25 Skills Every Man Should Know.

1. Justin
   September 13th, 2007 at 10:26 am

   I FEEL SO INADEQUATE!!

   also number 3: “Rescue a boater who *HAS* capsized”

2. meg
   September 13th, 2007 at 10:52 am

   meh. I’m a woman and I can do all those…my boyfriend cant, though.

3. twitchings
   September 13th, 2007 at 11:03 am

   What a sexist piece of drivel …….. I am a man, I can do these things, I want a woman that can also do all these things too.

4. Ryan Cousineau
   September 13th, 2007 at 11:08 am

   As for the question about hooking up an HDTV, the trick is not so much in getting a picture as in getting a hi-def picture. The world is full of HDTVs displaying a standard-def picture, sometimes even though the source is capable of HD output. Throwing a receiver into the mix, especially if you actually want to get digital multi-channel sound out of it, adds to the challenge.

   This should not be a “manly skill,” or even a mildly taxing skill. It’s just that the wiring got rather complicated all of a sudden, and you have to understand what signal should go where under what circumstances. HDMI appears to be a pretty good answer to the problem, though, since it involves a single connector for audio and video, and newer AV receivers will switch HDMI and even upconvert lesser sources to run through the HDMI outputs.

   It shouldn’t be a challenge, but if you don’t know what you’re doing you should definitely book an appointment with a nerdy friend and budget a few hours and a six-pack.

5. Ty
   September 13th, 2007 at 11:12 am

   Clean a bolt-action rifle? No thanks.

6. sal
   September 13th, 2007 at 11:13 am

   26: Outrun a bear
   27: Find a power cord for an Atari 2600
   28: Juggle chainsaws
   29: Beat Mario 3 in less than 15 minutes
   30: Stay awake through the Twilight Zone new years marathon on sci fi channel

7. farty
   September 13th, 2007 at 11:16 am

   31. Fight well enough to protect yourself and loved ones

8. Sid Morrison
   September 13th, 2007 at 11:42 am

   A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.

   -Robert A. Heinlein

9. Dave
   September 13th, 2007 at 12:01 pm

   I was doing pretty well until Sid added to the list; I fall short on a few of his.

   Also, a guy (or girl) can get by just fine not knowing some of the things listed, as long as they know someone who does. Like one of my college profs liked to say, knowing all the answers is less helpful than knowing where to find them, and being able to figure things out on your own.

10. Alex
    September 13th, 2007 at 12:03 pm

    32. Pay the mortgage, on time, every month for 30 years.

11. Edward
    September 13th, 2007 at 12:55 pm

    Sid: Bravo! I have lived my life by the advice of RAH and have never regretted it.

    Meg: Are you available for dating?

    In general: Don’t you think that list is a bit computer and outdoorsey centric?

    33. Know when to offer a drink.
    34. Know when to stop drinking.
    35. How to talk to a child, a woman, a boss, an employee and a policeman.
    36. What to wear to what occasion.
    37. Make a toast and say a prayer.
    38. Use spellcheck.
    39. And even though it is a cliche: Know when to hold’em and know when to fold’em.

12. L
    September 13th, 2007 at 1:07 pm

    What a sexist list. I wonder what they’d include on the women’s list? Bake a pie and wash your husband’s underwear?

13. Lasse
    September 13th, 2007 at 1:28 pm

    40. How to change a diaper
    41. How to do an uppercut (and recieve one)
    42. Drive a car with a stick
    43. How to prepare a different meal every day
    44. How to hold a newborn baby
    45. How to hold a lecture in front of a large audience

14. munky
    September 13th, 2007 at 3:49 pm

    40.Understand that ‘No’ means ‘No’…

15. ted
    September 13th, 2007 at 4:10 pm

    Except when it means “maybe”

16. Gellner
    September 13th, 2007 at 4:24 pm

    20/25

    Who really needs to know how to hook up an HDTV?
    I’ll pass.

17. Eric
    September 13th, 2007 at 5:16 pm

    So a man should know how to clean a bolt-action rifle, but not know how to properly aim and fire one?

18. meg
    September 13th, 2007 at 5:26 pm

    gotta admit, I don’t think I could hook up an HDTV or outrun a bear. I CAN however bake a pie and wash underwear.

19. Klatuu
    September 13th, 2007 at 6:43 pm

    All at the same time?

20. ilandrah
    September 13th, 2007 at 7:04 pm

    46. Locate the clitoris and know what to do with it.
    47. Know how to operate a washing machine, iron, dish washer and cook a meal, just in case there’s ever a time when she can’t.

    But seriously, a lot of these things are things every person should know, not just the man.

21. chudez
    September 13th, 2007 at 8:54 pm

    Skill 26 - Learn spelling and grammar (FTA: “3. Rescue a boater who as capsized”)

22. bengk
    September 13th, 2007 at 10:09 pm

    48. how to defend one self in case of a zombie outbreak

    …the most important of em all

23. farty
    September 13th, 2007 at 11:47 pm

    i like the appending

24. Lasse
    September 14th, 2007 at 12:18 am

    49. Operating the Tardis

25. Snoober
    September 14th, 2007 at 2:06 am

    What about tying a tie or making a proper martini?

    -S

26. Dusty
    September 14th, 2007 at 4:21 am

    50. How to change a tire.

27. Dave
    September 14th, 2007 at 3:14 pm

    Install and fix a toilet
    Keep a f@#*king job for more than a month
    Securely configure a wireless router

28. Jimbo
    September 15th, 2007 at 9:00 am

    54. Pee standing up
    55. Open ANY jar
    56. Always right
    57. Doesn’t watch Lifetime

29. Amy
    September 16th, 2007 at 5:26 pm

    Kill a bug/spider/wasp etc….

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