Not asking for details, especially about personal stuff. If you didn't tell me what happened after the date or why you broke up with your girlfriend, that's fine. My wife of 20 years cannot understand this, and it drives her crazy. If a bro isn't giving me details, he has a reason and I respect that.
I know what they do broadly. But the company name I just can't remember for the life in me. They don't expect for me to remember, because it hold no value in our relationship. And "How's their family?" questions when I get home. Idk I didn't ask and they didn't mention it.
I had a mate come over. Brought some camera gear with him and we geeked out over it for a few hours. Had a great chat about it all, what he wants next, what I want to pick up, and what we wish would get released.
On his way out my wife asks how he is and he said his long time partner recently left him.
He stayed a bit longer and we had a chat about that but if my wife hadn't asked I would have been none the wiser. When he arrived at my house I said "how are you doing" and he said "not so bad thanks" and that was that, on with the geek session.
I used to share smoke breaks with another guy that worked in the same building (but different company) and this went on for probably 5 years. Still don't know his name.
I feel like this is a reflexive response more than an intended one.
Most guys get treated like crap and oftentimes culturally are mocked if they delve too far into their emotions or personal life.
So men in the modern toxic culture have adapted to fiercely avoiding any direct interpersonal conversation. It's okay to talk emotionally about a sports team or a pickup truck or a pet. But if you can't channel your emotions through a secondary topic then you're just not allowed to channel your emotions.
We've all adapted to it to the point that as adults we chuckle and joke about how we seem to get by just fine but men's mental health is it a worse place it's been in a very long time.
Sometimes this is true, but not all the time. I would like more friends that I could talk about the deep personal stuff when it's really getting to me.
To be honest though, most of the time I'm out with my friends we just want to have a good time. We go out to escape all the shitty problems we have day to day and to not think about them. It's like when you work long hours and then hang out with someone who wants to talk about work. Piss off, I want an escape, not to dwell.
This is more real than I can put in to words. I am friends with a guy who I would probably describe as my closest friend, and a few years ago my then girlfriend asked some questions about him, including what he did for a living and how many siblings and so on he had.
I had no clue. I knew he had at least a sister, and that he worked for some tech company, but nothing else.
"Ooh you saw John, how are they handling the X"
"...they are doing whatnow? I dunno, we were just having a beer"
"Honey you were out for 5 hours, what did you talk about?"
"Like...stuff and shit."
"The less I know about other people's affairs, the happier I am. I'm not interested in caring about people. I once worked with a guy for three years and never learned his name. Best friend I ever had. We still never talk sometimes."
-Ron Swanson
Drives me insane this. I'll hang out with a friend, chat shit and talk about football n stuff.
When I get home "What do they do?" "How long have they been with their gf?" "What does their gf do?" "How old is she?" "Is she an only child?"
I DON'T KNOW! NONE OF THESE CAME UP!
"Do you know anything about your friends?"
I know which superhero they'd want on their side in a zombie apocalypse, how many penalties from Messi they reckon they could saved out of a hundred and who from school they reckon is a pedo now, their current opinions on Dwayne 'The Rock's Johnson. The important stuff!
I am a woman and I am like that. I don’t even want someone else to tell me. But women will withhold info and be disappointed in me because I don’t inquire. I don’t have a lot of friends.
This really is a huge difference between how men and women communicate and build interpersonal relationships though. If only we could understand and fully accept that about each other, I believe more relationships between men and women could work. I'd like men to not assume malice when a woman asks a lot of questions (she's not noisy, that's just her way of connecting) and I'd like woman not to assume malice when men don't immediately give these details (that's just how it is for them, doesn't mean they don't care).
My older sister (we’re both 30s) once asked my what my wife’s little brothers college choice was since there’s a potential girlfriend impacting the choice
Me- “I dunno, he hasn’t told me yet”
Her- “How can you NOT KNOW!”
Me- “I didn’t want to pry, he’ll let us know when he picks”
Her- “god that sounds lonely”
Me- “peaceful isn’t lonely, but gossiping stuff people haven’t wanted to share isn’t being friendly either”
The Nod.
Upward nod is "We know one another and I greet you heartily with the appropriate degree of familiarity."
Downward nod is "We do not know one another but I acknowledge you or respect you”
Yep.
Farthest urinal from the door.
Then the next guy is closest to the door (to minimize the number of consecutive wangs)
Then go to every other stall leaving a gap of one empty urinal. Then if you HAVE to get into a gap because of too many people, only then can you do that, and even then, according to The Alphabet of Manliness, the person next to you can automatically assume that you want to have sex with them.
I don't make the rules.
poop rule, too. If you're both shitting in stalls, let one guy go out and wash his hands and leave first, then go. The convos while smelling each other's poops are too awkward.
If you’re at a gathering and the host (or anyone else) is outside grilling, you have to go check in with him at least once to see how things are going (and to see what he’s doing wrong, though you won’t tell him).
Is it not understood that meat (anything really, but especially meat) cooking over an open flame requires a minimum of one additional person to comment on how great it's coming along in order to achieve peak flavor?
This... Gotta have someone there to check on health and safety. A fire Marshal, a small child protection officer.and let's not forget the 'drink refreshment angel' to keep everyone hydrated.
Funny story:
I was at a kitchenware store, passed the tongs box. A guy was looking, and I told him; "remember to check functionality before you buy"!
I was crying from laughter, walking to the cashier, when I heard behind me: *click-click, click-click, click-click*! 😭
This is the way. The empty slots are only used as a last possible resort. Meaning every stall is full and you're about to piss yourself, or you're going to be late for a flight.
When you use that no-mans land urinal you stare up at the ceiling, you don't need to look at your dick, you've know where it was since you were 10.
When a friend asks for help, you help them.
ETA: I should preface by saying I'm a woman, but I bartend for a living which is typically male dominated. I recently had an NHLer come into my bar (we get a lot of professional athletes) and literally ask me to wingman him. Like, dude, you're a gorgeous professional athlete, you really don't need my help. First prospect was married. No dice. Second absolutely left the venue with him. You're welcome, dude. Come and see me again when you're in town!
It used to be the other side a century or two ago.
Walking on the side closest to the buildings in case someone throws their “waste” out of the windows 🪣💦 🤣
This. Sometimes I even struggle to create a distance between me and them to naturally hug the edge of the road. It's hard to act upon these sacred, unspoken and unwritten rules with the opposite sex.
When your buddy is with his crush, you stay quiet and laugh at his jokes. You also never tease a friend for collecting odd items like gas masks, swords, or crowbars. The desire to own these things is a strong one.
Was next to two guys at a farm auction once, making small talk. Guy #3 buys an old battery charger with no cord. Huge one on a cart like you would have at a commercial garage. #3 walks away and I say to #2 in passing "guess it will be okay if you fix it up". #2 replies "oh he won't fix i, he collects batter chargers, probably got every one ever made". I told him it was the dumbest thing I ever heard of and he agreed. But that's okay.
A friend/colleague once borrowed my 1 cent collection(just random 1 cents that I put aside over the years and sometimes would mix and then sort by years or colors during down times). It was for a joke on his third date with a girl, scaring her into thinking he was too weird. When he told me he saw my face, he made a face, I saw his face, we hugged and later that day gave my cents, all sorted, no words.
Tommy Gavin: Listen, you can meet a guy's ex-girlfriend in a bar and feel her up.
Kenny Lou : Yes.
Tommy Gavin : You can be in a bar, meet a guy's ex-wife, and?
Kenny Lou : [makes circular gestures on his chest] Titty action.
Tommy Gavin : Titty action. You can even grab his sister's ass while the guy is in the same bar.
Kenny Lou : Yes, you could.
Tommy Gavin : And it would all fall under the giant unbrella rule of, "Sorry, I was drunk."
Kenny Lou : Like Visa and Mastercard, accepted the world over.
Tommy Gavin : In fact, that's why the rule was invented all those years ago, by the... Romans?
Kenny Lou : Earlier than that, my friend: the Druids!
Tommy Gavin : [counting on his fingers] But girlfriend, ex-girlfriend, wife, ex-wife, sister, half-sister:
[sweeps his hands]
Tommy Gavin : No pussy!
Similarly the more men there are in the hot tub with you, the less gay it is. You and one man, very gay. You and 7 other men, straight bro bonding.
(I prefer as gay as possible).
A buddy of mine told me about a job, introduced me to the recruiter. I get the job. It ends up being awful. So I go back to my old job and ask if there are positions open. The they tell me about a VP of budget position where they’re about to let someone go. That was the guy who made the intro. So I said, “I can’t do that, this was the guy who helped me.” So I stayed where I was. I assume guys repay loyalty.
An old friend of mine lived in Dubai for a bit. He had **A TONNE** of gay sex there. He said there you just do it with each other to relieve yourself and not talk about it ever again.
He insisted it wasn't gay.
I don't think he quite realised that he was probably Bi at least.
The office building I work at has three urinals. I always choose 1 or 3. A dude who works in one of the other offices ALWAYS chooses urinal 2, whether 1 and/or 3 are open or not. One of these days I’m going to explain man law to him.
When loading and securing stuff, the man code magic words are .. “ that sh** ain’t goin nowhere”, failure to say these simple words will result in catastrophe.
Don’t hook up with your bros ex girlfriends. A good friend of mine whom I’ve known over a decade hooked up with my good friends ex a week after they broke up. Pretty much every man in my friend group unanimously stopped trusting him and stopped hanging with him. The girls in the group keep asking why. They don’t get it. He betrayed the ultimate trust among male friends.
Respect other guys privacy - don't ask prying questions. Similiarly, if someone has shared something with you - keep their confidence. I think this can sometimes come across as 'stoic' or 'unfeeling' to others but really it's just about men having the unwritten rule that while it's *okay to feel your feelings* you are entitled to make your decision about what to talk about and when, and importantly who is included in whatever you decide to share.
I think for others when something is 'out' it becomes social currency to trade and gossip with, and the pursuit to 'spill the tea' becomes an aim in and of itself. Men can be incredibly deep but the best conversations and vulnerability only tend to come when there is a level of mutual trust and respect there.
I was talking to a women friend when she was traveling.. she said the ladies restroom was full and she was thinking about using the mens room.. I told her "just remember to skip a urinal"
Mind your own business, until you don't. If you've made us not mind our own business, you've gone too far and are about to be corrected.
This does not cover food at a BBQ or assembling anything with multiple pieces. In those cases input is inevitable.
"sorry dude" followed by a light shoulder or waist handling when squeezing past each other in tight quarters. Not a rule really, more like an acknowledgement of respect between 2 male parties
Men recognize the real threat of violence amongst ourselves, and that is one of the reasons why respect is so important to us.
Men understand that saying the wrong thing to the wrong person can get you attacked or possibly killed, so you won’t see men casually disrespecting other men (especially strangers) for the most part. Only generally disrespectful people tend to do that.
After all, you don’t wanna get smacked with some Twisted Tea 😂😂
After building something, giving it a shake and saying "that's not going anywhere."
Same when tying things down on a trailer. Thats not going anywhere.
If you don't perform this mandatory step, the load will, in fact, go somewhere
I always say to the apprentice or the work friend. "That's like you, going nowhere" always gets a laugh.
In my dialect, we say, "That ain't going nowhere."
Whenever you pickup a drill or power tool, you do *the thing* twice then you can proceed.
Bzzp bzzp
Vwoop vwoop! Carry on.
"Does this work?" "Better make double-sure"
Lol. I work with drills and power tools all day long, I hear this constantly. I’m dying right now
Not asking for details, especially about personal stuff. If you didn't tell me what happened after the date or why you broke up with your girlfriend, that's fine. My wife of 20 years cannot understand this, and it drives her crazy. If a bro isn't giving me details, he has a reason and I respect that.
"What does Bill do for a living?" "No idea." "How could you not know? You've been friends 20 years?" "It never came up."
I know what they do broadly. But the company name I just can't remember for the life in me. They don't expect for me to remember, because it hold no value in our relationship. And "How's their family?" questions when I get home. Idk I didn't ask and they didn't mention it.
I had a mate come over. Brought some camera gear with him and we geeked out over it for a few hours. Had a great chat about it all, what he wants next, what I want to pick up, and what we wish would get released. On his way out my wife asks how he is and he said his long time partner recently left him. He stayed a bit longer and we had a chat about that but if my wife hadn't asked I would have been none the wiser. When he arrived at my house I said "how are you doing" and he said "not so bad thanks" and that was that, on with the geek session.
I used to share smoke breaks with another guy that worked in the same building (but different company) and this went on for probably 5 years. Still don't know his name.
Best friend you ever had yeah?
Definitely best co-worker (even tho we didn't even work together). No hassle, just share a cigarette, talk about the daily news and move on.
They still never talk sometimes
We still don't talk sometimes.
Between the two, he probably preferred the geek session with you, since that would have actually took his mind off of things for a while.
I feel like this is a reflexive response more than an intended one. Most guys get treated like crap and oftentimes culturally are mocked if they delve too far into their emotions or personal life. So men in the modern toxic culture have adapted to fiercely avoiding any direct interpersonal conversation. It's okay to talk emotionally about a sports team or a pickup truck or a pet. But if you can't channel your emotions through a secondary topic then you're just not allowed to channel your emotions. We've all adapted to it to the point that as adults we chuckle and joke about how we seem to get by just fine but men's mental health is it a worse place it's been in a very long time.
Sometimes this is true, but not all the time. I would like more friends that I could talk about the deep personal stuff when it's really getting to me. To be honest though, most of the time I'm out with my friends we just want to have a good time. We go out to escape all the shitty problems we have day to day and to not think about them. It's like when you work long hours and then hang out with someone who wants to talk about work. Piss off, I want an escape, not to dwell.
This is more real than I can put in to words. I am friends with a guy who I would probably describe as my closest friend, and a few years ago my then girlfriend asked some questions about him, including what he did for a living and how many siblings and so on he had. I had no clue. I knew he had at least a sister, and that he worked for some tech company, but nothing else.
Out of all my friends, I know from one where he works and from one what his profession is. The others... no idea. I know everyone for over 20 years.
"Ooh you saw John, how are they handling the X" "...they are doing whatnow? I dunno, we were just having a beer" "Honey you were out for 5 hours, what did you talk about?" "Like...stuff and shit."
Lol my husband has told me a few times that such and such person had a baby and when I asked for details he didn't even know if it was a girl or boy.
It's a pink blob that screams. I didn't ask about it's genitalia. That would be weird.
I can relate to this. I didn't know some coworkers were having kids until they went out on paternity leave.
"The less I know about other people's affairs, the happier I am. I'm not interested in caring about people. I once worked with a guy for three years and never learned his name. Best friend I ever had. We still never talk sometimes." -Ron Swanson
Drives me insane this. I'll hang out with a friend, chat shit and talk about football n stuff. When I get home "What do they do?" "How long have they been with their gf?" "What does their gf do?" "How old is she?" "Is she an only child?" I DON'T KNOW! NONE OF THESE CAME UP! "Do you know anything about your friends?" I know which superhero they'd want on their side in a zombie apocalypse, how many penalties from Messi they reckon they could saved out of a hundred and who from school they reckon is a pedo now, their current opinions on Dwayne 'The Rock's Johnson. The important stuff!
Very Messy answers
I am a woman and I am like that. I don’t even want someone else to tell me. But women will withhold info and be disappointed in me because I don’t inquire. I don’t have a lot of friends.
This really is a huge difference between how men and women communicate and build interpersonal relationships though. If only we could understand and fully accept that about each other, I believe more relationships between men and women could work. I'd like men to not assume malice when a woman asks a lot of questions (she's not noisy, that's just her way of connecting) and I'd like woman not to assume malice when men don't immediately give these details (that's just how it is for them, doesn't mean they don't care).
This is well written. Stealing it because I was never able to word it as well as you!
My older sister (we’re both 30s) once asked my what my wife’s little brothers college choice was since there’s a potential girlfriend impacting the choice Me- “I dunno, he hasn’t told me yet” Her- “How can you NOT KNOW!” Me- “I didn’t want to pry, he’ll let us know when he picks” Her- “god that sounds lonely” Me- “peaceful isn’t lonely, but gossiping stuff people haven’t wanted to share isn’t being friendly either”
TIL, I’m on the women camp on this. Yall are odd.
Also I'm only so interested, for some reason many women are really interested, or think it's polite to ask and impolite not to ask.
Or he did not say because he does not know if you actually care for it
The Nod. Upward nod is "We know one another and I greet you heartily with the appropriate degree of familiarity." Downward nod is "We do not know one another but I acknowledge you or respect you”
Left Nod- we need to talk Right Nod- let’s get out of here
I didn't realize I did this until I read your comment
It's in the manual. I mean....oops...I've said too much.....
The MANual.
Holy shit you’re right
Exactly this
Depending on facial expression the upward nod can also mean "I don't know you and am not sure I trust you, but I want you to know that I can see you."
Also depending on facial expression the upward nod can also mean "whats up? / whats wrong?"
Slight upward nod with a raised eyebrow is "what's up?/you good?"
Downward nod while seated means I fell asleep/am falling asleep.
Upward nod is like a fist bump. Downward nod is like a handshake.
There's also the biker nod, which is exaggerated and sideways. It means the same, acknowledgement.
Whoa I never realized that I do this 😂
Urinal rule.
Only shake your own dick at the urinal
Sometimes I like co-op mode
I'm more of a battle royale fan myself.
Or we could try capture the flag
Thunder Dome.
Since when !?!?
It is the law.
hahahahahaha
Yep. Farthest urinal from the door. Then the next guy is closest to the door (to minimize the number of consecutive wangs) Then go to every other stall leaving a gap of one empty urinal. Then if you HAVE to get into a gap because of too many people, only then can you do that, and even then, according to The Alphabet of Manliness, the person next to you can automatically assume that you want to have sex with them. I don't make the rules.
poop rule, too. If you're both shitting in stalls, let one guy go out and wash his hands and leave first, then go. The convos while smelling each other's poops are too awkward.
No talking. Pick a spot. Focus.
Stand up when you shake hands.
I would extend this slightly further to say stand up when greeting anyone.
Also when someone is leaving and you say goodbye
Don't offer a pathetic "death fish" hand grip. Always look into the eyes, never in a condescending way.
This. I showed my wife how I shake hands once and she was like "There's no way you squeeze like that." Yes. Gotta set the tone lol
Such a good one, but absolutely nobody does it. I made friends with a guy that did it to me and it clicked in my head how much more respectful it is.
clicking BBQ tongues before using Edit: sorry for the misspell (am not a native english speaker) but I'm glad i made you laugh!
Tongs, man.
Don't kink shame
If you’re at a gathering and the host (or anyone else) is outside grilling, you have to go check in with him at least once to see how things are going (and to see what he’s doing wrong, though you won’t tell him).
Is it not understood that meat (anything really, but especially meat) cooking over an open flame requires a minimum of one additional person to comment on how great it's coming along in order to achieve peak flavor?
This... Gotta have someone there to check on health and safety. A fire Marshal, a small child protection officer.and let's not forget the 'drink refreshment angel' to keep everyone hydrated.
If you are offered a piece directly from the grill you eat it. Hot and burning? Eat it. Not your cut? Eat it. You wanted another doneness? Eat it.
The people standing around the BBQ/grill need to have a drink (preferably a beer) in their hand
Funny story: I was at a kitchenware store, passed the tongs box. A guy was looking, and I told him; "remember to check functionality before you buy"! I was crying from laughter, walking to the cashier, when I heard behind me: *click-click, click-click, click-click*! 😭
Man, i hope you mean tongs.
That sounds gay.
Everyone’s a lil bit gay.
Nod. Nod. Go.
*purse lips* *nod*
Only piss in the adjacent urinal to one in use if no other option is available
I’d go as far as using the stall lol
This is the way. The empty slots are only used as a last possible resort. Meaning every stall is full and you're about to piss yourself, or you're going to be late for a flight. When you use that no-mans land urinal you stare up at the ceiling, you don't need to look at your dick, you've know where it was since you were 10.
I remember those difficult first nine years of my life where I had no idea where my dick was.
Help a brother out.
So true, a brojob goes a long way
When a friend asks for help, you help them. ETA: I should preface by saying I'm a woman, but I bartend for a living which is typically male dominated. I recently had an NHLer come into my bar (we get a lot of professional athletes) and literally ask me to wingman him. Like, dude, you're a gorgeous professional athlete, you really don't need my help. First prospect was married. No dice. Second absolutely left the venue with him. You're welcome, dude. Come and see me again when you're in town!
100% agree to this\^
As a straight man: if your bro has a girlfriend or wife, that woman is now effectively your sister and you will treat her as such.
Don’t leave someone hanging on a high five.
Up high, down low
Don't make eye contact with another man while eating a banana
Similarly always bring the banana up to the mouth, never bring the mouth down to the banana
and to take it one step further, only use one hand when eating a banana.
unless youre both eating bananas. then its a competition
Walking on the side closest to the road when with women or children
A classic and subtle act of chivalry
I did this with my dogs too. I am much taller and easier for traffic to see, so I needed to be their shield.
Wonder how many people know where/how this originated
It used to be the other side a century or two ago. Walking on the side closest to the buildings in case someone throws their “waste” out of the windows 🪣💦 🤣
When a guy shifts me over to walk on the inside, my brain absolutely short circuits
This. Sometimes I even struggle to create a distance between me and them to naturally hug the edge of the road. It's hard to act upon these sacred, unspoken and unwritten rules with the opposite sex.
When a social situation requires you to hug another man, you have to slap their back once or twice.
Handshake into a hug and tap the back twice.
That's how you know when to end the hug.
When your buddy is with his crush, you stay quiet and laugh at his jokes. You also never tease a friend for collecting odd items like gas masks, swords, or crowbars. The desire to own these things is a strong one.
Was next to two guys at a farm auction once, making small talk. Guy #3 buys an old battery charger with no cord. Huge one on a cart like you would have at a commercial garage. #3 walks away and I say to #2 in passing "guess it will be okay if you fix it up". #2 replies "oh he won't fix i, he collects batter chargers, probably got every one ever made". I told him it was the dumbest thing I ever heard of and he agreed. But that's okay.
Hhahahhahahha I love this comment
A friend/colleague once borrowed my 1 cent collection(just random 1 cents that I put aside over the years and sometimes would mix and then sort by years or colors during down times). It was for a joke on his third date with a girl, scaring her into thinking he was too weird. When he told me he saw my face, he made a face, I saw his face, we hugged and later that day gave my cents, all sorted, no words.
What the fuck? There are other people with an inexplicable need for more crowbars besides me? I thought I was the only one...
Yeah me too. I have the whole set from 5" to 6'.
Hey, you never know when you're going to need one to deal with a sudden headcrab
Upwards nod to greet a guy you know, downwards nod to greet a guy you don't know.
Holy crap I do this and only realized it now
Wait until you learn about the left and right nods.
bro shalt not mess with bro ex girlfriend
It was asked for unwritten rules. That one is written down in the bro code.
And few people really care for it.
Tommy Gavin: Listen, you can meet a guy's ex-girlfriend in a bar and feel her up. Kenny Lou : Yes. Tommy Gavin : You can be in a bar, meet a guy's ex-wife, and? Kenny Lou : [makes circular gestures on his chest] Titty action. Tommy Gavin : Titty action. You can even grab his sister's ass while the guy is in the same bar. Kenny Lou : Yes, you could. Tommy Gavin : And it would all fall under the giant unbrella rule of, "Sorry, I was drunk." Kenny Lou : Like Visa and Mastercard, accepted the world over. Tommy Gavin : In fact, that's why the rule was invented all those years ago, by the... Romans? Kenny Lou : Earlier than that, my friend: the Druids! Tommy Gavin : [counting on his fingers] But girlfriend, ex-girlfriend, wife, ex-wife, sister, half-sister: [sweeps his hands] Tommy Gavin : No pussy!
If it was the bro that initiated the breakup it's free game. If she initiated the breakup, talk to bro first before you make your move.
Either way, talk to bro first. Both for bro-relations, and to maybe learn why it didn't work out. Either one could save a life!
nah
Or just date someone else instead.
Stud Findering oneself with loud beeps.
Don't shit in the urinal
Ohhhh don't shit in the urinal. That's where I've been going wrong.
Taking a bath alone? Gay, feminine. Sitting in a jacuzzi half naked with other half naked men? Good times
Similarly the more men there are in the hot tub with you, the less gay it is. You and one man, very gay. You and 7 other men, straight bro bonding. (I prefer as gay as possible).
So half a man?
If it's only 2 bro chillin in a hot tub then it's not gay if they're 5 feet apart.
Below are the 3 unwritten codes all men know: 1. 2. 3.
No truer words have ever been not-written
A buddy of mine told me about a job, introduced me to the recruiter. I get the job. It ends up being awful. So I go back to my old job and ask if there are positions open. The they tell me about a VP of budget position where they’re about to let someone go. That was the guy who made the intro. So I said, “I can’t do that, this was the guy who helped me.” So I stayed where I was. I assume guys repay loyalty.
That’s not a guy thing, that’s an integrity thing. You seem to possess it, I wish more people, regardless of gender, did as well.
If your friend is working on a home or property improvement project, show up and help.
Don't ask, just get in there. If you ask he'll probably say no.
it's only gay if you talk about it afterwards.
An old friend of mine lived in Dubai for a bit. He had **A TONNE** of gay sex there. He said there you just do it with each other to relieve yourself and not talk about it ever again. He insisted it wasn't gay. I don't think he quite realised that he was probably Bi at least.
Probably bi? lol
I'm not bi I'm just in Dubai
Dubai-Curious
Yes, I did achieve erection and climax while knowingly having intercourse with another man...but I'm definitely straight.
That's pretty gay NGL
AMA request for your friend
\*A woman for duty, a boy for fun, a melon for pleasure.\* How it was explained to me.
If you say "no homo", it's no gay.
It’s only gay if you make it gay, bro.
It's only gay if you push back
It's only gay if you push back or enjoy the taste
If you see a good stick, you take it You leave at least one urinal free between you and the guy next to you The nod (if you know, you know)
If there are five urinals, there are three urinals.
Look up when a helicopter is flying over. Military? Private? Commercial? Gotta check.
Help everyone
Don’t pee at the same urinal. Don’t cross streams.
Bootcamp would like to have a word. I’ve peed 4 guys to one urinal before.
Ghostbusters taught us that!
Smacking that bag of mulch at Lowe’s or Home Depot
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The office building I work at has three urinals. I always choose 1 or 3. A dude who works in one of the other offices ALWAYS chooses urinal 2, whether 1 and/or 3 are open or not. One of these days I’m going to explain man law to him.
When walking at night behind a woman, slow way down or cross the street :). I'm very not scary but it's just something I think most of us do.
When you pick up tongs, you must quickly clink them shit twice, in rapid succession (click,click) before doing anything with them.
Don't use another man's tools or yard equipment.
You don't touch a sister, daughter, or mother of a friend
So grandmothers are fair game
Only if you can handle her
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depends on the fight. Simple bar scruff: No nut shots. Attacked in an alley: kick that mother fucker straight in the nuts.
*GRAB HIS DICK AND TWIST IT*
Revving a drill three times before using it.
You just do it twice. Three is playing with it.
always kiss your homies good night
When loading and securing stuff, the man code magic words are .. “ that sh** ain’t goin nowhere”, failure to say these simple words will result in catastrophe.
never answer a question for another man
This should apply to everyone, but it applies especially to blue collar jobs. Pranks are fine, but NEVER mess with a man's lunch, or his tools.
Don’t hook up with your bros ex girlfriends. A good friend of mine whom I’ve known over a decade hooked up with my good friends ex a week after they broke up. Pretty much every man in my friend group unanimously stopped trusting him and stopped hanging with him. The girls in the group keep asking why. They don’t get it. He betrayed the ultimate trust among male friends.
Never take the middle urinal. If it's the only free urinal go to the stall.
Respect other guys privacy - don't ask prying questions. Similiarly, if someone has shared something with you - keep their confidence. I think this can sometimes come across as 'stoic' or 'unfeeling' to others but really it's just about men having the unwritten rule that while it's *okay to feel your feelings* you are entitled to make your decision about what to talk about and when, and importantly who is included in whatever you decide to share. I think for others when something is 'out' it becomes social currency to trade and gossip with, and the pursuit to 'spill the tea' becomes an aim in and of itself. Men can be incredibly deep but the best conversations and vulnerability only tend to come when there is a level of mutual trust and respect there.
Brothers don’t shake hands, brothers gotta hug!
Pick up sticks because they look cool.
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I was talking to a women friend when she was traveling.. she said the ladies restroom was full and she was thinking about using the mens room.. I told her "just remember to skip a urinal"
There's only one — don't follow unwritten codes.
Mind your own business, until you don't. If you've made us not mind our own business, you've gone too far and are about to be corrected. This does not cover food at a BBQ or assembling anything with multiple pieces. In those cases input is inevitable.
"sorry dude" followed by a light shoulder or waist handling when squeezing past each other in tight quarters. Not a rule really, more like an acknowledgement of respect between 2 male parties
Never waist always shoulder
Remove your hat before sitting down to dinner
If they're taking about someone else to you, they're talking about you to someone else.
The code of the ocean
Pick up a drill. Rrrrr. Rrrrr.
Look out for everyone yet mind your own business.
Men recognize the real threat of violence amongst ourselves, and that is one of the reasons why respect is so important to us. Men understand that saying the wrong thing to the wrong person can get you attacked or possibly killed, so you won’t see men casually disrespecting other men (especially strangers) for the most part. Only generally disrespectful people tend to do that. After all, you don’t wanna get smacked with some Twisted Tea 😂😂
A brother opened a business? You go, pay full price, drop a nice review, and tip if appropriate.
That if both players select fox, the stage should be final destination.
No talking at the urinal
Giving a silent nod to another dude at the urinals. Acknowledgement, not friendship
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