What's an unexpected skill you have?
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I can't throw any sort of ball to save my life, but in school I could sink a crumpled up piece of paper into the trash bin across the classroom with consistency that even shocked myself. I'm also deadly with rubber bands and have a knack for paper planes and projectiles made from broken pens.
Same! I was voluntold for the class basketball team because of my height. I was too unathletic for it, however, and I only lasted one week. However, like you, I can throw paper waste from almost anywhere in the classroom and shoot it into the bin. I can also shoot a worn-out piece of chalk to its container from the middle row. I was pretty lousy with paper planes though.
The "throw trash into the bin" ability comes in clutch when I'm too lazy to stand up and put trash into the bin. That's where I got most of my recent practice!
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i once went on a two week tour to schools teaching the kids how to swear
I feel like this needs elaboration.
Long story short: taught kids about swearing as s substitute teacher, got the principal (my mother) in trouble, wrote a manuscript about swearing, interviewed a linguist about religion for the humanist (atheist) magazine, she invited me to join her book project on swearing, the book was published, the «kulturelle skolesekken» (bringing culture to schools) invited me to tour the northernmost, most swearing part of Norway to talk about swearing.
https://www.nettavisen.no/teacher-taugth-swearwords-in-religion-class/s/12-95-151785
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I can sew, although I kind of hate it. Sewing is an essential skill if you own a sailboat and have no money.
"own a sailboat and have no money" that's a redundant statement :]
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"own a sailboat and have no money" that's a redundant statement :]
I think that would be antithetical, or paradoxical. Redundant means superfluous (=more than is necessary)
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I think that would be antithetical, or paradoxical. Redundant means superfluous (=more than is necessary)
See the common conception of boat owners is that they're rich. And they certainly might start out that way. But a boat is a hole in the ocean into which money is thrown, and thus boat owners quickly become not rich
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See the common conception of boat owners is that they're rich. And they certainly might start out that way. But a boat is a hole in the ocean into which money is thrown, and thus boat owners quickly become not rich
oooooohhh, I get it. Indeed
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This is funny, I drive manual in the US where even most pickup trucks now have automatic transmission, and the two groups who have been impressed (I am a middle aged lady) are valets and mechanic shops.
I do think that for my 21 year old daughter it's an unusual skill and one she values. None of my other kids can drive my car, I had to teach that one because I let her use the car to go to college, I bike to work now since it's much closer than the school.
My ex can drive the big trucks with like 16 gears. And both he & my husband can shift motorcycles with ease, I struggle. I guess it would get easier with practice.
Yeah, I learned from my dad - who is a professional driver.
It came in handy in the Army.
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I mean, what's something you can do that people are like, "really? You know how to do that?"
I surprise ppl with my drawing skills, and they always say my place is nice and cosy. Everyone who comes over for the first time gets weirdly surprised. I am not sure if that is a skill tho xD
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Driving a manual transmission vehicle.
Oh yeah, i always forget most people (at least in the US) can't. I learned to drive on a stick shift pickup and took my drivers license test in it
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I mean, what's something you can do that people are like, "really? You know how to do that?"
People are surprised that I can jodel a bit. My geeky high-schools self worked hard to build this skill.
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See the common conception of boat owners is that they're rich. And they certainly might start out that way. But a boat is a hole in the ocean into which money is thrown, and thus boat owners quickly become not rich
I've heard that boat owners are happy on two days. The day they buy it, and the day they sell it.
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I mean, what's something you can do that people are like, "really? You know how to do that?"
I know how to can food and make preserves. I'm 46 M.
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This is very interesting, could you please elaborate a bit? Are fathers not involved in parenting in traditional Japanese culture?
I believe the father is still considered the breadwinner role.
If you like humorous dramas: The way of the househusband (live action)
A clip of the show: https://youtu.be/ktztBx-8onkIf you want, I can give you access to the whole season
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Depends on unexpected for who. Most native english speakers seem surprised when they realise I understand "big words" (read: any word with a Latin root) without needing to look up a definition. To me it's pretty obvious. My native tongue is Spanish. Having an accent doesn't mean I don't know anything.
Examples?
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I mean, what's something you can do that people are like, "really? You know how to do that?"
Compared to most people, I know a fuck ton of keyboard shortcuts making me look like a computer wizard.
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Compared to most people, I know a fuck ton of keyboard shortcuts making me look like a computer wizard.
I've been criticized for that, lots of people say "use the mouse, it's better". I say "how is it better?". They say "it just is".
The truth is that they can't do the keyboard shortcuts and are jealous.
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I've been criticized for that, lots of people say "use the mouse, it's better". I say "how is it better?". They say "it just is".
The truth is that they can't do the keyboard shortcuts and are jealous.
I'm certainly no vim wizard but just knowing a good number of shortcuts really saves time doing precise clicks and selections with your mouse
