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Men's Groups in New England

Started this discussion. Last reply by Will Sep 5, 2011. 1 Reply

 

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Music, Veterinary Medicine, Scotch, Herpetology, Sideshow Circus, History, Venom Research, Body Modification, Brewing Beer and Wine, Mixology, Vinyl, James Bond, Straight Razor shaving, anything unusual
Books
Good Omens by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman, Freak Like Me by Jim Rose, Shakespeare, Anything by Christopher Moore (A Dirty Job, Lamb Bloodsucking Fiends), Richard Dawkins, Rockabilly Magazine, Old anatomy books, Rudyard Kipling, Bill Bryson,
Movies
The Godfather part I and II, Any Bond (some more than others), Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein, Dracula (1931), Marx Brothers, Monty Python (all of them),
Music
Rockabilly, Psychobilly, Classical, Opera, Rock n Roll, Jazz, Blues, Rhythm and Blues, Delta Blues, Dixieland, Swing, Hip hop, some rap, Lounge, Standards, Heavy Metal, Punk, Ska, Hardcore, the list goes on...
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"If you cant see life as a series of moments from which to gain amusement, your missing the point"
--George Carlin (approximate)

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How do you deal with losing your cool?

Posted on October 11, 2011 at 7:29am 4 Comments

Lost my temper last night. I used to have a pretty angry temper that I have been working to dampen. Last night, I made pizza and promptly dropped it on the floor. Hollered all kinds of nonsense and probably invented 3 new cuss words while freaking out the dogs. My girlfriend was amazing and gave me some space to cool off. I didn't break anything (would have in the past) and noone was hurt. But afterwards I felt embarrassed and childish, it's a damn pizza. I felt like apologising profusely to…

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The Utilikilt

Posted on April 6, 2009 at 2:42pm 2 Comments

Im not sure if many other guys have posted about this subject, but I feel I should. I first heard about Utilikilts at an Irish festival in the city of Dublin, Ohio. They had a booth and I had a peaked interest. I forgot about them for about a year and rediscovered them online. I got a bit of extra cash together and ordered one of the Classic Utilikilts.



I have never worn a more comfortable garment in my life. Not just physically. Granted, they are very comfortable, however, there is… Continue

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