What's your useless talent?

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JimmyEatWorld

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I can play songs using hand farts.....its uncanny how in-tune my hands are =)
its all ears...
great at parties, and for around the office to shock your coworkers
my ex-girlfriend thought I made the noise whenever I actually farted.....what a boob
 

PsychoAndy

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Dec 31, 2000
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Originally posted by: baffled2
Originally posted by: Tominator
Beat the ever livin crap out of a smart mouth.....:D

ROTFLMAO !!! You are sharp tonight :)

Colleen,I'm very glad I'm not in charge of handling your pm's hahaha :D


As for me I don't think I have any odd talents :)

I think trout slapping counts.

-PAB
 

LordMaul

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Nov 16, 2000
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You all will probably think I'm nuts...but...

Yo-Yos. :eek:

It's kind of nice to be able to pick up a yo yo and do just any trick in the book...or pick up two yo yos and do double loops. :D I even bought a $100 metal yo yo for advanced tricks, but it's only good for spinning for long periods of time, and isn't very good for looping. I also have a pair of $20 yo yos, custom painted, that I use often. :eek: :D

Lord "Split the Atom" Maul

:Q
 

jaydee

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May 6, 2000
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Eating cereal while driving a standard ;). Actually that comes in quite useful somedays.

My elbows are double-jointed. I can crack my knuckles (interlocking my fingers in front of me) and easily touch my elbows together. I can also put my palms down and rotate my elbows almost 180 degrees (without moving my shoulders or hands).
 

Chaotic42

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Jun 15, 2001
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I can roll my touge for an indefinite period of time.

I have another one, I don't want to get banned though.
 

neutralizer

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Oct 4, 2001
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I can stare at the ceiling for the longest without getting bored. Oh, it's a white completely flat ceiling...
 

geoff2k

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Sep 2, 2000
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I can "biff" -- let the ring finger of my right hand go completely loose (almost dislocated) and swing very hard projectile-style at any available target.
 

Kadarin

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Nov 23, 2001
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I have a near-perfect "radio-announcer" voice. When I'm on it, I can do the "Sunday! Sunday! Sunday! Be there!" guy.. it's been known to drive people nuts. :D
 

RGN

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Feb 24, 2000
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Originally posted by: RSI
"I can put my legs behind my head, I'm very flexible. Too bad I'm not in the circus, then it wouldn't be so useless."

:Q:confused:

Hey, I can do the tongue clicking thing too.



GF, that is one of the funnayest things I've read today...

Ok, so i can SwordFight. Like with real steel sharp swords. I have 2 custom hand forged katanas just for that purpose. I have cut many a people and gotten cut myself. It is the biggest rush that I've ever had... :D
 

aphex

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I have double joined thumbs and an arm that can be dislocated. Fun for either party tricks or in the bedroom :)
 
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let's see . . . I am learned in:

TaeKwonDo
Judo
WingTsun Kuen Kung-Fu
Muay Thai

playing the Clarinet
sketching
Ballet

. . . and my major in college is Philosohy with a minor in Psychology.

I haven't been in a fight for 10 years, I'm not interested in playing in concerts (even if I could), I sketch every so often, . . . like I need to explain why Ballet is a useless talent for a 21-year old heterosexual male, and what's more useless than an undergraduate minor in Psychology? Why, an undergraduate degree of arts in Philosophy!

You may call me the king of useless talents from now on:D
 

MajesticMoose

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Nov 14, 2000
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I have a great sense of direction when swimming under water. Although strap on a scuba tank and a compass and mysteriously i start moving in circles somehow

 

Frosty3799

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i can hacky sack pretty darn well....kinda useless, but also pretty nice to be able to do.

most other stuff i do is useful... sorry
 

ohtwell

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Jan 6, 2002
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I can identify people in movies pretty well even if they are completely covered but their eyes or mouth. I can also tell people by their voices. I can usually tell you two or more movies that any one actor or actress has been in. It's weird. I easily remember stuff like that.



: ) Amanda
 

SWScorch

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May 13, 2001
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Originally posted by: Frosty3799
i can hacky sack pretty darn well....kinda useless, but also pretty nice to be able to do.

most other stuff i do is useful... sorry

Ahh yes... I too used to be quite he hacker in my school. I havewnt hacked in several months now, and I'm probably out of shape. A few months ago I could do a few cool tricks, like jesters (easy) or some fancy stalls (medium) or a pendulum (wicked hard but really cool when you pull it off.) Ahh, the joys of being a senior and having 4 study halls a day :)
 

aceO07

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Nov 6, 2000
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Originally posted by: poopaskoopa
I can twirl a pencil/pen in 2 ways on my right hand.

I used to do that too, twirl a pen back and forth continuously in class. I can also twirl a pen up between my fingers, from my pinkie to my index finger. I can't make it go backwards/down though.. This can be down with knives too, pretty much anything that's a suitable size.
 

jamautosound

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Oct 15, 2000
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This one time in Band Class. . .



. . .yes, it was Band Class, I balanced a drumstick on it's tip. Every other drummer in my class tried and failed.:)

High School, many moons ago.