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Grace

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Following on from the Useless Talent thread, is there anything considered normal or everyday by most people that you just can't do?

I can't whistle or peel carrots (just carrots). And I still have to do simple maths on my fingers - I can do surds and sine/cosine and all that jazz, but ask me what 7-3 is and I get a bit of a mental block.

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Danishgirl

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What is it called where you make your fingers say "klack"? Something most people are able to do when they listen to music. Snap fingers?

Whatever it's called, I can't do it.

Edit: It's called clicking. I can't click my fingers.

Il n'y a qu'un devoir, c'est d'être heureux; il ny'a qu'une vertu, c'est la justice -Denis Diderot

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Kelly

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Now this is my kinda thread.

I am the least domesticated person in the actual world. I can't put on duvet covers, I can't peel potatos, I have no idea how to work a washing machine and if you ask me to cook anything more difficult than pasta, there'll probably be a small fire on your hands.

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I can't cook pasta without it boiling over. No matter how much I think I'm watching it, as soon as I turn round for a second, it boils over. I can cook risotto, roast chicken, lasagne, stir fry... lots of things fine, never have any problems, it's the damn quick cook pasta that always gets me.

I've never been able to do any sort of gymnastics, forward rolls, handstands etc. To be honest though, it hasn't been an issue since primary school, but it was quite humiliating then. I was diagnosed with Dyspraxia which I suppose explains it but it's not a problem these days as I rarely have to learn any new physical skills.

'Forget happiness I'm fine, I'll forget everything in time'

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Most simple tasks. Ask me to do something to fix a computer or sort out some wires at the back of the TV or something and it'll be fine. Ask me to do something like pushing a car and I'll get confused.

I was sorting the trolleys out last night at work and a guy had broken down. He asked me to give him a push. He confused me by just asking me to push his car backwards. I was like 'eh, how do I do that'. Really he just wanted me to push it to the side whilst the handbreak was off.

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Behelzebub

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Where do I start - I can't cook, I can't do forward rolls, I can't ride a bike, I can't drive a car (yet), I don't know how to read a gas meter properly as I discovered yesterday, I can't do maths (even the simple stuff)........... I could go on for a very long time.

So save the last dance

For me my love 'cause I

I see you as an angel freshly fallen from the sky...

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Kitai

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I can't whistle or swallow tablets/pills.

I hate taking pills. I only take them if I'm desperate coz I have so much trouble swallowing them for some reason.

The soluble solution works every time for me.

Eeewww, no. That stuff makes me throw-up when I try drinking it. Nasty stuff!!

I can't find anything wrong with me because I'm so perfect!

LMAO!!

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Chaos

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I'm terrible at remembering the little things.

I can't keep time well. E.g. when I'm cooking, I forget to keep a check on the times, etc.

I can't keep my attention from...wan...der.....in........g............

I can't throw balls very well.

No more for now, I'm embarrassing myself :lol:

The most heroic act is the one that no-one knows about.

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Andy B

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It's a quote from a Terry Pratchett book. In the authors note, I think. I edited it a little to suit my own purposes! :D

Damn! Damn! Damn! - I've just been outed as a Pratchett fan!

Knew I remembered it from somewhere recently...it's the latest book isn't it?

Sometimes here, sometimes not.

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Chaos

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Yes. Making Money. Have you read it yet? Its a cracker :D mind you they all are. I don't think he's done a book that I haven't read and loved 8)

I've read pretty much every Discworld Series novel there is; I own pretty much all of them.

How cool am I.

The most heroic act is the one that no-one knows about.

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