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khmerhit
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RETRO MAN: Kiwi crikcet star Chris Cairns - more retro than metro.
PHIL DOYLE/Sunday Star-Times
Welcome back to the Kiwi bloke
21 March 2004
It's goodbye to the smooth-skinned, eyebrow-plucking metrosexual man and hello, again, to the Kiwi bloke.
The "metrosexual" - a name coined by British writer Mark Simpson in the mid-'90s referring to the straight man willing to embrace his feminine side - is on the way out and "retrosexual" (also coined by Simpson) pin-ups such as manlier-than-man Chris Cairns, unshaven Viggo Mortensen or roguish Marc Ellis are in.
According to TNS research managing director Murray Campbell, the Kiwi bloke is back. "With the rise of females succeeding in the education system and being out of the home more, there seems to be a counter-action among males to reclaim who they are and what they do," Campbell said.
Kiwi cricketer Chris Cairns reckons he's probably a retrosexual. "I guess so, being a son of Lance Cairns. He was a bloke's bloke.
"I do enjoy the finer things, like a nice cafe and nice wine, but I also don't mind a bit of a shindig at a farm shed with a few blokes and a keg. I like to mix it up."
Cairns' long, curly hair fitted right in when he played for English county side Nottingham last year. "A few of the guys in the team have a lot of hair. Big hair is definitely back."
But he says his stubble is a sign of laziness. Now the Kiwi team's shaving rules have been relaxed he can sport facial hair on match day. "We used to have to be clean shaven. Now that's optional, which is good because it's important to make an individual statement."
Of his team mates, Cairns believed his well-groomed, clean-shaven captain "Flem" (Stephen Fleming) was more a metrosexual.
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naturegirl321
Joined: 04 May 2003
Posts: 9041
Location: home sweet home
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good, decent guys, who can dance, have a sense of style, love kids, traveling, pets. Patient, kind, loving.
They're really hard to find though |
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Capergirl
Joined: 02 Feb 2003
Posts: 1232
Location: Nova Scotia, Canada
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| Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2004 2:07 am Post subject: |
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1. Employed
2. Not married
3. Not addicted to illegal substances
Why can't I seem to find one who meets these three basic criteria?  |
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nolefan
Joined: 14 Jan 2004
Posts: 1458
Location: on the run
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| Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2004 4:03 am Post subject: where? |
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| Capergirl wrote: |
1. Employed
2. Not married
3. Not addicted to illegal substances
Why can't I seem to find one who meets these three basic criteria? |
Where are you looking, girl? maybe it is time to find yourself a new hunting ground   |
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James_T_Kirk
Joined: 20 Sep 2003
Posts: 357
Location: Ten Forward
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| Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2004 4:52 am Post subject: |
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1. Employed
2. Not married
3. Not addicted to illegal substances
Why can't I seem to find one who meets these three basic criteria? |
C'mon Capergirl, if you are going to be that picky, you are never going to find anybody! There are plenty of unemployed married crack addicts that would make great soul mates out there  . |
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denise
Joined: 23 Apr 2003
Posts: 3419
Location: finally home-ish
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Do you mean my dream man? I don't think he exists, but here are the qualities that he would have to have, in no particular order:
* is vegan or at least vegetarian
* is non-smoking (things other than tobacco are OK, though)
* has a job that truly interests him (whatever that may be) and that doesn't just pay the bills
* is somewhere between ultra and radically left-wing, but not a kook or conspiracy theorist, and not always inclined to discuss politics and "issues" 100% of the time (but MUST be aware of international issues!)
* is healthy and in decent shape--not necessarily a fitness buff, but must respect himself enough to take care of himself
* is NEVER deliberately hurtful--sure, arguments happen, but those are heat-of-the-moment-type things, usually lacking in deliberation
* would NEVER deliberately harm an animal
*either not religious or willing to accept that I'm not and never will be
*has travelled and seen a bit of the world
* can be both kind & loving and dark & sarcastic--at appropriate times
*appreciates me
* is cute, intelligent, kind, witty, sexy, yada yada yada
Am I destined for a lifetime of solitude?!?!? Hey, that reminds me... on that "which book are you?" thread, I was "One hundred years of solitude." Fitting?
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lajzar
Joined: 09 Feb 2003
Posts: 647
Location: Saitama-ken, Japan
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Denise, apart from the veggie thing, and, as a natural consequence, the hurting animals bit, I'm your man!
Sorry, but rabbit tastes far too good to give up.  |
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denise
Joined: 23 Apr 2003
Posts: 3419
Location: finally home-ish
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Bunny rabbits, lajzar? But they're so cuuuuuuuute!
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Celeste
Joined: 17 Jan 2003
Posts: 814
Location: Fukuoka City, Japan
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| Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2004 9:14 am Post subject: |
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| Capergirl- You are looking for an "employed" guy in the Maritimes? You are picky! |
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lajzar
Joined: 09 Feb 2003
Posts: 647
Location: Saitama-ken, Japan
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| Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2004 9:35 am Post subject: |
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[quote="denise"]Bunny rabbits, lajzar? But they're so cuuuuuuuute!/quote]
And delicious too!  |
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foster
Joined: 07 Feb 2003
Posts: 485
Location: Honkers, SARS
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| Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2004 11:15 am Post subject: |
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Slathered in oil and ready for dipping????  |
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yaramaz
Joined: 05 Mar 2003
Posts: 2384
Location: Not where I was before
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| Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2004 11:17 am Post subject: |
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| I like mine sunny side up. Yum. |
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ntropy
Joined: 11 Oct 2003
Posts: 671
Location: ghurba
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| Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2004 3:53 pm Post subject: c'est moi |
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Denise!
Absolutely amazing how you did that without meeting me. Other than "vegan," you've described me! Shall we meet in Shizuoka this summer? After all, we're both Tweety. |
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thelmadatter
Joined: 31 Mar 2003
Posts: 1212
Location: in el Distrito Federal x fin!
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| Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2004 4:28 pm Post subject: man |
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| Rich, with at least one foot in the grave (oh did you want a serious answer? ) |
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Teacher in Rome
Joined: 09 Jul 2003
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| Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2004 8:27 pm Post subject: |
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| Well-heeled and well-hung... |
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