Cool things manly men should be able to do. Mod note post#82

Einhard

So I've decided to make a list of cool things that a man should be able to do, and I need some help deciding what those things actually are. Cos I want to learn how to do them. I'm not really talking about stuff like changing the oil in a car, but more random things. Doesn't have to be tremendously useful, but practical in a "well, that's another way of doing things" kinda way (see no. 1). I'll start of with two, and people here can add their own.

1. Be able to tell the time from the sun.
2. Be able to tell the direction from the sky (sun, stars etc)
3. Be able to to sew a button on a shirt.

Those are my three Anymore to add?

osaurus

Cook well. It's not that hard. Check out food wishes for recipes, or Chef Todd for cooking methods. Start on his first videos and work up. It's really not that hard if you work on it.

Benicetomonty

Bleed radiators and boilers.

bumper234

Do a back flip, everyone loves a back flip

NoCrackHaving

Be able to shave without cutting oneself...hence my perma-beard...

Balmed Out

swim in the sea at any time of the year
read maps

b_mac

Be able to whistle LOUD using ones fingers.

Red Kev

Tie a range of knots in ropes, (and more than just one on a necktie/bowtie).

Paco Rodriguez

The same things ordinary men do!

Galwayguy35

Pull a pint of Guinness.

White Heart Loon

Understand women......LOL, women understand women and they hate each other

GreeBo

Change a plug.

I'm amazed at people who cant.

ladypip

I think your confusing women with men.........women hate men :P

frag420

Read a broadsheet paper without folding it!!

GreeBo

Wheelies

karareilly

my ex was able to tell the time by just looking at the sky!! and was awesome at bbqs... and like took no time in getting ready shower trow on clothes and looked like he spend hours getting ready

Renegade Mechanic

b_mac wrote: »

Be able to whistle LOUD using ones fingers.

YES! How may one learn to do that, I just gave up trying.


*Change a wheel on your vehicle is my nomination!

SamAK

Be flattered and not offended and scared when a gay guy hits on you......

eyescreamcone

karareilly wrote: »

my ex was able to tell the time by just looking at the sky!! and was awesome at bbqs... and like took no time in getting ready shower trow on clothes and looked like he spend hours getting ready

But still not good enough for u :-)

BorneTobyWilde

Grow a beard

No Pants

Put up shelves.

Change the oil, filter, lightbulbs, brake pads, etc. on their cars.

Mycroft H

Patch a bicycle tube

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

program a AAA game

mikom

Raise a child rather than just simply making a child.

scotchy

Locate the G spot


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Ted_YNWA

Wrestle a bear.

Be able to make a flat pack piece of furniture with no left over parts

racso1975

Ted_YNWA wrote: »

Wrestle a bear.

Be able to make a flat pack piece of furniture with no left over parts

Dude there is always parts left over they are called the "spares"!!!!! Get with the script

Ted_YNWA

racso1975 wrote: »

Dude there is always parts left over they are called the "spares"!!!!! Get with the script

Retract that then, complete the flat pack construction without looking at instructions.

hfallada

Wear whatever he wants without giving a **** about what others think, as he is comfortable with himself. The amount of Irish men that dont wear pink as they dont want to "seem gay" is ridiculous

Grid.

Cut down a tree.

Hunt your own meal.

Use a Swiss army knife

Undo a bra.

Hug another man.

Birdie Num Num

Grid. wrote: »

Cut down a tree.

Hunt your own meal.

Use a Swiss army knife

Undo a bra.

Hug another man.

All done with said swiss army knife!

ahnowbrowncow

Do eight pull ups, in one go.

Sephiroth_dude

Squat ass to grass

Einhard

Hmmm, liking a lot of those ideas, particularly the more random ones. I'm gonna add two to my list:

1. Read maps.
2. Whistle loudly using only one's fingers.

No. 2 is very important. I always feel slightly pathetic when I have to whistle for the dog through pursed lips when on a walk. Even he seems slightly embarassed by it. :mad:

Sleepy

Shave with a straight razor.
Be able to cook at least one good 3 course meal.
Roll a joint/cigarette.
Read a map.
Open a bottle of wine without a corkscrew.

Einhard

Shve with a straight razor also added to the list.

I'm glad to report that I can now tell the direction using the sun. In theory. Tomorrow I shall try it out in practice.

Mr. Incognito

Tie a knot.

Make a fart at any occassion to break the tension and laugh

Cry when your football team wins the All-Ireland or a parent dies. (AND NO OTHER TIME)

Tie a tie.

Untie a bra.

Own a shaving brush

Be able to start a fire. (A neat trick is a full bag of taytos is the best firelighter known to man)

Kill spiders, or as I do, trap them and release them into the wild.

Refuse to watch chick flicks.

Grow a beard/ or a mo for movember.

Play guitar

Juggle randomly

Have a random favourite movie.

Be a shoulder to cry on/ hide in at scary movies.

Refuse to wear anything brightly coloured or garish. Pink trousers in Pennys/ Dunnes. Go F**k yourself. Only whipped guys wear that crap. That's why they are whipped. It's a woman's way to tell other women back off. What single guy buys pink clothes or anything fluffy. Get your Sh*t together dudes.

Ted_YNWA

Einhard wrote: »

Shve with a straight razor also added to the list.

I'm glad to report that I can now tell the direction using the sun. In theory. Tomorrow I shall try it out in practice.

@ Midday the sun should be due south, 9 AM, due east & 9 PM due west.

Where do I get my Man card stamped ?

Odelay

Einhard wrote: »

Shve with a straight razor also added to the list.

I'm glad to report that I can now tell the direction using the sun. In theory. Tomorrow I shall try it out in practice.

Nice knowing you.........

Stavros Murphy

looks surreptitiously at watch. Covers watch with sleeve. Gazes at sky thoughtfully.. declares time with amazing precision. B**ches be tripping. Quietly thanks Crocodile Dundee...

Manach

Conduct an exorcism, in Latin. Handy if passing by any Hippy types.

MudSkipper

Can do the below already:

Read map
Tell time of day from sun
Cook 3 course meal ( without recipe book)
Build proper fire
Change tire and other basic car stuff
Fix bicycle (punctures, brake blocks, etc)
Open wine without corkscrew.... push the cork into bottle :-)
Hang shelves (level!) and other assorted DIY jobs


Must learn to whistle on fingers and how to kill dinner with swiss army knife :-)

Almost forgot the most important thing a manly man can have....your very own stick to stir paint with... you're not a man if you don't have one and know how to use it!

Doom

Wipe your arse with a dock leaf.....extremely manly +20

Sleepy

MudSkipper wrote: »

Open wine without corkscrew.... push the cork into bottle :-)

Nope

hint: it involves removing a shoe...

Doom

Buy one with a screw cap!!!!!

MudSkipper

Sleepy wrote: »

Nope

hint: it involves removing a shoe...

Well yes you can use the spike heel of a lady's shoe....

But am sure you have a different method and/ or shoe.,... so do tell ;-)

Zackdickensdog

Program the sky remote, and by the way how DO you open a bottle of wine without a corkscrew?

Einhard

Einhard wrote: »

2. Be able to tell the direction from the sky (sun, stars etc)

Is there a way to do that with the sun without knowing the time? Other than spending a while observing height etc.?

Mickey H

Grid. wrote: »

Cut down a tree.

Hunt your own meal.

Use a Swiss army knife

Undo a bra. With one hand.

Hug another man.

There. FYP Grid.

Mech1

Show your 15 year old son some tricks of the trade, just as he begins to think your too old to be any fun.

Recent examples,

Walking on hands, skateboarding, rabbit catching skinning cooking, wheelies, tree climbing, fire lighting etc, the type of stuff my missus doesnt want him learning for some mad reason.

All still well in my capabilities and well ahead of him and im 46yrs old.

Kids nowadays have no idea of the fun we had. (and are still having sshhhhh!)

aaronjumper

Light a match using your five o clock shadow.