I think the basic rule is, it's only "manly" if you liv to tell about it later. That then translates into breeding rights with the select females of the tribe. Just how that translates into "modern civilization" is full of grey areas, since females no longer "need the tribe or strong males for protection".
Seems the new standard is how low you can wear your pants and pierce your ears with junk metal? On Tue, May 21, 2013 at 5:37 AM, Jim Cathey <j...@windwireless.net> wrote: > So, does the weapons stuff make up for weaknesses with chainsaws, or am I >> 2/3 of a man according to Mike's scale? ;) >> > > Yep! Sorry, but them's the facts... > > Slightly more seriously, guns are too much fun, and it's pretty > hard to hurt yourself with one unless you're quite the idiot. > You get points for them, but a _chainsaw_... you get done using > one of those, job done and no blood, and now you've got some > serious braggin' rights. They scare the crap out of me, stihl. > > Second place goes to welding. (Fixing metal with fire, how can > that not be uber manly?) Weapons maybe in third place, extra > credit if you landed dinner. (Fixing _dinner_ with fire, that's > good too.) > > Hmm, shoot dinner, dress it out and grill it over a fire you made > with deadwood you chainsawed up that day, on a grill you welded > up earlier out of iron strips. Yep, that'd be a manly day all > right! :-) > > I will ignore all the off-the-charts manliness trumps, which > tend to come with posthumous honors. That's all something > else entirely. > > -- Jim > > > > ______________________________**_________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives > http://www.okiebenz.com/**archive/<http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/> > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/**mailman/listinfo/mercedes_**okiebenz.com<http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com> > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
