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- inactive, on 05/27/2009, -2/+4710. How to fish
9. How to work on a car
8. Get a haircut
7. It is not enough to be well rounded
6. Go left
5. How to love running
4. Do more in college
3. You cannot win without a good quarterback
2. Use sunscreen
1. Never underestimate your fertility
Am I the only one who thinks most of these are useless and/or common sense? - inactive, on 05/27/2009, -14/+48The ***** and most useless thing I've read today. How do crap like that get FP? Really???
Get a haircut???? Learn to fish? I'd rather have my dad teach me how to do maths or hack.
Grats asylum or w/e, you managed to hack your way to FP. Enjoy your $50 ad revenue. - ileftfark, on 05/27/2009, -2/+34"Make sure you're tucked in before you zip up."
- inactive, on 05/27/2009, -4/+334.Swallow
- FishHammer, on 05/27/2009, -2/+30I wish his father had told him never to get a computer.
- fluidfoundation, on 05/27/2009, -2/+28#11: Don't get your dick stuck between the lid and the commode by sitting down to quick in the dark.
- nahsrocketeer75, on 05/27/2009, -2/+28My Dad was never this wise. Not complaining, just sayin'.
- LeeDigg, on 05/27/2009, -2/+28I wish my dad had told me to skip this article.
- H3llr41s3r, on 05/27/2009, -3/+26I wish i had a dad.
- algaeturd, on 05/27/2009, -2/+24With all due respect to the author, this is a horrible, horrible article.
In my opinion, if you think some of that stuff is really important in being a man, you've failed as a man to be quite frank.
The sports *****...you think those are life lessons to be instilled on your offspring? Really?
Will you guide them on how to properly choose a correct pack of chewing gum as well?
And the car entry....even the author hinted at how ridiculous that was toward the end of the entry. No average human can work on a modern car. You need special tools at the very least and special training at the very most. So it's a bit excessive to even put this in considering that when your kids are growing up, the average person likely won't even be able to pop a hood to access some of the newer, greener hybrid and electric technologies. This was, after all, for your kids....right?
Or was it just an exercise in excess? Possibly a college requirement or essay assignment?
How about things like being able to use common tools, being able to build structures, hang a light fixture, repair a gas water heater, say you're sorry, mend every kind of common sports injury, hook up a hitch to your car, how to deal with temptation and what to do when you lose your job.
That's just off the top of my head. I'm not challenging the writer to a parental showdown (I'm not a parent myself but I had an amazing father). It just seems to me that this made the front page despite being a poorly written article with really, really, REALLY bad 'top 10' advice.
Raise a kid instilled with only these ideals and you're going to have a pretty worthless do-nothing who can fish and play sports.
Awesome. Good luck with that. - bicyclethief, on 05/27/2009, -2/+24"Lay down a towel first so nobody has to sleep on the wet spot."
- LaurenCC, on 05/27/2009, -1/+21Did anyone's dad ever advise on these things?
- kalvinb, on 05/27/2009, -0/+19"Never stop learning"
Excelling at one thing may seem like a good idea but the ability to learn is what will keep you employed and moving up in any career. That "one thing" may stop being marketable. Or people may just stop doing that one thing you're really good at the way you've always done it. - gatorfree, on 05/27/2009, -2/+20As a dad I'm teaching my daughters 3 things:
1. Find something you like to do, and keep doing it.
2. When it comes time to make a living, do something that is valued by society. Money isn't everything, but it helps.
3. When you shack up with somebody, find someone who brings out the best in you, not the worst. - TwistyMcFister, on 05/27/2009, -4/+22"all the girls you will meet before you turn 30 are going to be psychotic. bang em and leave em but always use protection."
- Rain12913, on 05/27/2009, -1/+18Oh the irony.....
Maths is what they call Math in.....wait for it......ENGLAND. - sbcea, on 05/27/2009, -0/+10Ouch
- billizm, on 05/27/2009, -0/+9That is just wrong, but I dugg it anyway since it literally made me lol.
- inverselogic, on 05/27/2009, -0/+9My dad taught me to not mispronounce "Neutrino" or else your professor will think you're a *****.
- borez, on 05/27/2009, -0/+8My dad taught me the theory of relativity and his thoughts on the biggest number in the universe amongst other physics gems, during a regular car journey down twisty country lanes, on the way to the local shop, always to grab a bottle of Whiskey and some cigarettes for my mother... And for that I am eternally thankful.
- Zandt88, on 05/27/2009, -2/+10How about 10 things you need to learn and should quit blaming your Dad for.
- D3koy, on 05/27/2009, -1/+8There is a difference between knowing you should know how to fish, and actually knowing how...Same for fixing a car
- wesleyzero, on 05/27/2009, -2/+9"If your girl looks like a llama, shave her face and slap her mama."
My father worked for Burma Shave. - Hellahulla, on 05/27/2009, -0/+7That's never happened to me, but I will have nightmares about that for a week now ... and I'm ***** should I need a ***** in the night.
- fluidfoundation, on 05/27/2009, -0/+7yeah. You junk ends up looking like a ping pong ball paddle.
- jax0047, on 05/28/2009, -2/+81. Lord loves a working man
2. Don't trust whitey
3. See a Doctor and get rid of it - asgardshill, on 05/27/2009, -2/+8"A word to the "not-so-wise" about your little girlfriend. Do what you need to with her, then broom her fast."
No wait, that was a movie, not my dad. *****. - TheKillDoctor, on 05/27/2009, -2/+8So then what? You wear diapers?
- insertAliasHere, on 05/27/2009, -0/+5I'll admit I was wrong. I've never heard that particular one, now I have.
- inactive, on 05/27/2009, -0/+5Damnit I had to learn that one the hard way. On the other hand, nothing sends home the message more effectively than the agony of trying to extract your junk from your zipper. A related lesson is "slow and steady wins the race (and ensures that your junk remains intact should you have the misfortune of getting caught in your zipper)."
- algaeturd, on 05/27/2009, -1/+6And please don't lean on the 'I wish my father had told me' aspect.
That's like making a list of girls you wished you had ***** but didn't. - inactive, on 05/28/2009, -2/+7The first rule of being a man (or woman) is think for your goddamn self. Nevermind what daddy told you, peabrain.
- DrummerAndrew, on 05/27/2009, -0/+5#3? Offense wins games, defense wins championships.
- stonebear, on 05/28/2009, -0/+4What kind of father would let his son hang out on digg all day.
- creoderiot, on 05/27/2009, -0/+4Yeah that johnny U reference was when he lost me. Didn't Abe Simpson refer to that as "a haircut you could set your watch to" ?
- SwampAss, on 05/27/2009, -0/+4To the class of 1999
Baz Luhrmann - Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTJ7AzBIJoI
those ten items are pretty much in line with this speech from 1999 - D3koy, on 05/27/2009, -3/+68/10...Good job, Dad....
- gehlm, on 05/28/2009, -1/+41. Don't get caught
- algaeturd, on 05/27/2009, -0/+3Agreed. Most worthless article on the front page of digg in eons.
Even more worthless than the random cat photos and dog videos floating around the front page as of late. - kinerry, on 05/27/2009, -1/+4except anyone beyond the lower class is likely to not have at least half of these. I can't count the number of college buddies I know that can write their own goddamn opera, but can't bait a hook (a lot have NEVER been fishing).
- tmacfan123, on 05/27/2009, -0/+3Honestly...i don't want my dad telling me #1...too awkward...
- bdbr, on 05/28/2009, -0/+2Similarly (to the original comment, not the swallow comment), I told my daughter: figure out what you're good at, and if its something that can make a good living, focus on that. You'll always be a step ahead of the people who aren't good at it. Fortunately she happens to be good at math & science. :)
Oh, and BTW your advice is far better than what this author wanted from his dad. - EricSchC1, on 05/27/2009, -0/+2Your dad was Willem Dafoe? Bitchin'!
- zip000, on 05/27/2009, -0/+2Now I'm worried that I'm mispronouncing it...new-tree-no?
- vaccumpony, on 05/27/2009, -0/+2 And all the women you meet after you're 30 are looking to put a ring on you. Keep your eyes open.
- MacEnvy, on 05/27/2009, -0/+2Sweatpants?
- arbulus, on 05/28/2009, -0/+2@insertAliasHere
What is "math" short for? Mathematics. Notice the plural. Maths is a proper shortened form. It's also typical to say "maths" in the UK, not so much in the US. We also spell a few other words differently. It's not wrong. Just different usages the same language. - ATH025, on 05/27/2009, -0/+2knew tree know?
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