You Call Yourself a Fisherman?
I was participating in an e-mail exchange today that involved a list of qualities one might attribute to a "real" man (I’ll post the list and my revisions in the comments section). At some point I remembered the following:Erik the Red skipper 'Iceman' kills shark with bare hands
October 24, 2003
Sydney Morning Herald
Sydney Morning Herald
An Icelandic fishing captain, known as "the Iceman" for his tough character, grabbed a 300 kg shark with his bare hands as it swam in shallow water towards his crew, a witness said today.
The skipper of the trawler "Erik the Red" was on a beach in Kuummiit, east Greenland, watching his crew processing a catch when he saw the shark swimming towards the fish blood and guts - and his men.
Captain Sigurdur Petursson, known to locals as "the Iceman", ran into the shallow water and grabbed the shark by its tail. He dragged it off to dry land and killed it with his knife.
"He caught it just with his hands. There was a lot of blood in the sea and the shark came in and he thought it was dangerous," Frede Kilime, a hunter and fisherman who watched from the beach, told Reuters by phone from Greenland.
Icelandic author and journalist Reynir Traustason, who knows the trawler captain, said the act was typical of the man.
"He's called 'the Iceman' because he isn't scared of anything," he said. "I know the people in that part of the world. They are really tough."
For all of you that are metric challenged, 300 kg ~ 660 lbs. This guy is easily the toughest guy that I’ve ever heard of (Aron Ralston, Ronnie Lott, and John Shaft are in the team picture). Even if he’s not the toughest man ever, he’s definitely the most bad ass fisherman of all time.
posted by QDogg at 4:33 PM
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Here is the e-mail describing the traits of a real man, in this case a "retrosexual":
THE RETROSEXUAL MAN
Every time my TV is on, all that can be seen is effeminate men prancing about, redecorating houses and talking about foreign concepts like "style" and "feng shui." Heterosexual, homosexual, bisexual, transsexual, metrosexual, non-sexual; blue, green, and purple-sexual - bogus definitions have taken over the urban and suburban world!
Real men of the world, stand up, scratch, belch, and yell "ENOUGH!" I hereby announce the start of a new offensive in the culture Wars, the "Retrosexual" movement.
The Code:
A Retrosexual man, no matter what the woman insists, PAYS FOR THE DATE.
A Retrosexual man opens doors for a lady. Even for the ones that only loosely fit that term because they are biologically female.
A Retrosexual DEALS with IT. Be it a flat tire, break-in into your home, or a natural disaster, you DEAL WITH IT.
A Retrosexual not only eats red meat; he often kills it himself.
A Retrosexual doesn't worry about living to be 90. It's not how long you live, but how well. If you're 90 years old and still reading,learning, growing and can manage a drink now and again, I salute you. If you are still having sex with your wife, you are a legend.
A Retrosexual does not use more hair or skin products than a woman. Women have several supermarket aisles of stuff. Retrosexuals need an endcap (possibly two endcaps if you include shaving goods.)
A Retrosexual does not dress in clothes from Hot Topic or Abercrombie when he's 30 years old.
A Retrosexual should know how to properly kill stuff (or people) if need be. This falls under the "Dealing with IT" portion of The Code.
A Retrosexual watches no TV show with "Queer" or "Queen" in the title.
A Retrosexual does not let neighbors screw up rooms in his house on national TV.
A Retrosexual should not give up excessive amounts of manliness for women. Some is inevitable, but major reinvention of yourself will only lead to you becoming a frou-frou, and in the long run, she ain't worth it.
A Retrosexual is allowed to seek professional help for major mental stress such as drug/alcohol addiction, death of your entire family in a freak tree chipper accident, favorite sports team being moved to a different city, favorite bird dog expiring, etc. You are NOT allowed to see a shrink because Daddy didn't pay you enough attention. Daddy was busy DEALING WITH IT, and, when you screwed up, he DEALT with you.
A Retrosexual will have at least one outfit in his wardrobe designed to conceal himself from prey.
A Retrosexual knows how to tie a Windsor or half Windsor knot when wearing
a tie -- and ONLY a Windsor style knot.
A Retrosexual should have at least one good wound that he can brag about.
A Retrosexual knows how to use a basic set of tools. If you can't hammer a nail, or drill a hole straight, practice in secret until you can -- or be rightfully ridiculed for the wuss you be.
A Retrosexual knows that owning a gun is not a sign that you are riddled with fear, guns are TOOLS and are often essential to DEAL WITH IT. Plus, it's just plain fun to fire one off in the direction of those people or things that just need a little "wakin' up."
Crying: There are very few reasons that a Retrosexual may cry, and none of them have to do with TV commercials, movies, or soap operas. Sports teams are sometimes a reason to cry, but the preferred method of release is throwing the remote control. Some reasons a Retrosexual can cry include (but are not limited to) death of a loved one, death of a good bird dog, loss of a major body part, or loss of major body part on your truck, Classic car, or Jeep.
When a Retrosexual is on a crowded bus and or a commuter train, and a pregnant woman, heck, any woman gets on, that Retrosexual stands up and offers his seat to that woman, then looks around at the other so-called men still in their seats with a disgusted "you low-life" look on his face.
A Retrosexual knows how to say the Pledge properly, and with the correct emphasis and pronunciation. He also knows the words to the Star Spangled Banner
A Retrosexual will have hobbies and habits his wife and mother do not understand, but that are essential to his manliness, in that they offset the acceptable manliness decline he suffers when married, engaged or in a serious healthy relationship, e.g., Car collecting and cruising, hunting, fishing, boxing, shot putting, shooting, cigars, and car maintenance.
A Retrosexual knows how to sharpen his own knives and kitchen utensils.
A Retrosexual man can drive in snow (heck, a blizzard) without sliding all over or driving under 20 mph, without anxiety, and without high-centering his vehicle in a snow bank.
A Retrosexual man can chop down a tree and make it land where he wants. Wherever it lands is where he darned well wanted it to land. Except on his truck --that would happen only because of a "force of nature," and then the retrosexual man's options are to Cry, or to DEAL WITH IT, or do both.
A Retrosexual will give up his seat on a bus to not only any woman but any elderly person or person in military dress. NOTE: The person in military dress may turn down the offer but the Retrosexual man will ALWAYS make the offer to them and thank them for serving their country.
A Retrosexual man doesn't need a contract -- a handshake is good enough. He will always stand by his word even if circumstances change or the other person deceived him.
A Retrosexual man doesn't immediately look to sue someone when he does something stupid and hurts himself. We understand that sometimes in the process of doing things we get hurt and we just DEAL WITH IT!
This is THE code of ethics for the Retrosexual man.
Here is my response:
The list is in the neighborhood of “correct”, but it was obviously written by a metro/homo sexual (same difference). Here are some issues that I had with the description, all tell-tale clues this was authored by a M/Hsexual:
A retrosexual would not refer to himself as any kind of -sexual, besides hetero-. Any other types of -sexual = gay to a retrosexual.
How many endcaps does it take for some Jojoba, brill cream, Barbasol, and Lava soap? Not two, that's for sure.
A retrosexual will eat any kind of meat. The part about killing the meat rings true.
A retrosexual has no idea what "Hot Topic" is, and they stopped shopping at Abercrombie when they stopped selling flannels.
There’s more than one way to tie a tie? The only alternate “tying” method a retrosexual would know is the “tourniquet”
A retrosexual is not concerned with "reading, learning, and growing" at any age. And a drink "now and again"? Unless you define "now and again" as lunch and dinner, that sounds a little swishy.
Professional help? If a retrosexual needs such help, they can find it through an encounter with their old granddad, Jack, Jim, or either one of the Walker brothers.
A retrosexual has neither outfits nor wardrobes. They have clothes and a closet.
There is no crying among retrosexuals. If their favorite sports team finally wins the SuperBowl, then a retrosexual may experience a spontaneous overmosturization of the eyeball. No blubbering or sniffling will occur.
A retrosexual would never use mass transportation. As far as a retrosexual is concerned, mass transportation is a pick-up with a king cab.
Sue someone? That's why God gave the retrosexuals a right fist and the jackasses that piss them off a face.
Q-dogg, this subject needs its own post! Your response is great, and I think you are right about the author's identity. I would like to see more discussion on this topic from your readers.
Give these modern men some space!
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