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When this trope is used, it is almost always combined with MenAreUncultured, though the opposite need not be true. Often a key component of MarsAndVenusGenderContrast. It may be because they are a 40-year old {{Manchild}} trying to cling to their {{24HourPartyPeople}}, hard-partying {{Fratbro}} 20s, so their apartment is littered with empty beer bottles and pizza boxes.

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When this trope is used, it is almost always combined with MenAreUncultured, though the opposite need not be true. Often a key component of MarsAndVenusGenderContrast. It may be because they are a 40-year old {{Manchild}} trying to cling to their {{24HourPartyPeople}}, {{Trope/24HourPartyPeople}}, hard-partying {{Fratbro}} 20s, so their apartment is littered with empty beer bottles and pizza boxes.
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When this trope is used, it is almost always combined with MenAreUncultured, though the opposite need not be true. Often a key component of MarsAndVenusGenderContrast. It may be because they are a 40-year old {{Manchild}} trying to cling to their [[{{24HourPartyPeople}} hard-partying]] {{Fratbro}} 20s, so their apartment is littered with empty beer bottles and pizza boxes.

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When this trope is used, it is almost always combined with MenAreUncultured, though the opposite need not be true. Often a key component of MarsAndVenusGenderContrast. It may be because they are a 40-year old {{Manchild}} trying to cling to their [[{{24HourPartyPeople}} hard-partying]] {{24HourPartyPeople}}, hard-partying {{Fratbro}} 20s, so their apartment is littered with empty beer bottles and pizza boxes.
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When this trope is used, it is almost always combined with MenAreUncultured, though the opposite need not be true. Often a key component of MarsAndVenusGenderContrast. It may be because they are a 40-year old {{Manchild}} trying to cling to their [[24HourPartyPeople hard-partying]] {{Fratbro}} 20s, so their apartment is littered with empty beer bottles and pizza boxes.

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When this trope is used, it is almost always combined with MenAreUncultured, though the opposite need not be true. Often a key component of MarsAndVenusGenderContrast. It may be because they are a 40-year old {{Manchild}} trying to cling to their [[24HourPartyPeople [[{{24HourPartyPeople}} hard-partying]] {{Fratbro}} 20s, so their apartment is littered with empty beer bottles and pizza boxes.
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When this trope is used, it is almost always combined with MenAreUncultured, though the opposite need not be true. Often a key component of MarsAndVenusGenderContrast. It may be because they are a 40-year old {{Manchild}} trying to cling to their {{24HourPartyPeople hard-partying}} {{Fratbro}} 20s, so their apartment is littered with empty beer bottles and pizza boxes.

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When this trope is used, it is almost always combined with MenAreUncultured, though the opposite need not be true. Often a key component of MarsAndVenusGenderContrast. It may be because they are a 40-year old {{Manchild}} trying to cling to their {{24HourPartyPeople hard-partying}} [[24HourPartyPeople hard-partying]] {{Fratbro}} 20s, so their apartment is littered with empty beer bottles and pizza boxes.
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When this trope is used, it is almost always combined with MenAreUncultured, though the opposite need not be true. Often a key component of MarsAndVenusGenderContrast. It may be because they are a 40-year old {{Manchild}} trying to cling to their {{24HourPartyPeople/hard-partying}} {{Fratbro}} 20s, so their apartment is littered with empty beer bottles and pizza boxes.

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When this trope is used, it is almost always combined with MenAreUncultured, though the opposite need not be true. Often a key component of MarsAndVenusGenderContrast. It may be because they are a 40-year old {{Manchild}} trying to cling to their {{24HourPartyPeople/hard-partying}} {{24HourPartyPeople hard-partying}} {{Fratbro}} 20s, so their apartment is littered with empty beer bottles and pizza boxes.
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When this trope is used, it is almost always combined with MenAreUncultured, though the opposite need not be true. Often a key component of MarsAndVenusGenderContrast. It may be because they are a 40-year old {{Manchild}} trying to cling to their [[24HourPartyPeople/hard-partying]] {{Fratbro}} 20s, so their apartment is littered with empty beer bottles and pizza boxes.

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When this trope is used, it is almost always combined with MenAreUncultured, though the opposite need not be true. Often a key component of MarsAndVenusGenderContrast. It may be because they are a 40-year old {{Manchild}} trying to cling to their [[24HourPartyPeople/hard-partying]] {{24HourPartyPeople/hard-partying}} {{Fratbro}} 20s, so their apartment is littered with empty beer bottles and pizza boxes.
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24 hour party


When this trope is used, it is almost always combined with MenAreUncultured, though the opposite need not be true. Often a key component of MarsAndVenusGenderContrast. It may be because they are a 40-year old {{Manchild}} trying to cling to their hard-partying {{Fratbro}} 20s, so their apartment is littered with empty beer bottles and pizza boxes.

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When this trope is used, it is almost always combined with MenAreUncultured, though the opposite need not be true. Often a key component of MarsAndVenusGenderContrast. It may be because they are a 40-year old {{Manchild}} trying to cling to their hard-partying [[24HourPartyPeople/hard-partying]] {{Fratbro}} 20s, so their apartment is littered with empty beer bottles and pizza boxes.
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When this trope is used, it is almost always combined with MenAreUncultured, though the opposite need not be true. Often a key component of MarsAndVenusGenderContrast. It may be because they are a 40-year old {{Manchild}} trying to cling to their partying 20s, so their apartment is littered with beer bottles.

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When this trope is used, it is almost always combined with MenAreUncultured, though the opposite need not be true. Often a key component of MarsAndVenusGenderContrast. It may be because they are a 40-year old {{Manchild}} trying to cling to their partying hard-partying {{Fratbro}} 20s, so their apartment is littered with empty beer bottles.
bottles and pizza boxes.
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Manchild as reason


When this trope is used, it is almost always combined with MenAreUncultured, though the opposite need not be true. Often a key component of MarsAndVenusGenderContrast.

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When this trope is used, it is almost always combined with MenAreUncultured, though the opposite need not be true. Often a key component of MarsAndVenusGenderContrast.
MarsAndVenusGenderContrast. It may be because they are a 40-year old {{Manchild}} trying to cling to their partying 20s, so their apartment is littered with beer bottles.
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* ''ComicStrip/TheFarSide'' had one comic showing an underwear-clad slob loafing in front of the television captioned "Giorgio Armani at home".

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* ''ComicStrip/TheFarSide'' had one comic showing an underwear-clad slob loafing in front of the television captioned [[https://ifunny.co/picture/the-far-side-giorgio-armani-at-home-fDpTSN7a8 "Giorgio Armani at home".]]
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* ''ComicStrip/TheFarSide'' had one comic showing, basically, the above image captioned "Giorgo Armani at home".

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* ''ComicStrip/TheFarSide'' had one comic showing, basically, showing an underwear-clad slob loafing in front of the above image television captioned "Giorgo "Giorgio Armani at home".

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* ''VideoGame/{{Pepsiman}}'': The man who appears in the live-action cutscenes between each level to cheer on the player and spout {{Engrish}} slogans advertising Pepsi is always seen drinking Pepsi while shovelling some kind of junk food into his face. By the end of the game, the area surrounding his chair is practically buried in empty Pepsi cans, and he must wade through them when he [[PottyEmergency finally feels the effects of all that Pepsi he drank]].

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* ''VideoGame/{{Pepsiman}}'': The man who appears in the live-action cutscenes between each level to cheer on the player and spout {{Engrish}} GratuitousEnglish slogans advertising Pepsi is always seen drinking Pepsi while shovelling shoveling some kind of junk food into his face. By the end of the game, the area surrounding his chair is practically buried in empty Pepsi cans, and he must wade through them when he [[PottyEmergency finally feels the effects of all that Pepsi he drank]].
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* ''VideoGame/{{Pepsiman}}'': The man giving the player pep talks and almost-correct English slogans for Pepsi keeps drinking Pepsi through the entire game until his entire apartment is covered in empty Pepsi cans. He has to wade through them to get to the bathroom.

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* ''VideoGame/{{Pepsiman}}'': The man giving who appears in the live-action cutscenes between each level to cheer on the player pep talks and almost-correct English spout {{Engrish}} slogans for advertising Pepsi keeps is always seen drinking Pepsi through while shovelling some kind of junk food into his face. By the entire game until end of the game, the area surrounding his entire apartment chair is covered practically buried in empty Pepsi cans. He has to cans, and he must wade through them to get to when he [[PottyEmergency finally feels the bathroom.effects of all that Pepsi he drank]].

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* The earliest TV examples appears in the ''Series/ILoveLucy'' episode "Men Are Messy", back in 1951. Neat Lucy gets tired of sloppy Ricky messing up their apartment, and starts several zany schemes to get him to reform - including but not limited to dividing the apartment down the middle.

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* The earliest TV examples appears in television example seems to be the ''Series/ILoveLucy'' episode "Men Are Messy", back in 1951. Neat Lucy gets tired of sloppy Ricky messing up their apartment, and starts several zany schemes to get him to reform - including but not limited to dividing the apartment down the middle.


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* Walter Denton in ''Radio/OurMissBrooks''. In "Mr. Boynton's Parents", Walter mentions he leaves his clothes lying around his room for his mother to pick up.
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* The earliest TV examples appears in the ''Series/ILoveLucy'' episode "Men Are Messy", back in 1951. Neat Lucy gets tired of sloppy Ricky messing up their apartment, and starts several zany schemes to get him to reform - including but not limited to dividing the apartment down the middle.
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* ''Film/JustOneOfTheGuys'' has a nasty men's locker room scene.
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* ''Manga/CellsAtWorkBacteria'': Downplayed and gender-inverted. The host body (a teenage girl in high school) doesn't seem to have any serious issues, but she doesn't seem to have the healthiest eating habits. The good bacteria even question how a teenage girl could eat so much meat.
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* ''Fanfic/TheGreatAlicornHunt'': When Twilight, Flash Sentry and Spike are going undercover in a town, Flash claims that as college men (their cover identity), he and Spike are expected to be "TOTAL SLOBS!" Which is why he's wearing an old, stained goofball jersey as part of his disguise. Twilight just rolls her eyes.

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* ''Fanfic/TheGreatAlicornHunt'': When Twilight, Flash Sentry and Spike are going undercover in a town, Flash claims that as college men (their cover identity), he and Spike are expected to be "TOTAL SLOBS!" Which is why he's wearing an old, stained goofball hoofball jersey as part of his disguise. Twilight just rolls her eyes.

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* ''VideoGame/{{Pepsiman}}'': The man giving the player pep talks and almost-correct English slogans for Pepsi keeps drinking Pepsi through the entire game until his entire apartment is covered in empty Pepsi cans. He has to wade through them to get to the bathroom.



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Contrast with HouseHusband. Also see MenCantKeepHouse.

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Contrast with HouseHusband. Also see MenCantKeepHouse.
SisterTrope to MenCantKeepHouse and LazyHusband. Compare with LonelyBachelorPad which sometimes invokes this trope as well but not always.
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* Countless beer and fast-food commercials feature men whose social graces are at a level only just above those of baboons. You'd think [[ThisLoserIsYou depicting the consumers of your product]] in this manner would be a bad idea, but apparently it works.

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* Countless beer and fast-food commercials feature men whose social graces are at a level only just above those of baboons. You'd think [[ThisLoserIsYou depicting the consumers of your product]] product's target demographic in this manner manner]] would be a bad ''bad'' idea, but apparently it works.
obviously works or else they would have stopped doing it by now.
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* ''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends'': [[VoluntaryShapeshifting Neeko]] has a few lines to this effect when she mimics male champions.
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* ''Fanfic/TheGreatAlicornHunt'': When Twilight, Flash Sentry and Spike are going undercover in a town, Flash claims that as college men (their cover identity), he and Spike are expected to be "TOTAL SLOBS!" Which is why he's wearing an old, stained goofball jersey as part of his disguise. Twilight just rolls her eyes.

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* In ''Literature/ThisIsNotAWerewolfStory,'' Raul is thinking of advice that he could give the new kid at their boarding school, including "if you forget to shower a few days or weeks, you're a boy, so it's only expected." This becomes a bit dark when you find out that, having a depressed and [[ParentalNeglect very neglectful]] father, Raul literally didn't know what soap was until a social worker arranged for him to come to the school.
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* ''ComicBook/TheFarSide'' had one comic showing, basically, the above image captioned "Giorgo Armani at home".

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* Jack [=McCoy=] on Series/LawAndOrder is a mild case. In “Double Down”, Brisco, Curtis, Ross, and Van Buren come by [=McCoy=]’s apartment at 2 am to discuss a case. It is noticeably disheveled, mostly strewn with books and papers. Ross appears to be reluctant to sit down, though the older and wiser Van Buren is unfazed.
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When this trope is used, it is almost always combined with MenAreUncultured, though the opposite need not be true. A form of TheUnfairSex, often a key component of MarsAndVenusGenderContrast.

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When this trope is used, it is almost always combined with MenAreUncultured, though the opposite need not be true. A form of TheUnfairSex, often Often a key component of MarsAndVenusGenderContrast.

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