A man can be expert in nothing, but he must be practiced in many things. Skills. You don't have to master them all at once. You simply have to collect and develop a certain number of skills as the years tick by. People count on you to come through. That's why you need these, to start.

http://www.esquire.com/features/essential-skills-0508

1. Give advice that matters in one sentence.

2. Tell if someone is lying

3. Take a photo.

the other 72 are at the link

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A liberal is someone who feels a great debt to his fellow man, which debt he proposes to pay off with your money.The U.S. Constitution doesn't guarantee happiness, only the pursuit of it. You have to catch up with it yourself."
Benjamin Franklin
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Why is it that, as a culture, we are more comfortable seeing two men holding guns than holding hands? ~ Ernest Gaines

I don't think I've ever used an Iron

Just remember to take your clothes of first. You'll do fine!

There are certain skills chaps like ourselves should know. It is with great regret that these skills are becoming rare amongst the whippersnappers and rapscallions of today's youth.

Take note! my dear fellows, for these tips will serve you well in life.

1) Learn how to dress. A good suit and a shiny pair of brogues are essential.
2) Wear your trilbies at an angle so rakish that traffic comes to a standstill.
3) Learn how to tell a good glass of port/wine/whiskey. (beer is for ruffians).
4) Learn how to woo a Lady without appearing an amorous letch.
5) Learn how to be a gracious loser.

Yours,
Horatio Plumb, Esq.

Sharpen a knife

Filet a fish

Make a fire without matches

The primitive skills are some of the best that you can ever learn.

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The National Science Foundation announced the following study results on U.S. military recreation preferences:
1. Sport of choice for Marines: bowling.
2. Sport of choice for Sailors: football.
3. Sport of choice for Soldiers: baseball.
4. Sport of choice for Coast Guardsmen: tennis.
5. Sport of choice for Airmen: golf.
Notice how the farther down the list you go, the smaller their balls get.

My Yankee tongue doesn't know what brogues or trilbies are.

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"Those who stand for nothing fall for anything. " - Alexander Hamilton

Then let me enlighten you my dear friend!

Brogues are leather shoes worn with a suit.
A trilby is a hat worn by men with good taste.

Yours,
Horatio Plumb, Esq.

Thank you for guiding me down a more enlightened path.

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"Those who stand for nothing fall for anything. " - Alexander Hamilton