tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post8294978777281977990..comments2024-02-17T04:06:00.805-05:00Comments on Just Not Said: Manly graceJohn Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-45980341418652348962018-01-01T06:44:21.809-05:002018-01-01T06:44:21.809-05:00Ga --
That's a great response b Schwarzenegger...Ga --<br />That's a great response b Schwarzenegger. John Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-64384244499131937392018-01-01T02:14:14.797-05:002018-01-01T02:14:14.797-05:00https://static.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uplo...https://static.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/arnold-schwarzenegger-shuts-down-troll-special-olympics-10.jpg<br /><br />This is an example of how manliness works. I thank God if I were there that Arnie stepped in before the SJWs did and lost the battle for everyone.<br /><br />That is how you do it! Not whining or saying "KILL YOURSELF! HOW DARE YOU TOXI MASCLINITY ARGGGHH!!"<br /><br />We need more people like Arnie to defend the disabled, poor, depressed, and persecuted. Not a goddamn SJW!<br /><br />-GaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-30008854730819572652016-12-11T17:39:28.646-05:002016-12-11T17:39:28.646-05:00Steven --
Clarkson was certainly sporting about it...Steven --<br />Clarkson was certainly sporting about it. And "Too much sugar" was a good reaction. <br /><br />And good for Prescott, punching back. John Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-14478467848465365332016-12-11T17:24:25.617-05:002016-12-11T17:24:25.617-05:00Jeremy Clarkson getting hit in the face with a pie...Jeremy Clarkson getting hit in the face with a pie.<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apneqbz_DqE<br /><br /><br />And when the deputy prime minister at the time John Prescott got an egg thrown at him from close range. I think his reaction rose his stock a bit.<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XTiI1e-wVc<br /><br />Stevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15276736643046430370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-22573170223296118942016-12-11T17:10:05.909-05:002016-12-11T17:10:05.909-05:00Steven --
C'mon, this blog is where heterosexu...Steven --<br />C'mon, this blog is where heterosexual guys can say what they want and not worry about sounding gay. <br /><br />Yes, it is definitely game. I mentioned this in my 7:36PM response to Gethin yesterday, as you can see.<br />John Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-1711599703091262302016-12-11T15:02:06.203-05:002016-12-11T15:02:06.203-05:00Schwarzenegger came across really well on his redd...Schwarzenegger came across really well on his reddit AMA. He seemed cool. You've got to respect somebody who was a big success in three separate fields. And this will sound incredibly gay but if you look at his bodybuilding pics, the thing that set him apart from guys just as big or bigger than him is he managed to make it beautiful. <br /><br />What you're talking about is pretty much a game principle, isn't it? Sort of how you're supposed to respond to shit tests, unfazed and with humour. They are acting alpha in the parlance. I'm sure you know what I'm getting at. <br />Stevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15276736643046430370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-7357354449145275782016-12-11T14:51:24.091-05:002016-12-11T14:51:24.091-05:00@Pavonine99 I still believe that the reason he mad...@Pavonine99 I still believe that the reason he made those tweets during the Hamilton fiasco was just to distract the media from covering the Trump University settlement. I remember during that time period the media seemed to spend 10x more time covering and publishing article's about Trump's tweets than the $25 million dollar Trump university settlement. It's like Trump successfully manipulated the media to make Trump U just a little side story.<br />Bluenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-9706682967125732612016-12-11T12:36:16.597-05:002016-12-11T12:36:16.597-05:00Justin --
Again, I hope you're right. And yeah...Justin --<br />Again, I hope you're right. And yeah, good point, the current administration would just bury it; too many Democrats involved. John Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-26494298354063131662016-12-11T12:33:32.028-05:002016-12-11T12:33:32.028-05:00Well photos like that could get CPS called on you,...Well photos like that could get CPS called on you, at the very least.<br /><br />I think the FBI knows and is waiting to hand Jeff Sessions their materials.Justinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-5956634842622791362016-12-11T12:28:29.536-05:002016-12-11T12:28:29.536-05:00Justin --
Yes, that is true. And one more big piec...Justin --<br />Yes, that is true. And one more big piece of circumstantial evidence. But, while common sense makes one think something was going on, in a case like this, something more than circumstantial is needed. I hope they come up with some hard evidence. And that everyone who might have been involved is exposed. John Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-42337254321156708842016-12-11T12:18:15.458-05:002016-12-11T12:18:15.458-05:00Regarding your last paragraph, the only thing I...Regarding your last paragraph, the only thing I'd add is that anyone doing this has a Cluster B personality disorder, so is likely to "get off" on being exhibitionistic in their crimes. For Christ's sake, Alefantis was plastering this stuff all over his Instagram, unmarried Tony Podesta with stuffed animals next to his bed in a magazine spread, etc.Justinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-36113504316985269552016-12-11T12:01:38.170-05:002016-12-11T12:01:38.170-05:00Justin --
I honestly don't know what to think....Justin --<br />I honestly don't know what to think. When I first read about it, I thought, wow, this can't all possibly be coincidence, and wow, these people sure seem to be well connected, and wow, there sure are some powerful people involved. But then my MSM-instilled "better judgment" kicked in and I thought, this is too farfetched, this can't possibly be. And I stopped reading about it. But....other people whose judgment I trust have read about it and had the same reaction: this can't possibly all be coincidence. <br /><br />Anyway, thanks for asking, but I don't know anything more than anyone else does, nor do I have any special insights. But my gut instinct was....there's something going on here. <br /><br />One of the problems with a possible scandal like this is that any evidence of it would be scant, and easy to get rid of. Nobody who is an actual child molester is stupid enough to pay for the providing of victims with anything other than cash, which leaves no trail. And cell phone cameras would almost surely have been confiscated from anyone in a position to record the goings on. And since the brouhaha started, there has undoubtedly been a major effort made to scrub away any DNA evidence. So, if something was going on -- and I'm not saying there was -- we'll probably never know for sure about it. John Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-15615838136884103962016-12-11T11:49:33.374-05:002016-12-11T11:49:33.374-05:00Mark --
Hmm; I always feel obliged to correct my t...Mark --<br />Hmm; I always feel obliged to correct my typos, which evidently doesn't speak well of my masculinity.<br /><br />I've actually managed to piss off a couple of women by saying, "Bah, I don't think giving birth is that painful." (The two who didn't realize I was kidding. Boy did I get an earful from them.)John Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-39982955994959646022016-12-11T11:47:57.204-05:002016-12-11T11:47:57.204-05:00John, I'd be curious to hear your thoughts abo...John, I'd be curious to hear your thoughts about #Pizzagate.Justinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-26800870323978627582016-12-11T11:35:13.452-05:002016-12-11T11:35:13.452-05:00I might add that real men don't write a second...I might add that real men don't write a second comment to correct the typos in their first comment, so I won't.<br /><br />As we men's men trade stories of courage and derring-do and "cannon to left of them" and "You're a better man than I am, Gunga Din," I can't help recalling that for thousands of years members of the weaker sex bore children without painkillers, and a few still do even today. I need a shot a morphine just thinking about it.Mark Caplanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15157338755022593966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-40038103017974443272016-12-11T11:10:38.845-05:002016-12-11T11:10:38.845-05:00Mark --
Yes, great line by Reagan. I thought his l...Mark --<br />Yes, great line by Reagan. I thought his line to the doctors as he was wheeled into the hospital was even better: "I hope you're all Republicans." (The chief surgeon's response: 'Mr. President, today we're all Republicans.")<br /><br />Amazing story about Roosevelt; I'm surprised I'd never heard it before. "It takes more than that to kill a Bull Moose." And then he gave his speech. Wow.<br /><br />By the way, you've just put your finger on what I like best about the readership of this blog: the men are all hypermasculine and the women all hyperfeminine. John Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-35802169436743489372016-12-11T10:44:23.705-05:002016-12-11T10:44:23.705-05:00Ronald Reagan's famous line to Nancy after his...Ronald Reagan's famous line to Nancy after his being shot was, "Honey, I forgot to duck."<br /><br />A disgruntled Italian immigrant did shoot at either president-elect Franklin or the man he was standing beside, the mayor of Chicago, and killed the mayor. But <i>Theodore</i> Roosevelt was actually shot in the chest. What happened next set a standard for manliness that some of us hypermasculine readers of "Just Not Said" might have a hard time equally.<br /><br />As an aside, a book about Theodore Roosevelt's exploratory trip down a tributary of the Amazon, RIVER OF DOUBT, would make a great Christmas gift.<br /><br />"Teddy Roosevelt shot in chest, still gave stump speech"<br />http://www.history.com/news/shot-in-the-chest-100-years-ago-teddy-roosevelt-kept-on-talkingMark Caplanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15157338755022593966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-68323292253743208512016-12-10T19:50:55.236-05:002016-12-10T19:50:55.236-05:00Puzzled --
I know, it seems sacrilegious to mentio...Puzzled --<br />I know, it seems sacrilegious to mention Churchill and Bundy in the same breath, but sociopathy is not a function of resume, or even of what larger good you might have accomplished, but rather character: how do you treat the people closest to you, how impulsive are you, do you have any inhibitions, how willing to take personal risk are you, and so on. John Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-56923042781113126812016-12-10T19:38:14.701-05:002016-12-10T19:38:14.701-05:00Pavonine --
We're going to have to agree to di...Pavonine --<br />We're going to have to agree to disagree here: I don't think the Right has overreacted to political correctness, which still holds sway in large swaths of this country, especially in the universities. John Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-11305971986844847292016-12-10T19:36:21.537-05:002016-12-10T19:36:21.537-05:00Gethin --
Honestly, I've heard of fewer women ...Gethin --<br />Honestly, I've heard of fewer women reacting that way. But that was a great line by Thatcher. <br /><br />Yes, your second paragraph is what I was trying to get at with my last paragraph, but you said it much better. <br /><br />And yes, your third paragraph is what the people who are into "Game" these days call "agree and amplify." It shows you're totally unaffected by the insult, and is actually a pretty effective way of flirting as well. <br /><br />John Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-32356385808719464812016-12-10T19:15:31.491-05:002016-12-10T19:15:31.491-05:00Was Churchill a sociopath? To me, the word can'...Was Churchill a sociopath? To me, the word can't fit both Churchill and Ted Bundy, although I realize that one could argue the point. Churchill truly was one of those people who truly was "larger than life". Conventional categories don't suit him. But I have read historians who say he was nuts, and that England needed his particular brand of insanity during the emergency of WWII. Whatever.<br /><br />The actual quote I was looking for was something I couldn't find. I had heard (read?) that during a visit to, I think Greece, he was shot at. He moved aside and said, "what cheek." I couldn't find confirmation of that on the net but I found the other quote.<br /><br />I also read that Roosevelt was shot at once, and showed great sangfroid, but didn't utter a witticism. Someone else got shot. A mayor I think. Still, many grace under pressure.<br /><br />PuzzledAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-6983989902638733542016-12-10T19:02:09.830-05:002016-12-10T19:02:09.830-05:00Puzzled --
That is a great quote by Churchill. I&#...Puzzled --<br />That is a great quote by Churchill. I've heard he was probably a sociopath; he was certainly a great wit. I went to the Churchill Museum in London in '04, it's festooned with his quotes, most of which are great. <br /><br />I, too, am happy to take his word for it. John Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-24964232818684382712016-12-10T17:09:48.671-05:002016-12-10T17:09:48.671-05:00Again, I think it goes deeper than just Trump'...Again, I think it goes deeper than just Trump's vulgarity. If that were only the worst thing about him ... <br /><br />The Right is just as trivial when it suits their purposes, though. By overreacting to the toxic culture of political correctness, they've created a toxic culture of their own, and Trump is the end result of that -- he's a reactionary choice, not a considered one. I'm not so much worried about Trump himself, but what comes after, now that the bar's been lowered this far.<br /><br /><br /><br />Pavonine99noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-54974245088767006172016-12-10T16:47:08.417-05:002016-12-10T16:47:08.417-05:00I'm not sure what you mean by this being a ...I'm not sure what you mean by this being a 'manly' reaction when I've heard (of) many women reacting to insults in a similar way. This short video of Margaret Thatcher, for example: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=augWtC1i8yo<br /><br />Regarding acting unperturbed: it's what the Buddhists as well as many Ancient Greek & Roman philosophers recommend. They say that if you can't *be* unperturbed then you should at least act like you are. If you don't appear to restrain your hard feelings then you'll, in turn, become angrier on the inside - which hurts you, not the person you're angry at. Besides, by reacting badly you're giving them what they want: confirmation that they got to you. A tip from Marcus Aurelius is to quietly examine the character of the person making the insult. You'll usually conclude that the insulter is not someone worth listening to. Another tip (I think from Epictetus?) is to examine the insult for grains of truth and use them for self-improvement. If you don't find any then it simply confirms what an ugly soul the insulter has.<br /><br />These philosophers also had some helpful ideas on how to respond externally: the ideal way was to try to make the insult into a joke, preferably turned on oneself so as to humiliate the insulter by doing a better job than him (Epictetus used this method whenever people picked on him for his physical disability). If you're not particularly funny, you can try the more boring "why did you say that to me; are you in a bad mood today?", which the insulter will almost definitely hate because the insult was supposed to be about you, not him.<br /><br />- GethinAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-37134699759530206312016-12-10T14:45:37.175-05:002016-12-10T14:45:37.175-05:00Great Ahnold quote.
Now, this is manly:
https://...Great Ahnold quote.<br /><br />Now, this is manly:<br /><br />https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/w/winstonchu100445.html<br /><br />I bet it's true, too, although I have no intentions of finding out.<br /><br />PuzzledAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com