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14 Basic Skills All Men Should Possess

14/14 here. It's a pretty basic list. In fact I used my basic automobile skills tonight when I jumped the family vehicle after my wife was stranded and put a new battery in myself. It's now good as new for our family trip tomorrow.

One I would definitely add to the list is know how to be a gentleman and treat a woman like a lady. I don't care who or where you are, basic manners are never out of style.

As far as Abstract's list of basic skills every woman must know. Well, I'm a gentleman, so I can't really talk about that in public. :D
 
Never had to change the oil of a car, and if there's something I HATE is to change a tire. I'd rather call the roadside emergency from my insurance company (have 3 "emergencies" per calendar year) and have them change the tire (I've done it once, wouldn't hesitate to do it again).

Other than that, no problem with the other 12 :D
 
spaceboots06 said:
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.
8.) Never post useless blather on the internets
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While your first 7 mean nothing, you've definitely failed on number 8 many, many times.
 
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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Yeah, as I said in another thread somewhere, synchromesh is for pansies. ;)

I've used GPS, Loran C, and the North Star.

Cooked a steak that was perfect for me at least.

Started fires and put them out as well.

Swim over and under the surface every which way.

Replaced, unplugged and cleaned toilets, sewn my own clean laundry, fixed flat tires and broken throttle linkages and burnt my fingers on the oil pan plug.

Checkbook, what's that? Oh yeah those paper things I use Excel for.


Dressing for occasion, not so much.:(
 
Abstract said:
The rest can be seen in these wonderful guides for women. Yes, they're probably 100 years old, but that's where I've learned everything I know about women. ;)
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Thanks Abstract! I think I'll fill these out for my girlfriend, out of curiosity.

Apparently there is one for women to fill out about men too. I was curious an googled the Dr.'s name.
 
12/14

Breast Stroke is useless for me, I swim fine. Thanks.

I've simply never had to change oil, but I assume it's rather straightforward!
 
Abstract said:
I know there is. I only posted pages 5 to 9. ;)

Wouldn't want the women to get a 4 page checklist of all the things we DON'T do. :D
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I see, perhaps these posts should be deleted so the women folk don't get any ideas involving google? ;)

Values were certainly somewhat different back then, though there are still a good few things on that sheet that many men would like today. Its interesting to see how some norms have changed over time and others have persisted.
 
swimming breaststroke is now somehow manly ? i would have understood if it asked for swimming butterfly...

i only really learned breaststroke, front crawl, backstroke and then briefly sidestroke which i already forgot completly
 
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