Saturday Meme – What Every Man Should Be Able To Do.

I found a cpuple of these lists and I've compiled them here.  This is what it says a man should do.  Underlined are the ones I can do.  The rest show my inadequacy as a man.

Esquire Magazine – 75 Skills Every Man Should Master

1. Give advice that matters in one sentence.

2. Tell if someone is lying.

3. Take a photo.

4. Score a baseball game.

5. Name a book that matters.

6. Know at least one musical group as well as is possible.

7. Cook meat somewhere other than the grill.

8. Not monopolize the conversation.

9. Write a letter.

10. Buy a suit.

11. Swim three different strokes.

12. Show respect without being a suck-up.

13. Throw a punch.

14. Chop down a tree.

15. Calculate square footage.

 

16. Tie a bow tie.

17. Make one drink, in large batches, very well.

18. Speak a foreign language.

19. Approach a woman out of his league.

20. Sew a button.

21. Argue with a European without getting xenophobic or insulting soccer.

22. Give a woman an orgasm so that he doesn't have to ask after it.

23. Be loyal.

24. Know his poison, without standing there, pondering like a dope.

25. Drive an eightpenny nail into a treated two-by-four without thinking about it.

26. Cast a fishing rod without shrieking or sighing or otherwise admitting defeat.

27. Play gin with an old guy.

28. Play go fish with a kid.

29. Understand quantum physics well enough that he can accept that a quarter might, at some point, pass straight through the table when dropped.

30. Feign interest.

31. Make a bed.

32. Describe a glass of wine in one sentence without using the terms nutty, fruity, oaky, finish, or kick.

33. Hit a jump shot in pool.

34. Dress a wound.

35. Jump-start a car (without any drama). Change a flat tire (safely). Change the oil (once)

36. Make three different bets at a craps table.

37. Shuffle a deck of cards.

38. Tell a joke.

39. Know when to split his cards in blackjack.

40. Speak to an eight-year-old so he will hear.

41. Speak to a waiter so he will hear.

42. Talk to a dog so it will hear.

43. Install: a disposal, an electronic thermostat, or a lighting fixture without asking for help.

44. Ask for help.

45. Break another man's grip on his wrist.

46. Tell a woman's dress size.

47. Recite one poem from memory.

48. Remove a stain.

49. Say no.

50. Fry an egg sunny-side up.

51. Build a campfire.

52. Step into a job no one wants to do.

53. Sometimes, kick some ass.

54. Break up a fight.

55. Point to the north at any time.

56. Create a play-list in which ten seemingly random songs provide a secret message to one person.

57. Explain what a light-year is.

58. Avoid boredom.

59. Write a thank-you note.

60. Be brand loyal to at least one product.

61. Cook bacon.

62. Hold a baby.

63. Deliver a eulogy. 

64. Know that Christopher Columbus was a son of a bitch.

65. Throw a baseball over-hand with some snap.

66. Throw a football with a tight spiral.

67. Shoot a 12-foot jump shot reliably.

68. Find his way out of the woods if lost.

69. Tie a knot.

70. Shake hands.

71. Iron a shirt.

72. Stock an emergency bag for the car.

73. Caress a woman's neck.

74. Know some birds. 

75. Negotiate a better price.

The next one is the Popular Mechanics 25 Skills Every Man Should Know:

1. Patch a Radiator Hose

2. Protect Your Computer

3. Rescue a Boater Who Has Capsized

4. Frame a Wall

5. Retouch Digital Photos

6. Back Up a Trailer

7. Build a Campfire

8. Fix a Dead Outlet

9. Navigate with Map and Compass

10. Use a Torque Wrench

11. Sharpen a Knife

12. Perform CPR

13. Fillet a Fish

14. Maneuver a Car Out of a Skid

15. Get a Car Unstuck

16. Back Up Data

17. Paint a Room

18. Mix Concrete

19. Clean a Bolt-Action Rifle

20. Change Oil and Filter

21. Hook Up an HDTV

22. Bleed Brakes

23. Paddle a Canoe

24. Fix a Bike Flat

25. Extend Your Wireless Network

Maybe next week I'll expound on some of these if you want.  But for right now, here they are.

Enjoy

- rick, manly??

Comments

[a rose is a rose]

two words rick

MIGHTY MANLY!

[The Angry Young Man]

"Tell a woman's dress size."

Seriously?

[jane]

Re: #43 in the first list, I don't believe you. Please come to my house to prove. Thanks.

[CV Rick]

Which part Jane?

[jane]

The thermostat and light fixture seem the most unlikely. There is no way you know how to do either of those impossible things!!!!! You probably also pretend you can install a ceiling fan/light fixture, and I'm quite sure you cannot.

:)

[CV Rick]

Funny, Sugar just challenged me to prove my competence at light fixtures and ceiling fans as well.

[Tim Mulcahy]

I saw this one. I think it was on You Tube. Nonetheless, very freaky. Not a hike I'd ever want to take.

[Success Warrior]

#76 - Not try to live up to someone else's expectations posted in magazines.

[CV Rick]

Hmmmm, I wonder if I'd highlight that?

[CV Rick]

Tim, I think you meant that comment for the video post. I can't figure out how to move it over.

[jane]

Hey Tim made that post while people were filing into his home, he was nervous, cut him some slack ;)

(Assuming the time stamp is correct.)

Possibly he was already drunk ???

[wry catcher]

Okay, those lists are AWESOME. I want the girl version of those. I believe Mr C can do nearly all of the things on both lists. He's a keeper.