The movie “Wild Hogs” starring John Travolta, Tim Allen, Martin Lawrence, and William H. Macy has been doing very well at the box office. It’s the story of four 50-ish men who head from Cincinnati to the Pacific Ocean on their motorcycles. They run into some difficulties along the way, and get into a bit of trouble. Mrs. Rogue and I saw the movie a couple of weeks ago and enjoyed it; the sight of some rebellious middle-aged men trying to relive their youth was very funny. And vaguely familiar…
I’ve been out of the office for two of the past three weeks, doing some field work. Those trips involved traveling with a group of 50-ish engineers, all of whom were, and still are, men. I’m not sure how rebellious we are, but we like to think of ourselves that way.
It was quite interesting to me how quickly our humor degenerated into that of a group of 12-year-old boys; with the main topics being gastro-intestinal distress and gravity-defying cleavage. Fortunately, no one laughed so hard that milk came out of their nose, but milk was not the beverage of choice on these expeditions…
If there is someone out there who knows a man that has matured beyond 12 years of age, please let us know…
2 comments:
Mrs. Rogue believes you are giving too much credit to "adult" males--typically, you people behave more as 5-year-olds.
Since I have known you since you were 12 (almost), I have a hard time differentiating! I would agree that most men have this mentality, but I must admit that there are days I would like to have the ability to see life in the simple terms that most men do. It is or it isn't. You do or you don't. You go or you stay. Your whole life fits in your back pocket as opposed to the big black bag filled with the smaller pink, purple striped and clear zipper bags, not to mention the wallet, sewing kit, first aid kit and coupon envelope. So 12 year old simplicity may have its place, but it is a little scary thinking that as you are doing your work, that the "gravity-defying cleavage" you are discussing has nothing to do with a building or bridge you may be assessing!
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