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Very Trivial Superpowers

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  • 01-05-2016 8:38pm
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    [Deleted User]
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    I'm a girl of almost no talents but there are a few things I'm good at that trivially impresses people. People who tend to be easily impressed to begin with, to be fair.

    I never cry when I'm chopping an onion.
    I've slept standing up.
    I can type at 85 words a minute - accurately.
    I can put my feet behind my ears (thanks, yoga). Not as pretty as it sounds.
    I read a minimum of three books a week.
    I get upgraded about 70% of the time when I travel, regardless of airline and without ever asking.
    I never forget a birthday or anniversary.
    I can wiggle my ears.

    What trivial things do you excel at?


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    frozenfrozen
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    Do you use your feet to wiggle your ears?


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    #3
    [Deleted User]
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    It would be another superpower, but no. Thats a talent I don't have. :(


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    kfallon
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    Candie wrote: »
    I can put my feet behind my ears (thanks, yoga). Not as pretty as it sounds.

    Niiiiiice, PM sent :p


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    osarusan
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    I can make people fall asleep on public transport just by smiling at them.


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    TG1
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    Decoding flatpack furniture instructions. It is my only talent but it's a rare one!


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    tomwaterford
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,768 ✭✭✭✭tomwaterford


    I am very good at fortelling when a situation will end badly before it actually does


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    One eyed Jack
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    Nothing I could repeat in polite company... :p


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    [Deleted User]
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    kfallon wrote: »
    Niiiiiice, PM sent :p

    Shurrup yew!


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    The_Valeyard
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    My talents are far too obvious and important for this thread......


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    Lady is a tramp
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    I'm really good at opening difficult-to-open jars. Like, really REALLY good!


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    Sheep Lover
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    Can get the straw into the tiny hole of a Capri Sun every time without fail.


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    [Deleted User]
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    Lady is a tramp wrote: »
    I'm really good at opening difficult-to-open jars. Like, really REALLY good!

    That's something I'm terrible at. That's a great trivial superpower to have.


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    hairyslug
    Registered Users Posts: 2,591 ✭✭✭hairyslug


    I can stick my fist in my mouth, I'm sure that could be considered a superpower in weird porno


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    [Deleted User]
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    Sheep Lover wrote: »
    Can get the straw into the tiny hole of a Capri Sun every time without fail.

    I always get the usb lead in the right way round, first time.


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    Paz-CCFC
    Registered Users Posts: 1,527 ✭✭✭Paz-CCFC


    I can tell the difference between butter and "I Can't Believe It's Not Butter".


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    The_Valeyard
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    Candie wrote: »
    I always get the usb lead in the right way round, first time.

    Now you're just gloating.


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    TG1
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    Sheep Lover wrote: »
    Can get the straw into the tiny hole of a Capri Sun every time without fail.

    Can you also manage to not poke the whole way through the back? If you can do that every time as well I'll be impressed!


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    [Deleted User]
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    The_Valeyard wrote: »
    Now you're just gloating.

    It was a bit humblebraggy alright.

    I also make an excellent cup of tea, every single time.


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    kfallon
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    I can get the fig into a figroll!


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    Antar Bolaeisk
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    I can program VCRs.


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    #22
    [Deleted User]
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    I want to be a genetic superhero.


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    #23
    [Deleted User]
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    Antar Bolaeisk wrote: »
    I can program VCRs.

    What's a VCR?


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    ToddyDoody
    Registered Users Posts: 4,421 ✭✭✭ToddyDoody


    People always think I'm good with computers, despite all evidence to the contrary


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    Capt'n Midnight
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    Candie wrote: »
    What's a VCR?
    VCR repair people would ring up people and ask "Do you have a toddler and is your VCR under the TV ?"

    Because the problem was they'd stopped working because they'd be filled with slices of bread or biscuits or stuff.


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    The_Valeyard
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    Candie wrote: »
    What's a VCR?

    I believe it's an old, old wooden ship, from the civil war.


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    #27
    [Deleted User]
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    Deleted User wrote: »
    I want to be a genetic superhero.

    A few months ago my cousin texted me:

    "30 years since Chernobyl, still no superheroes"

    Laughed til I cried.


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    cajonlardo
    Registered Users Posts: 1,019 ✭✭✭cajonlardo


    I can touch the tip of my nose with my tongue.

    I was once out running in the rain and noticed a woman give me a really weird look. Took a moment to realise I had just licked a rain drop off the end of my nose.


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    Capt'n Midnight
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    Candie wrote: »
    A few months ago my cousin texted me:

    "30 years since Chernobyl, still no superheroes"

    Laughed til I cried.
    Bill Gates has been a bit of a let down when you consider that the only superpower that Batman and Iron Man have is money.


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    RayM
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    I can change a duvet cover in under a minute.
    I can tell you what day of the week any particular date fell on (people always seem weirdly unimpressed by this).
    I'm great at remembering birthdays, phone numbers and car number plates.


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    #31
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    RayM wrote: »
    I can change a duvet cover in under a minute.
    I can tell you what day of the week any particular date fell on (people always seem weirdly unimpressed by this).
    I'm great at remembering birthdays, phone numbers and car number plates.

    The date thing is amazing!


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