Fivehead Posted December 6, 2009 Share Posted December 6, 2009 After viewing the pitiful display that a weeping Tim Tebow put on after he lost last night, I set about compiling a list of occasions when it is acceptable for a man to cry. It didn't take long. Here it is. 1. A member of your immediate family dies. 2. You suffer an injury, at minimum a compound fracture of the Joe Theismann variety. 3. Brian's Song. That's it. If you cry at any other time, you might as well run down to the store for some feminine protection. You're going to need it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayde Posted December 6, 2009 Share Posted December 6, 2009 brian's song?? naw, you lose your man card just for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest surfsup Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 My personal rule was that it was never ok to cry after a loss, but permissible only after a significant win. Super Bowl, State Championship, Olympic Gold Medal. It is also permissible after 8 beers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiggerbacker Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 What about when they carry Rudy off the field? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiderDLineman09 Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 What about when they carry Rudy off the field? Close but only permissable if you watched the real rudy being carried off the field after the real game lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mellon Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 What about "Old Yeller" or "Where the Red Fern Grows"? I do agree though that Tebow needed a binky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheShadowKnows Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 the first time i had to shoot my own dog I wanted to cry, but then I relized I was saving 600 bucks, my tears dried up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveTV1 Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 brian's song?? naw, you lose your man card just for that. It's not the movie itself, it's how you relate to it. I lost one of my childhood best friends to leukemia 7 years ago. He lived a very healthy lifestyle. That's what gets you choked up. You remember all the times you went fishing, played sports together, girls you fought over (and that makes you laugh), all the forts you built, and that you won't be able to talk to them for a very long time. As for "Where the Red Fern Grows" and "Old Yeller", the same situation applies. Your dog is your best friend, when your other best friend isn't around. Most of us that are getting older have had friends and pets pass away. I don't know why anyone would cry after winning anything. I'm sorry the Dick Vermeils of the world don't cut it for me. Loosing only makes me mad, and want to come back better. I don't have a problem with weeping when it comes to asking for forgiveness from God, because you're truly sorry for it. So with number one I think you have to include your close friends, because when a blood brother goes, a part of you goes with them. I bet most of the kids today would be afraid to be a blood brother with someone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tedln Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 I guess I must be a few days older than you guys. My first and possibly only movie that met the criteria which allows man tears was "Love Story" with Ali McGraw and Ryan O'neal. A few unexpected tears appeared at the birth of my first grand child and then at the birth of my first great grandson. Those tears caught me totally by surprise. Someone mentioned tears after eight beers. Sorry, it doesn't work that way. If your pants are wet, it wasn't tears that did it. Ted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildcatPride Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 Field of Dreams when he is playing catch with his dad? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheaptrick77 Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 "Love Story" I sob at the fact that Love Story was allowed to be released with such a lame line like, "love means never having to say you are sorry" :pinch: ... but then I laugh aloud when I hear the same line in What's Up, Doc?. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Locutus Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 Oh you guys are so wrong. Being able to "cry" on cue and when you want is one of the best "tricks" you can teach yourself. Is very beneficial. Ha. VERY! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osup116 Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 Crying - There's no Crying in Baseball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h-town12 Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 Oh you guys are so wrong. Being able to "cry" on cue and when you want is one of the best "tricks" you can teach yourself. Is very beneficial. Ha. VERY! I can actually myself cry on cue. It is very useful lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
threejs Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 After viewing the pitiful display that a weeping Tim Tebow put on after he lost last night, I set about compiling a list of occasions when it is acceptable for a man to cry. It didn't take long. Here it is. 1. A member of your immediate family dies. 2. You suffer an injury, at minimum a compound fracture of the Joe Theismann variety. 3. Brian's Song. That's it. If you cry at any other time, you might as well run down to the store for some feminine protection. You're going to need it. That's why I change channels at the end of "Pride of the Yankees". I just don't feel comfortable borrowing products from my daughter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RETIREDFAN1 Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 the first time i had to shoot my own dog I wanted to cry, but then I relized I was saving 600 bucks, my tears dried up. :w00t: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheaptrick77 Posted December 8, 2009 Share Posted December 8, 2009 1980 USA Olympic Hockey Team ... enough said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddmutt1898 Posted December 8, 2009 Share Posted December 8, 2009 I cried at a movie once,but that was because I realized that I had bought a ticket to watch it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TxRangers2023 Posted December 8, 2009 Share Posted December 8, 2009 some men shed tears when their wife gives birth to their child. nothing feminine about that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RETIREDFAN1 Posted December 8, 2009 Share Posted December 8, 2009 I cried at a movie once,but that was because I realized that I had bought a ticket to watch it. I felt the same way after an Oilers game once...... :w00t: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveTV1 Posted December 8, 2009 Share Posted December 8, 2009 Field of Dreams when he is playing catch with his dad? I can't wait to play catch with my dad again. If there's no baseball, football, fishing, hunting, or Rock 'n' Roll music in heaven, I don't want to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonSwanson Posted December 8, 2009 Share Posted December 8, 2009 After viewing the pitiful display that a weeping Tim Tebow put on after he lost last night, I set about compiling a list of occasions when it is acceptable for a man to cry. It didn't take long. Here it is. 1. A member of your immediate family dies. 2. You suffer an injury, at minimum a compound fracture of the Joe Theismann variety. 3. Brian's Song. That's it. If you cry at any other time, you might as well run down to the store for some feminine protection. You're going to need it. Evidently it meant a lot to Tebow.............when some one puts their heart and soul into something and it goes south its not easy to handle......Most every year I see players at the state tournament @ Austin lose on a last second shot and they are spread out on the floor squalling....makes me want to get down there with them.....Watching Around The Horn today on sports center and a couple announcers were making fun of Tebow. Easy to do sitting behind a desk. Tebow for president!..............Colmesneilfan, I feel your pain on the Oilers...lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HouTex Posted December 8, 2009 Share Posted December 8, 2009 No one shed any tears during Cool Runnings? :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wohs80 Posted December 8, 2009 Share Posted December 8, 2009 IMHO - Since Tebow (and McCoy) are two of the classiest, CHRISTIAN, young men that I have seen play college ball on the big stage in a very long time...if they want to cry after pouring their hearts and souls into something, then all of you GROWN men who want to make fun of them, just go ahead if it TRULY makes you feel better - I don't think that they care what you think.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tedln Posted December 8, 2009 Share Posted December 8, 2009 Would the day Lamar Hunt moved the Dallas Texans to Kansas City qualify? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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