some things every man should know how to do

[Owyn_Merrilin]

Edit: And split firewood. Every man should split firewood at least once in his life. It's kind of fun, once you learn the trick.

I split like three whole trees worth of firewood this week.

It was super easy. All you need to do is put a piece of wood in front of the splitter and push both the levers forward. The hydraulic piston takes care of the rest.

Oh, now that's just cheating. Call back when you've done it using that axe I
mentioned

 

[Jonluw]

Edit: And split firewood. Every man should split firewood at least once in his life. It's kind of fun, once you learn the trick.

I split like three whole trees worth of firewood this week.

It was super easy. All you need to do is put a piece of wood in front of the splitter and push both the levers forward. The hydraulic piston takes care of the rest.

Oh, now that's just cheating. Call back when you've done it using that axe I
mentioned

No worries. I know my way around an axe as well.
I've spent many hours of my childhood splitting firewood for the cold winters of Norway.

There was this one time I was at a friend's place, and they had a room that was completely filled with wood, and had two stumps for cleaving on. Me and my buddy (12 at the time, I think) spent hours in that tiny room (tiny because there was only a few square metres to stand on on account of the room being filled with wood) splitting wood. I'm amazed we managed not to hit one another.

 

[Goldhawk777]

Every man SHOULD be able to.....Please a woman. If you cannot. Turn in your penis.

 

[imperialreign]

Along with changing the oil - checking a car's fluids . . . being a mechanic by trade, I can't count how many times vehicles have ended in costly repairs simply because someone couldn't maintain fluid levels and bring it in for leaks. It's pretty sad when we get a car towed in, with some guy's wife and kids stranded, simply because no one knew the power steering, transmission, cooling system or oil was leaking and something failed on the highway.

to most people, cars aren't an interest. They're just a chunk of machinery that gets them from A to B.

You're not going to know the ins and outs of a car unless you take an interest in them. And I don't really see why that should fall under the 'things a man should do'.

I'm not going to bother taking any more of an interest in my car than as to whether or not it's running.

Well - if you prefer spending 3-4 times the amount to repair something that could've been prevented, by all means . . .

. . . I consider it job security.

 

[Gavmando]

A man should be able to stand up for what they believe in even in the face of opposition. But should also be willing to admit that they're wrong and learn from their mistakes.

 

[Owyn_Merrilin]

Along with changing the oil - checking a car's fluids . . . being a mechanic by trade, I can't count how many times vehicles have ended in costly repairs simply because someone couldn't maintain fluid levels and bring it in for leaks. It's pretty sad when we get a car towed in, with some guy's wife and kids stranded, simply because no one knew the power steering, transmission, cooling system or oil was leaking and something failed on the highway.

to most people, cars aren't an interest. They're just a chunk of machinery that gets them from A to B.

You're not going to know the ins and outs of a car unless you take an interest in them. And I don't really see why that should fall under the 'things a man should do'.

I'm not going to bother taking any more of an interest in my car than as to whether or not it's running.

Well - if you prefer spending 3-4 times the amount to repair something that could've been prevented, by all means . . .

. . . I consider it job security.

Especially since the earlier post was talking about checking fluids and keeping things topped off, not doing actual repairs. Not being able to do that is like not knowing how to run a virus scan on your computer; dangerous and pathetic.

 

[Goldeneye103X2]

Huh...... I kind of feel like shit now.

The fuck am I doing here?

 

[Sjakie]

Shave with a razor BY HAND and do it right!!!
It's also a good bonding moment between a father and son.

(any pussy can use an electric razor)

 

[Spaloooooka]

- Change a light bulb

- Not be scared of getting dirty/removing stinging insects

- Good general social conduct - carry a tissue, for sneezing - in your pocket etc.

- Never identify the difference between men and women except when 'getting it on' ergo, 'having a vagina doesn't mean preference for having a door held, chair moved, not being punched, toilet seat left down etc.

old niche(??)

- Being kind but not being a push over, ergo buy a pint to stop a fight but don't but 10 because the first worked and you don't want to get pummeled. Although that might be.

- NEVER EVER moan about something that happened 4 years ago

--NEVER EVER EVER cry for attention

-NEVER EVER EVER cry when you see a poorly cat put down on TV - I know a guy who cried for 4 hours (I'm even being generous) to get attention from his girlfriend, of 8 months.

 

[Gaiseric]

You said cook a few easy things. What about BBQ the most manly form of cooking?

Also knowing the many uses of duct tape is extremely important.

 

[viking97]

eeehhh screw you. in modern society, what purpose do "using an axe" and "building a fire" serve other than making your camping trip more fun and possibly being bragging rights if your significant enough a meathead.

 

[FaithorFire]

If I knew you in person, I'd shake your hand and pat you on the back man.

Speaking of that, I have two to add:

-Know how to shake a hand
-Be secure offering kudos to other men where appropriate

And one more theoretical one I believe is worth mentioning for ALL people:

-Make sure your word as an honest person ALWAYS counts for something

Excellent list lemiel

 

[Owyn_Merrilin]

Along with changing the oil - checking a car's fluids . . . being a mechanic by trade, I can't count how many times vehicles have ended in costly repairs simply because someone couldn't maintain fluid levels and bring it in for leaks. It's pretty sad when we get a car towed in, with some guy's wife and kids stranded, simply because no one knew the power steering, transmission, cooling system or oil was leaking and something failed on the highway.

to most people, cars aren't an interest. They're just a chunk of machinery that gets them from A to B.

You're not going to know the ins and outs of a car unless you take an interest in them. And I don't really see why that should fall under the 'things a man should do'.

I'm not going to bother taking any more of an interest in my car than as to whether or not it's running.

Well - if you prefer spending 3-4 times the amount to repair something that could've been prevented, by all means . . .

. . . I consider it job security.

The same could be said about anything you own.

Do you know the ins and outs of how your boiler works? I'm sure the people that do check it regularly enough so that it doesn't fuck out on them and they have to wait weeks for a new one.

Do you know enough about your PC to take it apart and give it new parts when it's required and keep your system clean etc?

You're looking at cars from a mechanics perspective. You're obviously interested in them. So you don't understand why people won't just check for... whatever you said to check for.

But to anyone who isn't interested. It's just time and effort they can't be bothered putting in for something they know very little about.

Again I say, he was talking about topping off your fluids, not doing actual repairs. To put it in computer terms, not knowing how to do that is more akin to not knowing how to run a virus scan than it is to not knowing how to build one from parts. If you can't do that much, you probably shouldn't own either a computer or a car.

 

[geezah91]

I don't see why I should go out of my way and learn to do every thing on this list, when I can pay for a lot of these things to be done. That said a man, or woman for that matter, should take the opportunity to learn something new when the opportunity arises. Just live your life and take what comes.

 

[FaithorFire]

forcing/pressuring people to conform to stupid gender stereotypes is stupid.

Grrr this thread makes me angry.

There is no forcing or pressuring going on here at all. This list is essentially survival and necessary life skills. You shouldn't be angry at the OP and thread becasue you might lack these skills

 

[FaithorFire]

eeehhh screw you. in modern society, what purpose do "using an axe" and "building a fire" serve other than making your camping trip more fun and possibly being bragging rights if your significant enough a meathead.

emergency survival skills? Unless you've built yourself a life of complete ease where you're totally sheltered and cared for, even the strangest skills on his list are worth knowing for the risk of someday needing them.
The fact that you start out with "screw you" kind of suggests you're far too babied already.

 

[Owyn_Merrilin]

Along with changing the oil - checking a car's fluids . . . being a mechanic by trade, I can't count how many times vehicles have ended in costly repairs simply because someone couldn't maintain fluid levels and bring it in for leaks. It's pretty sad when we get a car towed in, with some guy's wife and kids stranded, simply because no one knew the power steering, transmission, cooling system or oil was leaking and something failed on the highway.

to most people, cars aren't an interest. They're just a chunk of machinery that gets them from A to B.

You're not going to know the ins and outs of a car unless you take an interest in them. And I don't really see why that should fall under the 'things a man should do'.

I'm not going to bother taking any more of an interest in my car than as to whether or not it's running.

Well - if you prefer spending 3-4 times the amount to repair something that could've been prevented, by all means . . .

. . . I consider it job security.

The same could be said about anything you own.

Do you know the ins and outs of how your boiler works? I'm sure the people that do check it regularly enough so that it doesn't fuck out on them and they have to wait weeks for a new one.

Do you know enough about your PC to take it apart and give it new parts when it's required and keep your system clean etc?

You're looking at cars from a mechanics perspective. You're obviously interested in them. So you don't understand why people won't just check for... whatever you said to check for.

But to anyone who isn't interested. It's just time and effort they can't be bothered putting in for something they know very little about.

Again I say, he was talking about topping off your fluids, not doing actual repairs. To put it in computer terms, not knowing how to do that is more akin to not knowing how to run a virus scan than it is to not knowing how to build one from parts. If you can't do that much, you probably shouldn't own either a computer or a car.

There are plenty of PC owners who don't know what a virus scan is. Let alone a good scanner to use.

The fact is, if you're not interested. You're not going to bother.

I'm not going to even take a look at my car under the hood when I get one. But I am going to buy one of those build it yourself helicopter kits and build that up from scratch.... why? because that interests me.

checking that my oil is topped off in my car doesn't.

Then enjoy your repair bills and the eventual burned out engine, and pray you don't crash due to a lack of brake or steering fluid.

 

[lemiel14n3]

Along with changing the oil - checking a car's fluids . . . being a mechanic by trade, I can't count how many times vehicles have ended in costly repairs simply because someone couldn't maintain fluid levels and bring it in for leaks. It's pretty sad when we get a car towed in, with some guy's wife and kids stranded, simply because no one knew the power steering, transmission, cooling system or oil was leaking and something failed on the highway.

to most people, cars aren't an interest. They're just a chunk of machinery that gets them from A to B.

You're not going to know the ins and outs of a car unless you take an interest in them. And I don't really see why that should fall under the 'things a man should do'.

I'm not going to bother taking any more of an interest in my car than as to whether or not it's running.

Well - if you prefer spending 3-4 times the amount to repair something that could've been prevented, by all means . . .

. . . I consider it job security.

The same could be said about anything you own.

Do you know the ins and outs of how your boiler works? I'm sure the people that do check it regularly enough so that it doesn't fuck out on them and they have to wait weeks for a new one.

Do you know enough about your PC to take it apart and give it new parts when it's required and keep your system clean etc?

You're looking at cars from a mechanics perspective. You're obviously interested in them. So you don't understand why people won't just check for... whatever you said to check for.

But to anyone who isn't interested. It's just time and effort they can't be bothered putting in for something they know very little about.

Again I say, he was talking about topping off your fluids, not doing actual repairs. To put it in computer terms, not knowing how to do that is more akin to not knowing how to run a virus scan than it is to not knowing how to build one from parts. If you can't do that much, you probably shouldn't own either a computer or a car.

This is essentially knowing which variety of fluid to purchase and knowing which hole to put it in (heh)
That's not running a virus scan, that's inserting a CD

 

[II2]

A MAN CHOOSES the items on that list he considers important... A SLAVE OBEYS...

 

[Bugerion]

I am a fail man only thing I consider man should know how to do besides the obvious ones is to shave also how is drinking a skill?You think every man should drink or what?

There's a talent to drinking well, to knowing what you enjoy and knowing your limits. Not everyone should drink, it is, for many, a bad habit. But to be able to drink and stop before you hurt yourself and others, that is a valuable skill.

Well I have a valuable skill too not drinking at all yay also if we are going for the manly things add doing 10 push ups.