Shaver says: "There is much to be said for the discipline and the habits generated by an aspiration to improve one's appearance. The reflection upon how one fits into this world, the thought and consideration required, and also a more acute appreciation of the efforts of others in that sphere.

I am minded to consider the suit a level playing field upon which all men may express themselves, either well or otherwise. Those who choose to disdain it, all well and good, but those who sneer at 'suits' do rather give the unfortunate impression that they feel simply unable to compete in civilised society"

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Is there anything worse then those well worn green Barbours? So evocative of that brief moment in the late 80s when the London sloane-ranger on a country weekend went viral for a year or more. I have a black one and they are smelly, useless in winter and is badly in need of re-waxing, which isn't going to happen any time soon. Good for carrying shotgun cartridges though, ideal for an armed robber.

What styles are you trained in Shooey? I doubt you practice Krava Maga because of the Zionist connection?

Men have become so pouncey that the great aussie shed has become almost extinct. lt was always a sign of manhood when a bloke owned and worked in his shed, but now the modern day men are not even worthy of being called men, they are just a bunch of boys who are all soft. Very few blokes around these days, it's all pouncey boys...the type l call `son'.

l puff my chest out, speak in a rough gruff bushman's voice and say "aye son". The men in my family did it and l am carrying on the tradition.

Right well here's the thing I did landscape gardening for 7 years and worked in a sawmill for 3, manual labour is fucking awful, even destroys the biggest and strongest, mainly because your body is never given the rest it needs to recuperate, so no matter how strong you are or tough, it really doesn't matter, at some point you get broken. And it is hell, there is no romance or charm about it, I think it is important to balance an office job with exercise, and you will feel all the better for it, but come back after 10 years of complete over exertion and tell me it's fun, now I reside in a warm shop all day, selling clothes, and I wouldn't go back to hard work for all the money in the world.

Go give it a go Shoo, then come back and tell me that. The body needs to rest and even with the best nutrition, without the time to rest properly in between periods of exertion it cannot repair itself, that is what does you in. It isn't like training in sport where you build in rest periods, this is 5 days straight, basically remain bed bound for 2 days, then start all over again. Repeat that for 10 years, by 30 years old I was done.