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RegieRocker

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26. You said it.

Reply to Roland99 (Original post)

Wed Dec 19, 2012, 12:31 AM

Dec 2012

It must be true then. So sorry for you. I feel it's a crock that is all.

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Guess I'm not a "manly man" [View all] Roland99 Dec 2012 OP

KICK & Maybe some people ought to be asking themselves why that is, so they can think about patrice Dec 2012 #1

As someone familiar with the AR-15 world ComplimentarySwine Dec 2012 #28

No guns are manly. Lex Dec 2012 #34

Count me in, not a "manly man." n/t RKP5637 Dec 2012 #2

They're making up for the size (or lack thereof) of their other gun. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 2012 #3

They also frown on eating tofu and watching figure skating. Kalidurga Dec 2012 #4

Like I always say: RoccoR5955 Dec 2012 #5

Ugh. BayouBengal07 Dec 2012 #6

I own several firearms, but they're all pretty much sissified (nt) Jeff In Milwaukee Dec 2012 #7

For you: Stinky The Clown Dec 2012 #8

Wow...and there it is. Roland99 Dec 2012 #9

Don't forget belching... awoke_in_2003 Dec 2012 #25

And farting! Fuddnik Dec 2012 #27

Yep... awoke_in_2003 Dec 2012 #35

All of those traits you mention.... AnneD Dec 2012 #38

Yes, shooting 20 first graders, 6 adults and your mom dead = "MANLY"! HughBeaumont Dec 2012 #40

Agreed. n/t ellisonz Dec 2012 #10

It takes a real man to stand at a safe distance, pull the trigger of a semiautomatic weapon, Nye Bevan Dec 2012 #11

I'm Not A Manly Man Either ChoppinBroccoli Dec 2012 #12

If you want to defend your house - don't panic and realize you own the place Taverner Dec 2012 #13

Glad to have you at DU! ellisonz Dec 2012 #31

No reason whatsoever to own one of those things RomneyLies Dec 2012 #14

Any man who wants a gun like that Lex Dec 2012 #15

Me, either. Lizzie Poppet Dec 2012 #16

Not without a Bushmater you're not... OneMoreDemocrat Dec 2012 #17

Cheaper than a The Wizard Dec 2012 #18

Heh. Lex Dec 2012 #19

Good for a bumper sticker. RC Dec 2012 #30

I own a semi-automatic rifle but I didn't need it to feel manly. Darkhawk32 Dec 2012 #20

I grew up in the country..... AnneD Dec 2012 #39

I think the psychologists call it "compensating". LOL. Ilsa Dec 2012 #21

I'm out of luck too. hifiguy Dec 2012 #22

Well, first off, it feels like a plastic toy. AtheistCrusader Dec 2012 #23

There is a song... shenmue Dec 2012 #24

You said it. RegieRocker Dec 2012 #26

Saw some of those ads, too. Mainly in the coverage of the Connecticut school massacre. calimary Dec 2012 #29

Absolutely +1000 XtopherXtopher Dec 2012 #32

I got your manly man's gun right here BABY! rufus dog Dec 2012 #33

Didn't that change to real men eat quiche quite a few years ago? nt Mnemosyne Dec 2012 #36

I dunno but i had an awesome spinach dip last night! Roland99 Dec 2012 #37

My husband is as alpha male as they come rbrnmw Dec 2012 #41