Tie a tie (yes) Tie a bowtie (no) Use a fountain pen (Didnt know it was a skill...) Drive a Stick (of course) Mores code (basics like SOS) (maybe) Handle a gun (yes) Sharpen a knife (Eagle Scout...of course) Change oil/tire (yes) Start a fire (with and with out a match/lighter etc) (yes) Cook a basic meal (I can cook better than a lot of women I know) Make a good chili (see above) Grill a steak (see above) How to eat seafood (crack lobster, crab, and most of all how to shuck an oyster) (I grew up in Charleston, SC on the beach, of course) Give a baby a bath (dont plan to have kids anytime soon) Change a Diaper (same as above) Make a bottle (still...no kids) Dispose of a body (Tony knows what I am talking about) Tie a Bowline and other basic knots (Boy Scout) Roll a smoke (well...not a cigarette ) Light a cigar (I hate cigars) Light and smoke a pipe (not really) Set a table and use the right utensil (left hand and right hand) Use the right glass for the right drink (HIIIIIIIIII BALLLLLLLLL) (yes) Pick the right wine with the right meal (I know nothing about wine) Fix a Toilet (yes) Do Laundry (yes) Iron a shirt (yes) Fold a shirt (yes) Open a beer with out a bottle opener (I think this is a survival instinct) Make Coffee (I live on coffee) Hunt, Gut, and eat with respect (thanks Jim) (yes) Fish (yes - esp saltwater) Program a VCR/DVD player/TV/Remote (thats just something you old folks cant do ) Throw a spiral (yes) Play catch (yes) Waltz (yes)
In honor of a fellow Eagle Scout, I would add making a cobbler in a dutch oven over/in campfire coals as a useful manly skill!
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Tie a tie (yes) Tie a bowtie (no) Use a fountain pen (sure thing) Drive a Stick (of course, hardly any automatic cars in my part of the world) Mores code (basics like SOS) (nope) Handle a gun (yes) Sharpen a knife (not only knifes, even straights ) Change oil/tire (yes) Start a fire (with and with out a match/lighter etc) (yes) Cook a basic meal (Basic? No. let me handle the complex meals ) Make a good chili (sure thing) Grill a steak (Yes) How to eat seafood (crack lobster, crab, and most of all how to shuck an oyster) (I don't like seafood, so, no) Give a baby a bath (yepp) Change a Diaper (yepp) Make a bottle (yes) Dispose of a body (in theory, yes. That's what chainsaws are made for :rofl ) Tie a Bowline and other basic knots (sure thing) Roll a smoke (errr... no ) Light a cigar (yes) Light and smoke a pipe (yes) Set a table and use the right utensil (not quite sure) Use the right glass for the right drink (HIIIIIIIIII BALLLLLLLLL) (yes) Pick the right wine with the right meal (yes) Fix a Toilet (yes) Do Laundry (yes) Iron a shirt (yes) Fold a shirt (yes) Open a beer with out a bottle opener (there IS such a thing called a bottle opener? ) Make Coffee (yes) Hunt, Gut, and eat with respect (thanks Jim) (no) Fish (yes) Program a VCR/DVD player/TV/Remote (yes) Throw a spiral (yes) Play catch (yes) Waltz (i once could but I wouldn't bet on it I still can...)
need to add these set a broken bone mend a broken heart know how to protect yourself and a woman plan an invasion set up an ambush, (if you know how to set one up, then you'll know how to avoid one, and not all ambushes are of the military kind) know how to fold the Flag know how to render honors to the colors understand the meaning of honor believe in something strongly enough to die for it.
That you have to do what needs to be done, when it needs to be done, whether you want to do it or not.
That a prostate exam isn't that big of a deal, and you should have one done at age 50. And every year after that.
Nobody appears to have mentioned: Perform basic carpentry, such as replacing a board, or building a dog house. (I go further, but we'll leave it basic) Replace a basic electrical fixture. Replace a broken belt in your washing machine/car Install a dishwasher Fix a slow drain/leaky pipe Sharpen a hatchet/saw Clear trees from a fence. Keep your wife happy
Read a compass and a map. This is very handy when calling in air or artillary support How to show respect to a man...to a woman. Know when to speak up and when to keep your mouth shut.
