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14 Basic Skills All Men Should Possess

Balance a checkbook? As soon as banks went online I got rid of paper checks.
I think they should have just said manage your bank account.

Getting a button attached to a shirt is no problem - whether you want to count what I do to it as sewing is another question. ;)
 
Badandy said:
How is that possible?
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It's a small store and it closes in 15 min, it didn't have much choice available. Should have gone there earlier.

SLC Flyfishing said:
Are people still eating beef in Portugal? When I was there we were advised against it because of the Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.

SLC
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I don't think people ever completely stopped eating beef here. Creutzfeldt-Jakob wasn't specific to Portugal anyway and it hasn't been a concern for a while.
 
11+/14, I know if I could handle roadside emergencies, or change a tyre (though the car probably has instructions for those - so I probably could figure it out :p.)

I also don't generally carry matches/lighter with me to light a fire either - though if I was travelling in remote mountainous areas I probably would :p.
 
jzuena said:
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.
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Sounds like you learned the even finer art of floating. I've done it on all my cars, even the high spun 4 bangers. I do it everyday in my Kenworth. My shifting is actually MUCH smoother when floating than when double clutching.
 
Lets see here iv got 11/14

Can't do 1 and 8 because of cerebral palsy in right side of body:mad: (iv ran a marathon if that redeems at least the swimming:cool: )

Need to work on grilling steaks haven't tried to much

and i can do about any of the other things. It amazes me how many people can't even do simple laundry.:rolleyes:
 
jzuena said:
Did you learn the fine art of double clutching
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Learned to do that as a teenager working on the farm driving large farm trucks.

jecapaga said:
I believe that to be a pearl necklace.
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Snort! :)

localoid said:
A good steak is great, but when I can get it, I prefer the other red meat -- bison.
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Bison is great. A buddy of mine has a bison ranch. Good eating. Tasty.

LumbermanSVO said:
Sounds like you learned the even finer art of floating.
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I've done that a bit, but it's been many years since I drove a stick. I would definitely be rusty at it.
 
I got six out of fourteen.

However, I can/do/have...
  • Navigate without GPS and on occasion without a map either
  • Explain the offside rule
  • Assemble flat-pack furniture with ease
  • Drink proper twig beer
  • Done it with a girl
...which probably puts me on about thirty points or something. Ace.
 
leekohler said:
I possess all but the breaststroke. I hate water. I can swim, but I don't like to.
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Sounds like someone has some childhood fears they need to get over. :p Watched Jaws when you were too young? I remember when it first came out, hahahaha.

The OFFICIAL list of all skills men should possess​

1.) Drive drunk without getting into an accident or arrested.
2.) Always win a bar fight.
3.) Own more than one wife.
4.) Never let your country lose a war.
5.) Know how to use any item as a weapon.
6.) Never have an empty wallet.
7.) Never let your woman/women have your car keys.
 
Abstract said:
Yes, I think you've redeemed yourself. ;)

Congratulations. It's quite an achievement, even for those without any issue to handicap them. :)
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Thanks haha to make it even more impressive my left knee gave out at mile 16... i walked 10 miles to finish:eek:
 
14/14

And for the stick shift part. Pay attention, Young Padawan, and remember my words. "Always teach your daughter to drive a stick shift." That way, if the loser of a boyfriend gets too drunk to drive, she can safely drive his car home.
 
spaceboots06 said:
The OFFICIAL list of all skills men should possess​

1.) Drive drunk without getting into an accident or arrested.
2.) Always win a bar fight.
3.) Own more than one wife.
4.) Never let your country lose a war.
5.) Know how to use any item as a weapon.
6.) Never have an empty wallet.
7.) Never let your woman/women have your car keys.
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Very classy.

1) Promoting drunk driving, very responsible.
2) Because, as we all know, bar fights are usually over important topics
3) I wonder what your mother would have thought if your father did this...
4) OK...I guess.
5) Marshmallows. What now, MacGyver?
6) The only sensible one so far!
7) Remember that when she is the only one capable of driving you to the emergency room.
 
I got 12 of them. I dont have a checking account so i dont know how to balance it (i assume it cant be too awful hard), and i have no freaking clue how to do laundry. When i move out i am so screwed.
 
13/14
don't know how to balance a checkbook.
what is that anyway? :rolleyes:

seriously, i have written checks only for tickets i have gotten.
how hard can it be. add, then add some more, see if what you spent is the same as what was taken and if you have enough.

spaceboots06 said:
The OFFICIAL list of all skills men should possess

1.) Drive drunk without getting into an accident or arrested.
2.) Always win a bar fight.
3.) Own more than one wife.
4.) Never let your country lose a war.
5.) Know how to use any item as a weapon.
6.) Never have an empty wallet.
7.) Never let your woman/women have your car keys.
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add a number 8 to that
8.) Chainsaw.

where is the girls list?
1.) Cook everything but steak.
 
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