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

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    #92
    Sleepy
    Registered Users Posts: 24,167 ✭✭✭✭Sleepy


    Soothe a crying baby.


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    #93
    Wibbs
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 60,099 Mod ✭✭✭✭Wibbs


    MudSkipper wrote: »
    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!
    Funny enough MS, or not... I have a keen interest in ancient humans, particularly Neandertals. Anyhoooo many years ago when I was a kid holidaying in France I had found a few flint tools on the land of the farmer whose holiday let bungalow we were staying in. One day I see the farmer in his shed mixing up some epoxy resin for some job it required and what was he using as a stirring implement/stick? A Neandertal long blade type flint tool(it's actually more like a Neandertal Stanley knife). To him it was just a handy shaped rock fit for purpose, but he let me have it(with an oh so brilliantly French quizzical look in his eye at my odd request) I have it to this day too. Still with some traces of the epoxy I couldn't remove. Men; keeping the stirring stick going for over 50,000 years. Now that shíts manly folks. :D

    *EDIT* I still have my long passed da's stirring stick in my shed. Actually that's another manly thing; the Shed(tm). A must have, where all sorts of odds and ends reside(in old cigar tins and such) and where all sorts of odd stuff can go on. Some of the best inventions of human history were dreamt of and built in sheds(The Scots in particular stand out in this regard). I'd say we could come up with cold fusion, warp drive and the cure for aging if we airlifted sheds to bored blokes all over the world and just let them at it with the contents of the average kitchen.

    Rejoice in the awareness of feeling stupid, for that’s how you end up learning new things. If you’re not aware you’re stupid, you probably are.



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    #94
    Galwayguy35
    Registered Users Posts: 16,355 ✭✭✭✭Galwayguy35


    Change a tap

    Drive a tractor

    Clean the chimney

    Install a stove

    Seed a lawn


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    #95
    Mackman
    Registered Users Posts: 1,810 ✭✭✭Mackman


    A man should be able to set the clock on any device/appliance.


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    #96
    jack of all
    Registered Users Posts: 2,371 ✭✭✭jack of all


    Repair a plumbing leak.
    Basic welding.
    Cut wood accurately, to the line with a handsaw.
    Cook a good meal.
    Teach your children same!


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    #97
    Gambas
    Registered Users Posts: 846 ✭✭✭Gambas


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

    Where do I get my Man card stamped ?

    The only stamp you'll get its one that says FAIL :)


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    #98
    MajorMax
    Registered Users Posts: 865 ✭✭✭MajorMax


    Kill, skin/scale/pluck, gut & cook the animal of their choice


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    #99
    Gambas
    Registered Users Posts: 846 ✭✭✭Gambas


    Carry a bag of coal in from the car.
    Open a jar.
    Put up a tent.
    Make a decent camp fire.
    Use every household appliance.
    Have some success at fixing household appliances.
    Stick your nose into other peoples business and ask 'Is he bothering you?'


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    #100
    234
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    Galwayguy35 wrote: »
    Install a stove

    Bit niche, no?


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    #101
    Tazium
    Registered Users Posts: 899 ✭✭✭Tazium


    Use a drill appropriately.

    The noise used to scare the bejesus out of me as a nipper. Now it's no bother, but I've friends and two brothers-in-law that can't handle one.


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    #102
    bnt
    Registered Users Posts: 12,962 ✭✭✭✭bnt


    Basic Italian cooking things are cool:
    - pizza from scratch, including the base
    - fresh pasta from egg and flour. With that you can make your own ravioli, tortellini etc.
    Sleepy wrote: »
    Soothe a crying baby.
    That was something I didn't think I could do, but was forced to at a friend's place a few years ago. It probably helped that the baby was only about 2 weeks old, with pretty basic maintenance requirements. :cool:

    From out there on the moon, international politics look so petty. You want to grab a politician by the scruff of the neck and drag him a quarter of a million miles out and say, ‘Look at that, you son of a bitch’.

    — Edgar Mitchell, Apollo 14 Astronaut



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    #103
    syklops
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    MajorMax wrote: »
    Kill, skin/scale/pluck, gut & cook the animal of their choice

    Does the father in law count?


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    #104
    Fudge You
    Closed Accounts Posts: 978 ✭✭✭Fudge You


    Juan_Mata wrote: »
    Every man should know:

    -How a car engine works. http://jacoboneal.com/car-engine/car-engine.gif

    -Poker hands. http://imgur.com/u2JhxPY

    -The different levels of steak done-ness. http://i.imgur.com/vRxIl3q.jpg



    And what if Every Man cant do any of these, or anything in this thread? Is he not a man? Not a MANLY MAN?

    I think this is a horrible thread. Some men are not perfect, and don't/can't do everything that they "SHOULD BE ABLE TO DO".


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    #105
    Pawwed Rig
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 22,321 CMod ✭✭✭✭Pawwed Rig


    Fudge You wrote: »
    I think this is a horrible thread. Some men are not perfect, and don't/can't do everything that they "SHOULD BE ABLE TO DO".

    Treat it as a bit of fun. I can't do most things in the thread either.:o


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    #106
    veetwin
    Registered Users Posts: 2,003 ✭✭✭veetwin


    Fudge You wrote: »
    And what if Every Man cant do any of these, or anything in this thread? Is he not a man? Not a MANLY MAN?

    I think this is a horrible thread. Some men are not perfect, and don't/can't do everything that they "SHOULD BE ABLE TO DO".

    Yeah a lot of men can't/won't/shouldn't do most of the things in this thread. It doesn't really mean they are not men.

    I would consider myself as manly as the next man and have no problem admitting that I can't do a lot of stuff mentioned here. I'm guessing I'm not alone here. It's a bit of craic!

    FWIW;

    Change a wheel (car) fix a puncture (bike)

    Jump start a car

    Cook a meal

    Basic electrics - fit new socket/light fitting

    Service a car/motor cycle/bicycle

    Ride a motorcycle

    Admit when you can't and seek professional help!


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    #107
    BigDuffman
    Registered Users Posts: 1,512 ✭✭✭BigDuffman


    drive a manual car!


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    #108
    Pembily
    Registered Users Posts: 14,404 ✭✭✭✭Pembily


    BigDuffman wrote: »
    drive a manual car!
    TBF any Irish person who can drive should be able to do that.


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    #109
    Mackman
    Registered Users Posts: 1,810 ✭✭✭Mackman


    Fudge You wrote: »
    And what if Every Man cant do any of these, or anything in this thread? Is he not a man? Not a MANLY MAN?

    I think this is a horrible thread. Some men are not perfect, and don't/can't do everything that they "SHOULD BE ABLE TO DO".

    It's a bit of fun, but I do think that not just men, women too, should have some form of self sufficiency.

    If they don't know how to do something, find out, ask someone to show you, google it. There's a certain satisfaction to be had from fixing something that was broken


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    #110
    Gambas
    Registered Users Posts: 846 ✭✭✭Gambas


    Order a dessert without an extra spoon, eat it all and not feel the need to ask anyone if they'd like a taste.


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    #111
    sawdoubters
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,289 ✭✭✭sawdoubters


    pick up girls with one hand

    pick nose with other


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    #112
    Sephiroth_dude
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 80,058 Mod ✭✭✭✭Sephiroth_dude


    Spark a match off the ground

    stitch up a wound using a needle and thread

    Bake your own soda bread


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    #113
    Burky126
    Registered Users Posts: 476 ✭✭Burky126


    Having the ability to throw nearby projectiles towards a dirtbag's head when he tries to do a runner.


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    #114
    Middle Man
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,142 ✭✭✭Middle Man


    (Post withdrawn - apologies for any offense caused.)


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    #115
    rolliepoley
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,874 ✭✭✭rolliepoley


    Iron his own shirt.


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    #116
    wazky
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,516 ✭✭✭wazky


    Pee standing up.


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    #117
    MRnotlob606
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,642 ✭✭✭MRnotlob606


    smoke a pipe


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    #118
    Walter Sobchak III
    Registered Users Posts: 303 ✭✭Walter Sobchak III


    Not going to go through 8 pages but...deliver a baby!


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    #119
    Jimmy Iovine
    Registered Users Posts: 9,416 ✭✭✭Jimmy Iovine


    Burky126 wrote: »
    Having the ability to throw nearby projectiles towards a dirtbag's head when he tries to do a runner.

    My brother did something to annoy me a few years ago and then ran off. I picked up a sliotar and thtew it at him. He was about 30 yards away but I clocked him on the head. My best ever throw. Never to be repeated.


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    #120
    lazybones32
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,647 ✭✭✭lazybones32


    The most basic thing is to sharpen a pencil with a chisel...

    Command an animal and have it obey

    Operate a chainsaw without the safety gear (stupid, but manly)

    Hunt.


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    #121
    Hazys
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,510 ✭✭✭Hazys


    Tie a bow tie

    Wear a suit that fits

    Polish shoes correctly

    Know how to make a few standard cocktails

    Know how to cut a cigar

    Cook a medium rare steak

    Unhook a bar with one hand...Two hands is only acceptable when you have two bars to unhook at the same time ;)

    Chop wood

    Start a fire in the woods

    Grow a beard

    Bench your own body weight

    Can walk away from a fight

    Be over 6ft :pac:


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