Ten things every single man should own????...

[STR8UP]

- digital camera
- digital media player (stream music and PICTURES from your pc)
- Hdtv
- art (the real deal, no k-mart posters)
- conversation pieces from your worldly travels displayed throughout your place

And last but not least....a little room like I am setting up in my place with lots of "ambiance". I call it the "nookie nook"
It consists of:
1) Dimly lit atmsphere (lots of candles!),
2) Low to the ground comfy seating including a classy looking hanging chair, a sofa that has arms that fold down, a shredded foam filled "beanbag" type chair large enough for two
3) A plush rug, ottomans instead of tables (everything SOFT)
4) A music system, LCD t.v., XBox , and interesting art on the walls (you have to have SOMETHING to lure your prey!)

Now if you will excuse me, I am off to finish painting the nookie nook.

 

[LongDrinkofWater]

The sheets, the car, the coffeemaker, underwear, bathroom - all of that and more still succumb to one thing - cleanliness.

Face it, you can haven the coolest car, the finest sheets, and so on, but if they're not clean, most chicks that I know will not be anywhere around.
If you don't like to clean, arrange to have it done. Also consider what a gal might think if you gave as a reason you're busy on a particulatr night is becuse you just HAVE to wash your sheets...

 

[So Many Ways]

All I have to add to the list is condoms. It sucks when you have a chick over and realize that you don't have condoms on you.

 

[cactus3178]

16. a killa watch. i have a rolex submariner, blue/gold. bad ass watch...love it....beautiful watch.

Hey, how much was that f*cking Rolex?!! I know that watch, it's badass.

I've got a Fossil, and my baby, a Tag Heuer that was a hell of a lot of money.....more than I could really afford.

I want a Rolex, but the cheapest I found was around 5k.

 

[cactus3178]

You know, one thing that is true is the one about some decent jeans. I've got a few pairs of Diesels, but mostly Levi's and Old crappy Navy.

One thing about the Diesels (one was $190, the others were $125) is that they don't wear out like standard jeans. They hold they're color, they don't fray, and they never wrinkle.

So, in that respect, they are worth the extra money, IMO.

Can't go wrong with some sick ass Dockers either

 

[ElChoclo]

I read a story about a conman where he said that you need expensive shoes and an expensive watch to con women, because they use these to guage you. Too cool is right about the watch therefore.The clothes such as jeans, not worth it.


Coffee well, a good bought one is better. Same goes for the cooking. Even if you did it well its not going to impress because its not a standard measure of male excellence. Being Mr Fixit requires proper tools not toy ones. Sheets, well no need to go overboard on that one.

Maybe a large collection of how to do it sex books might be more useful than a cook book. Otherwise the lamp, the sheet and the rest of the consumer junk might not get its maximum use.

 

[Desdinova]

Hey, how much was that f*cking Rolex?!! I know that watch, it's badass.

I could never be bothered with expensive watches. I beat the fvck out of them, so I don't want an expensive one just to have it abused. A good ol' Timex is built tough, and it serves the purpose.

 

[KarmaSutra]

no!
if a chick happens to stay over and you have this
she is either going to think some other chick left it there and start going thru all your stuff or
she will think its an open invitation to start leaving tampons in there too.

just have a bar of ivory soap or some of that liquid soap that either sex can use.

Good point.

 

[KarmaSutra]

yeah, but that's kinda my point. i put that stuff under the counter and tell her there's some girly stuff in there.

if she goes thru my stuff, i will kill her.

Match point.:wave:

 

[Vulpine]

Yes, Get The Jeans!

I was enlightened to a fact early on in my life. The dryer is where clothes are worn out.

All that tumbling and bouncing around subjects clothes to a huge amount of wear - something like 20 times the amount than a normal wearing. All that lint in the lint trap? That's your clothes fizzling away a fiber at a time. And the heat? It fades and promotes the wear even quicker.

I never dry my clothes in the dryer, I always hang them to dry. Furthermore, I never use water hotter than "warm".

Consequently, I have a pair of jeans that's 15 years old. I get complimented all the time about how my Girbaud's make my as$ look great - so don't laugh that I still wear Girbaud's. Oh, and when people find out they're Girbaud's, I get mad retro points. Plus, when I point out that I fit into jeans that I wore 15 years ago, I get even more points - but that's off topic.

Don't put jeans in the dryer and you'll have them forever! $300 doesn't seem like too much for something you'll have for 20 years does it?

 

[ntssv]

How about cologne?

 

[DoubleA]

That's your preference.

 

[Francisco d'Anconia]

Interesting list. But none the less, it ain't gonna stop an AFC from being an AFC.

 

[Marlimus]

**** fancy bedsheets and glowing lamps.

Every self-aware male should either own, to aspire to own, a gun. speaking of which, I will start a gun thread for gun-lovers.

 

[bales]

How about cologne?

the best thing scent-wise i've found is cocoa butter. put some on your hands, forearms, and on your neck, and your golden. i've gotten way more compliments for this then any of the $70 bottles i've bought.

 

[Sinistar]

Every self-aware male should either own, to aspire to own, a gun. speaking of which, I will start a gun thread for gun-lovers.

[x] Got em, chicks either dig em or get all riled up about them which I like even better, seems to get their emotional engine running either way. Then take her out shooting, some get off on the macho thing and hangin with the boys.

Hey, how much was that f*cking Rolex?!! I know that watch, it's badass.

[x] Submariner Got it (fake of course). Absolutely love it, works great blue is my favorite dress color, very close match to my eye color. Every woman who notices asks to see it. I tell them immediately its fake, doesn't even register. One girl I'm seeing told all her friends, when I met them at the bar and it was the topic of conversation for quite some time and they all knew it was fake before I even walked in. I walked in wearing an old blue T-shirt and work boots - hillarious! Didn't even cost $100. A great tactic here, be a real certified diver. Almost inevitably (for me) the fake Rolex talk switches to real diving stories and that's way better than any stupid watch when it comes to good discussion and a great hobby/interest to share together. And the more exciting topic (diving) is actually the authentic topic and something I'm interested in too.

One look at your good cookware, and she will know that you don't fvck around. Tools are a man's domain, and cookware are tools that go in your kitchen. It took me many years to realize this. I wouldn't buy a ratchet from Walmart, and I wouldn't buy cookware there either.

[ ] I'm weak here guys but I definitely agree with this one. When I've been to my buddy's place and he whips out the good pans and sh!t the girls do seem to focus their attention. This one is on my list. And why not have something nice since we'll have it forever.

Home Theatre & Great Sofa:
Face it, one of the most surefire ways to get in cozy with the babes starts with "Let's watch a DVD at my place." In their mind (worst case), they're there to just enjoy a movie and that's my treat to her if that's all she's interested in. If things get crazy they can still rationalize that they just went over to watch a movie. No big deal. I'm a projector fan, 8' wide super bright picture for under $2k. Wow's her everytime, tweaks their visual motivation and I don't think the monetary part even registers with them. The best part, when I'm watching by myself or friends or family are over, everyone really has a blast just seeing a movie the way its meant to be.

Same bar story as the Rolex (above), some fancy uptown dude hears all the comotion about the fake watch. He's sippin his Merlot and I'm drinking cheap beer in t-shirt. So I think he was going for a bit of a CB and mentions he just bought a big Plasma screen (55"). They are nice TV's I will give him that. I just casually (and only loud enough for him to hear) mention my screen is currently 8' and will push 10' when I finish the theatre room myself. No more TV talk that night.

Oh yeah, turn the sofa at that pefect angle where they have a good reason to justify sitting close. And put a nice chair right next to it. At the minimum she'll feel low stress and comfortable in the chair and she's still close enough to build some intimacy (arm rests almost touch). If she's even remotely interested my favorite part is when she gets up on her own and comes over and sits next to me. I love this one and once again the sofa's at the best angle when watching by myself. If it ain't doing something for me first, why did I work my arse off to have it in the first place.

 

[Bonhomme]

(continuing Francisco's post) ... and not having those things ain't gonna make a DJ an AFC ...

 

[Francisco d'Anconia]

(continuing Francisco's post) ... and not having those things ain't gonna make a DJ an AFC ...

Very good point.