{"id":11446,"date":"2013-11-22T09:00:55","date_gmt":"2013-11-22T17:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bensbargains.net\/thecheckout\/?p=11446"},"modified":"2013-11-22T09:08:26","modified_gmt":"2013-11-22T17:08:26","slug":"socially-acceptable-stuffed-animals-for-grown-men","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/features\/socially-acceptable-stuffed-animals-for-grown-men\/","title":{"rendered":"Socially Acceptable Stuffed Animals for Grown Men"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p>You&#8217;re a man&#8230; a manly man, even&#8230; and you don&#8217;t need to prove that to anyone, especially not Bobo your stuffed bear. (What would he know about being a man, anyway &#8211; he&#8217;s all soft on the inside.) And because you&#8217;re such a manly man&#8217;s man, you&#8217;re secure enough to admit that deep down, all you want to do is cuddle up to something soft and preferably animal-themed. That&#8217;s right&#8230; Real men hug stuffed animals. If you got a problem with that, we can take it outside.<\/p>\n<p>But not everyone understands that&#8230; <em>especially<\/em> men who don&#8217;t play with stuffed animals &#8211; they&#8217;re the worst with their judgments! So what are you supposed to do, suck it up and face the cruel world with a stiff upper lip? That may have worked for railroad workers in the olden days, but us modern men have more options. Instead of pretending you&#8217;re Clint Eastwood, why not just buy one of these <strong>Socially Acceptable Stuffed Animals for Grown Men.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Star Wars Creatures<\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bensbargains.net\/thecheckout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Star-Wars-Creature-Plush.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11455\" alt=\"Star Wars Creature Plush\" src=\"https:\/\/bensbargains.net\/thecheckout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Star-Wars-Creature-Plush.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"630\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Star-Wars-Creature-Plush.jpg 630w, https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Star-Wars-Creature-Plush-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Star-Wars-Creature-Plush-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>What&#8217;s more cuddly and huggable than a slobbering Rancor? It seems like George Lucas has stuffed animals on the brain, because a lot of his space creatures are furry and kind of cute. Just look at Ewoks. They&#8217;re nothing but living teddy bears. Buy a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thinkgeek.com\/product\/1119\/\">Star Wars Creature Plush<\/a> to commemorate your favorite make-believe creature, subgenre: Star Wars universe.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"button green\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thinkgeek.com\/product\/1119\/\" >Buy the Star Wars Creature Plush Here<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Hobbes<\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bensbargains.net\/thecheckout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Hobbes-Plush.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11453\" alt=\"Hobbes Plush\" src=\"https:\/\/bensbargains.net\/thecheckout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Hobbes-Plush.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"668\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Hobbes-Plush.jpg 500w, https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Hobbes-Plush-224x300.jpg 224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Yes, this is the greatest thing ever, but unfortunately it&#8217;s too good to be true. The designer who used to make these, Lindsay May of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.etsy.com\/shop\/SilentOrchidStudio\">Silent Orchid Studio<\/a>, just couldn&#8217;t handle all the awesomeness that was coming out of her hands, and had to stop producing these. On the plus side, she sells the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.etsy.com\/listing\/94007442\/hobbes-plush-toy-sewing-pattern\">Hobbes Plush Sewing Pattern<\/a>, for only the manliest of men who know how to sew.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"button green\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.etsy.com\/listing\/94007442\/hobbes-plush-toy-sewing-pattern\" >Buy the Hobbes Plush Sewing Pattern Here<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Shy Guy<\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bensbargains.net\/thecheckout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Shy-Guy-Plush.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11452\" alt=\"Shy Guy Plush\" src=\"https:\/\/bensbargains.net\/thecheckout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Shy-Guy-Plush.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"630\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Shy-Guy-Plush.jpg 630w, https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Shy-Guy-Plush-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Shy-Guy-Plush-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You know, we always liked Shy Guys&#8230; but sometimes we wish they&#8217;d just open up and take the mask off. You should try picking up this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B005VLG2J6\/bensbargaicenter\">Shy Guy Plush<\/a> and throwing it at another enemy, just like your favorite heroes from <em>Super Mario Bros. 2<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"button green\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B005VLG2J6\/bensbargaicenter\" >Check Amazon for the Shy Guy Plush<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Keyboard Cat Animatronic<\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bensbargains.net\/thecheckout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Keyboard-Cat-Animatronic-Plush.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11458\" alt=\"Keyboard Cat Animatronic Plush\" src=\"https:\/\/bensbargains.net\/thecheckout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Keyboard-Cat-Animatronic-Plush.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"630\" height=\"642\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Keyboard-Cat-Animatronic-Plush.jpg 630w, https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Keyboard-Cat-Animatronic-Plush-294x300.jpg 294w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Wow, someone actually figured out how to make money off an Internet meme! If you love that video of a cat playing the keyboard better than you could, you&#8217;ll get a kick out of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thinkgeek.com\/product\/f2a6\/\">Keyboard Cat Animatronic Plush<\/a>!\u00a0 Push the button and he plays that song that you absolutely&#8230; tolerate.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"button green\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thinkgeek.com\/product\/f2a6\/\" >Buy the Keyboard Cat Animatronic Plush Here<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Alien Xenomorph<\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bensbargains.net\/thecheckout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Alien-Xenomorph-Plush.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11457\" alt=\"Alien Xenomorph Plush\" src=\"https:\/\/bensbargains.net\/thecheckout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Alien-Xenomorph-Plush.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"630\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Alien-Xenomorph-Plush.jpg 630w, https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Alien-Xenomorph-Plush-300x257.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is what it&#8217;s all about: a stuffed animal intended only for adults because it would just confuse hapless children. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thinkgeek.com\/product\/f05d\/\">Alien Xenomorph Plush<\/a> turns a monster that made us sleep with the lights on into something to comfort us when <a href=\"https:\/\/bensbargains.net\/thecheckout\/features\/7-macbook-covers-to-impress-the-cute-girl-at-the-coffeeshop\/\">the girl at the coffee shop<\/a> doesn&#8217;t respond to our text.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"button green\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thinkgeek.com\/product\/f05d\/\" >Buy the Alien Xenomorph Plush Here<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Giant Microbes<\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bensbargains.net\/thecheckout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Giant-Plush-Microbes.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11456\" alt=\"Giant Plush Microbes\" src=\"https:\/\/bensbargains.net\/thecheckout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Giant-Plush-Microbes.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"494\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Giant-Plush-Microbes.jpg 600w, https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Giant-Plush-Microbes-300x247.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We guess about 90% of children would choose a stuffed animal over a stuffed unicellular microbe, but the manly man would at least take a moment to consider both options. You can get a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thinkgeek.com\/product\/6708\/\">Giant Plush Microbe<\/a> in all your, um&#8230; favorite&#8230; diseases, from the Common Cold (<em>Rhinovirus<\/em>) to Syphillis (<em>Treponema pallidum<\/em>). Gotta catch &#8217;em all!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"button green\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thinkgeek.com\/product\/6708\/\" >Buy the Giant Plush Microbes Here<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Mini Talking Chewie<\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bensbargains.net\/thecheckout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/talking-chewie.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-11477\" alt=\"talking-chewie\" src=\"https:\/\/bensbargains.net\/thecheckout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/talking-chewie-1024x977.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"620\" height=\"591\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/talking-chewie-1024x977.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/talking-chewie-300x286.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/talking-chewie.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>See what we mean about George Lucas! It&#8217;s his fault we&#8217;re a generation of grown-up children&#8230; though he did have some help from Stan Lee. As if the real Chewie weren&#8217;t cuddly enough, this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hammacher.com\/Product\/82837\">Mini Talking Chewie<\/a> is more compact so you&#8217;re not intimidated by his height. In good times, you can squeeze him tight to celebrate, in bad times, you can bury your face in his fur while you cry&#8230; the way a man would&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"button green\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hammacher.com\/Product\/82837\" >Buy the Mini Talking Chewie Here<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You&#8217;re a man&#8230; a manly man, even&#8230; and you don&#8217;t need to prove that to anyone, especially not Bobo your stuffed bear. (What would he know about being a man, anyway &#8211; he&#8217;s all soft on the inside.) And because you&#8217;re such a manly man&#8217;s man, you&#8217;re secure enough to admit that deep down, all [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":11477,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[885,58,37,884,317],"class_list":["post-11446","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-features","tag-plush","tag-plushie","tag-star-wars","tag-stuffed-animals","tag-toys"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11446","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11446"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11446\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11479,"href":"https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11446\/revisions\/11479"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11477"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11446"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11446"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11446"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}