I'm jewelry manipulation challenged....

[qnr]

My wife bought me a bracelet for my birthday, and I have to get her help to put it on. Same thing with my earring, lots of times. Wonder if I'm eligible for the Special Olympics?

[elehhhhna]

1. she needs to put you on jewery probation 'til you can install properly...

[qnr]

2. Apparently :/ n/t

[LibLabUK]

3. Yes....

because losing a leg or being deaf is just the same as not being able to do up a bracelet on your own. :eyes:

And it's PARA olympics not 'special'. If you're going to mock it at least get the name right.

[qnr]

4. Oh lighten up. I wasn't mocking it, and if you interpreted it as being

such, then you obviously are the one with the problem.

And, it is Special Olympics, they call it that themselves:

http://208.248.164.134/Special+Olympics+Public+Website/default.htm

[LibLabUK]

5. Hmm

I'm sorry.

Why else would you post a comment like that?

I think you'll find it's Paralympics

[Shakespeare]

6. They're two different things.

Have you really never heard of the Special Olympics?

http://208.248.164.134/Special+Olympics+Public+Website/default.htm

[LibLabUK]

7. No..

The paralympics gets all the coverage over here.

From what I read at the link, the special olympics is for people with developmental and learning disabilities?

[qnr]

11. That's ok, I know how that goes. Regardless, I wasn't trying to

insult either organization. Truce?

[qnr]

8. Possibly because I had difficulties accomplishing something

a huge portion of the worlds population does with ease? It was humorous recognition of a fact relating to myself, not meant to put anyone else down.

Special Olympics

Providing year-round sports training and athletic competition to more than 1 million people with intellectual disabilities in more than 150 countries.

I was simply claiming it appeared I had an intellectual disability.

It's Special Olympics. You're talking about a totally different organization. I'd think it would be obvious, if I said "Special Olympics" and gave you a link to a Special Olympics website, that I was not referring to "Paralympics."

[LibLabUK]

14. Hmm

I get a bit touchy about stuff like this.

My apologies for the over-reaction.

[qnr]

15. And my apologies to you. n/t

[spinbaby]

9. Men can't put on jewelry

I'm guessing you're a man--most people with wives are. The majority of men just have fingers that are too big to manipulate those tiny catches. Not your fault, don't worry about it.

[qnr]

13. Yeah. I can handle rings though :) our used to be able to,

don't have any anymore.

[AlCzervik]

10. OK, i can see maybe where i a braclet you might need help with

but an earring?

[qnr]

12. Yeah, just sometimes though. Mostly when I've had it out for a

few weeks, and can't seem to find the hole.