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IVOD: A Muppet Halloween
The Muppets are back folks. No movies or TV yet, but they're slowly moving in that direction. Right now they're on internet videos and they have give us three Halloween videos for us to enjoy. Check it out.First up is th… -
What Costume Are You Wearing For Halloween?
(source) What costume are you wearing for Halloween?For this editor the ideal is to be the old man from Up. But seeing as lack of supplies is making that extremely unlikely (which is ridiculous, this should be the easi… -
Mancouch Wishes You A Happy Halloween!
(Source) Ah, Halloween. This is perhaps the best holiday on the calendar for us men. There's an argument to be had for others. But I say it's number one. Well, it's become number one more recently. Just edging out T… -
The He-Man Woman Haters Club
(Source) Some of the guys there seem to be a bit caveman in their sensibilities regarding Mancouch...they get so offended when girls go to "their" site and speak their mind. I don't understand, did it say somewhere tha… -
Ten Simple Steps To Survive The Recession
As we all know, these are touch economic times in America. If it’s light outside and you’re reading this website, chances are you are one of the thirteen million Americans that are currently unemployed. Fear not, fri… -
The Day ShimmerBodyCream Rocked The World
Holy crap, people. The other day we noted one frequent commenter whose comments stood out and made us laugh, and all of Xanga lost its mind.People, people, people. Calm down. I don't understand why everyone thought w… -
New A-Team Will Punch You In The Face Just By Looking At You
(Source) That right there is the official photo of the new A-Team. I have to say, the idea of a new A-Team sounds dumb as hell, considering the original is known for its theme song and being completely nonsensical.… -
Three Leading Men I Can't Seem to Fancy
1. Adam Sandler (Source) He was one of the comedic fledglings from the SNL troop. Notable for various roles in his skits including the Opera Man (one of my favorites). After SNL, Sandler was able to cinch many leading… -
Anchorhead: Darth Metal
Source: Anchorhead's MySpace GalleryWell, with Halloween right around the corner, I figured it was time to post about something a little more off color and spacey than we're used to around here. This seemed to fit. Allo… -
The Pork Medallion Maneuver (Patent Pending)
I was originally going to write about something the rest of the world thinks is important, like the Obama Peace Prize thingy, or maybe something to do with Marge Simpson letting her "hair down" so to speak, posing nu… -
IVOD: Vampire Meeting - Edward Cullen, Dracula, The Count, etc.
Check out this video from College Humor on how Vampires in popular culture seem to all differ from each other. Watch as this meeting between Dracula, Edward Cullen, The Count from Sesame Street, Vampire Bill, Count Chocu… -
Olivia Wilde vs. Keira Knightley: The Mancouch Obsession Tournament Championship
Well, here we go folks. In our second to last battle of the Tournament (9) Keira "how the fuck is she still winning?" Knightley defeated (4)Eliza Dushku to move on to our championship battle. So now, after months of co… -
Fighting Dirty
There have been a few martial arts posts but I've got something a bit unorthodox here... One of the basic tenets of most styles is honor, no? What about this? Would you ever admit to practicing something like this? I'… -
Another 5 College Idiots
I covered some of the more prevalent types of annoying college students in my previous post on the subject. However, why stop there? There are so many more strange ways that students call attention to themselves, wh… -
Know Your Electronica
(From friend of Mancouch, William Gibb. Check out his Flickr page) People, people! Why the heck do people, including Eminem, call Electronica techno? There is more music than just the mmm-tiss-mmm-tiss-mmm-tiss beat… -
Men are like Fat Chicks.
I came upon a realization about men. Men and fat chicks are a lot alike. Before some of you decide to comment with your argument against guys who say the words "fat chicks" in a post, let me explain. Men, much like… -
Bar Fight: Christian Bale vs. All Other Batmen
I recently re-watched Batman Begins and The Dark Knight for the bajillionth time the other night and it occurred to me that Christian Bale is just as badass as I ever imagined him to be. Even wit the time that has passed… -
IVOD: Tigre Chino Remix (Community)
I don't know how many of your out there have been watching the new show Community, but its pretty great. This is a video remixing footage and lines from that show and is pretty awesome as well. I've watched this five tim… -
An Ode To ShimmerBodyCream
You may have noticed lately, that a certain commenter named ShimmerBodyCream has hit the comments section like a tornado of insults and electronic sneers trying to tear down everyone in her path.She's been commenting… -
I Don't Understand The Appeal Of Lady Gaga
I don't understand the appeal of Lady Gaga. She's kinda popular and some people can't stop talking about her, but I just don't get it. I don't even hate her, I just don't get it. I actually understand the reason why… -
World Series 2009
The Yankees Win! The Yankees Win! The-e-e-e-e-e-e Yankees Win! That was the cry heard last night as the New York Yankees officially advanced to the World Series to face the Philadelphia Phillies. It should be an i… -
The Top Five Best Jobs to Have in the Whole Wide World
I stumbled upon a news story the other day about a Denver alternative newspaper recently posting an ad for what some consider the sweetest job in journalism — a reviewer of the state's marijuana dispensaries and their pr… -
Want to live longer? Stare At Boobs.
Want to live longer? Then stare at more boobs. At least, that's what this study says. Apparently staring at breasts for a few minutes a day can cut the risk of heart disease and stroke in half for men (Well, pres… -
Nerdy AND Hot? Impossible!
Though it may not seem it sometimes, we really do like women for more than their looks. Interests and personality are at least two-thirds of the picture when we're looking at women we actually like, when we can pe… -
The Good, the Bad and the Way Too Nice!
After a recent post featured here about how some women want assholes in their lives and men don't want to date the female equivalent, I felt compelled to write about this. As a woman I will not touch on what men want… -
Eliza Dushku vs Keira Knightley: The Mancouch Obsession Tournament
During the last match-up (3) Olivia Wilde put an end to (15) Natalie Portman's Cinderella run and became the first competitor to advance to the championship round. Today we'll find out who will meet her there. (4) Eliz… -
The Evil Inside Olive Garden Ads
Everybody's seen one. Olive Garden commercials - those sticky, hammy, completely unrealistic depictions of dinner table conversation that are somehow supposed to make us want to spend our hard earned dollars there. I can… -
The People of Walmart
Recently a blog exploded onto the internet and got an insane amount of buzz. This blog was called The People of Walmart. It's really disgustingly excellent. The point of the site is to post random pictures people… -
Sexual Misadventures
Everyone has their sexual triumphs, their stories of conquest and glory which are, of course, manly. But these stories normally suck to hear. So, I thought I'd ask all you Mancouchers out there to man-up and admit tho… -
Cracked.com's World Without The Internet
Cracked.com (great site, btw, check it out) recently asked their readers to present what our internet addicted world would be like if the internet was turned off in a photoshop contest. They came up with some really g… -
Do You Have A Dirty Mind? (Maybe A Little NSFW)
I have been told that I have a perv-ish, crude sense of humor. I agree. You have to admit that these photos are quite captivating. (maybe a little NSFW below) -
The Pros and Cons of Hot Vampires
With Halloween right around the corner, and the unending supply of vampire stories being pushed through the media thanks to Twilight, I think it's high time we start discussing the pros and cons of those oh-so-sexy… -
How To Have A Threesome With Your Boyfriend And Another Girl
I've seen several posts on xanga and in other communities of girls asking whether they should or should not have a three-some with their boyfriends. As a girl who has been there and who questioned it in the same way… -
IVOD: Black Dynamite
This is a trailer I came across for a movie that came out this past weekend called Black Dynamite. This may be the greatest movie ever. It is a spoof of 70s era blaxploitation films. I love it. I can't stop watching the… -
Marge Simpson's Playboy Spread Hits Internet: Prepare To Feel Creepy
So, as everyone knows, Marge Simpson is on the cover of Playboy this month. Well, the pictures have surfaced on the internet. It was inevitable. Prepare to be creeped out. Really, you're going to want to see these,… -
Be Featured on Mancouch!
We here at Mancouch are looking for submissions. You, yes, you can be featured on the front page.Do you like to write? Clearly, you do. I mean, you're on Xanga, clearly you keep a blog. Don't you think it's time to l… -
Can An Older Woman-Younger Man Relationship Work?
What do you think about an older woman dating a younger guy? I know it's not as big of a deal as it use to be, but it's still not as common as an older guy dating a younger girl. My friend is currently dating a gu… -
Olivia Wilde vs. Natalie Portman: The Mancouch Obsession Tournament
Holy crap, folk. That last one was the closest match up we've ever had at the Mancouch Obsession Tournament. In the end (4) Eliza Dushku ended up just barely edging out (5)Hayden Panettiere. Woof. That was close. Dushku… -
Have You Ever Been Caught With Your Hand Down Your Pants?
My friend got caught red handed over the weekend. So this is what happened... She's had a rough week and her SO was hanging with the guys for football night. Sure, she could wait for him later that night, but she j… -
Beer!
Oh, you tantalizingly sweet beverage, with your many variations of body and bitterness, color and subtle flavors. You make food taste better and women far more approachable. Where would we be without you? For men… -
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Showdown: Round 2
Last week I started the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Showdown! Basically it's a round robin tournament to determine who the greatest turtle of them all is. I have my own opinions (the right ones), but I'm leaving it up… -
IVOD: Drunkest Guy Ever Tries To Buy Beer
This video has been bouncing around the internet for a few days now. At first I just dismissed it. Then I watched it. I could not stop laughing. There are parts where you will all say "I've been there." And then it just… -
It's Hockey Time!
The NHL's season opened about a week ago and I've been on Cloud Nine ever since. It's pretty much like Christmas come early....except instead of holiday cheer and goodwill towards men, it's bone-crushing hits and j… -
Vampires Are The New Nazis
Next week a new Vampire flick called Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant is coming out. The ads are all over the place. I have one request: STOP IT! There are too many Vampire movies! And there are more on the… -
Interracial Couple Denied Marriage by JP
I thought we'd come some ways in civil rights for all. But this really boils my blood. Keith Bardwell, justice of the peace in Tangipahoa Parish, will not sign marriage licenses for interracial couples because he fee… -
How Do You Want The World To End?
These days it's pretty hard to ignore the sense of impending doom we're constantly bombarded with from all angles. News stations warn of economic collapse, pandemic flu strains, foreign wars, terrorism and nuclear a… -
Celebrity "Freebie List"
Do you remember the Friends episode where they all consider what five celebrities would be on their "freebie list"--people they can sleep with without anyone getting upset? Even if you were in a relationship, if th… -
Meet Alex
Greetings my fellow couch men. I'm Alex, new intern writer/editor for ManCouch (and HardestLevel, for the gaming inclined). I enjoy writing about the more ridiculous aspects of our mundane lives and popular cultur… -
Balloon Boy Was A Hoax!
I'm sure you heard the news about balloon boy at some point yesterday. It was all over the news and these here internets. So you likely came across it at come point. If you did not, here are the basics of the story.… -
Write For Mancouch!
We've had a small explosion of submissions this week and just look at what happened!Look at the wonderful posts featured just below this one from your fellow Mancouchians. You too can be featured right here on Mancou… -
How Can 'Normal' Girls Compete?
My boyfriend’s brother has recently become obsessed with girls and pictures like these. They are just threads away (literally) from being classified as pornographic. He’s also become keen on getting my boyfriend’s op… -
Miss Plastic Hungary
Those crafty Hungarians are at it again! What will they think of next? I am hoping they create a game show that is like the Dating Game for Homeless People. That would be a great idea. You have one homeless woman… -
Hot Face or Hot Body?
I've asked my guy friends this question: would you rather date someone with a hot body but okay face, or hot looking with an okay body? and this is the response I've gotten back. "Depends on if it's strictly for s… -
Top Ten Unintentionally Gay Comments in NFL Color Commentary
A couple of years ago I was watching football and I accidentally had closed captioning turned on. I made great haste to vanquish this terrible beast, but before I got a chance to I noticed something about the text s… -
Famous Women With...GUNS!
On the whole, I think we tend to like our women fit, limber and intelligent. But how many guys want a girl that actively combines those skills in order to turn herself into the perfect killing machine? Could you be w… -
Eliza Dushku vs. Hayden Panettiere: The Mancouch Obsession Tournament
In the last battle (3) Olivia Wilde left (6) Lucy Liu in her dust as she advanced to the next round. It amazes me how many complaints we get on all of these Mancouch Obsession Tournament posts. People keep complaining an… -
IVOD: Sarah Silverman Sells The Vatican
This video's been bouncing around the interwebs lately. Sarah Silverman debuted it on Bill Mahr's show Friday night. It's her talking about her plans to end world hunger. Mostly, it involves selling the Vatican. I find i… -
"I buy Playboy for the articles."
Or not. Looks like Marge Simpson made the cover of Playboy magazine. I can truthfully say I've not seen a Playboy mag in a great many years, but had Marge been the featured content, I'm thinking I might not have mad… -
Google's "Best Movies of '09"
We've done this twice before. Once for hot women and once for ugly dogs. Now, we're seeing how google does with best movies of the year so far. This is based solely on a google image search of "Best Movies of '09." Let'… -
If You Put Your Children On TV, They Will Hate You
Reality TV, in and of itself, should be considered a mental disorder. I don't really understand people who watch it. But I really don't understand people who willingly put themselves on it. In fact, those people, in m… -
Inside the Man-Brain: Advice to Women
Relationships are all about good communication - but all too often women just don't seem to 'get' their man. Well, it's about time we were straight with you about how we feel during our many cross-gender conflicts. Our… -
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Showdown: Round 1
Let's start with the obvious: The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are awesome. So awesome they could melt your face off with the pure powers of their awesomeness. You don't mess with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.But… -
Make Mancouch Your-Couch
Enjoy your Mancouch, but notice it's missing a distinct "you" quality?Well, there's an easy way to rectify that. Submit your own posts to Mancouch! Submit Submit Submit, until the site is overrunning with you!And it'… -
IVOD: The Radical
I don't know why I'm enjoying this video so much, but I do. I feel dirty. This is about as hipstery as it gets, folks. A hairy naked man in a head band running around Williamsburg to electropop. This is so hipstery that… -
Dear Alcohol
This seemed to be the most appropriate place to submit this to. Again, it is a wonderful email that I had received a while back that I came across again, and I couldn't help but giggle when reading it. Dear Alcohol… -
Top 5 College Idiots
With more and more people going to colleges and universities these days, we tend to come into contact with some really aggravating types of people during our scholarly travels. Sadly, most of them can be categorized -… -
Tracy Morgan Gives Twitter A Reason To Exist
Twitter is something that has had some buzz for some time (including being one of CNN's favorite toys) despite ultimately being an enabling device for unrepentant narcissists to prattle on about the banal minutiae of e… -
Sexy Disney Princesses
Lovelyish recently had a lot of success showing off some sexy drawing of Disney Princes. Well, we here at the couch figured turnabout is only fair play. So we present you with sexy artistic representations of some of you… -
White Castle: The Destructive Drunken Obsession
The other night, I dreamed of nothing but burgers. A stack of sliders from White Castle, to be exact. You know something has gone haywire in your brain cells when your mind is telling you to physically hurt your body,… -
The Media Don't Like Men
Have you noticed that in most songs, especially hip hop, if the song is sad and slow, it's mostly tragic songs about the girl, but when its fast and bumping, its about how sexy she is and how they want her in bed?… -
Olivia Wilde vs. Lucy Liu: The Mancouch Obsession Tournament
In our last match-up we saw (15) Natalie Portman try to go for her second straight upset of (7) Mila Kunis. Despite falling in a hole early, Natalie made a stark comeback and won it all in the end advancing her to the fi… -
Bar Fight: Braylon Edwards vs. Lebron James
Recently it has come to light that Lebron James and Braylon Edwards have been feeling some ill will towards each other, which escalated into Braylon Edwards punching out a member of Lebron's inner circle.All the media ou… -
How To Keep A Healthy Level Of Insanity
Since the last funny post on here (65 or 69 Random Thoughts, or whatever the number was) struck a bit of a buzz and gave you all a few laughs, I figured I would send this funny little thing that I had received in an… -
If You Could Have Any Superpower, What Superpower Would You Have?
This is an interesting question. And one that should not be taken lightly. Let's just take a quick look at a few favorites before answering this one. Flying - The obvious answer. Also, completely overrated. Everyone… -
Memphis Rapper Makes Song About Swine Flu
This is pretty amazing right here. This song should win a Grammy. Right now. Forget everyone else. Where's Kanye busting in to apologize to everyone else but announce that some one has created the best song of all time w… -
Get On The Couch!
Have you ever wondered what it's like to actually be on the Mancouch?No? Well, why haven't you? It's awesome over here. Psh! Fine, have it your way. Don't submit, but you're totally missing out. We have strippers and… -
Male Confessions
We wanted to bring you a picture of a Fleshlight, but in our search for just the right one we found this HERE. It's called the fleshjack. It's stunning. Plain and simple...I'm a guy and I have confessions to make:1.… -
Online Personal Ads: Tips for Men (from a woman)
I was browsing through some online personal ads and realized that, comparing the men's and women's, there are some major disconnects. Everybody knows that spambots browse personal sites sometimes to get men (usually… -
IVOD: SNL Digital Short "I Threw It On The Ground"
This was the most recent episode of SNL's Digital Short. It's pretty good, but I'm not sure where it ranks among the others. It seems to be getting a lot of attention. I can't help but feel that part of that is the popul… -
The Perfect Man
With all the entries on xanga about being a real man I thought I’d add my own thoughts to the mix. What it looks like to me is that every male here is trying to justify that they are a real man or it’s just a girl p… -
The Arrested Development Screenplay is Officially in the Works
Since its cancellation, fans of the amazingly hilarious show Arrested Development have been clamoring about the possibility of an Arrested Development movie. There were constant rumors of "it's happening," "it's not h… -
The Week The News Got Sexy
So what did we learn from the news last week? Well, we learned that David Letterman loves to find romance backstage, the Mamas and the Papas probably should have been names the Daughters and the Papas eeeeeeeeeewwwww… -
Should SNL Abandon the Live Format?
SNL has been putting on a live show for over 30 years, but is it time they started recording in advance? Let's face it, the most interesting and memorable things SNL has accomplished in recent years have been their D… -
Battle of the White Castle
First, let me describe in great detail the deliciousness that is White Castle. I'm not a big fast food eater, but I won't ever pass up a slider. I feel like such a giant when I'm holding them lil' guys; it's awesome!… -
Music Video Sunday
Happy Sunday, folks. Here are some music videos to get you through the day. Since no one shows 'em on TV anymore we might as well show 'em here. Enjoy. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Heads Will Roll N.A.S.A. - Money -
Mila Kunis vs. Natalie Portman: The Mancouch Obsession Tournament
Last time on The Mancouch Obsession Tournament: In the upset of the century and second biggest upset of this tournament (9) Keira Knightley slightly edged out (1) Scarlett Johansson. There was some speculation that the g… -
101 Things That Guys Like And Stuff
In response to one of the latest Datingish blogs 99 Things About Guys, here I am to dispel that crock of crap.1. I like food 2. Boobs 3. I don't care who you are, somewhere down in there you like cars. 4. EXPLOSIONS… -
Want To Be Featured On Mancouch?
Hey, folks! There's been a lot of comments lately complaining about the content of the site.Well, we just have one thing to say to that!SUBMIT SUBMIT SUBMIT! Ok, that's three, but it's really one word three times so… -
Bar Fight: Bear vs. Tiger
This is the question that has plagued mankind since the very beginning: Who would win in a fight a Bear or a Tiger?A bear's got the height and strength advantage, sure, but a tiger has the speed advantage. I'd have to sa… -
Google's "Top 10 Ugliest Dogs"
We've done this before for the top 10 hottest ladies of the year, but now we're turning google's algorithmic image search on ugly dogs. This is their top 10: (10) A collection of ugly. (9) If this thing started spi… -
IVOD: Future House
A loving young couple goes looking to purchase a house together. It becomes apparent that this house is from the future which results in very clearly pointing out the difference between men and women. This is the second… -
What About the Sistas: Black Women That Are Also Mancouch-Worthy
If it was up to me, none of this would even be compiled into a list. There are so many beautiful black women, that it is a heavy wonder that a few of them haven't really made their way in some lists. But it is time for m… -
The History of Vibrators
It was late and I was watching Robot Chicken. They made a joke off of a Transformers parody. A scientist said to the transformer "You're still using D batteries? That's like using a wooden vibrator"... lol. So that… -
IVOD: Little Pimpin'
This is one of the most adorable things I've ever seen. Also? Hilarious. 10 points to the dad who forced his daughter to make this video. This is a lesson for all you dads at there. Your mission is to come up with approp… -
Do Guys Hate Girls With Small Dogs?
A thing I have noticed ... is that a lot guys don't care for girls with small dogs. (Paris Hiltons out there, I'm looking at you). As a happily married long-haired Chi owner, I think its a load of garbage seeing as…
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