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This post is strictly for guys, and we may just spill a few well-kept secrets, so be warned.

Okay, now that everyone else has left and only guys are here, feel free to kick back, relax, and crack open a cold one. We've got a post just for you. The subreddit r/TrollYChromosome is only for guys, and the motto is, "Quality Reddit dudes sharing quality Reddit wisdom."

You might find funny situations, laugh, relate, and in general get a grasp of what it's like to live in this world with chromosome Y. For it is not only women that have issues, men deal with double standards, societal pressures to be masculine and their own daily struggles.

#1

Resist

Resist

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Great And Holy Pangolin
Community Member
2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Dear men. It is manly to read books. It is manly to wear cute clothes. It is manly to care for your kids. It is manly to relax sometimes. It is manly to do housework. It is manly to love yourself. It is manly to cry, to feel, to BE human. Allow yourself that, please. You have my permission to be human. And if you don’t want it to be manly, it doesn’t have to be. It can be a multitude of things because manliness doesn’t define you. YOU define you. That’s kind of your whole job.

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What does it mean to be a man in today's world? It's a simple question with no simple answer. What is masculinity and what does it mean to men? Many people would say that it means men being aggressive, oppressing women, dropping sexist comments... Very few people actually dig into the topic and think deeply about what masculinity actually is.

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    #2

    A Lot Of Kids I've Seen Act Way Mature Than Actual Adults

    A Lot Of Kids I've Seen Act Way Mature Than Actual Adults

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    Ranger Kanootsen
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah... I'm s**t at handling rejection. I just run away and eat pizza.

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    #3

    Girls Are Always Taught How To Stay Safe, It's Not As Common To Teach Boys, And I Feel Like We Have Lots Of Young Men Here (Xpost Trollxchrosomes

    Girls Are Always Taught How To Stay Safe, It's Not As Common To Teach Boys, And I Feel Like We Have Lots Of Young Men Here (Xpost Trollxchrosomes

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    General Anaesthesia
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The old "when a girl says no she's *playing* hard to get" toxic mythe.

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    David D. Gilmore tried to find an answer in his book “Manhood in the Making." He examined cultures around the world and found some universal principles of what it meant to be a man. "Gilmore’s main finding was that no matter what culture or society he surveyed, there were always three clear, distinctive, and universal principles common to all men. They are the basic ingredients of the masculinity cocktail, no matter where you go."

    #4

    A True Man Stands For Justice

    A True Man Stands For Justice

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    #5

    Exactly

    Exactly

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    Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa)
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm straight and I like to do my hair and wear markup. I also look smashing in a black miniskirt. Does that make me gay? No it makes me sexy AF.

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    #6

    Levar Burton Is Such An Awesome Person

    Levar Burton Is Such An Awesome Person

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    The ingredients according to The Authentic Man magazine are:

    • Protect your loved ones
    • Provide for your family
    • Initiate the connections with females/reproduce
    #8

    As A Tall Guy Myself, I Want To High-Five This Troll

    As A Tall Guy Myself, I Want To High-Five This Troll

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    Jared Robinson
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Lol this man got a business card to tell you just how hard you can go f**k off.

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    #9

    I Like It Here. Keep Smiling Guys

    I Like It Here. Keep Smiling Guys

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    The main reasons for these duties were that men were stronger and more expendable. The Authentic Man online magazine argues that, "The number of women directly correlated with a species’ ability to survive. A single female could carry, bear, and nurture only a limited number of children, whereas a few men were enough to conceive all of them. Put simply, the womb was more valuable than the sperm. Men were the ones who had to engage in dangerous tasks like hunting mammoths or beating up rival tribes."

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    #10

    Meirl

    Meirl

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    #11

    Saw This Post And Thought Of This Sub, If You Want I Can Delete This

    Saw This Post And Thought Of This Sub, If You Want I Can Delete This

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    #12

    For All My Fruity Drink Loving Trolls, Including My Hubby

    For All My Fruity Drink Loving Trolls, Including My Hubby

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    Times change, but many of these duties are still attributed to men. A lot of boys when growing up were taught to just "suck it up" when dealing with difficult times. It was not acceptable to cry, share emotions or in general be "weak." It is quite sad when you think about it... not to be given the same platform to feel out your emotions as women, but rather try to always "be strong".

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    #14

    Same Bro

    Same Bro

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    Luke Branwen
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ok, this post made me soft. I'd give literally anything for that.

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    #15

    Work Title:

    Work Title:

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    The outcome of this was many men being silent when having troubles, not expressing their feelings and trying to always act tough. It is a recipe for disaster with outcomes like mental health issues, bad communication in relationships, depression, etc.

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    #16

    Wholesome Bernie

    Wholesome Bernie

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    #17

    Support Your Homies, Remember Your Worth

    Support Your Homies, Remember Your Worth

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    Black Cat
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I had a friend whose husband told her to man up while she was giving birth. She bit him on the hand.

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    #18

    >:-(

    >:-(

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    Great And Holy Pangolin
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not all bodies can do that, even if you put in the effort.

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    Luckily, times are changing and with today's fast-moving world, men are finally seen as a whole person, not just the strong ones to always lean on. Men are more open and free to express their fears, desires and bad feelings. We are shifting into a place where vulnerability and authenticity are celebrated, with strength being considered being able to openly communicate what's inside.

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    #19

    It's True

    It's True

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    Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa)
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Toxic masculinity hurts everyone, including men. It's called "toxic" for a reason.

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    #20

    Last Week I Asked Her To Marry Me

    Last Week I Asked Her To Marry Me

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    Great And Holy Pangolin
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love the message that although Thor was going through a ton of grief and guilt, despite the fact that he’d been dealing with depression and subsequently weight gain, he was still worthy.

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    #21

    On A Scale From Y To 10 How Is This Bad?

    On A Scale From Y To 10 How Is This Bad?

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    Hopefully this means better mental health, relationships with family and men being able to show their softer and creative side. Keep scrolling to have a laugh, relate, and get a grasp of what it's like to be a man in today's world. Feel free to upvote your favorite posts.

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    #22

    Boom

    Boom

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    Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa)
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Never understood this. I used to sub for an exgf who was a dom at playshows. I'm OK being seen seen in public but NOT OK being recorded and posted on the web. Most places like that make you check your phone at the door these days.

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    #23

    It Ain't Gay

    It Ain't Gay

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    Ranger Kanootsen
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm gay, so I can't really comment on the accuracy of this.

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    #24

    Damn I Really Wonder Why

    Damn I Really Wonder Why

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    Little Wonder
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There's a ute (pick up truck) someone drives around here with a big bumpersticker on the back that says "It ain't weak to speak" and I love it so much.

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    #25

    A Familiar Struggle

    A Familiar Struggle

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    lily jones
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Don't worry Mike Wendowski you're cooler than Karen will ever be

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    #26

    Why Is This So Accurate?

    Why Is This So Accurate?

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    lily jones
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why did I act out every one of these. I am a girl

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    #27

    Dressing How You Like

    Dressing How You Like

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    #28

    I'm An Oblivious Boy

    I'm An Oblivious Boy

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    Ranger Kanootsen
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She looks like she wants to fall asleep in every picture

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    #29

    Didnt Know Whether This Belonged Or Not

    Didnt Know Whether This Belonged Or Not

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    Black Cat
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is sad, but then the only compliments I ever get from men have been about what I look like, never anything of substance. Maybe we should all compliment each other more. But genuinely so it's meaningful.

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    #30

    When Life Starts To Get Better

    When Life Starts To Get Better

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    Ranger Kanootsen
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just when my day was going great, I drove my car into a lake :(

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    #31

    When Did You Learn To Pilot?

    When Did You Learn To Pilot?

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    Great And Holy Pangolin
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I’ve always lived under the philosophy of ‘if they don’t like the real you when you reveal it in meeting them, they wouldn’t like the real you when you reveal it after being friends for a while’. It’s worth just being yourself as and when you meet someone, rather than waste the energy on someone who eventually won’t like you.

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    #32

    How Dare You, Sir!

    How Dare You, Sir!

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    Ranger Kanootsen
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well I'm rubbish at tinkering so I don't even know what that means.

    Great And Holy Pangolin
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Correct me if I’m wrong, but there are two screwdriver heads (the lil pointy bit at the end) one of them has an x thing, which fits into the screws with an x thing on top, so they’re easier to twist, and another is just a straight line (that’s the flathead one I believe) which fits into the screws with just an indent

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    Uncanny
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Who needs screwdrivers when there are perfectly capable butter knives in the draw? 😉

    Nicola Mawson
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm a chick with a whole toolbox. That simply makes me self-sufficient because I also live alone. But, ain't afraid to ask for help

    Kiki C
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My XX chromosome a*s: I HAVE THEM AS WELL

    Alan Jay Weiner
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've met women who are incredible at plumbing, carpentry, flooring, tiling, etc. One woman gutted her house and completely rebuilt it - way better than most XY chromosomal people!

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    cerinamroth
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My husband wouldn't know, but I would. I'm the DIYer around here!

    V
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We have many. Where they are is anyone's guess because we never put them away after using them... whoops

    Rachael Reid
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I know it says flathead but my mind keeps reading it as flath head.

    Timbob
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Then, are you really a Ranger ?

    michael Chock
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why is it that it's always the phillips that dissappear.

    Purplescales
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As a woman I have tool(male) pride

    Nikki Sevven
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Me (female with an extensive tool collection): "I think you will find I have many."

    2WheelTravlr
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh, I live for the day that someone asks to borrow a random tool, expecting me to not have it. I have them all. Yes, All...The...Tools. Power, hand, micro, woodworking, metalworking, auto and bike repair, hobby stuff, building stuff, all of it. Also, I may have a tiny problem with tool hoarding. I'd work on it, but that's one job that doesn't require tools so I'm not really interested.

    Seth
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Flathead" describes a type of screw profile (other examples being panhead or button-head) but it is NOT a drive type. The drive-type that is often mistakenly called flathead is actually called "slotted" and the corresponding driver is therefore a "slotted screwdriver". Calling a slotted screwdriver a "flathead" is a subtle way of telling a handy person "I don't know what I'm doing".

    Maria B
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is not knowing what a flathead or Philips screwdriver is a Gen Z thing? * ducks, giggling*

    Alecto76
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would also be offended at this.

    TMoxraaaar
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    (In Ron Swanson's voice): "I know more than you..."

    Bremusa4u
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm a girl and own more than four or five of each type of drivers.

    Shelby Moonheart
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Most computer geeks have small flathead screwdrivers.

    Mike Fitzpatrick
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    For real. From VERY small to large. Gotta be prepared.

    Tamara
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Plumber forgor his own? Talk about 'unlikely"

    2WheelTravlr
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Most likely he needed a very small flat blade which would normally not be used in plumbing work. I've loaned a really long screwdriver to a satellite dish installer because I apparently have a roof with a really weird compound angle which made regular access impossible.

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    Falcon on Dizzy
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    when I get my own house, I'm gonna make a tool kit full of some basic stuff for plumbers and ppl in case they forgot smth

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    #33

    Sometimes That’s How It Is

    Sometimes That’s How It Is

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    Ranger Kanootsen
    Community Member
    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This would be me but I look like beef stroganoff so... Edit: Seems a lot of you actually really like beef stroganoff! I'm flattered!!

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    #34

    He Be Spittin Straight Facts Doe, I Know This Was Made With Mematic

    He Be Spittin Straight Facts Doe, I Know This Was Made With Mematic

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    #35

    "5'10"? Good Enough Lol" - My Body

    "5'10"? Good Enough Lol" - My Body

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    microwaved mcdonalds fries
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    5'2.5" 😭😭😭 my mom keeps telling me im gonna grow more but its been that way for like 3 years now 💀💀💀 thats ok tho i like being short it gives more gremlin energy >:3

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    #36

    Mrw I Cut The Grass Four Days Ago And It's Already Grown Back

    Mrw I Cut The Grass Four Days Ago And It's Already Grown Back

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    Phobrek
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Looked ut up, mrw = my reaction when. Are we all just supposed to know every abbreviation now?

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    #37

    After You Just Had A Great Conversation With A Cute Girl At A Party

    After You Just Had A Great Conversation With A Cute Girl At A Party

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    Ranger Kanootsen
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Where's the "I never went out in the first place" button?

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    #39

    Fellas, Is It Gay To Not Die In A Car Crash?

    Fellas, Is It Gay To Not Die In A Car Crash?

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    Great And Holy Pangolin
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You may be a real man, but being 6ft tall with muscles doesn’t matter if your 6ft under and decomposing

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    #40

    Hifw My Girlfriend Is Angry At Me And I Try To Calm Her Down

    Hifw My Girlfriend Is Angry At Me And I Try To Calm Her Down

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    #41

    Being Vulnerable Is Not Fun

    Being Vulnerable Is Not Fun

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    JJ
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Two days after I moved in with my boyfriend, he cried with me when we had to put down one of the two guinea pigs I brought with me. A day later we spent an entire day to find a new companion for the left piggy. Have been married for 9 years now, being a couple for 13 years.

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    #42

    How Quickly They Forget

    How Quickly They Forget

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    #44

    Seems About Right

    Seems About Right

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    Passerby
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    To be fair, good haircut, like good clothes, can make you feel more confident, which might help with your life.

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    #45

    Remember Bros, Asking For Help Is A Huge Sign Of Strength And Nothing To Be Ashamed Of!

    Remember Bros, Asking For Help Is A Huge Sign Of Strength And Nothing To Be Ashamed Of!

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    #46

    *masculinity Intensifies*

    *masculinity Intensifies*

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    FloC
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Don't care if it is supposed to be for men, but fragrance free is a win !!!

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    #47

    It's True

    It's True

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    Lexekon
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I hid my bald spot, by shaving my head. Make my wings boneless, with honey BBQ, please...

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    #49

    Mrw Spending The Weekend With My Sons At My Separated Wife's House While She's On A Trip

    Mrw Spending The Weekend With My Sons At My Separated Wife's House While She's On A Trip

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    Jill Rhodry
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why is s1ut shaming his children's mother 'quality wisdom'?

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