What makes a man?

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strawberry_snaps Member Joined Nov 2005 Posts 707 EE Offline TX, USA	Posted: 6/6/2008 2:34:26 PM EST Besides having the proper equipment, what makes a makes a man, a man, instead of a boy.
	"Who expects a pregnant woman to pull a piece?"-"Knocked Up" "the woman warrior within me emerges and she knows what to do"-Mrs.Monk

TwoTwentyThree Joined Jul 2003 Posts 1188 EE Offline WI, USA	Posted: 6/6/2008 2:34:56 PM EST Being 18?

tommytrauma /1*\ Joined Jun 2002 Posts 5701 EE Offline WI, USA	Posted: 6/6/2008 2:35:45 PM EST Assuming personal responsability.
	"Eventually, I managed to use the squirrel to break down the door..."

FoxyHuntress Member Joined Aug 2007 Posts 737 EE Offline MO, USA	Posted: 6/6/2008 2:36:18 PM EST Being mature enough to respect women, have his own opinions, and the heart to protect others IMHO
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Posted: 6/6/2008 2:36:40 PM EST

Originally Posted By tommytrauma:
Assuming personal responsability.

+1

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Only_Hits_Count Joined Nov 2001 Posts 6494 EE Offline TX, USA	Posted: 6/6/2008 2:37:53 PM EST That's a problem today.. no real rite of passage. except maybe combat... but I fear it's not like it used to be. No booty/loot.

swede1986 All hail Xenu! Joined Sep 2007 Posts 7044 EE Offline SWE	Posted: 6/6/2008 2:39:15 PM EST Military service.
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Soylent Joined Mar 2005 Posts 2025 EE Offline OR, USA	Posted: 6/6/2008 2:39:20 PM EST When he does the hard thing, even though he is loathe to do it, because it is the right thing.

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Posted: 6/6/2008 2:39:43 PM EST

Originally Posted By tommytrauma:
Assuming personal responsability.

QFT.

Most people can't even do this.

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Mazeman Your Ad Here Joined Nov 2005 Posts 4863 EE Offline NH, USA	Posted: 6/6/2008 2:40:43 PM EST Stand up for his beliefs. Please a woman. Don't cower to a woman. Change a tire.
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Posted: 6/6/2008 2:42:53 PM EST

www.youtube.com/watch?v=oECIKVaz5rc

Lyrics - sing along!

"Now You're a Man" - D.V.D.A.

Hey!

What makes a man?
Is it the power in his hands?
Is it his quest for glory?
Give it all you got
To fight to the top
So we can know your story

Now you're a man (man)
A man, man, man
Now you're a man (man)
A manny, manny, man
A man, man, man (man)
You are now a man
You're a man
Now you're a man

Live it, live it

What makes a man?
Is it the woman in his arms?
Just 'cause she has big titties
Or is the way
He fights everyday?
No, it's probably the titties

Now you're a man (man)
A man, man, man
Now you're a man-man (man)
Man-man, man, man-man
Now you're a man (man)
M-A-N, man, man
Man-man, man
Now you're man

Lumpy196 Home for Wayward Tattoo'd Chicks Joined Aug 2002 Posts 32621 EE Offline AZ, USA	Posted: 6/6/2008 2:46:29 PM EST Like any of the immature faggots on this board know.
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LoganSackett Lord Captain Commander of the Spelling Nazi Legion Joined Sep 2007 Posts 2927 EE Offline NJ, USA	Posted: 6/6/2008 2:46:33 PM EST Responsibility, prudence, respect, and acceptance of correction.
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Posted: 6/6/2008 2:48:01 PM EST

Originally Posted By swede1986:
Military service.

I know a lot of men who never did military time, and in my active duty time I met a few troops who weren't men.

"Eventually, I managed to use the squirrel to break down the door..."

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Posted: 6/6/2008 2:48:17 PM EST

Originally Posted By Lumpy196:
Like any of the immature faggots on this board know.

Well that's mature.

Originally Posted By shawnofthedead:
fuck it im foing

PreBanPatry

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Posted: 6/6/2008 2:49:10 PM EST

Originally Posted By Mazeman:
Stand up for his beliefs.

Please a woman.

Don't cower to a woman.

Change a tire.

Originally Posted by The Dude:
Um sure, that and a pair of testicles.

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Posted: 6/6/2008 2:49:13 PM EST

"A Man should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently and die gallantly. Specialization is for insects."

tommytrauma

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Posted: 6/6/2008 2:50:07 PM EST

[Last Edit: 6/6/2008 2:51:45 PM EST by tommytrauma]

Originally Posted By Only_Hits_Count:
"A Man should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently and die gallantly. Specialization is for insects."

Robert Anson Heinlein

Since age 13, I've spent my whole life trying to be a Heinlein character. Took a very battered nd almost memorized copy of 'Starship Troopers' to BCT with me.

"Eventually, I managed to use the squirrel to break down the door..."

bigcraig Member of few words. Joined Jul 2005 Posts 4921 EE Offline IN, USA	Posted: 6/6/2008 2:52:20 PM EST An awesome set of tools. And the ability to put up with some womans nonsense.
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When I took the practical test as an EMT, the younger guy ahead of me had trouble with the examiner's questions which were all from the book. He (the student) said to hypothetical scenarios what would you do in this case etc. and answered "Call for help?" to which the examiner boomed out, "You ARE the Help!" The line we cross is when you go from being a receiver of services to a provider.

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Matthew_Q

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Posted: 6/6/2008 2:56:21 PM EST

Originally Posted By Only_Hits_Count:
"A Man should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently and die gallantly. Specialization is for insects."

That's the quote I thought of when I read the topic.

A MAN should be versatile and responsible.

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Posted: 6/6/2008 2:56:29 PM EST

Originally Posted By larkinmusic:

Originally Posted By Lumpy196:
Like any of the immature faggots on this board know.

Well that's mature.

lmao

Towely

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Posted: 6/6/2008 2:57:49 PM EST

Originally Posted By Lumpy196:
Like any of the immature faggots on this board know.

Well whats got you so happy, Mr. High and Mighty?

Mazeman Your Ad Here Joined Nov 2005 Posts 4866 EE Offline NH, USA	Posted: 6/6/2008 2:58:41 PM EST Judging someone by his worth. Never generalizing.
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Posted: 6/6/2008 2:59:25 PM EST

Originally Posted By strawberry_snaps:
Besides having the proper equipment, what makes a makes a man, a man, instead of a boy.

When you no longer need to ask.

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" Sometimes the things that may or may not be true are the things a man needs to believe in the most. That people are basically good. That honour, courage and virtue mean everything ; that power and money ... money and power mean nothing. That good always triumphs over evil. And I want you to remember this.... that love....true love never dies ! Remember that boy ... remember that. Doesn't matter if it is true or not, a man should believe in those things , because those are the things worth believing in...... got that ? "

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Kikilee Soul Survivor Joined Oct 2002 Posts 941 EE Offline AR, USA	Posted: 6/6/2008 3:05:45 PM EST “The measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.”
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strawberry_snaps

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Posted: 6/6/2008 3:06:37 PM EST

Originally Posted By Turkeh:

Originally Posted By strawberry_snaps:
Besides having the proper equipment, what makes a makes a man, a man, instead of a boy.

When you no longer need to ask.

I've got all the wrong equipment! Just wondering if my expectations were/are too high...

Continue, Please

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FKERHEAD Joined Apr 2008 Posts 38 EE Offline IN, USA	Posted: 6/6/2008 3:11:18 PM EST [Last Edit: 6/6/2008 3:18:00 PM EST by FKERHEAD] earn respect-damand respect.treat people right-expect to be treated right.protect- serve. I could go on forver,but why?Be A MAN!! True to yourself and everyone you meet.Weather they like it or not.Man I'm about to rattle on......Sohorse.gif

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Posted: 6/6/2008 3:12:44 PM EST

Originally Posted By tommytrauma:

Originally Posted By swede1986:
Military service.

I know a lot of men who never did military time, and in my active duty time I met a few troops who weren't men.

QFT

In my opinion here is what makes a man
1. Doing the right thing even when its the hardest thing to do
2. Taking responsibility for your actions no matter what
3. Treating women with respect

I think that all warning labels should be removed from products and let natural selection take its course.

Only two forces have ever gave the ultimate sacrifice for you. U.S. Soldiers for your freedom and Jesus Christ for your soul.

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Posted: 6/6/2008 3:14:16 PM EST

The wisdom to understand that a man's place is often to sacrifice of himself
for the betterment of others .

That sacrifice may be his time,his money,his possessions ,his wants and needs,
his happiness,his security ,his safety,or even his life .

That sacrifice can be for his children,his wife,his parents,
or for any worthy cause except for personnel reward .

A dog can sacrifice itself ,but a man willingly goes into the fray fully knowing the
consequences of his actions .

Most other things an animal can accomplish .

Willfull sacrifice for another is the mark of a true man .

I'm happy my father made sure I knew this lesson .

FrankSymptoms

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Posted: 6/6/2008 3:14:48 PM EST

Originally Posted By strawberry_snaps:

Originally Posted By Turkeh:

Originally Posted By strawberry_snaps:
Besides having the proper equipment, what makes a makes a man, a man, instead of a boy.

When you no longer need to ask.

I've got all the wrong equipment! Just wondering if my expectations were/are too high...

Continue, Please

Snaps, you are more "man" than many of the idiots I am forced to work with.

Meant purely respectfully, Ma'am!

In any survival situation, you should try to keep your friends alive as long as possible. They stay fresh longer that way.

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Rudyard Kipling had it right:

If

If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you; If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, But make allowance for their doubting too; If you can wait and not be tired by waiting, Or being lied about, don't deal in lies, Or being hated, don't give way to hating, And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise:

If you can dream -- and not make dreams your master; If you can think -- and not make thoughts your aim; If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster And treat those two imposters just the same; If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools, Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken, And stoop and build 'em up with worn-out tools;

If you can make one heap of all your winnings And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss, And lose, and start again at your beginnings And never breathe a word about your loss; If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew To serve your turn long after they are gone, And so hold on when there is nothing in you Except the Will which says to them: "Hold on!"

If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue, Or walk with kings -- nor lose the common touch, If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you, If all men count with you, but none too much; If you can fill the unforgiving minute With sixty seconds' worth of distance run -- Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it, And -- which is more -- you'll be a Man, my son!

In any survival situation, you should try to keep your friends alive as long as possible. They stay fresh longer that way.

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woodbutcher223308 Team Member Joined Aug 2003 Posts 3634 EE Offline IL, USA	Posted: 6/6/2008 3:18:59 PM EST I can live without a computer. I suck at cleaning a deer, I can get by on rabbitts and fish, and a kick ass garden. Hard to tell what a man may do to keep alive. I just hope the grammar nazi's go first.
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Posted: 6/6/2008 3:19:00 PM EST

Originally Posted By strawberry_snaps:

Originally Posted By Turkeh:

Originally Posted By strawberry_snaps:
Besides having the proper equipment, what makes a makes a man, a man, instead of a boy.

When you no longer need to ask.

I've got all the wrong equipment! Just wondering if my expectations were/are too high...

Continue, Please

Just my opinion, but a man doesn't need to ask what makes a man. It's not something that can really be defined, you either are or you aren't and when you become one you know it and know if someone else is or isn't.

Marcbme Joined May 2004 Posts 1494 EE Offline MT, USA	Posted: 6/6/2008 3:27:31 PM EST 2 pages and NOBODY said "Take care of his babies"? Fucking pathetic........

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Posted: 6/6/2008 3:28:03 PM EST

Originally Posted By Marcbme:
2 pages and NOBODY said "Take care of his babies"?

Fucking pathetic........

Originally Posted By tommytrauma:
Assuming personal responsability.

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Posted: 6/6/2008 3:30:02 PM EST

Originally Posted By Marcbme:
2 pages and NOBODY said "Take care of his babies"?

Fucking pathetic........

I dont have any children

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That's easy... if as a woman you don't have that figured out by now, you're in for a long unhappy life.

The correct answer is Honor.

From my Grandparents: Honor is what a man does even when no one else is looking regardless how painful.

They come in all shapes and sizes, but one thing is always the same. Honor, period.

Love him or hate him, a man is always Honorable.

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Posted: 6/6/2008 3:33:08 PM EST

Originally Posted By Soylent:
When he does the hard thing, even though he is loathe to do it, because it is the right thing.

+1

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BravoMan5632

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Posted: 6/6/2008 3:49:48 PM EST

[Last Edit: 6/6/2008 4:02:13 PM EST by BravoMan5632]

Besides a pair of testicles??

Id say it is the ability to do what is right even if you really don't want to, to sacrifice your own happiness and freedom in exchange for the happiness and wellbeing of others.

Treating women with respect is never a bad thing either and far to many males today seem totally incapable of that.

I'm pretty sure I know who this question is in regards to Mama Snapps....
I've told you before and ill tell you again, your 50 times more of a man than that spineless bastard will ever be. (testicles aside....)

And to be quite honest....
Military service does not automatically make you a man, I can think of a few boys that joined up and I'd hesitate to even call them human.
Joining the military might make you a stronger person, a patriot or even a hero in some cases but you must be at least partially a man before hand for serving to make any difference in your character.

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Posted: 6/6/2008 3:51:50 PM EST

Originally Posted By woodbutcher223308:
I can live without a computer. I suck at cleaning a deer, I can get by on rabbitts and fish, and a kick ass garden.

Hard to tell what a man may do to keep alive. I just hope the grammar nazi's go first.

It is "nazis."

In any survival situation, you should try to keep your friends alive as long as possible. They stay fresh longer that way.

Proud member of Ranstad's Militia!

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Posted: 6/6/2008 3:55:01 PM EST

Originally Posted By FrankSymptoms:

Originally Posted By woodbutcher223308:
I can live without a computer. I suck at cleaning a deer, I can get by on rabbitts and fish, and a kick ass garden.

Hard to tell what a man may do to keep alive. I just hope the grammar nazi's go first.

It is "nazis."

Capital "N" because it is a proper noun.

Nazis.

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Posted: 6/6/2008 3:58:37 PM EST

Originally Posted By BravoMan5632:

And to be quite honest....
Military service does not automatically make you a man, I can think of a few boys that joined up and I'd hesitate to even call them human. Joining the military might make you a stronger person, a patriot or even a hero in some cases but you must be at least partially a man before hand for serving to make any difference in your character.

That, and the fact that there are women in the military kind of puts a damper on that theory.

Really people, it's the testicles, and the age of 18. All that other stuff you guys are talking about needs another word, because "man" is taken

GrIlLa Member Joined Mar 2008 Posts 399 EE Offline VA, USA	Posted: 6/6/2008 4:05:19 PM EST Ive been married 18 years since I was 17, some good some bad I would have to say The right woman makes a man.
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LoganSackett

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Posted: 6/6/2008 4:08:23 PM EST

Originally Posted By GrIlLa:
Ive been married 18 years since I was 17, some good some bad I would have to say The right woman makes a man.

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Posted: 6/6/2008 4:10:40 PM EST

Originally Posted By Joe731:

Originally Posted By BravoMan5632:

And to be quite honest....
Military service does not automatically make you a man, I can think of a few boys that joined up and I'd hesitate to even call them human. Joining the military might make you a stronger person, a patriot or even a hero in some cases but you must be at least partially a man before hand for serving to make any difference in your character.

That, and the fact that there are women in the military kind of puts a damper on that theory.

....

I LOL'd

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Posted: 6/6/2008 4:17:00 PM EST

Originally Posted By Only_Hits_Count:

Originally Posted By Joe731:

Originally Posted By BravoMan5632:

And to be quite honest....
Military service does not automatically make you a man, I can think of a few boys that joined up and I'd hesitate to even call them human. Joining the military might make you a stronger person, a patriot or even a hero in some cases but you must be at least partially a man before hand for serving to make any difference in your character.

That, and the fact that there are women in the military kind of puts a damper on that theory.

....

I LOL'd

Honestly.... I know some females that act like more of a man then most males I know.
Thats all i'm gonna say.

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