THE GALLERY OF MAN
This image is so manly, I could eat lightnin' and crap thunder.
Painted faces, sharpened sticks, fighting in a decent cause to protect others, kilts, and heroic speeches. Manhood defined in one image. On a side note, look at the guy to Mel's left. Who invited that guy?
One of man's greatest inventions: The V8.
These guys put the "awesome" in "MANawesomeLY"
Ingenuity. The hallmark of any manly endeavor.
Let's do some Algebra. Chest hair + Mustache = XY
"Why yes, ma'am, as a matter of fact we DO enjoy detonating explosive cartridges right besides our faces."
The Squint. Enough said.
Well, there you have it. A brief, but very manly, interlude. To finish, please enjoy the wise words of that author of jungle books and sage poems--Rudyard Kipling. Until next time, stand proud, let that chest hair flutter in the breeze and build something dangerously ingenious.
"If" by Rudyard Kipling
If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you;
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting too;
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
Or, being lied about, don't deal in lies,
Or, being hated, don't give way to hating,
And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise;
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you;
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting too;
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
Or, being lied about, don't deal in lies,
Or, being hated, don't give way to hating,
And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise;
If you can dream - and not make dreams your master;
If you can think - and not make thoughts your aim;
If you can meet with triumph and disaster
And treat those two imposters just the same;
If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken
Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,
Or watch the things you gave your life to broken,
And stoop and build 'em up with wornout tools;
If you can think - and not make thoughts your aim;
If you can meet with triumph and disaster
And treat those two imposters just the same;
If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken
Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,
Or watch the things you gave your life to broken,
And stoop and build 'em up with wornout tools;
If you can make one heap of all your winnings
And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss,
And lose, and start again at your beginnings
And never breath a word about your loss;
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
To serve your turn long after they are gone,
And so hold on when there is nothing in you
Except the Will which says to them: "Hold on";
And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss,
And lose, and start again at your beginnings
And never breath a word about your loss;
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
To serve your turn long after they are gone,
And so hold on when there is nothing in you
Except the Will which says to them: "Hold on";
Or walk with kings - nor lose the common touch;
If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you;
If all men count with you, but none too much;
If you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds' worth of distance run -
Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it,
And - which is more - you'll be a Man my son!
I boggled at the sink contraption, enjoyed the pictures, and loved the poem. Very timely, which consequently is also a manly attribute.
ReplyDeleteThe guy next to Mel was just infused with extra manliness that was leaking out from Mel. Not all men are manly enough to handle that AND hold a weapon. It's a wonder he didn't charge the enemy by himself.
Great article Aaron! Loved the pictures. Rocky, the man's man ('i jus' wanna go the distance'),the Clint-Squint defines manliness and of course nothing says Manawesomely like a row of assault rifles. In the Brave Heart pic, who invited Yanni in the back row over Mel's right shoulder?? R. KIpling knew the score. Manhood! We can blame feminists for trying to kill it but praise real men like yourself for not letting it die.
ReplyDeleteAaron, I love you in the manliest way possible. I just want you to know that I worked on a tractor recently (yes it does run now). I was proud.
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