# Being a man

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-a-man/750796>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [April 1, 2016, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-a-man/750796 "2016-04-01T01:39:49Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![Dnseaman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Dnseaman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dnseaman)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2016, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-a-man/750796/1 "2016-04-01T01:39:49Z")

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The only way I could satisfy four women is if they were cannibals.

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**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2016, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-a-man/750796/2 "2016-04-01T01:55:34Z")

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Even then, they’d all have to prepare you in different picky ways.

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**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2016, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-a-man/750796/3 "2016-04-01T04:08:41Z")

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Ewww, with a gammy leg?

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**Author:** ![pool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pool/32/4152_2.png) [@pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pool)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2016, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-a-man/750796/4 "2016-04-01T04:23:17Z")

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Or four tongues:p 😛 😛 😛

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**Author:** ![watchwolf49](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e9c0ed/32.png) [@watchwolf49](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/watchwolf49)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2016, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-a-man/750796/5 "2016-04-01T15:28:09Z")

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_I am a man  
but I can change  
if I want to  
I guess_

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**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2016, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-a-man/750796/6 "2016-04-01T15:33:20Z")

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> [@watchwolf49](#):
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> _I am a man  
> but I can change  
> if I want to  
> I guess_

Keep your stick on the ice.

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**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2016, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-a-man/750796/7 "2016-04-01T15:39:52Z")

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> [@Telemark](#):
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> Keep your stick on the ice.

Is that a euphemism?

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**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2016, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-a-man/750796/8 "2016-04-01T15:47:16Z")

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> [@Dnseaman](#):
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> The only way I could satisfy four women is if they were cannibals.

[sotto voce]Serial, not parallel. Check the specs.[/sotto voce]

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**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2016, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-a-man/750796/9 "2016-04-01T15:50:36Z")

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So she took one look at it and said: “Haha! Who do you think you’re going to satisfy with _that_ little thing?” I just grinned and said: “Me.”

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**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2016, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-a-man/750796/10 "2016-04-01T16:48:50Z")

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> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#):
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> Is that a euphemism?

Remember, I’m pulling for you. We’re all in this together.

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**Author:** ![quiltguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e47774/32.png) [@quiltguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quiltguy)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2016, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-a-man/750796/11 "2016-04-01T21:31:56Z")

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Thanks, Mr. Green.😃

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**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2016, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-a-man/750796/12 "2016-04-02T01:37:06Z")

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Good luck, Mr. Gorsky!

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**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2016, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-a-man/750796/13 "2016-04-02T03:13:47Z")

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“What do you look for in a woman?”

“Consent.”

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**Author:** ![Ken001](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/43a26b/32.png) [@Ken001](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ken001)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2016, 10:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-a-man/750796/14 "2016-04-02T10:57:30Z")

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> [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](#):
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> Ewww, with a gammy leg?

You needn’t eat the leg, Burpo. There’s still plenty of good meat. Look at that arm!

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**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2016, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-a-man/750796/15 "2016-04-02T14:02:22Z")

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Kosher? 😃

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**Author:** ![Sattua](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sattua/32/11906_2.png) [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2016, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-a-man/750796/16 "2016-04-02T20:19:06Z")

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Taste the cock. You know where it’s been.

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**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2016, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-a-man/750796/17 "2016-04-02T23:40:30Z")

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Give a man a fish, and he’ll eat for a day; give a fish a man, and it’ll eat for a month.

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**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\
**Post date:** [April 3, 2016, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-a-man/750796/18 "2016-04-03T03:37:50Z")

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Build a man a fire, and he’ll be warm for a night. Set a man on fire, and he’ll be warm for the rest of his life.

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**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2016, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-a-man/750796/19 "2016-04-06T12:01:18Z")

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> [@Miller](#):
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> “What do you look for in a woman?”
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> “Consent.”

— _Andrew Nice Clay_

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**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2016, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-a-man/750796/20 "2016-04-07T20:17:52Z")

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I tried smoking cannibals once, but I didn’t feel a thing. Maybe I should try them in brownies?

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