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29 comments to "25 Skills Every Man Should Know."
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Justin
September 13th, 2007 at
10:26 am
I FEEL SO INADEQUATE!!
also number 3: “Rescue a boater who *HAS* capsized”
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meg
September 13th, 2007 at
10:52 am
meh. I’m a woman and I can do all those…my boyfriend cant, though.
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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.
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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.
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Ty
September 13th, 2007 at
11:12 am
Clean a bolt-action rifle? No thanks.
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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 -
farty
September 13th, 2007 at
11:16 am
31. Fight well enough to protect yourself and loved ones
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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
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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.
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Alex
September 13th, 2007 at
12:03 pm
32. Pay the mortgage, on time, every month for 30 years.
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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. -
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?
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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 -
munky
September 13th, 2007 at
3:49 pm
40.Understand that ‘No’ means ‘No’…
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ted
September 13th, 2007 at
4:10 pm
Except when it means “maybe”
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Gellner
September 13th, 2007 at
4:24 pm
20/25
Who really needs to know how to hook up an HDTV?
I’ll pass. -
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?
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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.
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Klatuu
September 13th, 2007 at
6:43 pm
All at the same time?
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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.
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chudez
September 13th, 2007 at
8:54 pm
Skill 26 - Learn spelling and grammar (FTA: “3. Rescue a boater who as capsized”)
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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
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farty
September 13th, 2007 at
11:47 pm
i like the appending
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Lasse
September 14th, 2007 at
12:18 am
49. Operating the Tardis
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Snoober
September 14th, 2007 at
2:06 am
What about tying a tie or making a proper martini?
-S
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Dusty
September 14th, 2007 at
4:21 am
50. How to change a tire.
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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 -
Jimbo
September 15th, 2007 at
9:00 am
54. Pee standing up
55. Open ANY jar
56. Always right
57. Doesn’t watch Lifetime -
Amy
September 16th, 2007 at
5:26 pm
Kill a bug/spider/wasp etc….
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