# The power of a man's tears **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 8, 2014, 8:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-power-of-a-mans-tears/687959 "2014-05-08T08:11:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Rachellelogram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rachellelogram/32/8689_2.png) [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2014, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-power-of-a-mans-tears/687959/21 "2014-05-08T17:28:44Z")
welp ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2014, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-power-of-a-mans-tears/687959/22 "2014-05-08T17:31:40Z")
> [@Mr.Nylock](#): > > b) No, I am not amiliar. Well, if you’re not a miliar, what exactly are you? ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2014, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-power-of-a-mans-tears/687959/23 "2014-05-08T17:36:41Z")
> [@El\_Kabong](#): > > Well, if you’re not a miliar, what exactly are you? Maybe he’s a fortiori. ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2014, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-power-of-a-mans-tears/687959/24 "2014-05-08T17:58:31Z")
> [@Mr.Nylock](#): > > I’m almost crying from laughter at these responses. I thought there would be be a more sympathetic outpouring to the OP - but this is hilarious. The OP has quite a few odd threads like this one. ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2014, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-power-of-a-mans-tears/687959/25 "2014-05-08T18:00:53Z")
> [@Drunky\_Smurf](#): > > The OP has quite a few odd threads like this one. [Such as this.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=406060) ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Nylock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/77aa72/32.png) [@Mr.Nylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Nylock)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2014, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-power-of-a-mans-tears/687959/26 "2014-05-08T19:13:58Z")
> [@El\_Kabong](#): > > Well, if you’re not a miliar, what exactly are you? I am a swordsmith. ---
**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2014, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-power-of-a-mans-tears/687959/27 "2014-05-08T19:20:57Z")
nvm ---
**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2014, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-power-of-a-mans-tears/687959/28 "2014-05-08T19:22:12Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > Maybe he’s a fortiori. I heard he used to be one of them there “priori”. 😕 ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2014, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-power-of-a-mans-tears/687959/29 "2014-05-08T19:30:59Z")
> [@buddha\_david](#): > > [Such as this.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=406060) What the actual fuck? 😕 ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2014, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-power-of-a-mans-tears/687959/30 "2014-05-08T19:39:19Z")
> [@Mr.Nylock](#): > > I am a swordsmith. Around these parts we call that a pocketknife.😛 ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2014, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-power-of-a-mans-tears/687959/31 "2014-05-08T19:42:12Z")
> [@buddha\_david](#): > > [Such as this.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=406060) I prefer threads featuring Mrs Clay. ---
**Author:** ![G0sp3l](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c68b51/32.png) [@G0sp3l](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/G0sp3l)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2014, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-power-of-a-mans-tears/687959/32 "2014-05-08T19:44:39Z")
> [@OneCentStamp](#): > > What the actual fuck? 😕 a thousand times better than a guy crying. At work! :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2014, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-power-of-a-mans-tears/687959/33 "2014-05-08T19:49:38Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > That toilet aint gonna clean itself! Well, the OP has told us about unclogging toilets with his hands in the past, so I’m guessing this wouldn’t be such an ordeal. ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2014, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-power-of-a-mans-tears/687959/34 "2014-05-08T19:58:35Z")
Have ye no sympathy for the devil? ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2014, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-power-of-a-mans-tears/687959/35 "2014-05-08T20:30:52Z")
> [@Guinastasia](#): > > Well, the OP has told us about unclogging toilets with his hands in the past, so I’m guessing this wouldn’t be such an ordeal. Hehe, great reference! Good times. ---
**Author:** ![Living\_Well\_Is\_Best\_Revenge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/6bbea6/32.png) [@Living\_Well\_Is\_Best\_Revenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Living_Well_Is_Best_Revenge)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2014, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-power-of-a-mans-tears/687959/36 "2014-05-08T20:35:13Z")
> [@Guinastasia](#): > > Well, the OP has told us about unclogging toilets with his hands in the past, so I’m guessing this wouldn’t be such an ordeal. Dear god, I forgot about that. ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2014, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-power-of-a-mans-tears/687959/37 "2014-05-08T20:44:56Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > I prefer threads featuring Mrs Clay. Leave his very ugly\* wife out of this! \*according to JohnClay, I’ve never seen her myself but I’m sure she’s a lovely girl. ---
**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:** [May 8, 2014, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-power-of-a-mans-tears/687959/38 "2014-05-08T21:18:36Z")
> [@Bob Ducca](#): > > \*according to JohnClay, I’ve never seen her myself but I’m sure she’s a lovely girl. She has a wonderful personality. As to the OP, crying at work may have gotten you something positive in the short term, but there’s no way that is going to help you in the long run. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2014, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-power-of-a-mans-tears/687959/39 "2014-05-08T22:37:34Z")
[Quote=Telemark] As to the OP, crying at work may have gotten you something positive in the short term, but there’s no way that is going to help you in the long run. [/Quote] What the hell, the next time my boss drops a project on me at 4 PM on a Friday, I’m gonna give it a shot. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2014, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-power-of-a-mans-tears/687959/40 "2014-05-08T22:43:44Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > Anyone else can’t wait to hear what it was his boss wanted him to do? My imagination is running wild. Some sort of light sexual contact. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-power-of-a-mans-tears/687959.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-power-of-a-mans-tears/687959.md?page=3)