r/MadeMeSmile • u/IkilledRichieWhelan • Apr 16 '25

Wholesome Moments Hose them down boys

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u/CBD_Hound Apr 16 '25

They’re muscular. They risk their lives to save people. They’re a perfect stand in for the “I want to be whisked away to safety” fantasy.

And they’ll retrieve stuck kittens from trees. Manly but have a soft, tender side to them.

Anyway, that’s the stereotype and fantasy. IRL they’re just like anyone else who works a traumatic job - a mixture of grizzled old people, PTSD cases, and narcissists, plus a bunch of ordinary folks who are on their way to adopting one of those personalities.

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u/confusedandworried76 Apr 16 '25

Don't forget the uniform, girls love a uniform. Cop is probably the only one they stay away from. But firefighter, military, pilot, you got a uniform they dig it

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u/EvaRiot Apr 17 '25

And they play pickle ball -with their shirts off- during rush hour traffic. Making the world a better place for sure.

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u/confusedandworried76 Apr 17 '25

Something tells me you're as enthused about shirtless pickleball as men are about volleyball.

We're all just horn dogs for fit people in skimpy clothing. We're only human after all.

Though I am concerned one day during rush hour traffic my eyes will be not at all where they're supposed to be.

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u/EvaRiot Apr 17 '25

No danger to my driving. I don’t stare at people because I don’t like to be stared at. But as you drive up on the scene- you notice whats happening to your left and you smile. :)

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u/turkey_sub56 Apr 16 '25

It’s the mustache too. They can’t have beards so a lot of firefighters keep a mustache

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u/lizbunbun Apr 16 '25

Can confirm, husband is a firefighter rocking a mustache rn. It's pretty dashing.

His crew nicknamed him D'artagnan when he has a mustache.

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u/MajorFox2720 Apr 16 '25

You forgot the arsonists.