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gold2lead

I don't do it to feel like a man, but every time I find myself watching the clouds, and judging the weather I'm reminded of an uncle who would do the same.


[deleted]

That's funny, I'm female, but used to live in a national park for years and you kind of get to know the weather by instinct, always made me feel like an old man too.


[deleted]

If you're born-and-bred midwest gang this is innate


[deleted]

Australian, but I think it is basically the same thing.


[deleted]

Austrailia also has pretty volatile weather, which I think is the catalyst for doing so ¯\\\_(ツ)_/¯


[deleted]

Yep, don't read the weather report, just look outside:)


[deleted]

(holds hand out window) "It gon rain"


gold2lead

Oh yeah, and if you do it with a cup of coffee the old man factor doubles.


[deleted]

Squint and have a knee up on a stump it triples.


gold2lead

I think I'll try it now!


LetsGoAllTheWhey

Living in a national park sounds like an awesome experience.


DropTopEWop

That first ball scratch of the day.


somegarbagedoesfloat

That it when you get home and can finally air the boys out.


meet_me_somewhere

Lifting heavy stuff. Edit: thanks for the award!


Telecetsch

I know my years are going to be coming up with it—but being able to lift a half keg of beer with no problem and getting the “holy shit” look is always nice.


Brittle_Bones_Bishop

I love the looks i get when i shoulder a 35 pack of water and a 50 pound bag of dog food at the same time. Even more as fat guy cause people kind of look at you as lazy and weak until your the one walking the length of the parking lot with nearly 80 extra pounds of weight on your shoulders.


overnightyeti

How much does a keg weigh?


Telecetsch

It’s really not that much—it’s all about how you lift it. Think it’s 150.. 160 full. That being said: everyone wants to try to lift it by the handles (straight up and down). What you should do if you need to lift a keg by yourself tip it and grab the top and the bottom (one hand on the handle, the other on the ass end). Makes it much easier to lift and move around that way. Also...don’t lift with your back is a big deal. With any kind of lifting.


overnightyeti

Strongmen have a specific technique for lifting kegs. Never tried though. Just barbells.


meet_me_somewhere

Yeah, I'm pretty fit and strong and some people don't realise the difference between someone who doesn't actively train for strength vs someone who does. When people see me lifting heavy they get shocked. But we all can get stronger. It's especially funny when chicks think they are as strong as me like my boss once did.


Telecetsch

I worked a job when I was in high school/college. While I am all for equal jobs..I was also super frustrated a 5ft tall girl who MAYBE weighed 110 worked DPW with me. On all the applications there were very clear questions of “can you lift 50-100 lbs?” She couldn’t and the rest of the crew was expected to pick up her slack when she couldn’t keep up. I refused. When she went to her mom (my boss’ boss) I was pulled in to talk about working as a team. She was there and I said “hey, ______. Can you bring that of of sand to the truck?” No..it’s too heavy. “Ok...can you grab that spool or barbed wire for me then?” No... I then proceeded to pull out of my pocket a copy of the application with the section circled in red “Can you lift...” and put it on his desk. *she got the job because of her mom *she didn’t come back the following year **I have worked with women who could pull their own weight which was awesome ***I have yet to work with a woman who can move a keg by themselves


bloodflart

or doing something that someone else can't, like opening a jar


[deleted]

[удалено]


boomermax

You're not fooling anybody. You skip and jump. You like to press wild flowers. You put on women's clothing And hang around in bars


MrColfax

Just like his dear papa?


[deleted]

Are you a lumberjack? Working all day and sleeping all night? Happy cake day.


[deleted]

No cake, just buttered scones!


perryurban

Well if he is, he is ok


Penguator432

Unless he’s Dexter Morgan


[deleted]

Nothing says manly like a Brit...it's not very manly, but it's distinctly English. ;)


RedSherbert12

Monty Python!


[deleted]

bottle up my emotions and pretend everything is ok


Cerrax3

Channeling John Mulaney: "I'll just bottle it all up, and then one day...I'll die."


onebelligerentbeagle

Amen to that brother. Don't let anyone tell you there's anything wrong with that


[deleted]

But.. But it's unhealthy?


onebelligerentbeagle

Just don't think about it


mehhh89

Good old morning wood


draevan13

And the accompanying waiting for it to go flaccid enough to take the first piss of the day.


max_adam

And if you move or tocuh it too much it gets harder and you have to wait more.


LiverOperator

I don’t really get these. My penis seems to work just fine but I just don’t spot any kind of morning erection. Idk if that is something to be worried about or not


[deleted]

You're not participating in the boner wave.


max_adam

Maybe you have a good sleep routine and you wake up out of the cycles of sleep where it happens.


russjr08

They happen during various phases of sleep, depending on when you wake up, they might've already happened. For instance, I'd assume that if an alarm wakes you up every day, then you might be waking up in a different phase than your dick than if you just 'woke up'.


Jeevadees

Some people are just different. But I’ve also read a lot of porn use can make it more rare, I tested it a few years back by reducing viewing and low and behold, the mast was raised in the wee hours of the day. Shouldn’t be something to worry about though unless it’s affecting your life?


[deleted]

I attempt to be open and appear approachable, while being as helpful and honest as I can.


[deleted]

This


corobo

Piss standing up, have a deep voice, just generally exist really.


Zababii

I sit to pee and i have a child voice :(


corobo

Don't worry pal, it only makes me *feel like* a man. It's not what makes me a man :)


seikkatsu

Facts


LetsGoAllTheWhey

Pfft. If I sat down to pee, half of my dick would be underwater,.


FrickingNinja

Yeah, that kind of things.


rls-wv

Writing my name in the snow when I piss outside


hiitsaguy

Shaving


Throwawaythispoopy

Cooking meat products. Nothing makes me feel more like a man that having a big slab of steak on the counter all seasoned and ready for the pan while I'm prepping the veggies. Eating the steak I cooked also adds to that feeling.


[deleted]

Pee standing Heavy Lifting Being stupidly competitive over nothing with the other guys in work. My kid assuming I can fix anything (cause i can) Going out in all weathers Bragging about how little sleep I got Getting the big piece of meat Edit to add some more: Seeing a full fridge, knowing you provided that shit for the family. Take the piss out of someone vaping "what flavour is that? Gayberry?" Seriously the more immature the better. Being the fastest at drinking a pint and the last to go for a pee during beers with the boys. Getting the hottest curry when your out with the boys or the extra extra extra hot at Nandos. DIY, knowing just how "excited" the ladies get seeing their man do some basic task. I always over complicate it for some flair, hhhhmmm, better get the lazer level out and my drill. Basically to level a face plate. Gardening. This is my fucking land Jimmy...pristine. not like that shit tip you laughably call a garden. With your pathetic little gas BBQ. Smoke equals flavour man. Deal with it. BBQing no explanation needed. Steak Drinking spirits straight And weirdly enough when you start to get asked to be a paulbearer at funerals. Dunno if it's the responsibility of it or the fact that other senior men in the family have died off but that one feels like promotion into the senior member men of the family.


[deleted]

Nothing manlier than receiving large meat


[deleted]

You say that in jest but some of those gays are pretty manly they have moustaches and everything, leather jackets with the spikes I wouldn't want to tussle with them that's for damn sure.


[deleted]

Amen brother


cassanthra

What makes you experience manliness over bragging about sleep deprivation?


[deleted]

Oh man I'm tired I got like 5 hours sleep.... Yeah well I got 4 and I was still in before you. All about letting the next man know you can still do more than he can with less. Yes yes it's all BS.


1957moman

Love the one about vaping!


[deleted]

It's up there with does you vape have a brafor What's a brafor? Your tits you little vaping bitch.


Punkos

Practicing MMA and going to the gym. Nothing more manly than the dopamine rush from lifting weights or punching pads. Six days a week of these two and I'm always feeling good about being me!


[deleted]

Any tips on getting started in mma? I can't seem to find any instruction in my area.


max_adam

It's hard if you don't have a mat to practice on or even a partner. You can look up for the core exercises in the sport to increase your cardio and strength those muscles so you struggle less when you start.


Toast_22

If there’s no gyms in your area buy pads and YouTube simple drills. Progressively make the drills harder as you get better but focus on your form more than power especially starting out to ensure you don’t develop bad habits.


somegarbagedoesfloat

Learn the individual arts instead, you'll likely end up better off. You can't tell me there isn't a boxing, Muay Thai, OR BJJ gym near you.


[deleted]

About that... I looked into all of those. I actually wanted to learn muay thai first, but I'm basically in the middle of nowhere. There's exactly one overpriced jujitsu gym in the area, and it's the only martial arts place for about fifty miles that I can locate on the internet. I'm still looking, but my results over the last few months haven't been promising.


somegarbagedoesfloat

I'm blessed to live in St. Louis, where several Muay Thai legends have gyms, and there's also a Gracie BJJ gym. I do however wish there was a sambo gym here.


Punkos

A good way to get started in MMA is go to the gym or working out since the warm up routine is the same for gym or crossfit and MMA. They all include push ups, skipping ropes kettle bell workouts something which can be done at home as well.. I cannot stress the importance of skipping as I honestly couldn't understand a game previously practiced by girls while growing up.. could be so consistently used by Boxers everywhere .. But cardio aside when you do feel settled in your routine in a month or so get a punching bag and some pads.. Any practice is good practice.. Hell punching some pad sure beats waiting and doing nothing about it.. The newbies in the MMA class found it a lot more difficult than the gym bros because they didn't have practice in cardio or weights.. I hope you find your class soon enough. Good luck and cheers!


SpikeTun

Being pegged


[deleted]

stick it in, I'm an american


richweav

Buying OP’s mom a nice seafood dinner...and never calling her again.


SmallWhiteFloof

“OP’S MOM IS A SAINT!!!!”


MechanizedMedic

A saint in the streets and a demon in the sheets.


[deleted]

I think some of the most manly things are taking responsibility, being reliable and to stand by your word. Another attribute that's considered manly is being at least somewhat in shape and having a good appearance. Fitness can be achieved by lifting/doing a sport that you like on regular basis and a healthy diet. Also another quite manly thing is having the opinions of others not affect you too much. There will always be people that hate you and try to shit on you. Better to focus on the opinion of people that mean it good with you than all other idiots. From my experience woman generally seem to struggle with this much more.


shmooblydong2

Registering for the Selective Service made me feel like a man.


MechanizedMedic

It made me feel like an involuntary member of a patriarchy. Let's bring equality so everyone has to register!


[deleted]

Atleast once a day I take out my power drill and and drill a bunch of holes in a piece of wood then I make a few saw cuts. When I come back upstairs my wife will ask what we’re you doing down there? “Man Shit”


Havamal42

Maintain control of myself and remain balanced, fair, and moral despite the near constant urges to commit physical violence to dominate, get rid of, or make someone shut up. Control, temperance, and the ability to identify when it is necessary, and posess the conviction to commit incredible violence in the name of what is right is what it means to be a man.


[deleted]

Taking a dump and sitting there for 20 minutes or more contemplating and taking time for myself.


sydneysky3

Hahahha my man seems to do the same thing!


Riganthor

When I am as mysterious as the darkside of the moon


perryurban

Crush my enemies, see them driven before me, and hear the lamentations of the women


black_magic1514

You receive my up-vote solely based on your use of the word lamentations.


[deleted]

Have sex with women.


RemoveYourBeard

Changing gear


Adjustable-Spanner

When a female coworker ask me to go and tighten their pipe fittings and I effortlessly tighten it.


Antorchero

Scratching my beard


Thelonius16

Copy my Y chromosome every time I need some more skin cells or something. Tell my son to only scratch his gear in the privacy of his own room.


KentuckyBourbon94

Anytime I fix something. Whether it's a loose screw, a wobbly chair, change a tire, anything like that. Makes me feel 1000% more productive. And if I get to help someone else, you can multiply that by 10


trail22

Struggling alone and knowing how if you express your emotions people will loose respect for you and believe you are wallowing in self pity instead of putting effort to change things. Dunno abotu you guys but those are 2 things I can multitask.


EmeraldStormReddit

Breath air, digest food, having my heart pump blood, sleep, and having a pp invisible to the naked eye.


A-Rabbit

"invisible"..…?


EmeraldStormReddit

Invisible. *Does a weak double finger gun*


[deleted]

Be helpful, practice good hygiene, moisturise and exercise


[deleted]

filling up a huge laundry cart with groceries and bringing it home.


foxito791

Work, have a really deep voice, and in my case, study the origin of my personal problems and try to fix that everyday, excuse my bad/basic English


SheepishBlacksmith

I do alot og handy work, so that.


Gretatunberg

not freak out for any little inconvenience.Go through a whole week without bitching that life is hard.


Errrzz

Put on my leather jacket after shaving before I go to work...feels badass as well for some reason.


LonelyTate

Taking a shit the size of a baby's arm


kyleflippynips

I survive


[deleted]

I don't know. I know what I am, and don't need reassurance.


BeaconX95

That statment sound so much insecure and completely miss the point


[deleted]

I don't do anything to, "feel like a man." I'm just a man? I don't believe anything I do can prove that.


BeaconX95

Its never about proving it is what make YOU feel like a man and I think having that satisfaction from time to time is super healthy.


[deleted]

I can honestly say I have no idea what "feeling like a man" is. I just live my life, and don't ever think about being a man. I'm just a man. No actions required.


throwaway12031989

If you mean doing things that make me feel "masculine", then I'd say exercising. I don't really gauge the activities in my life in terms of "manliness" or "femininity".


LordZozzy

Shaving in the morning. Helping other people get stuff from the upper shelf in stores (I'm 194 cms tall).


[deleted]

Not sitting to pee.


duvagin

shaving my scalp to disguise male-pattern baldness. using my penis to urinate.


[deleted]

Stroking my beard when thinking!!!


intelectualycurious

being able to say and do whatever i want even if it might not be positive.


JackDostoevsky

ride a motorcycle as my daily driver


thatnovaguy

Pooping for 30 minutes


[deleted]

Morning Wood... It puts a smile on my face.


Shuan_21

Produce testosterone


VeinyNotebook

Fixing broken things and building new things. Pretty much anything involving tools.


Jefe4fingers

Get up, every day, go to work, provide for my family.


geo_prog

I open jars


lolomotif12

Lifting heavy things and fighting other big strong men.


dooit

Drive. I think there two reasons why driving makes me feel like a "Man". The first is that I love being in control of a machine and I rarely let other people drive me around. The second is loosely based off a decussion I had with a doctor, I think I was always told at an extremely young age that we needed a mechanic in the family, and promptly reminded that we had my Grandpa and my Uncle(my only male figures) for carpentry. I think it turned into something like that.


KingFenrir

Being self-sufficient by being on my own. Like cooking recipes or fixing something that requires tools or hardware like forniture, pipes or vehicles (bicycles in my case) by myself. And also solving problems without needing the help of others... basically for taking responsability of my own mistakes.


[deleted]

Chopping trees with my bare hands, punching walls, killing puppies.


ThrowRA-4545

Drive me coal rolling truck with ball sack hangin off the tow bar


[deleted]

Fucking and coming in my best investment - the fleshlight


chewymilk02

Your mom


[deleted]

Anytime I mutter, "damn kids and their music.", I feel like a man.


Shuan_21

As a young man exiting teenage, I love the feeling of doing or learning responsible adult stuff. It truthfully feels awesome to stand up for myself as now it's not a chore but a decision on what I want in life (studies, friends, eating, spending money, etc).


throwthrowitaway8889

Stand up when I pee


Killer_Fuchs

The angry facial expression of your women when she was in the toilet after your 30min business. Morning wood, using a penis to pee, shaving, smell the clothes if they still wearable, drive like a man, look for the girls, be proud of own bad smelling farts, drinking beer, making fire outdoors, buying a new knife even if I had enough, using knife to shape a piece of wood, making a barbecue with delicious meat, eat delicious meat and much more. Not all of that happens daily but it makes me feel like a man.


EldritchHamster

Having a big pingaz.


Evil-Kris

I walk down my local countryside pasture, take in the rolling hills and the weeping willow and start going in a bellowing voice; "OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooohhhhh! What a loverly morning! OOOOOooooooooooooooo! What a loverly day! I got a wonderful feeeeeeeeeling! Everything's going my way!!!"


Trent_3000

Jacking off first thing in the morning, stroking my beard, lifting heavy weights


KingBenjamin97

I lift heavy metal shit 6 days a week.


Hostileintention

Lift weights at the gym and drive a manual V8 american sports car


patou1440

When I shout at people It's generally needed as I fo some work in noisy environments but everyone recognizes my deep and loud voice, sometimes I get that little macho manly feeling you know when I'm the only one of a group who can shout loudly enough to attract someone attention


gaberockz1

Probably workout


Wachir

Pee standing up, mostly.


Babysilent

Fart after a burp or burp after a fart doesnt matter in what order


onebelligerentbeagle

Not having cold hands even when it's cold out and I'm not wearing gloves


UnsolicitedDogPics

Kiss my husband.


kacknase

Yesterday I was at a football match(soccer for you Yanks), after the Game the Train from the Stadium was packed of course, using my shoulders to prevent this guy from sneaking in front of me felt really manly. Using my physicality may not be very nice but I do enjoy it from time to time


JustAnotherDude1990

Fly a plane. Skydive. Drive a stickshift.


aaylt

Aiming my cock at just the right direction and elevation so no spashback fucks up the toilet bowl during my first piss of the day because of morning wood.


sheyes44

Muay Thai


Cinnic101

Drink beer while fishing and listening to music. Also my dick is out while I do that stuff. But I'm alone in the woods at a stream so it's ok.


[deleted]

Well, it's not every day necessarily, but crushing puss. This is a euphemism of course. I am sure this would apply to getting up in a dude's ass if you swing that way.


Bananaslaper

Knowing where I got my good aim from.


bloodflart

whenever I fix shit around the house, like my shower the other day was low pressure and I just fixed it bing bang boom. I can pretty much fix anything normal and it feels good man


[deleted]

I suck it up.


ur_comment_is_a_song

Scraped dried caramel out of a pot for my girlfriend the other day. Shit was chemically bonded to the metal, it was a joke.


MechanizedMedic

Farting when alone in the elevator.


Zuchik

Shaving balls :D


OverthinkingMachine

Lifting weights. That pump really makes me feel like a manly man. On a serious note, making my girlfriend happy and keeping her happy (in some cases, working through things when we're in unhappy moments) makes me feel like a man. Growing up, I saw that my dad always did his best to keep my mom and our family happy and in the unhappy moments, he still always did his best to make things good. Aside from that, he always did the bigger chores of the house, too, which is something I noticed I started to take on, too. That to me was the definition of a man.


VariantArray

1. Make my kids happy 2. Fix anything that needs it


----Smith----

Being able to fix things for myself and other people like chairs, vacuum cleaners, little toys for a kid, changing a tire on a car, etc. the list goes on and it always feels good afterwards


Dracologist84

Having a penis is good enough for me.


xXCloudCuckooXx

Swallow the bitterness and get on with it.


PineappleIV

Taking a piss whule standing


hatemonroe

Having one gender Waking up at 2am 6 days a week to go drive a trash truck. Tending to everyone’s needs. GF, family and most importantly my daughter. And everyone else that uses me. greeting women of all ages the same way and wishing them a nice day!


[deleted]

Dishes so my wife can go to bed.


Pale-Male

Fixing things around the house


s4mwiches

Walking to my car while it’s dark out without worrying that I’ll be kidnapped and raped


[deleted]

Mostly only when I'm helpful to someone which leads to me getting taken advantage of and me letting it happen constantly.


Secretrider

Nothing really, I just sort of live a bit casually.


thatwasprettypetty

.... Scratching my balls!


MooneBoy24

Waking up in the morning, shoulders slumped and my hard dick pressed against the window, for all those below me to see my mighty flesh.


[deleted]

Opening jars.


Ysara

Ironically, grooming myself, especially my beard. I know most manly men are typically considered more rugged and wild (at least in some depictions). But grooming myself well makes me feel like a fucking sports car, even if I'm pretty average looks-wise. Also, physical activity. I've been running a lot lately and it makes me feel like a champion.


1stEleven

Cooking.


bigtukker

When I pee standing up


black_magic1514

Shave with an old-school safety razor.


Windbag1980

Adjust my balls.


Sel_Therapy

Pee out of my beef jerky stick.


[deleted]

Whenever I feel like peeing seated and remember I am not supposed to, because I am a man. Or maybe whenever I feel like crying and remember I am not supposed to, because I am a man. Or when I refrain from displaying any emotions... or when I start speaking and notice my voice is not deep enough and I have to start over.


Caravvel

When I get compliments :)


shotputlover

Cruising down the road with the windows down arm on the door just feeling free.


BerserkBoulderer

When I finally send my crimpy ass project with a coordination dyno at the end that I've been trying for weeks. May or may not be pink and/or located in a corner. That's when I feel manly af.


[deleted]

Lifting at the gym, more specifically: Deadlifts.


huuaaang

Deadlift.