The Dude Nod

[KimmurielParticipant 480]

Seen in cowboy movies as a masculine acknowledgement or the signal to continue or begin.

Used in real life to say man to man “hello” without excess pleasantries

This is one of my favorite nuances about being a man.

Discuss.

"You meet a few exceedingly forsaken, Sit around the cooler refusing domestication" Aesop Rock

[Anonymous 43]

I use the dude nod all the time in my classroom…the boys get it, and the girls think we are stupid

[Anonymous 42]

What about the “Dude Look” that eye contact just long enough to give acknowledgment and respect without looking like you’re starting s~~~!
I agree with the Dude Nod too, I think it’s more for closer vicinity than the casual Dude Look.
Then there’s the Dude Smile when all the dudes look at each other after some chick does some really stupid s~~~!
Then there’s the “Dude Laugh” when a friend gets f~~~ed up after doing some stupid s~~~!

Women are dead face boring!

Or worse, scorn and plotting your death and destruction!

I went MONK for one reason and one reason only!

TO STAY ALIVE!

[TorchemParticipant 453]

Same here as well. Sometimes a grunt or hmmmf sound with or without the nod is enough. I recon it comes back from cave man days able to read each other without talking while hunting by not scaring the wildlife away and sneak up. Imagine today’s women hunting. No wildlife for miles as they can’t SHUT UP.

Women don’t get it because it doesn’t involve 1000 words, life story, a complaint, whinge on what’s happened that day.

[The Batman 2020Participant 2123]

Your 20's are for learning, your 30's are for earning.

[uchibenkeiParticipant 7965]

Women can’t look at each other without getting upset. “That bitch just gave me a dirty look” “Did you see the look she just gave me?” Etc etc

I bathe in the tears of single moms.

[Anonymous 24]

The slight nod that passing bicyclists do, just enough to acknowledge the other’s existence comes from men.

Now women on the other hand… If you are something of higher SMV or look wealthy, they smile, or can be extremely friendly. If they are attractive, or super hot, expect a face forward with not even a sign that they realize you even exist on the same material plane.

[SandalsParticipant 4254]

Four dudes arrive at the same time at a four-way intersection with no stop signs. The dude-nod solves it all.

Now… four women the same…

[sidecarParticipant 35874]

Anonymous wrote:

The slight nod that passing bicyclists do, just enough to acknowledge the other’s existence comes from men.

Not just bicycles. Motorcycles too. In motion it’s the wave, but at an intersection where you need your hand for the clutch, you nod. If they don’t nod right back, you know it’s a woman under that full helmet.

Even hipsters on vespas know about the wave and the nod, but women never seem to figure it out.

[PhantomParticipant 3328]

Yeah, women always ‘preach’ about it’s the little things that mean so much…but seldom seem to do them.

The dude ‘language’ certainly communicates much, with little effort & time.

Streamlining at it’s finest.

[VarunParticipant 2981]

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

[Solo MAN’S WisdomParticipant]

Anonymous wrote:

and the girls think we are stupid

That means you’re doing it correctly.

When women lead, destruction is the destination. -- Me.

[KimmurielParticipant 480]

I was riding the subway and a homeless gentlemen is about to sitdown but fails to brace himself for the jerk of the train as it takes off.

I see it and anticipate this by bracing his fall with my arm. I catch him and he sits in the chair. He looks me in the eye and says “thank you”

I give him The Dude Nod and add a “umhmm” amidst a sea of condescending glances at the homeless man.

I wonder how many would have let him fall even though he couldn’t have fallen any further than his life already?

"You meet a few exceedingly forsaken, Sit around the cooler refusing domestication" Aesop Rock

[The Skank SpankerParticipant 1372]

The dude nod is a sign of giving (mutual) respect. It can be a simple hello or a sign of mutual understanding.

See we men, we don’t need to f~~~ing spill useless words like bitches do in order to acknowledge each other. This is f~~~ing efficiency at work here.

[Maraudrz1Participant 2250]

I think of that commercial where two men are doing nothing but grunting about some product. I thought it was cool and KNEW no c~~~ would be able to interpret it.

Women's brains and vagina have one thing in common. There is nothing in there until a man puts something in there.

[Maraudrz1Participant 2250]

Another thing the nod can do is show your intentions. violent or non-violent.

Women's brains and vagina have one thing in common. There is nothing in there until a man puts something in there.

[eqlifeSpectator 370]

I dude nod and get dude nodded almost every day, usually when I hit 7-11 for a 6 pack or on whatever job site I am currently at. I’ll hold the door for a bro and he will usually give a nod and a “thanks man” while grabbing the door to hold it for himself. On the job the nod is like a silent agreement: “We’re killing ourselves to get this house fixed, but as least we are being useful right?”

Women? They just waltz past without even acknowledging my existence when I hold (held) doors for them. I stopped doing it, but I will “dude nod” them after they enter the store. The looks I get are priceless.

The rare time there is a woman on the job (usually plastering joints or cleaning s~~~) I’ll throw them a nod and they just stare at me like a deer caught in the headlights, usually while scowling in a way that makes them look 10 years older than they really are. Women don’t appreciate hard work and the silent companionship hard work creates between men.

[Knight of the ApocalypseParticipant 326]

I give every man I cross paths with the nod. Most nod back but the ones who don’t, the ones that look you right in the eye and then look away used to p~~~ me off royally, buy now I know why there was a weird smell from those who didn’t acknowledge the nod. “Mangina”

"Just ignore everything women say and nothing will annoy you ever again." - Cu Chulainn

[VarunParticipant 2981]

Kimmuriel wrote:

I was riding the subway and a homeless gentlemen is about to sitdown but fails to brace himself for the jerk of the train as it takes off.

I see it and anticipate this by bracing his fall with my arm. I catch him and he sits in the chair. He looks me in the eye and says “thank you”

I give him The Dude Nod and add a “umhmm” amidst a sea of condescending glances at the homeless man.

I wonder how many would have let him fall even though he couldn’t have fallen any further than his life already?

I guess none. You are a hero in all terms. Hats off to you.

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

[KD_RamParticipant 102]

The best thing about it it that it is not deliberately taught, every man just picks it up as boys.

When a man does something to a woman it's abuse... When a woman does the same thing it's marriage

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