25 Skills Every Man Should Know: Your Ultimate DIY Guide

FloridaWen · 12-05-2007, 07:35 AM

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Proco · 12-05-2007, 08:23 AM

Oh dear. I don't know how to clean a bolt action rifle. I do, however, know how to cook beyond just grilling.

My rifle might be dirty, but at least I can make a great meal out of whatever I kill.

Ichabod · 12-05-2007, 10:25 AM

Well I guess I'm quite the man. There are only 2 items on that last that I haven't either done, been trained to do, or are so painfully obvious that it's not worth mentioning them:

1. Frame a wall
2. Bleed brakes

daniel · 12-05-2007, 11:02 AM

This is one of the stupidest lists I've ever seen. Why should every man know how to mix concrete, clean a rifle, frame a wall, retouch digital photos, or fillet a fish???

Each of those is a useful skill for a person whose work or hobby involves those activities. But plenty of men will never be called upon to perform any of those tasks.

hyo silver · 12-05-2007, 11:06 AM

That's a pretty short list. Or would mentioning other stuff merely lower my testosterone, because they're supposed to be on the 'womens' list?

V8Cobrakid · 12-05-2007, 01:00 PM

wow.. what a lame list.. you can tell it's developed in 2007.. none of it is too significant.

since i run a construction company, i can do all of those.. except cleaning a rifle.. doesn't matter, i don't like guns.

moxiequz · 12-05-2007, 02:03 PM

CPR and maybe a couple of others are ones that I would agree everyone should know or learn right away if they don't know. Everything else can be learned on an as-needed or as-wanted basis.

airportkid · 12-05-2007, 03:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by daniel

This is one of the stupidest lists I've ever seen.

I agree completely. A list of specific chores is useless as a measure of being able to get along in the world - you might just as well list the ability to solve the specific equation x + 14 = 21 but ignore the general mathematical aptitude that would convey being able to solve ANY equation.

To my mind WHAT you can do is unimportant. Being able to EXPLAIN what you're doing is a better indication of overall competence, and being able to IMAGINE and CORRECTLY DIAGNOSE novel and unencountered situations an even more powerful indicator of competence. Being able to see a useful connection between the technique for filleting a fish and levering a tire off its rim so as to invent or improve either method or some third, unrelated method would signify exceptional competence.

The fact that I can't do any of the 25 had no influence on my reply. Well, that's not quite true, I did bleed brakes once, unintentionally, when I taxied the 180 through a taxiway light stanchion I didn't see and tore the brake line out of its fitting (instantly making the taildragger even less friendly to manage - I still don't know how I got it stopped without taking out the rest of the airport).

MB

mojo · 12-05-2007, 03:46 PM

The most obvious omission is #1.
Know how to pleasure a woman in the bedroom ,otherwise you will be DIY.

RobH · 12-05-2007, 07:32 PM

First you've got to get her there...

12-05-2007, 07:35 AM	#1
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12-05-2007, 08:23 AM	#2
Proco Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: The Beautiful NJ Shore Posts: 2,414 My Car: 2006 Prius Model: Package: #5 Thanks: 62 Thanked 93 Times in 53 Posts Friends: 9	Oh dear. I don't know how to clean a bolt action rifle. I do, however, know how to cook beyond just grilling. My rifle might be dirty, but at least I can make a great meal out of whatever I kill.

12-05-2007, 10:25 AM	#3
Ichabod Artist In Residence Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newton, MA Posts: 1,793 My Car: 2006 Prius Model: Package: #7 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post Friends: 7	Well I guess I'm quite the man. There are only 2 items on that last that I haven't either done, been trained to do, or are so painfully obvious that it's not worth mentioning them: 1. Frame a wall 2. Bleed brakes

12-05-2007, 11:02 AM	#4
daniel Cat Lovers Against the Bomb Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Spokane, WA Posts: 11,278 My Car: 2004 Prius Model: Package: #6 Thanks: 59 Thanked 201 Times in 127 Posts Friends: 0	This is one of the stupidest lists I've ever seen. Why should every man know how to mix concrete, clean a rifle, frame a wall, retouch digital photos, or fillet a fish??? Each of those is a useful skill for a person whose work or hobby involves those activities. But plenty of men will never be called upon to perform any of those tasks.

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hyo silver awaaay Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 10,726 My Car: 2004 Prius Model: Package: Base Thanks: 47 Thanked 152 Times in 107 Posts Friends: 63	That's a pretty short list. Or would mentioning other stuff merely lower my testosterone, because they're supposed to be on the 'womens' list?

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V8Cobrakid Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: hell Posts: 2,894 My Car: 2004 Prius Model: N/A Package: #9 Thanks: 9 Thanked 18 Times in 18 Posts Friends: 5	wow.. what a lame list.. you can tell it's developed in 2007.. none of it is too significant. since i run a construction company, i can do all of those.. except cleaning a rifle.. doesn't matter, i don't like guns.

12-05-2007, 02:03 PM	#7
moxiequz Weirdo Social Outcast Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 2,611 My Car: 2007 Prius Model: Package: #2 Thanks: 8 Thanked 5 Times in 4 Posts Friends: 10	CPR and maybe a couple of others are ones that I would agree everyone should know or learn right away if they don't know. Everything else can be learned on an as-needed or as-wanted basis.

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mojo Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: San Francisco Posts: 2,515 My Car: 2006 Prius Model: Package: #4 Thanks: 2 Thanked 70 Times in 57 Posts Friends: 0	The most obvious omission is #1. Know how to pleasure a woman in the bedroom ,otherwise you will be DIY.

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RobH Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Sunnyvale, California Posts: 674 My Car: 2006 Prius Model: Package: #8 Thanks: 23 Thanked 46 Times in 29 Posts Friends: 0	First you've got to get her there...