Not so manly pursuits?

[DocHeb]

Once you pay the $$$ that original Audubon prints go for, you transcend girliness and become either an wise investor or a selective connisseur. Both of these are gender neutral.

 

[JazzDad]

Hmmm, lets see: Tractors, guns, trucks, tools, hunting, tractors, engines, plows, dirt, grease, blood, hydraulics, obnoxious bumper stickers, tractors, etc etc. No, that's about it. So, let's sing: I'm a lumberjack, and I'm OK...

 

[dooleysm]

My friends make fun of me for putting out a vegetable garden, of course these are guys that live in the city and rarely make it outside, so I don't pay any attention to them.

I love watching the food network and enjoy cooking (almost as much as eating).

Other than that, it's hunting, fishing, tractoring, building stuff, playing basketball, and being a dad.

 

[jimg]

Hmmm... Girly things... This one time I once drove a Ford, but it was a rental

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[LMTC]

After several hand/wrist surgeries in the early 80s I learned to crochet and weave to exercise my hands regularly, even when sitting. Have to admit, I kind of enjoyed the crocheting. Not quite on the level of woodworking, but just making something is somewhat satisfying. After several years of recuperation I re-established my manliness by making all of our bedroom furniture using only a pocketknife and a heavy stone to drive the nails.


Ok, I lied about the tools....I had a pretty good assortment of power tools, but I did make a bed, dresser, armoire, desk, and a couple of night stands.

I also love to cook.

 

[N80]

OK, I'll bite.

I do a type of horse back riding called dressage, which is predominately practiced by women in the US.

My daughter rides dressage some and does hunter/jumper. Rarely do we see any men at the regional, low level shows. But when you see the high end shows on TV there seem to be plenty of men doing both. You see men and women doing cross country, all of whom are far tougher than I.

 

[N80]

Once you pay the $$$ that original Audubon prints go for, you transcend girliness and become either an wise investor or a selective connisseur. Both of these are gender neutral.

Yep. And due to that price, I have a grand total of TWO (originals)! But in my mind, two makes a 'collection'. I also have an original Alexander Wilson print as well. Much older than Audubon but a more primitive style. They don't fetch as much but it was a gift anyway. I had dreams of collecting more Audubons but the prices keep going up and my money has since been diverted into property, tractors, etc. So my 'collection' will likely remain at two for quite some time.

For those who are unaware, Audubon "originals" refers to his first series of prints made in England. I don't remember the actual number made, but somewhere in the range of 300 maybe. The big birds and the extinct birds fetch hundreds of thousands of dollars. Smaller, less common, less colorful birds sell for far less. Audubon's original water color paintings, from which the prints were made are in a collection at the New York Historical Society (with a few exceptions) and have never been valued. I'd guess the larger birds would be in the multi-millions. But they will never be for sale.

 

[N80]

I ring church bells, not sure if you guys have them like the ones we have, I think the English ones are different to elsewhere, but either way. Not sure if its manly or not. Some of them weigh a couple of tons, so as you can imagine, its a bit of a workout

I've rung our church bell many times. It is probably several hundred pounds and doesn't take a body builder to do it, but I consider it a fairly manly thing to do. There's no rule against it, but none of the women members ever ring it. Besides, Quasimodo was a bell ringer and he was no sissy.

 

[shvl73]

After several years of recuperation I re-established my manliness by making all of our bedroom furniture using only a pocketknife and a heavy stone to drive the nails.

Wayne,
This one is a classic!

 

[dmccarty]

Yum, the other grey meat!

Hmmm.... Not sure I would eat those bugs! I'm afraid they might eat me.....

Later,
Dan