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"Manly" stuff you can't/don't do (1 Viewer)

I don't want to speak for all women, but in general we find it very appealing when you guys try. Seriously, even if you are bad at it. 

I just went down to check out what will be our new bathroom (someday) and it looks like he has pulled more things apart today than he is put together, but he is down there trying his butt off and I have to admit it I like it. 

 
msudaisy26 said:
I don't want to speak for all women, but in general we find it very appealing when you guys try. Seriously, even if you are bad at it. 

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I thought this was going somewhere different since you said you find it very appealing. 

Nevermind...

 
Can and have done everything manly but for the life of me I can't grow a beard.  Pretty well a failure in that department.

 
My dad could do it but I can’t 

The two finger whistle.  (If you can do it, you know what I’m talking about)

It was how he called my twin and I home at night when laying in our cul-de-sac

 
My dad, a very handy person, gifted me a toolbox with all the proper tools a man should have. Various wrenches, sockets, pliers etc... It has been nice having them so that he has the tools he needs to fix stuff when he stops by my place.

 
msudaisy26 said:
I don't want to speak for all women, but in general we find it very appealing when you guys try. Seriously, even if you are bad at it. 

I just went down to check out what will be our new bathroom (someday) and it looks like he has pulled more things apart today than he is put together, but he is down there trying his butt off and I have to admit it I like it. 
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Yeah, you're definitely not speaking for all women here.  I much prefer those who admit they can't do something so that we can save time and headaches and just go drink somewhere while we pay someone else to do it instead. ;)

I :heart: just about everything about this thread, by the way.  Good work in here, guys.

 
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....anyone in here able to start a fireplace or campfire? ... (without a starter log or lighter fluid)

Anyone in here not know how to change a flat tire?

Has anyone in here ever grilled meat over a flame? ... (on either a propane or charcoal fueled grill)

These are the basic "man skills" of survival. I wouldn't expect a woman to know these things but ALL men should be capable.

 
I cannot:

work on cars - just never interested me. I have no doubt I could if I really wanted/needed to (I did do some of my own repairs when I was a broke teenager), but it seems easier to just pay the mechanic. I can change a tire, though. 

hunt/fish. Again, never interested me. Like cars, I suspect if this was a need, I could adapt to, and even enjoy, this.

work on ladders. I do not like heights, and am not comfortable on a ladder. So despite being handy, I'm not going up on the roof, and will even hire someone to clean the gutters. This is my big "not manly" thing, and it's never going to change.

I can:

Use tools / build / fix / etc. I will hire out for big jobs (major construction/decks/etc) at this point in my life, but I don't flinch when an outlet shorts out or I need to replace a faucet. I handle all the outdoor stuff, too (lawn, snowblower, pool, etc).

Shoot guns/etc. I own a bunch of handguns, and usually conceal carry.

I'm great with a grill. I have a BGE, and know how to use it. 

I work out, and am in pretty good shape for 52.

I can also drive a stick, but haven't in 30 years, and probably won't again. I like whisky neat as well.  Not sure how manly these make me, but they were mentioned, so...

My wife regularly comments that she likes that I can fix things / know how to cook / she feels safe with me / etc, so I guess that's good. 

 
Jules Winnfield said:
My dad could do it but I can’t 

The two finger whistle.  (If you can do it, you know what I’m talking about)

It was how he called my twin and I home at night when laying in our cul-de-sac
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My father does a whistle where he cups his hands and makes a sound almost like an owl. Very cool, it was my brother and my call to come home at night when we were out running around the neighborhood (you know when kids did stuff like that back in the last century! ;) ) I was never able to do that whistle. :(

 
Mr. Ected said:
My father does a whistle where he cups his hands and makes a sound almost like an owl. Very cool, it was my brother and my call to come home at night when we were out running around the neighborhood (you know when kids did stuff like that back in the last century! ;) ) I was never able to do that whistle. :(
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cup hands, put nails on upper lip, blow into vajayjay shaped hole made between thumb knuckles. flap fingers on upper hand to modulate

 
Grew up in Brooklyn, so I can definitely do the whistle thing, as can my brother, and my father. 

My father can actually do that really loud whistle with no fingers at all. Still don’t know how he does it. 

Needless to say, if you wanted to hail a cab in NYC back in the day, the 2 finger whistle was the way to do it. Nowadays, kids and their fancy apps though.... ;)

 
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cockroach said:
Mr. Ected said:
My father does a whistle where he cups his hands and makes a sound almost like an owl. Very cool, it was my brother and my call to come home at night when we were out running around the neighborhood (you know when kids did stuff like that back in the last century! ;) ) I was never able to do that whistle. :(
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cup hands, put nails on upper lip, blow into vajayjay shaped hole made between thumb knuckles. flap fingers on upper hand to modulate
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I get that, I tried it for years, just couldn't seem to make it work. May need to try it again, with those expert instructions! :P

 
ShamrockPride said:
Overrated. Unless you moisturize that s### every day (and beard oil ain't cheap), it's a PITA. Beardruff is the worst thing ever.
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You ain't lyin.  My beard is as long as it's ever been and beardruff (nice word, btw) is killing me right now.

 
This weekend will include changing out all of the fixtures in the kid's bathroom, for aesthetic reasons and painting the bathroom.  I'll have to clean the pond, replace some low voltage outdoor lighting fixtures, patch a portion of sprinkler line that has developed a leak, and purchase and program a new garage door opener for my wife who likes to drop them on a regular basis.  I'll cut the grass and if I have time take my truck in for an oil change.  I would also like to go to the you-pull-it  junk yard and look for a replacement hood for my truck since it took some hail damage, but that will probably have to wait for a while. Possible, that I will get out kayaking and fishing late Sunday.  I have a hankering for some grilled walleye or trout.

 
I am still relatively new to NC and the southern way, but........

I don't watch nascar, grill out in my driveway, transport mattresses on my car roof, drive with sports team flags attached to my car, play cornhole in the middle of the street, have a TV hooked up in my garage, discuss beer types, wear jorts, have a front confederate flag license plate, wear a bandana on my head, drive a pickup, drive a pick up with my dog and/or kids in the cab, park on my grass, use a firepit surrounded by lounge chairs in my driveway, dip skoal, ask what language they speak in Italy, name the members of Florida Georgia line by heart.

 
WhatDoIKnow said:
I might be somewhat of an exception.   My dad grew up on a farm, worked very hard his entire life, but I am waaaaaay handier than he is.  I am constantly fixing stuff at my parents place.  Vehicles, mowers, appliances, electrical fixtures, basic plumbing, etc.  Not sure how that happened.  Part of it might be my Google and Youtube expertise, but it was that way even before you could find everything online.  I think it was just because I was never afraid to try to fix something myself.
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This - more than anything - is key in learning how to be handy. Once you realize there's nothing mysterious about, say, changing an outlet, a lot of doors open for you.

A little curiosity and confidence goes a long way (you could say that about a lot of stuff, really). 

 
Ditkaless Wonders said:
This weekend will include changing out all of the fixtures in the kid's bathroom, for aesthetic reasons and painting the bathroom.  I'll have to clean the pond, replace some low voltage outdoor lighting fixtures, patch a portion of sprinkler line that has developed a leak, and purchase and program a new garage door opener for my wife who likes to drop them on a regular basis.  I'll cut the grass and if I have time take my truck in for an oil change.  I would also like to go to the you-pull-it  junk yard and look for a replacement hood for my truck since it took some hail damage, but that will probably have to wait for a while. Possible, that I will get out kayaking and fishing late Sunday.  I have a hankering for some grilled walleye or trout.
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Want to swing by when you're done?  The light in the dining room doesn't work anymore, and the lamp we moved from another room just doesn't bring enough light into the area.  It's only been a matter of months since it stopped working.

 
Next weekend we go up to do our annual refurbishment and supply of our elk camp.  We will stock some food stuffs, fuel, feed and hay.  We will check the tent frames and refurbish those as required. We will test the stoves and repair or replace as necessary.  Its fairly easy to get up there on 4 wheelers this time of year.  Once the season starts and the snow flies its all we can do to get up there on horseback with our immediate needs packed in at that time.   We will cut enough fallen timber to fuel two stoves for 10 days and will get that under the horses lean-to to dry until we come up with the horses. We will also bring up water for our stay. Water can be had up there but it is a bit of an inconvenience during early winter in an area with a lot of beaver.  Better to have a guaranteed clean bit of water if one can. Still, it is bulky and heavy so best to do it now.  Some of the guys will do a bit of scouting, but the herds move about inconsistently during the rut and with snow patterns so I do not scout myself as conditions change day to day.  Still, there are fairly reliable seasonal patterns.

 
Bull Dozier said:
Want to swing by when you're done?  The light in the dining room doesn't work anymore, and the lamp we moved from another room just doesn't bring enough light into the area.  It's only been a matter of months since it stopped working.
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I much prefer it when one of the young mothers in the neighborhood asks my wife if I am available to work in their homes.  Working on a guy's place all the way up in the Twin Cities, well, probably not.  Maybe, will you be home and can I get a pic of your wife if she will be doing the supervising?

 
Ditkaless Wonders said:
I much prefer it when one of the young mothers in the neighborhood asks my wife if I am available to work in their homes.  Working on a guy's place all the way up in the Twin Cities, well, probably not.  Maybe, will you be home and can I get a pic of your wife if she will be doing the supervising?
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I will be home.  I can guarantee my wife will be wearing yoga pants, but I can't guarantee you'll appreciate it.

Actually, I just looked at some youtube videos of how to change a light fixture, and texted my wife and said "this looks easy, lets do it tonight."  I'll update the thread tomorrow on my failures.

 
Bull Dozier said:
I will be home.  I can guarantee my wife will be wearing yoga pants, but I can't guarantee you'll appreciate it.

Actually, I just looked at some youtube videos of how to change a light fixture, and texted my wife and said "this looks easy, lets do it tonight."  I'll update the thread tomorrow on my failures.
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I'll do it if you wear yoga pants.....

 
Bull Dozier said:
I will be home.  I can guarantee my wife will be wearing yoga pants, but I can't guarantee you'll appreciate it.

Actually, I just looked at some youtube videos of how to change a light fixture, and texted my wife and said "this looks easy, lets do it tonight."  I'll update the thread tomorrow on my failures.
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Do a step, take a shot.  Do a step, take a shot.  Video the process. 

Turning off the circuit is for wimps. 

 
Bull Dozier said:
I will be home.  I can guarantee my wife will be wearing yoga pants, but I can't guarantee you'll appreciate it.

Actually, I just looked at some youtube videos of how to change a light fixture, and texted my wife and said "this looks easy, lets do it tonight."  I'll update the thread tomorrow on my failures.
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for serious - if you can turn off a switch, and know the premise of lefty loosey-- right tighty - its really pretty easy.***

***this assumes it was properly install the first time.  There are times where I was changing fixtures/ceiling fans/etc and come to find out it was done completely wrong.  Like no box etc

 
Bull Dozier said:
I will be home.  I can guarantee my wife will be wearing yoga pants, but I can't guarantee you'll appreciate it.

Actually, I just looked at some youtube videos of how to change a light fixture, and texted my wife and said "this looks easy, lets do it tonight."  I'll update the thread tomorrow on my failures.
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Hardest part is trying to hold fixture in place while you try to wrap two wires together.  Much easier job with 3 hands. 

 
sublimeone said:
My dad, a very handy person, gifted me a toolbox with all the proper tools a man should have. Various wrenches, sockets, pliers etc... It has been nice having them so that he has the tools he needs to fix stuff when he stops by my place.
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My dad had a tool set but didn't know squat about fixing any thing.  His friends still rib him about the time he went to fix a faucet and he followed the instructions from his friends "First make sure the water is off".  My dad: OK, faucet is off at the sink, let's start to loosen some nuts. 

 
krista4 said:
Yeah, you're definitely not speaking for all women here.  I much prefer those who admit they can't do something so that we can save time and headaches and just go drink somewhere while we pay someone else to do it instead. ;)

I :heart: just about everything about this thread, by the way.  Good work in here, guys.
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My wife is the same as you.  And frankly so am I.  

 
belljr said:
for serious - if you can turn off a switch, and know the premise of lefty loosey-- right tighty - its really pretty easy.***

***this assumes it was properly install the first time.  There are times where I was changing fixtures/ceiling fans/etc and come to find out it was done completely wrong.  Like no box etc
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I have a light fixture in the bathroom I can never remember how to get the cover off to change the bulb.  Whenever the bulb burns out, it stays out until my mom comes over to remind me.  That's the starting point I'm working from here.

Looking at the videos, as long as I can figure out how my particular light is attached to the ceiling, I think I should be able to do it. We'll see.

 
wikkidpissah said:
Grew up in Jamaica Plain, moved out to Salem @ 12yo. Have a son in Brockton (sired in Holbrook in 1970)
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I've never used the word "sired" referring to the fathering of my kids :notmanly: 

 
Brony said:
Hardest part is trying to hold fixture in place while you try to wrap two wires together.  Much easier job with 3 hands. 
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You can use zip ties to hold the fixture up to the bracket while connecting the wiring.  Snip the zip tie and go from there.  Agreed it is a three handed job otherwise.

 
Bull Dozier said:
I have a light fixture in the bathroom I can never remember how to get the cover off to change the bulb.  Whenever the bulb burns out, it stays out until my mom comes over to remind me.  That's the starting point I'm working from here.

Looking at the videos, as long as I can figure out how my particular light is attached to the ceiling, I think I should be able to do it. We'll see.
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post a pic or find the fixture on the web - I'll tell you exactly how its on

 
I like when the mounting brackets for new fixtures do not match the old format and you have to pull everything, even the box. Nothing like a ten minute job turning into a festering suckhole.

 
WhatDoIKnow said:
I suppose you guys bring like weapons and stuff.  Pfffft.  I prefer to whittle my own spears from available flora or just wrestle the elk to the ground rodeo-style.

OP, please change the thread title to "How manly are you?"
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Sure I use a gun.  I tried shaming them to death with my member, but that did not work, though a few fell down laughing and so were easy targets.

 
Speaking of country talk mayonnaise got me in a lot of trouble once.  Wife and I went to the beach and I said mayonnaise there's a lot of good lookin women here.  She whacked me up side the head.

 
WhatDoIKnow said:
I suppose you guys bring like weapons and stuff.  Pfffft.  I prefer to whittle my own spears from available flora or just wrestle the elk to the ground rodeo-style.

OP, please change the thread title to "How manly are you?"
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Yeah seriously, who knew we had TWO Ron Swansons here?

 
Bull Dozier said:
I will be home.  I can guarantee my wife will be wearing yoga pants, but I can't guarantee you'll appreciate it.

Actually, I just looked at some youtube videos of how to change a light fixture, and texted my wife and said "this looks easy, lets do it tonight."  I'll update the thread tomorrow on my failures.
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Just remember what most in here always say ...

"You can't fail if you don't try"

 
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