you buy her a cat?

HUSBAND: "No, she likes German Shepherds."
WIFE: - - - SILENCE - -

HUSBAND: "****!"

loooooooooooooool

[OZEED]

Moooooving right along, we are not gonna justify the above with a response:p and we certainly don't take digs at the lovely ladies(with beautiful sandles on)
*smirk*

[mir]

*BREAKING IN!*

sorry, just felt like doing that. carry on with the maleness. :D

*breaking out*

[Nightshade]

Will people stop breaking in? IM trying to watch this thread develop as a study of what exactly it is males talk about.... now where was my popcorn?
:D :p

[Virgil]

Will people stop breaking in? IM trying to watch this thread develop as a study of what exactly it is males talk about.... now where was my popcorn?
:D :p

:lol: :lol: Are we entertaining you?

[kilted exile]

i mean us girls would never do that would we? unless he was carrying pride and prejudice or something along those lines. than we woldnt look wed follow!

*Makes mental note to carry a copy of Pride & Prejudice (or similar sentimental claptrap) around constantly*


IM trying to watch this thread develop as a study of what exactly it is males talk about

I thought that was obvious, we discuss sport, cars and women; but not necessarily in that order. The real questions which deserve study are:

1) How can we manage to keep women from planning tasks for us during important sporting events?

2) How do we stop TV channels from showing soap operas and decorating shows?

3) Where is the best place to hide from an angry woman?

4) What is the best excuse to use for stumbling home drunk at 4:30 in the morning with only one shoe?

[kathycf]

So men actually talk? I thought when women weren't around they just sort of grunted at each other....:p (Kidding! I am kidding! :lol: )


What men really mean in 18 easy steps:

1. "I'M GOING FISHING"
Translated: I'm going to drink myself dangerously stupid, and sit in a boat with a stick in my hand, while the fish swim by in complete safety."

2. "IT'S A GUY THING"
Translated: There is no rational thought pattern connected with it, and you have no chance at all of making it logical".

3. "CAN I HELP WITH DINNER?"
Translated: "Why isn't it already on the table?"

4. "UH HUH, SURE HONEY," or, "YES, DEAR."
Translated: Absolutely nothing. It's a conditioned response.

5. "IT WOULD TAKE TOO LONG TO EXPLAIN"
Translated: "I haven't the foggiest."

6. "I WAS LISTENING TO YOU. IT'S JUST .. . . I HAVE LOTS OF THINGS ON MY MIND."
Translated: "Is that woman over there wearing a bra?"

7. "TAKE A BREAK HONEY, YOU'RE WORKING TOO HARD".
Translated: "I can't hear the game over the vacuum cleaner."

8. "THAT'S INTERESTING, DEAR."
Translated: "Are you still talking?"

9. "YOU KNOW HOW BAD MY MEMORY IS."
Translated: "I remember the theme song to "F-Troop," the address of the first girl I ever kissed, the license plate numbers of every car I've had, I just forgot your birthday."

10. "I DUNNO . . .. I WAS JUST THINKING ABOUT YOU, AND I GOT YOU THESE ROSES. . .."
Translated: "The girl selling them on the corner was a real babe."


11. "OH, DON'T FUSS. I JUST CUT MYSELF, IT'S NO BIG DEAL."
Translated: "I've severed a limb, but I'll bleed to death before I admit that I'm hurt.

12. "I'VE GOT MY REASONS FOR WHAT I'M DOING".
Translated: ". . . and I sure hope I think of some soon."

13. "I CAN'T FIND IT."
Translated: "It didn't fall into my out-stretched hands, so I'm completely clueless."

14. "WHAT DID I DO THIS TIME?"
Translated: "What did you catch me at?"

15. "I HEARD YOU."
Translated: "I have no idea what you just said, and am hoping desperately that I can fake it well enough so that you don't find it out."

16. "YOU KNOW I COULD NEVER LOVE ANYONE ELSE."
Translated: "I am used to the way you yell at me, and I realize it could be worse."

17. "YOU LOOK TERRIFIC." '
Translated: "Oh God, please don't try on MORE clothes."

18. "I'M NOT LOST. I KNOW EXACTLY WHERE WE ARE."
Translated: "No one will ever see us alive again."

[Stanislaw]

So men actually talk? I thought when women weren't around they just sort of grunted at each other....:p (Kidding! I am kidding! :lol: )


What men really mean in 18 easy steps:

1. "I'M GOING FISHING"
Translated: I'm going to drink myself dangerously stupid, and sit in a boat with a stick in my hand, while the fish swim by in complete safety."

2. "IT'S A GUY THING"
Translated: There is no rational thought pattern connected with it, and you have no chance at all of making it logical".

6. "I WAS LISTENING TO YOU. IT'S JUST .. . . I HAVE LOTS OF THINGS ON MY MIND."
Translated: "Is that woman over there wearing a bra?"

11. "OH, DON'T FUSS. I JUST CUT MYSELF, IT'S NO BIG DEAL."
Translated: "I've severed a limb, but I'll bleed to death before I admit that I'm hurt.

13. "I CAN'T FIND IT."
Translated: "It didn't fall into my out-stretched hands, so I'm completely clueless."

14. "WHAT DID I DO THIS TIME?"
Translated: "What did you catch me at?"

15. "I HEARD YOU."
Translated: "I have no idea what you just said, and am hoping desperately that I can fake it well enough so that you don't find it out."

18. "I'M NOT LOST. I KNOW EXACTLY WHERE WE ARE."
Translated: "No one will ever see us alive again."

*grunt snort grunt grunt* oops...sorry, there be females around...:D :D

oh man... that reminds me of what my gf said I am like.


*Makes mental note to carry a copy of Pride & Prejudice (or similar sentimental claptrap) around constantly*



I thought that was obvious, we discuss sport, cars and women; but not necessarily in that order. The real questions which deserve study are:

1) How can we manage to keep women from planning tasks for us during important sporting events?

2) How do we stop TV channels from showing soap operas and decorating shows?

3) Where is the best place to hide from an angry woman?

4) What is the best excuse to use for stumbling home drunk at 4:30 in the morning with only one shoe?


or...How do they know that you have done something horrible (by accident of course) like raze the dead, or blow up the car, or the like...regardless of how good ones poker face is?

...and how on earth can they tell you snuck a look at another female...even if they are facing the other direction and are totoally focused on their task?

[Nightshade]

*Makes mental note to carry a copy of Pride & Prejudice (or similar sentimental claptrap) around constantly*

humm no that would clash with the beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeautiful blue car and theyd end up canciling each other out by the law of too good to be true.



2) How do we stop TV channels from showing soap operas and decorating shows?

sky sport ...





or...How do they know that you have done something horrible (by accident of course) like raze the dead, or blow up the car, or the like...regardless of how good ones poker face is?

...and how on earth can they tell you snuck a look at another female...even if they are facing the other direction and are totoally focused on their task?

antenna:p

[miss tenderness]

girls,aren't the guy's thread progressing coz of us?let's leave them and see what are they going to talk about?it'll be really boring thread:p

[Virgil]

girls,aren't the guy's thread progressing coz of us?let's leave them and see what are they going to talk about?it'll be really boring thread:p

Yes girls. :D Can't you just allow us guys to sit in a circle and argue over who is the prettiest girl while we nurse on a beer bottle? ;)

[miss tenderness]

:D
rememebr , I really care for you Virg:D:D

[Virgil]

:D
rememebr , I really care for you Virg:D:D

Miss T, you were going to be my pick. :D

[miss tenderness]

smart boy:D maybe I'll pick u when we(in our private section)make a competion as to who is the guy that u mostly like!
I assure u ,I will never allow an age competion!:p

[OZEED]

Don't fall for it dude, they're using flirtation as a weapon:lol:
"THEY CAN TAKE OUR LIVES, BUT THEY WILL NEVER TAKE OUR FREEEEEDOM!"

[kilted exile]

while we nurse on a beer bottle?

This brings up another vitally important question. What is the correct punishment for guys that nurse their drinks? Is the death penalty taking things too far?;)

[RobinHood3000]

I don't drink, and I certainly don't nurse my drinks. I don't lactate.

As for which is the fairest lady in all the land, I assume my pick will be obvious.

[Madhuri]

Guys, I can see that you all cant carry out a conversation without girls around.....all the guys are talking is about which girl they like........its not about sports or drinks........poor men :p :D :lol:

you cant help it..:lol:

Good going Miss T.....these guys cant help getting distracted.....you have beautiful feet ;) ;)

[OZEED]

Dear ladies please ake a look at the attachment.....

[Madhuri]

The key to this lock is wih the girls dear Oz.......

[Virgil]

Dear ladies please ake a look at the attachment.....

I don't know about that Ozeed. It looks a little too feminine for a guy's club.


This brings up another vitally important question. What is the correct punishment for guys that nurse their drinks? Is the death penalty taking things too far?;)

Ok, we can chug it down.:D

[OZEED]

:lol: :lol: :lol:
you know what Virg, I thought the same thing but thats the first image I came across when I googled it.
I'm off to redeem my masculinity....

[mir]

have fun . . . wait . . . what are you going to do? *flees country*

i'm off to borrow some of Night's popcorn. :D does anyone else find it interesting that all guys talk about is how to get girls, and show off their masculinity by grunting at football; and all girls talk about is how to get guys, and show off their femininity by squealing at clothes? do you know it just took me three tries to write "femininity" correctly? :lol:

[miss tenderness]

as an important step and a revenge for my fellow girls I ASK YOU dear gentelmen to look down:
http://www.br2h.com/up/uploads/933a25be7e.gif (http://www.br2h.com/up)

[imthefoolonthehill]

*pulls out pipe and irish cream flavored tobacco, and pulls up a chair*

as this is a guy-channell thing...

...

I think it would be an appropriate place to talk about guns.

Any gun owners out there?

I own a Remmington 30.06, a Rugar .243 and a Rugar 9mm.

love -em to death.

[Nightshade]

*pulls out pipe and irish cream flavored tobacco, and pulls up a chair*

as this is a guy-channell thing...

...

I think it would be an appropriate place to talk about guns.

Any gun owners out there?

I own a Remmington 30.06, a Rugar .243 and a Rugar 9mm.

love -em to death.

:eek2:
I think Fool has hit on the thing to run the girls out of this thread once and for all....Mir dont hog the popcorn pass it back :D

[mir]

sure, here . . . would you like the .54 Uzi as well? :lol: :lol: :lol:

[Madhuri]

Couldn't see the image, Miss T.

[Shannanigan]

I don't have a gun, but I've been shooting archery with a recurve bow with a draw length of 38" and a weight of about 30#...and oh man, are aluminum arrows the shiz or what? I tried a compound bow, but really didn't appreciate sacrificing accuracy just to spare myself having to hold that 30#'s of pressure on the string...

Man, this morning I went to a body shop to get an estimate on having my chassis pulled out so my bumper, fender, and wheel will all align correctly, and they quoted me 275 US dollars, plus 50 dollars per hour for labor. UGH!

~sips her girly smirnoff~...

[Virgil]

Man, this morning I went to a body shop to get an estimate on having my chassis pulled out so my bumper, fender, and wheel will all align correctly, and they quoted me 275 US dollars, plus 50 dollars per hour for labor. UGH!


That is too bad Shan. Cars are nothing but money pits.

[OZEED]

I don't have a gun, but I've been shooting archery with a recurve bow with a draw length of 38" and a weight of about 30#...and oh man, are aluminum arrows the shiz or what? I tried a compound bow, but really didn't appreciate sacrificing accuracy just to spare myself having to hold that 30#'s of pressure on the string...

Man, this morning I went to a body shop to get an estimate on having my chassis pulled out so my bumper, fender, and wheel will all align correctly, and they quoted me 275 US dollars, plus 50 dollars per hour for labor. UGH!

~sips her girly smirnoff~...

Ha! you think thats bad, I took my car for wheel balancing last week which costs around R150.00(rands). Two hours later I walked out having spent
R1000.00(rands). Talk about a good salesman:bawling:

[RobinHood3000]

I don't have a gun, but I've been shooting archery with a recurve bow with a draw length of 38" and a weight of about 30#...and oh man, are aluminum arrows the shiz or what? I tried a compound bow, but really didn't appreciate sacrificing accuracy just to spare myself having to hold that 30#'s of pressure on the string...

Man, this morning I went to a body shop to get an estimate on having my chassis pulled out so my bumper, fender, and wheel will all align correctly, and they quoted me 275 US dollars, plus 50 dollars per hour for labor. UGH!

~sips her girly smirnoff~...Cheers, Shann -- classic recurve is the way to go!!

[Shannanigan]

That is too bad Shan. Cars are nothing but money pits.

yeah, especially mine, lol. But it's a hobby that I can (usually) afford for now...once I start teaching that'll be a WHOLE other story I'm sure, but I'm hoping to complete this project before then. Then I'll get a sturdy junker ro drive to school every day and keep this baby as a "weekend car." (I'm planning on getting a personalized licence plate that says: "ALTREGO"


Ha! you think thats bad, I took my car for wheel balancing last week which costs around R150.00(rands). Two hours later I walked out having spent
R1000.00(rands). Talk about a good salesman:bawling:

Aw, man, sorry to hear :( When it comes to cars, you really gotta learn when to say "no" and when to talk them down, lol. My boyfriend's father is my mechanic, so he's always fair, and for things that can't get done at his shop, he can usually tell me how much to expect to pay for stuff...


Cheers, Shann -- classic recurve is the way to go!!

Gotta keep it classic, baby ;)

[optimisticnad]

i see my predictions were right. conversations are awful and mundane. i see nothing....of value here. :-) i think ur al talking a foreign language, 'wheel balancing' 'rands'.

[OZEED]

i see my predictions were right. conversations are awful and mundane. i see nothing....of value here. :-) i think ur al talking a foreign language, 'wheel balancing' 'rands'.

My my, you're looking a bit GREEN opti ;) ........

[optimisticnad]

my my someones colour blind....:lol:

i can provide references to prove u just cant win with me!

I took pity on you....so something to liven things up for you boys....

Don't tell me your age; you probably would tell a falsehood anyway-but the Sex Lady will know!

YOUR AGE BY SEX MATH


This is pretty neat.

DON'T CHEAT BY SCROLLING DOWN FIRST!
It takes less than a minute .
Work this out as you read ..
Be sure you don't read the bottom until you've worked it out!
This is not one of those waste of time things, it's fun.



1. First of all, pick the number of times a day that you would like to have sex
(more than once but less than 10)



2. Multiply this number by 2 (just to be bold)



3. Add 5


4. Multiply it by 50 -- I'll wait while you get the calculator



5. If you have already had your birthday this year add 1756 ....
If you haven't, add 1755.



6. Now subtract the four digit year that you were born.


You should have a three digit number


The first digit of this was your original number
(i.e., how many times you want to have sex each day).




The next two numbers are


YOUR AGE! (Oh YES, it is!!!!!)



THIS IS THE ONLY YEAR (2006) IT WILL EVER WORK, SO SPREAD IT AROUND WHILE IT LASTS.

(well it worked for me. opti.)

[Shannanigan]

omg, it worked for me too!!!

[Stanislaw]

*pulls out pipe and irish cream flavored tobacco, and pulls up a chair*

as this is a guy-channell thing...

...

I think it would be an appropriate place to talk about guns.

Any gun owners out there?

I own a Remmington 30.06, a Rugar .243 and a Rugar 9mm.

love -em to death.


well, I prefer the cigars...but for guns...well, I do dabble...

I like my vintage colt .45, and my show piece... an american .50 caliber dessert eagle...a .22 for target shooting, and I do confess, that for hunting game birds I use both the 410 single round short barrel shotgun, and the 12-gauge 3 round shotgun aswell. though for hunting duck, I do prefer the 20 gauge.

[papayahed]

Why does it smell like old socks and testosterone in here?

[RobinHood3000]

Why does it smell like old socks in here?~looks at feet~

...sorry. :blush:

[optimisticnad]

Why does it smell like old socks and testosterone in here?

:lol:

well, i understand the smelly socks bit-no girls here to tidy up after u filthy boys. However....mmm...tetestorne? mmmm....well, there are no girls...so....why the.....tetesterone smell? :blush: Boys, im getting worried. Do i need to infrom your parents of anything? I promised them wed have no funny business here and this male bonding will make you all a 'man'.

:p

[Virgil]

Why does it smell like old socks and testosterone in here?

What does testosterone smell like? :p

[Koa]

maybe it smells like socks... :confused:

anyway, i insist: cars are evil

[miss tenderness]

Why does it smell like old socks and testosterone in here?


:sick: :sick: :D:D:D

Actually,as Robin confessed, it's because of the kind of shoes they wear,boots!! Girls, where are our highly heeled sandals:p.

[optimisticnad]

http://www.afashion.net/images/C-071DM-CLR-big.jpg


now where are all those shins that are itching for a kick?

[miss tenderness]

nice one ,Opti...

does my old avy suit?

k,here it is!
http://www.br2h.com/up/uploads/ed40e81349.png (http://www.br2h.com/up)

[Koa]

Eek girls, do we want to give the impression of heel-obsessed girls? I prefer evil boots or comfy shoes...

[Nightshade]

uhh :sick: heels, one of the evil torture pieces that can only have been invented by men who never have to wear them :nod:

[Virgil]

Who says that men invented them? How do you know that?

[Nightshade]

Like any woman in her right mind would invent them.....or a number of other items of clothes I wont get into but historically speaking- whale bone and iorn corsets, those masive heavey hoops from the court of Queen isabell that balanced on your hips and were hed up by straps on your shoulders that meant you couldnt sit down, or bend down for that matter later on - have you ever seen the king & I?

I think the feminist has escaped again.:lol:

[Virgil]

Like any woman in her right mind would invent them.....or a number of other items of clothes I wont get into but historically speaking- whale bone and iorn corsets, those masive heavey hoops from the court of Queen isabell that balanced on your hips and were hed up by straps on your shoulders that meant you couldnt sit down, or bend down for that matter later on - have you ever seen the king & I?

I think the feminist has escaped again.:lol:

But my dear, did it ever occur to you that women put them on thinking it would attract men? Don't you think that women competing with themselves drove these things to be invented? I've known women who will do whatever it takes to attract men, and if they think make up or corsetts or high heals helps they will do it no matter how it is uncomfortable. Despite what the feminist say, women freely do what they think is in their interest. Has anyone or do you know anyone that has had a gun put to their heads and forced to wear high heels?

[RobinHood3000]

Virgil's got a point, and I'm not talking about those stilettos. It was the female drive to attract males that put them in those astonishingly uncomfortable but occasionally saucy articles of clothing. I'm just glad the hoop skirt died and the corset (in less oppressive forms) survived.

[kathycf]

Bah, corsets and heels. Sneakers are the way to go (and I shall not discuss undergarments....:p :blush: )

[OZEED]

I took pity on you....so something to liven things up for you boys....

Don't tell me your age; you probably would tell a falsehood anyway-but the Sex Lady will know!

YOUR AGE BY SEX MATH


This is pretty neat.

DON'T CHEAT BY SCROLLING DOWN FIRST!
It takes less than a minute .
Work this out as you read ..
Be sure you don't read the bottom until you've worked it out!
This is not one of those waste of time things, it's fun.



1. First of all, pick the number of times a day that you would like to have sex
(more than once but less than 10)



2. Multiply this number by 2 (just to be bold)



3. Add 5


4. Multiply it by 50 -- I'll wait while you get the calculator



5. If you have already had your birthday this year add 1756 ....
If you haven't, add 1755.



6. Now subtract the four digit year that you were born.


You should have a three digit number


The first digit of this was your original number
(i.e., how many times you want to have sex each day).




The next two numbers are


YOUR AGE! (Oh YES, it is!!!!!)



THIS IS THE ONLY YEAR (2006) IT WILL EVER WORK, SO SPREAD IT AROUND WHILE IT LASTS.

(well it worked for me. opti.)

lol!!! nice one opti...

[OZEED]

http://www.afashion.net/images/C-071DM-CLR-big.jpg


now where are all those shins that are itching for a kick?

I don't really care who invented them, I'm just glad that someone did. I love a women in a nice pair of heels.

Anyone watched the Brazilian grand prix?

[Nightshade]

did it ever occur to you that women put them on thinking it would attract men?
But where did they get that idea? Men!

Has anyone or do you know anyone that has had a gun put to their heads and forced to wear high heels?

My sister., well practically I cant rember how many persuasive arguments it took to convice her she couldnt wear vans with a posh wedding reception dress.

I used to refuse to wear heels ( and do you know how many hours and how expensive it is to buy a nice pair of flat shoes?) now I have an excellent excuse my ankel wont hold up under the pressure those heels cause.

[AimusSage]

But my dear, did it ever occur to you that women put them on thinking it would attract men? Don't you think that women competing with themselves drove these things to be invented? I've known women who will do whatever it takes to attract men, and if they think make up or corsetts or high heals helps they will do it no matter how it is uncomfortable. Despite what the feminist say, women freely do what they think is in their interest. Has anyone or do you know anyone that has had a gun put to their heads and forced to wear high heels?

I have to disagree with virgil. Most women wear what they wear to impress other women more than they care about attracting men. We men just reap the benefits. Although no doubt there are women that wear the clothes just to attract men, but these ladies probably do it because it's their work.

Also, the shoes/boots with higher heels were originally developed for horseback riding, and the militaries of the time were the first to wear high heeled boots. Look at France a couple of centuries ago, and all the noble men wore high heeled shoes in court. It wasn't untill a few centuries later, in the late 1800s that the high heeled shoe became a fashion element for women.

However I won't deny high heels can be sexy. :)

[optimisticnad]

tut tut. high heels are mens invention to make womens leg look longer and bum look smaller. (un4tunately if ur small like me no amuunt of heels wil make my legsa looks long. :-) but plenty of other ways to compensate....

but yes, womem spend far too much time trying to impess their fellow sex.

[Virgil]

I have to disagree with virgil. Most women wear what they wear to impress other women more than they care about attracting men. We men just reap the benefits. Although no doubt there are women that wear the clothes just to attract men, but these ladies probably do it because it's their work.



That's probably true as well. There's probably an element of both.


But where did they get that idea? Men!
I would bet not. Aimus provided an scenario on how the high heel evolved. I bet most of these things evolved innocently enough but when women noticed it attracted men or impressed other women, women freely chose to wear it. Why would men invent make up? I bet women noticed that other women with rosier cheeks were more attractive and so they put on rouge to hide their pale faces.

[mir]

hm . . . i think i'll stick to the theory that high heels were a medieval instument of torture that somehow got adopted into the modern world. :lol:

[Basil]

Many people think that women in the United States weren't allowed to vote until 1920. This is not true: women could always vote, they just never did because they were too busy putting on makeup and thinking about boys.

[Shannanigan]

I love it, I leave the men's thread for a moment and I come back and the main topic is high heels!


But where did they get that idea? Men!


My sister., well practically I cant rember how many persuasive arguments it took to convice her she couldnt wear vans with a posh wedding reception dress.

I used to refuse to wear heels ( and do you know how many hours and how expensive it is to buy a nice pair of flat shoes?) now I have an excellent excuse my ankel wont hold up under the pressure those heels cause.

Oh, gosh, is that you sis? I still don't know why the Vans were such a horrible idea, I mean, at least they were the color of the dress! :p

I only own one pair of heels, and it matches the only dress I own. :D

[RobinHood3000]

If Night is correct in saying that women get their ideas from us men, then perhaps she would not to do well to bash us further. :p

[miss tenderness]

[QUOTE=AimusSage] I have to disagree with virgil. Most women wear what they wear to impress other women more than they care about attracting men. We men just reap the benefits. Although no doubt there are women that wear the clothes just to attract men, but these ladies probably do it because it's their work.[/GUOTE]

I also disagree with Virg,not neccessairly we wear high heels to attract men! One proof(if it really counts as a proof:D) yesterday I attended a gathering only for females and I wore high heels?why coz: 1. the kind of cloths I wore match more with heels(as if men can understand this :lol: ) and 2. because I knew that there is no going to be lots of walking! So, I wear heels for conditions as such!!and so do women. But ,yes,there are women who wear them to attract men, remmebr ,no generalization.

Agree with Aimus, yes many women wear them to win over anothers ,remmebr again, no generalization.


Imp . question:
What do men wear to attract women??:lol: jeans?! Poor they! If someone is n't handsome or doesn't have a charisma ,how can he find his way!:lol: ,kiddin , I know all the blablabla about it depends!

Here's my model for the extreme handsome man: (also my fiancé (if he by any chance checks this page) what do u think ,girls?



[QUOTE=AimusSage] I have to disagree with virgil. Most women wear what they wear to impress other women more than they care about attracting men. We men just reap the benefits. Although no doubt there are women that wear the clothes just to attract men, but these ladies probably do it because it's their work.[/GUOTE]

I also disagree with Virg,not neccessairly we wear high heels to attract men! One proof(if it really counts as a proof:D) yesterday I attended a gathering only for females and I wore high heels?why coz: 1. the kind of cloths I wore match more with heels(as if men can understand this :lol: ) and 2. because I knew that there is no going to be lots of walking! So, I wear heels for conditions as such!!and so do women. But ,yes,there are women who wear them to attract men, remmebr ,no generalization.

Agree with Aimus, yes many women wear them to win over anothers ,remmebr again, no generalization.


Imp . question:
What do men wear to attract women??:lol: jeans?! Poor they! If someone is n't handsome or doesn't have a charisma ,how can he find his way!:lol: ,kiddin , I know all the blablabla about it depends!

Here's my model for the extreme handsome man: (also my fiancé (if he by any chance checks this page) what do u think ,girls?

http://www.br2h.com/up/uploads/359c744604.jpg (http://www.br2h.com/up)

Here's a very pretty woman (Candice):
http://www.br2h.com/up/uploads/6638eb1501.jpg (http://www.br2h.com/up)



Here's a very pretty woman (Candice):

[kathycf]

Here's my model for the extreme handsome man: (also my fiancé (if he by any chance checks this page) what do u think ,girls?
http://www.br2h.com/up/uploads/359c744604.jpg (http://www.br2h.com/up)

Is that an picture of Clint Eastwood when he was young? nice! :brow:
As long as we are (kind of, sort of ;)) discussing hot guys of yesteryear...here is my choice. Gregory Peck circa 1947-ish.
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h56/kathycf/greggorypeck.jpg

[cuppajoe_9]

Has anyone or do you know anyone that has had a gun put to their heads and forced to wear high heels?Men certainly do not physically force women to wear high heels, but the society which first encouraged women to wear them was a patriarchal one, and therefore the standards of beauty came from men. This doesn't mean that men force their wives to wear high heels, it simply means that, by virtue of patriarchy, girls are taught from birth that in order to look beautiful they must wear a certain type of uncomforatble shoe and wear make up and things of that sort. (Radical feminism is the norm among my female friends, if you were wondering where I'm pulling these ideas from.)

I, personally, cannot watch anybody walk in high heels without thinking that they must be very uncomfortable.

[MissJaneEyre19]

i love wearing heels, i wear them at least twice a week. when i first started wearing them, they were a bit uncomfortable, but now i am completely comfortable in them. i don't wear them for men, really, i just am a petite girl and i feel a lot better about myself when i'm taller. so i guess my point is that not all women wear heels to feel sexy for men.

sorry guys, i just wanted to weigh in on the debate about heels. i promise never to post in this all male thread again! :p

[RobinHood3000]

No no, by all means, do. Feel free to pop in from time to time.

In heels. :D

[kathycf]

High heels reminds me of the ancient Chinese custom of foot binding. Of course it is not so severe as that but still...I am sure many women did not choose that path as it is started when an individual was a child. Standards of beauty (and also class...only the wealthy families could afford to bind a female child's feet...as that child would then become unable to walk without assistance) dictated this custom. I am sure there are folks with more knowledge of this issue than I so I won't go into more about it.


Yes, I used to like heels when I was a teenager because similiar to some others around here I am pretty short and liked the extra height. Now I just appreciate comfort. I also am not a person to like chatting on the phone...and I like videogames. Does that make me seem "manly"? :D Grunt, grunt grunt.

[kilted exile]

They've taken over, this is dreadful. What the hell is wrong with you lot? They pretend to joke about men inventing High heels and turn it into a discussion about clothes and a place to post pictures of guys - who are neither playing a sport or blowing something up!

[AimusSage]

I usually let the girls do most of the talking. It leaves me with all the time in the world to focus on more important things, hence it is only natural for women to take over.

While we men change the world, women talk about how it changes. :D

Don't look at my number of posts. It is all sorts of gibberish, and doesn't count.

[Madhuri]

Hey, I too have some pairs of heels (dont remember exactly how many), I dont wear heels often, but Ilike to keep some, and think that I too have some fabulous pairs of heels, and I can wear them whenever I like, which has never happened actually. :rolleyes:

Kath, I did see a program on Discovery about foot binding, it was a custom then, that the women having short feet (not more than 4 inches) were the most sought after, and it is really a painful process, as it actually stops the natural growth of feet. I could not take it as a fashion statement of yesteryears, it appeared to me more as torture. :eek2:

[kathycf]

Well, I think it was more than a fashion statement...it was a custom and was to make the girl more beautiful physically. But I digress.

While Aimus was busy nattering on about something (you know how boys are) :p I decided to do something useful and post some pics of guys playing sports and blowing things up....;)

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h56/kathycf/th_football.jpg (http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h56/kathycf/football.jpg)
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h56/kathycf/th_guys20playing.jpg (http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h56/kathycf/guys20playing.jpg)
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h56/kathycf/th_f4.jpg (http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h56/kathycf/f4.jpg)

[AimusSage]

how nice, boring football in the top pic, followed by interesting football :D

[miss tenderness]

Kathy, here's an an email reached me ,contaning a pic of the most hotest guy living in our modern life(again,I think my fiance IS the most hotest guy,in case he checks this page,I'm just showing the girls so they can have a good choice once they wanna chose :D) plus, we want to annoy guys:p
http://www.br2h.com/up/uploads/d0c26a3937.jpg (http://www.br2h.com/up)

they say he'e chosen as the most handsome guy in Pakistan,wow ,Pakistanies are so beautidful, I have a Pakistani friend,she's one of the most beuatiful women I've ever seen.

[Nightshade]

He looks like a girl!
Ok he does have a pretty spectacular beard for a girl still!

Ummm we talk all the time? Mr ignore my 7500 posts as I was just talking nonsense?:brow: :lol::p

please note the new siggy!! in hour of the 2 threads

[Pensive]

Pakistanies are so beautiful
Yes, we are indeed! :D


He looks like a girl!
:lol:

Say that in Pakistan in front of a huge girls group, and his fans might hit you. :p

[cuppajoe_9]

I am highly jealous of that man's shirt.

[Madhuri]

Its a Sherwani

[kathycf]

It is indeed a nice shirt...The young man wearing it is quite attractive, but he is just way too...pretty for my taste. No offense intended, but if he was my boyfriend I would be afraid of getting his hair messy or spilling something on his lovely clothes. (I am quite clumsy...) :lol:

[RobinHood3000]

Hair's already messy, clothes aren't that lovely. I'm PERFECT!! :lol: :goof:

[OZEED]

Hey no fair, you ladies are posting pictures of guys on this thread....why exactly I do not know?
now Kathy on the other hand is hitting closer to home...sport, blowing up stuff, thats the idea.
10 points to Kathy;) , Minus 20 points to Miss T:p

[Pendragon]

Ah, what the heck, I'm already taken anyway! :lol: Could have been me 25 years ago, perhaps. Hee. At 46, things go different. ;)

[mir]

sorry, Pen . . . i think from now on we're all going to have to be faithhful to Miss T's picture :p

[kilted exile]

Bah, I am prettier than that "man" and I have just woke up.

Undeniable Proof:

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h155/celticb33r/Picture4.jpg

[Nightshade]

thinking did you ever put up that picture of you in a ski--sorry kilt?:p

[optimisticnad]

lol. nice tactic nightshade.

imran abbas does indeed look like a girl! Hes just one of those 'pretty' boys and though they were gorgos when i was younger (e.g. leornado dicprio!) I now prefer my men to look like men!

kilted exile-y do we have a picture of u from thewron angle, i can see into ur nostrils. i tink it needs cleaning! :-))
we have stopped our lowest girls, discussing pretty boys and nostrils that need cleaning. boo hooo. i wonder what the boys r talking about....

by the way im awfully ill, something wrong with my throat/tonsils. i suspect doctors will want to cut if off. first ever execution in the modern world. i donate all my useless organs to any of you on this site, especially my large large brain. lol. nah, joking (DUH!) im just really poorly but i dont tink i have one foot in the grave quite yet so dont ur hopes up. PLEASE PM me, partly cos iv accidentally deleted the 177 messages in my inbox so i feel llike 'shyte' (there, thats a nice way of getting round the problem of not being allowed to post swears-they come out as ******************************8 anyway! how dull!)) and partly cos i want to see who cares (no one) but also cant be bothred to find this thread, track down this post and see whose replied to it, much easier heading for the inbox. come on people, im ill. have some pity! i dont mind pity! pitys more than welcome. in fact i prefer pity to sympahty, with sympathy all you get is 'awwwww.' but with pity people act.

love u all lots (wow, i really do sound like im going to be executed)

drop in at my castle in mars opposite my neigbour-as hes king we cann just crash at his and use all his resources. his chefs excellent, smelly will keep us entertained and turnips for food. yum yum.

x x x

[kathycf]

Check your PM inbox, madame. :brow: I used the points that I received from Ozeed to "pay" the postage. :p

So, Robin already has messed up hair, and Kilted has that morning look....see, no need for "too pretty" boys. Gosh! I feel better already, I would not like it if I thought a man was going to constantly use my hairstyling products.

[miss tenderness]

Yes, we are indeed! :D


:lol:

Say that in Pakistan in front of a huge girls group, and his fans might hit you. :p

yes ,you are,Pensive.

one more thing:when I started using the internet, I met Pakastanies everywhere I go, I mean I never thought that they are going to be of the most people using the internet. there are huge minority in UK...they are a very considerat people , I love to befriend them. They know how to deal in a real high way:thumbs_up

[RobinHood3000]

Cut off optimist's tongue? What a tragedy! :eek:

[AimusSage]

I feel like a girl now, I use conditioning for my hair! :eek2:

But I just had football practice in the pouring rain!

I think I have the best of both worlds :D

[OZEED]

Back to matters at hand, enough of this banter of pretty boys.:sick:
I was thinking we need a CODE OF HONOR on this thread, to govern the guys.
Chivilry, justice, honor...
*notice the structure and organisation the guys on this thread.....leaves some rather green in the face , I'd say *
check out the attachment

[Madhuri]

Do you think such guys even exist, who follow these rules :rolleyes:

WAKE UP!!!!

[RobinHood3000]

Ahe-he-he-hem!! :mad::cool:

[OZEED]

Quiet the contrary my dear Maddie, its is this very 'waking up' that leads me to believe that there is still a remnant around, albeit a dying breed but a remnant non the less.
Chivalry, justice, honor.....


Ahe-he-he-hem!! :mad::cool:

You tell her Robbin......:p

[optimisticnad]

so so disappointed with the boys. theyr becoming all delusional rnt they girls? first they think wer green with envy (of what? lack of order, organisation, knowledge, intelligence, excessive body and facial hair? :lol: ) and now they think guys with chivalry and justice...I cant even remeber the other words because theyr just never used in relation to men.


Ahe-he-he-hem!! :mad::cool:

robin, i said CUT THROAT, not tongue, and i dont need tongue to post here, just my small fingers! and you know, YOU SHOULD GET COUGH MEDICINE FOR THAT COUGH. it doesnt sound to goood! :lol:

thanks to kathy and robin, only two people showed some 'respect' to their poor...something. even my neighbour hasnt visited me yet! but i suppose hes keeping an eye on me through all those cameras. :lol:

phoebe in friends sings better when shes ill. i seem to think better when im ill. iv already shined in my morning seminar today for coming up with a fab idea. welldone to me!

Note to self: walk around half naked in the winter more often.

[Pendragon]

Do you think such guys even exist, who follow these rules :rolleyes:

WAKE UP!!!!As the ever-wise Dave Barry pointed out in his book Dave Barry's Complete Guide to Guys, there are actually three genders: male, female, and guys. We happen to be male, not displaying the lowborn immaturity of the "guy", which may be male or female. We are just extraordinary gentlemen, with special talents often mistaken for immaturity. Where else would you find a nobler group than us? We are all so unique.

[mir]

hope you get better soon, Opti!

HE-HE-HEM!! *cough* GUYS! *cough*

but nice try, Pen . . . :lol:

[OZEED]

As the ever-wise Dave Barry pointed out in his book Dave Barry's Complete Guide to Guys, there are actually three genders: male, female, and guys. We happen to be male, not displaying the lowborn immaturity of the "guy", which may be male or female. We are just extraordinary gentlemen, with special talents often mistaken for immaturity. Where else would you find a nobler group than us? We are all so unique.

here, here! well said my dear fellow.
I think Theodore put quiet nicely
"We need the iron qualities that go with true manhood. We need the positive virtues of resolution, of courage, of indomitable will, of power to do without shrinking the rough work that must always be done." Theodore Roosevelt

[kathycf]

I think most of the menfolk (there, I said it...menfolk :p ) are chivalrous and kind. I also liked Ozeed's pic especially this part of it:
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h56/kathycf/code-of-chivalry.jpg
What was that third one again? :lol:

[RobinHood3000]

Note to self: walk around half naked in the winter more often.Seconded. All those in favor say 'aye.'

AYE!!

[optimisticnad]

all those in favour of beating robin with turnips say AYE or arrrhhhyyy if ur ill. lol.

wishful thinking. but uv got those binoculars or something havent u? so u can see me from all the way from earth. just think about those poor souls who dont even get a glimpse. *sigh* i think i might just have to move back to earth....:lol:

[miss tenderness]

I think most of the menfolk (there, I said it...menfolk :p ) are chivalrous and kind. I also liked Ozeed's pic especially this part of it:
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h56/kathycf/code-of-chivalry.jpg
What was that third one again? :lol:


yah, the third one is just great! guys can't beat us,can they?
even their leader is calling for respecting us:p they just can't do it!

[kathycf]

Heh, that is because they are afraid to... if they disrespect us, we will beat them with turnips. :sick: :p

Although a turnip is much too nice, better to use something icky like pelting them with limabeans if they get out of line.

*raises eyebrow at Robin and readies an assortment of limas* :p :p ;)

[kilted exile]

Bah. Chivalry. Nonsense.

[Shannanigan]

Don't hold open that door for me! I'll do it myself!

Haha, sorry...a memory from high school. I always felt awkward having men/boys hold doors open for me...but of course only if they went out of their way to do it (if they were already pushing the door open and just let me pass because my hands were full, then it was cool), but then I had to think "well, maybe they would have done the same thing if I was a boy..." but I'd never know for sure. I stopped caring, then a feminist teacher (who was actually male) pointed out the unfeminist underlying attachments to such actions. Dang feminism, so confusing sometimes.

I apologize, random thought brought about by all this male-female friendly competition, combined with a LOT of studying I've been doing lately. ~sigh~

[optimisticnad]

i wish i could say iv been doing a lot of studying lately! exams and deadlines in less than a week. wish me luck...i know il ace it but still....lol.

i do sympathise with the guys on this one (nope girls, not betraying us) when it comes to opening doors for the girls, they can never do the right thing cos wer not constant. i know this from my own experience-when its raining and im waiting on the bus and a member of the male sex doesnt let me on before him...drives me mad! but otherwise im ok if they dont. actually id prefer it if they did, as u all know im petite so all dorrs are too big for me so i like it when they open it for me. !

[Pendragon]

A-HEM! I do believe that it was the female of the species that pushed for equal rights with the male, was it not? So if we treat you as we would another male, that is "Open your own door, mate, you have hands, right?" and "You brought the luggage, so carry it yourself, I have to carry my own.” or maybe "While you're up, bring me a beer." are we not treating you with equality? Perhaps you should react as one of us would in the given situations: "Yeah, I have hands, but I can't open the door with a beer in one hand and a Big Mac in the other, so get over here and let me out of the car!"
"Yeah, right. We're on this trip together, I had to bring most of our gear, and if you think I'm hauling it all while you walk off with your backpack and rifle case, get another think going really fast, dude."
"You want a beer, get your own. I'm on my way to the Loo!"

See, you got to talk the male language if you want equal rights! :)

[Virgil]

Do you think such guys even exist, who follow these rules :rolleyes:

WAKE UP!!!!

Actually most didn't exist even in the middle ages.

[kathycf]

The Middle Ages lacked many things....hygiene and vaccines spring to mind. Yay for modern medicine! :D (And toothpaste!! )

Whenever I read books set in the middle ages it seems a mysterious and magical time, but reality is quite quite different from fiction.

[Virgil]

The Middle Ages lacked many things....hygiene and vaccines spring to mind. Yay for modern medicine! :D (And toothpaste!! )

Whenever I read books set in the middle ages it seems a mysterious and magical time, but reality is quite quite different from fiction.

Thank you Kathy. Quite true.

Now this is going off topic for a guys discussion. Let's talk about pocket knives. Does any one have one like this?
http://www.grovelands.com/acatalog/swisschamp-watch-swiss-army-knife-victorinox-ref-1056.jpg
You never know when you're going to need all those gadgets.

[Nightshade]

Oh and aimus is missing this :lol:

actually about the door thing I as a girl hold it open for boys, girls anyone really, and I excpect people to do it for me back, not that they do!:@
stupid femminists :mad:
I have no problem with suffergetts, or the votes fro women or all that but the feminists took it too far, have you heard of the femminist interpritation to Keats' La Belle dame sans merci?

[Virgil]

have you heard of the femminist interpritation to Keats' La Belle dame sans merci?

No I would love to hear it. I've been saying this about the iterary thoery crowd as long as I've been on lit net. It's not just the feminists. It's all these modern critics.

[Nightshade]

umm well the belle is actually a victim, and the knight attacks/rapes her.

I mean how did they get that?:eek2:
anyone who wants to remind themselves of the poem
http://www.online-literature.com/keats/474/

[optimisticnad]

Thank you Kathy. Quite true.

Now this is going off topic for a guys discussion. Let's talk about pocket knives. Does any one have one like this?
http://www.grovelands.com/acatalog/swisschamp-watch-swiss-army-knife-victorinox-ref-1056.jpg
You never know when you're going to need all those gadgets.

i prefer this..... :lol:

http://www.bb-shopping.com/prod_images/image_cat36/2015_image1_pink-car-kit-1.gif

its got everything! now u never know when ul need that! ;) he he. and all with a nice pink bag!

[Nightshade]

its girly pink!!
:eek2:
:sick:

[mir]

yes, but it has MANLY wirecutters!! :D perhaps you should have dyed them pink?

[optimisticnad]

thanks to ozeeds recent chicken soup for me when i was ill, the girls r discussing food. in particular, 'disgusting' food. i dont see why u boys have to miss out just cos u have the wrong body part :lol: so here are some images from the girls posts/...hope uv had ur dinner....

from me....

http://sw.deri.org/~knud/fotoblog/05/0501/050101-NewYearsDay/Picture(30).jpg

this ones from kathy....

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h229/MichelleElisabeth/grossfood.jpg

this one from mir....

http://www.geocities.com/carofavier/foods/antsegg.jpg

see how nice i am to you boys! (laughs maniacly to herself, licks lips and says 'revenge is sweet'

night, or morning, or afternoon everyone!

[Virgil]

umm well the belle is actually a victim, and the knight attacks/rapes her.

I mean how did they get that?:eek2:
anyone who wants to remind themselves of the poem
http://www.online-literature.com/keats/474/

This is a perfect example of how current professor's are imposing their ideas on students and distorting literature.

[cuppajoe_9]

This is a perfect example of how current professor's are imposing their ideas on students and distorting literature.

"Current professors"? When have professors done anyting differntly? At least now they presumably know that they shouldn't.

[Virgil]

"Current professors"? When have professors done anyting differntly? At least now they presumably know that they shouldn't.

When I started college the teaching approach was what is called New Criticism. It really has changed over the last 20 years. Yes we had Marxists and Freudians and others similar, but they were well in the minority. Today we have evolved to Feminists, deconstructionists, post-structuralists, new historicism, and whatever may be the latest fad. Yes there were those who were publishing papers 20 years ago, but it was never imposed on students until recently. You can probably look this stuff up, Joe.

[RobinHood3000]

Jumper cables?

...what the...jumper cables?

[Virgil]

Jumper cables"

...what the...jumper cables?

Yeah I noticed that. What is all that stuff?

[Nightshade]

every girl should carry jumper cables in her handbag, ummm americans call them purses I guess ,, dont you know that?

[Virgil]

every girl should carry jumper cables in her handbag, ummm americans call them purses I guess ,, dont you know that?

I think purse is old term that doesn't apply for people under 50 years old. I call my wife's thing a purse and she hates it. She insists it's handbag or just bag. She says that purse is a thing old ladies carry.

[kilted exile]

Ok, am I the only one who would happily eat of of those foods pictured. Especially the 2nd one mmmmm Poutine :thumbs_up

[cuppajoe_9]

Ok, am I the only one who would happily eat of of those foods pictured. Especially the 2nd one mmmmm Poutine :thumbs_up

That's what I was thinking. What's wrong with poutine?

Wait a minute here...poutine in Scotland? I can drive south for fifteen minutes and get arive somewhere where absolutely nobody will know what that word means. I didn't think anybody was familiar with it outside of Canada.

[kilted exile]

I didn't think anybody was familiar with it outside of Canada.

Think you missed the exile bit. I am in Southern Ontario now (since 2001)

[cuppajoe_9]

Think you missed the exile bit. I am in Southern Ontario now (since 2001)

I guess I did. This explains much.

[kathycf]

Ok, am I the only one who would happily eat of of those foods pictured. Especially the 2nd one mmmmm Poutine :thumbs_up


Oh, is that what that stuff is? My town actually has a huge population of French Canandians, I guess I should have recognized it. :blush: My friend bought some at a local festival and went on about how great it was (albeit somewhat greasy).

[thevintagepiper]

I think purse is old term that doesn't apply for people under 50 years old. I call my wife's thing a purse and she hates it. She insists it's handbag or just bag. She says that purse is a thing old ladies carry.

My friends and I all call them purses....and we're 15! Some are American and some are British, but that's what we all call them.

[Pendragon]

Thank you Kathy. Quite true.

Now this is going off topic for a guys discussion. Let's talk about pocket knives. Does any one have one like this?
http://www.grovelands.com/acatalog/swisschamp-watch-swiss-army-knife-victorinox-ref-1056.jpg
You never know when you're going to need all those gadgets.Good old Swiss Army Knife. Have several, none that big. I carry two mini-multitools in my left pocket all the time. Plenty of gadgets. Two knives in the othe pocket at all times. Have over 100 knives, swords, and other edged weapons. That's why my first character was Jonathan Blade! :) I go for the unusual more than for value, and have a knife called "The Torch" made for display only, that opens into four blades spaced in each corner. I wouldn't argue with it, I can tell you that! :lol:

[Virgil]

Cool Pen. I used to carry that swiss army knife pictured when I traveled about (i kept it in my brief case), but since you can't carry those on airplanes anymore I stopped. I throw that or something simpler in my knapsack when I'm on a hike or something.

[optimisticnad]

Ok, am I the only one who would happily eat of of those foods pictured. Especially the 2nd one mmmmm Poutine :thumbs_up

hence u have nostril problems! :lol:

[cuppajoe_9]

So how did the army of a country that is neutral in all wars develop such a cool knife?

[kilted exile]

hence u have nostril problems! :lol:

Yet more disparaging comments about my nostrils.

[OZEED]

Good old Swiss Army Knife. Have several, none that big. I carry two mini-multitools in my left pocket all the time. Plenty of gadgets. Two knives in the othe pocket at all times. Have over 100 knives, swords, and other edged weapons. That's why my first character was Jonathan Blade! :) I go for the unusual more than for value, and have a knife called "The Torch" made for display only, that opens into four blades spaced in each corner. I wouldn't argue with it, I can tell you that! :lol:

that's such an awesome invention, I also have one, although I don't carry it around.

[mir]

i actually used to collect Swiss army knives . . . (oh yeah i'm girly *flexes biceps* :lol:); i had some from different places around the world . . . now i just use them for keeping my brother out of my room :goof:

they are really cool things, though.

[Scheherazade]

So how did the army of a country that is neutral in all wars develop such a cool knife?Thanks to that knife, maybe, people let them alone and they manage to lead a neutral life.

[Shannanigan]

Thanks to that knife, maybe, people let them alone and they manage to lead a neutral life.

Hehe, clever Scheher...

Almost all my friends and I have Swiss army knives, a couple are that big, most of them not so much...they're just nice to have, really. My one plumber friend has a big one like that and says he uses it for work. I had a great laugh one day when some friends of my boyfriend's family were visiting here from...you guessed it....Switzerland...and they saw mine and started exclaiming "Look! A Swiss army knife! Where did you get that?!?!"

[OZEED]

talking about gadgets do any of you remember Macgyver from the early 80's.
He was so cool with knives and gadgets.
I can remember telling mu aunt that I wanna be Mac when I grow up
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n212/ozeed/thmacgyver.jpg

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n212/ozeed/thmacgyver_dvd.jpg

:D :D :D

[RobinHood3000]

Oh, yeah, Macgyver was :cool:.

[Nightshade]

How do I know that name....and robin how do you rember somthing from the early 80's when you werent born till 88??
:confused:
unless you lied to us all !:eek2:

[ShoutGrace]

Macgyver scares me because he was decidedly before my time, and I've never watched an episode, yet I know exactly who he is in my head. :cold:

It's the mass consciousness.

[Pendragon]

Yo, since today is Halloween, anybody spy a pair of pale green pants with nobody inside 'em? :lol:

[mir]

no - but i spied a pair with you in them! :D

HALLOWEEN!!!!!!!!!! (sugar rush)

hey, does anyone know how halloween started? or did people just think, "hey, i want some candy, let's made up a holiday"?

[Madhuri]

Is Halloween today?? My brother who is in the US went to a halloween party on Sunday. Is it celebrated onky in the US??

I dont know a thing about this ocassion, except that it has to do something with scary creatures (I could be wrong on this one too), as he was invited to a haunted house, which was the theme of the party. :D It sounds interesting. :nod:

[mir]

Halloween is awesome!! is it October 31st where you are? (that's the day Halloween is on.) it's an occasion where kids dress up in costumes, usually as monsters or scary creatures, but girls often dress up as fairies and princesses and such (and i, conformer to the last, wear animal skulls and shaman costumes . . . :p), and when it gets dark, they go around knocking on doors and asking for candy. (when you ask, you say "trick or treat!" because if you don't get treats, you're supposed to play tricks on the people, like toilet papering their house :D). it's also supposed to be about scaring people, so you go to haunted houses and sometimes decorate your house with fake skeletons and spiderwebs and other scary things.

it's really fun!

[Madhuri]

Yes its 31st here....

Hey it sounds and interesting event. I wonder how many people I would be able to scare. :D

[Virgil]

Yes its 31st here....

Hey it sounds and interesting event. I wonder how many people I would be able to scare. :D

I am surprised at how many people outside the US celebrate halloween. BTW, I don't think celebrate is the right word. It's not a real holiday. I think participate is the better word. It's an event.

Maddy, you're too cute to scare people. :)

[Nightshade]

I think the actual holiday not that it is one any more is somthing to do with all saints day, but actually it goes deeper than that seeing as all hallows eve is based on a pagen....
wait a minute didnt we have this same discussion last year? Im seeing these words in litnet colours which means I probably read them around here somwhere.....

[OZEED]

MARK THIS DAY WELL!
From here on we shall be known as,

THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMAN
ADVERSA VIRTUTE REPELLO

[Nightshade]

can you tell us what ADVERSA VIRTUTE REPELLO means??

[AimusSage]

It means 'I repel adversity with courage' or something similar.

[Nightshade]

How like boys :rolleyes:

[mir]

REPELLO PUEROS CUM LATINA!! :lol:

[Virgil]

MARK THIS DAY WELL!
From here on we shall be known as,

THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMAN
ADVERSA VIRTUTE REPELLO

Yay:banana: I love it. :banana: Sorry girls. You are not part of this club. :D

[OZEED]

can you tell us what ADVERSA VIRTUTE REPELLO means??

I repel adversity by valor.

[Nightshade]

Yay:banana: I love it. :banana: Sorry girls. You are not part of this club. :D

errr correct me if Im wrong but wsnt the lague led by a woman???
:lol:

[OZEED]

errr correct me if Im wrong but wsnt the lague led by a woman???
:lol:

hahahaha, doesn't matter, we are extra extraordinary gentleman:brow:

[Pendragon]

errr correct me if Im wrong but wsnt the lague led by a woman???
:lol:Heresy! The League was lead by Alan Quatermain, to whose memory we shall all of us Extraordinary Gentlemen drink a toast! To Quatermain, Gentlemen! :smash: :smash: :smash:

[Virgil]

Heresy! The League was lead by Alan Quatermain, to whose memory we shall all of us Extraordinary Gentlemen drink a toast! To Quatermain, Gentlemen! :smash: :smash: :smash:

To Quatermain, hear, hear!!

http://www.fotosearch.com/comp/BDX/BDX125/bxp27923.jpg

[optimisticnad]

hahahaha, doesn't matter, we are extra extraordinary gentleman:brow:

isnt he cute when he uses question marks and acts confused.

:banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:


MARK THIS DAY WELL!
From here on we shall be known as,

THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMAN
ADVERSA VIRTUTE REPELLO

isnt he cute when he uses capital letters and colours?


hahahaha, doesn't matter, we are extra extraordinary gentleman:brow:

extraordinary men (not sure about teh gentle part) who follow a women, an even more extraordinary women, oh boys, when will you learn? :banana:

[mir]

:D tell 'em, opti! with their fancy dead languages and drunkenness. :lol:

[optimisticnad]

i think mir ur doing a pretty job just on your own!

[RobinHood3000]

Cheers, to Quatermain!!

[OZEED]

I'll drink to that! hear hear, Quatermain ol' chap.
*glug glug glug glug*

[RobinHood3000]

I believe the main person one sees that jacket on is a certain Hugh Hefner. Role model?

[OZEED]

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n212/ozeed/smokydivas1.jpg

All male members get a free smoking jacket.
Dont worry if you don't smoke, most of us dont. It's just really cool wearing them around while you sip on your vintage Sauvignon Blanc.
"By Jove this is the life"

[Pendragon]

Nice smoking jacket! It will go well with my pipes, which I do not smoke, but are for writer's inspiration. Should our Club elect officers, or shall we all remain equal? I care not either way. I can remain on equal terms with my fellow Extraordinary Gentlemen, good chaps every one, or find no problem with having a duely elected Chairman. I think any such Chairman would simply be "one of the boys", don't you know? :)

[optimisticnad]

eugh. god, u guys really have lost the plot. those robes/jackets look awful! hideous! oh i know, ur all drunk rnt you? il call you all a taxi.

[miss tenderness]

:lol:

this thread :lol:
lost its point!

[kilted exile]

I am NOT wearing one of those jackets. As my hero Jamesie Cotter once said:

"Respectability? Thats a terrible thing to ask of any man"

[Scheherazade]

Something to read for the gentlement while they enjoy their vintage Sauvignon Blanc while wearing smoking jackets:


New ways to be a gentleman


Think pulling out chairs—or, better yet, laying cloaks over puddles to prevent needless muddying of a lady’s footwear—is the way to woo women? Alas, gentlemen, that’s old-school chivalry. Such classic gestures are nice, but charm and etiquette in the modern age need an update, and this is where some lesser gents fall short, losing valuable chances to impress that special someone. To update your panache, below are nine tips for the modern gent’s arsenal.

Be a man with a plan“So, what do you want to do?” Seemingly considerate to someone else’s desires, it’s really just a lame line identifying you as a lazy suitor. Thus, during the all-important date-planning call, smartly assertive chaps offer a well-thought-out, multiple choice of outings (“Tapas and tunes, teriyaki at the dog track, or pomme frites and a foreign flick?”). And in the event of a booked bistro, weather outbreaks, or a date that’s going so swimmingly you’d like to continue the fun at a follow-up venue, the forward-thinking man scopes out a few more bars or cafés in the neighbourhood. That way you can suavely say, “Hey, I know this great place around the corner where we can go for some killer carrot cake. What do you think?”

Give her a joy ride
Some occasions find the gent acting as chauffeur, and in these instances, car-side manners are a must. They begin, of course, with the gracious opening of her passenger door before your own. Then, consider your sedan’s interior a mobile living room, requiring you to drive safely while playing host. To set the mood, put away your so-titled Kick-*** Road Tunes mix. And while showing off your indie band cool, mind the climate control. Is she panting for fresh air? Similarly, wow your date with handsome features and toned biceps, not your drag-racing ability. “Drive really fast, speed turns me on,” works in Will Smith lyrics, but your date should be embracing your hand, not gripping on with white knuckles at every hair-raising turn.

Nix the interruptions
We’re sure you’ve heard this before but it bears repeating: Few things are a bigger turn-off than the lout who’s thumbs-deep in his cell-phone texting away with friends while pretending to be “interested” or answering calls mid-date like an annoying social butterfly with the raised index finger (“One sec…I've got to take this”). The simple rule is no mobile phone activity or “Crackberry” checking on a date. A quick call might be had during a bathroom break, but no more. If you’re expecting an important call or email, inform your escort early on, and rudeness will be averted.

Try a new form of flattery
It’s well known that warm words of praise defrost the iciest of personalities. But the type of compliment you concoct can make a big difference. While nice to hear, predictable compliments (“Your hair looks nice”) lead nowhere (“Thanks. I just went to the salon”). Instead, try something less superficial, like a perceptive bon mot about her wicked sense of humour, distinctive voice, or contagious laugh. This proves to her you’re interested in more than just her arm-candy potential and paints you as a deep, intriguing sort she’ll definitely want to get to know better.

Use physical contact to show you care
Of course, getting too touchy-feely with a date will only convince her you’re a cad. But the right amount of bodily contact can show the opposite—that you’re a lionhearted fellow who’s interested in her not just as a friend, but as a love interest as well. So when a rendezvous has produced some sparks, go ahead and take her hand. A tenderly treated lady revels in the public view that she’s out on a date and can say in so many words, “Yeah, he’s with me.”

Master group dynamics
A rollicking party breaks the same-old, same-old night-on-the-town ritual and exposes your budding romance to the glamour (or spectre) of your friends and you to her mingling skills. However, manners are more than stowing her coat and showing the way to the loo. For the first half hour or so, keep by your date’s side and make sure she’s comfortable, rather than leaving her to fend for herself while you catch up with old buds. Once her comfort is assured, you can steal away now and again, though not for too long, and only after leaving her among an engaging circle of friends. Lastly, until exclusivity is established, steer clear of awkward introductions like “This is my girlfriend” or the slightly denigrating, “Meet my friend Sophia”. Instead, just put your arm around her and say “This is Gaby.” People will easily take the hint, and you’re spared the awkwardness of trying to classify the relationship as something more or less than it actually is.

Call her the day afterwards
The “three-day rule” or other such nonsensical delaying tactics are out of vogue. Grade F dates or lukewarm experiences might warrant polite goodbyes, but a gent makes positive intentions known at the close of the date (or even sooner), and the next day, follows up with some telephonic feedback (“Last night’s pad Thai was killer…and so are your eyes. When I can feast on both again?”). Let the so-called players leave a gal in the lurch, while you swoop in and proceed to the glories of dates #2, #3, and beyond. http://msnuk.match.com/matchscene/article.aspx?articleid=7191&TrackingID=511021&BannerID=558924

[RobinHood3000]

In today's age of MySpace, a response I found to those infamous rankly-sentimental guides to romance:


a friend's comments on one of those silly 'how to make a girl fall madly in love with you" bulletins.

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WARNING LABELS FOR US GUYS

2. Kiss her in front of your friends.
...but don't tell her to leave so your friends can give you high-fives.

4. Tell her she looks BEAUTIFUL not Hot!.
If you can't come up with anything more creative than "You're beautiful," try harder. "Radiant," "stunning," and "incarnation of a goddess" are good places to start.

6. When she cries do whatever to make her smile.
Invasive tickling is NOT recommended.

9. Hold her hand even when you are around your friends.
No high-fiving, not even with the free hand.

11. Get her mad, then kiss her.
Do not, under virtually any circumstances, attempt this stunt, unless you can tell the difference between "playful anger" and "furious rage."

12. Stay up with her all night.
Do not confuse this with "KEEP her up all night."

14. Give her the world.
Napoleon tried this. Buy a globe, if you must.

15. Let her wear your clothes.
Do not interpret this as an invitation to buy a jock strap in pink.

16. Hug her from behind.
Do not attempt in the following situations: during a horror film; during a shower (unless she gives permission); while she's holding something sharp.

18. When she's sad, hang out with her.
This advice is inherently trumped by the statements, "I need some space," "I need some time alone," or "go away, you clingy freak of nature."

20. Don't lie to her or play games.
Exceptions for poker, Monopoly, and Balderdash.

21. ******Kiss her in the rain.*******
...but not before knowing the risks, symptoms, and appropriate treatments associated with pneumonia.

22. And when you fall in love with her, tell her.
There is no retraction policy for these -- MEAN IT!!

23. And when you do tell her...love her like you've never loved before.
Put the handcuffs away -- that's not what it means.

25. Show her off to your friends (that makes her feel really great!!!)
No surprise visits during private time for show and tell, no distributing dirty pictures of her, and of course, no high-fives.

26. Treat her like if you lost her you would be miserable (even if you wouldnt haha).
Establish that you would be miserable, not suicidal -- if the latter is true, seek counseling as soon as possible.

27. Call her just to hear her voice and tell her something sweet.
Her definition of sweet ("I miss the smell of your hair") is different from yours ("I saw a girl in a bikini today that reminded me of you"). Remember that.

28. Let her pay sometimes, she won't mind.
Strong emphasis on "sometimes."

Lastly, for all the fellas out there: Cyrano de Bergerac wooed the lady by being sensitive, artistic, chivalrous, and honourable. If your idea of romance is trawling MySpace bulletins for inspiration, you're looking in the wrong place.

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[Scheherazade]

I am NOT wearing one of those jackets. As my hero Jamesie Cotter once said:

"Respectability? Thats a terrible thing to ask of any man"That reminds me another quote from 'My Fair Lady':

Colonel Hugh Pickering: Are you a man of good character where women are concerned?

Professor Henry Higgins: Have you ever met a man of good character where women are concerned?

[Nightshade]

:lol:

this thread :lol:
lost its point!

it had one?!:eek2:

(“Last night’s pad Thai was killer…and so are your eyes. When I can feast on both again?”).
pul-eeeeeeeeeeeeeze you have to be kidding me! :sick: thats almost as bad as the was your dad a thief line! eech :sick: rest was rather nice though :D:D:brow:

Robin:lol: mind you all that high fiving reminds me of scrubs :goof:

[mir]

"Treat her like if you lost her you would be miserable (even if you wouldnt haha).
Establish that you would be miserable, not suicidal -- if the latter is true, seek counseling as soon as possible."

haha :lol:

"Tell her she looks BEAUTIFUL not Hot!.
If you can't come up with anything more creative than "You're beautiful," try harder. "Radiant," "stunning," and "incarnation of a goddess" are good places to start."

guys - hot works too. just add more adjectives after it. :D

[Virgil]

:lol:

this thread :lol:
lost its point!

Well if you girls wouldn't invade and let us talk about our pocket knives and smoking jackets....:lol:

[Scheherazade]

Top 10 foods for men

Garlic
This smelly little number is literally packed full of goodness! It has anti-cancer compounds, antibacterial and decongestant properties to keep coughs and colds at bay, and phytochemicals, which help lower cholesterol and prevent blood clots. You can add it during cooking to practically any savoury dish, or, if you’re not mad about the distinctive taste (or smell), pop a whole clove of garlic in the oven while you’re cooking a pizza. Roast garlic is soft and can be spread like butter but has a much more mellow flavour.

Tomato Ketchup
Tomatoes are rich in the antioxidant lycopene. Research has shown that lycopene may be important in preventing heart disease and many cancers, especially prostate cancer. Unusually for a nutrient, lycopene is even more potent in cooked tomatoes than raw ones, so adding a dollop of ketchup to those fries isn’t the worst thing in the world. However, because of the salt and sugar content of commercial ketchup, look at including other rich sources of lycopene into your diet – add tomato puree to a stew or casserole, tomato soup, tomato-based pasta sauce or Bolognese and even top pizza with extra tomato slices.

Broccoli
It’s not only pregnant women who need this to boost their folic acid intake. Men need folate or folic acid too as this can lower the levels of an amino acid in the blood called homocysteine. High homocysteine levels are associated with increased risk of heart disease and stroke. Broccoli is also loaded with vitamin C, beta-carotene, potassium and a phytochemical called sulphoraphane, which helps reduce the risk of cancer. If you just can’t face a big pile of broccoli at the side of your plate, mix it into pasta sauce (see above), cover it with chilli sauce and have with noodles or even put it on top of pizza (again, see note on tomatoes!) It’s important to eat a wide variety of vegetables as they are all packed with antioxidants and other disease-fighting compounds.

Oily Fish
Fish such as salmon, tuna, mackerel and herring contain essential fatty acids, like Omega-3 and Omega-6, which have been proven to be beneficial in preventing heart disease, some cancers, arthritis and depression. Mackerel is an especially rich source of selenium. Research at Cornell University found those taking selenium supplements (200 mcg daily) had 63% fewer prostate cancers and 39% lower cancer rate overall. So try to have oily fish at least twice each week, whether it’s tuna sandwiches, a nice grilled salmon steak with a mound of mashed potatoes (think fish and chips, but healthier) or a rice dish such as kedgeree.

Steak
Red meat is a great source of zinc, vitamin B12 and iron. Zinc is involved in hundreds of body functions, from producing DNA to the sense of taste. Vitamin B12 also has many functions including energy release and iron is essential for carrying oxygen from the lungs all around the body. If you’re a bit of an athlete or enjoy working out, you need to get these nutrients. But choose leaner cuts of meat and avoid cheaper products such as burgers and pies as these are very high in saturated fat. Remember you should try not to eat red meat more than 3 times a week.

Milk
What more could a body ask for? Milk is one of our main sources of calcium and low intakes of calcium have been linked with heart disease, colon cancer and osteoporosis. Osteoporosis is not just a disease that affects older women - 1 in 12 men now suffer from osteoporosis so it’s vital to have an adequate calcium intake. Choose semi-skimmed or skimmed milk for a low fat source of calcium, with protein too.

Nuts and Seeds
All you tough nuts out there, take note! These little goodies are crammed full of vitamins and minerals. Brazil nuts are especially high in magnesium and selenium – an antioxidant that helps prevent heart disease, cancer and protects prostate health. Sprinkle seeds such as linseed or flaxseed over your cereal to pack in more goodness, snack on a small handful of nuts instead of crisps or top your toast with peanut butter.

Bananas
This crazy fruit will boost your energy as well as boosting your potassium levels. You need potassium to regulate your nerves, heartbeat and blood pressure. Bananas can also be useful hangover cures after a night on the town!

Potatoes
Good old spuds! Cheap and cheerful, boiled or baked, they never fail to fill you up. They’re also packed full of vitamin C, along with lots of other vitamins and minerals. Eat the skin for fibre and go easy on the chipped variety!

Beer
That’s right! Beer contains phytochemicals that have been shown to help prevent heart disease. It may also aid digestion by encouraging acid production in the stomach and moderate (yes, moderate) alcohol intake as part of a healthy diet is associated with lower incidence of heart disease. BUT WAIT! This doesn’t give you licence to become a lager lout! Remember that these effects are only seen in moderate drinkers – that’s no more than 2 units per day (1 pint of beer). High intakes will undo all the goodness so try not to get carried away! http://www.tescodiets.com/b2b/msndiet/archive.cfm?article_id=1924&code=410600

[OZEED]

Nice smoking jacket! It will go well with my pipes, which I do not smoke, but are for writer's inspiration. Should our Club elect officers, or shall we all remain equal? I care not either way. I can remain on equal terms with my fellow Extraordinary Gentlemen, good chaps every one, or find no problem with having a duely elected Chairman. I think any such Chairman would simply be "one of the boys", don't you know? :)

We shall stand shoulder to shoulder, we shall stand as brothers, we shall stand strong!

Raise you glasses..... to pride,to justice,to honor,to gentlemen

[Madhuri]

:rolleyes: :rolleyes:

[imthefoolonthehill]

Warning: if you know nothing about psychology, you will misinterpret this as a crass statement.







I think that the number of women posters in this thread bolster's Freud's theory about penis envy.

[ShoutGrace]

I think that the number of women posters in this thread bolster's Freud's theory about penis envy.

Depending on who you ask, it's not women who are jealous of men's sexuality, it's the other way around.

Karen Horney, feminist critic et all, contends that man's fundamental lack of "life-creating" power," with which woman is imbued, has motivated the creation of such historically masculine enterprises as "state, religion, art, and science," all in man's "attempt" to compensate for that insurmountable deficiency. Unfortunately, however, "even the greatest achievements cannot fully make up for something for which we are not endowed by nature."

So, basically, males have created all of civilization in the hopes of countering the female's ability to bear children.

[imthefoolonthehill]

yeah yeah, i've heard that theory, but look how many women are posting in the men's thread and vise versa.

[Miss Darcy]

So, basically, males have created all of civilization in the hopes of countering the female's ability to bear children.

Interesting feminist theory. Though the lady inventing it obviously did not take into the account the fact that it implies that women did not have a hand in creating civilisation...that women, basically, are people who simply bear offspring, the males of which go on to create beautiful arts, architecture, etc.

Honestly, it's silly on both sides. Being female is good, being male is good too (or so I would think). Both sexes are important...besides, no female could bear a child without a male.

I had to do readings of feminist literature for my lit. studies course at uni - I never want to see a feminist again.

That is all.

[Madhuri]

We shall stand shoulder to shoulder, we shall stand as brothers, we shall stand strong!

Raise you glasses..... to pride,to justice,to honor,to gentlemen

Wait till a beautiful girl drops by, and everyone will see how united all the men are.....:rolleyes: :lol:

[RobinHood3000]

"Until"? The little lit-up green circle tells me she's already here.

[Madhuri]

he he he...I knew it.....

So what happens to 'United We Stand....' slogan..... now ;)

One of the gang members has already faltered.......OZ!!! Watch out for the others too...;) :banana: