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wmenorr67

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The Art Of Manliness
« on: July 16, 2017, 03:18:28 AM »
http://www.artofmanliness.com/

Surprised that this website hasn't been brought up and thoroughly cussed and discussed at great lengths by this group.
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Re: The Art Of Manliness
« Reply #1 on: July 16, 2017, 03:48:10 AM »
Has it not been at all? It's a pretty good site. I'd like to get one of the books sometime.
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Re: The Art Of Manliness
« Reply #2 on: July 16, 2017, 05:35:23 AM »
Quote from: wmenorr67 on July 16, 2017, 03:18:28 AM
http://www.artofmanliness.com/

Surprised that this website hasn't been brought up and thoroughly cussed and discussed at great lengths by this group.

I follow them on Facebook.  They are pretty good overall, but there is still plenty of silliness and trying-too-hard to be "manly."  At least they haven't done an article on how to tie a man bun.
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Re: The Art Of Manliness
« Reply #3 on: July 16, 2017, 07:06:31 AM »
I know we've discussed that site on here before.  Probably in relation to one of our shaving threads.

I enjoy it, but I sometimes feel like sites like that, and some folks, are trying too hard.
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Re: The Art Of Manliness
« Reply #4 on: July 16, 2017, 07:39:00 AM »
Quote from: Fly320s on July 16, 2017, 05:35:23 AM
They are pretty good overall, but there is still plenty of silliness and trying-too-hard to be "manly." 

This

Quote from: dogmush on July 16, 2017, 07:06:31 AM
I enjoy it, but I sometimes feel like sites like that, and some folks, are trying too hard.

and this.

Maybe because I see "being a man" as being more than a collection of skills you have or activities you engage in.  Wet shaving doesn't make me a man, nor does not knowing how to tie a bow tie make me less of one.

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Re: The Art Of Manliness
« Reply #5 on: July 16, 2017, 09:25:18 AM »
Quote from: mtnbkr on July 16, 2017, 07:39:00 AM
This

and this.

Maybe because I see "being a man" as being more than a collection of skills you have or activities you engage in.  Wet shaving doesn't make me a man, nor does not knowing how to tie a bow tie make me less of one.

Chris

They talk more than just skills or activities.
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Re: The Art Of Manliness
« Reply #6 on: July 16, 2017, 09:37:45 AM »
In general, I like The Art of Manliness. Sure, there's some hipster beardo lumberjack stuff there, but there are also some really good essays and tips. I can off the top of my head think of about 300 men I know that need to read "how to shake hands".

I've actually learned a lot about historical figures that I hadn't heard of before because of essays and links from their site.

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Re: The Art Of Manliness
« Reply #7 on: July 16, 2017, 11:07:49 PM »
Quote from: freakazoid on July 16, 2017, 09:25:18 AM
They talk more than just skills or activities.

Maybe.  I stopped reading their articles many years ago.

Chris
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Re: The Art Of Manliness
« Reply #8 on: July 18, 2017, 09:19:39 AM »
Hard to pick on a guy whose choice of firearms is a 2" Colt Python...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onuGvjbn0ck

Funny.  At 1:10, he talks about opening the solvent and taking in "that manly smell of Hoppe's #9."  Y'all love that smell, don't you?   :lol:
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