My take away is that people are stupid and believe that someone playing a character that is said to be manly is the same as actually being manly.
By the typical and stupid societal definition of the word manly, he does fit. Not only the visual depiction of it, but also the fact that he goes out and builds his own furniture and a variety of other hobbies. Also, I want him inside of me.
The problem is that this societal definition of the word manly is stupid, because it’s limiting to every single person involved and sexist garbage.
Not only THEIR definition of “manly”, strong, skilled, capable, he is also MY definition of manly, Compassionate, Empathetic, introspective, and excited to learn.
That’s why I wrote “is said to be manly” and not “is manly”. People not only don’t realize it’s just a character, they also don’t questions the stereotype.
Also, I want him inside of me.
I was unaware of this requirement.
Just a personal caveat. Like this dude is the sexiest human being alive in my opinion… Bam. I grew ovaries and they exploded.
Really? I can see why people like Ryan Reynolds and Brad Pitt, but I truly don’t see Nick Offerman. Different strokes I guess…
He would rail you while gently explaining boat design and sharpening a chisel. Mustache whimsicaly bristling in the breeze of his warm breath. “mmm, I think I’ve just had an orgasm. Now this is how you properly secure a mooring knot”
To be fair… Many of Ron’s wooden furniture pieces were things Nick had been working on in his shop at the time of shooting…
The problem is the Western and now global conception of masculinity is broken (for many reasons) with social media acting as an accelerant.
At some point Stoicism got bastardized into being emotionless and that got imbued into Western masculinity also.
We’re going to have to go back to actively teaching boys how to be men if we want to course correct (rather than having Rogan or Peterson teach them).
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You know who this guy looks like?
Like a non-alcoholic Oliver Reed.And now I can’t unsee if
I choose to read this as him being from a family so gloriously manly that he’s the dainty one of the bunch. Even though his sisters could beat the snot out of him, they’re true gentlemen who adore their brother and employ violence only in appropriate contexts.
Reminds me of an interview done with Gabriel Macht, who plays Harvey Specter on Suits. He talks about how Harvey is the polar opposite person to him, he went to drama school, Harvey is ruthless, slick, ultra competitive, and conniving.
… But how are his sisters’ mustaches?
Like Leonid Brezhnev’s eyebrows
Glorious.
the exact word i was going to use
Dwarf genes
I’m sorry to disappoint you, but they’re not great. It’s almost as if he made all of this up. You know, like an actor, playing a role.
Those are the disguises they have to don to avoid damaging our fragile psyches with their overwhelming majesty.
So he learned it to feel some sense of masculinity after growing up feeling emasculated by his family?
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Who is this guy?
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He’s probably best known how his role on the tv-show “Parks and Recreation”. Here’s a quick introduction.
Never half-ass two things. Whole ass one thing.
This has been my mantra ever since he said it, and I have repeated it in countless meetings. It’s generally received well.
He also guest starred in the first season of The Last of Us, and man was that a heart wrenching episode. Excellent actor.
Oh right! Amazing episode.
wait he did? was he Bill?
i tapped out of the show early on because i could handle being in control of the exposed trauma and pacing during the game. knowing shit was coming in the series had me dreading what would “happen” to the actors next and i needed to set it down.
i imagine if i ever decide to rewatch Broadchurch it’ll feel the same way.
Huh…I’ve only known him as the guy that really cared about building a highway for wolves.
Good to see he’s getting work.
West Wing I think?
He also is married to Megan Mullally, who makes an appearance as his ex wife in Parks & Rec. Highly recommended show. Feel free to skip season 1 though.
I was kidding. Making the same joke he made about Julia Roberts in episode 309.
Got it, yeah went right over my head
no worries. it was a deep cut!
That’s the god damned President.
He also plays the single father in the animated comedy “The Great North”.
[Nick Offerman in Deadwood, for the dipstick that downvoted such majesty]
He has a book called Paddle Your Own Canoe where he talks a lot about this.
I did the audiobook and its preachy but not a bad listen. Essentially, dont be a shitty human.
A friend of mine got into it as a teenager, now he’s the token progressive of his union
Honestly, I don’t mind that kind of preachy. “Don’t be a shitty person” seems to be in short supply these days.
Wow a moustach and a hammer? Is that all it takes?
Standing around, drinking beer, not saying much other than grunts. Peak manhood.
Dang, I don’t drink and can’t grow a mustache, i guess there’s no hope for me…
Growing a moustache is pure genetic luck, and you can learn how to swing a hammer in about thirty seconds.
yeah my lip is just an eighth of an inch too short so a mustache on its own does not look right unless I go full walrus
you can learn how to swing a hammer in about thirty seconds
You cant downplay hammer skills, though. There is almost no skill ceiling with hammers. Put any blacksmith up against an amateur, and you’ll quickly see the difference between 30 seconds of training and 30 years.
Watched a video on these old Dutch guys, house framers. Apparently they’re kinda famous. I’ll never forget the dude casually walking along the roof and slamming 5" nails with a single stroke, one after the other like a machine. I’ve tried and tried, can’t even do it with a 3" nail.
Plus, it’s not obvious to even otherwise capable people how best to use one. My BIL is a generally pretty smart guy, but my sister had to show him how to use a hammer after they got married (he wanted control of his swing and didn’t trust himself, so he was holding it right up against the head(
Why was your BIL required to use a hammer after marrying your sister. Is there some ritual I am unaware of?
He had to hang a picture, but it was just there to indicate adulthood
I’ll absolutely grant that hammering is a skill that can be improved upon and that a skilled hammerer is quite the thing to behold. I think of the times I’ve seen experienced blacksmiths banging away for hours with forearms that look like Popeye’s, barely breaking a sweat. So yes, there’s a skill tree to be developed.
That said… a lot of people seem to have an idea that using tools, or even more broadly the inherent strength of their own bodies, is somehow beyond their ability, and a lot of the time that’s just beginners’ jitters. Absent of a particular physical limitation, most people probably can learn how to effectively use a hammer (or a hand saw, or a screw gun, or a crow bar, or any number of useful items) within a couple minutes. It’s our collective mistake for teaching people that they haven’t got ready access to those skills and strengths.
The trick for hand saws is sharp blades and patience. Don’t rush it. If you put it where you want it and have patience, most things practically cut themselves (save for something like a tree). If your blade is dull, you’re more likely to make a mistake.
Light pressure, too. That one still gets me sometimes.
Well put. Thanks for entertaining my pedantry.
Generally, most of the tools in the house are considered “mine”, and yes I do often break out in a dry sweat when my wife wants to borrow them.
This isn’t because I don’t think she could learn to use them, but rather because the only time she picks them up is when she’s in “get it done” mode in which case a fuck up is costly in terms of time and money to fix… we me usually being the one to fix it. I’m pretty sure she similarly shudders when I grab a needle and thread from her office. We have a truce on laundry and dishes.
Thing is, I’ve got a shop full of bits and pieces where I fucked something up. BUT, I generally fucked it up on the inexpensive test projects until I was happy I could do a reasonable job, or where the cost of failure was just generally not too high. I don’t believe that my wife couldn’t similarly become a good carpenter or whatever, but rather experience says that she doesn’t have the interest of patience in learning to do so.
Also the smith will still be hitting their target after a few hours of constant hammering. An amateur is gonna lose their accuracy within the first hour.
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When we were doing our time for our Habitat for Humanity house, my ex-wife and I framed houses on two different days. Within an hour, my arm was numb and I couldn’t hit shit.
It feels like there was more to this story. Like the introduction of a completely unused second character…
Checkov’s ex.
Yeah, I was waiting for the, but my ex-wife…
I just redid my bathroom. I could go 30 mins tops swinging a 3 pound hammer before I was done for the day.
I recently rebuilt a big chunk of the interior of my house. I used to be good with a framing hammer but osteoarthritis has left me able to do maybe 4 or 5 swings with it. Fortunately, I discovered decking screws for this project. I just feel sorry for anybody that has to demo this shit in the future.
Swinging your hammer is easy.
Avoiding your fingers is the tricky bit.
The trick is to look at the nail and not your fingers. If you look at your fingers so you don’t hit them, you’ll hit them.
Damn, that’s why I keep hitting my toes. Gotta look up!
I just turn my head away entirely and squeal as I gently tap around hoping to hit something.
also choke up on the hammer. gives you less oomph, but more control.
Phrasing
No no, that’s honestly how you say it
yeah it means move your hands more toward the heavy end. make the lever shorter.
There’s a very similar concept in motorbiking, target fixation. It essentially says that you go where you look. If you’re riding along and there’s a pothole in front of you, it’s easier to avoid it if you look either to the side of it or past it. If you look at it, you subconsciously turn towards it.
“The trick is not minding that it hurts.”
I remember an episode of Little House on the Prairie from my childhood. Pa has to get a job at the quarry, and he and a buddy are put to work drilling holes in the rock with a long metal spike and a sledgehammer. One of them has to hold the spike in place while the other bangs on it with the sledge. How the spike holder still had any fingers attached at the end of the day is beyond me. That shit traumatized me.
Wait, nobody asks him that.
It’s ok. He has a permit.
Gender is a performance and Nick Offerman is a very good performer.
Security is manly
