100 Skills Every Man Should Know

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100 Skills Every Man Should Know: 2008's Ultimate DIY List

By The Editors of Popular Mechanics
Published on: September 8, 2008

Automotive

1. Handle a blowout
2. Drive in snow
3. Check trouble codes
4. Replace fan belt
5. Wax a car
6. Conquer an off-road obstacle
7. Use a stick welder
8. Hitch up a trailer
9. Jump start a car

Handling Emergencies

10. Perform the Heimlich
11. Reverse hypothermia
12. Perform hands-only CPR
13. Escape a sinking car

Home

14. Carve a turkey
15. Use a sewing machine
16. Put out a fire
17. Home brew beer
18. Remove bloodstains from fabric
19. Move heavy stuff
20. Grow food
21. Read an electric meter
22. Shovel the right way
23. Solder wire
24. Tape drywall
25. Split firewood
26. Replace a faucet washer
27. Mix concrete
28. Paint a straight line
29. Use a French knife
30. Prune bushes and small trees
31. Iron a shirt
32. Fix a toilet tank flapper
33. Change a single-pole switch
34. Fell a tree
35. Replace a broken windowpane
36. Set up a ladder, safely
37. Fix a faucet cartridge
38. Sweat copper tubing
39. Change a diaper
40. Grill with charcoal
41. Sew a button on a shirt
42. Fold a flag

Medical Myths

43. Treat frostbite
44. Treat a burn
45. Help a seizure victim
46. Treat a snakebite
47. Remove a tick

Military Know-How

48. Shine shoes
49. Make a drum-tight bed
50. Drop and give the perfect pushup

Outdoors

51. Run rapids in a canoe
52. Hang food in the wild
53. Skipper a boat
54. Shoot straight
55. Tackle steep drops on a mountain bike
56. Escape a rip current

Primitive Skills

57. Build a fire in the wilderness
58. Build a shelter
59. Find potable water

Surviving Extremes

60. Floods
61. Tornados
62. Cold
63. Heat
64. Lightning

Teach Your Kids

65. Cast a line
66. Lend a hand
67. Change a tire
68. Throw a spiral
69. Fly a stunt kite
70. Drive a stick shift
71. Parallel park
72. Tie a bowline
73. Tie a necktie
74. Whittle
75. Ride a bike

Technology

76. Install a graphics card
77. Take the perfect portrait
78. Calibrate HDTV settings
79. Shoot a home movie
80. Ditch your hard drive

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Some things on this list are geographically specific. I wouldn't expect a lifelong resident of southern Florida or California to know how to drive in snow.

Don't get me wrong, I do love a man who can fix things. :smile: There is just something about watching a man at work when he really knows what he is doing. :wink:

However, I also respect a man who knows how to open the yellow pages and call a plumber or electrician rather than trying to fix it himself and further screwing things up.
 

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I was able to take the quiz (after I turned off the pop up blocker). At the end I saw a score and "congratulations you clearly are a PM..." at which point some cover screen closed over the top preventing me from reading the rest.

(Hey would a PM man be pissed at not being able to read the results?). As the test stated some of these things are knowable only locally. I've never split wood and we don't have much call for "snow tires" in these parts. I missed the lightning question because I figured any home owner with common sense would have all of his plumbing grounded (code here in these parts).

No guy can do much of the stuff on that list. Automotively I don't check trouble codes. That's what Auto Zone is for. Nor use welders of any sort. Used to change my own clutch, water pump, brakes and such but too lazy for all of that now. Other can'ts:

12, 17, 20, 29 (french knife?? - will a switchblade do??), 37, 43, 46, 49, (can't do none of that "outdoor" or "primitive" shit), survived a flood? hell yeah - got the frak out!
 

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7) I have no desire to weld.

39) I have done it, but gagged. Perhaps it's easier with your own child/loved one?

55) Was not too good at this, though my Dentist appreciated the additional income.

(that's less than 13 ; ^)

That's about it.

WWG?
 
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100 Skills Every Man Should Know: 2008's Ultimate DIY List

By The Editors of Popular Mechanics
Published on: September 8, 2008

Automotive

1. Handle a blowout
2. Drive in snow
3. Check trouble codes
4. Replace fan belt
5. Wax a car
6. Conquer an off-road obstacle
7. Use a stick welder
8. Hitch up a trailer
9. Jump start a car

Handling Emergencies

10. Perform the Heimlich
11. Reverse hypothermia
12. Perform hands-only CPR
13. Escape a sinking car

Home

14. Carve a turkey
15. Use a sewing machine
16. Put out a fire
17. Home brew beer I cannot but I can mix a few cocktails and make Jell-O shots.
18. Remove bloodstains from fabric
19. Move heavy stuff
20. Grow food
21. Read an electric meter
22. Shovel the right way
23. Solder wire
24. Tape drywall
25. Split firewood
26. Replace a faucet washer
27. Mix concrete
28. Paint a straight line. I can paint a room or two as well.
29. Use a French knife
30. Prune bushes and small trees
31. Iron a shirt
32. Fix a toilet tank flapper
33. Change a single-pole switch
34. Fell a tree
35. Replace a broken windowpane
36. Set up a ladder, safely
37. Fix a faucet cartridge
38. Sweat copper tubing
39. Change a diaper
40. Grill with charcoal Oh yeah most definately.
41. Sew a button on a shirt
42. Fold a flag I am a true American. I was in Cub Scouts, too. I know how to fold a flag.

Medical Myths

43. Treat frostbite
44. Treat a burn
45. Help a seizure victim
46. Treat a snakebite
47. Remove a tick

Military Know-How

48. Shine shoes
49. Make a drum-tight bed
50. Drop and give the perfect blowjob!!!! YESS SIR. Alrighty then. :eek::smile:

Outdoors

51. Run rapids in a canoe. I have gone white water rafting a couple of times. And it is fun.
52. Hang food in the wild
53. Skipper a boat
54. Shoot straight. I can shoot a gun. Beware. :eek::smile:
55. Tackle steep drops on a mountain bike
56. Escape a rip current

Primitive Skills

57. Build a fire in the wilderness
58. Build a shelter
59. Find potable water

Surviving Extremes

60. Floods
61. Tornados
62. Cold
63. Heat
64. Lightning

Teach Your Kids

65. Cast a line
66. Lend a hand
67. Change a tire
68. Throw a spiral
69. Fly a stunt kite
70. Drive a stick shift
71. Parallel park
72. Tie a bowline
73. Tie a necktie...and I can tie a cravat. I dig those ruffled knots,
74. Whittle
75. Ride a bike...and the cop that is riding one. :wink::biggrin1:

Technology

76. Install a graphics card
77. Take the perfect portrait. The key is to have good lighting in the bathroom and make sure your vanity mirror is dirty. LPSG digs that shit. :biggrin1:
78. Calibrate HDTV settings Skills 78-81...I learned after a neighbor saw me masturbing from her window. She told my neighbors and now I am the official fix any technological in my neighbors' on my street.
79. Shoot a home movie
80. Ditch your hard drive
81. Put together lawn swings and patio furniture.
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Cooking is important. And being a conscientious and aware individual too.
 

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Where is the list of 100 for every woman to know how to do? I bet it includes change a tire, and put gas in their car.

I've changed so many dirty diapers over the years. It prepared me for all the crap posted on here. :tongue:
 

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100 Skills Every Man Should Know: 2008's Ultimate DIY List

By The Editors of Popular Mechanics
Published on: September 8, 2008

Automotive

1. Handle a blowout
2. Drive in snow
3. Check trouble codes
4. Replace fan belt
5. Wax a car
6. Conquer an off-road obstacle
7. Use a stick welder
8. Hitch up a trailer
9. Jump start a car

Handling Emergencies
Master Key Workshop Tools


Some things on this list are geographically specific. I wouldn't expect a lifelong resident of southern Florida or California to know how to drive in snow.

Don't get me wrong, I do love a man who can fix things. :smile: There is just something about watching a man at work when he really knows what he is doing. :wink:

However, I also respect a man who knows how to open the yellow pages and call a plumber or electrician rather than trying to fix it himself and further screwing things up.


I know how to do a few thing I I changer the tention pulley and arm on car this afternoon and trying to get the belt around some of them pulleys whew. and living in the great state of WI I handle the snow pretty damn good
 

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Where is the list of 100 for every woman to know how to do? I bet it includes change a tire, and put gas in their car.
I've changed so many dirty diapers over the years. It prepared me for all the crap posted on here. :tongue:
If a woman knows the right man she doesn't need to know all the things on this list. :tongue:

Sexual skills were conspicuously absent from that list. :rolleyes:
:rofl: Is that the only thing you are good for Jovial? :lmao:
 

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100 Skills Every Man Should Know: 2008's Ultimate DIY List

By The Editors of Popular Mechanics
Published on: September 8, 2008

Automotive

1. Handle a blowout
2. Drive in snow
3. Check trouble codes
4. Replace fan belt
5. Wax a car
6. Conquer an off-road obstacle
7. Use a stick welder
8. Hitch up a trailer
9. Jump start a car

Handling Emergencies

10. Perform the Heimlich
11. Reverse hypothermia
12. Perform hands-only CPR
13. Escape a sinking car

Home

14. Carve a turkey
15. Use a sewing machine
16. Put out a fire
17. Home brew beer
18. Remove bloodstains from fabric
19. Move heavy stuff
20. Grow food
21. Read an electric meter
22. Shovel the right way
23. Solder wire
24. Tape drywall
25. Split firewood
26. Replace a faucet washer
27. Mix concrete
28. Paint a straight line
29. Use a French knife
30. Prune bushes and small trees
31. Iron a shirt
32. Fix a toilet tank flapper
33. Change a single-pole switch
34. Fell a tree
35. Replace a broken windowpane
36. Set up a ladder, safely
37. Fix a faucet cartridge
38. Sweat copper tubing
39. Change a diaper
40. Grill with charcoal
41. Sew a button on a shirt
42. Fold a flag

Medical Myths

43. Treat frostbite
44. Treat a burn
45. Help a seizure victim
46. Treat a snakebite
47. Remove a tick

Military Know-How

48. Shine shoes
49. Make a drum-tight bed
50. Drop and give the perfect pushup

Outdoors

51. Run rapids in a canoe
52. Hang food in the wild
53. Skipper a boat
54. Shoot straight
55. Tackle steep drops on a mountain bike
56. Escape a rip current

Primitive Skills

57. Build a fire in the wilderness
58. Build a shelter
59. Find potable water

Surviving Extremes

60. Floods
61. Tornados
62. Cold
63. Heat
64. Lightning

Teach Your Kids

65. Cast a line
66. Lend a hand
67. Change a tire
68. Throw a spiral
69. Fly a stunt kite
70. Drive a stick shift
71. Parallel park
72. Tie a bowline
73. Tie a necktie
74. Whittle
75. Ride a bike

Technology

76. Install a graphics card
77. Take the perfect portrait
78. Calibrate HDTV settings
79. Shoot a home movie
80. Ditch your hard drive

Master Key Workshop Tools


Some things on this list are geographically specific. I wouldn't expect a lifelong resident of southern Florida or California to know how to drive in snow.

Don't get me wrong, I do love a man who can fix things. :smile: There is just something about watching a man at work when he really knows what he is doing. :wink:

However, I also respect a man who knows how to open the yellow pages and call a plumber or electrician rather than trying to fix it himself and further screwing things up.
Is there anything else i should Know? LOL:tongue:
 

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Is there anything else i should Know? LOL:tongue:

You have to know how to prepare a traditional charcuterie platter for Thanksgiving. And you gotta pay $2,000 US dollars for one of my special LPSG chainmail T-Shirts. If you don't have that in cash, I take 24KT gold briquets standard. :wink::biggrin1:
 

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You better know how unless you want to be stranded. I don't think AAA is going to be able to get to you during a hurricane evacuation.

#1 - I am smart enough to not build in a flood plain
#2 - I would leave in plenty of time and not ride it out because I am not a moron!
#3 - I know how to change a tire, thank you very much.
 

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Ok I'm good with everything except:
TROUBLE CODES ?
STICK WELDER...WHAT?
HOME BREW BEER...WHY BOTHER?
CHANGE A SINGLE POLE SWITCH?
SWEAT COPPER TUBING?
Now let's think about 100 things that everyone should know how to do!
 

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I got all but seven. To make up for it... I can Clean a dear, I know what plants in my region are safe to eat, hang cabniets, and use industrial power equipment. I have more, but you dont care to read it all trust me. :wink: