Just A Guy Thing

How to Cultivate Your Image for the Ladies

James — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:00:52 +0000

This is a guest post by Joseph Matthews from Art of Approaching, a hands-on guide to picking up any woman.

Last week week talked about getting yourself ready to meet the woman you want and what different types of women are looking for in a guy. Today we’ll talk about the next step in the process.

Once you know how you want to tailor your image, it’s time for you to cultivate it. This means you gotta put some money forth. Now, if you’re a guy like me, you HATE to go clothes shopping! Not only can it be expensive, but it can be a real pain in the butt!!!

However, putting the time and effort in now will pay off later when you got the girl of your dreams in your arms!

Now that you know what image you want to have, you’ll have to pick the right store to shop at. Different stores cater to different styles, and different bank accounts. Clothing is a mix-and-match game, where sometimes you have to piece together outfits from many sources. But typically, you want a set of clothes to have a certain theme.

For instance, if you work at an office, you want to project a professional image, so all your clothes for the office might be nice, dark suits with monochrome shirts and flashy ties. But when you go out to concerts, maybe you have a bunch of ripped pants and faded vintage T-shirts.

Different environments call for different types of dress.

I believe that we all have different personas in different areas of our lives. Maybe at the workplace, you’re a vicious shark who no one wants to mess with because you really know your stuff and you’re an expert at what you do. That’s your “work” persona. But when you go home to visit mom and dad, you’re quiet and you do what you’re told because you don’t want to fight with your parents. That’s your “son” persona.

We all do this, depending on how comfortable or confident we are in different situations. Your type of dress will determine how strong your persona is.

When you do go shopping for clothes, here’s some advice for you. Take your time! Make sure you’re not rushed, because you’re making an investment in your future. You need to try on the clothes, see how they look, get opinions from the store clerks (don’t be afraid to ask them what they think or their advice on what to get).

If you’re looking for good, trendy clothes that will work in almost any situation, and won’t totally drain your bank account, I suggest going to your local Banana Republic store. You can usually find these stores in malls across America. They make great clothes, and their sales are fantastic. I never buy anything there that isn’t on sale because their stuff can be expensive. But the sale items are just as good quality as the regular items, only cheaper!

If you’re looking to go for the rock and roll/gothic appearance, there are lots of routes you can go. The biggest store that caters to this look is called Hot Topic. You can find these stores in most malls. They sell all sorts of shirts and accessories that go well with this image.

In tandem with that, thrift stores, such as your local Goodwill Store, are good for that and a lot of different looks. Not only are these stores dirt cheap, but you can find hidden gems here, such as vintage t-shirts and the like. Stores like this are very popular with the more “arty” crowd.

If you’re overweight, Casual Male has a great selection of clothes to fit bigger guys, and their clothes range from professional to really, really cool. Because I, myself, am overweight and find a hard time finding pants that fit well in the normal stores, I often go to Casual Male and buy jeans and other pants. Their selection of suits for big guys is really good as well.

The internet is also a great place to find really good clothes. There are tons of websites out there that feature their products and will ship them right to your home, and a lot of times they got great discounts too.

Cheaper outlets like Wallmart, K-Mart, and Target have nice casual clothes, but I wouldn’t recommend going there to find clothes to attract women (though going there to meet women is a different story!).

In addition to your clothes, pay attention to your grooming and hygiene too. Take care of your teeth by brushing at least twice a day and flossing. Try to shower at least once a day to stay clean and fresh (and make sure to wash your nether-regions! You never know when you might need to use them!!!). Take care of your skin and watch your diet. If you can, work out regularly. Thirty minutes a day three times a week is bare minimum for getting healthy. Remember: muscles on men are like breasts on women. The bigger they are, the more attention you’ll get.

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photo credit: {Away until inspiration comes}

It’s Good to be the Azerbaijan President’s Son

James — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:30:50 +0000

I’ll bet 99.95% of you out there couldn’t find the country of Azerbaijan on a map if your life depended on it, but this county has got a lot of oil. So much oil, in fact, that Heydar Aliyev, the son of Ilham Aliyev, the country’s president, reportedly spent nearly $44 million on nine Dubai waterfront mansions. Oh, and did I mention he’s 12 years old?

Yes, a 12 year old has allegedly bought the mansions at the ultra-luxe Palm Jumeira island for more money than you will ever lay eyes on. This over a span of just two weeks, says the Washington Post.

The total price tag is roughly 10,000 years’ worth of salary for the average Azerbaijan working joe.

Now how, you may ask, does a 12 year old have so much money, especially when daddy’s annual salary is just $228,000? Well, there’s the mystery. No one involved in the transaction is talking, but something tells me we’ll hear more about this terrible tyke in the coming weeks.

photo credit: PhareannaH

Finally – Get Your Own Personal Jetpack

James — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:00:04 +0000

What’s cooler than zipping around on your very own personal jetpack? If you thought you would have to wait decades before buying one, think again. The Martin Jetpack (technically it’s a turbine powered ducted fan, but whatever) will begin rolling off the assembly line in the very near future.

The Martin Aircraft Company will begin producing 500 jetpacks a year for about $75,000 apiece. Steep price? C’mon – it’s a personal jetpack. That’s a bargain!

Better yet, the jetpack requires no pilot’s license to operate. You fill up up with premium gasoline from your friendly neighborhood service station and can go for up to 30 miles on a tank.

The jetpack goes as fast as 60 mph and gets you as high as 8,000 feet. Yee-ha! And just in case something goes wrong, it comes with a low altitude ballistic parachute for safety.

Here’s a video of the Martin Jetpack in action:

Now I admit this is not the sexiest piece of equipment ever built. But may I remind you that it’s a freakin’ personal jetpack? Sign me up!

Ready to buy yours? Check out the Martin Jetpack website. Let the future begin!

[via OhGizmo]

Beatriz Recari Is One Hot Golfer

James — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:30:32 +0000

Women’s tennis and golf have been vying with each other to produce the hottest female professional athletes. Beatriz Recari, the newest member of the LPGA tour, might just put golf ahead for good.

Recari, who hails from Spain, is not only stunning, but actually has talent too. Imagine that.

If you want to see more of Recari, you should vote for her to grab the 16th and final spot at the upcoming Mojo 6 Tournament in Jamaica. Vote here.

It’s Come to This: The iMaxi iPad Case

James — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:00:21 +0000

The Apple iPad has not even been officially released and it’s already a full-blown phenomenon. The latest to hop on the iPad bandwagon is Etsy seller Hip Handmaids which recently released the iMaxi IPad Case.

Yes, that’s a giant maxi pad (with wings!) you’re looking at there. Perfect for wrapping up your shiny new iPad safe and snug.

Better yet – check out the available color schemes: sanitary white and blood red. I think I just threw up in my throat.

If for some reason you feel the need to buy one of these, you can find them at Hip Handmaids.

Meet Miss Sprint Cup Paige Duke

James — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:44:16 +0000

Our favorite NASCAR blog All Left Turns has some smokin’ hot photos of the 2010 Miss Sprint Cup Paige Duke. I don’t exactly know what the Miss Sprint Cup thing is all about, but I do know they have good taste in women.

Here are a couple more choice pics of southern belle Paige:

Check out al the photos of Paige Duke at All Left Turns.

The Toilet Paper Article of the Week: Sweet Soul Sister

James — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:00:31 +0000

Here’s an article from our friends over at The Toilet Paper. To subscribe to their free ball busting daily newsletter, click here.

We hold three truths to be self-evident at The Toilet Paper offices: 1) people that walk without swinging their arms are weirdos, 2) Bloody Marys without celery are an abomination, and 3) Pam Grier was—without a doubt—the hottest actress to ever step onto a film set in the 1970s.

No one could fill a dress and empty a gun like Pam in her early action classics. When she wasn’t “kicking jive turkey ass” and “sticking it to the man,” she was generously revealing her mind-blowing physical gifts and getting stuck by her man. A sexy, self-confident woman with a “No BS” attitude, Pam was a source of empowerment for black women and feminists. A caramel dipped goddess with a happy trigger finger, she was a fantasy for any man with a pulse.

Number

70 – Number episodes Pam played “Kit Porter” on the Showtime series “The L Word” from 2004-2009.

One would think a show called “The L Word” would be about lesbians, but apparently it’s just about female slackers in landscaping. Gals who don’t do dick, but enjoy mowing lawns.

Quote

“I can’t talk about myself. I just can’t. I know I’ve influenced people, and I’m proud of that. But as I see it, I really haven’t done anything. I haven’t saved anybody from a burning building.”

Pam Grier

Nonsense, Pam! You’ve helped young men strengthen their forearms for the past 30 years.

Word

Blaxploitation

noun. 1. A commercial-minded film genre in the 1970s geared towards black audiences.

Some groups like the NAACP found the films to be stereotypical, but many others in Hollywood including Pam, felt they were finally giving a voice to those that weren’t being heard.

Fact

Pam is the only black star from the Blaxploitation era who receives a royalty each time one of her films is rented. Good for Pam. Bad for Fred Williamson.

The List

Queue Em Up Now

Coffy (1973) – “The baddest one-chick hit-squad that ever hit town!”
Foxy Brown (1974) – “A chick with drive who don’t take no jive!”
Sheba Baby (1975) – “Hotter n’ “Coffy” meaner n’ “Foxy Brown”
Friday Foster (1975) – “Her name is Friday, but you can dig her any day of the week.”

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Your Mantelligence Briefing for March 4

James — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 11:56:10 +0000

Here they are, chock full of awesomeness, the manliest links on the net:

Audrina Patridge’s Red Hot FHM Cover Shoot (see above) [COED Magazine]

If Men Wrote Women’s Magazines – Part 2 [Cool Material]

The Best Of Playboy’s Lab Rat [YepYep]

6 Changes to Lose Weight Fast [MadeMan

10 Awesome Game Show Answer Fails [Holy Taco]

Married? Get Off Facebook Before It’s Too Late [Gunaxin]

The Art of Shaving [The Rugged]

Tits or Ass? The Great Debate [Living With Balls]

Leadership: The Importance of Knowing How to Delegate [Art of Manliness]

9 Unorthodox Ways to Take A Road Trip [EgoTV]

Internet Sex Moves [College Humor]

An Examination of the Worst Baseball Traditions [TSB Magazine]

Mash-Up: The Empire Strikes Back to the Future [Double Viking]

LOL Race Pics: Danica Patrick Fail [All Left Turns]

Sean Payton Pwns Jerry Jones [Tasty Booze]

What It Means to Be a Wingman

James — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 11:00:52 +0000

This is a guest post from Stefan Knapen, the author of StudySuccessful, a blog about living a successful college life. Stefan is a medical student in Groningen, the Netherlands.

Have you seen the movie Top Gun? Great. Have you seen How I Met Your Mother? Awesome.

In Top Gun, a wingman is the person who protects the one who attacks the opponent. So, Maverick is attacking an enemy and Goose is backing him up, Goose is there to help him whenever he can do something.

In How I Met Your Mother, not so much. A wingman is the guy who helps his friend get in contact with girls. He is helping the attacking male to conquer the female. And that is a flattering job.

Becoming a wingman
You can become someone’s wingman in two ways. You either be asked by him, or you say you are his wingman from now on. So he is asking you, or you claim to be his.

When your friend is asking you to become his wingman, be flattered. Say thank you first and accept the job. When you see that your friend is in need of a wingman, say that you want to step into the role – he will be grateful. He might not like it at first – things like ‘I don’t need that’ aren’t uncommon in the process of getting a wingman. But when you know your friend needs a wingman, do what you have to do.

Before going to bars
Make plans – talk things over with your friend before headig out. Make up stories and have fun, like he has been volunteering for a year in Africa, that he is one of the youngest CEO’s of a certain company, anything will work. But don’t be lax, think your plans through thoroughly.

You and your friend need to be on the same page – you can’t tell a girl that your friend has been to New Zealand when your friend is telling her that he went to Vietnam. Plan doomsday scenarios as well. What if your friend needs to escape from a girl? What if a girl looks through your plan and sees that you are pulling a joke on her? Be ready.

At the bar and on the street
This is where the action happens. Here is your territory, this is where you need to come into action. Go talk to a girl, talk nicely about your friend, point at him, so she knows who he is. She doesn’t need to talk to him or anything yet, but it’s nice when a couple of girls know the value of that guy.

Somehow, when a couple of girls like the guy, more will like him. Show his value, show why he is good. This can be easily done – you only need to chat for a couple of minutes, probably when he is off getting some drinks.

For example, your friend is going for drinks. You say to the girl next to you: ‘Would you believe me if I say that my friend, who just got away to get some drinks, is the brand new CEO of [insert any local company]?’ ‘No’ ‘Well, he is, and we are here to celebrate that fact! But please don’t tell him I told you, he doesn’t want many people knowing that and he doesn’t want to bribe, the guy is shy. There he is, I’m going back to him.’

Works great – you let her know that she needs to come to him and she knows his value and will start to admire him! When your friend sees a cute girl, you can do this too, when he walks away. He can later start to contact her, and it will probably work out.

Concluding thoughts
Being a guy’s wingman is a noble job – it is something men do for each other. We aren’t barbarians who have to fight for girls anymore, so let’s help each other instead.

It’s not only a noble job, but also a tough job. Realize that your friend may get down when a move doesn’t work and you’ll need to pull him through that point. When he is refusing your help, do it anyway. When he doesn’t want to contact a girl, just do the ‘have you met’ trick. He made you his wingman for a reason.

Good luck, fellow men, make yourself proud of what you’ve accomplished for your friends!

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photo credit: top – sub_lime79, bottom – a tai.

Transformers: 6 Wardrobe Staples That Adapt to Anything

James — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 11:30:53 +0000

Think of your wardrobe as a well-stocked fridge: From it, you only need a few basic ingredients to throw together a great combo. In fact, there are only six articles of clothing that you really must own because of their versatility. Mix and match and accessorize properly, and the same elements will work equally well at the beach and dog run as they do at the office or a funeral (or both if you’re having a bad day). Here, the list.

White Button-down Shirt
“The white shirt is the most flexible piece of clothing you will ever own,” says Massimo Bizzocchi, menswear importer and owner of the eponymous downtown Manhattan boutique. Wear it with shorts and jeans for a more casual look, with chinos and a tie for work attire and with a dark suit to a formal event. For a traditional look, stick to 100 percent cotton broadcloth; for modern, try stretch cotton with a slightly slimmer fit.

Dark Rinse Jeans
“Dark denim jeans are considered the new standby,” says Bizzocchi. You can wear them with everything from a tailored jacket to a T-shirt and sneakers. “I like APC New Standard,” says Steven Taffel, owner and proprietor of Leffot, a high-end men’s clothing store in Manhattan. “They’re a crisp denim, and they don’t have any stitching on the back pockets. Paired with a white shirt, you have a blank canvas that you can accessorize with pretty much anything.”

Cashmere V-neck Sweater
You can wear this classic under a suit, with a pair of jeans — with pretty much anything. “And if it gets too warm,” says Bizzocchi, “just take it off and wear it draped around your neck on top of your blazer.” If you’re only going to buy one, choose a neutral color like black, brown or charcoal. If you invest in a second, pick a bright color like green or pink that highlights one of your best traits (i.e., If you have blue eyes, go for bright blue).

Navy Blazer
This jacket always looks great, whether you wear it with jeans or dress slacks. “Just lose the brass buttons,” says Taffel. “The buttons should always be dark.” And make sure to get the right fit — you don’t want a lot of extra fabric through the body. The general rule is that if you can fit your arm in between the jacket and your chest, you have too much fabric and need to get it taken in.

Solid Dark Suit
“You need to have one of these regardless if you wear it to work or not,” says Taffel. “These days you could need it for a job interview, a wedding or a funeral.” A solid dark color (black, navy or charcoal gray) offers more flexibility in dressing up and down. Wear it on its own for a formal event and dress it down by pairing the jacket with jeans and a T-shirt. If you buy more than one, Bizzocchi recommends experimenting with browns. “A dark charcoal brown suit in a lightweight fabric has a lot of personality,” he says, “and it shows you have confidence.”

Stylish Sneakers
If you’d wear them to the gym or the basketball court, they do not go with jeans and a nice shirt on a Saturday night. Instead, go for something plain and simple that doesn’t read “gym.” Guess, Bally, Coach and Puma all make classic shoes that bridge the divide between athletic and fashion, and they read casual or dressy depending on the rest of your outfit (shorts, jeans or dark suit pants). “If I’m not in my boat shoes I wear a pair of Adidas white and blue Rod Laver sneakers,” says Taffel. “Sneakers have a life of their own.”

Jessica Lothstein is a former fashion journalist at Best Life magazine. She has written profiles on such designers as Tom Ford, Giorgio Armani and Michael Bastian.

Fighting Stewardesses Cause Flight Delays

James — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 11:00:32 +0000

Now some people might think that two airline stewardesses fighting would be kind of hot in a twisted, mud wrestling kind of way. But when the fight happens on a plane, it’s not so hot for the passengers.

A recent flight from Rochester to Atlanta was forced to return to the gate when a fight broke out between two stewardesses. While Pinnacle Airlines, which operates the flight, said it was only a verbal disagreement, passengers on the plane describe the altercation as a fist fight. Nice.

So next time you’re on a plane, be nice to your flight attendant. You never know when she might take a swing at you.

photo credit: rbrwr

This Is Why Fat People Should Pay Double on Airlines

How To Prepare Yourself to Meet the Woman You Want

James — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 11:30:47 +0000

This is a guest post by Joseph Matthews from Art of Approaching, a hands-on guide to picking up any woman.

On our ongoing quest to help all you single guys, we last talked about figuring out what kind of girl you want to meet. The next step, after knowing what you want, is to ask yourself: Where can I find the type of women I want to meet?

This is really important. Different places attract different types of women. Depending on where you go, you will get a different category of women.

Notice, I’m not saying you can’t meet a nice, stable girl who’s ready to settle down at a nightclub. But your chances of meeting a wild party girl who’s just into hooking up with a guy at such a venue is much greater. So if that’s what you’re looking for, a nightclub is a good bet you’ll meet that type of girl there.

If you’re looking for a girl who’s a little less wild, maybe more intellectual, where would you meet these types of women? Figure out the places where a certain type of woman would congregate. In this instance: museums, book stores, art galleries, and libraries come to mind.

Once you know where the type of girl you want to meet will be, it will be far, FAR easier to meet them! Just think of all the time and effort you’ll save by skipping the venues where the women you don’t want dominate.

Of course, you should always be on the lookout for the type of women you want, so don’t dismiss all women just because the venue isn’t right. But typically, if you’re on the prowl, the location will dictate the type of women you’ll find.

Get Yourself Ready

Now that you know what you want, and where to find it, it’s time to look at what you’ll be presenting the world. Namely – YOU!

Let’s face it, certain types of women are attracted to certain types of men. Depending on how you look, you will attract a certain type of girl.

Notice, I’m not talking about your physical looks here. We can’t control how good looking or ugly we are physically. But we CAN control our appearance. This includes our hairstyle, our skin, our facial hair, our weight, and our clothing. We can groom ourselves to project a certain image that will attract the women we’re after.

Let’s take an example of this. Let’s say I want to attract a stripper, and strippers are all I want to date for the rest of my life. Now, I know from experience that strippers are very easily attracted to “Rock and Roll” types. This doesn’t mean you can’t date strippers if you like to wear suits or simple t-shirts and jeans. But if you grow your hair long, have tattoos, smoke cigarettes, and like to wear a lot of black clothing with chains attached, you’re going to have an advantage approaching strippers because they typically like that type of man.

So now that you know what you want, figure out what the woman you’re after wants, and tailor your image to suit that. It will make your job much, much easier when it comes time to meet them.

But regardless of your image, you should always make an effort to look your best. Things like showering, brushing your teeth, and working out regularly go a long way not only in attracting women, but in your general sense of health. Always try to look your best whenever you’re going out in public, because you just never know when that girl you’re looking for will be there.

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photo credit: [[^Raúl^]]

Mmm…Get Your Fried Chicken Heads at McDonalds

James — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 11:00:57 +0000

Next time you order a Chicken McNuggets from McDonalds, you might want to look closely at it before popping it into your mouth. A Virginia mother made the gruesome discovery of a nicely battered and fried chicken head in her nuggets. Yech.

Here’s What You’ll Be Driving in 2040

James — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 11:36:06 +0000

If you’re wondering what a state-of-the-art car will look like in thirty years, the Mercedes C.S.V. concept car might be it. The C.S.V. stands for Cyborg Sensation Vehicle. What does that mean? The car responds to your thoughts. Like we said, it’s just a concept at this point.

As a driver you wouldn’t need analog controls since the car would drive just by your thinking. Conceived by designer Derek Chik Kin Ng, the C.S.V. would read your thought patterns as soon as you sat down in the vehicle.

This may or may not ever come to pass. We’ll have to see in thirty years.

[via Yanko Design]

Olympian Sells Panties to Aid Haiti

James — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 11:00:40 +0000

We can all give back to the world in our own way. For semi-hot, kinda kooky silver medalist Hannah Teter, it’s panties. Teter started “Sweet Cheeks” panties to raise money for charity, with most of the money going to Haiti. Best part of the video is hockey legend Wayne Gretzy holding up the underwear, looking quite embarrassed.

Naughty Disney Princesses

James — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 12:00:50 +0000

The folks over at The Chive have come up with yet another entertaining round-up of photos. This one isIf Disney Princesses were real…and naughty.

Here are a few of our faves:

Check out all 10 naughty princesses at The Chive.

How To Say “I Love You” Without Actually Saying It

James — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 11:30:54 +0000

Saying the “L-word” can be hard for lots of guys, especially if you’re not sure of how your partner feels in return. But fear not romantics – there are ways of saying “I love you!” without, you know, actually saying “I love you.”

Amelia McDonell-Parry, Editor-in-Chief of TheFrisky.com shares 34 ways to say it. Here are the top 8:

Knowing her favorite flower.
DVRing things on television that you think she’d like.
Picking up tampons from the grocery store.
Making food for her when she’s sick.
Being willing to pick her up at the airport, even if you don’t have a car.
Caring about her friends when they have love woes and giving them the male point of view.
Lie on her side of the bed to keep it warm for her.
Impromptu foot rubs.

To check out the rest of the 34 ways to say “I love you”, check out TheFrisky.com.

photo credit: Jeff Kubina

The Toilet Paper Article of the Week: Mouth of Pain

James — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 11:00:54 +0000

Here’s an article from our friends over at The Toilet Paper. To subscribe to their free ball busting daily newsletter, click here.

Lil Wayne’s debut album went platinum when he was just 17 years old. Sadly, that may have also been the last time the 27-year-old Grammy winner ran a toothbrush over his diamond-encrusted chops.

Though he was to enter Rikers Island in February for a 2007 weapons charge, Wayne’s attorney was able to keep the rapper out of prison for a few more weeks by citing the need for a trip to the dentist. What many thought was a lame attempt at stalling the inevitable ended up being legit. Dude got eight! root canals last Tuesday!

Number

$150K – Amount that Lil Wayne told Jimmy Kimmel that he’s paid over the years on his oral bling.

Letting the inside of them rot and decay was totally free.

Quote

“I smoke weed all day. I’m a very successful addict. And a very smart one. And a very charismatic one. And one that just won four Grammys, and one that sold a million records in a week. What am I addicted to, being great?”

Lil Wayne, Rolling Stone interview, February, 2010

Yes… yes you are, Lil Wayne.

Word

drank

noun. 1. A narcotic cocktail consisting of a soft drink mixed with codeine-based cough syrup, often garnished with a Jolly Rancher. A Lil Wayne favorite for a number of years, drank (AKA “syrup,” “lean,” “sizzurp”) is popular in Southern hip-hop and has been blamed for a number of rapper’s deaths.

No hacking cough, though.

Fact

As he awaits imprisonment in Rikers Island jail, Wayne has worried about the impact that 12 months out of the spotlight will have on his career. As a result, he has recorded three records worth of new music, guested on numerous other artists’ upcoming albums, and shot nine music videos over Super Bowl weekend to be released over the coming year.

The List

Rikers Alumni

Sonny Rollins – The jazz saxophonist served ten months for armed robbery.
Sid Vicious – The bassist of the Sex Pistols served 55 days while awaiting trial for murder.
Tupac Shakur – The famed rapper served 11 months for sexual assault.
Plaxico Burress – The former NY Giants wide receiver is still serving a two-year sentence for accidentally shooting himself.
Mark David Chapman – He did time before moving to Attica for a 20-year to life sentence for killing John Lennon.

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Your Mantelligence Briefing for February 25th

James — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 12:00:37 +0000

Here they are once again, the manliest links on the webosphere:

Sexy Spring Break Safety Tips (see above) [MadeMan]

8 Interesting (And Insane) Male Rites of Passages From Around the World [Art of Manliness]

John Mayer’s 16 Douchiest Quotes So Far [COED Magazine]

The Zombie Combat Manual [Cool Material]

Cuff ‘Em: Teacher Turned Bikini-Wearing Fishing Boat Shipmate Picked Up For Perjury [Busted Coverage]

The Mistresses of Tiger Woods [Gunaxin]

9 Worst Public Apologies in Sports History [EgoTV]

15 Things You Should Know About Breasts [Tasty Booze]

Hot Girl Bikini Cliff Jump Fail [College Humor]

Fight Club: Samurai vs. Raptor [Double Viking]

Kim Kardashian Deserves A Second Chance [TSB Magazine]

NASCAR vs. The Olympics [All Left Turns]

Eniko Mihalik In Bon International [Style Crave]

The Most Distracting Fan Ever

James — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 11:30:21 +0000

While you have no doubt seen fans behind the backboard try to distract a player while he’s shooting a free throw, you have never seen anything like this. Yikes!