some things every man should know how to do

[IndianaJonny]

Polish his damn shoes.

Iron his own shirts and pants.

Expanding on this idea every man should know how to sew in order to repair his own clothes - if you see a man with smart elbow patch stitching then you're admiring a man who can look after himself.

Wet shave and use an old-style 'scrubbing' toothbush - the modern man does not 'buzz' when he's taking care of himself; he's more rustic and environmentally aware than that.

 

[Shanecooper]

Things men should be able to do...
Pee standing up?
Dress themselves, prehaps?

 

[Chase Yojimbo]

I can do most of those things. and I am glad that you at least allowed scholarly activities, instead of it all being "douchy males who do sports, drink, party, cars/trucks", and any other shit involving the aforementioned.

truthfully though? A man should have an open mind, and though he shouldn't allow anyones opinion to change his own, he should at least understand that persons point of view without belligerence; and a man should have discipline, but in this society it's like wishing Santa was real.

Then again, why does this have to be gender specific? Women can do any of the above just as good if not better, and only require the same amount of cognitive capacity (I couldn't keep a straight face, since Women have a higher cognitive capacity anyways).

And what happened to Individualism? Jesus, I could go ranting for hours, but I'm rather peckish.

 

[Hydro14]

Just add my name to the list of people who've expressed discomfort at an opening post that at first glance appears to be made to enforce separation of archetypal gender roles.

(Oh, the captcha thing says 'Results' not 'Kesuits')

 

[Melon Hunter]

In the spirit of James May's book, every man should know how to make an emergency landing in an Airbus A380 or similar jet aircraft.

 

[Owyn_Merrilin]

Edit: And split firewood. Every man should split firewood at least once in his life. It's kind of fun, once you learn the trick.

I split like three whole trees worth of firewood this week.

It was super easy. All you need to do is put a piece of wood in front of the splitter and push both the levers forward. The hydraulic piston takes care of the rest.

Oh, now that's just cheating. Call back when you've done it using that axe I
mentioned

 

[Jonluw]

Edit: And split firewood. Every man should split firewood at least once in his life. It's kind of fun, once you learn the trick.

I split like three whole trees worth of firewood this week.

It was super easy. All you need to do is put a piece of wood in front of the splitter and push both the levers forward. The hydraulic piston takes care of the rest.

Oh, now that's just cheating. Call back when you've done it using that axe I
mentioned

No worries. I know my way around an axe as well.
I've spent many hours of my childhood splitting firewood for the cold winters of Norway.

There was this one time I was at a friend's place, and they had a room that was completely filled with wood, and had two stumps for cleaving on. Me and my buddy (12 at the time, I think) spent hours in that tiny room (tiny because there was only a few square metres to stand on on account of the room being filled with wood) splitting wood. I'm amazed we managed not to hit one another.

 

[Goldhawk777]

Every man SHOULD be able to.....Please a woman. If you cannot. Turn in your penis.

 

[imperialreign]

Along with changing the oil - checking a car's fluids . . . being a mechanic by trade, I can't count how many times vehicles have ended in costly repairs simply because someone couldn't maintain fluid levels and bring it in for leaks. It's pretty sad when we get a car towed in, with some guy's wife and kids stranded, simply because no one knew the power steering, transmission, cooling system or oil was leaking and something failed on the highway.

to most people, cars aren't an interest. They're just a chunk of machinery that gets them from A to B.

You're not going to know the ins and outs of a car unless you take an interest in them. And I don't really see why that should fall under the 'things a man should do'.

I'm not going to bother taking any more of an interest in my car than as to whether or not it's running.

Well - if you prefer spending 3-4 times the amount to repair something that could've been prevented, by all means . . .

. . . I consider it job security.

 

[Gavmando]

A man should be able to stand up for what they believe in even in the face of opposition. But should also be willing to admit that they're wrong and learn from their mistakes.

 

[Owyn_Merrilin]

Along with changing the oil - checking a car's fluids . . . being a mechanic by trade, I can't count how many times vehicles have ended in costly repairs simply because someone couldn't maintain fluid levels and bring it in for leaks. It's pretty sad when we get a car towed in, with some guy's wife and kids stranded, simply because no one knew the power steering, transmission, cooling system or oil was leaking and something failed on the highway.

to most people, cars aren't an interest. They're just a chunk of machinery that gets them from A to B.

You're not going to know the ins and outs of a car unless you take an interest in them. And I don't really see why that should fall under the 'things a man should do'.

I'm not going to bother taking any more of an interest in my car than as to whether or not it's running.

Well - if you prefer spending 3-4 times the amount to repair something that could've been prevented, by all means . . .

. . . I consider it job security.

Especially since the earlier post was talking about checking fluids and keeping things topped off, not doing actual repairs. Not being able to do that is like not knowing how to run a virus scan on your computer; dangerous and pathetic.

 

[Goldeneye103X2]

Huh...... I kind of feel like shit now.

The fuck am I doing here?

 

[Sjakie]

Shave with a razor BY HAND and do it right!!!
It's also a good bonding moment between a father and son.

(any pussy can use an electric razor)

 

[Spaloooooka]

- Change a light bulb

- Not be scared of getting dirty/removing stinging insects

- Good general social conduct - carry a tissue, for sneezing - in your pocket etc.

- Never identify the difference between men and women except when 'getting it on' ergo, 'having a vagina doesn't mean preference for having a door held, chair moved, not being punched, toilet seat left down etc.

old niche(??)

- Being kind but not being a push over, ergo buy a pint to stop a fight but don't but 10 because the first worked and you don't want to get pummeled. Although that might be.

- NEVER EVER moan about something that happened 4 years ago

--NEVER EVER EVER cry for attention

-NEVER EVER EVER cry when you see a poorly cat put down on TV - I know a guy who cried for 4 hours (I'm even being generous) to get attention from his girlfriend, of 8 months.

 

[Gaiseric]

You said cook a few easy things. What about BBQ the most manly form of cooking?

Also knowing the many uses of duct tape is extremely important.

 

[viking97]

eeehhh screw you. in modern society, what purpose do "using an axe" and "building a fire" serve other than making your camping trip more fun and possibly being bragging rights if your significant enough a meathead.