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@Justicar @sardonicsmile This is also true.

@sardonicsmile Real men don't care what other people say real men do.

@matrix Considering one of the great appeals of underground music is rebellion, I can think of few things as rebellious in the eyes of western society--except for perhaps true patriarchy.

@Autumn This is historically accurate.

@Autumn He's missing a mail cowel under his helmet to protect the nape of his neck.

@Justicar I used to care only about comfort and practicality as well. I used to wear cargo pants and cotton t-shirts essentially everywhere.
I can't explain my desire for nice clothes over sports wear any more than I can explain my taste for figs over melons, despite the fact that such taste does require more attention like occasional dry cleaning and regular ironing. Good clothing feels amazingly comfortable as well.
When I go grocery shopping in a suit, if I do standout, no one comments.

Recently, I have taken to wearing nicer clothing because I like the way they look on me. It feels good to be able to dress the way you like.

@Autumn @fuknukl The conscripts who are chained to their holes and MG nests aren't the ones in Kursk (supposedly). The Kursk units were (again supposedly) the elite units, not conscripts.

@Gonzo17 While I approve of lederhosen, I do not approve of thottery.

@mrhorsetwat @Tfmonkey @VooDooMedic Baby steps are still steps.

@ButtWorldsMan Immensely based

@Justicar Another day to see the markets fall: It's not a large loss, but it may be the beginning of a trend of such losses.

@sickburnbro Why do people continuously ask LLM AIs questions that are factual in nature. The information may or may not be accurate.

@Justicar Interesting information about the proliferation of the female voice. Maybe I'm secretly wishing for widespread Taliban restrictions about females talking in public.

@Mongoliaboo Perhaps that is the cause of much of it in common parlance, but even listening to The Magic Flute or the Messiah, I prefer male singers to female singers.

I recently encountered a nonfiction audio book being read by a female, and I disliked listening to her read it.
This spurred my thinking to delve farther until I realized I prefer the male voice both for song and nonfiction works. If a female is playing a part in fiction, that is acceptable and often desirable, though not always.
I can guess as to the cause of this preference just as I can guess at my preferences in foods; however, males often have better diction, which is important to me.

@deprecated_ii Cockatoos are like toddlers mentally. You can have a blast with them, but you have to deal with their nonsense just like a toddler.

@VD15 That cat is NOT happy about having an iron helmet.