25 skills every man should know
POSTED BY: fredgiblet
UPDATED: Thursday, October 4, 2007 18:02
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I think I'm doing alright...I can say with fair confidence that I can do 24 of the 25, but I've only ever actually done about 19 of them.
I was fairly comfortable with more of the things on Heinlein's list than I thought I would be, though...
Amiton.
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They left out the most important skill of all.
Knowing when you DON'T have the skills to match the job, so you don't screw it up beyond all hope of recovery. I learned this one the hard way.
"Keep the Shiny side up"
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Quote:I'm too much man to learn that lesson. Besides screwing things up beyond all hope of recovery is a talent I excel at. And we should focus on the things we're good at.
Originally posted by Geezer:
They left out the most important skill of all.
Knowing when you DON'T have the skills to match the job, so you don't screw it up beyond all hope of recovery. I learned this one the hard way.
Nihil est incertius vulgo, nihil obscurius voluntate hominum, nihil fallacius ratione tota comitiorum.
Nothing is more unpredictable than the mob, nothing more obscure than public opinion, nothing more deceptive than the whole political system.
-- Cicero
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25 for 25 + the Heinlein list.
I don't think of it as well rounded so much as easily bored.
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YES 1. Patch a radiator hose - replaced a radiator
YES 2. Protect your computer
YES 3. Rescue a boater who as capsized - drunk friend
YES 4. Frame a wall
YES 5. Retouch digital photos - and developed 35mm film
YES 6. Back up a trailer
YES 7. Build a campfire - with and without gas
YES 8. Fix a dead outlet - shocked by a live one too
YES 9. Navigate with a map and compass
YES 10. Use a torque wrench
YES 11. Sharpen a knife
MAYBE 12. Perform CPR - had classes
YES 13. Fillet a fish
YES 14. Maneuver a car out of a skid
YES 15. Get a car unstuck
YES 16. Back up data
YES 17. Paint a room
YES 18. Mix concrete
YES 19. Clean a bolt-action rifle - shotguns, and many a pistol
YES 20. Change oil and filter
YES 21. Hook up an HDTV
YES 22. Bleed brakes
YES 23. Paddle a canoe - and drank beer at the same time
YES 24. Fix a bike flat
YES 25. Extend your wireless network
YES - change a diaper - baby sh*t yellow is a color
MAYBE - plan an invasion - well games, that wall has kept me out of china
YES - butcher a hog - damn good eatin
NO - conn a ship - i am land locked, kinda hard
MAYBE - design a building - legos and lincoln logs
NO - write a sonnet
YES - balance accounts
YES - build a wall - brick and rock
MAYBE - set a bone - i know how
YES - comfort the dying - unfortunately
YES - take orders
YES - give orders
YES - cooperate
YES - act alone
YES - solve equations
YES - analyze a new problem
YES - pitch manure
YES - program a computer - ol cobol, pascal
YES - cook a tasty meal
YES - fight efficiently - gotten my ass beat efficiently too
NO - die gallantly - not planning on this one. gonna go out kicking and screaming if i have to.
after 40 years you would think i have done nearly all. still not planning on dieing to soon, so the last one can wait.
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Um as a woman, let me just say, there's a serious flaw in the list. It's missing:
26- make a move on a woman without being awkward, corny, or insulting
27- kiss well enough to melt her knees
28- make love for longer than 5 minutes and bring both parties to the "finish line"
29- be supportive
I don't care if you can field strip an AK-47...if you can't do those 4 things, you aren't a man:)
"I'm not all that interested in the mental health of people who want to kill me. "- Leroy Jethro Gibbs
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lol.... good addendums... from what I can tell (and it isn't much with women, trust me guys, NO man can claim to know much about women...) I've got 26, 27, and 29 covered... seeing as I'm 19 and haven't really had the chance to get to 28 yet... well... yeah, kinda hard to know yet, now, isn't it?? 
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Well if you can do the other stuff...then 28 will take care of itself when you're ready:)
"I'm not all that interested in the mental health of people who want to kill me. "- Leroy Jethro Gibbs
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I can do all that stuff. I swipe my credit card and presto done. Is that really all it takes to be a man these days?
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Quote:
Originally posted by TrailRunnerMark:
In a similar vein, from the mind of Robert Heinlein....
A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects!
You beat me to it, nice one.
21/25, not so good with car innards.
3/4 for MsG's addendum (damn you #26 !!!)
~jimi
Lt. Alexander - Chief Medic / XO Alpha Co. / Logistics Specialist - 76th IAB
Darling, a true lady takes off her dignity with her clothes and does her whorish best. At other times you can be as modest and dignified as your persona requires.
If the universe has any purpose more important than topping a woman you love and making a baby with her hearty help, I've never heard of it.
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