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Now that 4/20 has passed, that little pothead in your life may be feeling a bit down. The bong won't be broken out with such fanfare for another year, and all that dirty water has begun [...]

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Every man needs a quality flask. If you haven’t stood up in a wedding recently, you probably need to replace the one you lost after you emptied it last *insert public drinking holiday/sporting event here.* [...]

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Incorporating some skulls into your décor and wardrobe can be risky. Done right, it adds a hint of danger, manliness and a “Don’t F with me” attitude to your life. Overdone, however, and suddenly you’re [...]

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Some of the greatest creative minds in the world can credit some of their success to a little inhaled inspiration—including Stephen King, Tarantino, and pretty much every musician ever. It’s pretty well known that there’s [...]

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Concrete is cool. Coasters are just good manners. Combining the two is obvious, but this particular coaster goes one step further because the cement has enough non-toxic recycled ash in it to make the coaster [...]

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Key chains are boring. There, we said it. Somewhere along the way, key chains became more than just chains. They became gigantic, round split rings attached to faux mountain climbing apparatus, and we don’t like [...]

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If you have something very important to tell someone in your house or office, it’s best to get to the point. Keep it short and sweet then hang it on the fridge or whiteboard with [...]

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There really isn't a manly wrapping paper choice out there. The closest you could come to something that doesn't look like it should be scented with potpourri is covering your gift in the comics from the [...]

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If the way to man's heart is truly through his stomach, you should send libations along with the food. It doesn't matter if he's into vino or beer, this antique key will help unlock something [...]

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Good bartenders swear by proper measurements. We’re normally content just mixing drinks by feel, but that’s probably why they never taste as good as the drinks we order in the pseudo-speakeasy we frequent. This Jigger [...]

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As guys, we have a hard enough time picking out a gift that's not something we discretely want for ourselves let alone a card that displays our "emotions." Instead of giving some canned card with a [...]

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If you don't have the reminders on your phone set for at least 2 weeks out - or your Mom hasn't called you to remind you yet - you probably don't have a Father's Day [...]

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SPOILER ALERT:  Darth Vader is Luke Skywalker's father.  Okay, that might be the most unnecessary spoiler alert ever (aside from ruining the ending of Titanic) but chopping off your son's hand, leaving him for dead and [...]

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Any Black Book worth it's salt is updated on a continual basis and ours is no different. Instead of adding phone numbers or debts, we're adding web addresses and places to shop. Check out
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As guys, we don’t know the first thing about presenting a gift.  We usually load up on Dollar Store gift bags, jam a few pieces of crumpled up tissue paper in there along with the [...]

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