Do as in "I have successfully done this thing at least once in my life."
OTOH, there are plenty of things that I've never had the opportunity to do, like the bolt action rifle. I've never even seen one.
Mal: You want to tell me how come there's a statue of you here looking at me like I owe him something? Jayne: Wishing I could, Captain.
'Jaynestown'
Natter 54: Right here, dammit.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Vortex - Oct 23, 2007 5:47:10 am PDT #8135 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Amy - Oct 23, 2007 5:49:12 am PDT #8136 of 10001
Because books.
And I can't imagine when it would be necessary for me to mix concrete, either. I can almost imagine needing to clean the rifle first.
tommyrot - Oct 23, 2007 5:51:01 am PDT #8137 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
OTOH, there are plenty of things that I've never had the opportunity to do, like the bolt action rifle. I've never even seen one.
I saw one once. My dad had an old bolt-action .22 rifle. It was fairly rusted. (I think it was his first gun as a teenager or something.)
Anyway, they're actually pretty simple. I'm guessing it'd be easy to learn to clean and/or repair.
§ ita § - Oct 23, 2007 6:09:10 am PDT #8138 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I can't clean a bolt action rifle, but if you thrust one into my hands I could fire it with reasonably good form, and I can also reload it. I'm pretty sure the rifle in the house where we spent T-Giving a couple years ago was bolt action.
The most important thing I think to do with one of those is to know a couple ways to take it out of the hands of the idiot that's threatening you with one.
There should be more fighting stuff on the manly list. Grrh, arrgh, roid-rage.
Ginger - Oct 23, 2007 6:09:23 am PDT #8139 of 10001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
I have a bolt-action .22. It needs cleaning. It's needed cleaning for about 15 years. Wouldn't it be more manly to clean an M-16?
tommyrot - Oct 23, 2007 6:11:30 am PDT #8140 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Wouldn't it be more manly to clean an M-16?
Totally. Or, you know, disassemble and reassemble one blindfolded in 40 seconds, or whatever army-guys do....
Nutty - Oct 23, 2007 6:12:03 am PDT #8141 of 10001
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
Real men need no guns. They kill the enemy with their bare hands.
Amy - Oct 23, 2007 6:16:25 am PDT #8142 of 10001
Because books.
Or their teeth. It's the Jack Bauer school of manliness!
Trudy Booth - Oct 23, 2007 6:18:34 am PDT #8143 of 10001
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
Or, of course, a round house kick to the head.
Daisy Jane - Oct 23, 2007 6:20:05 am PDT #8144 of 10001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
1. Patch a radiator hose- have done
2. Protect your computer- from?
3. Rescue a boater who has capsized-haven't done, but I was a lifegaurd
4. Frame a wall-have done
5. Retouch digital photos-have done
6. Back up a trailer-have done (boat trailer)
7. Build a campfire-have done
8. Fix a dead outlet- have not done
9. Navigate with a map and compass-have done
10. Use a torque wrench-have done
11. Sharpen a knife-have done
12. Perform CPR- have done (again, lifegaurd!)
13. Fillet a fish- oh yeah
14. Maneuver a car out of a skid-just yesterday
15. Get a car unstuck- with help
16. Back up data-yes
17. Paint a room-yes
18. Mix concrete- yes
19. Clean a bolt-action rifle-no
20. Change oil and filter-yes
21. Hook up an HDTV-I wish!
22. Bleed brakes-yes, but it was really really simple.
23. Paddle a canoe-yes
24. Fix a bike flat-I've fixed a car flat, does that count?
25. Extend your wireless network-I haven't done, but I'm pretty sure I could.
How manly am I?