# Attention all manly men!! This is better than porn! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 14, 2002, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attention-all-manly-men-this-is-better-than-porn/114017 "2002-06-14T11:27:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2002, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attention-all-manly-men-this-is-better-than-porn/114017/41 "2002-06-15T13:27:05Z")
This manly-man had no idea what 2/3 of the OP meant, and was bored by the other 1/3. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2002, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attention-all-manly-men-this-is-better-than-porn/114017/42 "2002-06-15T13:59:50Z")
Dielsel generators! Oh, man, I want like an 8,000 watt Dielsel generator so I can run stuff. Oh yeah, and a house to hook it up to. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2002, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attention-all-manly-men-this-is-better-than-porn/114017/43 "2002-06-15T14:01:16Z")
I can’t believe I mis-typed “Diesel” **twice**! I mean, I just got out of bed and all, but **twice???** :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Billy\_Rubin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/billy_rubin/32/3622_2.png) [@Billy\_Rubin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Billy_Rubin)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2002, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attention-all-manly-men-this-is-better-than-porn/114017/44 "2002-06-15T14:24:28Z")
if you like that sort of thing, johnny, then you also need to check out [Groban Supply](http://www.groban.com/) This place has diesel powered air conditioners- they are big tow-behind things that they use to pre-cool airplanes. I’ve always thought of getting a few and placing then in my backyard with strategically placed nozzles. Imagine, a 65 degree yard in August. And the place looks worse than in the catalogs, I mean it looks like they take a dump truck of stuff and just dump it in as far as they can- it’s a real treasure hunt. b. ---
**Author:** ![Feynn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecb155/32.png) [@Feynn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Feynn)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2002, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attention-all-manly-men-this-is-better-than-porn/114017/45 "2002-06-15T14:32:34Z")
Better than porn? That would be having Home Depot and Staples right next to each other. I shouldn’t be allowed in either store without an escort. My favourite Sears story is about a guy who welded a roofing hammer to an anvil, it was obvious that the guy was using the hammer for a purpose it wasn’t intended for yet he got the hammer replaced. I got my Shop Vac from Sears, I found it sitting in the aisle with a price tag of $50.00 on it and thought this had to be a mistake as all the others like it were $300.00. When I asked the clerk he said that was the price as the Vac had been returned and had a faulty switch repaired. It has a 45 litre capacity and enough power to suck paint off walls. For the $50.00 I got an extended warranty and free servicing for three years. ---
**Author:** ![DougC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7feea3/32.png) [@DougC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DougC)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2002, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attention-all-manly-men-this-is-better-than-porn/114017/46 "2002-06-15T15:34:51Z")
- - - Hey, Big Lots is cool for some simpler stuff. Hand tools in particular. There’s no guarantees but often the item costs so little (less than half what anywhere else charges), it’s worth trying before you spend a lot more for the same item anywhere else. - DougC ---
**Author:** ![Forbin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5e9695/32.png) [@Forbin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Forbin)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2002, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attention-all-manly-men-this-is-better-than-porn/114017/47 "2002-06-15T15:59:41Z")
Sorry, but Harbor Freight is junk! :mad: ---
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2002, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attention-all-manly-men-this-is-better-than-porn/114017/48 "2002-06-15T16:15:18Z")
"I don’t know what any of this stuff is for! I’m clueless! You could give me an $80 000 gift certificate to the Home Depot and I’d be in there for like a week, just going, “Hmmmmmmpppph. I dunno… some tape? Could I get $80 000 worth of tape, please?” -Suzanne Westenhoefer ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2002, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attention-all-manly-men-this-is-better-than-porn/114017/49 "2002-06-15T21:13:43Z")
If you like surples (and who doesn’t, really?) go to [http://www.sciplus.com](http://www.sciplus.com) The first time I went there I spent soooo much money, now I have banned myself from buying anything until I get a job… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attention-all-manly-men-this-is-better-than-porn/114017.md?page=2)