A black-and-white photo of a person mid-air in a Superman-style body suspension pose, supported by multiple hooks in their back and legs, smiling joyfully toward the camera. They are suspended horizontally in a large indoor space with high ceilings and visible rigging. A group of onlookers—some seated, some standing—watch with expressions of admiration, amusement, and support. The atmosphere is lively and communal, capturing a moment of shared experience and transformation.

What is “BME MANCORE”?

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. Anselm Avatar
    Anselm

    lilish- Thanks for the clarification, not a term I’ve ever heard. BMEncyclopedia, here I come!

    I was wondering what the random refference to brass instruments was doing there:P

  2. Anselm Avatar
    Anselm

    lilish- Thanks for the clarification, not a term I’ve ever heard. BMEncyclopedia, here I come!

    I was wondering what the random refference to brass instruments was doing there:P

  3. jareb Avatar

    anslem: overall, this truly a great fun joke… i mean c’mon… at what point can we stop being so serious all the time? this reminds me very much of the man show that was on comedy central for a while… fun and light-hearted

  4. jareb Avatar

    anslem: overall, this truly a great fun joke… i mean c’mon… at what point can we stop being so serious all the time? this reminds me very much of the man show that was on comedy central for a while… fun and light-hearted

  5. LittleJohn Avatar
    LittleJohn

    its just a joke. nothing more, nothing less, i highly suggest you ALL come visit the page, wether you like it or not, everyone is welcome, as long as they try. post pics of manly acts for bonus points!

  6. LittleJohn Avatar
    LittleJohn

    its just a joke. nothing more, nothing less, i highly suggest you ALL come visit the page, wether you like it or not, everyone is welcome, as long as they try. post pics of manly acts for bonus points!

  7. Anselm Avatar
    Anselm

    Shannon- Thanks, couldn’t find it on BMEncyclopedia OR wikipedia. Then again, I’m at work so I wasn’t going to dig too deeply.

    Jareb- fair enough. I fairly recently finished 5 years of college, and am a bit sick of that sort of posturing. How’s this: not my kind of joke. Better?:)

  8. Anselm Avatar
    Anselm

    Shannon- Thanks, couldn’t find it on BMEncyclopedia OR wikipedia. Then again, I’m at work so I wasn’t going to dig too deeply.

    Jareb- fair enough. I fairly recently finished 5 years of college, and am a bit sick of that sort of posturing. How’s this: not my kind of joke. Better?:)

  9. asparagus Avatar
    asparagus

    i am saddened that my pic never made it to modblog:(
    i have “mancore” on the sole of my foot:D
    iam cammy also has it on the inside of his fingers.

  10. asparagus Avatar
    asparagus

    i am saddened that my pic never made it to modblog:(
    i have “mancore” on the sole of my foot:D
    iam cammy also has it on the inside of his fingers.

  11. Wilburt Avatar

    hmm lets see, i got 70. Wow im more of a ‘man’ than i thought i was 🙂
    how many points do you get for being so drunk you lost your way home? or is it just a award?

  12. Wilburt Avatar

    hmm lets see, i got 70. Wow im more of a ‘man’ than i thought i was 🙂
    how many points do you get for being so drunk you lost your way home? or is it just a award?

  13. Randy Avatar
    Randy

    Funniest shite ever.

  14. Randy Avatar
    Randy

    Funniest shite ever.

  15. AshPlant Avatar
    AshPlant

    60 + Toast award. Maybe 70 depending. I feel the list could be longer though. Especially around here. Something to do with drinking far far too much alcohol…more genital mods…brown wings…undertaken suspension by a single hook through the bollocks…stuff like that.

  16. AshPlant Avatar
    AshPlant

    60 + Toast award. Maybe 70 depending. I feel the list could be longer though. Especially around here. Something to do with drinking far far too much alcohol…more genital mods…brown wings…undertaken suspension by a single hook through the bollocks…stuff like that.

  17. Ennui Zero Avatar

    “Interest in at least one of the following: fish hooking, gas masks, blood play, tromboning, tampon removal with teeth.

    is it 10 points per each? …because i think i may make the 90 pts. that way. haha.

  18. Ennui Zero Avatar

    “Interest in at least one of the following: fish hooking, gas masks, blood play, tromboning, tampon removal with teeth.

    is it 10 points per each? …because i think i may make the 90 pts. that way. haha.

  19. jareb Avatar

    anslem: definitely not for everyone, but thats the beauty of this world… not everything is for everyone, it is for those that want it 🙂

  20. jareb Avatar

    anslem: definitely not for everyone, but thats the beauty of this world… not everything is for everyone, it is for those that want it 🙂

  21. Ninha Avatar

    60 points…. for the time being 😀

  22. Ninha Avatar

    60 points…. for the time being 😀

  23. akf612 Avatar
    akf612

    I’ve won the toast award too many times…

  24. akf612 Avatar
    akf612

    I’ve won the toast award too many times…

  25. ChopperMark Avatar
    ChopperMark

    Shouldn’t one of them be: Must own and know how to use tools?

  26. ChopperMark Avatar
    ChopperMark

    Shouldn’t one of them be: Must own and know how to use tools?

  27. perk900 Avatar

    i’m barely man enough… but i think i should get extra points for eating meat under any circumstances…

    Y

  28. perk900 Avatar

    i’m barely man enough… but i think i should get extra points for eating meat under any circumstances…

    Y

  29. My_Own_Nightmare Avatar

    According to this, there is no way I come close to being a man.

    And just a note, when I saw tromboning, I got all excited saying, “Oh! I play trombone!” And then I read the definition of what it was. That is all….

  30. My_Own_Nightmare Avatar

    According to this, there is no way I come close to being a man.

    And just a note, when I saw tromboning, I got all excited saying, “Oh! I play trombone!” And then I read the definition of what it was. That is all….

  31. HaloMiles Avatar
    HaloMiles

    I guess this proves that I am not meant to be a man, or I’d be a very feminine man. 40 points for the win!

  32. HaloMiles Avatar
    HaloMiles

    I guess this proves that I am not meant to be a man, or I’d be a very feminine man. 40 points for the win!

  33. Aleck Avatar
    Aleck

    This is the dumbest and most shovinistic* survey I have ever seen.

  34. Aleck Avatar
    Aleck

    This is the dumbest and most shovinistic* survey I have ever seen.

  35. killswitch kd Avatar
    killswitch kd

    70 im a women hot damn!!1

  36. killswitch kd Avatar
    killswitch kd

    70 im a women hot damn!!1

  37. Liz Avatar
    Liz

    I got 40 and I’m female; however, I do kill at least one animal a day at work. wahahaha!!! (I work at a rat lab.)

  38. Liz Avatar
    Liz

    I got 40 and I’m female; however, I do kill at least one animal a day at work. wahahaha!!! (I work at a rat lab.)

  39. penski Avatar

    130 plus Chadam and Toast awards.

    My dinner moos when I cut it.

    *n

  40. penski Avatar

    130 plus Chadam and Toast awards.

    My dinner moos when I cut it.

    *n

  41. paleblue Avatar

    So shovinistic lol.

    I knew tromboning would be some sort of sexual act, rather than a musical one, but I wasn’t aware of the specifics. Thank you, urbandictionary, for this gem:

    “Les Dennis was shocked when he came home early and found his wife Amanda tromboning Neil Morrisey again.”

  42. paleblue Avatar

    So shovinistic lol.

    I knew tromboning would be some sort of sexual act, rather than a musical one, but I wasn’t aware of the specifics. Thank you, urbandictionary, for this gem:

    “Les Dennis was shocked when he came home early and found his wife Amanda tromboning Neil Morrisey again.”

  43. Giles Wallwork Avatar

    “Les Dennis was shocked when he came home early and found his wife Amanda tromboning Neil Morrisey again.â€?

    Bwa ha ha. Possibly lost on our American cousins.

    I am glad not to be part of a club that would have ME as a member.

  44. Giles Wallwork Avatar

    “Les Dennis was shocked when he came home early and found his wife Amanda tromboning Neil Morrisey again.â€?

    Bwa ha ha. Possibly lost on our American cousins.

    I am glad not to be part of a club that would have ME as a member.

  45. wish_I_were_a_dragon... Avatar

    thats amusing 😛 I embarrassed to admit how high I got – I like my feminineness 😛

  46. wish_I_were_a_dragon... Avatar

    thats amusing 😛 I embarrassed to admit how high I got – I like my feminineness 😛

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