My Dad Could Probably Still Whip My A**

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Toujours Pret said:
People with weak handshakes make me feel awkward.
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Agreed

While I think guys that try to squeeze the chit out of your hand have small penis syndrome, I can't stand when young guys just kinda lay their hand in yours then you feel like you are crushing their hand with a grip you'd use to turn a doorknob.
 
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The participants in the North Carolina study were recruited from college and university settings, so they’re not representative of the population as a whole...

The 1985 study wasn’t nationally representative either. It was built using volunteers from an area around Milwaukee.
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Doesn't seem very scientific.
 
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Toujours Pret said:
People with weak handshakes make me feel awkward.
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I love it. It's the equivalent of a dog rolling over and showing its belly to another dog. You know the second you get that dead fish in your hand you will control the conversation and the relationship. Makes it easy to suss out who can be ordered around without too much problem.
 
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I work in an office most of the time, but I can absolutely kick most peoples ass when it comes time for hard work. I grew up working hard and I don't put up with a whiny ass telling me it's too hard or too hot.
 
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I've worked hard for myself, worked hard for others, and lift weights currently. I'm not in the best shape but I'm not broke down either.

I'm 20 twenty years younger than my father and know I'm in better shape.

But, one thing I will always be totally sure of is that my father is meaner than I am. I wouldn't wanna go down that road unless it totally necessary.
 
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I don't think I would lose to my dad but it would be a heck of a fight. But I was raised the same way he was. and even though I hated it at the time I actually now like working outside. and if I spend time at home I will go out and chop wood for fun.
 
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Play prepares kids for adulthood. My childhood was spent in the woods with a pellet gun, bow saw, and an ax. We would build shelter, fire, and hunt something to cook. Not sure what that really prepared us for but we were strong and knew how to survive.

Today kids play online games where many of those games require precise teamwork and communication. Honestly I believe through play they will be better prepared for the future than me and my friends. Physically weak but prepared.
 
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ruger1234 said:
Play prepares kids for adulthood. My childhood was spent in the woods with a pellet gun, bow saw, and an ax. We would build shelter, fire, and hunt something to cook. Not sure what that really prepared us for but we were strong and knew how to survive.

Today kids play online games where many of those games require precise teamwork and communication. Honestly I believe through play they will be better prepared for the future than me and my friends. Physically weak but prepared.
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I grew up playing in the Kentucky mountains, people like us would've survived y2k!😁
 
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Kids these days are whiny and weak.

This year in fifth grade the teacher decided to let the students decide where they sit or stand. She brought in bean bags and futons.

I want u to find your happy place she said.

I started laughing and left...

Wife didnt even yell at me afterwards. Even she tjought it was nuts.

My son now complains that his bean bag is not his favorite color.
 
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NEOCON said:
Kids these days are whiny and weak.

This year in fifth grade the teacher decided to let the students decide where they sit or stand. She brought in bean bags and futons.

I want u to find your happy place she said.

I started laughing and left...

Wife didnt even yell at me afterwards. Even she tjought it was nuts.

My son now complains that his bean bag is not his favorite color.
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You mean your boss doesn't let u sit on a bean bag?
 
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Pa Ferguson boxed as a young man and threw me and my brother in the ring before we hit puberty. After he left the Navy he worked as an ironworker, welder, truck driver, bricklayer, and railroad brakeman to support a wife and four brats.

By the time I was 19, I was half a foot taller, 60 lbs heavier than him, and an a-hole happy to get violent with anyone. But a childhood of bearing witness to the man's exploits of toughness, and well, occasional insanity, I rarely answered him with anything but yes sir. Challenging him physically was out of the question. It was fear, but ultimately all respect.
 
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NEOCON said:
Kids these days are whiny and weak.

This year in fifth grade the teacher decided to let the students decide where they sit or stand. She brought in bean bags and futons.

I want u to find your happy place she said.

I started laughing and left...

Wife didnt even yell at me afterwards. Even she tjought it was nuts.

My son now complains that his bean bag is not his favorite color.
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Kids these days are what they're raised to be. The saying should be "parents these days".
 
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NEOCON said:
Kids these days are whiny and weak.

This year in fifth grade the teacher decided to let the students decide where they sit or stand. She brought in bean bags and futons.

I want u to find your happy place she said.

I started laughing and left...

Wife didnt even yell at me afterwards. Even she tjought it was nuts.

My son now complains that his bean bag is not his favorite color.
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Sounds like your kids are whiney, at least.
 
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It's crazy how soft this generation is and it's not getting better.

I'm 46 and I tear down buildings for a living. Not with machines but by hand... I harvest the old wood out of them and resell it. I have been a firefighter... spent 10 years in the military... and also had my own landscaping business.

I'm 46 now and I still bust my ass every day. I work alone so no crew to help other than the wife occasionally. Some of the beams I have to handle and load by myself are over 20 feet long... oak and weigh close to 1000 pounds. My wife/family can't beleive I lift or move some of the this I do. I just tell them I don't have a choice lol. I'm not a huge guy .. 6"1' and 200 pounds or so depending on the season but like my wife says.. I'm harder than woodpecker lips.

I have tried to hire help but they never last long. It's too hot.. it's too heavy.. we work too long.. blah blah blah. It's ridiculous. People say they're isn't work out there or can't find a job... Bull.. work ethic is dying in this country. If you can't do it from a desk or air conditioning your average person wants no part of it.

Now.. could I whip my old man? Right now yes.. he has had 2 back surgeries and a minor stroke. But I wouldn't want to because I have respect for my elders and that's something else lacking in today's world.
 
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buckfama said:
It's crazy how soft this generation is and it's not getting better.

I'm 46 and I tear down buildings for a living. Not with machines but by hand... I harvest the old.wood out of them and resell it. I have been a firefighter... spent 10 years in the military... and also had my own landscaping business.

I'm 46 now and I still bust my ass every day. I work aline so no crew to help other than the wife occasionally. Some of the beams I have to handle and load by myself are over 20 feet long... oak and weigh close to 1000 pounds. My wife/family can't beleive I lift or move some of the this I do. I just tell them I don't have a choice lol.
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I'm in the Philippines rn and they build main thoroughfares with nothing but hand tools. They construct 3-story buildings out of concrete and they use no cranes. The #1 industry is sugar cane which people cut with a machete for 12 hours straight and carry it over the shoulder for $2. They think you are a ***** :)

It's all relative. You do what you have to
 
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