What weird, useless skills do you possess?

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I saw an image today that said a person could remember the names all 151 original pokemon, but, not fifteen elements from the periodic table. I then realized that I have this same issue...in fact, it occurs to me that I could probably recognize and name at least a couple hundred pokemon from the newer generations as well. I can also wiggle my ears, bend my arm at an angle which the children I work with seem to think abnormal, and solve a rubik's cube.

What weird an useless skills do you possess?
 
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Umm... uhh... hmm... i got nothing.
 
Searching4Truth

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I can spin a coin. Flick bottle caps. Some guys I know think my ability to read a book is a useless skill. I like telling random facts and trivia about actors and movies. Same goes on with comic book characters. I can sketch, just not so well. But well enough for it to be rendered useless. I can't think of anymore. But, I'm pretty sure "useless skills" is all I'm good at. Seems to be, based on the reaction I get from people. I'm very creative. I make odd little things. Just things most people would never consider art.
 
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I draw dog cartoons and know a little sign language, but don't know any Deaf people LOL
Hmmm I know how to read piano notes, but since it takes forever for me to translate the note to the piano I deem it worthless. I took 3 years of Spanish but can hardly speak a lick of it. I'm a fast texter and I used to use emoticons a comical amount... O_O

I have a tendency to go from one thing to another like crazy so I've dabbled in a lot of little things without ever really excelling in one area... :O
 
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Searching4Truth said:
I'm very creative. I make odd little things. Just things most people would never consider art.
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You'd be surprised what people would consider art. As someone who studies art, I can say with a great deal of certainty that within the right context, most people would consider just about anything art.

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I draw dog cartoons and know a little sign language, but don't know any Deaf people LOL
Hmmm I know how to read piano notes, but since it takes forever for me to translate the note to the piano I deem it worthless.
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Ditto with the ASL and lack of deaf people. xD And also, same with the music, that I can "read" but...seriously, so slow; never going to get anything done that way.
 
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I can "air guitar" and make my movements correspond perfectly to the sound of real guitar lol. Unlike most who just flail around joking about it.

But honestly, I don't think it's useless. It improves me imagination and creativity.
 
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I can wiggle my ears and juggle- at the same time, ya'll.

Totally useless, unless I want to be a clown.
 
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nib said:
Ditto with the ASL and lack of deaf people. xD And also, same with the music, that I can "read" but...seriously, so slow; never going to get anything done that way.
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I know right! People ask if I play any instruments and I'm like... O_O no.... I guess? LoL
 
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nib said:
I saw an image today that said a person could remember the names all 151 original pokemon, but, not fifteen elements from the periodic table. I then realized that I have this same issue...in fact, it occurs to me that I could probably recognize and name at least a couple hundred pokemon from the newer generations as well. I can also wiggle my ears, bend my arm at an angle which the children I work with seem to think abnormal, and solve a rubik's cube.

What weird an useless skills do you possess?
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I'm left-handed but I do a lot of stuff with my right hand.
 
lil_christian

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And though it's very hard, I can write with my right hand and it will be legible and even somewhat neat.
 
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haha! Yeah, fun-fact for the day, I'm a lefty everyone. :D A left-handed musician who plays a right-handed guitar (Now you can either say "oh cool!" or start praying because I've heard that lefties are nothin' but trouble. :p )
 
rachelsedge

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-I can imitate the sound of a screeching bottlerocket firecracker
-I can make many cat sounds (meowing, purring, yowling, etc)
-I can wiggle my ears
-I can wiggle my nose. Well, it's not really wiggling. It's just weird.
-I can keep one eye crossed and the other straight (Here is a creepy picture of me doing so)
 
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I have lots of random skills but I wouldn't say they were useless. eg I can change a tire but don't drive. I have most skills you would assosiate with growing up on a farm (which I did) so I can shear sheep and clip ponies hooves and geese wings and I can also clip rabbits claws and teeth. but I have sheep and geese and ponies and rabbits so all of that comes in pretty handy. just finished climping the bunnies claws and am covered in hair!!! and my gorl bunny is stomping around flicking her feet to show her irritation!
 
leelee

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oh I am also left handed but play all instruments right janded and also most sports, except racket sports
 
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lil_christian said:
haha! Yeah, fun-fact for the day, I'm a lefty everyone. :D A left-handed musician who plays a right-handed guitar (Now you can either say "oh cool!" or start praying because I've heard that lefties are nothin' but trouble. :p )
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oh cool!
 
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i can do the Vulcan hand sign on my left hand
 
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I can sign Swahili sign language. Its a bit useless as the only place that I know uses it is Tanzania.
 
Christianrkchk89

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I can wiggle my nose. (My grandma blames it on the fact I had a pet rabbit when I was young)

I have a bad habit of starting projects i.e. paint by number, learning to crochet, learning to sew... Then never finishing them.

I can sing the Russian alphabet.. Though since I learned it in 3rd grade it's probably not 100% accurate but mostly :p
 
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MissCris said:
I can wiggle my ears and juggle- at the same time, ya'll.

Totally useless, unless I want to be a clown.
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I can do the same, lol! I am also double jointed, and also think I can get at least 48 if not 50 cracks out of my bones maybe more! lol!! :)!!..
 
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