Manly man doing manly stuff.

[realexplodingcat]

Before becoming the father of a boy I never intentionally explored my masculinity. This should come as no surprise to those of you who have seen me intentionally wear women's clothing (usually on stage, in front of an audience, to maximize the humiliation). After my son was born, I grew a beard. That was just the beginning. I also bathe less, no longer listen attentively to my wife, and prefer the company of my lawn mower. To celebrate my son's birthday, I took the next step and bought a propane grill (I have to work my way up to charcoal, which is further up the masculine ladder beyond caber tossing).

It felt great cooking for the first time today. Open flames. Beautiful weather. Baby in one arm, hot poker in the other. Cayenne in the eyes. This is the stuff of which men are made. However, one thing struck me as very unmanly: cleaning the grill. Do you really need to clean the grill as thoroughly as the instructions describe? Cleaning isn't very manly (of course neither is reading the instructions), so I don't understand why grilling appeals to men. I'd rather clean a cast iron pot or a steel pan any day. So, what gives? Men of the world, how often do I need to clean my grill?

Comments

[klwalton.livejournal.com]

If Tim had an LJ, this is what he'd say:

"Ha ha ha giggle snort hee heh *wipes tears of laughter from eyes* haaaah.

Clean the grill? What the *hell* are you talking about!?"

[mactavish.livejournal.com]

My host father on the farm in Australia thought I was a city girl and tried to shock me, when I noted that our grill was a sheet of steel held up by bricks, with room for a fire underneath, by telling me that it was "seasoned with possum piss."

He learned not to try to shock me after awhile -- I think when I asked whether they breaded the sheep testicles with breadcrumbs or just flour before deep-frying.

[lightning-rose.livejournal.com]

Fire clean grill. Fire kill all. Fire good.

[explodingcat.livejournal.com]

Thank you for putting it into language I can understand.

[explodingcat.livejournal.com]

That sounds like an answer I can trust!