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(47,245 posts) Tue Nov 26, 2013, 02:34 PM Nov 2013

Why do us guys like stuff that goes boom?

Action movies, military shows, etc.
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Why do us guys like stuff that goes boom? (Original Post) Archae Nov 2013 OP

Because a wheel can only get you so far? Brother Buzz Nov 2013 #1

There's some women that like that kind of stuff. MicaelS Nov 2013 #2

I don't think women that HappyMe Nov 2013 #9

Not a spectator. antiquie Nov 2013 #3

Yeah, you didn't laugh at this... Archae Nov 2013 #4

I might have antiquie Nov 2013 #7

Looks good in slow motion... ? jakeXT Nov 2013 #5

Cool, thx. antiquie Nov 2013 #8

Because they remind us of farts. nt ZombieHorde Nov 2013 #6

Hahahahahahahahahahaha!!! GoCubsGo Nov 2013 #11

my nephew gets to be up close and personal with those birds Bombero1956 Nov 2013 #10

Brother Buzz

(40,399 posts)

1. Because a wheel can only get you so far?

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Tue Nov 26, 2013, 02:44 PM

Nov 2013

MicaelS

(8,747 posts)

2. There's some women that like that kind of stuff.

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Tue Nov 26, 2013, 02:55 PM

Nov 2013

They may be rare, but Kari Byron of Mythbusters likes blowing stuff up.

https://www.google.com/#q=kari+byron

HappyMe

(20,277 posts)

9. I don't think women that

Reply to MicaelS (Reply #2)

Tue Nov 26, 2013, 03:57 PM

Nov 2013

like blowing stuff up are that rare.

I like watching stuff blow up. A lot.

antiquie

(4,299 posts)

3. Not a spectator.

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Tue Nov 26, 2013, 03:05 PM

Nov 2013

I don't enjoy watching others blow things up.

Archae

(47,245 posts)

4. Yeah, you didn't laugh at this...

Reply to antiquie (Reply #3)

Tue Nov 26, 2013, 03:07 PM

Nov 2013

Right. (/sarcasm)

antiquie

(4,299 posts)

7. I might have

Reply to Archae (Reply #4)

Tue Nov 26, 2013, 03:50 PM

Nov 2013

-- if I hadn't just watched Thunderstruck.

Peace.

jakeXT

(10,575 posts)

5. Looks good in slow motion... ?

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Tue Nov 26, 2013, 03:32 PM

Nov 2013

antiquie

(4,299 posts)

8. Cool, thx.

Reply to jakeXT (Reply #5)

Tue Nov 26, 2013, 03:52 PM

Nov 2013

ZombieHorde

(29,047 posts)

6. Because they remind us of farts. nt

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Tue Nov 26, 2013, 03:32 PM

Nov 2013

GoCubsGo

(34,996 posts)

11. Hahahahahahahahahahaha!!!

Reply to ZombieHorde (Reply #6)

Wed Nov 27, 2013, 05:11 PM

Nov 2013

Bombero1956

(3,539 posts)

10. my nephew gets to be up close and personal with those birds

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Wed Nov 27, 2013, 10:30 AM

Nov 2013

He's a helo mechanic with the 1st Infantry division 1st CARB out of Ft. Riley Kansas. Mainly Apache's Blackhawks and Kiowas.

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