Do you have a 'man cave'? / LJWorld.com

Asked at Wayne & Larry’s Sports Bar, 933 Iowa on September 15, 2009

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“No, I do not because I do not own my house, I rent.”

— Donny Maney, building contractor, Lawrence

“No, I do not, but we build ‘man caves’ — that’s all we do.”

— Bob Santee, building contractor, Lawrence

“No, not enough room in my house for one.”

— David Woody, remodeler, Baldwin City

“Yes, I do. It has my TV, my bed … my refrigerator full of beer.”

— Todd Cantu, certified welder, Chicago

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RETICENT_IRREVERENT 3 years, 8 months ago

man cave? What a wretched, horrid, vile term.

I much prefer lair, sanctum, or in a pinch: mastabatorium.

H_Lecter 3 years, 8 months ago

So, R_I, you have stalactites in your cave?

RoeDapple 3 years, 8 months ago

3:36 AM and I'm reading......

this....

shtuff...

I gotta get back to sleep.

Gootsie 3 years, 8 months ago

What is a man cave? I think Multi has the right idea...

Boosh 3 years, 8 months ago

Thank You

Nice to laugh so early in the morning

RETICENT_IRREVERENT 3 years, 8 months ago

H, 3 phase and hardwood floors, but no speleothems of any shape or form.

snap_pop_no_crackle 3 years, 8 months ago

R_I's already got the Golden Fruitcake for his 12:46 AM post.

dajudge 3 years, 8 months ago

I don't. But, I do have is a Fortress of Solitude, being the man I am.

classclown 3 years, 8 months ago

Nope. I'm straight.

snap_pop_no_crackle 3 years, 8 months ago

Is there an ACORN office in town where I could get advice on setting up a sporting house in my man cave?

consumer1 3 years, 8 months ago

BIg Surprise to everyone, "Yes I do". Gootsie come over and I will show you, through the window, (No women allowed).

Pywacket 3 years, 8 months ago

Multi and Gootsie~ Naughty girls! ;-)

My husband and son do have a man cave and I am happy to send them to it. Hubby finished a nice big room, which had previously housed a lot of junk, crapola, dust, animal hair, etc., in the basement, so it's actually a huge improvement and will be a good selling point when we finally put this place on the market.

In this room, he has a crazy-expensive treadmill, other work-out items, a giant suede-covered beanbag chair with matching beanbag "footstool," the requisite ginormous TV, stereo and gaming equipment (wii and the like), a couple other comfy chairs, cool custom lighting, and a special-order flooring surface that is some kind of hard foam stuff. Good for exercise but also very attractive.

The walls have framed superhero posters, medals & such from athletic events (recent--he at least didn't dig out the high school stuff! ha), and, I'm not sure what else. I stay away.

Everyone who's been led down there for the grand tour following the completion of the room this summer has "ooooh"ed and "ahhhhhh"ed and declared that they want to put one in their house. Especially the women. Because if you let him choose his own floor covering, wall colors, ceiling materials, lights, and furnishings in one dedicated room, you can kindly but firmly tell him to run along when you're picking out these things for the rest of the house. ;-)

Boosh 3 years, 8 months ago

Is it another term for a Den where I keep my "Etchings"?

Boosh 3 years, 8 months ago

oops

consumer1 3 years, 8 months ago

Multi you are correct. My whole house is a man cave. My basement just happens to be the room designated for my workout equipment. Done in orange and black with Harley posters, a bar set up. More testosterone than a sperm bank. I also store me MC there during the winter months. It is great to be a man. No metro sexual for me thanks.

consumer1 3 years, 8 months ago

Good one auti. then there is the HGTV, which stands for "how gay" tv.

jonas_opines 3 years, 8 months ago

No, no. I just have a Bat Cave.

Wish me luck folks, getting my back operated on today.

jonas_opines 3 years, 8 months ago

/again

consumer1 3 years, 8 months ago

Good luck Jonas, Without you, the bat cave will just be a cave.

sgtwolverine 3 years, 8 months ago

I like how they put man cave in quotes, as if to say, "We'd never use this term, but we hear it's popular in some parts of the world."

Jonas, you should ask your surgeon if he has a "man cave."

Boosh 3 years, 8 months ago

LMAO, autie, I'm nice and call it the estrogen channel. Just glad I have a TV, computer, stereo in my "den" I just need a wc and a fridge and she who must be obeyed will have to work at prying me out.

RoeDapple 3 years, 8 months ago

Good luck jonas...

I'll show you my scar if you show me yours (scar)...

Not a ManCave! 2 table saws, planer, shaper, mitre saw, band saw, 13 routers, 2 drill press, multi bore machine, dust collector. Tools, tools, tools! More Craftsman tools than Sears! My kids ask what I need all that stuff for. I say so they get to sort it out when I'm gone.

Paybacks!

Gootsie 3 years, 8 months ago

Good luck Jonas - check back soon!

I have what I call a "Saturday Room" which is where I have all my woman/mother stuff and I go there on Saturdays to just goof around. Hubby unit doesn't care to be in there, although I do need some pictures hung.

What would I call it to be consistent with "man cave"?