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If HBO Published A Calendar …

Posted by DFO

Dec. 17, 2009 11:50 a.m. • 32 comments

… who’d be on it? We do a lot of joking at Huckleberries Online re: the fund-raising calendars offered by firefighters (Sandpoint and Idaho) and the annual one offered by those naughty former Mormon fellas. What if Huckleberries Online published a calendar?

Question: Which of the Huckleberries macho macho men would you like to be featured, at least bare-chested, on said calendar and what months should they represent? Explain reasoning?

32 comments on this post so far. Add yours!

tarynahecker on December 17 at 11:13 a.m.
Ahem, what about the macho, macho women?
otisgexperience on December 17 at 11:14 a.m.
Would they be bare chested as well?
Norther on December 17 at 11:15 a.m.
Sisyphus for April. April Fools Day is the first…Sisyphus (the historical figure) cheated and tricked Hades. Purely etymological, but I am sure some will take offense.
nic on December 17 at 11:16 a.m.
DFO, you’d have to stick with those that use their real names… and trust me, no one wants to see me bare chested.
Phaedrus on December 17 at 11:21 a.m.
Why just men?
Phaedrus on December 17 at 11:22 a.m.
DFO, you’d have to stick with those that use their real names…

Following of otis’ lead, we could do just neck down shots of all the folks so as to protect anonymity.
DFO on December 17 at 11:24 a.m.
@ Phaedrus re: “Why just men?”

Because the women’s question will be posted tomorrow?
Norther on December 17 at 11:26 a.m.
@Phaedrus…

Um…I am not a looker as it is, but wow, my medsection and moobs (can you say that here?) are rather frightful…very aptly designed for a Halloween calendar, rather than a whole year.

I think we would be better to put DFO through the ages on each month.
Sisyphus on December 17 at 11:26 a.m.
Good one Northerner, although he’s mythical rather than historical. At least I hope so.
nic on December 17 at 11:27 a.m.
It’s settled. Northerner is Mr. October.
Norther on December 17 at 11:28 a.m.
@ Sis..

how about ‘historically mythical’? Compromise? ;)
Soaf on December 17 at 11:35 a.m.
Bare Chested huh???? Hmmmmm, In my case,,,, I’m Thinking “Chewbacca”.

:-O
Sisyphus on December 17 at 11:36 a.m.
“Compromise?”—NEVER! Mythically historic? :-)
nic on December 17 at 11:44 a.m.
Me too soaf… maybe it can be a hairy chested men of HBO instead of the macho men of HBO. That (hopefully) would satisfy Tayrn’s question.
florined on December 17 at 12:10 p.m.
I might nominate DOTC for Mr January, new beginning ya know. Course, it might take a mighty team of HBO folk to tackle him. I suspect he runs faster than he used to.
Cabbage Boy on December 17 at 12:26 p.m.
DFO on December 17 at 11:24 a.m.
@ Phaedrus re: “Why just men?”
Because the women’s question will be posted tomorrow?

It’s all about the page views you know. Friday is slow. That question should pick it up.
danofthecommunity on December 17 at 12:34 p.m.
Wow, thanks florined.

You know I don’t normally like to flaunt this kind of information, but I was voted as “best body” back in the old Coeur d’Alene Jr. High on 7th Street…
lew2nl on December 17 at 12:35 p.m.
Who really wants to see ANY of the HBO guys bare-chested? Spare us.
Cabbage Boy on December 17 at 12:43 p.m.
Trust us Lew2nl, I doubt there are many “bare” chest in the lot. Sounds more like “hair” chested.
tarynahecker on December 17 at 12:43 p.m.
Only Herb could get away with a comment like that.

Why are old people sooooooo rude?
mike_s on December 17 at 12:53 p.m.
Abs of steel.
Stickman on December 17 at 1:26 p.m.
Taryn: It doesn’t sound like he got away with it in your mind. I agree, some old people can be rude.
DFO on December 17 at 1:35 p.m.
@ Taryn re: “Why are old people sooooooo rude?”

I apologize. I killed Herb’s original post under the Men of HBO calendar thread. Apparently, he thought it was priceless enough to post again. And I didn’t see it until a few minutes ago. Herb, the comment was in poor taste at best. ‘Nuf said. Let’s move on.
Pecky on December 17 at 1:54 p.m.
Cabbage Boy ! .. he must look sooo fresh.
Mr. March!

and @ DFO “old men rule” they are not mean..
Cabbage Boy on December 17 at 2:10 p.m.
Mike_s, I will see your abs of steel and raise you some R13 insulation on them.

Body by donuts.

And thanks Pecky, I change the cabbage every day.
hhuseland on December 17 at 3:21 p.m.
Sorry. I wouldn’t have reposted it if I had known that you killed it. sometimes I post stuff and then more on after the preview. I thought that with Tayrn’s 1st comment, it was a natural, and knowing her sense of humor, thought she would laugh over it. I would never intenionally be rude to Taryn.
Kendramama on December 17 at 3:57 p.m.
Hey, I’ll cross-dress and be a calendar guy! But sorry, not bare-chested… how ‘bout instead I’ll wear my “I LOVE HUCKLEBERRIES” t-shirt? And a great big NIC freshman grin? (yes, I have NIC on the brain, sorry.)
JeanieSpokane on December 17 at 4:06 p.m.
KeithCDA with his Harley - Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov and Dec.

-or-

Rotating months: Keith, Bent, Sisyphus, Stickman, Phaedrus, Cabbage Boy
Cabbage Boy on December 17 at 4:09 p.m.
btw, Men of Huckleberries conjures up images of guys slouching in a chair pounding away at the keyboard. Not sure that would sell real well.
Cabbage Boy on December 17 at 4:23 p.m.
Going off the posters I can recall and taking the liberty of assuming Phaedrus is a guy ;) here is my list.

Bent - January: Global warming my frozen arse.
MikeK -February: think short
Stickman -March: Every march needs a good walking stick
Sisyphus - April: Like April fools, only not just because of his pseudonym.
DFO - May: DFO, may I get a front page for this?
Cabbage Boy - June: best month for salad greens
DFO - July: Kinda like Caesar around here. And he deserves a month or two.
Phaedrus - August: See Bent, hottest month ever, Think AGW.
Arpie - September: Back to school.
OtisG - October: Next time, just go trick or treating as a skater dude.
DOTC - November: Don’t forget to vote. Early and often.
Nic - December: Jolly, not old but Nic nonetheless.
Bent on December 17 at 4:34 p.m.
Nice Cabbage… certainly front page material…
Cindy_H on December 17 at 4:57 p.m.
Funny. I pictured bare chested men in a huckleberry patch.
Or men making tasty huckleberry pastries.
Men baking.
Oh dear. Is it warm in here?

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