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Old 07-04-2007, 11:56 PM   #1
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What SHOULD you know

They're are certain things I think every adult should know but don't. For starters CPR, what do you think every person, man or woman should know?
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Old 07-05-2007, 12:02 AM   #2
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Ugh, that reminds me...the other night, I dreamed that I had to give CPR to a baby, who had drowned in a bathtub.
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Old 07-05-2007, 01:07 AM   #3
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i had to take first aid in highschool and i thought i had a general understanding of it, but the other day i was working in a conference room where a medic was instructing a bunch of people on how to properly give cpr, i was waaaay the fuck off. and another thing to add to the list:

being able to change a tire, you would be suprised.
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Old 07-05-2007, 01:33 AM   #4
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Old 07-05-2007, 01:38 AM   #5
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What people should need to know coming outta the womb:

How to type on a standard keyboard.
How to pull over for sirening vehicles and not be a dick.
How to say "thank you" to customer service people.
How to tie a tie (men {opinion}).
How to communicate bluntly AND mean it (women {opinion}).
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Old 07-05-2007, 08:42 AM   #6
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--how to get along with people
--personal finances
--how to cook

“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.”

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Old 07-05-2007, 01:10 PM   #7
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I'll second personal finances. It utterly blows my mind how retarded people can be when it comes to how to handle money. In my house growing up, the "money talk" was a bigger deal than the "sex talk."
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Old 07-05-2007, 02:06 PM   #8
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How to be kind, yet not be gullible.
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Old 07-05-2007, 02:13 PM   #9
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How to sew
How to survive overnight in the wilderness (build a fire, make shelter, etc)
How to take care of an infant/toddler (all of it)
Basic auto maintenance
How to run/maintain diagnostics for PCs (real computers) and how to track files
Cook (agree)
How to let go of stuff
Basic first aid
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Old 07-05-2007, 02:35 PM   #10
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Old 07-05-2007, 02:47 PM   #11
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Nor is it a career.
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Old 07-05-2007, 05:08 PM   #12
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Old 07-05-2007, 05:37 PM   #13
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Quote:
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“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.”

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Damm, beat me to it. This was the first thing I thought of.
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Old 07-05-2007, 05:47 PM   #14
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Old 07-05-2007, 05:54 PM   #15
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i just wish people would quit being 'left-lane dicks'.....thats it.
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