100 Skills every man should know

[pam]

According to an article...Napolean Dynamite said it right..."Girls only want boyfriends who have great skills."

This list came out by Popular Mechanics. How many can you do? Okay well one on the list is brewing home beer. Maybe that one won't apply here.

I just thought the list was interesting.

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

81. Drill driver

82. Grease gun

83. Coolant hydrometer

84. Socket wrench

85. Test light

86. Brick trowel

87. Framing hammer

88. Wood chisel

89. Spade bit

90. Circular saw

91. Sledge hammer

92. Hacksaw

93. Torque wrench

94. Air wrench

95. Infrared thermometer

96. Sand blaster

97. Crosscut saw

98. Hand plane

99. Multimeter

100. Feeler gauges

[Maedoc]

Well at least I got tying a necktie down! ..But looks like I still have a lot left to learn. Flying a stunt kite is pretty high on my list.

[pam]

I like the one that says...set up a ladder...safely. I thought it was funny how the word safely was added. haha

[Guest ceeboo]

Hey Pam,

I am not sure about the other 99 but I am rather certain I can handle # 16 ( put out a fire )

God bless,

Carl

[pam]

Hey Pam,

I am not sure about the other 99 but I am rather certain I can handle # 16 ( put out a fire )

God bless,

Carl

Are you a firefighter by chance? Or just great at putting out fires?

[Guest ceeboo]

Are you a firefighter by chance? Or just great at putting out fires?

Firefighter, No, But if you ask some members on this forum, I am pretty good at starting fires.

[pam]

Firefighter, No, But if you ask some members on this forum, I am pretty good at starting fires.

[checkerboy]

So I know how to or have done 46 on that list. There are a few others that I am relatively certain I could figure out if I had to. The one that gets me is 50. Drop and give the perfect pushup.

Are you serious? Really?

Many of these are really dumb actually. Like 77. Take the perfect portrait - Don't they have photographers to do these things?

78. Calibrate HDTV settings-There is usually an instructions manual that comes with these things.

Anyway good list. I hope that I have enough skills to attract that perfect woman. Oh by the way, where is the 100 skills every woman needs to know list?

Oh and I didn't see the #1 skill every guy needs to know. How to understand women.

[prisonchaplain]

Hey...I scored 100! I can't do any of this stuff. ...:::sigh:::...

[COcowgirl]

Well I gave the test to ghostrider and by all means the boy actually passed!!!! lolololol

[pam]

So I know how to or have done 46 on that list. There are a few others that I am relatively certain I could figure out if I had to. The one that gets me is 50. Drop and give the perfect pushup.

Are you serious? Really?

Many of these are really dumb actually. Like 77. Take the perfect portrait - Don't they have photographers to do these things?

78. Calibrate HDTV settings-There is usually an instructions manual that comes with these things.

Anyway good list. I hope that I have enough skills to attract that perfect woman. Oh by the way, where is the 100 skills every woman needs to know list?

Oh and I didn't see the #1 skill every guy needs to know. How to understand women.

Uhhh Checker..hate to disappoint you...but there is no perfect woman. I can say that..I'm a woman. lol

[Guest ceeboo]

. I hope that I have enough skills to attract that perfect woman.

Hi checkerboy,

I am confident ( having 46 of the 100 ) that you certainly have enough skills to attract this perfect woman. If you could only come up with the 15 bucks, you would be on your way my friend.:)

God bless,

Carl

[Guest GhostRider]

Well I gave the test to ghostrider and by all means the boy actually passed!!!! lolololol

Gee thanks there CO!!!!

As I type this I am listening to I'm Still A Guy...lol

I cant belive how MANY I actually do know how to do! And....it isnt a redneck list!

Checks...After smarting off to a drill seargent enough..I learned the perfect push up! lol....

[Maedoc]

I hope that I have enough skills to attract that perfect woman.

I can just imagine her testing out your skills. "OK, drop down and give me a perfect pushup. Now make a drum-tight bed."

[Honor]

I wonder how many women would flip out if a list like this was posted for them. It's sad to say but I think more of us would be picking apart the items that we didn't think were fair to ask of us instead of admitting how many we can't do. I hope we'd be able to accept it as easily as you guys have (point for the men). What has this world done to us......dang feminists! LOL

[pam]

I would love to see a list of the 100 Skills a woman should know. I'm afraid I would probably feel quite inadequate. lol

[Honor]

I'm almost sorry I got curious about finding a list for women. I'll keep looking but so far I've found two:

25 Skills Every Woman Should Know - Busymom.net

30 skills every woman should master - MSN Life & Style

Here's list #1:

1. Take off a bra through a shirt sleeve

2. Select the right color foundation

3. Choose the proper people to accompany you to the bathroom at the bar

4. Change purses with the seasons

5. Describe the difference between the colors "off white", "bone", and "cream"

6. Call someone to change a tire

7. Mix patterns on furniture and clothing

8. Select a trashy novel for reading at the beach

9. Keep kids busy in order to go to the bathroom alone

10. Tell the difference between real Coach purses, and, knock-offs

11. Prepare an elegant appetizer from random pantry supplies for unannounced company

12. Drive someplace unfamiliar at night in the rain

13. Respond to a child's midnight announcement of, "I have to bring 75 brownies to school tomorrow."

14. Find the nearest outlet mall

15. Discuss the differences between Capri’s and cropped pants

17. Filch the phone number of a good babysitter from the neighbor

18. Get makeup off a cell phone screen

19. Extract the good candy from the Halloween bags without the kids noticing

20. Make him think it's his idea

21. Actually download pictures from the digital camera

22. Create 3 or more plausible reasons to "stop by Target"

23. Make store bought bake sale goodies look home made

24. Drive in the snow

25. Surprise a child by going to Sonic for a "treat" without him knowing it's

because you need a Diet Coke

Anyone else find this a little sad? The guy's list seems like things a woman would ask in a husband interview. This list is what a woman would ask herself to see if she feels like she measures up to the characters on Sex and the City. Seems to be saying, "Women should be strong and independent but still be able to say 'Ow' and play the girl card when it gets hard" while most everything on the guys list are things that they should know to serve someone else.

"Call someone to change a tire?" Pathetic! It'd take a bit more than these for me to find a woman admirable. I guess that's what I get for looking at a site with the motto "Better parenting through coffee." Even if I wasn't LDS I'd find that a bit disturbing.

Ok, calming down - I'm a bit too worked up over this one!

[BenRaines]

Automotive

1. Handle a blowout- Done it

2. Drive in snow- Done it

3. Check trouble codes- Done it

4. Replace fan belt- Done it

5. Wax a car- Done it

6. Conquer an off-road obstacle- Done it

7. Use a stick welder- Done it

8. Hitch up a trailer- Done it

9. Jump start a car - Done it

Handling Emergencies

10. Perform the Heimlich- Done it

11. Reverse hypothermia- Done it

12. Perform hands-only CPR- Done it

13. Escape a sinking car -Know what to do

Home

14. Carve a turkey- Done it

15. Use a sewing machine- Done it

16. Put out a fire- Done it

17. Home brew beer

18. Remove bloodstains from fabric- Done it

19. Move heavy stuff - Done it way to often

20. Grow food - Done it

21. Read an electric meter- Done it

22. Shovel the right way- Done it

23. Solder wire - Done it

24. Tape drywall - Done it

25. Split firewood- Done it

26. Replace a faucet washer- Done it

27. Mix concrete - Done it

28. Paint a straight line- Done it

29. Use a French knife- Done it

30. Prune bushes and small trees- Done it

31. Iron a shirt- Done it

32. Fix a toilet tank flapper- Done it

33. Change a single-pole switch- Done it

34. Fell a tree- Done it

35. Replace a broken windowpane- Done it

36. Set up a ladder, safely - Done it

37. Fix a faucet cartridge- Done it

38. Sweat copper tubing- Done it

39. Change a diaper- Done it, once or twice

40. Grill with charcoal- Always and only

41. Sew a button on a shirt- Done it

42. Fold a flag - Done it

Medical Myths

43. Treat frostbite- Done it

44. Treat a burn- Done it

45. Help a seizure victim- Done it

46. Treat a snakebite- Know how

47. Remove a tick - Done it

Military Know-How

48. Shine shoes- Done it

49. Make a drum-tight bed- Done it

50. Drop and give the perfect pushup -They never let you do a perfect one, even if you do.

Outdoors

51. Run rapids in a canoe- No interest

52. Hang food in the wild- Done it

53. Skipper a boat- Done it

54. Shoot straight- Done it

55. Tackle steep drops on a mountain bike- Not interested

56. Escape a rip current - Done it

Primitive Skills

57. Build a fire in the wilderness- Done it

58. Build a shelter- Done it

59. Find potable water - Done it

Surviving Extremes

60. Floods- leave before it is too late

61. Tornados- know what to do

62. Cold- Know what to do

63. Heat- know what to do

64. Lightning -Know what to do

Teach Your Kids

65. Cast a line - Done it

66. Lend a hand- Done it

67. Change a tire- Done it

68. Throw a spiral- Done it

69. Fly a stunt kite- Why?

70. Drive a stick shift- Done it

71. Parallel park- Done it

72. Tie a bowline- Done it

73. Tie a necktie- Done it, double Windsor

74. Whittle- Done it

75. Ride a bike - Done it

Technology

76. Install a graphics card- Done it

77. Take the perfect portrait- Done it, in the eye of the beholder

78. Calibrate HDTV settings- Done it

79. Shoot a home movie- Done it

80. Ditch your hard drive - Done it

Master Key Workshop Tools

81. Drill driver - Done it, have one

82. Grease gun- Done it have one

83. Coolant hydrometer - Done it

84. Socket wrench- Done it, have lots

85. Test light- Done it, have one

86. Brick trowel- Never needed to but can

87. Framing hammer - Done it, have several

88. Wood chisel - Done it, have several

89. Spade bit - Done it

90. Circular saw - Done it

91. Sledge hammer- Done it

92. Hacksaw- Done it

93. Torque wrench - Done it, have two

94. Air wrench- Done it

95. Infrared thermometer Haven't done it and don't have one. Have to check that out

96. Sand blaster- Done it

97. Crosscut saw - Done it, have one

98. Hand plane- Done it, have one

99. Multimeter- Done it, have several

100. Feeler gauges- Done it, it has been years. Electronic ignitions pretty much did away with the need.

See if you live long enough you get a chance to do most of those things.

Ben Raines

[Wingnut]

1. Take off a bra through a shirt sleeve

2. Select the right color foundation

4. Change purses with the seasons

5. Describe the difference between the colors "off white", "bone", and "cream"

7. Mix patterns on furniture and clothing

9. Keep kids busy in order to go to the bathroom alone

11. Prepare an elegant appetizer from random pantry supplies for unannounced company

12. Drive someplace unfamiliar at night in the rain

20. Make him think it's his idea

24. Drive in the snow

I think these ones are good. The rest were stupid, though.

[BenRaines]

My good friend and former Bishop sent me this:

A store that sells new husbands has opened in London , where a woman may go to choose a husband. Among the instructions at the entrance is a description of how the store operates:

You may visit this store ONLY ONCE! There are six floors and the value of the products increase as the shopper ascends the flights. The shopper may choose any item from a particular floor, or may choose to go up to the next floor, but you cannot go back down except to exit the building!

So, a woman g oes to the Husband Store to find a husband. On the first floor the sign on the door reads:

Floor 1 - These men Have Jobs.

She is intrigued, but continues to the second f loor, where the sign reads:

Floor 2 - These men Have Jobs and Love Kids.

'That's nice,' she thinks, 'but I want more.'

So she continues upward. The third floor sign reads:

Floor 3 - These men Have Jobs, Love Kids, and are Extremely Good Looking.

'Wow,' she thinks, but feels compelled to keep going.

She goes to the fourth floor and the sign reads:

Floor 4 - These men Have Jobs, Love Kids, are Drop-dead Good Looking and Help With Housework.

'Oh, mercy me!' she exclaims, 'I can hardly stand it!'

Still, she goes to the fifth floor and the sign reads:

Floor 5 - These men Have Jobs, Love Kids, are Drop-dead Gorgeous, Help with Housework, and Have a Strong Romantic Streak.

She is so tempted to stay, but she goes to the sixth floor, where the sign reads:

Floor 6 - You are visitor 31,456,012 to this floor. There are no men on this floor. This fl oor exists solely as proof that women are impossible to please. Thank you for shopping at the Husband Store.

PLEASE NOTE:

To avoid gender bias charges, the store's owner opened a New Wives store just across the street.

The first floor has wives that love intimacy.

The second floor has wives that love intimacy and have money and like Diet Mountain Dew and football.

The third, fourth, fifth and sixth floors have never been visited.

[Wingnut]

I've read the Husband store version of that story, but never the New Wives ending. Too funny.

[pam]

hahahaha that was awesome Ben. I've seen the first one but never the 2nd one.

[Misshalfway]

Hi checkerboy,

I am confident ( having 46 of the 100 ) that you certainly have enough skills to attract this perfect woman. If you could only come up with the 15 bucks, you would be on your way my friend.:)

God bless,

Carl

And in today's world, she can probably take care of the remaining 54! (as I flip my hair and slide on my sunglasses)

(this is total tongue and check, folks. I couldn't change a tire to save my life. lol)

[siouxz72]

I can do these :

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

And have taught them to my kids... except for the whole parallel park thing. That's what valet's are for :)

And the only one that's really important for checker to know is 53. Skipper a boat

**wink wink nudge nudge** :)

[Captain_Curmudgeon]

I've got Ben beat.

If you've worked in a garage, been in the armed services and the scouts, and have been a home owner, you get most of these.

If you've actually changed a 100 or so tires, jump-started your car for six months (luckily, I was in New England where you can always park on a slope), and put on chains often enough, you know the value of AAA and you stop doing them unless you absolutely have to.