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What is “BME MANCORE”?

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Shannon Larratt

From their official forum:

You don’t need anesthetic, you need MANesthetic. Suck it up, complete the list. Be a man. Lets face it, it is a competition. How it works: ten man points for each of the following, and more than 90 points makes you an official man.

  • large gauge non-lobe piercing
  • Red Wings
  • Your lifestyle must result in at least one animal death per day
  • Interest in at least one of the following: fish hooking, gas masks, blood play, tromboning, tampon removal with teeth.
  • Genital Piercings
  • Face, hand or neck tattoos
  • Strong dislike of emos
  • Enjoys Vaginal suffication
  • Has had a piercing with a gun
  • HAS ONLY EVER SHED A SINGLE TEAR (man tear)
  • Displaying the man core forum button
  • surgical mods
  • Surgical mods you did yourself

Bonuses and curses:

  • Vegitarian, Vegan: -20 Main Points
  • Play piercing gluttony (30+ per session): Chadam award
  • So drunk you got lost on the way home: Toast award

God I love microcults. Black toe forever. Mancore forever. Actually, I only scored a ninety, so I’m apparently just barely a man so maybe I should be offended. Death to Mancore! Anyway, the left photo (assuming I didn’t get the two mixed up) is on littlejohn and the other is on evilpixie by Metalurgey in Dundee, Scotland.

Comments

156 responses to “What is “BME MANCORE”?”

  1. iam.hiendkle Avatar
    iam.hiendkle

    i got the toast award. that’s it.

  2. iam.hiendkle Avatar
    iam.hiendkle

    i got the toast award. that’s it.

  3. monokrome Avatar
    monokrome

    Hmm…. 130, eh? =D

  4. monokrome Avatar
    monokrome

    Hmm…. 130, eh? =D

  5. itsmoerly Avatar
    itsmoerly

    I want to be fucked by a mancore haha

  6. itsmoerly Avatar
    itsmoerly

    I want to be fucked by a mancore haha

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