What Every Man Should Know

[Flying Pig]

How to throw and take a good punch.

Why? Quite a lot of the 'manly' things on this thread sound a bit too much like people trying to compensate for something. And that's coming from a (sadly former) boxer.

 

[warpus]

How to dance
How to make people laugh
How to properly hug your mom
How many lights there really were in that one Star Trek TNG episode

 

[Patroklos]

I'm a freshman in high school right now. And thank you, but I've only had bullies one time and I took care of them (by telling the teachers - it was 2nd grade).

You are not helping yourself here.

 

[ParkCungHee]

Why? Quite a lot of the 'manly' things on this thread sound a bit too much like people trying to compensate for something. And that's coming from a (sadly former) boxer.

To know what it's like. I didn't say you had to be great at it. But a man who never knows what throwing or receiving a punch is like is less likely to be in control of his emotions and actions when involved in physical violence, both received from others, and violence he enacts, simply because it's all an unknown quality to him.
Plus, as a (happily current) boxer, clearly my tastes are superior in all fields, and therefor learning to throw a good jab is far more important then learning to toss a ball around a field.

 

[ParadigmShifter]

Flying Pig is like a 69 year old ex-commando though...

 

[Flying Pig]

Flying Pig is like a 69 year old ex-commando though...

Who the hell are you calling a commando? Ever seen me in a dress?

Ok, a para? I get mixed up when it comes to the names of trained killers

Well if you're going to forever mock me about my age you could at least try getting who you're mocking right .

That's a bit like in football mixing up Manchester United and City.

 

[ParadigmShifter]

Ok, a para? I get mixed up when it comes to the names of trained killers

 

[Grisu]

Why? Quite a lot of the 'manly' things on this thread sound a bit too much like people trying to compensate for something. And that's coming from a (sadly former) boxer.

agreed never understood why many people seem to believe that being a man means being a brute...

 

[Mango Elephant]

*Don't be a [censored] snitch.

I was in 2nd grade and my aggressors were in 3rd grade. I couldn't take them, so I told the teachers. I couldn't really do anything else.

In 6th grade some guy was being mean to me, so I fought him verbally. In both instances I was good friends with the bullys afterwards.

 

[MagisterCultuum]

I might include take a punch, but not throw one. It is not manly to be easily intimidated, but there is nothing manly about not having enough self control to stop oneself from lashing out.

(Sophomore year in high school this one guy got upset with me and kept saying he was going to punch me in the mouth if I ever spoke to him again. I kept responding "ok," and waiting around while he did nothing. One time I got tired of waiting so I turned to walk away, but was interrupted by his fist impacting my ear. It threw my glasses about 5 feet away and knocked one lens out, but it popped back in with no permanent damage. It hurt a little but the main thing I noticed was the annoying ringing in my ear. My natural response was to laugh at him to his face. Once I'd calmed down I asked if he'd like another chance to see if he can intimidate me with violence or if he'll just take my word that it won't happen. He just stood there and stared at me dumbfounded with his lip quivering, while the people watching said things like "damn, man, you got some balls." There was a teacher in the room, but she somehow was not paying enough attention to know anything happened and I never told anyone. During the next week about 5 football players came up to me to offer to beat him up for me, but I told them to just forget it. The guy never messed with me again, but only 2 weeks later he hit another guy who told the principle and got him expelled.)

 

[Patroklos]

If you can't resort to taking care of your own buisness physically then you will forever be resigned to enlisting the assistance of someone who can when needed.

If you are prepared to do something, that is usually enough to ensure you never have to do something. Especially when it comes to bullys.

Unless you guys don't believe in insurance either

 

[CivCube]

How to raise a human being.
How to give back to society.
How to be reliable.
How to kick someone's rear at ping-pong.
How to teach the how.
How to whittle.

 

[Whiskey_Lord]

How to conform to stereotypes and feeble popular ideas of ideal masculinity.

 

[Communisto]

Flying Pig is like a 69 year old ex-commando though...

I'm fairly certain they've made a movie about him

 

[W|M]

I was in 2nd grade and my aggressors were in 3rd grade. I couldn't take them, so I told the teachers. I couldn't really do anything else.

In 6th grade some guy was being mean to me, so I fought him verbally. In both instances I was good friends with the bullys afterwards.

Get a friend to help. And I used to have cuss-fights all the time!

*How to make up a good insult in a pressurizing situation.

 

[JohnRM]

"You got to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em, know when to walk away, know when to run!"


Link to video.

 

[downtown]

How to do the Dougie. The Oregon Duck explains:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCHKHjfU7ic

 

[Cheezy the Wiz]

How to take responsibility for one's actions without making a fuss about it.

*Don't be a [censored] snitch.

To know how not to throw this label at anyone who tells anyone in authority anything you don't want them to know.

 

[Patroklos]

Spoken like a true communist, ready to inform on his neighbors

 

[ParkCungHee]

agreed never understood why many people seem to believe that being a man means being a brute...

I never understood why many people seem to believe that knowing how to fight means being a brute.