Are Kilts Manly? Or Girly?

Kilts look like skirts, and girls wear skirts, so why would a kilt be manly? This staple of Scottish culture is like chop sticks to people who aren’t from Asia, confusing! But in recent years, these “man skirts” have grown in popularity rugby union circles. So this begs the question, are kilts manly?

Many men are simply not comfortable enough to wear this fashion statement out in public. Some are just scared of being ridiculed and others are just not comfortable enough with their manhood to wear such a bold clothing choice. Unfortunately for those people, Kilts ARE manly.

kilt and beer? WIN

No matter how you look at it, they are manly. The Scottish culture is that of manliness, and the fact that they sometimes cross dress is just a showcase of their manliness. To wear such a manly article of clothing, you have to be secure with yourself enough to say, “Who gives a f**k?” This defiance is a rebellious statement that is like bikers wearing tight leather jackets and dating ugly women. Yeah it makes them seem slightly homosexual, but they’re just proving their manliness!

This may not be enough proof that kilts are manly. Fortunately, I have the trump card that puts all arguments against kilts to rest. Sean Connery wears kilts. That’s it, kilts are manly, you can’t argue the fact. The only way they could be more manly is if Chuck Norris wore one. So put on your kilts, pull off your underwear (or the other way around, it’s up to you), and strut your stuff. Show the world you’re not afraid to look like a girl, because you know you’re a man.

Hans Kammerlander. Climber, Sportsman, and Badass.

Not Kammerlander, but crazy skiier none the less!

To be great in anything you need to look up to those who have succeeded in that field. In the field of being a badass man, Hans Kammerlander has surely climbed and conquered it numerous times. Here’s a little about this bitchin’ dude so you can learn from him and absorb some of his kick-assedness.

Hans Kammerlander is an Italian climber who climbed 13 of the worlds 14 tallest mountains, and also skied his way back down most of them. He was born in 1956 and grew up climbing mountains in the northern part of Italy. At 21, his mountaineering career really took off when the at the time mountain and ski guide took his first trip to the Himalayan mountains. In all of his climbs, Kammerlander never used oxygen tanks in his summits. Considering how thin the air is up 8,000 meters high, this is no easy feat to accomplish. The thing that really makes this guy stand out though is that on the majority of his climbs he actually skied down the mountains he had conquered. Granted, skiing isn’t the manliest sport ever, but you could make a case that skiing down one of those steep ass mountains is one of the most dangerous things to ever do. If you recall, danger is a part of being badass, and this guy took the line of danger and crossed over that motherf**ker like Kobe Bryant crossed the line with his rape jokes. Too far Kobe.

Kammerlander is also big into the sportsmanship of climbing the mountains. He used Sherpas only for the lower base camps, carried all of his own equipment, and that’s why he didn’t use oxygen while climbing. “In my eyes, it’s no longer mountain climbing if you use an oxygen mask. It’s as if someone used a motorcycle in the Tour de France,” Kammerlander said in an interview by SPIEGEL.

Anyways, this guy tried to be the first person to climb all 14 of the worlds tallest mountains but stopped when he was 44-years-old because he was going to make a song called, “All My Friends are Dead.” Not really, but he really did stop because basically all of his friends died trying to climb the last of the 8,000 meter mountains. He continues to write books about climbing and is still climbing to this day.

If only we could all be as badass as this dude!

Sources:

http://www.south-tirol.com/culture-nature/celebrities/hans-kammerlander

http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,692928,00.html

http://www.k2news.com/kammerlander.htm

Be More Badass with These Simple Steps

Bored in your life? Feel like it could be a little more exciting? Or do you just feel like you’re not very awesome? Maybe you feel like being more of a man? Regardless of your reasons, every man can use a little more badassedness in their everyday lives. By implementing 5 simple steps into your life you can begin the journey to releasing your inner badass.

Step 1. Build/Fix Something.*

this step is a simple goal for becoming more badass. Handymen are pretty badass, and this is your first step. You don’t have to do anything huge like build a house or repair a jet engine (bonus points if you can though) just something simple like build your kid a soap box racer or fix the squeaky hinge on your door. Not only will this make you more badass, but it will probably cross something off your to-do list.

Hint: duct tape helps!

*let it be known that building a model of something like a car or airplane does not fulfill this requirement. You’re trying to be a man, not a prepubescent teen.

Step 2. Do Badass Stuff.

Pretty self explanatory, but this just means that you should do a couple things you do each day in a badass way. Like instead of walking around that fence, hop over it. Instead of opening your car door, slide through the window Duke boys style. Instead of cutting down that tree with a chainsaw, hack that F**ker down with an axe. It might take you four times as long, and you’ll have a higher risk of injury, but that’s what makes it badass!

Important! Make sure to make sound effects while completing these actions. This adds to the badassedness of the activity.  

Step 3. Groom Yourself into a Badass.

You can tell a dude is badass just by looking at him. There are a few things that you can do too that will make people Recognize!

• Cut/style your hair: Freedom spikes, Mohawk, and even buzzed. Just something that says, “I woke up with a purpose. To F**k S**t up!”
• Facial Hair: Just having facial hair makes you more badass. As long as you don’t have a douchey chin strap or soul patch, you’re set.
• Appropriate Clothing: Badasses need to be ready for anything. They need to be ready to beat the S**t out of somebody, climb a mountain, or pick up a fine young lady in the heart of danger. The best example of this is James Bond’s casual attire.  

Step 4. Harden Up.

This is a tough one because it is so essential to being a man that it is argued that without this characteristic, you are not manly at all. Hardening up means, did you fall down and cut open your leg? Well harden up, wipe it off and keep going! Someone just destroyed you on the rugby pitch? Well go and hit his ass in the ruck! Someone torturing you by hitting you in the balls with a rope? Tell him to move to the left and then laugh in his face! HARDEN UP. BE A MAN.  

Step 5. Insert Pirate Lingo into Everyday Use.

This is a long held secret of badasses, but one simple way to be more badass is to talk like a pirate. Pirates weren’t necessarily the manliest group on the planet but damn did they have some awesome lingo. Grog? Wench? Scurvy? Plunder? Awesome! Just a couple terms tossed here and there and Arrrr! Ye be a badass!

What Type of Man Are You? 10 Q’s to find out

The following 10 question quiz will give you a variety of options in a certain situation. Choose the one that you would be most likely to do in a given situation. Keep tally of your answers and find out what type of man you really are…

1.You are stranded on a deserted island. You..

A. Dust off your blazer, smoke your pipe, and befriend a monkey to be your loyal shoulder companion.

B. Start a fire, make a hut, and at the end of the week have a makeshift yacht built out of palm tree’s and elbow grease.

C. You attach yourself to two sea turtles with your beard hair and make them take you back to civilization.

D. You build a small home out of bamboo and throw a get together, inviting over some of the indigenous women.

E. You start to lose your mind and befriend a volleyball.

2. You’re at a vehicle auction. You…

A. Go for the Rolls with elephant leather interior.

B. Get yourself a nice raised truck.

Raised Truck

C. Buy a fucking dune buggy.

D. Purchase a Porsche, and get the female auctioneer’s phone number in the process.

E. Buy a hybrid/electric car. Or Chevy of any kind.

3. you have a free day with not much to do. It’s raining outside so you…

A. Sit by the fire reading leather bound books and drinking some of the finest scotch money can by, all whilst sitting in a room that smells of rich mahogany.

B. Use the day to advance your carpentry skills, by carving a jaguar out of solid wood. And get done your entire to do list.

C. Watch the Persian ships get destroyed in the sea with 299 of your closest friends. You being the only one to keep your Spartan reserve.

D. Spend the day various ways improving your appearance, but spend the evening in front of the fire, lying of the floor with someone “special” (at least you tell them that they are).

E. Watch “Singing in the Rain.”

4. you often listen to…

A. Classical and Jazz music.

B. Country, classic rock, or John Cougar Mellencamp.

C. Whatever will help you blend in with the locals of the country your current operation has you in.

D. Booty Jams 2, Slow Jams 4

E. Justin Beiber (a.k.a. that little girl on beaver tranquilizers).

5. You are taking a trip home and your plane unexpectedly starts plummeting towards earth. You…

A. Have expert pilots flying your private jet and the problem is soon corrected.

B. Use a combination of inflatable rafts and the remaining parachutes to evacuate everyone off the plane safely before it crashes.

C. Take control of the flight, landing it in a river, saving everyone with only minor damage to the plane.

D. Help make sure the flight attendant doesn’t go out of this world a virgin.

E. Put your head between your legs and kiss your ass goodbye!

6. In the bar, you drink…

A. Top shelf scotch, bourbon, or Whiskey.

B. Beer, like “the beast” (Milwaukee’s Best) or Budweiser.

C. Three parts Gordon’s gin, one part vodka, and half part Kina Lillet. Shaken over ice until cold, served in a cocktail glass with a slice of lemon peel for garnish.

D. Whatever the cute bartender is having.

E. Appletini

7. Some of your Free time activities are…

A. Enjoying fine cigars, reading good literature, and making business mergers.

B. Fixing things, outdoor activities, and building things.

C. Parkor, bull fighting, rock climbing, and doing anything people say CAN’T be done.

D. Going to events, buying new suits, and planning schemes that will be legend….ary!

E. Gardening, putting up pictures of puppies on tumblr, and going to Taylor Swift concerts.

8. You get a gash in your arm, and you…

A. Get your personal physician to make a house call.

B. Put some superglue in it and get back to what you were doing.

C. Stitch it closed yourself using a fish hook and fishing line you had in your pocket while hunting a river monster.

D. Call up your “Nurse” friend.

E. Cry about it.

9. Your favorite building material is…

A. Building? You’ve read numerous books on architecture, but you’ve never built something.

B. Wood, or different metals.

C. Skullz

D. Bra’s. (They’re great for decorations too)

E. Paper, lace, ribbon, and the herpes of the craft world… Glitter.

10. If you had a dog it would be,

A. Boston Mastiff

B. Labrador, or dalmatian.

C. A tiger. People can get past a dog, but nobody messes with a tiger.

D. Puppies, and only for a day at a time for the sole purpose of looking cute while around women.

E. Chiwawa, or any dog under 20 lbs.

Now count up how many questions you answered with an A, B, C, D, and E. If you answered mostly..

A. You’re a Classy Man

B. You’re a Workin Man

C. You’re a Badass Man

D. You’re a Ladies Man

But, if you answered mostly E, you’re not a man! You’re a woman. You better read up on this blog if you want a snowball’s chance in hell of ever getting your man card back.

classiness

The Classy Man: This man takes pride in the finer things in life. Good Scotch, literature, and intelligent conversation are all a part of his repertoirerepetua. His vocabulary includes words like indeed, quite right, indubitably, and he calls other men by sir, or gentleman. You don’t have to be rich to be classy, just gentlemanly and articulate. Also works well with facial hair and a pipe.

Examples: Ron Burgundy

Walter Cronkite

working man

The Workin Man: is someone who’s not afraid to roll up their sleeves and get a little dirty. Common styles are Dickies or Carhart pants, a work shirt with numerous stains (sleeves optional), a trucker hat and boots. This dude knows the value of working hard and partying harder.

Examples: Smokey from ‘Smokey and the Bandit’

Jason Stathom in ‘The Mechanic’

Country singers, Toby Keith to name one

Badass

 

 

The Badass Man: is someone who is all around badass. You think you’re crazy? He’s Crazier. He was popin wheelies on his tricycle since he was like 8. Now he fights bears with his bare hands, kills two birds with one stone, and spies on foreign dictators. Everything. Bad. Ass.

Examples: Chuck Norris

The most interesting man in the world

Clay Matthews

Bear Grylls

ladies man

The Ladies Man: is the type of guy who picks up all the chicks. His phone has more female contacts in it than a gynecologist’s does. His female companions bring this man joy just as fixing a car would for the working man, or running form a bull would for the bad ass man. Best wing man, worst man to invite to your wedding, but all around usually not a bad guy.

Examples: Barney Stinsen

Wedding Crashers

If you read these different categories of men and say, “Hey, that’s me! Or wait, that’s me too!” That’s good! Just like a good breast, you should be well rounded. Or like your fantasy lineup, you gotta have depth! Be all the man you can be!

Thanksgiving: The Manliest Holiday?

 For years, Thanksgiving has brought men of other cultures, and of the same family together. With lots of food, football, family and, in some states, hunting, Thanksgiving brings to the table a cornucopia of manly things. The question is, is it the manliest holiday? Man court shall decide.

Thanksgiving has noble beginnings of men coming together to share culture and food. Native american’s and pilgrim’s met to bond, feast, and smoke the peace pipe. The real take away from this holiday though was the cementing of women in their rightful place, the kitchen. After a while we turned this holiday into what it is today, a celebration of food and football… and stuff you’re thankful for too I suppose. But turkey, stuffing, punkin pie, and gaining 15 pounds in the course of a day is pretty manly. Plus, football is grown men bashing into each other over the simple goal of land acquisition. “That land is yours? Nope, with for force it’s mine now.” What could be more manly than beating down someone to take something that isn’t yours? I know that’s what I’m going to tell my kids!

Some of us men are blessed to live in a state that has a hunting season that is around this time of the year, which adds to the manliness of this holiday. If killing innocent animals and eating them isn’t manly, then my beard is simply glued on pubic hairs. Well guess what! It’s not! It’s pure man beard all the way. Thus, hunting is manly. Men have been hunting and gathering for decades now and keeping the tradition going is our duty as men. Even if you don’t support the killing of animals, just the hunting experience is manly. Being around other men, being out in the elements, eating junk food, getting frostbite in all your extremities, and at the end of the day drinking beer and playing cards. That’s what a man’s life is all about.

Even with all this going for it, Thanksgiving is not the manliest holiday. While we get to eat lots of food, we also get to do this on Christmas, Easter, random family reunions and basically every day (because we ARE in America after all). With football, there is always next Sunday, Monday, or Saturday until the BCS bowl or the Super Bowl which is another day to gorge ourselves. Finally, if you’re in a state that has hunting season right now, this isn’t the only hunting season of the year. Plus, there’s always fishing season which is much easier to do with a beer in your hand.

The court rules that Saint Patrick’s day is the manliest holiday. It’s all about drinking, the color green, and the Irish culture. Plus it’s named after a dude so that’s a plus too.

Top 5 manliest holidays

1. St. Patrick’s Day
2. National Man Day (June 15^th in case you didn’t know)
3. Veteran’s day
4. Thanksgiving
5. Father’s day (a holiday for men) 

HM: Bar Mitzvah’s: Not really a holiday, but we sort of celebrate it like one, and it commemorates a boy turning into a man! Man approved!

Mantivity: Bow Fishing

Bow fishing combines two of the manliest activities, fishing and bow hunting, into one joyous past time. This love child of the two mantivities create a whooping good time that makes you want to pull out the banjo and put a dig in. The drawback of the string, the tip of the arrow, and the beam of the flashlight transport you to a magical world where getting dinner is as simple as shootin fish in a barrel.

 The sport often requires fishing waders which, if you don’t have any, may require some creativity. One then would of course need a bow, but luckily this bow doesn’t need to be a high quality hunting bow, it can be one that’s lodged in the back of your grandpa’s basement, which is how my start came about. Then you get some string, an arrow, a light, and you’re set to go! You want to pick a spot that’s relatively shallow or the fish come close to the surface (obviously so you can see them). The target is small, but usually you can get much closer to the fish than you have to with regular bow hunting another type of animal.

Creative Materials

 The pro to this type of fishing is that you don’t have to sit around and wait for the fish to come to you, because you can go to them! Unfortunately, this also makes it more difficult to be lazy and drink beer, which is definitely the best part of normal hunting or fishing! Pro tip: invest in one of those hats that allows you to drink beer hands free (once again, may require more creativity and duct tape).

 The upside of bow fishing is that you don’t have to get up at the ass crack of dawn to do it, because you bow fish at night! Whereas with regular hunting, you have to get up damn near before you went to bed. Also, you only have to use one arrow, saving you money for other things that a man needs. Like Turkey legs, or nudie mags.

So when you feel like you need to get out and release your inner man, hit up some bow fishin. It doesn’t need to be hunting season, you don’t even need a boat if you find the right river, and it’s just all around manly. Stalk, hunt, then carve up and eat the fish you got, what else could a man ask for?

The Unspoken Man Language: Nod’s.

      Since caveman roamed the earth, there has been acknowledgment between men as they passed one another. This bond is not one held between only close acquaintances, like a secret handshake, or even spoken words, this is a much deeper connection between men everywhere. It is the Nod. But ever since this ritual began happening there has been confusion between the difference between the “up nod” and the “down nod.” some men only do one type of nod, others throw both around like Rambo throws around grenades (without regard). But let me assure you fellas, like a sweet summer ale and a watery light beer, there is surely a difference and just like there’s a difference between these two nods.

 

Click to see Up Nod gif

  The Up Nod is categorized as a nod that raises the chin upwards, in a “what’s up” fashion. The chin raising does not indicate superiority, but is more indicative of comfort-ability with the presence of the on coming male. This nod is a relaxed, jovial acknowledgment between two men who likely recognize one another, but not necessarily. It’s best for a swash buggling good time and you spot someone you know across the room. You give the up nod with a smile, basically saying hello without having to really say hello at all.

 

 

  

 

click to see GIF of down nod

The Down Nod is categorized as a nod that brings the chin down and forehead forward, in a “keep up the good work” fashion. This is an acknowledgment between two working men. Two guys who are on the build site and walk past each other in a hall but have never met. It fills that awkward space where you see them, they see you, and you have to do something. The acknowledgment is still only given to those you have respect for though, because you can always pretend to be looking at something else when you reach this awkward point in passing. This is the more common nod. It’s acceptable for more situations and you can use it for more interactions. This is for those people who you hardly, or don’t know at all, whereas the up nod is for people right on the verge of being your friends. This nod is meant for a passing in the street, when you see a police officer, or you encounter someone when you’re working. It’s more like an acknowledgment that the man is there than anything. You acknowledge his existence. You accept him into the manly community.

Now you know the difference between these two manly forms of communication. They’re convenient, time saving and generally effective. Like most ideas we men have.

“I’m pullin for ya. We’re all in this together!” -Red Green

**side note: cheap sunglasses are the manliest type of sunglasses, and the sunglasses I’m wearing cost a total of $5.

Top 5 Manliest Movie Characters

         

 

Is your Man-o-meter running on low? Feelin’ like you have no motivation to be the alpha male anymore? Just need some inspiration to be all the man you can be? Well these are the 5 manliest characters from movies you need to check out if you want to man up! Our expert panel of judges decided what the manliest characters were by ranking them on “the 4 pillars of manliness.” The pillars are: Classiness, Drink Choice, Womanization (how big of a playa-playa), and Badassidness. So read this list, then go model yourself after these guys, and maybe, just maybe you’ll grow a pair.

5. Rambo (Rambo)

Rambo only has really 2 of the 4 pillars, because he doesn’t drink in the movie and he’s hardly classy. But due to the HARDCORE BADASSIDNESS of his mass exodus of the Burmese fighters he had to battle, he’s just too manly to be kept off this list. Partly that, and the other reason being, if I didn’t put this movie on the list I could never walk through forested areas again, for fear of Rambo jumping out and slitting my throat….

4. Harry Callahan (Dirty Harry)

I don’t even think we need to discuss whether this movie should be on this list or not. All I have to say is, “You feelin lucky punk?” probably the manliest line ever uttered (that or “Go ahead, make my day.” also in this movie) and the discussion is over. True Fact!

3. Rooster Cogburn (True Grit)

They remade this movie, but the original really shows the manliness of this character. This guy just runs shit. He drinks like a man, and he’s a super badass. What really sets Rooster apart is that he lived in the old west. A rough tough life that said, women are hookers, and whiskey is the drink of choice. Obviously a manly era that weeded out the manly men from womanly counter-parts.

2. King Leonidis (300)

Some might say, that the ancient Greece warrior thing has been done so many times that by this point, it loses its manliness. WRONG. King Leonidis set a new standard of manliness. He and his 300 Spartan men lived in the most manliest society of all time, and knew how to kick some Persian ass. His badassidness took it to a whole new level. While facing death and corruption, one man stood up to hordes of soldiers. We can only hope to be as manly as him, and shoot for abs like his too.

1. James Bond (James Bond)

James Bond has been a man for all little boys to look up for a long time now. He is the epitome of classiness, he has at least one new woman per flick, he drinks classy, and he is a spy (which is badass). He is all that a man should be. And, Sean Connery was once a Bond, which is reason enough because he could possibly be the manliest man ever. But we’ll conquer that discussion in later blog posts. Till then, kick some ass, bang some women, and be a spy. Then you’ll be a man! Just like J.B.

Of course, there are some people who didn’t make the list, but still need to be mentioned.

Honorable Mention:

Indiana Jones. Definitely a badass and a womanizer, but just below the level of badassedness that was needed to get on the list. He’d most likely be number 6.

Ron Burgundy. Comedy isn’t a good medium for being manly, but this Anchorman made it work. He had class, an obvious womanizer, and drank, along with being one hilarious son of a bitch. But badassidness is the most important component. Which.. other than the one fight scene in the movie, he just didn’t have.

Jules Winnfield (Samuel L. Jackson). Pulp Fiction, great movie, Jules Winnfield, badass dude, but just couldn’t cut it on the list!

Rocky Balboa. “Adrian!!” suck it up dude, she wasn’t even that hot. That’s the only reason this guy wasn’t on the list.

Maximus (Gladiator). Beast, but the movie just wasn’t that badass.

Achilles (Troy). Also a beast. And so close to getting on the list, but, he looked like a woman in the film. I guess that was his… Achilles heel….

Officer John Mcclain (Die Hard). “Yippee Ki-yay MotherF***ker!” that explains it all…

Chuck Norris. He should be on this list, and he will be. Just as soon as he makes a good enough movie for me to watch. If we were doing fictional TV characters though, he’d for sure be tops.

Man Court: Planking

 

This is how a simple plank is perfromed

To Plank or Not to Plank, that is the question… that shall be decided in man court.

Planking: The act of lying face down in an unusual location or on something unusual. The hands must touch the sides of the body and there must be photographic evidence (preferably posted on the internet).

If you don’t know what planking is, you must have moved into your underground zombie apocalypse shelter a little too soon. The birthplace of Planking is kind of a mystery, but it has been all over the world. It’s been to France, Switzerland, Australia, and even Vietnam. There’s even a rap about it! But is it manly?

Verdict: Planking is NOT manly. An act where you lie on the ground, smash your junk, and sniff dirt is not something a manly man would be caught doing. You may use your core muscles in performing the plank, but anyone can do it, you don’t have to work out to get into “planking shape”. If a computer jockey can do it, it’s nothing to be admired. A human flagpole on the other hand, that’s the shiz-nit. You can’t just go find a pole and become hang yourself out to dry on the thing, you have to build certain muscles to do it. You have to be like Jason Stathem for Christ sake, THAT’s manly, not planking. Also, just like dogs, the alpha males in today’s society take lying down as a symbol for passiveness. To dominate, you need to stand tall and not lie down for anyone!

Its not even cool anymore. OK maybe for a while planking was sort of cool. There was a lot of press about it, and it was all over the internet. But that time has passed! As soon as Richard Simmons planked, it was all downhill from there. That is the nail in the coffin for the argument that planking is manly, and possibly even the heart attack to it being somewhat cool ever again.

Arrrg, thar be exceptions! (this post has nothing to do with pirates, it’s just awesome to talk like one). While planking is not manly, you can make almost anything somewhat manly by doing it certain ways….(we do not encourage ANYONE actually try these things).

• Do it in dangerous places! Buildings, in a bear enclosure, above a pool of piranhas, etc.                                                                                                                                               
• Perform the plank on a moving object! Like a car!                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
• Plank while doing something else manly! For instance, while on fire, while fencing, or growing a mustache in an apartment that smells of sweet mahogany.                                                                                                         
• Best of all, the plank you perform is definitely manly if you plank on top of a woman! Duh.

Beer, Bitches, and Polka music: Oktoberfest 2011

Rides and people at Oktoberfest

Did you know that Oktoberfest actually started out not being about beer? It was actually about a boring wedding between a king and a princess in Munich, Germany. Yes, the place that ships out world class body builders faster than it does But when it started out with a few small beer vendors, men eventually turned it into raging polka fest that celebrates the beautiful brewing skills it takes to make this glorious beverage.

There are three reasons that Oktoberfest is manly:

• Beer
• Bitches
• Polka music

1. Do I need to explain why beer is manly? The sweet nectar of manliness is the lifeblood of all those men out there who enjoy manly things. Pizza, cigars, sports of any kind, beer just goes with everything wonderful! (Of course other drinks like whiskey, bourbon, and scotch are all also manly in case you were wondering) Men drink beer, and that’s why it’s manly. The majority of women think beer tastes bad, but men know that with a bratwurst, beer is one of the best, dare I say THE best drink to go along with it.
2. Reason number two, women. Lots of women walk around this festival, which is nice, because what else are you supposed to do when you’re drinking your beer and listening to polka music, but look at women? Anyone who wouldn’t like to spend a day like that is being just preposterous! (unless you don’t like women, then there were plenty of dudes there to look at too)
3. Polka music is probably one of the more controversial reasons for Oktoberfest being manly. But all I need to say is one word, tuba. The tuba is possibly one of the most manly instruments of all. Not only is the tuba the largest and has the lowest pitch of all the brass instruments, but it is most commonly played by men. When doing manly things, playing music that is very tuba centric is suggested, unless you’re going specifically for classiness, in which you should play classical orchestral music.

So this year’s Tempe Oktoberfest was a blast, and if you attended, you are more of a man for it. The festival that celebrates a land so manly that even the women look like men(see pic below) can never come soon enough.. Check out our pics from the event!

Extra resources:

http://www.ofest.com/history.html

http://www.oktoberfest.de/en/navitem/About+the+Oktoberfest/

http://tempeoktoberfest.com/faq.php

Picture from

Christa Bauch

christabauch.de