all right guys story time so a few weeks back my son found himself in a very difficult situation
he actually had a very cute girl ask him to prom sounds good right situation is is that this was
the former flame of a good friend of his so what is he to do i mean he didn't technically
have a date this is a very attractive girl um he's going to prom he was on
the prom you know court and everything but you know what what would you do
now i know some of you guys will say it's all fair and love and war but he went to the old school
code of hey you do not date the former flame of a good friend without permission and so initially he
told her no until he went and talked to his friend and his friend actually said hey yeah i'm cool
with it you guys go together you got my blessing and in fact they all had a great time together
as a group and went out to a dinner and yeah just it was it ended up not being an issue now gents i
share that story with you because you know there are unspoken rules there are universal constants
when it comes to being a guy and knowing that there are certain rules you just don't break
rule number one when barbecuing you must take the tongs and click them together thrice three times
no more no less you want to make sure that these are well made are not going to fall apart on you
when it comes to the sacred duty of cooking meat for those of you that are vegetarians
yes this rule applies to you when you're using a barbecue however you only have to click the tongs
together twice now you may think i'm making this stuff up but no it's all written down
in the book on how to be a man and if you want an online guide go over to reddit that's actually
where i took all this stuff actually i love the fact that there was just some great posts
tons of solid information and i'll link to the thread down in the description below
now speaking of barbecues and fire as the man you are always the fire master now if you're visiting
over at a friend's place then you defer to him as the fire master you may actually ask to be guest
fire master but make sure that this is bestowed upon you and never put pressure on another man to
take that crown from him when it is his fireplace now some of you guys may be thinking about being
a bit sexist here by saying only men can be fire masters that's not true women are fire mistresses
and depending on you know what you're into either get out of their way or get in their way
next up let's talk about using the bathroom and the urinal distance understand that if there is
spacing available you don't want to go right up to another guy never start a conversation
when you're taking care of business definitely don't look over and do any comparisons here
don't let your pants drop all the way to the ground yes you did that when you were two
but you know three maybe you know yeah let's let's keep those pants
up and not expose the buttocks point being is don't crout other people out in the urinals and
for goodness sakes uh if there's a small kid waiting in line let them have the shorter urinal
now when it comes to being given free things especially if it's meat
or beer you do not complain if the meat is too dry then yeah he actually gave you jerky he meant
to cook it that way and it is good enough when it comes to beer you don't complain yes you're
used to that higher end you know yeah expensive micro brew stuff and he gives you old milwaukee's
best ice well it reminds you your college days and you just go ahead and have a nice
swig of that and be thankful now if it's warm there is an area that you
can bring up a complaint but make sure to file it formally by writing a letter
now this one i should have talked a little bit about earlier when we're talking about
grilling and that is whenever your friend pops open a grill or even if you barely
know the guy you should go around the grill understand that this is universal to men
that we should congregate around the grill and you should take in the smells and just tell the guy
that damn this stuff is smelling good what are you cooking there man that looks amazing this is when
men compliment men like no other we you just from the sauce it doesn't matter if he bought
that stuff you know the meat whatever he's cooking even if this isn't you know that with that that
fake meat i don't know how you would compliment that but find a way to do it point because in
the wild here in wisconsin i've never seen fake meat on a grill but you guys out in california
i know somebody's out doing that point being you guys i was born in california you guys
know i love california but uh same with the car whenever the hood is popped up on a car
that is open permission for every guy in the neighborhood to go in and look at the car
to compliment whether you know this thing is seen some miles man you got some great stories or
man look at how great you're keeping this thing to talk about restoring even if you don't know
jack about cars explain i don't know anything about cars man tell me what you got going on
again this is where the magic happens where the conversations and the friendships are forged
next up let's talk about greetings and this is something a lot of younger guys don't understand
but the unspoken rule with greetings is if you know somebody you've seen this person
you've seen this guy multiple times the gym you can give them a nod up that is hey man good to
see you again it's an acknowledgment that we're friendly we know each other yeah i've seen them
50 times in the gym i've never said anything but i've given them multiple nods yeah we're not
buddies now if you see somebody for the first time it's just another dude walking down the street
somebody that you don't know at all then you can give them the nod but give them the nod down
that right there is simply an acknowledgement man-to-man important you know the difference again
a lot of younger guys don't know this and they end up confusing somebody because it's like man you
know he gave me a nod up do i know that guy and they're trying to figure out who you are for days
now this next one i can't believe it has to be said but i'm going to blame it on
society which seems to make this out as just being something that hurts but they
don't understand the pain and that is getting kicked in the gonads the balls understand guys
that uh yeah you never kick another man in the balls maybe an extreme situation in which you
are being attacked with your family and that guy is running at you and he just jumped off a horse
and he's got the whole you know leg spread you know coming at you kind of you know bow-legged
thing yeah then you would that's an easy target but for the majority of the time you either get
the hell out of there yeah don't try to kick somebody the balls it's just one of the worst
things that you can do to a guy and if you ever see a friend that got kicked in the balls or
accidentally got hit in the balls it's important that you feel you pass on that feeling a lot
of people say that men don't have this sense of empathy they have never seen a man kicked
in the balls or hitting the balls around his friends because what happens all of us
immediately react we have had it happen and we know that by actually showing off these feelings
and making sounds that we are helping our buddy recover maybe you know like one percent faster
now let's talk about vehicle rules so you're with four dudes you can call shotgun if your friend
is with his wife understand that this is their vehicle she's gonna get shotgun yes it's unfair
but guys you know you could ask for it and maybe even try to point out to your friend that hey
you know we've got a long history longer than you do with her maybe he'll go along with it
but understand it by default it's her seat that being said four guys you call shotgun
you got it now understand there are certain positions where you need to be
if you are in the back your job is just simply to put on your seatbelt to shut up occasionally
join in the conversations but to pass out snacks if you haven't if you're in the front
this is the key position especially you're in that passenger seat your job is to navigate
so you're you know putting in the coordinates wherever you're going to go and you can ask hey
is everyone cool with the temperature check with the driver again the driver has he's the pilot he
has full control over everything but he may not want to reach over and adjust vents or you know
bother with it especially if people want you know you know you make sure that he is comfortable as
the driver yeah you are the captain this is your ship that being said you take care of your crew
for you guys out there that have beards you guys out there that are bald you know that you've got
a deeper kinship there's an unspoken rule that another man who walks into a room and is bald
you are bald brothers another man that walks in and he's got a full year like you or maybe
he's just got a baby you know he's got that little bit of stubble with a goatee thing going
you guys are instantly related and you have that in common so if there were to be a full-on
fight chelalee law comes out you know that you've got someone that's got your back
so immediately go to this guy because you two are going to be able to punch it out and hopefully
pick up a few other baldies or beardies on the way out and form your gang and then go on the glory
now if you're younger guys this rule is really important when you're out with your butts and
your friends crush is in the vicinity understand he becomes the funny one he becomes the guy that
you defer to whenever you're walking around maybe take a step back let him have the lead
you want to shine you are the wing man it is not your position to come off as
the person in charge as the overly funny guy this is his time to shine your time to support
next up if you borrow another man's car it's important you return it looking better than what
it was when you received it you take it to the car wash even if it's being held together with
dirt and you're worried that it will fall apart outside the car wash still try to do what you
can maybe spot wash it make sure it is filled with gas yes you borrowed it and it was empty
still he loaned you the car loaned you that truck you want to make sure that that gas is on full
now this one has become incredibly difficult for me as i now have 11 people
living in my house but that is be a one trip man when it goes to the grocery store so
you may load up everything in the back of your truck but understand
you get one chance to bring it in so there are creative ways to do this i've seen broomsticks
used to be able to hold multiple bags uh view this as weight lifting as being able to show
you know all that time you've spent in the gym wasn't a waste and it is not cheating if you
actually bring your kids out and load weight on top of them i swear a four-year-old you'd
be amazed at what you can get on their shoulders remember gents your mama didn't raise no two-trip
i have to admit that was one of my favorite quotes i saw over on reddit just love it
understand that if you did not buy the beer you do not have the right to take
the last one it may be delicious you may have a full on buzz going you may not remember what's
going on but you better remember you do not grab that last beer that is the person
that brought it that being said you can go around and collect money
and stumble your way over to the store to grab another six pack or better yet a case if needed
when pulling a group of people of who is hungry understand that men talk in future tense because
we're always hungry and yes we can go eat there if women say and there's a group of them
hey we're not hungry understand they're saying they're not hungry at that moment but assume that
they will probably be hungry in one to two hours so if you only go get food for the guys you have
to know that the women are going to steal a lot of that food so make everybody happy by just being
that person that brings more food than needed no one will complain and everyone will be satisfied
if you're playing video games at your buddy's house understand you are always player two he
is player one or she he does come on is anyone breaking this rule i knew this as a kid i mean
i can't believe this stuff has to be said all right gents so what video to watch next
how about the things you did not know you were doing wrong until you started living with a woman
there are a lot of yeah it goes on and on guys what am i talking about find out in this video
it's a good one yeah click on it magically go over there and check it out it's a good one