Post: #1

We've seen these lists before, some of which are of dubious character. This one ain't so bad (relatively speaking)....

Link: http://www.singleblackmale.org/2012/11/2...by-age-30/

List:

1. Own a passport and have been out the country at least once.
2. Own a tailored piece of clothing.
3. Have a story involving Vegas and/or Miami, drinking, and midgets (Only if you are lucky).
4. Know what type of haircuts work for him you should not still be experimenting (i.e. Donovan McNabb) or know when it’s time to let it go and rock a bald head (LeBron James).
5. Met a woman out of town that you still keep in contact with.
6. Flown to see a woman or flown a woman to see you.
7. Participated in a friend’s wedding.
8.Fallen in love with a stripper even if it was just for one night.
9. Eaten at a restaurant that requires reservations.
10. Know how to tie a tie.
11. Have at least one signature dish you can make.
12. Own a nice watch and a nice pair of shoes (not talking about sneakers).
13. Manscaped at least once to try it ( to what extent that is up to you).
14. Should not still get grossed out by talk about periods, gotten his red wings, and doesn’t mind creating a murder scene.
15. Know what type of woman he can’t deal with.
16. Participated in some physical activity that he had to train for (Marathon, Tough Mudder, 5k, whatever).
17. Purchased flowers for a woman.
18. Made out in public with woman or dance with your partner when nobody else is on the floor and not give a damn who’s watching.
19. Experienced a good cigar.
20. Had a one night stand.
21. Have a savings account, 401k, mutual fund, roth IRA, or investment property etc.( or some combination of the those).
22. Know what side of the street to walk on when walking with a woman.
23. Know that a first date to the movies is dumb as hell.
24. Been to professional sports game/boxing match/MMA fight.
25. Been to a play or ballet.
26. Know how to swim.
27. Went out drinking and skirt chasing to help a friend though a break up.
28. Have helped somebody achieve a goal or better their situation (job referral, tutoring, mentoring, etc.).
29. Have done something extreme (sky dive, bungee jump, be in a bar fight where you’re outnumbered, gone raw dawg on a complete stranger, etc.).
30. Have been involved in some form or type of ‘group’ sexual activity.

Post: #2

I'm 25/30. I would add:

31. Taken hallucinogens with a best friend out in nature and ponder the deeper significance of life
32. Gotten into a fist fight with a close friend and still be friends afterwards
33. Be chased down by a violent women holding a weapon
34. Have to call the cops on a violent woman
35. Punched through a wall or broken large pieces of furniture/appliances in a fight with a woman
36. Driven yourself to the ER
37. Driven a complete stranger to the ER
38. Given a ride to a hitchhiker
39. Hitchhiked

...I know there's more. We could get a solid list going

Post: #3

Number 29. Done something extreme "Gone raw dawg with a complete stranger".

I follow single black male. Alot of the posters are a bit lame. About half of the posters are female so you see alot of white knighting. The list is cool

Post: #4

40. Been travelling abroad solo for an extended period

Post: #5

41. Get caught having sex by the cops
42. Been held in jail for a small period of time
43. Pass out on the beach
44. Swim on the sea at night
45. Dive
46. Started his own business
47. Learned a musical instrument
48. Been to a concert
49. Puked in public
50. Camped on the forrest
51. Has swam on a river
52. Gotten slapped by a girl

Post: #6

29/30. Only haven't ever trained for a physical event.

Post: #7

53. A Man should get his heart broken once (and only once... learn from it ).

Post: #8

(11-28-2012 05:54 PM)Hencredible Casanova Wrote:  We've seen these lists before, some of which are of dubious character. This one ain't so bad (relatively speaking)....

Link: http://www.singleblackmale.org/2012/11/2...by-age-30/

List:

1. Own a passport and have been out the country at least once.
2. Own a tailored piece of clothing.
3. Have a story involving Vegas and/or Miami, drinking, and midgets (Only if you are lucky).
4. Know what type of haircuts work for him you should not still be experimenting (i.e. Donovan McNabb) or know when it’s time to let it go and rock a bald head (LeBron James).
5. Met a woman out of town that you still keep in contact with.
6. Flown to see a woman or flown a woman to see you.
7. Participated in a friend’s wedding.
8.Fallen in love with a stripper even if it was just for one night.
9. Eaten at a restaurant that requires reservations.
10. Know how to tie a tie.
11. Have at least one signature dish you can make.
12. Own a nice watch and a nice pair of shoes (not talking about sneakers).
13. Manscaped at least once to try it ( to what extent that is up to you).
14. Should not still get grossed out by talk about periods, gotten his red wings, and doesn’t mind creating a murder scene.
15. Know what type of woman he can’t deal with.
16. Participated in some physical activity that he had to train for (Marathon, Tough Mudder, 5k, whatever).
17. Purchased flowers for a woman.
18. Made out in public with woman or dance with your partner when nobody else is on the floor and not give a damn who’s watching.
19. Experienced a good cigar.
20. Had a one night stand.
21. Have a savings account, 401k, mutual fund, roth IRA, or investment property etc.( or some combination of the those).
22. Know what side of the street to walk on when walking with a woman.
23. Know that a first date to the movies is dumb as hell.
24. Been to professional sports game/boxing match/MMA fight.
25. Been to a play or ballet.
26. Know how to swim.
27. Went out drinking and skirt chasing to help a friend though a break up.
28. Have helped somebody achieve a goal or better their situation (job referral, tutoring, mentoring, etc.).
29. Have done something extreme (sky dive, bungee jump, be in a bar fight where you’re outnumbered, gone raw dawg on a complete stranger, etc.).
30. Have been involved in some form or type of ‘group’ sexual activity.

Have done them all except #16

Post: #9

Nice list: 29/30 , Never ate at a restaurant that requires reservations.

Post: #10

(11-28-2012 06:02 PM)thedude3737 Wrote:  I'm 25/30. I would add:

31. Taken hallucinogens with a best friend out in nature and ponder the deeper significance of life
32. Gotten into a fist fight with a close friend and still be friends afterwards
33. Be chased down by a violent women holding a weapon
34. Have to call the cops on a violent woman
35. Punched through a wall or broken large pieces of furniture/appliances in a fight with a woman
36. Driven yourself to the ER
37. Driven a complete stranger to the ER
38. Given a ride to a hitchhiker
39. Hitchhiked

...I know there's more. We could get a solid list going

Bitch shot me once. I was 17. I fucked her, her sister, and her cousin. Had another broad slash me, and another poison me. 17 was a good year for me.

Post: #11

(11-28-2012 08:18 PM)FretDancer Wrote:  41. Get caught having sex by the cops
42. Been held in jail for a small period of time
43. Pass out on the beach
44. Swim on the sea at night
45. Dive
46. Started his own business
47. Learned a musical instrument
48. Been to a concert
49. Puked in public
50. Camped on the forrest
51. Has swam on a river
52. Gotten slapped by a girl

Haven't done #46

Post: #12

that list is lame.

but then i realized, its a list of things ALL men should have done by 30. which makes it the basic most banal shit ever.

i'd like to see a list of 30 accomplishments that make an exceptional man

because any knuckle dragging mouth breather should have hit 28/30 of that first list (group sex and wild bar brawls notwithstanding)

Post: #13

Nice blog site. Thanks for the link HC.

Post: #14

Nice.

I like this list.

It's the only one I've seen that doesn't have that whole "manchild fantasy" slant to it, many of the items on this list are things you need to be somewhat mature to enjoy.

Post: #15

(11-28-2012 09:46 PM)reaper23 Wrote:  that list is lame.

but then i realized, its a list of things ALL men should have done by 30. which makes it the basic most banal shit ever.

i'd like to see a list of 30 accomplishments that make an exceptional man

because any knuckle dragging mouth breather should have hit 28/30 of that first list (group sex and wild bar brawls notwithstanding)

1) Fucked over 50 women.
2) Been in a rumble or a brawl.
3) Been homeless.
4) Built a car or a house.
5) Been detained at the border.
6) Learned a second language to fluency.
7) Pulled off a heist.
8) Fucked a set of sisters, simultaneously or non-simultaneously.
9) Achieved expert-level proficiency in something unrelated to your studies.
10) Written a book.
11) Traveled to over 50 international cities.
12) Walked across a country.
13) Fucked your boss.
14) Learned to play a musical instrument.
15) Spoken in front of a large group of people.
16) Solved a crime.
17) Acted in a movie, a play or a TV show.
18) Won a fight against a much larger opponent / more numerous opponents.
19) Learned to write code.
20) Created a passive side-income that's substantial enough to live on.
21) Killed somebody (in combat or in the heat of passion, I'm not talking murder here).
22) Delivered a baby.
23) Shot an assault rifle.
24) Killed, cut, dressed and prepared an animal.
25) Bested a known professional in their own discipline.
26) Shattered a snarky, cunty American girl's entire sense of self-confidence.
27) Skipped a serious obligation to party.
28) Sold drugs or bootlegged.
29) Survived an animal attack.
30) Flown an airplane.

Post: #16

(11-29-2012 12:13 AM)Nonpareil Wrote:  

(11-28-2012 09:46 PM)reaper23 Wrote:  that list is lame.

but then i realized, its a list of things ALL men should have done by 30. which makes it the basic most banal shit ever.

i'd like to see a list of 30 accomplishments that make an exceptional man

because any knuckle dragging mouth breather should have hit 28/30 of that first list (group sex and wild bar brawls notwithstanding)

1) Fucked over 50 women.
2) Been in a rumble or a brawl.
3) Been homeless.
4) Built a car or a house.
5) Been detained at the border.
6) Learned a second language to fluency.
7) Pulled off a heist.
8) Fucked a set of sisters non-simultaneously.
9) Achieved expert-level proficiency in something unrelated to your studies.
10) Written a book.
11) Traveled to over 50 international cities.
12) Walked across a country.
13) Fucked your boss.
14) Learned to play a musical instrument.
15) Spoken in front of a large group of people.
16) Solved a crime.
17) Acted in a movie, a play or a TV show.
18) Won a fight against a much larger opponent / more numerous opponents.
19) Learned to write code.
20) Created a passive side-income that's substantial enough to live on.
21) Killed somebody (in combat or in the heat of passion, I'm not talking murder here).
22) Delivered a baby.
23) Shot an assault rifle.
24) Killed, cut, dressed and prepared an animal.
25) Bested a known professional in their own discipline.
26) Shattered a snarky, cunty American girl's entire sense of self-confidence.
27) Skipped a serious obligation to party.
28) Sold drugs or bootlegged.
29) Survived an animal attack.
30) Flown an airplane.

That seems rather ambitious for BEFORE 30. Maybe in one lifetime, sure...

Post: #17

Delivered a baby?

Post: #18

Lame, but haven't done these:
3,7,8 ,16,21,30
Im not in the US (no vegas), don't go titty bars, and none of my friends got married.

list 2 is much better

Post: #19

20/30, and I'm satisfied. Call it sour grapes, but while I'd like to do a few more, I have no desire to top 25, given that some of these are completely pointless. What do I care for Las Vegas strippers and midgets?

Post: #20

(11-29-2012 01:44 AM)slubu Wrote:  Delivered a baby?

Brought a life into the world. My friend did it, said it was some crazy powerful shit, one of those pure 'instinct takes over' situations.

As for the original list, I have done all but 8, 16, 21 and 30, and yes, many of the things on that list (1, 3, 5, 10, 11, 13, 24, 26 and 28) are pretty much mandatory things that almost every man will at some point do in their life.

On my list I have done 1, 2, 8, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 24, 26, 27 and 28.

Post: #21

27/30 of the list in the OP, 6/9 of thedude3737's list, 9/12 of FretDancer's, and 15/30 from Nonpareil's, however on number 19 I substituted "music" for "code."

Not bad.

Post: #22

(11-28-2012 08:49 PM)kosko Wrote:  53. A Man should get his heart broken once (and only once... learn from it ).

amen brother.NEVER EVER more than once.never go back to that time.if you cant learn from it you never will.

Post: #23

(11-29-2012 09:54 AM)alecks Wrote:  

(11-28-2012 08:49 PM)kosko Wrote:  53. A Man should get his heart broken once (and only once... learn from it ).

amen brother.NEVER EVER more than once.never go back to that time.if you cant learn from it you never will.

This would be the optimum case. However when growing up it takes more than just once for a man to learn.

Post: #24

I'm at 24/30 in the original list and working on completing 3 more in the coming months. Looking through this saddens me that my soon to be roommates both have less than 10 completed with no desire to further themselves.

Post: #25

I've only failed to accomplish 2,16 and 29. You would think that most men should have covered most of this list, but that isn't so. There are a lot of meek cats out there that don't experience life. I'd really like to take care of #2 soon (get a suit built from the ground up), and I've always thought about skydiving, or going in a shark cage to see a Great White up close.