I think safely use a chainsaw should be on there. I feel much more a man after I bought and subsequently wore out my first chainsaw and had to buy an even bigger one. I also think that proficiency in shooting rifles, pistols, and shotguns should be on the list as well as how to put down a loved but injured animal in the most caring way possible (here’s to you Old Yeller). I would also add knowing how to change an infant’s diaper.
I’m a she. And I have my own gear-head who can show me how to use a torque wrench. I know you gotta set the little poundie thing, but that’s all I need to know, because he likes to do the torque wrench!
Must specify. Three on the tree, three, four, five, or six on the floor, or 5 speed with a hi-low rear, or a full blown Fuller Roadranger? Left out twin-stick Brockways. They are an evil creation.
#3, 5, 22, & 25 are too specialized and border on the useless.
#26 (friedo’s law)
Maneuver your way through a wine list.
The Heinlein List*, inclusive.
*“A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.”
Dang I can do all the things on the original list, and I drive a stick. Do I have to turn in my girl card.
I can’t however do many of the above or don’t know if I can because I’ve never tried. How do I know if I’ll fight efficiently and die gallantly until I do. In all likelyhood I’ll just cry like a little girl. Hey, you, give me my girl card back!!
With the exceptions below, the list consists entirely of things that will prove valuable upon the inevitable Zombie Apocalypse. And even some of those “exceptions” may be put to use, depending on how bad it gets.
Personally, I think a handful of these are essential skills for either sex. Full article here.
