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Posted: 2/5/2006 9:04:49 AM EDT
A few days ago at work I managed to put the end of a nail (sticking out of a piece of wood) right through
the center of my right middle fingernail, and then partially ripped a section of the fingernail loose. Of course it hurt and it bled a bit, but after a little while it didn't hurt as long as I kept it taped down under a band-aid. A few days passed, and the only pain that ever came from it would be if the loose segment were to be flipped up too much, but otherwise, the damage to my nail bed healed already. I really don't want to spend several weeks or maybe months wearing a band-aid or a piece of tape to keep my nail segment from getting knocked around, nor do I want to cut the sucker off. So what's a guy to do? How about take a cue from the women? So I walked into a nail salon and the extremely cute little Vietnamese girl looks at my damaged nail, says "We fix that." and has me take a seat. She did some magic. Acrylic nail gel is wild stuff! Except for the red spot underneath where one small piece of my nail had totally ripped off, it looks and feels lik a normal nail again. A cure! 3 and a half bucks for the repair. She talked me into a manicure, too. Sure, why not? It's only ten bucks and I get to make time with two hot Vietnamese chicks at the same time! And my nails DO look nice now!   I felt like I should surrender my man card when I walked in, but another customer (a very cute brunette) said to me that women like men who are nicely groomed INCLUDING the hands, in fact, clean hands and nice nails go a long way toward impressing her. Hey, if it helps me to look good to the ladies, I'm all for it! CJ |
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Posted: 2/5/2006 9:07:58 AM EDT
[#1]
Next, you'll be shaving your legs and bragging about it.
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Posted: 2/5/2006 9:08:53 AM EDT
[#2]
Hand it over.
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Posted: 2/5/2006 9:10:00 AM EDT
[#3]
the repair was ok, the manicure is going to make you start having urges to buy pink shirts and listen to elton john
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Posted: 2/5/2006 9:10:09 AM EDT
[#4]
You'd need a lawnmower. Forget about it.
I'm just happy I don't have to worry about my loose nail piece getting caught, ripped off, and causing a buttload of pain... Oh, did I mention I got a phone number for one of the girls there, too? 
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Posted: 2/5/2006 9:10:27 AM EDT
[#5]
Unless she took you in trhe back for a "finisher" turn it in!
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Posted: 2/5/2006 9:10:39 AM EDT
[#6]
If you had to ask.......
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Posted: 2/5/2006 9:11:22 AM EDT
[#7]
You lost your man card around here long before this!!
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Posted: 2/5/2006 9:11:38 AM EDT
[#8]
So...did it have a "happy ending?"
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Posted: 2/5/2006 9:13:22 AM EDT
[#9]
How much was the waxing?
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Posted: 2/5/2006 9:14:49 AM EDT
[#10]
Yes he made an appointment for a pedicure.
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Posted: 2/5/2006 9:16:10 AM EDT
[#11]
Getting your nail fixed is fine. The rest of it.....did you watch Oprah during your mancure?
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Posted: 2/5/2006 9:16:39 AM EDT
[#12]
When are you going back in to get the hair on your back ripped off?
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Posted: 2/5/2006 9:16:52 AM EDT
[#13]
Probably Oxygen.
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Posted: 2/5/2006 9:18:21 AM EDT
[#14]
You can be forgiven for that ONE act of "unmanliness".
On the other hand, for the regulars ... i'm sorry, but i just don't get it when men get manicures. 
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Posted: 2/5/2006 9:20:15 AM EDT
[#15]
Actually, the price list on the wall said "bikini wax $25 and up" so I said to the manicurist, "I see that bikini waxing is 25 dollars and up. In my case I guess you'd have to charge at least two hundred!" They both burst out laughing at that. But it ain't gonna happen. The only way hair leaves my body is by it falling out of my head (it does that on its own, unfortunately) and by my morning facial shave. The rest is all natural and there's plenty of it and that's how it's gonna stay!  CJ |
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Posted: 2/5/2006 9:21:40 AM EDT
[#16]
Have you had any sudden urges to re-decorate someones house?
Have you been checking out other men to make sure their shoes and belts match? Do you stick you hand out in front of you, palm down to admire your new manicure or do you rotate your wrist with your fingertips in your palm and gaze at your new nails? Its a slippery slope your on! 
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Posted: 2/5/2006 9:23:50 AM EDT
[#17]
Running the risk of violating the CoC... Would a well-lubed Vietnamese manicurist count as said "slippery slope"?  CJ |
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Posted: 2/5/2006 9:26:54 AM EDT
[#18]
You need to post pics for us to judge. 
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Posted: 2/5/2006 9:30:33 AM EDT
[#19]
Just make a quick winkie check before you lube up anything!
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Posted: 2/5/2006 9:32:00 AM EDT
[#20]
Maybe you are getting invited to the next LADIES NIGHT OUT!! I'm glad it feels better |
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Posted: 2/5/2006 12:32:24 PM EDT
[#21]
From getting this thing done? no.
From posting on ARFCOM to see if you are "normal"? Yes. Yes your man card is revoked. Please tear it up and eat it now. In the future, if you balls grow back, a new one will be mailed to you.
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Posted: 2/5/2006 12:36:50 PM EDT
[#22]
If your next trip to the nail shop doens't end with a "Happy Ending" you are hearby required to submit your man-card for destruction.
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Posted: 2/5/2006 12:41:01 PM EDT
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Posted: 2/5/2006 12:43:18 PM EDT
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Posted: 2/5/2006 12:48:06 PM EDT
[#25]
You were good, right up to this point:
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Posted: 2/5/2006 12:48:21 PM EDT
[#26]
Start a Midol drip STAT!
BITCH!
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Posted: 2/5/2006 12:49:39 PM EDT
[#27]
Do you find yourself wanting to brighten up the colors of the house? ew found flare for interior decorating? Are you baking for your date? |
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Posted: 2/5/2006 1:36:19 PM EDT
[#28]
I knew I'd have a good time reading your responses.
You guys are a bunch of LOONS.  No wonder I feel so at home here! CJ |
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Posted: 2/5/2006 1:43:53 PM EDT
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Posted: 2/5/2006 1:46:57 PM EDT
[#30]
Lose? Sure you had it?
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Posted: 2/5/2006 1:47:34 PM EDT
[#31]
Yeah, fixing the nail was acceptable but the manicure was going too far.
As for the cute chick who said she likes sissified manicured men, she should try hitting on women instead. |
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Posted: 2/5/2006 1:51:23 PM EDT
[#32]
As long as you visited her seeester for a rub & tug immediately following the nail job you are ok.
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Posted: 2/5/2006 1:58:52 PM EDT
[#33]
+1 |
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Posted: 2/5/2006 2:04:16 PM EDT
[#34]
 You got talked into a manicure and you liked it.
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Posted: 2/5/2006 2:14:22 PM EDT
[#35]
you won't lose your man card if you at least asked for a happy ending...
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Posted: 2/5/2006 2:15:15 PM EDT
[#36]
Hey! Elton John is my favorite homosexual. |
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Posted: 2/5/2006 2:20:13 PM EDT
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Posted: 2/5/2006 2:28:14 PM EDT
[#38]
What I liked was making time with a cute Vietnamese chick who seems to like me.
No pink. No Elton John. No redecorating. Balls still where they usually hang. Nails look pretty decent. That's that. CJ |
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Posted: 2/5/2006 2:34:44 PM EDT
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Posted: 2/5/2006 2:39:20 PM EDT
[#40]
You were good with the repair, and even the manicure would have been okay if you did it to plan to get the phone number. I'm going to have to cut your card in half. |
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Posted: 2/5/2006 2:41:37 PM EDT
[#41]
Well...you don't have to give up your man card if you have a sister/girlfriend/wife that can give you your manicure in the privacy of your own home.
Whenever my brother went to a black-tie affair, French restaurant with a hot date, etc. he would ask me to clean up his hands. As a total gearhead in grease up to his elbows 98% of the time, his hands always look bad. As a matter of fact, his callouses were so bad around his nails, the dirt was so ground in, I had to take a foot file to his hands to get the grease out of his skin and smooth the callouses out. AND...he's a nail biter so every edge is jagged most of the time. Women love men with nice hands. If a man takes care of his hands, it impresses me. #1 -- It shows he has respect for himself. #2 -- It shows me that he understands the importance of personal hygiene. #3 -- It assures me that I won't be scarred beyond recognition if he decides to grab me with those grubby paws of his! YMMV --- I think men with nice hands just rock! |
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Posted: 2/5/2006 3:19:33 PM EDT
[#42]
OK... cute ASIAN chick...better?
REALLY cute. As in, GORGEOUS. And yes, I figured that giving her some business could only help my quest for a phone number and maybe a lot more....and a manicure semed like the most innocuous of the available menu items. CJ
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Posted: 2/5/2006 3:47:14 PM EDT
[#43]
well, there are always exceptions....... |
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