Moments where you feel MANLY.

[rosac]

So this is a little jokey thread, but what causes you to feel moar MASCULINE, like a powerhouse, like you could run out into the wilds, tear your shirt off and wrestle with a wild boar because you are MANLY.

This is a thread for everyone, I'm sure everyone has experienced an adreneline rush, a feeling of power etc. etc. traditional manly stuff.

For me- Buying a beard trimmer. Because according to all those Facebook posts real men have beards! Well kept beards!

Winning at sport, particularly against a superior opponent

Being Employed, and therefore less dependant on others! (Big thing for me, as a recent Uni graduate who's had a part time job all my life bar the past 6 months, being reliant on my parents after I've finished Uni grates on me. I'm still job hunting.)

So, what have you done today to make you feel Prou- urm, masculine.

CAPTCHA- Thank you. Hopefully it's thanking me for the fact that this thread hopefully won't turn into a sexism debate despite its title. Please. I'm trusting you escapist

EDIT: Appropriate video:

 

[Lilani]

I moved this weekend, and while my dad and boyfriend got the biggest stuff (bed, dresser, desk, etc) I still got some larger loads myself. And certainly a lot of awkward loads, like smaller boxes I stacked on top of each other determined to get in one load. We were all sweaty and stinky by the end of it, but damn for a while I felt like a hunk myself.

 

[Vault101]

I wear jeans and sit with my legs kinda apart, no restrictivness of skirts!

Being Employed, and therefore less dependant on others! (Big thing for me, as a recent Uni graduate who's had a part time job all my life bar the past 6 months, being reliant on my parents after I've finished Uni grates on me. I'm still job hunting.)
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not to be nit picky since I know this thread is light hearted in tone but this hasn't really been a "masculine" thing for sometime, independance makes one feel like an...

...ADULT

 

[Dirty Hipsters]

Being at the gym and lifting more weight than people who are physically larger than me. I've always been a pretty skinny guy, which is accentuated by the fact that I'm tall and wear a lot of solid black clothing, and I have an ectomorph body type, so I'll never be naturally large and bulky. I always feel like a big manly man though when I'm able to bench-press, or leg-press, or curl significantly more than guys who are a good 1.5x my size. In fact, I don't think I've ever seen anyone at my gym leg press more weight than me.

Also, going to a shooting range and shooting my pistol at the same distances that others are shooting rifles, and having better accuracy. One time my buddy and I were at the range and the guy next to us had this ridiculous looking AR-15. The actual gun was a cheap $600 AR but he'd put probably about another $600 or more worth of of accessories on it (probably trying to make it look like he knows what he's doing), but he was a piss poor shot. He set his target at about 45 meters, and we set ours at the same distance. His shots were all over the place, and ours were all dead center, maybe a total of 6 inches apart. It felt magical.

 

[Vegosiux]

I wanted a swim today, but the weather was terrible (clear sky, over 30 degrees...), the place is a half-hour walk away, through a molten concrete jungle, and I totally owned that heatwave and rewarded myself with a few hours of swimming.

Wore me out like the blue blazed, but, hey.

 

[Johnny Novgorod]

I think the most manly (or womanly for that matter) thing you can do is have sex. Nothing's more sexually reassuring than actually having sex, at least to me.

 

[Vegosiux]

I think the most manly (or womanly for that matter) thing you can do is have sex. Nothing's more sexually reassuring than actually having sex, at least to me.

I disagree. You see, welding is the manliest thing to do. Maybe rustling cattle as well, but welding, that's for sure. You want some reassurance, go bend some red-hot metal and stuff!

 

[rosac]

I think the most manly (or womanly for that matter) thing you can do is have sex. Nothing's more sexually reassuring than actually having sex, at least to me.

I disagree. You see, welding is the manliest thing to do. Maybe rustling cattle as well, but welding, that's for sure. You want some reassurance, go bend some red-hot metal and stuff!

My ancient family were wealthy as fuck, then got all their land taken from them as it turned out they'd made their money by sheep rustling across the Scottish border. Their response? Go on a rampage, burn down and loot a few village halls thus reacquiring their wealth. SO MANLY.

 

[Frission]

I ran out of milk for my morning coffee and thus decided to drink it black.

SO MANLY!
Testosterone was dripping out of my eyes!

...

Just leave me the small victories

 

[Random Argument Man]

By doing something that social norms deems unmanly because a man does what he wants?while swearing. Ok Ok, I'm exaggerating a little. Always felt a bit annoyed whenever someone used "REAL MEN DO THIS" to appeal to me for any sort of ends. So I decided to do my own stuff and not be bothered by others. Then again, that definition of "manliness" could be applied to women.

If I'm going to go for a truly unique male experience, I guess getting hit on the balls would be the no.1 "manly" experience. Women get their own kind of pain and I doubt that they will ever know our constant struggle to keep our selves safe in that matter.

 

[Redlin5_v1legacy]

Hmm... I could move one case of beer at a time, they are heavy...

F*CK IT

*stacks 3, hauls into the cooler, feels great*

MANLY! YEAH!

...

I get bored at work.

 

[shootthebandit]

bodging fixing random stuff with the use of WD-40, a hammer, duct tape and a pair of plyers.

This is so manly its even clint eastwood approved

 

[Taylor Becktold]

When I savage a beer.

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Savage%20Brew

 

[DanielBrown]

The sound system for my PC broke down once. I used my superior manly intellect of technical stuff and things, then I applied the "bang it on the floor"-technique. The sound came back better than ever.

 

[Boris Goodenough]

The sound system for my PC broke down once. I used my superior manly intellect of technical stuff and things, then I applied the "bang it on the floor"-technique. The sound came back better than ever.

Rofl, also my right rear speaker blew its tweeter Thankfully it wasn't a bad experience as my centre tweeter blowing up, right in my face, sparks and all with a huge BOOM, that scared the shit out of me.

 

[FPLOON]

-When I shed tears while watching a reality show
-When I act like Finn the Human
-When I fap to myself (unironically)
-When I watch newer Spongbob Squarepants episodes
-When I play the Game of Life

Also, when I ask the store clerk if I can try on those mom jeans... They know I mean MANLY business...

Note: Could not answer this thread with a straight face... (except the "fap" thing...)

 

[Jamieson 90]

What makes me feel MOAR MANLY? I'm a Beaver Scout Leader (5-8 years olds), and recently we took a bunch of Beavers on a camping trip. At around midnight I could hear crying/whimpering coming from the boys' tent. I investigated only to discover that it was crawling with bugs and creepy crawlers. Jumping into PROTECTIVE MANLY MODE,I grabbed every single one of those motherfuckers, decidedly proclaimed "I've had it with these ************ bugs in this ************ tent," before then tossing the little shits back outside where they belong. That made me feel good.

P.S I didn't really say that or swear in front of the kids, but I was definitely thinking that quote at the time

 

[Rblade]

breaking out a kitchen floor with a mallet. Stuff like that gets the testosteron flowing

 

[Shinsei-J]

The answer is simple, when you're punching someone!
Nothing is more manly than breaking your own fist on another persons face in the white haze of combat.
Also if you are crying while punching said face, your tears are now manly and now have the power to move a persons heart through your sheer resolve to punch specified face.

But really, fighting is fun when it's a fair fight and trading blows with your opponent makes you feel manly as fuck.