(Original) Charter - Update 13th September 2008

Robbo

First draft of the Magna Carta of Manliness:

Welcome to Beer Guts & Receding Hair.
This forum is the Ying to the Fitness forum Yang, celebrating popular male stereotypes. You will find threads here on a range of issues covering the broad topic of onset of middle age for males ... including, but not limited to:

• Beer Guts & Receding Hair
• Grunting
• Breaking of Wind
• Crotch Grabbing
• What is generally referred to as The Male Condition

Receding =/= Receeding ... yeah, we know

Who is welcome here ?

• Primarily men with either a Beer Gut or Receding Hair
• Also, women who live with or want to live with such men.
• Finally, anyone who is enriched by Beer Guts or Receding Hair.

Who is not welcome here ?

• Hairy skinny tee-totallers.
• Those who deny their destiny with combovers and elasticated pants

Are wimmin welcome here?
Purely in a facilitating and encouraging role.

Forum Motto
"No gut, no glory"

trout

second draft containing all the wisdom posted on teh various threads tonight ... sorry if i missed any ... what a forum!

Welcome to Beer Guts & Receeding Hair.
This forum is the Ying to the Fitness forum Yang, celebrating popular male stereotypes. You will find threads here on a range of issues covering the broad topic of onset of middle age for males ... including, but not limited to, Beer Guts & Receeding hair, breaking of wind, grunting, crotch grabbing and generally what we like to call The Male Condition.

Receding =/= Receeding ... yeah, we know

Who is welcome here ?
Primarily men with either a Beer Gut or Receeding Hair
Also, women who live with or want to live with such men.
Finally, anyone who is impacted by Beer Guts or Receeding hair.

Who is not welcome here ?
Hairy skinny tee-totallers:mad:
Those who comb over or wear garments with elasticated waist bands.
Anyone who utters the words "Where can I buy a toupee?" shall generate howls of derisive laughter and risk instant bannage by Grand Knight Robbo.

Are wimmin welcome here ?
Yes ... so long as said wimmin or sisters post in threads of a domestic nature, such as when is the optimum time to bring beer, why Farts are A Good Thing and any discussion around belly fluff.

We hold that the wimmins are a useful addition to any household and as such this forum. After all Brothers, where else are wimmins to learn how to pour a pint of Guinness or how else shall they learn that salads do not constitute a 'dinner' no matter how hot it is outside?

Wimmins and sisters are welcome here as long as they have the dinner ready and the washing, ironing, hoovering, etc... out of the way

Things that don't even exist on the RH/BG forum
Rod Stewart
Michael Bolton
Veet
Light Beers/Ciders
West Coast Cooler
Diets

Mentioning of the aformentioned subjects results in an instant and permanent ban.

Brothers & Sisters
To show 'nuff respec' to all ... all Brothers and Sisters shall be addressed formally as such.

What Code do we cherish on this forum ?
The Couch Potato Code (much like the Jedi code, but with more pizzas and beer)

Anthem of this Forum
"Jumbo Breakfast Rolls"

Forum Motto
"No gut, no glory"

Bazzy

Can snoring be essential also?? I dont snore my missus/family/NEIGHBOURS !!! Reckon I do and if I do so what its pure masculinity!! GRRRRR

Thrill

Is there a limit on the amount of chins you can have?

nesf

thrill wrote:

Is there a limit on the amount of chins you can have?

We could start with a loose upper limit of 4 and see how it works out.

jester77

nesf wrote:

We could start with a loose upper limit of 4 and see how it works out.

A little unfair to those of us who may no longer have a chin at all :mad:

The Hill Billy

Suggested bannable offence:
Back-chat from Wimmins.

Dudess

I had Robbo down as a tall, lean adonis type.

Hagar

Robbo wrote:

First draft of the Magna Carta of Manliness:

I think you misspelled Magners there Brother.

r3nu4l

Brethern, a suggested addendum to our motto:

"Bald is better"

I feel this is more inclusive of those whose beer guts are less impressive in girth

So it can now read:

No gut, no glory
Bald is better

Suggested re-naming of the forum........

Surely, brethren, seeing as we are all Irish, the forum should be called "Beer bellies and Receeding Hairlines". I had never heard of a beer gut until i saw this forum and, at first, thought it was "Beer, Guts (as in "cojones") and Receeding Hair".

It would mean altering the motto from "No guts no glory" but I believe brother r3nu4l has somewhat pre-empted this, above.

Zaph

Brother $hifty, could you please enlighten us as to where in the country guts is the term for ones balls? I have never heard of such a thing and it intrigues me as to how you could have made such a mistake. As for never having heard of the term "beer gut", I would suggest that maybe you have lived a sheltered life up to now. It is a term that has been in use all through my 20+ years of imbibing, and appears to have been in use for some time before that.

Apologies brother, I did not mean to confuse anybody with my previous post.

I did not mean cojones in the literal sense, but rather as in audacity,bravado, bravery, backbone, balls, boldness, courage, daring, dauntlessness, effrontery, forcefulness, fortitude, grit, hardihood, heart, intestinal fortitude, gumption, mettle, moxie, pluck, resolution, sand, spirit, spunk, willpower.

Zaph

Ah, I understand now. Thank you brother for your clarification.

Kinetic^

Can we not have a charter but rather have "commandments"?

The Hill Billy

Kenny 5 wrote:

Can we not have a charter but rather have "commandments"?

Brother Kenny 5 - When one gets to that certain age when your hair heads south & your belly east & west - the last thing you want is someone undermining your years of experience & foisting "commandments" upon you.

Do I need "commandments" to tell me to chow down on saturated fats & guzzle as much Guiness as possible? No.

Make it up as you go along. "Rules" rhymes with "Fools".

Bard

Hill Billy wrote:

. "Rules" rhymes with "Fools".

pfft... "wear pants" rhymes with "square dance" but you don't see me doing either.... eh.... nevermind

aidan_dunne

My fellow brothers, as suggested in my thread here.....

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055105872

..... I propose that this song become the new, official anthem of the BG&RH forum. What do you think?

Let's not disregard 'The Jumbo Breakfast Roll', though. Whilst 'The Beer Song' above covers the beverage aspect of our livestyle, 'The Jumbo Breakfast Roll' is a perfectly fine song to accompany the grub aspect of the BG&RH lifestyle. Therefore, perhaps 'Jumbo Breakfast Roll' should be kept on as a secondary "unofficial" anthem, if you like, to the main anthem of 'The Beer Song'. Kind of like how at rugby matches 'Ireland's Call' is a secondary anthem to 'Amhrán na bhFiann'. Or, ummm, something like that!

Tom Dunne

Just an addendum (whatever that is):

NO SERIOUS THREADS

There are plenty of fora sprinkled around Boards.ie that will cater for serious discussion on beer, food and such like. If there is one thing I can guarantee, it is that you won't get a serious response from the vast majority of people here, myself included.

FlutterinBantam

If you can see the top of your knob when you look down,does that rule you out:(

Tom Dunne

FlutterinBantam wrote:

If you can see the top of your knob when you look down,does that rule you out:(

Yes, yes it does.

Personally, I don't have that problem. Then again, I am sufficiently endowed to prevent my substantial curvature from inhibiting the view of my manhood.

Slow Motion

Borther SDoom has asked that the charter be amended to support the brothers anti bud and all things lite ! I concur, your opinion brothers ?

Hagar

I'd say that change will be un-opposed Brother.

Zaph

I'd say it's no harm to put one of the unwritten rules into writing for those Brothers who might be tempted to stray from the Path of Righteousness. Drunken swaying is permissable however.

Tom Dunne

Straying from the Path of Righteousness into the arms of a Bud Light is simply not acceptable.

In fact, I propose a motion that any kind of "lite" product be banned from the bar and these parts in general.

Zaph

tom dunne wrote: »

In fact, I propose a motion that any kind of "lite" product be banned from the bar and these parts in general.

Seconded

Doctor DooM

I think it is only right and proper!

Tom Dunne

zaph wrote: »

Seconded

Motion passed, so.

Henceforth, there shall be no mention of any beers ending in "lite" or "light". Or, for that matter, commencing with "Bud".

Zaph

tom dunne wrote: »

Or, for that matter, commencing with "Bud".

With the notable exception of Budvar.

trout

tom dunne wrote: »

Motion passed, so.

Henceforth, there shall be no mention of any beers ending in "lite" or "light". Or, for that matter, commencing with "Bud".

I think we had this one covered ... from the prototype charter, QFT

"Things that don't even exist on the RH/BG forum
Rod Stewart
Michael Bolton
Veet
Light Beers/Ciders
West Coast Cooler
Diets

Mentioning of the aformentioned subjects results in an instant and permanent ban."

Given the evolution of the forum, perhaps it is time for a saintly mod to update the charter sticky with the combined wisdom to date ?

Although, there is something apt about the charter remaining a prototype forever and never generating a reek of effort. :rolleyes:

_blank_

I move that the heretofore unmentioned, but altogether currently accepted rule of :

"Pics, or it doesn't exist"

or

"Pics, or it didn't happen"

be added to to this here holy document, so it's place is firmly cemented in the annals of BG&RH.

I would also add the stipulation that this new rule can be extended to include other forms of media, most especially Video.

Do I have a seconder?

justsomebloke

seconded (except if it is brother Mairt saying that he wore another bikini as I think I could take that at face value)

Hagar

Seconded Brother DesF, an excellent addition to the charter.

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Thank you Brothers jsb and Hagar.

patrickc

ill third that brother Desf

Slow Motion

Fourthed!

minidazzler

I move for an Amendment on Veet discussion.

Many good pranks can be performed using veet so I believe it should be allowed to be discussed in relation to such Pranks.

However, it should be stipulate that the mention is Brief and preferably contains Pics.

Thank you brothers.

admiralofthefleet

any such discussion involving hair removal products is a crime and deemed against the brotherhood, you have been warned:D, we let it receed naturally etc etc....

Collie D

minidazzler wrote: »

I move for an Amendment on Veet discussion.

Many good pranks can be performed using veet so I believe it should be allowed to be discussed in relation to such Pranks.

However, it should be stipulate that the mention is Brief and preferably contains Pics.

Thank you brothers.

Hmm, veet. It's all fun and games until your brother wakes up to find his eyebrows and pubes missing and punches the first person he sees (ie me who was trying to stop the messing) and you are cleaning blood off the every wall from your second floor apartment down to the main entrance

minidazzler

Motion Withdrawn.

Tom Dunne

Link to Wiki here.

Nevyn

The BGHR brothers and the BGRH wimmins are all adults and at least over the age of 18. While there may be posters who frequent the form who are under this age they can not aspire to the status of being a member of the brethren or one of the wimmins until their Ma's ( and Da's ) are no longer legally responsible for them.

LostinBlanch

Seconded.

grames_bond

i move for an amendment adding the following:

Things that don't even exist on the RH/BG forum

Quorn chicken or any other meat "substitute" (fake meat does not belong on this planet and definatley not in the bgrh board)

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grames_bond wrote: »

i move for an amendment adding the following:

Things that don't even exist on the RH/BG forum

Quorn chicken or any other meat "substitute" (fake meat does not belong on this planet and definatley not in the bgrh board)

Seconded.

Slow Motion

Turded, we'll have none of that shit in Yore Mas!

grames_bond

thank you brothers des and slow....some on men, stand up against this pathetic excuse for food!

Nevyn

Welcome to Beer Guts & Receeding Hair.
This forum is the Ying to the Fitness forum Yang, celebrating popular male stereotypes. You will find threads here on a range of issues covering the broad topic of onset of middle age for males ... including, but not limited to, Beer Guts & Receeding hair, breaking of wind, grunting, crotch grabbing and generally what we like to call The Male Condition.

Receding =/= Receeding ... yeah, we know

Who is welcome here ?
Primarily men with either a Beer Gut or Receeding Hair
Also, women who live with or want to live with such men.
Finally, anyone who is impacted by Beer Guts or Receeding hair.

Who is not welcome here ?
Hairy skinny tee-totallers:mad:
Those who comb over or wear garments with elasticated waist bands.
Anyone who utters the words "Where can I buy a toupee?" shall generate howls of derisive laughter and risk instant bannage by Grand Knight Robbo.

Are wimmin welcome here ?
Yes ... so long as said wimmin or sisters post in threads of a domestic nature, such as when is the optimum time to bring beer, why Farts are A Good Thing and any discussion around belly fluff.

We hold that the wimmins are a useful addition to any household and as such this forum. After all Brothers, where else are wimmins to learn how to pour a pint of Guinness or how else shall they learn that salads do not constitute a 'dinner' no matter how hot it is outside?

Wimmins and sisters are welcome here as long as they have the dinner ready and the washing, ironing, hoovering, etc... out of the way

Things that don't even exist on the RH/BG forum
Rod Stewart
Michael Bolton
Veet
Light Beers/Ciders
West Coast Cooler
Diets
Quorn chicken or any other meat "substitute" (fake meat does not belong on this planet and definatley not in the bgrh board).
Bud Light
any kind of "lite" product

Mentioning of the aformentioned subjects results in an instant and permanent ban.

Brothers & Sisters
To show 'nuff respec' to all ... all Brothers and Sisters shall be addressed formally as such.

What Code do we cherish on this forum ?
The Couch Potato Code (much like the Jedi code, but with more pizzas and beer)

Anthem of this Forum
"Jumbo Breakfast Rolls"

Forum Motto
"No gut, no glory"


NO SERIOUS THREADS

There are plenty of fora sprinkled around Boards.ie that will cater for serious discussion on beer, food and such like. If there is one thing that can be guaranteed, it is that you won't get a serious response from the vast majority of people here, mods included.


"Pics, or it doesn't exist"

or

"Pics, or it didn't happen"

Legal age.

The BGHR brothers and the BGRH wimmins are all adults and at least over the age of 18. While there may be posters who frequent the form who are under this age they can not aspire to the status of being a member of the brethren or one of the wimmins until their Ma's ( and Da's ) are no longer legally responsible for them.

Getting barred

Boards.ie has a no personal abuse policy and
while there may be banter in the bar and the forum in general any argy bargey which results in stress and has the wimmins and brothers muttering into their pints will have the punter responsible removed from the premises and barred.

Nevyn

trout wrote: »

Given the evolution of the forum, perhaps it is time for a saintly mod to update the charter sticky with the combined wisdom to date ?

Although, there is something apt about the charter remaining a prototype forever and never generating a reek of effort. :rolleyes:

I'd rather not me a saint Ta all the same but you can refer to me as a goddess if you like trout

Sherifu

I find your charter agreeable.

trout

Thaedydal wrote: »

I'd rather not me a saint Ta all the same but you can refer to me as a goddess if you like trout

mrs trout would have strong words with me, if I call any other lady a goddess

and by 'strong words' I mean she would beat me about the head & neck with a blunt instrument, so that the Gardai would suspect foul play.