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25 Skills Every Man Should Know [Sep. 12th, 2007|05:21 pm]
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According to Popular Mechanics, anyway.

Uh... I know some.
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From:[info]mme_n_b@lj
Date:September 12th, 2007 - 04:28 pm
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Try the Kama Sutra list of 68 (or so) things necessary to learn in order to be a prime-quality prostitute. I test all my friends - so far the ones best qualified are my grandfather (he got the mining engineering and minerology requirements) and a chain-mail maker from Alaska (swordfighting and magic spells).
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From:[info]cema@lj
Date:September 12th, 2007 - 04:33 pm
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I need a link. A list is no good without a link!
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From:[info]mme_n_b@lj
Date:September 12th, 2007 - 05:12 pm
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I'm at work. I can't search for a link to the Kama Sutra from work, so - either google, or wait for another three or so hours :)
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From:[info]cema@lj
Date:September 13th, 2007 - 07:15 pm
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Uh... or so?
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From:[info]mme_n_b@lj
Date:September 14th, 2007 - 11:06 am
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Sorry. The AT&T gods have not been kind to me. It will come, I promise.
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From:[info]cema@lj
Date:September 14th, 2007 - 12:32 pm
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I am all anticipation!
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From:[info]mme_n_b@lj
Date:September 14th, 2007 - 02:57 pm
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The repairman is scheduled for 8am-4pm Saturday.
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From:[info]cema@lj
Date:September 14th, 2007 - 03:47 pm
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Ouch.
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From:[info]mme_n_b@lj
Date:September 14th, 2007 - 04:20 pm
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It beats taking the day off on Monday.
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From:[info]cema@lj
Date:September 14th, 2007 - 06:41 pm
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Yeah, I guess.
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From:[info]mme_n_b@lj
Date:September 17th, 2007 - 11:35 am
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Here it is - finally. :)))) Just for you: http://mme-n-b.livejournal.com/59809.html
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From:[info]cema@lj
Date:September 17th, 2007 - 01:47 pm
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Just for me? Oh. But everyone can read it!
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From:[info]mme_n_b@lj
Date:September 17th, 2007 - 02:19 pm
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Yes, but it wasn't for everyone that I went to the trouble of typing two and a half pages with these poor ten fingers of mine. Feel flattered.
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From:[info]cema@lj
Date:September 17th, 2007 - 02:26 pm
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I feel flattered, and I feel I owe you one, but I do not know one of what.
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From:[info]mme_n_b@lj
Date:September 17th, 2007 - 02:36 pm
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Don't worry - I'll think of something :)
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From:[info]cema@lj
Date:September 17th, 2007 - 06:28 pm
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Think of one of something!
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From:[info]mme_n_b@lj
Date:September 17th, 2007 - 08:43 pm
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You know, "one" might easily mean "one score" or even "one million" or even "one first-born child sacrificed to the crocodile god" ;) Don't push it, and I'll be reasonable in my demands.
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From:[info]cema@lj
Date:September 17th, 2007 - 08:53 pm
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OK, I can wait.
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From:[info]scholar_vit@lj
Date:September 12th, 2007 - 04:35 pm
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My score: 2, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 21, 25
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From:[info]cema@lj
Date:September 12th, 2007 - 04:40 pm
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What do they mean by 25? I am not sure I understand. (I do not need it, anyway, after I got a cellular modem card.)
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From:[info]scholar_vit@lj
Date:September 12th, 2007 - 04:44 pm
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Probably setting up a router and connecting boxes to it.
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From:[info]mme_n_b@lj
Date:September 12th, 2007 - 05:14 pm
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In that case I qualify as 40% real man: 5, 9, 11, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 23, 25
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From:[info]spamsink@lj
Date:September 12th, 2007 - 06:26 pm
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Two words: Pringles® can.
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From:[info]cema@lj
Date:September 13th, 2007 - 03:17 am
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Ну прям. :-)
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From:[info]observarius@lj
Date:September 12th, 2007 - 04:38 pm
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Однако!

Более или менее уверенно только N 19 :(
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From:[info]cema@lj
Date:September 12th, 2007 - 04:41 pm
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24?
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From:[info]observarius@lj
Date:September 12th, 2007 - 04:47 pm
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Ценю ваше милосердие, но боюсь, что и это мне не под силу...
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From:[info]zhenyach@lj
Date:September 12th, 2007 - 04:57 pm
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Про номер пять, небось, все думают, что умеют.
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From:[info]cema@lj
Date:September 12th, 2007 - 05:28 pm
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Picasa rulez!
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From:[info]zhenyach@lj
Date:September 12th, 2007 - 05:30 pm
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Реклама: "Picasa - мы поможем вам почувствовать себя настоящим мужчиной!"
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From:[info]scholar_vit@lj
Date:September 12th, 2007 - 06:01 pm
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НУ так и в #5 никто не требует профессионализма хирурга, а в #13 - умения готовить рыбу фугу.
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From:[info]cema@lj
Date:September 12th, 2007 - 06:10 pm
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А в #2 не требуется стоять возле компьютера с мечом? Я с мечом не умею. Боюсь, не смогу защитить-то.
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From:[info]spamsink@lj
Date:September 12th, 2007 - 06:22 pm
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1. Patch a radiator hose - never needed in 14 years; changing a car tire is more important

2. Protect your computer - yeah

3. Rescue a boater who as capsized - who cares about boaters with Cockney accents?

4. Frame a wall - ???

5. Retouch digital photos - men don't care about stinking photos

6. Back up a trailer - done that

7. Build a campfire - maybe

8. Fix a dead outlet - done that

9. Navigate with a map and compass - heh-heh...

10. Use a torque wrench - big deal.

11. Sharpen a knife - passably

12. Perform CPR - know how, never really tried

13. Fillet a fish - blechh!

14. Maneuver a car out of a skid - so far my success is 50%

15. Get a car unstuck - know how, never needed

16. Back up data - know how, too lazy

17. Paint a room - woman's/contractor's job

18. Mix concrete - contractor's job; fixing leaky faucets and clogged sinks or toilets is much more important

19. Clean a bolt-action rifle - too lazy

20. Change oil and filter - too lazy, never ever have done it myself

21. Hook up an HDTV - don't need one, don't have one

22. Bleed brakes - I rarely use them anyway

23. Paddle a canoe - maybe

24. Fix a bike flat - maybe

25. Extend your wireless network - what do they mean, with a Pringles can?
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From:[info]zhenyach@lj
Date:September 12th, 2007 - 07:00 pm
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3 - хихикс.
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From:[info]cema@lj
Date:September 13th, 2007 - 03:15 am
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Со многим согласен. Кроме 17, пожалуй. И кроме 3.
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From:[info]spamsink@lj
Date:September 13th, 2007 - 04:29 pm
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3 - наверное, полезно, если бываешь на разумном расстоянии от boaters, которые в принципе могут capsize. А если не бываешь, то много ли корысти в этом умении?
Я бы понял, если бы в 17 было paint a house - все какой-никакой weatherproofing, хотя на этот счет уже есть vinyl siding. А комнаты красить - настоящему мужчине завсегда везде ништяк должно быть все равно, какого цвета стены.
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From:[info]cema@lj
Date:September 13th, 2007 - 04:59 pm
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Ну а если они никакого? А так будут какого-то.
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From:[info]spamsink@lj
Date:September 13th, 2007 - 06:29 pm

Ребе, белый - это цвет?

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В этой стране никакого цвета они бывают только тогда, когда это все еще contractor's job.
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From:[info]cema@lj
Date:September 13th, 2007 - 07:12 pm
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Или уже.
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From:[info]wildernesscat@lj
Date:September 12th, 2007 - 11:59 pm
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Clean a bolt-action rifle? Пы-лиииз!
Что за чушь?
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From:[info]cema@lj
Date:September 13th, 2007 - 03:09 am
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Ну не знаю, так написано.
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From:[info]mtyukanov@lj
Date:September 13th, 2007 - 01:36 am
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У меня выйдет где-то под 20, но только, если засчитать все крайне "ржавые" умения. Я латал и радиаторы, и патрубки, прокачивал тормоза (три недели это было моей основной работой), чистил и смазывал ТОЗы (и Калаша, разумеется), сооружал вполне приличный костер (и умел рубить для этого деревья, не только собирать), меня учили первой помощи, но ведь 20 лет прошло с тех пор.
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From:[info]cema@lj
Date:September 13th, 2007 - 03:13 am
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Насчёт тормозов нв знаю, а на моей предыдущей машине мне в течение года каждое утро надо было прокачивать ("блидать", как сказал механик) сцепление. Slave cylinder was leaking.
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From:[info]spamsink@lj
Date:September 13th, 2007 - 07:05 pm
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Я бы заменил отмеченные мной как ненужные, кроме уже перечисленных, на:

1. Electrical (as opposed to, e.g., copper pipe) soldering
2. Power tools skills and safety (drill and grinder mandatory, the rest optional)
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From:[info]oregosha@lj
Date:September 14th, 2007 - 03:00 pm
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Во-о-от!! С проводками возиться я в детсве обожала! И схемки паять. :) Ну это, конечно, так, для общего развития, сейчас схемы просто выбрасывают (or recycle) и покупают новые.
А владение power tools - это в хозяйстве святое дело, конечно.

Так к какой ;e категории меня отнести теперь?.. Что-то меня сомнения берут.
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From:[info]cema@lj
Date:September 14th, 2007 - 03:47 pm
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Там что-то не было 25 skill every woman should know.
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From:[info]oregosha@lj
Date:September 17th, 2007 - 02:15 pm
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Ага, woman. Wow-man.

А не подскажут ли уважаемые настоящие мэны, чем удалить с рук клей вроде "Gorilla glue", а точнее "Monster grip". Мне вот вчера в конюшне пришлось повозиться одну штучку клеить, в перчатках не очень получалось, пришлось доделывать голыми руками. А клей он такой, крутой, не зря всё же покупала...