Thread: Things every man should know how to do.

Originally Posted by JMS

You must own a Chevy Corvair!?

It was a MK III Spitfire.

Originally Posted by Viktor

By the way, Happy Birthday Mark!

Viktor

Happy B-day from me too!

(a special shave this morning? Or you are saving it for tonight )

Ivo

Every man should know what stories NOT to tell.

He should also know when to shut up.

As the lyrics from "The Gambler" say...

You got to know when to hold em, know when to fold em,
Know when to walk away and know when to run.

I read this somewhere a while ago, thought it fit this topic. Most of them are already covered, but this is all good stuff.

"It is the duty of a gentleman to know how to ride, to shoot, to fence, to box, to swim, to row and to dance. He should be graceful. If attacked by ruffians, a man should be able to defend himself, and also to defend women from their insults"
Rules of Etiquette and Home Culture. 1886

And I thought my wife had unreasonable expectations...

Originally Posted by gratewhitehuntr

Every man should know what stories NOT to tell.

He should also know when to shut up.

Was that directed at me?

Thank you all for the Birthday wishes!

A lot of good ones here...when I was in Basic Training in 1981 (eeek!) I was the only person in my platoon who could:

iron a shirt
tie a necktie
shine shoes
fold anything so it didn't look like it had been driven over by a truck
sew on a button/fix a tear in material
sharpen a knife

Sad.

A man should also know how to make a good cup of coffee given nothing but beans, water, a container, and fire. (The cup doesn't count).

...and the "Minimalist Happy Birthday Song" for Mark:

"Happy Birthday to you....etc."

Hmm...well lets see.

My wife can drive a stick better than me since I tend to burn out clutches.
I can chage my tires, oil, and an alternator or starter...but my wife can replace brakes and brake pads, change oil, and tires.

I dont break my promises and I can shoot pretty well....I could hunt a wild animal, but I dont think Im tough enough to kill an animal I raised, unless I was starving. I think that is something you have to be raised doing....or at least I would have had too. Now anything I raise is part of the family.

I also think that every man shold have gone through at least part of his life with rough hands from manual labor. I also think that every man should know how to hold a crying woman and make her believe everything is ok, even if it isnt.