Cold Ale - The Blokes' Thread!

[Silas Thorne]

Here's a poem by John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester:

The Imperfect Enjoyment


Naked she lay; clasped in my longing arms,
I filled with love, and she all over charms;
Both equally inspired with eager fire,
Melting through kindness in desire.
With arms, legs, lips close clinging to embrace,
She clips me to her breast, and sucks me to her face.
Her nimble tongue, Love's lesser lightning, played
Within my mouth, and to my thoughts conveyed
Swift orders that I should prepare to throw
The all-dissolving thunderbolt below....

I'll have to stop there, the rest is too rude perhaps for the forum. But feel free to read it, it's posted on the wall on the way to the games room:

http://www.english-gardening.com/poe..._enjoyment.htm

[The Comedian]

Just got back from the pub -- had a bacon cheeseburger, sweet potato fries, and cold ale.

[mono]

What about those of us who don't drink?

Ah, no worries, NikolaiI, we can keep a supply of non-alcoholic beer, sparkling cider, soda, coffee, and tea, too. We men ought to come here for a good time, and it does not always have to involve alcohol; in fact, seeing how quickly I down a beer or wine, I may join you for some drinks, NikolaiI, to sober-up as "chasers."

A serious question for the other men of LitNet: why do women insist upon going to the restroom together? I have always wondered if they have confession booths or pinball machines in there, instead of stalls.

[skib]

It is written somewhere in their genetic code, to travel in packs, especially to the bathroom where it is easier to gossip without fear of being overheard by males.

[Virgil]

It is written somewhere in their genetic code, to travel in packs, especially to the bathroom where it is easier to gossip without fear of being overheard by males.

Good point. I had a friend in school who claimed women were are secretly lesbians. Perhaps that should get edited.

[NikolaiI]

What are you, a cactus?

You must drink something - water, tonic, fruit drinks... It's not essential to drink alcohol.

Right. Nope I am not a cactus. I drink water, milk, v8 mainly... but I have a question which has been nagging me. What percentage water are humans? I always thought it was mid to high 90's, but someone else was saying it was lower.

Well we realise that, regretable though it is, there are some guys who don't drink but do you follow other traditional masculine pursuits such as smoking and sex? Not necessarily at the same time though.

Well, smoking? No, that is not really a good idea. And the other, that is personal.

[The Atheist]

Right. Nope I am not a cactus. I drink water, milk, v8 mainly... but I have a question which has been nagging me. What percentage water are humans? I always thought it was mid to high 90's, but someone else was saying it was lower.

Somewhere in the 70-80 range, I think. Lots anyway.


And just to get back to the Club's online presence, I listed it as a dot com, but it should be:

www.TheBlokesClub.info

Parker has been busy.

[NikolaiI]

Somewhere in the 70-80 range, I think. Lots anyway.

That makes more sense actually. Don't know why I thought it was 90s.

[BienvenuJDC]

I came in for a nightcap...

**walks over to the hat rack and pulls a cap off, puts it on his head**

[LostPrincess13]

A serious question for the other men of LitNet: why do women insist upon going to the restroom together? I have always wondered if they have confession booths or pinball machines in there, instead of stalls.

It is written somewhere in their genetic code, to travel in packs, especially to the bathroom where it is easier to gossip without fear of being overheard by males.

I can attest to that! It's girl code: Never let your friend go to the bathroom alone. And no, no pinball machines or confession booths. Just large mirrors that allow you to check your make up and your outfit.

Then I'll take coffee...black...leave the grounds in...

Can I hang by Black Powder satchel (not handbag) on the hook with my rifled muzzle loader?

Coming right up sir! *looks at rifle* Do you men still consider hunting as the ultimate sport?

[imthefoolonthehill]

I am wishing for some cold-ale, but in this college town, it is mom's weekend, so the bars are flooded with 40 year old divorcees looking for one night stands.... I think I'll stay in tonight.

[Janine]

It got a little too smokey in here for me....*irritated eyeballs*

[LostPrincess13]

Can I interest you in some coffee Ms. Janine?

[Lokasenna]

Smoking is fine, but only so long as its cigars or a (good quality) pipe - I can't stand cigarettes.

Also, I have recently succumbed to the inscrutable exhortations of my masculine soul... I have started shooting things. There is something peculiarly gratifying about stalking about one's own garden like a commando (humming a military tattoo under my breath, of course), taking pot-shots at vermin. The fact that I'm such an abysmal shot, and have yet to so much as wound anything doesn't put me off in the slightest...

[The Atheist]

Do you men still consider hunting as the ultimate sport?

Not the ultimate sport, by any means, but hunting is still a great sport. I don't like trophy hunting and confine my own killing to pests and food, which, if you can find rabbits, serves both uses.

I've tried bowhunting for deer, but so far, the deer have been untroubled by it. Very hard to get close enough for a decent shot.

I am wishing for some cold-ale, but in this college town, it is mom's weekend, so the bars are flooded with 40 year old divorcees looking for one night stands.... I think I'll stay in tonight.

Oh god - I tell my wife, if she croaks on me, I'd be a confirmed bachelor; if there's a hell on earth, it's middle-aged dating.

The fact that I'm such an abysmal shot, and have yet to so much as wound anything doesn't put me off in the slightest...

Sounds as though neither of us will be doing much ecological damage!