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[zachary_amaryllis]

I tie a hoodie around my waist sometimes. My mother would always whine about it because it looked "girly" or "gay".

i'd like to wear a fanny pack, but, sadly, there's too much fanny.

[renegade]

i'd like to wear a fanny pack, but, sadly, there's too much fanny.

Yeah, I have that same problem!   

[GreenLanternCorps]

As a guy in his 50's most of my interests and hobbies (Model Railroading, Historical Miniature and Board Wargaming, and reading/watching science fiction, fantasy, and history) tend to be male dominated or neutral, with two exceptions.

I like Hallmark movies, both regular and Christmas as a change of pace, but with a preference to those with a fantastical element. 

I am a fan of Gilmore Girls...
Not just a fan, but a serious "JavaJunkie"  Luke/Lorelei and "Nudist"  Rory/Marty shipper...
Who reads Gilmore Girls fan fiction...

[kphoger]

I can't stand Napoleon Dynamite, but I like Under the Tuscan Sun.

I don't think The Princess Bride is very funny, but I like Pride and Prejudice.

[Roadgeekteen]

I like Taylor Swifts music

[JayhawkCO]

My updated list

I like musicals, and one of my favorites is The Greatest Showman.
I'd rather own a cat than a dog. (To be honest, I LIKE dogs more, but the care/time quotient is much higher.)
I cry at movies at a higher rate than most men I'm sure.
I don't each very much red meat.
Gymnastics is/are one of my favorite Olympic events to watch.
I'm really good at wrapping presents and normally add ribbon and such.
I'll see any Disney/Pixar movie when it comes out.
I haven't seen the Godfather movies or Scarface straight through.
I know how to cross stitch and can do it pretty well.
I'm also handy with a sewing machine (but I use it to make my own outdoor equipment, so I suppose that's slightly more "manly").
I'd much rather listen to Bonnie Tyler or Heart than most of the male hair bands of the era.
I've never been hit in the face.
Rosé is one of my go-to wines
Sports in general is becoming less and less an important part of my life
I really like holding babies
I've never driven a stick
I do 95% of the cooking in our house
95% of the time at home, I sit down to pee (I use this as an excuse to have some alone time away from my son that's currently a daddy-magnet)

[Max Rockatansky]

I've watched Bridgerton with my wife and didn't think it was the most horrible thing ever.

[kphoger]

I've watched Bridgerton with my wife and didn't think it was the most horrible thing ever.

My wife and I rather enjoyed it.  But yes, it is literally a trashy romance novel adapted for TV.

In the beginning, the anachronisms and inaccuracies bothered me a lot.  But, once I accepted the series on its own terms as a trashy romance novel, I was able to calm down about it.  I think I wrote about that in another thread.  Let me hunt for it...

[kphoger]

Ah, that's why I couldn't find it.  I'd posted about it on a completely unrelated forum.  Here's a copy-and-paste from that other forum:

16 DEC 2024

My wife has got us watching Bridgerton after the boys go to bed.  Certain things rubbed me the wrong way at first, but then, once I realized that it's just the TV version of a trashy romance novel, everything settled into place.  Is the fashion wrong for the time period? it doesn't matter, because they just have to look the way we want them to have looked.  Do the dances not fit the music being played? it doesn't matter, because all that matters is that there's a ball.  Do I see a fortepiano but hear a modern piano? it doesn't matter, because it's just an excuse to put the word 'pianoforte' into the script.  Is the first season basically pornographic? it doesn't matter, because it's just a trashy romance novel show.  Is everyone more of a caricature than a character? it doesn't matter, because it's just a trashy romance novel show.  Now that I've got the proper perspective, it's actually fun to watch.

[LilianaUwU]

I surrendered mine 7 years ago.

[kphoger]

I surrendered mine 7 years ago.

Oh come on, tell us one specific light-hearted thing.  Be a sport.  Not everything has to be serious.

[Rothman]

I surrendered mine 7 years ago.

Oh come on, tell us one specific light-hearted thing.  Be a sport.  Not everything has to be serious.

Came across as a positive to me.

[PColumbus73]

I like Cher and Celine Dion

[Max Rockatansky]

I've watched Bridgerton with my wife and didn't think it was the most horrible thing ever.

My wife and I rather enjoyed it.  But yes, it is literally a trashy romance novel adapted for TV.

In the beginning, the anachronisms and inaccuracies bothered me a lot.  But, once I accepted the series on its own terms as a trashy romance novel, I was able to calm down about it.  I think I wrote about that in another thread.  Let me hunt for it...

At minimum I found out who Simone Ashley was because of that show.

[formulanone]

I found this bag in a gift store with other makeup purses...



It's perfect for holding wires and cords and has a real metal zipper; although the constellations are scrambled (Southern Cross isn't anywhere near Big Dipper), I'm a sucker for that antique celestial look. Of course, my wife still calls it my "makeup bag".

...I really wanted this in that same store, too. But half my notebooks sit on a shelf so I don't need another just yet, and I haven't warmed up to dot grid paper.

[kphoger]

I found this bag in a gift store with other makeup purses ... although the constellations are scrambled (Southern Cross isn't anywhere near Big Dipper)

Sorry, we cannot accept your man card.  Nitpicking the accuracy of the bag's design clearly identifies you as a man.

[hbelkins]

I can't remember if I posted in this thread previously or not, and I don't care to go back through 17 pages of posts to check, but:

I like cats. I love cats. I prefer cats to dogs.

I actually owned (until it got stolen a couple of years ago) the Nelson CD from the early 1990s. (Thankfully, I still have the MP3 rips from it so I can still listen to "After The Rain" and "Love and Affection" anytime I want to.)

[WillWeaverRVA]

I don't like hunting or fishing. In fact, I find the idea of hunting for sport completely repulsive even though there are a lot of hunters in my dad's family.

I hate beer. I prefer wine, generally red. Of course, I don't drink much to begin with.

I've never smoked even though both my parents were smokers at one time. I find it repulsive.

My playlist contains songs by Carly Rae Jepsen and Sabrina Carpenter.

I like Sanrio characters, mainly because my wife does too and it's probably a lingering remnant of my anime obsession when I was in college.

I hate having facial hair, even though I typically only shave once a week.

I am very much non-confrontational and prefer diplomacy over fisticuffs.

I had no idea how to work on cars until I taught myself a couple years ago.

[Max Rockatansky]

I'd probably shave again, but my wife hates how I look.  She says it makes me look way younger than she is (we are one year apart).

[kphoger]

I prefer wine, generally red.

I mean, you could have said Chardonnay...

[JayhawkCO]

I prefer wine, generally red.

I mean, you could have said Chardonnay...

White burgundy is a "man's white".

[kphoger]

White burgundy is a "man's white".

I'm not knocking white wine in general, not by any means.  Nothing at all unmanly about a nice Graves or Viognier.

[1995hoo]

When I was a kid I liked white wine better because it's served chilled and I found it weird that red wine was so warm.

Nowadays I don't have a firm preference for one or the other because, of course, it depends on what I'm eating. Last week I actually opened a bottle of white with a pizza that was topped with pepperoni, sausage, bacon, ground beef, and ham. Ms1995hoo isn't supposed to drink wine at the moment after having a tooth pulled, so I didn't want to open either of two particular bottles of red wine that she wants to try. So instead I tried a Grüner Veltliner and it went very well. Surprisingly well. (I even impressed myself by refraining from drinking the whole bottle.)

But if I'm going to splurge on a pricey bottle, it's usually going to be a red or a Champagne.

[WillWeaverRVA]

I prefer wine, generally red.

I mean, you could have said Chardonnay...

I've never really cared for Chardonnay.

[kphoger]

I've never really cared for Chardonnay.

It's all in jest anyway.  I really like unoaked Chardonnay and Pinot Grigio, each of which probably disqualifies me from 'man' status.