75 Skills Every Man Should Master

i've got 70/75, not too shabby, although the bowtie one is a little tricky, i've never had to tie one, never even worn one, and probably never will.

 

I can/have done most of those. Didn't count them up like Scott, lol.

I have hand written a letter to a friend whom I direspected during a rough time in my life. I was drunk, not in the mood for his antics and retaliated. That friendship is still on the mend.

I have to be the most loyal mother ****er there is. I can't tell you how many times my own friends have been disloyal to me. Hell, they still are.

And I can spot a liar like no other.

 

I'm gonna tie my Tux tie this weekend for the first time. New for me on the list. I'll never join the Dead Poets Society.

 

It's a bit outdated, but has some good pointers for focusing on what is important in life. I like the Boy Scout stuff, but is it really relevant to today's lifestyle(s)? How to get out of a stuck elevator might be a better skill to have than being able to tell which way is North or how to find your way out of a dense forest. I also don't see any mention of how to disassemble guns. It's more about mechanical knowledge, dexterity, and spatial skills than about firearms (though it's good to know how to use one).

 

I've been stuck in an elevator for an hour and a half. If you're stuck in between floors there is no way out. Just sit and wait for the elevator techs to get it going again.

 

agreed, although if you're stuck in the middle of nowhere, no gps, no cell phone, etc., knowing how to tell where north is could come in handy.

 

Escape hatch on top?
Find door release, pry door apart, jam with shoe, then bang on bottom or top of outer door?
Call for help...either from cell phone or from wired phone
See if there is a fire alarm you can set off?

I agree with you that, generally, these situations do get resolved after a time. Sometimes, though, the consequences are deadly. People have been decapitated while being rescued from stuck elevators that suddenly started moving, and elevators have "fallen" to the ground floor--dunno what can be done about these situations, though. There is also a shocking time-lapse video online of someone stuck in an elevator for 40 hours--it looks like he died by the end of it.

 

Yeah, my point was, how likely is that to happen to the average person today?

 

I've met quite a few men at my last job who didn't know how to check tire pressure or oil level. I would think to myself, "you must be voting for hillary".

 

Seriously?

 

I would REALLY agree with the bow tie - go to any black-tie event wearing one you tied yourself: INSTANT James Bond status. Even an untied one at the 'afterparty' scores points. Like it or not, the ladies (REAL ladies, not the brainless mall-rats who think Cosmo is too 'racy' for them) really pay attention to this stuff - its either in your head, or it isn't - Google can't help you when its your turn to 'step up' and be a man.

 

As the student pilot said after his solo (where he got lost), well - I was flying North for the longest time and couldn't see anything I knew.

Instructor asked - were you watching your compass and directional gyro?

No, the student said - that afternoon sun was right there in my eyes and I just couldn't read the instruments...

 

the one item on that list that i do extremely well is approaching a woman out of my league, i do it all the time considering every girl is out of my league,

 

True, story. I was a pump attendant/ tire patcher/ cashier. One of the worst jobs ever, people serously looked down on you and then i would tell them i was in college and their whole attitude would change. and yes a lot of guys came in who didn't know how to check their fluids. (no pun intended)

 

"A man who does not know loyalty ... does not know men."

This is brilliant.