LORDKAHUNA
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1/14/2005 at 15:09 |
I have had a weird experience this week, let me paint you a picture.
Bob is probably the most respected/emulated/successful guy in my workplace. Of a company with 2000 employees he has been employee of the year 5 times in the last decade, he has worked his way up from one of the lowest positions to management, last week he was promoted to VP of operations (basically the #2 guy in the entire company). He's a man's man, looks chiseled from granite, and about 6 ft tall.
2 days ago we were forced to fire a senior level supervisor, when this unfortunate event takes place their needs to be a third party in the room, I fall into that role more often than not. The dude being fired was a long time peer/friend of Bob's.
Halfway through the exit interview/firing, Bob begins to sob! Then dude begins to sob! And all this is unfolding in front of me sitting there, I don't know what to say/do, and watching these guys bawl is making ME misty!
As men, we are taught to keep our emotions close to our vest all macho/vulcan like, the only real acceptable public emotions being mirth/happiness or anger/indigination. This event has tilted my world on it's end.
I'm a pretty easy going guy, I tend to easily to be easily offended, but quick to forgive. The primary emotion I tend to express is mirth, because humor is the ultimate defense mechanism, and sometimes it is the exact opposite of what you feel, "when your world is falling apart tell a joke" and "laughter is the best medicine".
I'm opening up myself to all kinds of fuckery here, but sometimes I cry. When I learned I was going to be a father, when my uncle died, when life/job stress weighs down on you to the point where you cant seem to make any headway. But this is done in private, and its rare, because the John Wayne public manliness standard must be met. A man crying in public is a fuking shame, he is a weak fagget who doesn't deserve his penis!
What do you think?
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barch97
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1/14/2005 at 15:16 |
So, you've got an opening? To whom shall I address my resume?
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azron123
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1/14/2005 at 15:33 |
Try not to be so trapped in the 1950's macho thing. It's cool to cry when you need to.
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dragonstaff
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1/14/2005 at 15:39 |
Azron: Werd.
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SexNinja
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1/14/2005 at 15:48 |
All I have is crying.
Seriously, the last time I cried in public was at my grandfather's funeral about two years ago. Even then it wasn't loud sobbing, just tears I couldn't stop when they read about his life and etc. It all depends on the circumstances. It is, however, wrong for men to just bust out crying in public over little things like a woman might.
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straydog1980
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1/14/2005 at 15:49 |
azron123: Try not to be so trapped in the 1950's macho thing. It's cool to cry when you need to.
truth.
why did he get fired?
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dent
Slipping it into the wrong hole any chance I get  SSHOLEPosts: 857 Registered: 10/20/2004 Offline
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1/14/2005 at 15:52 |
I cried when my daughter was born.
There are different types of crying.
Here is my chart for crying. I will note what you are if you cry during these emotions:
Anger: You are about to crumble like a faggart. Get some balls and stop being a bitch.
Depressed/Despair Depression blows. If you are crying because you are that depressed - as a full grown adult - seek help.
Grief If someone close to you dies, a good cry is warrented. Otherwise stop being a bitch.
Guilt/Shame Pussy.
Happiness/Joy/Laughter As long as it is not because of a film ending, it's ok to cry Nancy.
Fear/Anxiety/Panic Depends. If you are crying because you are FEARING the dark at night, you shall wear a vagina on your forehead. If you are FEARING the plane you are in is crashing, since its falling to earth at the speed of light, CRY MAN!!!
Sadness/ Cry, then cut your wrists becuase you will never afford the sex change that you so utterly need. Go break something instead of being a crybaby.
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metatron
Fighting The Good Fight ™  SSHOLEPosts: 473 Registered: 4/12/2002 Offline
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1/14/2005 at 15:52 |
Crying does the body good.
I cried when my sweet ol' granny died last year. It'd been a long time. I bawled my eyes out at her funeral - especially as we sang her favorite hymn - it was probably the most comforting thing I've done in years.
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LORDKAHUNA
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1/14/2005 at 15:54 |
straydog1980: azron123: Try not to be so trapped in the 1950's macho thing. It's cool to cry when you need to.
truth.
why did he get fired?
Falsified an accident report.
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metatron
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1/14/2005 at 16:00 |
I forgot to mention: I cry after I poop or have sex, usuallly.
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wolfer
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1/14/2005 at 16:05 |
usually crying gets me the laid...and did you tell him a joke after you fired him? he should know and understand its not your decision. atleast you still have a job...maybe he was stealing pencils or paper clips or something
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ghostrider
liberal exit  SSHOLEPosts: 2446 Registered: 7/29/2004 Offline
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1/14/2005 at 16:06 |
yummy corn
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LORDKAHUNA
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1/14/2005 at 16:07 |
wolfer: usually crying gets me the laid...and did you tell him a joke after you fired him? he should know and understand its not your decision. atleast you still have a job...maybe he was stealing pencils or paper clips or something
I didn't fire him, I was just the witness.
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LORDKAHUNA
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1/14/2005 at 16:08 |
ghostrideryyz:
yummy corn
I know you have a non-corn based opinion of this, spill mutherfuker.
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wolfer
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1/14/2005 at 16:25 |
LORDKAHUNA: wolfer: usually crying gets me the laid...and did you tell him a joke after you fired him? he should know and understand its not your decision. atleast you still have a job...maybe he was stealing pencils or paper clips or something
I didn't fire him, I was just the witness.
OK did you tell him a joke after you witnessed the firing..you said that you try to tell jokes after bad things happen..did you do the hokey dance?
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Senor_Smoke
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1/14/2005 at 16:25 |
The strongest of men are those that arent afraid to cry,
remember that.Short of fear,the need to cry for something,
whether it be happiness,or sadness,is the strongest emotion.
It is uncontrollable.
Think of it this way.When you get scared of something,like say
you heard something down in the basement,and you run down
there.You are afraid,but noone will really see that,because you
load the shottie and rush down there to see who the fuck your
going to shoot.There is a very fine line between fear and bravery.
You ran down into the basement despite the fear of this person
that broke into your basement.
Now,your watching a funny ass movie.and the
tears start to flow,only they are tears of laughter.You know,the
"more manly tears",but tears nonetheless.No need to feel ashamed.
Everyone watching the movie with you are "crying" also.
I guess my point is,whether they are happy tears or sadness tears,
they come out of the same eyes.Dont be scared to show them.
**Off Topic**
My mom has a medical condition that prevents her from having tears.
Aint that a bitch.She has to use eyedrops aptly named "Tears".
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barch97
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1/14/2005 at 16:28 |
First of all, if you don't know when to use your or you're, you shouldn't be allowed to have a "shottie". Second, calling it a "shottie" makes you GAYER than crying.
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freakmachine
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1/14/2005 at 16:32 |
barch97: So, you've got an opening? To whom shall I address my resume?
So, you've got an opening? To whom shall I address my penix?
Crynig is great, let the shit out when needed. Don't be a festering sore of repressed pustulent tears, but don't go around everywhere all hysterical crying like a sissy boy.
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vasudeva
Bad Taste in your Mouth  SSHOLEPosts: 4464 Registered: 3/8/2002 Offline
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1/14/2005 at 16:38 |
Dude, I tear up at fuking fabric softener commercials.
You know, when that little bear giggles and gives everyone a good happy feeling and you realize that everything's going to be fine and you have a snuggly bear friend and your clothes will always be fresh and bear-approved? Yeah. That.
It's probably the result of me repressing my emotions, which I shall continue to do.
Just last night me and the LBP were watching Futurama, where Leela gets reunited with her parents, and it's all tearful and poignant, and the LBP's like "Damn, I'm kinda tearing up" and I go "Not me!" and then I go "Well, OK, me too" and she's like "Really? How come I never know?" and I go "Cause I'm a fucking man and I hide it. That's how it works." And we both wiped our eyes and rolled over and went to sleep.
This happens about once every two weeks.
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ran93r
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1/14/2005 at 16:41 |
Bear soft?
I prefer Mr Sparkle, for lucky best wash. |
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Senor_Smoke
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1/14/2005 at 16:47 |
barch97: First of all, if you don't know when to use your or you're, you shouldn't be allowed to have a "shottie". Second, calling it a "shottie" makes you GAYER than crying.
Ahhh,my personal punctuation checker to the rescue.
Care to help me with my dangling participle problem?
I have many "shotties".Hell,I gotta St.Bernard named shottie too......
[Edited on 14/1/2005 by Senor_Smoke]
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barch97
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1/14/2005 at 16:54 |
Third, if you don't know what "punctuation" means, and you don't, you are not allowed to say it.
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dent
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1/14/2005 at 17:21 |
Stop fighting.
Vas, you have just proved to me that you are one strange fuck.
One another note, i have cried during two movies in my life that I can remember. One was Frequency (my dad and I are easily best friends - so that hit a sore spot) and The Passion of Christ, because that was just a completely fucked up movie. But still, Vas is one strange fuck.
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mundhra
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1/14/2005 at 17:26 |
crying in public is just bad form, regardless of your sex.
with the exception of a month ago, i hadn't cried in ~8 years. that was the result of some dumb bullshit highschool fight i got into with my parents. i then resolved to not be a pussy and suck it up.
about a month ago, i cried at the ending of big fish. i don't know why. i know it's a movie, but it made me pretty sad. i end up sorta tearing up at things every once in a while, akin to vas.. but, yeah.
when i was a kid, the old yeller and where the red fern grows movies made me cry.
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Lefen
I think Clavis wins my heart <3  SSHOLEPosts: 897 Registered: 9/16/2003 Offline
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1/14/2005 at 17:29 |
I cried at the end of AI when he got to see his mum for one last time.
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wolfer
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1/14/2005 at 17:29 |
i cried when the cops beat me up
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1/14/2005 at 17:36 |
LORDKAHUNA: ghostrideryyz:
yummy corn
I know you have a non-corn based opinion of this, spill mutherfuker.
Right-o...i've cried too much in my life. my life has been a volley of physical and mental pain, more than most people experience (my opinion). i don't really cry now, as i'm all cried out. sometimes when i'm drunk, a song or a thought will make me want to cry, but i realize that is repressed memories/emotions. i express those emotions with my music. some chords can break my heart, if you know what i mean
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1/14/2005 at 17:47 |
mundhra: crying in public is just bad form, regardless of your sex.
Right..
about a month ago, i cried at the ending of big fish. i don't know why. i know it's a movie, but it made me pretty sad.
Yep.
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1/14/2005 at 17:59 |
metatron: I forgot to mention: I cry after I poop or have sex, usuallly.
Ask your boyfriend to lube it up then you niger.
Isn't it normal for Canadiens to just bust out in tears and song and dance numbers for no good reason? You lumberjacks are all pussies. |
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ghostrider
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1/14/2005 at 18:08 |
Stump: metatron: I forgot to mention: I cry after I poop or have sex, usuallly.
Ask your boyfriend to lube it up then you niger.
Isn't it normal for Canadiens to just bust out in tears and song and dance numbers for no good reason? You lumberjacks are all pussies.
Meta ain't no Canadian Kansas can do that to you
[Edited on 14/1/2005 by ghostrideryyz]
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