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[–] 54 points 2 years ago* (14 children)

If Men want to feel like Men then they have ways to deal with their insecurity:

Redo their own plumbing, twice. Once to change things and again to fix the problem they caused.

Chop firewood.

Build a furnace that you're only going to use like 4 times, ever.

50 pushups. If not reaching it makes you sad, start skipping numbers.

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  • [–] 50 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    Redo their own plumbing, twice. Once to change things and again to fix the problem they caused.

    I'm in this comment and I don't like it.

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  • [–] 25 points 2 years ago (5 children)

    With the plumbing example, the first time was a training exercise and doesn't count.

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  • [–] [S] 12 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    I met a marine mechanic once - he fixed Argos afterwards, which is how I met him. His saying:

    One [nut] for me, one for the bilge.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Thank you to everyone in this thread who made me feel part of a community of my peers online for the first time, in a long time.

    Every plumbing project (even yesterdays quick upgrade of the kitchen faucet) is at least a 2 tripper. Each time I finish one I swear I'm never moving again. Then, 5 years later, I'm fixing the previous owners mishaps "one last time".

    To all the people who've bought houses I lived in, I'm sorry for all of the " what was that idiot thinking" moments I've caused you. Ha

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    To all the people who’ve bought houses I lived in, I’m sorry for all of the " what was that idiot thinking" moments I’ve caused you. Ha

    Hmm from what you said it's more like, "Yup, I can see what shit the last guy had to fix. Thanks friend I'll never meet."

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  • [–] 20 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    If not reaching it makes you sad, start skipping numbers forgive yourself and repeat tomorrow. You'll feel awesome when you get there.

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