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So, ever since I've entered the fragrance community, I've found myself trying to avoid floral scents as they are associated with the females in my life and not what I consider to be something men should wear. However, there have been a few fragrances that come along time and again that I find to be absolutely stunning, but I have a hard time wearing them and shaking that feminine feeling.
I'd love to know if anyone has experienced this and gotten past it so they could enjoy the scents and not care how they come off? I'm in college, and I can't say that I want women (or my male friends) thinking I smell like a girl in a negative way.
I wish I was one of those people who can just comment and say "I don't care what others think, I wear what I like to wear, regardless of others gender associations."
Just thought I'd ask. I've been wearing Noir de Noir for the first time, and I'm intoxicated. It's the sexiest fragrance I've ever had the pleasure to smell, but it's definitely got that floral feminine thing I was saying I have a hard time with. I'm fine wearing it at home on a lazy day, but I'm not so sure about a date or a lecture or something.
Sometimes it is not about what other people may or may not think but what you actually like. I can only speak for myself. I tend to stay away from feminine smelling scents because I do not like them on me. I actually thought Noir de Noir was one of the most beautiful scents but it was too feminine on me. The old adage wear what you like will always ring true to me...however wear what you like because you like it not because of what other people may or may not think. Perhaps it is my age...the way I grew up...I am open to trying different things but they have to suit me. For instance...Heeleys Cuir Pleine Fleur is a bit of a floral...but I really enjoyed that and if I can ever find a split I would wear that. I have some scents that are in my wardrobe that are classified as unisex..but to me they lean to the masculine side..like Dior's Leather Oud. There is a distinct difference in our ages..and I also believe there are many things that go into answering your question from my perspective. In order not to go on and seem long winded because this interests me I will just conclude with... If you like it wear it...
"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it."
"I've been everywhere but the electric chair seen everything but the wind."..
I have really tried but cannot feel comfortable wearing female oriented fragrances. The closest that I can go is Dior Homme and Dior Homme intense. I guess Midnight In Paris, edp, may also fit the category. But I have tried Midnight Poison, Duetto's City Love, several Chanels from the Esclusives line, etc. I simply do not enjoy wearing a female scent. It is not that I worry about what others have to say, I do not like the. I'm certain this has a lot to do with having grown up wearing 80's powerhouse fragrances. I envy the man who can enjoy a good woman's perfume. In my opinion, women's perfumes are so well better made than those produced for me.
I only have Burberry's Brit for Women as a feminine marketed scent, yet I wear that to lecture and lab all the time (college). I also wear NdN and MiP and other scents slightly on the feminine side all the time. If you like it on you, wear it! It took me a bit of time to overcome that social fear, but it's really feels liberating once you get ever it. But that's just my 2 cents. If you don't like feminine scents on you, then it's ok too!
I personally love wearing some unisex or feminine fragrances. Fragrances have no gender is what you should remember and remember to wear what you like! I had a bit of a struggle with wearing them out of the house at first, but I just finally grew a big enough pair and sprayed myself down with Mitsouko and went about my day. Not one person said " are you wearing ladies perfume"? I was a bit offended that no body complimented me on how nice I smelled!
I now wear all sorts of so called feminine frags, unsiex frags and masculine frags and love them all because I am myself!
I'm not OLD...I'm VINTAGE!
Probably about 2/3 of the fragrances I wear are feminines or unisex scents that lean feminine. You just need to wear them and you'll get used to it. And really, Noir de Noir isn't all that feminine.
A couple of weeks ago, a male colleague asked me what cologne I was wearing. I told him it was Chanel No. 22. He said "I like that one, it smells very gentlemanly." The point is that fragrances are not as obviously feminine or masculine as things like clothes.
Current Top Five:
1. Bois des Iles--Chanel
2. George Sand--Maitre Parfumeur et Gantier
3. L'Ame Soeur--Divine
4. Violet Blonde--Tom Ford
5. Santal Blush--Tom Ford
Thanks for the replies. I actually ended up going out to Staples wearing NdN an hour or so ago, and I didn't feel all that out of place. I'll see if I can bring myself to wear it fully on a day where I will be out and about, and if it goes over okay, I think I'll slowly be more willing to delve into that area of fragrances. So far though, I'd definitely consider a decant of NdN considering its beauty alone.
Let me add this: I've been wearing feminines for many years, and not once has someone said anything about it. In fact, I've often gotten compliments on those scents (without any mention of gender).
Current Top Five:
1. Bois des Iles--Chanel
2. George Sand--Maitre Parfumeur et Gantier
3. L'Ame Soeur--Divine
4. Violet Blonde--Tom Ford
5. Santal Blush--Tom Ford
I wear whatever smells good to my nose regardless if it is "masculine" or "feminine"
I suppose, but if it makes me even the slightest bit uncomfortable I don't force it. There are simply too many fantastic scents out there that hit all the buttons and smell the way I want to smell. If it's too sweet, too floral, too aldehydic, etc., it's a pass. I see no reason to compromise.
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I find I can't wear some fragrances, because when I smell them I picture a woman wearing it so it's a no go for me. Fragrances are gender based. They're labeled as such so the "there's no gender in fragrances is BS as it's right there in front of your face." Whether you follow those guidelines is another story. Some notes in women's fragrances work for men and others don't. If you don't feel comfortable then don't wear it.
I think it's wrong to classify 'florals' as feminine fragrances. If they are floral and sweet, yes probably. But take e.g. Fleurs d'Oranger (orange blossoms) by Serge Lutens which is floral + dry + bitter and is a fragrance that can absolutely be worn by males. Similar for Tubereuse Criminelle.
* Serge Lutens rules *
Fille en Aiguilles & Gris Clair & Fleurs d'Oranger & Tubereuse Criminelle & Sarrasins & Fumerie Turque & A la Nuit & Santal Majuscule & Sa Majeste la Rose & Five O'Clock Au Gingembre
Also there is fashion in fragrance, and what, to one generation, will smell Feminine will, to another, generation smell Masculine. Jicky and Eau Sauvage are tow examples of this.
Before the 20th century there was only unisex fragrance. Marketing realised that you could double your sales by inventing this artificial division.
Wear what you enjoy. Fragrance is genderless.
I work at a major dept store selling frags, I'm just at the men's counter now but used to work women's as well. When something new would arrive in women's and I didn't find it too offensive I would wear it mainly to see how it lives on the skin and how long it lasts. There were many times where I would put on a women's frag and go to a friend and ask them if they liked what I was wearing, I don't think any of them ever guessed it was a women's frag. For example, one of my faves from Estee Lauder is Bronze Goddess and it's definitely made for women but I love that it reminds me of Coppertone tanning oils from back in my youth. Everyone liked it on me and no one thought it was feminine at all.
Wear what makes you feel good and don't worry about being "caught" wearing something not marketed to you.
I totally understand where you're coming from though and I'm sure you'll come around to wearing what you like and not worry what others think. Who knows, maybe you'll get respect for being a renegade
-Cologne is the only fashionable thing that fits me! (Me, circa 1997-present)
After smelling 30 or 40 masculine fragrances they start to get boring. I think many "masculine" scents have a really narrow set of qualities and they don't really venture out of that. So when I started wearing unisex and feminine fragrances the world of scent opened up for me again.
I still have favorite "masculine" scents but for me personally, I knew there were many women's frags that were getting really great reviews that I just had to try, even if I don't go around wearing them every day. And some of my favorite scents like Fille en Aiguilles and Feminite du Bois are pretty much gender neutral in my opinion. But I admit, if I had tried FdB in earlier in my 'journey', I might have thought it was too feminine.
Can't do it. Not because I have anything against female fragrances, but because I have yet to find any that are my taste.
Many years ago the line was clearly defined in what was masculine and what is feminine. These days though many scents can swing either way depending on your perception and where you draw the line.
Yes. When I started out not too long ago I found a lot of men's/unisex fragrances rather feminine, Bvlgari Black, Insense, Le 3me Homme, Arpege pour Homme, Obession Night, etc, didn't take too long to get used to them or to get used to wearing quite a few feminine fragrances (some more unisex than modern men's fragrances, imo). Just wear and enjoy them.
No matter how much effort I have put into it, I cannot feel comfortable wearing a female fragrance. Even most so called, unisex, fragrances come off as too feminine for me. I am not happy about this as I am losing out on a great, many fragrances.
That is your problem "senore". I believe that the sense of smell is a source of great pleasure, and one that is not used by the majority of people. Basenoters have shown, by there very presence here, that they enjoy smelling stuff. The only reason not to wear a fragrance is because you don't like it. To enjoy a fragrance but not wear it because you think it too "feminine" is really cutting your nose to spite your face. To admit to "losing out on a great many fragrances" is to admit to deliberately not allowing yourself pleasure. How foolish.
Very quick story.....
One day I was getting dressed for work and my lady was in the bathroom as well, I just so happened to walk directly behind her as she sprayed on Angel for women.... the thing is she missed her entire neck and hit me directly on the shoulder. She said sorry babe! I responded its fine, you might as well give me one squirt on the neck cuz I don't have time to wash it off. So she gave me a spritz on the neck.
Throughout the entire day at work and just out and about I received more than a few compliments from women saying how good I smelled. When they asked what I was wearing and I told them, they were absolutely blown away, they couldn't believe I was wearing Angel.
I thought it was just alright on me, but the women loved it and thought it smelled amazing on me. I never wore it again just because it didn't appeal to me.
I said all that to say, don't care what others think, if you love it and they hate it wear it, if they love it and you hate it don't wear it!!!
Hey, it's really OK to accept the fact you have comfort zones you'd much rather stay within. But on the oft chance others are not likely to smell this so called feminine fragrance, you might also feel like risking a single spray under your shirt or have a few dabs on your collar bone for personal enjoyment. After a few days of such sneaky adventures, when you realize nobody is going out of their way to tell you 'you smell like a woman' or spout similar nonsense, the truth will hopefully hit home - apart from us freaks in here, NOBODY gives a damn what fragrance you got on.
You know, when my wife and I were both testing Creeds, we both thought Millesime Imperial were intended for our own sex. I had no idea it was marketed as a unisex fragrance. Then we went to the Hermes counter and tried Un Jardin en Mediterranee and had the same experience. We both wear both of them.
I took it to "feminine" fragrances by wearing Black Orchid, which I didn't think was that feminine.
All-in-all, regardless of what a fragrance is marketed as, there is definitely a subjective sliding scale of masculine to feminine (not the other way around.)
I think you can get used to smelling what you would consider more "feminine", as your tastes expand and grow, your confidence increases and you begin to care less and less about what others may "think." I truly believe that the majority of the time, people smelling a fragrance on you will either think it smells nice or it doesn't, first and foremost. Now, sure, there are extremes that probably don't work very well on both ends, but overall, I don't think most people are too worried or conscious over whether you smell one way or the other. People just know if you smell good or not.
Personally, I just have my own litmus test. If I sample a fragrance and just can't picture myself wearing it with confidence in most situations, whether that's because I don't like the smell, don't find it appealing, wearable enough, or too feminine on me, then I simply don't buy it - even if I do appreciate it.
As I've tried more and more perfumes, my range has broadened. Very few fragrances now seem absolutely masculine or feminine to me now. I wear many things I would have considered "feminine" in the past. So many of the real masterpieces in perfumery are feminine-marketed perfumes, so I'm happy to not miss out on them. I am straight and live in Texas, by the way. I mention this only because few gay men have this gender association hang up to begin with.
Here's another southern guy who has recently "seen the light":
No all will come to see things this way. Silentrich for example ...
As for you, only you can say. It sounds like you want to get past this and be able to enjoy what you're missing out on.
I say buy and wear the ones you love - at home if you must. I think you'll be wearing them wherever before long.
But even if you never feel comfortable wearing feminines out, what's wrong with just enjoying them at home?
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I am a newb to this fragrance thing but I really like some women's fragrances. I have bought a few of each (male and female) and really prefer the females for the most part. But...I wear them for my own enjoyment and would not wear them around people I know. I've gotten to where I feel confident going to work or out in public with the lingering remanents of a fem frag (from the night before) on me but I'm confident at that point no one is smelling it but me and then only when I put my nose right against my skin. I would not apply a fem frag in the morning before work or when I expected to be around friends or family.
I'm a blue collar working man and not at all what would be considered "metrosexual." All that said, the female oriented frags I like most are apparently considered fairly unisex gourmands.
I own, use and like few feminines, but then again, I was never good to perceiving gender-based differences in frags (OK, apart from the fact that most are explicitly marketed for one or another specific gender) anyway, and while my scent wardrobe now is teeming with powerhouse offerings, in future, I might find among feminine scents just that one chypre, citrus, leather, even floral association of notes I was searching for quite a while.
NO! I cannot. Only if worn by my wife or other lady.
OctaVariuM... I am just like you, bro. I have a hangup about wearing anything that might be construed as feminine. I lean toward the very masculine scents, and am even thinking of getting rid of a couple I have that are a bit too powdery or sweet for me. And unisex or feminine just don't cut it.
But this "frag" game is so subjective... and I don't begrudge those guys who wear/enjoy the fem or unisex scents. To each his own.
Many many fragrances that you think are feminine on a woman, isn't perceived feminine on a man and vice versa. I've gotten compliments on my "nice perfume" when I've worn Fahrenheit. People see you, they see a guy, and they won't assume that you're wearing a "women's fragrance" so they'll just react to whether or not they think you smell nice.
There are some fragrances that I think are too "pretty" for a rugged masculine kind of guy to pull off, but they are rare.
I have a female friend with wavy hair. She grows it long because she thinks women are supposed to have long hair. One day, a stylist convinced her to cut it short into a sort-of pixie cut. She Looked AMAZING! ...buuuuuuuut, she couldn't get past feeling like a boy with a short haircut (even though it was very feminine). She grew it out again and looks kind of dumpy. Ah well.
The trick is to find someone whose opinion you trust. When in doubt about how something smells on me (to anyone other than me, I mean), I have a few friends whose opinions I trust.
Like you, I admit, I have issues with scents smelling too feminine for what I think I should wear. For me, it's that I'm single and enjoy dating. Feminine isn't the impression I want to give, but I've been surprised by how often women will rave about a scent on me that seems pretty feminine to me.
As Izzie pointed out, it's pretty amazing how something can smell so different on different people, and how scent is only one piece of the puzzle people use to judge ho something smells, bizarre as that may sound. The more dressy the man, the easier it is to wear more stylish - and maybe even more feminine - scents. People see style and they then associate what they smell with that style. It's weird, but people do it all the time.
So... if you love Noir de Noir, I'd say, dress up!
Anybody have a sample of Martin Margiela Untitled or Untitled L'Eau? I'm dying to smell these and I've got lots of great niche samples to swap!
"Follow your nose. It always knows." -- Toucan Sam
The only fragrance that I really like that I can't pull the trigger on is Chanel No 5. It's just to recognizable as a feminine scent for me to wear it.
I perfectly understand your fear. I'm a gal leaning towards masculine scents simply because I prefer woody, smokey and leathery over floral. however I try to choose those that are not too in the face masculine and wear them for work also (lightly applied). Anyway, I also bought some more obviously male scents like bel ami. and these scents make me feel self-conscious sometimes. especially when someone comes close. some compliments on these scents by friends have given me more confidence. But these were perfumistas, doesn't count. however it was very comforting when my non-perfumista friend qualified l'air du desert marocain as very feminine on me, maybe too feminine for him to pull off. so people don't reqlly seem to identify the gender of a scent unless maybe it is a very well known scent.
on the other hand I kind of got worried when I myself smelled a fume on a man which smelled sweet and powdery, very feminine. it was really weird. plus I smelled a cheap aftershave smell on different women (one was a very butch looking taxi driver, the other one a female loo
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It came off as weird. maybe the notes were too obvioud plusvI didn't really like thevscents. but I wandered if gor instance bel ami comes off as strange on me...
But you shouldn't worry about Noir de Noir, that's not too feminine.
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I perfectly understand your fear. I'm a gal leaning towards masculine scents simply because I prefer woody, smokey and leathery over floral. however I try to choose those that are not too in the face masculine and wear them for work also (lightly applied). Anyway, I also bought some more obviously male scents like bel ami. and these scents make me feel self-conscious sometimes. especially when someone comes close. some compliments on these scents by friends have given me more confidence. But these were perfumistas, doesn't count. however it was very comforting when my non-perfumista friend qualified l'air du desert marocain as very feminine on me, maybe too feminine for him to pull off. so people don't reqlly seem to identify the gender of a scent unless maybe it is a very well known scent.
on the other hand I kind of got worried when I myself smelled a fume on a man which smelled sweet and powdery, very feminine. it was really weird. plus I smelled a cheap aftershave smell on different women (one was a very butch looking taxi driver, the other one a female loo
It's funny, I bought Tom Ford's Black Violet and the SA threw in a couple of samples of Black Orchid. When I looked it up when I got home, it was classified as a feminine fragrance. It was an interesting choice from the SA. I don't think many SAs would have the courage to give a man something classified as a woman's fragrance.
When I was first introduced to the world of some great fragrances by the knowledgeable basenoters, I did some further research on the recommended fragrance houses. There was one particular fragrance another SA showed me, "Portrait of a Lady". An extremely floral, sweet number. I ended up with a sample and for months was too scared to wear it - for two reasons, it was verging on sickly sweet and because I thought it was so feminine. I ended up trying it on a weekend when I went grocery shopping or something equally as banal. After wearing it a few times and getting used to it (and getting over the fear of wearing a woman's perfume) I know wear it to work and on the odd occasion, I even get a complement or two!
My suggestion is to push your limits and see where you end up. Do the limit pushing somewhere where you're just an average joe - like grocery shopping - until your more comfortable to wear it where people know you. Explore and have fun.
I felt the same with Noir de Noir. It smelled too much like a woman's perfume at first, but I was intoxicated with it. It's so dark, mysterious, and sensual. It's now one of my fave from the Private Blend line. I wear it with confidence and don't care if it is feminine smelling. That being said, you won't catch me rocking Chanel No 5...I'm not Brad Pitt.
"I am a robot and I like cheese"
Top 5:
1. Axe Kilo
2. Lectric Shave
3. Vicks Vapor Rub
4. Febreze Pour Homme
5. Preferred Stock
Wore "Angel" to a Tractor Supply store today! Very old school country style environment. The girl at the check out definitely noticed! What did she think? Who cares?
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I've been harbouring these thoughts and feelings for so long mysefl that I decided to throw caution to the wind and just start giving it a go. Sampling and wearing what I pleased and what other wiser heads recommended. My eyes have been opened.
You can read all about my experiences as a human guinea-pig trying out the womens scents for the guys on the thread 'what female scents are even deadlier on the male?'.
So far I have to say so good and the reaction of others has been overwhelmingly positive.
If boys came into this world smelling like Acqua di Giò and girls like Black Orchid, then I'd be a bit more wary of wearing the latter. But as it stands, I have no problem wearing—and loving—a "feminine" frag like Black Orchid because there's nothing intrinsically "girly" about it to me.
I think you can get used to it and build up the courage to wear scents marketed to women. I've still got hangups about it, and my preference is usually for dry, smoky and woody anyway.
There are times when something with a light jasmine/white florals could be good. I enjoy l'ombre dans l'eau, but my wife accused me of smelling grandmotherly when I wore it (I blame the rose), so I try to avoid wearing it around her.
Wear whatever you feel comfortable with and smells good to you - ignore the packaging and the preconceptions of others...
Wear what you want; there are so few fragrances (like Chanel No 5) that are so well known that anyone would recognize them anyhow. And even with those, people's perceptions are affected by the fact that you're obviously a man - see the Angel story above.
People who are really into perfume tend to overthink these things. Trust me, most people don't notice anything but themselves.
I don't have a signature fragrance. My signature changes a little bit every day, why shouldn't my fragrance?
I have tried and tried again to dive into the feminine fragrance market. Can't do it. Just does not feel right. But I will continue trying.
Before the 20th century nearly all perfume was partly or even mainly floral in composition in Europe - because that was what was available - and was worn equally by men and when. It's only in recent times that iris and rose in particular have become associated with women.
Chypres are a classic example - the classic being Mitsouko, which seems more and more to be worn by men as some young women seem to find it quite off-putting, old-fashioned and aggressive.
Leather has gone on a similar journey, being and essential component in such feminine old timers as Cabochard and Tabac Blond it is now at the heart of such masculine ubiquities as Dior Homme and 1Million.
Finally, aldehydes, increasingly a turn off to young women tutored on fruit, flower and sweet perfumes may ultimately cross the divide in scents like Comme de Gacons 2.
Fashion will change, it has to, the perfumers depend on it doing so to keep the tills ringing.
Stay true to yourself and follow your nose.
Ok kids, I'm taking No. 5 out for a public touring tonight. I've done Shalimar and Jasmal wearings but this is gonna be kind of fun I think.
I don't have a signature fragrance. My signature changes a little bit every day, why shouldn't my fragrance?
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I don't have a signature fragrance. My signature changes a little bit every day, why shouldn't my fragrance?
Sometimes one just needs to smell like this. Just go for it.
I would feel uncomfortable wearing most women's scents - e.g. Jessica Simpson Fantasy, Sara Jessica Parker Lovely, Eva Longoria, Miss Cherie Dior etc - because I really don't like them on me. If I spray them on my wrist, it's a case of "eeek".
Going back to the original post I'm reminded that you had a particular interest in florals - I've come to understand that in certain periods and cultures certain florals have been and are still continue to be regarded as very male or at least unisex fragrances.
Perhaps these might be a good place to start - with rose, violet and iris. Lavendar is of course an herbaceous flower but is so widely used in male fragrance that it doesn't count.
I have definitely gotten used to wearing feminine frags in the privacy of my own house. I would not wear it out in the world but tonight I'm wearing Ysatis. Very fem...no unisex here! I don't know why but it makes me happy to smell it. Some of the other female marketed frags I own are much more unisex. Ysatis and Fancy are probably the most utterly fem fragrances I own.


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In this day and age, any cause, disease or event seems to have a day, a week, or a month designated to bring attention to it. Don't get me wrong. A month to bring attention to breast cancer is a good thing, but we've taken it a bit too far when we have Talk Like a Pirate Day and National Doughnut Day.
After all, Talk Like a Pirate Day can take away from the seriousness of things like, well for example, North Carolina Earthquake Preparedness Day.
Yep, that's right. Gov. Pat McCrory has declared today Earthquake Preparedness Day in North Carolina. And we all know the threat earthquakes pose in this state. After all, who can forget the great quake of, well let me see, yeah, the great quake of never happened here.
I don't see how McCrory wasn't chuckling when he wrote in his press release that "... while they are uncommon, earthquakes do happen here, and it is always best to be prepared."
Sorry governor. Among my least concerns is experiencing a crushing earthquake in this state. Flood? Sure. Hurricane? Definitely. But an earthquake? I don't think so.
Still, McCrory does have me thinking — thinking about things in my life about which I'm more concerned than earthquakes. So here goes:
-- My fantasy football team. I've gotten off to a good start in my league but can I sustain it through the bye weeks and the injuries, and is Robert Griffin III a better play against the Bears this week than Matthew Stafford against the Bengals?
-- Cockroaches. Yep, that's right. For whatever reason, I have a strange fear of these little creatures, and calling them waterbugs doesn't ease the fear. It's enough to make me scream like a little girl.
-- Screaming like a little girl.
-- East Carolina football. Really, you lose to Tulane. I mean it's Tulane for heaven's sake.
-- When McDonald's is going to end its chicken biscuit meal special. Come on, it's only three bucks for a chicken biscuit, hash browns and a drink. How is everyone not concerned about this?
-- Global thermonuclear war. OK, sorry for this one but I just watched the 1980s movie "War Games" and it's got me thinking.
-- Bats, the kind that fly not the kind you swing.
-- Finding socks that will stay up on my legs. Seriously, I get so frustrated when socks slide down my leg and gather at the bottom. It's enough to push out my pants to the point it looks like I'm wearing bell bottoms.
-- My strange fascination with 1970s fashion trends.
-- Biting my tongue. Sorry, but it hurts when I do that, and I don't like pain. And since I eat, it's a real concern.
-- Being hit by a meteorite. Seriously, now that I've mentioned it, it's got you thinking.
-- East Carolina football. Really, you lose to Tulane. It's Tulane for heaven's sake. (Sorry, this one is going to stick with me for a while.)
-- The fear that I will get cheese on my hamburger when I specifically tell them "no cheese" when I order.
-- That the Geico commercial with the camel announcing his thrill at Wednesday being hump day suddenly becomes less funny.
After all this, maybe I need a week designated to bring attention to all my concerns. The only thing is you'll have to talk like a pirate while eating a doughnut at the same time.
Ken Buday is the editor and general manager of the Havelock News. He can be reached at 444-1999 or at firstname.lastname@example.com.

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Just wanted to thank Justin for playing a round with a noob like me two weeks ago at Vettiner and showing me the course. It was intimidating as can be for a guy like me that honestly deals with fairly severe social anxiety. The fact that he is much better than me didn't help either, and I know that intimidates a lot of people. The reality is that he acknowledged that he's been there too, everyone starts somewhere, and he didn't give me crap for being so bad. So my advice to others that are new is to get out and play with some people that are more experienced. Why?
Well, today my wife and I hit up Vettiner. I learned one thing in particular from Justin, and that was the importance of the wrist flick in making the disc spin so as to maintain flight. Well, today I threw so much better than usual. On the first hole I hit literally the first tree to the right off the tee, which is pretty pathetic. I then picked it up and with a flick of the wrist threw it all the way to the basket and in. Had I done that from the tee I could have had my first Ace, instead I got it in two, and was super excited to see one go in from that distance. In fact, I made a couple really long putts, one from the other side of the road on 9 when I sailed way out of bounds. I got a couple of pars today, hit 17 in 4 throws (not sure what par is there, didn't check), and the game became that much more fun because I learned one little tip from Justin. Used a mid-range all day (Cobra), and am getting much better control over my throws. Hope to graduate to drivers someday.
So thanks to Justin, and to others that are new, get out and throw with someone that can give you a pointer or two. I threw better than I ever have. I'm still likely to hit that tree right in front of me, but I also might just uncork one right into the basket from long range too now.


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I encountered this one a day or two ago: "Natalie Portman's Jane Foster is NOT an adequate conciliation prize". Googling "conciliation prize" yields a lot of hits—about 13,300 (or at least that's what it says on the first page of hits). Strange that a substitution (eggcorn?) with this many examples has apparently never been mentioned on the Eggcorn Forum before!
Here are some examples from the Google list:
"When the Bulls missed out on the summer of Lebron James, Dwayne Wade, and Chris Bosh they signed Carlos Boozer as a conciliation prize."
"Obama's Nobel Prize NOTHING More than a Conciliation Prize for Losing the Olympics!!!"
"A conciliation prize will be awarded to the second place finisher."
"Is the West Ham relegation some sort of conciliation prize for the Sheffield United fans?"
"The consolation prize is aggregate and in the event of a tie the conciliation prize will be split evenly among the tied players." (Note the use of both words in the same sentence here! This was in the context of a list of bingo rules wherein "conciliation" for "consolation" was used several times, but that one "consolation" sneaked in there somehow!)
And here's a hilarious one from a Youtube discussion. One guy says:
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"No offence but I think you might mean conciliation not constellation, I will tell you something that will be a conciliation prize to you…"
The use of "constellation" for "consolation" in one of the above examples spurred me to look that one up here on Eggcorn Forum. It's been discussed a couple of times, as "if it's any constellation" and "constellation prize". For instance:
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http://eggcorns.lascribe.net/forum/view … hp?id=1672
FWIW, I think "conciliation" is a more eggcornish substitution for "consolation" than "constellation" is. The meaning seems a bit closer.
Ha! I just found this one, in a restaurant review:
When our server asked about our meals , my brother said on a scale of 1 -10 , it was a 2. I said ," The warm bread before the meal was better". Our Concentration prize was FREE desert …
Her capitalizing "Concentration" makes me think that her confusion might be related to the awarding of consolation prizes to non-winners on the TV show "Concentration", but I don't remember if they had consolation prizes on that show.
There's a good chance that conciliation prize be a Cupertino. (Dang subjunctive! Now I'm not even sure how to speak English any more.) Google offers it as correction for councilation. Consultation is suggested for counselation. Conselation invokes constellation.


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DUE WEST, S.C. - Nathan Regis scored twice, his third multi-goal game in the past five contests, as the Pfeiffer men's soccer team (8-7-1, 3-5) handed Erskine (9-5-1, 5-1) their first conference loss of the season by the final score of 2-1. Regis scored twice in the first half and Nicolas Dulac made four saves as the Falcons defeated Erskine for the first time since Sept. 18, 2010. This is also the latest time in the season that Pfeiffer has been over the .500 mark since the 2009-10 season.
Erskine had entered the game 5-0 in conference play and allowed only two goals in Conference Carolinas play on the season.
The Flying Fleet got the scoring started in the 15th minute as Daniel Beaty scored his second goal of the season off a deflection to give the Flying Fleet the early advantage. Regis and the Falcons would respond in the 34th minute as the freshman placed his shot in the far corner of the net for his eighth strike of the season. Less than six minutes later, Regis added his second tally of the afternoon, off a feed from Simon Leslie, to put the Falcons up 2-1. At the end of the first 45 minutes, the shots were even at seven.
The second half was played to a scoreless draw as the Falcons defense wouldn't allow Erskine to tie the game. Erskine held a small 6-4 advantage in shots, but didn't get many good chances. Dulac was forced to make one second half save, and two were credited to the team. The Flying Fleet took a 3-0 lead in corner kicks in the second half, but the match finished with each team taking four corners.
"We beat a very good team today," said Head Coach Bob Reasso. "We played very well in the first half, clearly having the better chances. Their keeper made three excellent saves. We sat deeper in the second half and protected the lead. Nathan (Regis) and Nicolas (Dulac) were exceptional today as was the whole team."
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Ian McGeechan must have an ace up his sleeve if he truly believes the Lions are on track to upset the Springboks.
We're done with the provincial matches that matter and in conclusion you have to ask whether they really have mattered. The British & Irish Lions narrowly avoided embarrassment in three of their five encounters and how different would the vibe be heading into the Tests if they had won only three from six?
There was the late surge that spared the tourists' collective blush in Phokeng. There was the reliance on local errors – read the Cheetahs' missed opportunities – to get them home in Bloemfontein. There was the nervous times at Newlands when they were facing an embarrassing draw with only six minutes to go.
The Springboks were favourites before the tour commenced and the Lions' recent performances have done little to shake this popular belief. McGeechan leans on the comfort of results, but momentum isn't necessarily all about winning. The six games preceding the Tests were always about building a unit to compete against the world champions, and although some individuals have impressed, the collective has yet to deliver to the point where the Boks should be worried.
It's hard to comment until we've seen McGeechan's Test side in action, but we can always speculate how those individuals are likely to come undone. The much-vaunted Jamie Roberts has been penetrative, but against what kind of midfield? Hanno Coetzee (Cheetahs) and Deon van Rensburg (Lions) were the centre pairing in the Rustenburg clash but were reserve centres for the two worst South African franchises in the Super 14. It doesn't get much classier when you're up against the Golden Lions' Doppies la Grange and Jannie Boshoff or when you're running at the Sharks' second-string combo of Riaan Swanepoel and Andries Strauss. What has Roberts really done to have scribes around the globe telling the Boks to take note?
Let's see Roberts make an impact against a Test defence, one that boasts a history of winning World Cups. The Welshman slotted in at centre the last time he toured South Africa in 2008 and failed to make his mark. Can you really see him busting through Jean de Villiers?
The other Lions individuals have been equally aided by local failings, Tommy Bowe scoring his fourth try of the tour thanks to the most ordinary WP defence. Mike Phillips has never been an issue for the Boks before and it's not hard to understand why. It's fine to snipe around the fringes when you're playing against the provinces, but let's see him do it when he runs the risk of a vicious rebuke courtesy of the Springbok loose forwards.
These Lions are a cut above our provincial sides, but the difference in class between the provinces and the tourists is not the same as the gap between the provinces and the Springboks. Some people forget that and this is why the Lions' five consecutive wins have those same people worried.
The truth is McGeechan will know in his heart of hearts that the weakened provincial teams are still challenging his group of internationals in every department. His official line is that the development of his team is a process so mistakes are expected, but it's hard to see them making such a big step up in the space of a week.
Just where is this ace that Geech is holding back, what does he know that we don't?
The Lions will show their true hand this Saturday and all the speculation and mind games will cease. If you're going to make a prediction and you're going to make a bet, put money on the Springboks because all evidence past and present confirms their favourite status.
The McGeechan factor is the only reason there's any doubt and the Springbok management have admitted it's going to be tough to beat him. Fortunately, it won't be the two management teams that square off at 3pm this Saturday. The world champions will front an untested British & Irish Lions combination and anything other than a victory to the Boks would make little sense.
The Lions' coach hoped these provincial matches would help the tourists 'come to terms with rugby in this country'. If he believes they now know what it's like to be on the end of a Bakkies Botha tackle, then he's the one that's in for a surprise at King's Park.
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Outgoing aldermen believe Mike Epperson's resignation from the post of city manager will result in other city employees leaving as well.
New Bern Board of Aldermen members didn't seem too surprised when Epperson came out of a closed session meeting Tuesday night where he turned in his notice of resignation.
Alderman Sabrina Bengel and Alderman Denny Bucher both said they were surprised at the timing of Epperson's resignation, but not that he resigned.
Epperson, who has been hired by the local law firm of Ward and Smith as an executive director and chief operating officer, will leave City Hall Dec. 30.
"He has an excellent talent and he has a good business sense," Bengel said Wednesday morning. "He brought so much to the table. He was really the person behind the scene who moved New Bern forward for the last four years."
Bengel said Epperson did that by surrounding himself with a talented staff that provided good day-to-day service.
"He brought a very unique presence to the city because he was not from here," she said. "He was able to stand back and look at the way we were doing business and bring a fresh perspective. That was important to move New Bern forward."
Without Epperson's guidance, Bengel said she has concerns now about the future of New Bern.
Bucher said he assumed Epperson was leaving because he didn't think the Board of Aldermen would get any better since the election.
"Mr. Epperson shared with me that the board he worked with for the past three years has been dysfunctional," Bucher said. "I assume — he hasn't told me — but I assume that his conclusion — at the end of the election a month ago — was not going to get any better. Personally, I believe that is why he put his résumé out."
Bucher said he was happy that Epperson, who has children attending school in New Bern, found a good job in town.
Bucher said he would be surprised if some of the people Epperson hired to help run the city also did not leave.
"I don't think we will see a rapid exorcise," he said. "I think it will depend on how the new board functions and the new mayor functions. People are concerned about their jobs — some of the department managers — and that is a result of the election."
Bucher said he was concerned about the future of the city.
"I think we will have a tumultuous next four years," he said.
November election
At least three aldermen are saying the November election sparked the resignation.
"I want to thank the Board of Aldermen for the opportunity I have had to serve the city of New Bern since 2010," Epperson said in a letter the board. "I have accepted an offer of employment with the law firm of Ward and Smith ... Ward and Smith has agreed to allow me time, as practical over the coming months, to assist the Board of Aldermen and the city's management team in a smooth transition of leadership for the city of New Bern."
Mayor Lee Bettis said Epperson's resignation came as no surprise and he attributed it to Alderman Dana Outlaw winning the New Bern mayoral race earlier in the month.
"We all predicted it," he said. "I think we are going to see an out flux of good people … with Dana's leadership as mayor."
Outlaw would not comment later Tuesday night on Bettis' statement.
"I wish Mr. Epperson future success," Outlaw said. "He certainly did a good job for the city."
When Bettis became mayor along with a majority of new aldermen four years ago, New Bern also did not have a city manager. He went through the League of Municipalities and found an interim city manager who helped with a nationwide search that resulted in Epperson being hired.
"We did a great job with Mr. Epperson," Bettis said. "We are just not going to be able to replace him."
Last spring, after Epperson had applied for a job as a city manager in Florida but was not hired, the Board of Aldermen agreed to give him a $10,000 bonus. He did not accept the bonus after controversy surrounded the offer, which was presented during a Board of Aldermen retreat.
Kenneth R. Wooten, co‑managing director at Ward and Smith, he looked forward to having Epperson join the firm.
"Ward and Smith is excited to have someone of Mike's caliber join our team," Wooten said in an email. "His experience in strategic planning and project management will serve the Firm's future goals and our long‑standing commitment to client satisfaction, reliability, responsiveness, and teamwork."
Epperson, who could not be reached for comment, served as New Bern's city manager since 2010. He is an International City/County Management Association Credentialed Manager with more than 20 years of leadership experience in strategic planning, performance management, organizational/employee development, finance and budget administration, and innovative program development within a full‑service organization.
As city manager, Epperson's accomplishments include increasing the city's general fund reserve balance from 7 percent to 25 percent and the creation of a high performance management team by reorganizing and recruiting key department heads.
He also facilitated a strategic goals and objectives initiative with the Board of Aldermen that resulted in the adoption of a focused and accountable set of strategic initiatives for each member's term in office.
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Ware, MA (August 19, 2013) - Even though millions of people have diabetes, many people feel very much alone when they receive their diagnosis.
"Joining a Diabetes support group can also help you gain a new outlook," said
Alicia Walter, MS RD, LDN, Registered Dietitian and Nutrition Educator at Baystate Mary Lane Hospital. Joining a support group and talking to other people with Diabetes can offer fresh perspectives on something that may be troubling you, like meal planning, medications or starting insulin."
The Diabetes Support Group will resume meeting the first Wednesday of every month from 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm in the Main Conference Room located on the second floor of the hospital, with the next meeting held on Wednesday, September 4.
Joining a diabetes support group can make you feel less alone and more supported," said Walter, who facilitates the support group. "It can also provide you with answers to questions that you may have and introduce you to diabetes management tactics worth trying. Meeting other people with diabetes and sharing your common experiences in a diabetes support group can be comforting as well as educational."
The benefits of a support group are many fold and include:
• Finding solutions to common diabetes care problems, like practical menu planning and diet tips and learning how to do carbohydrate counting to help you better control your blood sugars.
• Finding out about the latest in diabetes management and treatment, including different medications and new research findings.
• Being able to ask questions that you may hesitate to ask otherwise.
• Asking questions, exchanging ideas and getting support from others who understand exactly what you're going through.
• Exploring topics or issues you might not ever have thought about.
A diabetes support group is not just for people with diabetes. Caregivers, parents of children with diabetes and partners, siblings and even friends of people with diabetes are encouraged to get involved and learn about how to care for their loved ones. Getting the whole family and friends involved when someone has diabetes is a good thing, because diabetes affects everyone in the family and those closest to us.
Meetings are open to community members who have diabetes, their families and anyone who is interested in learning more about diabetes. Registration is not required. For more information contact Michelle Holmgren, Public Affairs and Community Relations Specialist at 413-967-2296.


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Runners, walkers and parents pushing strollers made their way through Taberna early Saturday morning as they participated in the first Red, White & Blue 5k.
Prior to the race, while some runners were already sprinting on the road to warm up, Allison Coward was in Denson Memorial Park, where people were getting registered, trying to keep up with her 3-year-old son Troy.
She wasn't sure if the stroller she pushed her son in was good for running, but at least he wouldn't get bored. She packed his iPad in it, she said and laughed.
Coward, who runs in other races in New Bern, like the Bridge Run, said she was glad to see a Memorial Day weekend 5k.
"It's good to see people enjoying something like this and having something active to do in New Bern," she said. "This is a great weekend to hold this race. It's a way to remember those in the service."
Georgiana Bowman Bircher, a partner of Game On Sports Event Management &Timing, along with her partners, Melissa Rankin and Ann Williams Jones thought of creating the 5k run in March while driving back from a bi-triathlon in Wrightsville Beach. All proceeds from the race go to the Injured Marine Semper Fi Fund.
The purpose of the Red, White & Blue 5k is to remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice by serving our country in the armed services, Bircher said, adding she hopes it becomes an annual event.
"We were very please and grateful to have so many of our neighbors come out and join us in honoring our service men and women including those currently servicing and those who have been injured — through their support of their Injured Marine Simper Fi Fund," Bircher said.
The race had 270 participates. Winners in all age groups received placer certificates and red, white and blue beads.
"It clearly exceeded all our expectations," Bircher said. "It shows how the community really supports our military."
Susan Lucas was running to honor her brother Scott Shuman of Virginia who is a retired Navy commander.
Lucas said she doesn't get to see her bother often so when she finished the 5k she planned to sign the 161 registration bib she was wearing on her shirt and send it to him.
"I think this is a very creative way of reminding us of what this holiday is all about," Lucas said.
Kelly Dorsey was walking the course with her three daughters, Haylee, 8, Emmalee, 7, and Nellee, 2.
Haylee said she was walking the 5k because it was fun.
"And because this will make the third time I have run a 5k this year," she said.
Haylee participates in Girls On The Run at Creekside, he mother said.
Dorsey, whose husband Beau Dorsey is a sergeant in the Marine Corps, said she has started a goal to do a 5k each month.
"It's good conditioning," she said.
Dorsey said her husband thought the run was a good idea.
"He's happy about it, but he is home in bed," she said and laughed. "He said when he gets out of the Marines then he will run for fun. Right now he is on a forced run."
Overall winner of the men's division was Jarrett Gingrich, 15, with a time of 00:17:27.27. Second place was Leon Lafreniere, 42, of New Bern with a time of 00:17:36.77. Third place went to Mckinley Gray, 17, of New Bern with a time of 00:17:45.88.
Overall winner in the female division was Hannah Cook, 19, with a time of 00:20:45.67. Second place was won by Keren Greene, 36, of New Bern, who ran in this year's Boston Marathon, with a time of 00:22:29.79. Third place went to Anna Simmons, 33, of Havelock with a time of 00:23:10.98.


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