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1 hour ago, D3S4ST3R said:
I absolutely did not expect his type to listen to this music genre. This guy is a 55 yo suit wearing corporate Larry Fink type of dude. Real conservative looking and stern. I was presenting annual figures to him on friday when suddenly I heard his ringtone playing Prayer of Transformation by Wolves In The Throne Room. Man that moment was surreal in a positive way and we ended up enthusiastically talking about his favorite bands. It's interesting how looks can be soooo deceiving. Just wanted to share this little story with you guys...

Funny. I'm technically a suit if a bit younger. Wouldn't be mistaken for a Fink, but I do look pretty ordinary and dress appropriately for my job title (Nurse Executive for a large healthcare system). I think there's a temptation for metal heads that are up the ladder a ways to hide their musical tastes because they can be somewhat frowned upon and misunderstood. I mean I don't really sacrifice virgins and worship Satan except for the odd Tuesday or solstice, but that's the perception of many. I've never hidden my music from anyone but don't get into deep details outside of the classic bands most people know mainly because no one would know who the hell I was talking about. Certainly if someone asks I'll be happy to elaborate. Usually if someone does ask what type of stuff I listen to, I'll say swedish death metal, barking at the mailman music, or as my buddy says good old fashioned baby killing music. That's usually enough for the curious.

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10 minutes ago, navybsn said:

I'm technically a suit if a bit younger. Wouldn't be mistaken for a Fink, but I do look pretty ordinary and dress appropriately for my job title

Just who the hell do you think you're fooling?? You're a dead ringer for this bestudded, bald-headed, horn-throwing Satan-worshipping ambassador of evil on the left. Even in a suit I'm sure you'd look like a hardened killer. (it's something in the eyes) It's not like you're some Rotary Club stick-up-his-ass upstanding churchgoing milquetoast businessman looking motherfucker.

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In my last years of practice I would wear black jeans, exotic boots of some sort and a shirt and bow tie. For years my wife wouldn't let me wear black shirts 'because I'd scare the old ladies' but eventually I wore all black as often as I liked. I have had a very short buzz cut - a number 2 I guess -  for years. I have no tattoos, just a collection of scars from general wear and tear and the occasional accident.

No one knew unless they asked, or unless my nurse told them. Since the patients I operated on were conscious I felt it best not to play metal in the operating theatre as that actually would have scared the old ladies.

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4 hours ago, GoatmasterGeneral said:

Just who the hell do you think you're fooling?? You're a dead ringer for this bestudded, bald-headed, horn-throwing Satan-worshipping ambassador of evil on the left. Even in a suit I'm sure you'd look like a hardened killer. (it's something in the eyes) It's not like you're some Rotary Club stick-up-his-ass upstanding churchgoing milquetoast businessman looking motherfucker.

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Ahh yes. I've been told on several occasions I resemble said horn throwing Satan worshipping ambassador! I wear significantly less leather and studs to work however! And all of my tattoos are covered in business clothes. Moral of the story is a metal head can try to go undercover, but their true nature will always shine through.

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On 2/9/2022 at 9:51 PM, D3S4ST3R said:
I absolutely did not expect his type to listen to this music genre. This guy is a 55 yo suit wearing corporate Larry Fink type of dude. Real conservative looking and stern. I was presenting annual figures to him on friday when suddenly I heard his ringtone playing Prayer of Transformation by Wolves In The Throne Room. Man that moment was surreal in a positive way and we ended up enthusiastically talking about his favorite bands. It's interesting how looks can be soooo deceiving. Just wanted to share this little story with you guys...

Cool story re your boss. The previous waste water lead at my work was likely a rock or metal fan judging by the interest he had in medieval replica weapons, plus his appearance was a clue as he had long hair and loads of tattoos. Tbh should have asked him but always forgot😱 my current manager has a massive zz top beard so I'm guessing rock or metal fan😁 I will ask him though. He'll probably say disco 😱😱🤣

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On 2/15/2022 at 12:37 PM, Stormblaast said:

I love finding out that someone I didn't expect to like metal actually enjoys it - it's very rare in my circle, as most people just listen to pop or hip hop or classical music.

When I hear just the name of those genres I just think oh nooooooooooo!!!!!!! When I listen it's mostly head in hands time or snooze time🥱. You could say I'm not connected to those type of music. There's some bits I like of those genres but on the whole I'd rather not listen. 

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On 7/6/2022 at 7:07 PM, Terrorvision13 said:

as my school has mandatory uniform any metal related statements go on bags mostly. which is why im looking to cover my bag with exodus sodom, kreator and metallica patches and pins. i just need to list my single shiny magic the gathering card that goes for £30 on ebay....bought it in a £2 pack, score

I'm really glad that we here in Germany don't have school uniforms. I hate it when everybody looks the same.

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For me at school it wasn't about looking the same, I hated the idea that I was told what to wear. I took every chance I could not to wear the uniform. Then when I left school I realised the whole world has a uniform of sorts and that being a kid upset by what I was told to wear was pretty fucking stupid.

 

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1 hour ago, KillaKukumba said:

Then when I left school I realised the whole world has a uniform of sorts and that being a kid upset by what I was told to wear was pretty fucking stupid.

Both statements are true, but you've got to be stupid when you're a kid - it's your job to push against the old folks and dismay your parents.

I wore the uniform at school, but they couldn't stop me having long hair and truly disgusting side-levers.

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There is kid stupid and totally stupid though. Most of the hills we choose to die on as kids are little more than ant hills as adults.

I only had to wear a jumper and a shirt for a uniform, even wearing jackets with patches wasn't a problem if the school jumper or shirt was underneath, but I just hated the idea that I was told what to wear. Then I got out of school and realised pretty much every job had some kind of uniform. Be it, hard hats and work boots, a shirt with a logo on in, even pants with a logo on them. Then in later years it was the day-glo shirt, which ironically makes a person almost invisible these days. Looking the same as the kids around you serves a good purpose, but kid brain can't always see such logic.

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I did feel sorry for the private school kids, we only had 2 private secondary schools in the area and 3 primary and seeing those kids marched out in grey pants, dress shoes, shirts jumpers and blazers really made me happy my parents didn't value the higher cost of private education. My grand mother once told me that her and my grand father wanted to send their grand kids to private schools but once there was more than 4 grand kids they decided they couldn't afford it. I was so thankful for that, shallow because about 80% of the reason for not wanting to go private was the uniform but thankful just the same.

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