Posts by Hadyn Green
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kill a rat with a spade
I killed one with a broom, does that count?
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VERY surprised mending a fuse isn't anywhere on the lists.
I did that a lot in our old place. The correct gauge wire for the fuse kept burning out so we bought thicker stuff. Maybe not the safest thing to do, but it felt good fixin' stuff.
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My partner put a concrete drill through his upper arm. How manly is that?
I'm not even sure how that's possible.
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manliness is all about doing, rather than being. So you can't "be a man"
You have to "do a man"? :)
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Plus, sports blogging has to be pretty manly, would you say Hadyn?
I suppose, it doesn't really involve a lot of "doing stuff" though (except maybe eating chips)
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Surely changing a car tyre has got to be in there?
You know what, you're right. Consider it added.
Dude, you read "Popular Mechanics" - that's pretty freakin' manly.
I read the occasional link that comes through my science blog feeds - that's much much less manly
Hadyn, I am hiring a trailer this weekend if you'd like to try out number 2 on the list?
Sigh if only that were innuendo. Fine.
I'm still practicing "maneuvering a car out of a skid".
You know I might need a photographer for this...
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In my family, things are always organised by women. That's determined by a simple, and hugely sexist, underlying assumption: men are a bit shit. A man couldn't organise a lay on a poultry farm. If you want something done properly, you get a woman to do it. First it's the mother's job, then as the family ages it becomes the daughter's.
In my family it was the other way around (except that we didn't think the women to be a bit shit). But then again I had a cadre of Uncles who were/are very good organisers.
But either way leadership is supposed to be a "manly" thing, even if the generic joke is that men talk a lot while women get things done.
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Torque wrench is used to apply correct pressures after replacing ahead gasket. If you tighten too much can split the gasket!
I didn't know either Don (though I assumed I'd find out when I got to that bit)
Perhaps having answers is a manly thing? Or perhaps the ability to find things? (no cheap "men can never find anything" jokes please)
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Perform CPR
Given that most mechanics work indoors, I'm not sure what makes this an outdoor skill.
It just fitted better there.
1. Don't be a dick
Actually I rather all humans learned that one
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Meanwhile it seems manly square-jawed model-dating Superbowl-winning football player Tom Brady can't do the "paddle a canoe" thing