Basic Man Skills

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jjones

Basic man skills, not basic child skills.

Service his car
Pleasure a woman
Repair and installwork around the house
Take good care of his kids

If you can do that, you got yourself a life.

Bingo, but may I add, bring home the bacon.
 

Ynog

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Originally posted by: edro13
Know how to pee standing up.
Know how to procreate. :D

I know more than one person that I wouldn't classify as a man that has procreated.
 

GasX

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Originally posted by: Ynog
Originally posted by: edro13
Know how to pee standing up.
Know how to procreate. :D

I know more than one person that I wouldn't classify as a man that has procreated.
procreation is easy. Now raising a child into an adult - now THAT is something...
 

WHipLAsh13

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One of the guys here at work asked me to post this:

Leave the "I'm not a homo" seat between you and your friend when you go to the movies.:eek:
 

Gurck

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Regardless of personal interests, it's a good list. Examples: I'm not into football either, but I could tell you who won the last few superbowls as well as history's more memorable ones. I'm not a mechanic, but I can change a flat or my oil - these are basics of their respective fields, it's not like he's saying you should be able to install a turbocharger or repair a transmission, or list Unitas's pass completion percentages for each year he played..

Additions:
How to make a bowl out of whatever's handy; tin foil, a soda can, etc.
How to clean & gut game and fish (I'm admittedly completely lacking on this one, if you gave me a dead fish or rabbit I'd try to trade it for some ramen noodles, but it still seems like a cool man-skill :p)
How to wipe in the woods without getting skidmarks (bad) or poison ivy/sumac (worse).
 

GasX

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Originally posted by: WHipLAsh13
One of the guys here at work asked me to post this:

Leave the "I'm not a homo" seat between you and your friend when you go to the movies.:eek:
HAHA
 

Gurck

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Originally posted by: WHipLAsh13
One of the guys here at work asked me to post this:

Leave the "I'm not a homo" seat between you and your friend when you go to the movies.:eek:

Second nature to me :)
 

blackdogdeek

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i forgot to add:

how to set up dvd player/vcr/dvr/sat/cable or anything having to do with the tv and other AV or HT equipment.
 

GasX

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Can't forget:

Know how to get whereever you are going without asking for directions...
 

edro

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Originally posted by: Mwilding
Originally posted by: Ynog
Originally posted by: edro13
Know how to pee standing up.
Know how to procreate. :D
I know more than one person that I wouldn't classify as a man that has procreated.
procreation is easy. Now raising a child into an adult - now THAT is something...
Anyone rich person can adopt... only a MAN can have sex and do it the easy way. :D
 

CPA

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Originally posted by: MogulMonster
Know how to properly use a circular saw, table saw, drill, hammer, tape measure, and level. With those, you can build a ton of stuff, and always have a needed skill if your field of work gets slow.

These should be on there before any of that car stuff.
 

mugs

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Originally posted by: WHipLAsh13
One of the guys here at work asked me to post this:

Leave the "I'm not a homo" seat between you and your friend when you go to the movies.:eek:

If you're not a homo, why are you going to the movies with a guy? ;)

j/k but the theater I go to is usually too crowded to do that.
 

Mookow

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How to fish, and how to hunt. And, of course, how to prepare those dead animals into a meal.
 

Mookow

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Originally posted by: mugs
Originally posted by: WHipLAsh13
One of the guys here at work asked me to post this:

Leave the "I'm not a homo" seat between you and your friend when you go to the movies.:eek:

If you're not a homo, why are you going to the movies with a guy? ;)

j/k but the theater I go to is usually too crowded to do that.

A real man can acquire and defend his own territory :p
 

Ynog

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Originally posted by: edro13
Originally posted by: Mwilding
Originally posted by: Ynog
Originally posted by: edro13
Know how to pee standing up.
Know how to procreate. :D
I know more than one person that I wouldn't classify as a man that has procreated.
procreation is easy. Now raising a child into an adult - now THAT is something...
Anyone rich person can adopt... only a MAN can have sex and do it the easy way. :D

Trust me, anyone 13 can have sex and end up with a baby just the same way.