[rktman]

Maybe clickish but some of it is comical. And, how many of us know some of these do exist with people over 40?

[Berlin_Freeper]

I have a purple pullover hoodie.

Got it on sale for 10 euros.

[left that other site]

Well, I am a woman over 40, and these are the 40 things I will NOT give up. (Not in any particular order at first...but then it narrows down)

40. Classic Rock
39. FRee Republic
38. Black Skinny Jeans
37. My 12-String
36. My Acoustic Guitar
35. My Big Dog
34. My CCW (and accessories)
33. My Olive-Wood Manger Set from Bethlehem, Israel
32. My Schecter 2-Octave Bass
31. My Black Harley T-Shirts
30. My Husband’s Ashes
29. My genuine Hand-Held Vampire-Repelling Cross from Romania given to me by my deceased friend who was a Missionary there during the Ceausescu years
28. My Gibson Les Paul
27. My 1993 HDFXR Superglide
26. My iPOD Nano which contains hours of Classic Rock
25. The Master Discs of my Musical Compositions
24. My leather vest with my M.M. Patch
23. My Hard-Cover edition of Ben Hur (The Book, not the Movie)
22. My Leather Jacket, which has survived 27,000 miles and 4 crashes
21. My Wedding Shirt, which took me 9 months to embroider
20. The hand-made quilt my Godmother made for me
19. My Hope Chest, which I built and painted myself (Pennsylvanian Dutch Style)
18. A Flag flown from the Deck of the USS Arizona Memorial
17. My dad’s WW2 Pictures of Okinawa, China, Japan, and Various Sea Battles
16. An Autographed Copy of Life’s Picture History of WW2 (The autograph is of Gen Paul Tibbetts, whom I met in Miami)
15. Drumsticks personalized and autographed by Nicko McBrain of Iron Maiden
14. An old photo of my MiQ-Mac (First Nation) Ancestor, Isaac Landry
13. My Expired passport with the “Israel” stamp on it.
12. My Long-Form-Birth-Certificate
11. My US Citizenship
10. My First Bible (NASB, totally marked up!)
9. My Harley Boots
8. My Fender Amp
7. My Voting Registration Card
6. My Drivers License (Motorcycles included)
5. My Computer (to keep up with FR!)
4. My Optimism
3. My Faith
2. My Joy
1. My Salvation

[PA Engineer]

OK. Had to check it out and here are mine.

#1-Hoodies. I have them and use them as part of thermal layering (outdoor winter work). Polyester for winter wear. Canvas like when around welding (hobby) work.

#8-The Art of War. I have a large library. This is one book that should be part of every analog library. Period.

#15-Shot Glasses. Just part of every bar for measurement. Also good weapons to use with rowdy people that make lists of 40 things you shouldn't own.

#22-Baseball Caps. MAGA.

[freedumb2003]

I think of 40 as still a child just barely maturing.

I don’t think style guides and the like kick in until 90.

[AlaskaErik]

At least a firearm isn’t on the list. I guess something was learned about that modern man article from a few years back.

[Mr Rogers]

He thinks THIS is better head gear than a ball cap:

It is like the comment I saw a few days ago about John Lennon - 'Who takes advice in life from someone who thought Yoko Ono naked was worth seeing hundreds of times, let alone having sex with?'

[sjmjax]

Flip-Flops are mandatory daily footwear where I live. Tevas and sandals are only worn to weddings, funerals and other formal occasions.

And I’ve been over 40 for longer than most people I know have been alive.

[servo1969]

No man over 40 should pay attention to a list of things no man over 40 should own. What, are we still in high school? It’s his money and he’ll own whatever he damn well pleases! GFY list writer.

[clamper1797]

I’m pushing 66 ... and I teach martial arts at the Master level. I LOVE tossing 25-30 year old junior black belts around when I demo at seminars. I’ll pick out the biggest baddest one in the class to uke (the person I demo on) for me. So saying an old guy should not have the number one authority on war (The Art of War by Sun Tzu) is TOTAL BS. Those well enough trained know that one NEVER picks a fight with the old fat martial artist ... he’s the one with 50+ years of training and experience and could tear an untrained person up without breaking a sweat.

[Yaelle]

Stupid. I love freedom and people should wear what they want. The only ones I agree with is no Guy Fieri hair or speedos.

Most of them are just “snobby elites” deciding for others what is cool. Ignore and be yourself.

[Mr. K]

1 thing a real man need never read is articles like this.

[Phlap]

A black eye at 40 isn’t so bad as long as the other guy has two. lol

[Obadiah]

According to this list I can no longer wear my lucky three combination: Axe body spray, my speedo, and my backwards baseball cap.

[Obadiah]

<font size=4 What about fanny packs? Are fanny packs okay? Because how can you wear a Speedo and flip-flops without a fanny pack?

[glasseye]

I have 5 of these...but I never wear the hoodie...
Hoodie
Flip flops
Jail story...25 years old
Shot glasses
NRA baseball cap

[Godebert]

I live at the beach in Florida..... unless I’m mowing my lawn.....all I wear are Flip Flops! ....and a baseball cap.

[tumblindice]

"Guy Fieri haircuts" homosaywhat?

[wku man]

The author can GTH...I'm not turning in my band T-shirts or ball caps for anything (wearing a KISS T-shirt and a Fender ball cap as we speak).

But he's right on some stuff. Put away the acoustic guitars, strap on the Les Paul, and crank the Mesa-Boogie up to 11. Skinny jeans? Any man, regardless of age, who wears skinny jeans ain't a man, and needs his ass kicked.

Scouts Out! Cavalry Ho!

[real saxophonist]

Well, I'm a little bit over 40, so here goes:

I have several Carhartt hoodies.
I don't have flip flops (one cannot run or fight in flip flops). I do have some Minnetonka moccasins.
I have a Saxophone tie, but the one I wear the most is in the Leatherneck Tartan.
I may or may not have Sun Tsu, but I have several books by WWII veterans, many of them signed.
Yes, I've spent a night in jail. Not recently.
I have a bottle opener on my keychain. It's part of my Victorinox Swiss Army knife.
Never been to Burning Man, never will go.
I had so many jazz festival T-shirts, and my girlfriend took them all and wore them, and when we broke up I just didn't bother trying to get them back.
'No, grown men don't have "Star Wars" bedsheets.'. They have Dr. Who bedsheets.
This writer just proved himsels an idiot by saying nobody over 40 should have a baseball hat.

[usconservative]

I have:

- Shot Glasses (yes, I have my own set and yes, I use them!)
- Sun Tsu's "Art of War" (Read it in my early 30's and kept it)
- Bowling Shoes (I use mine!)
- Velcro Wallet (Mine's 15 years old and still PERFECT!)
- Baseball Caps (I have Cubs)
- Band t-shirts (I have several, love my Lynyrd Skynyrd ones!)

So I call B.S. on this list!