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Criteria for being a Real Man

So, you want to bring up the real man thing again? Ok. Cr...
territorial sanctuary mediation
  04/17/18
0 for 4. well done.
wine associate
  04/20/18
Nah, just At least 6'2" At least 200 lbs At least ...
Slimy adulterous plaza ceo
  04/17/18
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  04/19/18
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https://www.huffingtonpost.com/jeff-klima/no-way-hemingway_b...
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indeed
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one of the worst articles ever
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Xoxo Hemingway
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(reminder: this poaster was rejected by a Russian profession...
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315/225/405
Topaz Field
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what about ohp
Harsh Vigorous Step-uncle's House
  04/20/18
He said 405
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1. Complete a construction project in your house. Not some f...
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This is really prole
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  04/19/18
Only fucking faggots are born wealthy. Prove me wrong.
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Topaz Field
  04/19/18
He's the oberprolenfuhrer and I say this as one of his most ...
Impressive skinny woman
  04/19/18
I deadlifted 365 literally the first time i deadlifted in my...
Topaz Field
  04/19/18
sure you did
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  04/19/18
if you have strong rows and squats, it is very easy to deadl...
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  04/20/18
own a construction business
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(Cuckold)
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instantly envisioned OP as a nasally Jew when I read that.
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aqua rigor
  04/19/18
This list is SPS. Here is a better one: 1. takes char...
Carnelian mother
  04/19/18
18. Maybe a perfectly drafted discovery objection that was n...
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gooky and misguided OP good try though
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Date: April 17th, 2018 9:37 AM
Author: territorial sanctuary mediation

So, you want to bring up the real man thing again? Ok.

Criteria for being a real man:

1) Military service

2) Primary caretaker for elderly or disabled person that's NOT your vocation -- so like a parent or other family member.

3) Worker in some way in a war zone -- construction, journalist, whatever.

4) Married, active father to 2-4 children. You must live in the same house with those children and the mother, and you must take care of them financially and emotionally. You can't be a BAD father and be a man. You also do not have to procreate. You could be a father to them by adoption or marriage (wife had kids from previous marriage for example). Need at least 2 to fully feel what it's like to be a father, and more than 4 just allows the kids to take care of themselves too much, so 2-4 kids is the range. Now, if you had 4 and then one moves out and you had a 5th, then I'd accept that.

Those are the main ways to be a man. I would consider others if you want to provide them.

A single guy though who never has children and works to support himself and his lifestyle and doesn't fall into any of the other criteria I spelled out isn't a real man in my opinion. To be a real man requires serious responsibility, and that isn't fully realized for most people unless they are a GOOD father to 2-4 children.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3951469&forum_id=2#35857896)



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Date: April 20th, 2018 2:10 AM
Author: wine associate

0 for 4. well done.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3951469&forum_id=2#35879635)



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Date: April 17th, 2018 9:41 AM
Author: Slimy adulterous plaza ceo

Nah, just

At least 6'2"

At least 200 lbs

At least 8"

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3951469&forum_id=2#35857925)



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Date: April 19th, 2018 8:57 PM
Author: Multi-colored library water buffalo

6'3"

230

Don't spin like rat

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3951469&forum_id=2#35877777)



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Date: April 17th, 2018 9:43 AM
Author: confused psychic

taking care of your dad's 2nd wife or being a journalist in baghdad isn't the same as the other 2. did you mean all 4 at once?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3951469&forum_id=2#35857932)



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Date: April 17th, 2018 9:43 AM
Author: impertinent pisswyrm fat ankles

what about one of those ice crab fisher guys on the TV show?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3951469&forum_id=2#35857936)



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Date: April 17th, 2018 9:47 AM
Author: Metal twinkling french chef locus

be perfectly willing to fight a stranger if they steal your parking space

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3951469&forum_id=2#35857955)



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Date: April 17th, 2018 9:49 AM
Author: Doobsian blue institution jap



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Date: April 18th, 2018 9:39 AM
Author: territorial sanctuary mediation



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Date: April 19th, 2018 8:47 PM
Author: Galvanic opaque abode



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Date: April 19th, 2018 8:58 PM
Author: Sickened olive stead



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Date: April 19th, 2018 9:01 PM
Author: jade learning disabled hissy fit address



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3951469&forum_id=2#35877800)



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Date: April 19th, 2018 9:29 PM
Author: Topaz Field



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Date: April 17th, 2018 9:47 AM
Author: slate piazza dingle berry

do you have to be all 4 or just one of the 4? I qualify under the latter but I'm a complete bitch

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3951469&forum_id=2#35857957)



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Date: April 17th, 2018 9:52 AM
Author: Sadistic motley genital piercing

Not coming up with lists of criteria on the internet for what it takes to be a man. Lol at pussyboi op

And by your criteria trumps not a man? Ljl

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3951469&forum_id=2#35857981)



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Date: April 18th, 2018 9:41 AM
Author: buck-toothed outnumbered circlehead macaca

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/jeff-klima/no-way-hemingway_b_665458.html

By Jeff Klima

Ernest Hemingway once famously said that in order for one to be a man, a guy had to do four things: 1.) Plant a tree 2.) Fight a bull 3.) Have a son 4.) Write a book. Now that sounds like a damn good list, and it does sound manly as hell, but it also sounds outdated as hell.

Whether Hemingway meant for the list to be taken literally or metaphorically doesn’t really matter because we, as a society, are fascinated with both making lists and attempting to live by them. Me especially. Currently my five favorite films are 1. Network 2. Point Break 3. Adaptation 4. The Blues Brothers 5. Jaws. Don’t expect that list to be the same next week though — I am constantly watching and re-watching films that find their way in and out of my heart. My five favorite books? Well that’s a whole other article. But I’ve been fascinated with Hemingway and his odd little checklist for quite some time.

The first rule, Plant a tree, if taken non-literally seems to contradict with the third rule: Have a son. And for that matter, in terms of metaphor, rule three and rule four are at odds. They all deal with the idea of spreading one’s seed and creating something that endures. The only stand-alone measure of Hemingway’s manhood was to fight a bull — to persevere in the face of danger. If one wanted to create the argument that Hemingway was speaking on a higher plane, then one would logically have to reason out instead the values that Hemingway was inferring. So naturally his list then becomes: 1.) Maintain the balance of the Earth 2.) Test your mettle 3.) Carry on your family name 4.) Do what you love. But you know what? That sounds like the least manly list ever. Step five should involve sipping a latte and getting your asshole bleached. And to that, I say, “No way, Hemingway!”

Taken literally, as it should be, the list, unfortunately, is almost as bad. All four things read like a quick checklist that Hemingway scribbled out right before he unloaded the round of buckshot through his parietal lobe. “Ugh ... ugh... shit, lets see ... I fought that bull one time— that was pretty badass. I’m an author, so I’ll put something about the manliness of book writing ... I’ve got three boys, so that’s a lock ... hmm... fuck it, plant a tree ... yeah, why not.” Do you believe that Hemingway made his list before he fought a bull? Neither do I (Incidentally if you said “yes” there, go to hell). One of his steps to manhood could just as easily have been 2. Jump a motorcycle over a shark tank. In this day and age, it’s probably a more achievable task and it seems equally as manly.

So if Hemingway’s list doesn’t really hold up in this day and age, how then is a boy like me able to become a man? Well, by God, I’ll do what any man-in-waiting worth his salt should do. I’ll make my own damn list.

First up, forget the son. Hell, I don’t want any kids, they’ll get in the way of my lying around naked ... and if they don’t, well they ought to ... that’s just weird. So rule three for me becomes instead: Eat a hamburger that wins you money. It doesn’t have to be the biggest; it’s just got to get you paid.

Now rule two is a good one, but too hard to accomplish without getting PETA on your ass, so out of necessity our litmus test for bravery becomes: Punch out a terrorist. I’m sure this would have been on Hemingway’s list if terrorists seemed as common a threat back in his day. Now, ideally, the terrorist would be trying to kill innocent people at the time you punch him out, but if it so happens your “terrorist” is a 46-year-old white guy wearing a Hawaiian shirt in a bar when you happen to be there, drunk ... well, this one is open to some interpretation.

Planting trees is so 1993 — this is the age of technology and big hamburgers. These days you want your rule number one to have some gusto! And so now we have: Rule 1. Destroy a car with a sledgehammer. Not bad, right?

And now for the last rule: Write a book. Well it just so happens that writing a book was manly then, and it’s manly now. In fact, it’s probably the manliest thing you could ever do (short of being a fighter pilot, but that’s a whole different ballgame). So rule 4 stays. If you don’t like it, well, lets just say that being a man isn’t for everybody.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3951469&forum_id=2#35866298)



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Date: April 18th, 2018 9:46 AM
Author: territorial sanctuary mediation

painfully bad

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3951469&forum_id=2#35866323)



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Date: April 18th, 2018 9:47 AM
Author: buck-toothed outnumbered circlehead macaca

indeed

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3951469&forum_id=2#35866324)



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Date: April 20th, 2018 10:37 PM
Author: Mind-boggling smoky shitlib

one of the worst articles ever

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3951469&forum_id=2#35885992)



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Date: April 20th, 2018 1:32 AM
Author: Carnelian mother

Xoxo Hemingway

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3951469&forum_id=2#35879435)



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Date: April 18th, 2018 9:47 AM
Author: Trip trust fund set

Suck cock

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3951469&forum_id=2#35866325)



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Date: April 18th, 2018 9:48 AM
Author: aquamarine main people gaming laptop

"You also do not have to procreate. You could be a father to them by adoption or marriage (wife had kids from previous marriage for example)."

We're talking about being a man not an intellectual.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3951469&forum_id=2#35866334)



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Date: April 19th, 2018 8:33 PM
Author: territorial sanctuary mediation



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3951469&forum_id=2#35877636)



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Date: April 19th, 2018 8:44 PM
Author: fluffy tanning salon boltzmann

https://jimfairthorne.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/failed-as-a-parent.jpg?w=490

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3951469&forum_id=2#35877690)



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Date: April 19th, 2018 8:45 PM
Author: Lilac shrine filthpig

ITT: massive levels of assburgers

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3951469&forum_id=2#35877695)



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Date: April 19th, 2018 8:46 PM
Author: Trip trust fund set

(reminder: this poaster was rejected by a Russian professional whore)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3951469&forum_id=2#35877700)



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Date: April 19th, 2018 8:49 PM
Author: Topaz Field

315/225/405

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3951469&forum_id=2#35877720)



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Date: April 20th, 2018 2:16 AM
Author: Harsh Vigorous Step-uncle's House

what about ohp

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3951469&forum_id=2#35879675)



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Date: April 20th, 2018 6:00 AM
Author: haunting alcoholic school

He said 405

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3951469&forum_id=2#35880095)



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Date: April 19th, 2018 8:50 PM
Author: Impressive skinny woman

1. Complete a construction project in your house. Not some faggot nailing up a shelf, something involving power tools and that will last the life of the structure. Frame a wall, run some power, plumb a new bathroom, etc.

2. Kill. It can be a person, an animal, or someone's dreams, but without knowing the feeling of taking a life, you can't live your own to the fullest.

3. Deadlift at least 3 plates - a surprising number of people can't do this, and it's far more useful in day to day life than benching 1.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3951469&forum_id=2#35877730)



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Date: April 19th, 2018 8:59 PM
Author: Insane cyan base

This is really prole

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3951469&forum_id=2#35877788)



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Date: April 19th, 2018 9:04 PM
Author: Impressive skinny woman

Only fucking faggots are born wealthy. Prove me wrong.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3951469&forum_id=2#35877817)



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Date: April 19th, 2018 9:08 PM
Author: Topaz Field

https://stevendalejennings.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/donald-trump-american-flag.jpg

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3951469&forum_id=2#35877850)



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Date: April 19th, 2018 9:10 PM
Author: Impressive skinny woman

He's the oberprolenfuhrer and I say this as one of his most loyal supporters. He's the blue collar billionaire by anyone's standards.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3951469&forum_id=2#35877867)



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Date: April 19th, 2018 9:00 PM
Author: Topaz Field

I deadlifted 365 literally the first time i deadlifted in my life (I had been doing squats and rows previously for 2 years)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3951469&forum_id=2#35877796)



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Date: April 19th, 2018 9:25 PM
Author: alcoholic scourge upon the earth

sure you did

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3951469&forum_id=2#35877959)



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Date: April 20th, 2018 10:26 PM
Author: Topaz Field

if you have strong rows and squats, it is very easy to deadlift, it is not a technical lift like the squat or bench

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3951469&forum_id=2#35885931)



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Date: April 19th, 2018 8:50 PM
Author: stimulating arrogant area windowlicker

own a construction business

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3951469&forum_id=2#35877733)



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Date: April 19th, 2018 8:55 PM
Author: Nofapping Hairy Legs Corner

(Cuckold)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3951469&forum_id=2#35877768)



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Date: April 19th, 2018 9:01 PM
Author: Titillating Grizzly Dog Poop Jewess

1. shove iPhone up your butt



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3951469&forum_id=2#35877799)



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Date: April 19th, 2018 9:01 PM
Author: pale public bath



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Date: April 19th, 2018 9:02 PM
Author: gaped hospital

Sad thread on the whole

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3951469&forum_id=2#35877808)



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Date: April 19th, 2018 9:27 PM
Author: Shivering bistre home feces



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Date: April 19th, 2018 9:27 PM
Author: Heady ladyboy



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Date: April 19th, 2018 9:46 PM
Author: Razzle lettuce

instantly envisioned OP as a nasally Jew when I read that.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3951469&forum_id=2#35878073)



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Date: April 19th, 2018 9:47 PM
Author: aqua rigor

- has XY chromosomes

- has penis

*SJWs furious*



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3951469&forum_id=2#35878076)



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Date: April 19th, 2018 11:15 PM
Author: Carnelian mother

This list is SPS.

Here is a better one:

1. takes charge and leads (doesn't have to be all the time but has to be a capability).

2. Loyal to his friends (of which he has several close ones that have lasted years).

3. In shape (doesn't have to be ripped but can't be fat)

4. Mastered his craft, whatever it may be.

5. Spends his time building something that will last longer than he will.

6. Contributes to society in some sort of way (e.g., not just about making bucks).

7. Has a sport in his life that he is good at. Competes a lot and enjoys it.

8. Drinks but in a controlled fashion.

9. Chest hair

10. Has a dog but not an over the top "bully breed" or some puny little hamster thing.

11. If he has a wife and/or kids, he is the rock.

12. Takes care of his elders.

13. Sticks up for the little guy.

14. Is passionate about something and spends time doing that thing well.

15. Tips well.

16. Well traveled but not showy.

17. Calm

18. Contributes something to this world that unequivocally would not have been there had he not lived. Maybe it's his children. Maybe a company. Maybe one wrought iron support beam placed perfectly in a 70 story building. Needs a legacy of some sort no mater how big or small.



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3951469&forum_id=2#35878613)



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Date: April 20th, 2018 6:04 AM
Author: haunting alcoholic school

18. Maybe a perfectly drafted discovery objection that was never propounded because the case settled, nearly stored on a server of closed files.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3951469&forum_id=2#35880101)



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Date: April 20th, 2018 8:57 AM
Author: slate piazza dingle berry

idiotic list

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3951469&forum_id=2#35880439)



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Date: September 13th, 2018 10:54 AM
Author: territorial sanctuary mediation



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Date: April 20th, 2018 9:18 AM
Author: flatulent deep stag film dragon

1. lifts nude

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3951469&forum_id=2#35880509)



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Date: September 13th, 2018 10:55 AM
Author: laughsome codepig resort

gooky and misguided OP good try though

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3951469&forum_id=2#36800586)