Hustlers, Sad-Clowns and You

The Cylon spends a bit of time at the Art of Manliness website because he likes to read other guys writing what he's thinking but is not talented enough to express himself. Not surprisingly then, he found there a perfect description of his basic breakdown of the two types of men who populate the world: Hustlers and Sad-Clowns.

     According to The AOM, Hustlers Own The World for the simple reason that they are the ones who don't wait around for something to happen. They make it happen. Take a look at this piece and you'll see a good chunk of the Warrior Jack philosophy about hard work and the point of doing it well for its own damned sake.

     Sad-Clowns (the majority, and on the disturbing increase) wait around like a bunch of house cats hoping to get scratched behind their ears before they take a long afternoon nap. Unlike Hustlers, they spend their lives in their bedroom slippers with the slogan Personal Comfort Is My Watchword emblazoned emotionally on their foreheads.They see the world as full of Hustler-bullies and hoping they find a benevolent one to protect them from the Libertarian model. They are always whining about moderation and life-balance. They accomplish nothing and then demand some kind of recognition for that. They are King-Hell recyclers--of EVERYTHING, even the foil from the daily Ring Ding their wives (I know, it's crazy, they marry) let them have.

     How do you know if you are a Hustler or Sad-Clown? That was a Cylon-trick. If that question put you in Ponder-Mode for more than a split second, you're a Sad-Clown. Hustlers already know what they are.