That is the most MATURE definition of what a Man is that I have read so far. Good for you young Man.

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For the Saved, this world is the worst it will ever get.
For the unSaved, this world is the best it will ever get.

Clk's Ebay Stuff BUY SOMETHING NOW!!!

Except of course, that view is a little close minded if you consider men who have not sired any children.

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CHILCUTT~
The secret to a long life. Is knowing when it is time to leave.

Take away raising a child part, the rest still applies. Providing for one's self and protecting one's self.

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For the Saved, this world is the worst it will ever get.
For the unSaved, this world is the best it will ever get.

Clk's Ebay Stuff BUY SOMETHING NOW!!!

Agreed. Family could include an elderly parent, or a dis-abled sibling.

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CHILCUTT~
The secret to a long life. Is knowing when it is time to leave.

"A Taste of Literature and a Turn for Business, united in the same Person, never fails to make a great Man. A Taste for Literature, includes the Love of Science and the fine Arts. A turn for Business, comprehends Industry and Application as well as a faculty of conversing with Men."

John Adams

Oh men also like things that drive, fly, float or explode.

(insert Tim Allen grunting)

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1999 SL500
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

Eh more emo, which is weird because the whole goth/emo thing kind of went out in high school. He must have not gotten the memo.

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1999 SL500
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

I'm sorry, but these two statements cannot be equally valid at the same time.

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Onus probandi incumbit ei qui dicit, non ei qui negat

I recondition w123/w126/w124/w140/r107/r129/ steering boxes!


1984 300D "Elsa" odo reset 6/2011 147k
1983 300TD "Mitzi" ~268k OM603 powered
1995 E300 "Adelheid" 262k [Sold]

FYI, with painted nails you never have to clean your nails after car maintenance. Just paint them skin colored and bam no more scrubbing!


HURR HURR HURRR MORE POWER!

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$60 OM617 Blank Exhaust Flanges
$110 OM606 Blank Exhaust Flanges
No merc at the moment

Damn, set me up with your sister!

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-Justin

91 560 SEC AMG - other dogs dd
01 Honda S2000 - dogs dd
07 MB ML320 CDI - dd
16 Lexus IS250 - wifes dd

it's automatic.

Eat a bag of warts.

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CHILCUTT~
The secret to a long life. Is knowing when it is time to leave.

Crazy 650hp TT Duramax Burnout - YouTube

Guys think this is cool.

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1999 SL500
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

A man does not necessarily have to have a family, or create one. But I do think a true man keeps his full integrity anywhere he goes. About all the grooming/bear-wrestling gimmicks, I'd say they are an extension of a greater quality: resourcefulness. A lot of people might not be Albert Einstein or have a PHD in History, but a true man should know what to do and say at all times.

Who has met a true man who is not resourceful?

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[GONE] - 1995 Mercedes E300 Diesel - 130k miles - Smoke Silver (702) over Mushroom leather (265) - Bladder blasting, coast-to-coast work machine.

I think you are saying: if you can't be handsome you can be handy?

Words of wisdom shared with Red Green.

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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

I too have never grown up. Why wait for your second childhood option. Instead just hang on to the first one. Women in general believe we never totally grow up anyways.

I feel that just doing the best you can overall as we are not created equal and having consideration for others is important. It is somewhat hard for me to define as cultural issues and conditioning have a bearing as well.

This treat others as you would like to be treated yourself has a lot of merit. All of life should be a learning experience on how to become a better man. How you learn to roll with the punches life presents is just one example. There will be some as we are not programed with the female way of dealing with them may also be important.

What is the upside of trying? In my opinion when you meet someone old and miserable it is a byproduct of their past that they cannot undo. Years ago I wondered why some older guys where upbeat in general or relatively normal. Then there where those older guys that were obviously unhappy and miserable.. This was the only thing I could rationalize was the probable causative factor of their conditions.

The other thing is a man should not carry mental crutches. Some do and do not realise the self damage they inflict over time.

I wish I were still yet a better person or man myself. Although in general still I try to be. Of course you should allow these thoughts are coming from a seventy one year old man.