Ok, now lets start a list of all the basic skills women should have.
- not needing the man to have to ask four or five times "What's wrong, honey?" before giving an answer
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14 Basic Skills All Men Should Possess
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- not needing the man to have to ask four or five times "What's wrong, honey?" before giving an answer
#6 and #11 are sorta not that common for me (I barely use checkbooks since I have my own books and I don't tear buttons off), but I can handle them. Other than that perfect 14/14
My wife can cook as long as the box/bag/can it comes in has directions for how to cook it. I'm the cook at our house.
I think that you might have over cooked it.
I love my steaks bloody rare!
That is how I like it. Anything less than that and it's a little too raw for me. Anything more, and the taste is lost. Many people I know can't watch me eat a steak like this.
I can't swim (No. 8 I think) and the only manual transmission I ever drove was a Freightliner FLD-120, around a parking lot (no trailer attached).
Other than that, I love to cook (and pretty good at it I think) and I certainly know how to dress up for an occasion.
I'm surprised playing an instrument isn't on there. I thought every chick was attracted to a guy who could tickle the ivories or pluck a few strings..
The Women's List
- Be able to dress up without looking like a hooker. I hate girls who think dressing up simply means tight, revealing clothes.
- Be able to cook. And this doesn't mean using the can opener or doing the 'cake box brownies' either. Although, I have to say this is minor since if she's tender hearted or has some other very redeeming quality I can cook.
- Has similar taste in music.
Other than that, I love to cook (and pretty good at it I think) and I certainly know how to dress up for an occasion.
I'm surprised playing an instrument isn't on there. I thought every chick was attracted to a guy who could tickle the ivories or pluck a few strings..
The Women's List
- Be able to dress up without looking like a hooker. I hate girls who think dressing up simply means tight, revealing clothes.
- Be able to cook. And this doesn't mean using the can opener or doing the 'cake box brownies' either. Although, I have to say this is minor since if she's tender hearted or has some other very redeeming quality I can cook.
- Has similar taste in music.
Well, there's an occasion for everything, but not necessarily. The right woman looks sexy even wearing a potatoe sack.
lol, yeah but she pulled it off famously! even got the diamond necklace going for her
Oh, I agree.
She definitely had the curves for it
I love Korean Yuke.
Good raw tasty spiced beef.
As for steak, I can handle up to medium rare. More cooked than that, and I won't eat it.
Nice dress!so it would seem
Like the potato sack.
Agree. While it looks good on her, it doesn't look comfortable.
LMAO! the marriage list.....
Hai, ahm Rabert, but you can cal me Bab.
Did you learn the fine art of double clutching?
Driving a manual transmission is easy. Driving a manual transmission when your clutch has died requires a little more skill. Starting from a red light at a busy intersection with a manual transmission when your clutch has died requires more still. Starting from a red light at a busy intersection with a manual transmission when your clutch has died without looking like a fool should be the goal. Unfortunately I was a little shy of that final goal when driving my car from work to get a new clutch when it failed. But I did get the car roughly 5 miles to the garage in one piece.
So I'm running a macro right now and it will take at least 20 minutes to run. I think I can kill that here.
All of the listed tasks I can do:
1) Drive Stick: My car has a 6 gear manual transmission, I wouldn't mind adding two more gears.
2) Hook Up an Entertainment Center: Been there, done that... and my cable management looks much better than the websites picture.
3) Fix a Toilet: I've had to fix flappers and valves on toilets in old apartments before, the simple mechanics make it easy.
4) Navigate a Map and Use GPS: I navigate for my Dad, map reading is really not that hard, and the basic rule of a good navigator is to make sure the driver knows about the next turn ahead, and you know at least the next two turns ahead.
5) Change the Oil: How hard is it to remove a plug, drain, replace plug and refill with oil? The tricky part is also changing the filter (and not getting a hand/fingers covered in used motor oil).
6) Balance a Checkbook: I'm an analyst... I balance usually a paycheck in advance. (I can't help it)
7) Cook the Perfect Steak: This is the most subjective one on the list. While I know how to cook a steak that's perfect for me, others might disagree. One thing I do know is that all must agree on what method to use before putting meat on the grill, otherwise you end up with bad steak.
8) Swim the Breaststroke: Not only do I know this basic swimming stroke, I also know that it's the most energy efficient stroke. Maybe that's why they say you need to know it "if your life depended on it".
9) Write Effectively: Ok this post maybe a bad example... However some of the calculations I use need to be expressed in a basic form so that the general public can understand how a figure is reached. It's a pain as sometimes the wording must be very succinct, but I can hammer it out a polite and eloquent response if need be.
10) Dress for the Occasion: The wife says I clean up nice.
11) Sew a Button: Easy, I'm not fast at it but I can sew it up so it doesn't fall off again.
12) Do Laundry Properly: For guys this is easy, all we really need to know is separate whites, darks, and colours and know what's dry clean only. Live with a woman and you'll be taught all about the 'delicate' cycle.
13) Handle Roadside Emergencies:Knowing how to change a tire and boost a battery should be required for every driver.
14) Build a Fire: Very easy, but very important to know in a survival situation. I made my first bow-drill fire starting device in my teens while at camp, it was actually a great feeling of accomplishment to get a small smoky ember to light a big fire.
All of the listed tasks I can do:
1) Drive Stick: My car has a 6 gear manual transmission, I wouldn't mind adding two more gears.
2) Hook Up an Entertainment Center: Been there, done that... and my cable management looks much better than the websites picture.
3) Fix a Toilet: I've had to fix flappers and valves on toilets in old apartments before, the simple mechanics make it easy.
4) Navigate a Map and Use GPS: I navigate for my Dad, map reading is really not that hard, and the basic rule of a good navigator is to make sure the driver knows about the next turn ahead, and you know at least the next two turns ahead.
5) Change the Oil: How hard is it to remove a plug, drain, replace plug and refill with oil? The tricky part is also changing the filter (and not getting a hand/fingers covered in used motor oil).
6) Balance a Checkbook: I'm an analyst... I balance usually a paycheck in advance. (I can't help it)
7) Cook the Perfect Steak: This is the most subjective one on the list. While I know how to cook a steak that's perfect for me, others might disagree. One thing I do know is that all must agree on what method to use before putting meat on the grill, otherwise you end up with bad steak.
8) Swim the Breaststroke: Not only do I know this basic swimming stroke, I also know that it's the most energy efficient stroke. Maybe that's why they say you need to know it "if your life depended on it".
9) Write Effectively: Ok this post maybe a bad example... However some of the calculations I use need to be expressed in a basic form so that the general public can understand how a figure is reached. It's a pain as sometimes the wording must be very succinct, but I can hammer it out a polite and eloquent response if need be.
10) Dress for the Occasion: The wife says I clean up nice.
11) Sew a Button: Easy, I'm not fast at it but I can sew it up so it doesn't fall off again.
12) Do Laundry Properly: For guys this is easy, all we really need to know is separate whites, darks, and colours and know what's dry clean only. Live with a woman and you'll be taught all about the 'delicate' cycle.
13) Handle Roadside Emergencies:Knowing how to change a tire and boost a battery should be required for every driver.
14) Build a Fire: Very easy, but very important to know in a survival situation. I made my first bow-drill fire starting device in my teens while at camp, it was actually a great feeling of accomplishment to get a small smoky ember to light a big fire.
I'm adept at the breast stroke, but I can't swim.
That list seems pretty arbitrary. So knowing how to swim the breaststroke is important? WTF?
I'd saying being able to jackknife a trailer is a more important skill for a man. When will swimming the breaststroke be important to a man, other than in a swim competition? If you need to rescue someone, swimming freestyle is a better choice. Being able to back up a trailer properly, THAT is an important skill for a man. At some point in man's life he will tow a trailer (more likely than swimming the breast stroke
).The other stuff, I have no problem with. Although I can't drive a stick or dress for the occasion. Mousse not much man.
lol, yeah but she pulled it off famously! even got the diamond necklace going for her
I believe that to be a pearl necklace.
Agreed. I order my steaks medium and can't stand steak-snobs belittling my choice as not being a real steak (or even passable steak) just because you they like it a different way.
