75 Skills Every Man should Master

[The Mike]

When is tying someone to a chair *not* fun?

Well....if Kathy Bates is doing it or Glenn Close.....well I'd say that brings the fun flags to one.

 

[Sick Boy 82]

1. Give advice that matters in one sentence. Done
2. Tell if someone is lying. I know when I'm lying, does that count??
3. Take a photo. Done
4. Score a baseball game. Done
5. Name a book that matters. Done
6. Know at least one musical group as well as is possible. Done
7. Cook meat somewhere other than the grill. Done
8. Not monopolize the conversation.
9. Write a letter. Done
10. Buy a suit.
11. Swim three different strokes. Doggie paddle doesn't count.
12. Show respect without being a suck-up. Done
13. Throw a punch. Done
14. Chop down a tree. Done
15. Calculate square footage. Width times length.Done
16. Tie a bow tie.
17. Make one drink, in large batches, very well. Done
18. Speak a foreign language. Done
19. Approach a woman out of his league. Aren't they all?
20. Sew a button. Done
21. Argue with a European without getting xenophobic or insulting soccer. Done multiple times
22. Give a woman an orgasm so that he doesn't have to ask after it. Done multiple times at once!!
23. Be loyal. Done
24. Know his poison, without standing there, pondering like a dope. Done
25. Drive an eightpenny nail into a treated two-by-four without thinking about it. Done
26. Cast a fishing rod without shrieking or sighing or otherwise admitting defeat. Done
27. Play gin with an old guy. Done
28. Play go fish with a kid. Done
29. Understand quantum physics well enough that he can accept that a quarter might, at some point, pass straight through the table when dropped. At light speed, a quarter will pass through the sun whithout heating.
30. Feign interest. Done
31. Make a bed. Done
32. Describe a glass of wine in one sentence without using the terms nutty, fruity, oaky, finish, or kick. Done
33. Hit a jump shot in pool.
34. Dress a wound. Done
35. Jump-start a car (without any drama). Change a flat tire (safely). Change the oil (once). Done
36. Make three different bets at a craps table. If I still loss my money, does it count?
37. Shuffle a deck of cards. Done
38. Tell a joke. Done
39. Know when to split his cards in blackjack. Done
40. Speak to an eight-year-old so he will hear. Done
41. Speak to a waiter so he will hear. Done
42. Talk to a dog so it will hear. Done
43. Install: a disposal, an electronic thermostat, or a lighting fixture without asking for help.
44. Ask for help. Done
45. Break another man's grip on his wrist. Done
46. Tell a woman's dress size.
47. Recite one poem from memory.
48. Remove a stain. Done, god I love Shout!
49. Say no. Done
50. Fry an egg sunny-side up. Done
51. Build a campfire. Done
52. Step into a job no one wants to do. It's called the Navy
53. Sometimes, kick some ass. Done
54. Break up a fight.
55. Point to the north at any time. Done
56. Create a play-list in which ten seemingly random songs provide a secret message to one person. Done
57. Explain what a light-year is. Done
58. Avoid boredom. Done
59. Write a thank-you note. Done
60. Be brand loyal to at least one product.
61. Cook bacon. Done
62. Hold a baby. Done
63. Deliver a eulogy. Done, unfortunately.
64. Know that Christopher Columbus was a son of a ^^^^^. Done
65. Throw a baseball over-hand with some snap. Done
66. Throw a football with a tight spiral. Done
67.Shoot a 12-foot jump shot reliably.
68. Find his way out of the woods if lost. Done
69. Tie a knot. Done
70. Shake hands. Done
71. Iron a shirt. Done
72. Stock an emergency bag for the car. Done
73. Caress a woman's neck. Done
74. Know some birds. Done
75. Negotiate a better price. Done

Most are just simple things most people should be able to do, man or not.

 

[Eli26]

Most are just simple things most people should be able to do, man or not.

One would think...

 

[Jen]

Damn that scene was brutal! But Bond took it like the f'n hunk of a man he is.....with a f'n smile! I loved that part of the movie...I felt rather sorry for his boys though....but it was a f'n brilliant scene.

 

[bagelsncheesey]

Damn that scene was brutal! But Bond took it like the f'n hunk of a man he is.....with a f'n smile! I loved that part of the movie...I felt rather sorry for his boys though....but it was a f'n brilliant scene.

This is why Bond has the ability to sleep with multiple women and not have to worry about kids.

A fact.

 

[TOE]

I have heard Irish is a girl....

This pic still makes me laugh to this day

 

[tylerd]

The only things on that list I care about are #22......

you don't say. i won't either!

 

[Jen]

you don't say. i won't either!

Well I can be selfish.....I don't give a rat's ass if you can tie a tie or recite a poem....I want to know what you can do for me....

 

[tylerd]

Well I can be selfish.....I don't give a rat's ass if you can tie a tie or recite a poem....I want to know what you can do for me....

you'd have a hard time wiping that smile from your face.

love that joker!!

 

[The Mike]

Well I can be selfish.....I don't give a rat's ass if you can tie a tie or recite a poem....I want to know what you can do for me....

So if I can handle your list above while reciting a poem and tying a tie....do I get bonus points?

 

[tylerd]

When is tying someone to a chair *not* fun?

 

[pixletwin]

 

[Crix]

I guess it depends who's in the chair.

 

[Jen]

So if I can handle your list above while reciting a poem and tying a tie....do I get bonus points?

That I would love to see....

 

[The Mike]

Fresh.

 

[Karma]

women eh?......only one thing on their mind

 

[Crix]

women eh?......only one thing on their mind

And men only have 3 on their minds...or is that four? At any rate, they all belong to women.

 

[The ill Jedi]

And men only have 3 on their minds...or is that four? At any rate, they all belong to women.

Two eyes, a brain and a heart?

 

[Crix]

Two eyes, a brain and a heart?

Awwww! That may have been the sweetest thing any guy here has ever said...or the biggest load of bull.

 

[The Mike]

And men only have 3 on their minds...or is that four? At any rate, they all belong to women.

Four things? I can think of the three.....unless you count one as two because there are two....then again now I can think of a fifth but its more function than actual thing....