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75 Skills Men Should Be Able to Do

esquire.com — A man can be expert in nothing, but he must be practiced in many things. Skills. You don't have to master them all at once. You simply have to collect and develop a certain number of skills as the years tick by. People count on you to come through. That's why you need these, to start.

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  • kmg9000, on 05/09/2008, -0/+33575 All on one page, Yet some sites still can't have a list of 10 things on one page
  • DeskFlyer, on 05/09/2008, -5/+172Looks like I suck at being a man.
  • bigpeeler, on 05/09/2008, -14/+157I swear that that list was written by a woman.
  • abovetheneck, on 05/09/2008, -6/+147Call me old fashioned, but I like to "have" skills or "obtain" them, not "be able to do" them.
  • inactive, on 05/09/2008, -4/+144is it bad if you score less than two?
  • inactive, on 05/09/2008, -3/+133How about grammar, is that a skill men should be able to do?
  • inactive, on 05/09/2008, -10/+132#76. Not give a ***** about lists like this
  • Skanadian, on 05/09/2008, -19/+13675 skills men should be able to do if you're insecure about your manliness.
  • Premier, on 05/09/2008, -54/+148Dumb list, I'll take my 3 minutes back now
  • Darren05, on 05/09/2008, -8/+101"When nobody has your back, you gotta move your back" - Great Quote.

    Well done Esquire a very amusing read and not loosely thrown together like some lists.
  • mllawso, on 05/09/2008, -0/+81Once a woman (who I made the mistake of glancing at) told me she was out of my league. I asked her if it was because I don't want to spend $20 an hour.
  • inactive, on 05/09/2008, -6/+83#57: Beat your dick like it owes you money

    HOLY *****
  • inactive, on 05/09/2008, -13/+87#76 Safely load/unload and reduce stoppage of any firearm below .75 caliber.
  • gregthebunny, on 05/09/2008, -6/+7976. Don't let stupid magazine articles tell you how to be anything.
  • jspania, on 05/09/2008, -3/+74You know, like nunchuku skills, bow hunting skills, computer hacking skills... Girls only want boyfriends who have great skills.
  • whatthefu, on 05/09/2008, -7/+72"60. Be brand loyal to at least one product."
    Why? That's silly.
  • ProjectGSX, on 05/09/2008, -48/+108This list is retarded. "4. Score a baseball game." Gee, yeah, thats really ***** important. Apparently this author is concerned about the size of his package.
  • gelgels, on 05/09/2008, -4/+60As a gal, I have to say the carressing a girl's back is a fab thing to know.
  • roseap, on 05/09/2008, -2/+53"15. Calculate square footage" Please tell me that's the one you got.
  • frank26080115, on 05/09/2008, -12/+611. Give advice that matters in one sentence.
    2. Tell if someone is lying.
    3. Take a photo.
    4. Score a baseball game.
    5. Name a book that matters.
    6. Know at least one musical group as well as is possible.
    7. Cook meat somewhere other than the grill.
    8. Not monopolize the conversation.
    9. Write a letter.
    10. Buy a suit.
    11. Swim three different strokes.
    12. Show respect without being a suck-up.
    13. Throw a punch.
    14. Chop down a tree.
    15. Calculate square footage.
    16. Tie a bow tie.
    17. Make one drink, in large batches, very well.
    18. Speak a foreign language.
    19. Approach a woman out of his league.
    20. Sew a button.
    21. Argue with a European without getting xenophobic or insulting soccer.
    22. Give a woman an orgasm so that he doesn't have to ask after it.
    23. Be loyal.
    24. Know his poison, without standing there, pondering like a dope.
    25. Drive an eightpenny nail into a treated two-by-four without thinking about it.
    26. Cast a fishing rod without shrieking or sighing or otherwise admitting defeat.
    27. Play gin with an old guy.
    28. Play go fish with a kid.
    29. Understand quantum physics well enough that he can accept that a quarter might, at some point, pass straight through the table when dropped.
    30. Feign interest.
    31. Make a bed.
    32. Describe a glass of wine in one sentence without using the terms nutty, fruity, oaky, finish, or kick.
    33. Hit a jump shot in pool.
    34. Dress a wound.
    35. Jump-start a car (without any drama). Change a flat tire (safely). Change the oil (once).
    36. Make three different bets at a craps table.
    37. Shuffle a deck of cards.
    38. Tell a joke.
    39. Know when to split his cards in blackjack.
    40. Speak to an eight-year-old so he will hear.
    41. Speak to a waiter so he will hear.
    42. Talk to a dog so it will hear.
    43. Install: a disposal, an electronic thermostat, or a lighting fixture without asking for help.
    44. Ask for help.
    45. Break another man's grip on his wrist.
    46. Tell a woman's dress size.
    47. Recite one poem from memory.
    48. Remove a stain.
    49. Say no.
    50. Fry an egg sunny-side up.
    51. Build a campfire.
    52. Step into a job no one wants to do.
    53. Sometimes, kick some ass.
    54. Break up a fight.
    55. Point to the north at any time.
    56. Create a play-list in which ten seemingly random songs provide a secret message to one person.
    57. Explain what a light-year is.
    58. Avoid boredom.
    59. Write a thank-you note.
    60. Be brand loyal to at least one product.
    61. Cook bacon.
    62. Hold a baby.
    63. Deliver a eulogy.
    64. Know that Christopher Columbus was a son of a bitch.
    65-67. Throw a baseball over-hand with some snap. Throw a football with a tight spiral. Shoot a 12-foot jump shot reliably.
    68. Find his way out of the woods if lost.
    69. Tie a knot.
    70. Shake hands.
    71. Iron a shirt.
    72. Stock an emergency bag for the car.
    73. Caress a woman's neck.
    74. Know some birds.
    75. Negotiate a better price.
  • twertyto, on 05/09/2008, -9/+57Useless infomation if you live in the real world. Should say: 75 skills for men who live in romantic comedy movie land.
  • bullcutter, on 05/09/2008, -7/+53question your own masculinity much?
  • thelastcivilian, on 05/09/2008, -2/+45Let's just say that I'm glad it says "should" - it leaves some cushion.
  • hlehmann, on 05/09/2008, -7/+47Go iron my shirt.
  • mrzisme, on 05/09/2008, -3/+43#80. Craft a bong from a corpses head.
  • fdsarawr, on 05/09/2008, -5/+43As a guy, I'd have to say carressing my ***** with your mouth is a fab thing for you to know.
  • CandidateZero, on 05/09/2008, -6/+43Please, Esquire, give me a numbered list so know how to be a real man!
  • inactive, on 05/09/2008, -6/+43#55 is wrong.

    You need first to know if you're north or south of the equator. The techniques is different for each scenario.
  • Tamriel, on 05/09/2008, -3/+39#4 threw me off. How about score a bowling game?
  • MuskokasFinest, on 05/09/2008, -1/+37It was a dumb list, but congrats for getting a "Top 75 List" onto one page, with descriptions and all.
  • bdbr, on 05/09/2008, -0/+35If you don't even know which side of the equator you're on, you're probably too damned lost for it to even matter which way is north.
  • Namaha, on 05/09/2008, -0/+35I'm pretty sure the author meant that a man shouldn't have to ask a woman afterwards if she came.
  • wickensworth, on 05/09/2008, -2/+37I'm sorry, who allowed a girl to enter into this discussion?
  • KaneElson, on 05/09/2008, -0/+35Best thing about this list.
  • DaviDTC, on 05/09/2008, -0/+34If this was on cracked.com it would be about 75 pages. Im sure they will put up their own version soon though.
  • novask, on 05/09/2008, -0/+34When I try they always end up charging me with sexual harassment.
  • WolverineBlue, on 05/09/2008, -1/+33Read the title, it's bad if you score less than 75.
  • RudeTurnip, on 05/09/2008, -2/+33So Esquire can sell ads for it, silly.
  • Hetman, on 05/09/2008, -10/+41Thats a bit of an overreaction to any list.
  • DarkSenay, on 05/09/2008, -3/+34Dugg for all of it being on one page... Bravo fellas.
  • DraggingTheLake, on 05/09/2008, -0/+31There are few things more embarassing than wandering around a parking lot trying to find another man to help me change my flat tire.
  • grahamvinyl, on 05/09/2008, -5/+35yes.
  • bdbr, on 05/09/2008, -1/+29Apparently there's supposed to be some other guy there, and you don't want him wondering what happened.
  • CandidateZero, on 05/09/2008, -4/+31Nuh uh, real man think grammer stoopid.
  • rey1867, on 05/09/2008, -4/+30oui.
  • Jashobeam5, on 05/09/2008, -4/+30You're not a man until you have learned to prepare, load and fire a musket.
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