What talent or skill do you possess

[hyphenate]

that you are most proud of? Which one did you believe would be your way to fame and fortune? (Or at the very least a good job, a sexy spouse and the ability to buy all the "toys" you could ever want?)

[WCGreen]

1. I make the Women go OOOOOO AAHHHHHH

With out lifting a finger.....

[hyphenate]

30. Sure you can!

:rofl:

[WCGreen]

45. Never lift a finger....

but a tongue...

Now that is something we could discuss

[hyphenate]

50. That is DEFINITELY a good talent!

hee, hee!

[WCGreen]

51. So I have been told.....

[In_The_Wind]

2. who needs toys

when I can tie a cherry stem in a knot ... without using my hands

[NMMNG]

12. Like Sherilyn Fenn (as Audrey Horn) in Twin Peaks?

[hyphenate]

31. That's always handy to have

Sure can win a lot of barroom bets with that one! :D

[In_The_Wind]

43. Darlin' ~ you know you are right!

I haven't been winnin' any barroom bets ...

but I perfected the knot in 1969 ...

[hyphenate]

52. A talented tongue comes in handy!

See WCGreen's!! :rofl:

[In_The_Wind]

59. Yes, indeed IT does ...

did I miss something again...

'See WCGreen's!!' where

[hyphenate]

63. In an answer above yours!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=105&topic_id=3983116&mesg_id=3984275

[In_The_Wind]

65. I bow to your wisdom ~ hyphenate!

that says it all ...

[steely]

3. I can render allergy meds completely ineffective

and increase the profits of tissue companies. (tonight for instance)

I don't usually brag about it tho'.

[hyphenate]

32. Unfortunately

it's hard to earn money off snots unless you own one of those aforementioned tissue companies!

[Rising Phoenix]

72. NO WAY! ME TOO!

[HEyHEY]

4. Ask your Mom!

;-)

[hyphenate]

33. Eh?

My mom wouldn't be your type: she's 77 and still takes care of a bunch of people.

[Ladyhawk]

5. When my neck isn't seized up like this, I have a rather nice singing voice

:)

I'm also a pretty good artist. :D

[hyphenate]

34. Ah, cool!

Get well soon! :)

[ghostsofgiants]

6. I fancy myself a bit of an artist...I play bass...

And I've also been told I'm a good writer.

[hyphenate]

36. Great!

That goes good with a really very old joke:

How do you get into Radio City Music Hall?

Practice, practice, practice!

[Graf Orlok]

7. I can shotgun a beer quicker than my buddies.

That's how I got sick last night.

:puke:

[WCGreen]

8. Now that's a talent...

And it takes days, no hours to develop the right gulping technique....

Welcome to the show.....

[In_The_Wind]

25. Hey ~ Graf Orlok

to DU

:hi:

[hyphenate]

37. I don't think that counts as a "talent"

:evilgrin:

[Aristus]

9. I can sing "The Rainbow Connection" using the voices of all

the major Muppets.

A priceless talent. Meaning no one will pay any price for that kind of talent. ;-)

[fizzgig]

18. i would pay to see that

seriously...i would even raid my change stash

[hyphenate]

38. Ah, but it could get you a chance

to be on David Letterman's Stupid Human Tricks!

[youthere]

10. I can make farting noises with my armpits...

*poot* *poot*
See?

[hyphenate]

39. See answer to #9! eom

[VespertineIconoclast]

11. Please try this and bear with me –-

I hope fellow DUers will try to see if they can do this. Put the tip of your pointer finger of your right hand on the nail of you ring finger of the same hand and then bend your middle finger of your right hand without using your left hand (vice versa for left-handers). I hope this makes sense...

I find that people cannot bend their middle finger while there other 2 fingers are in the aforementioned position. I’ve only met one other person that can do this like me. I found out this “talent” of mine when I was a child.

I would love to get back responses on people who can or cannot do this. :)

-VI

[progmom]

13. welcome to DU

i seem to be able to bend my middle finger in the scenario you described... :shrug:

[VespertineIconoclast]

54. Thanks for the welcome, progmom.

That's cool that you can do this too. :)

-VI

[obxhead]

17. OK I managed without problems....

welcome :hi:

[VespertineIconoclast]

55. Thanks for the welcome, obxhead.

Glad you could do it as well. :hi:

-VI

[In_The_Wind]

26. I share your talent ~ VespertineIconoclast

to DU

:hi:

[VespertineIconoclast]

56. Thanks for the welcome, J_A.

It's funny to me that a number of DUers can do this. :)

-VI

[hyphenate]

40. Afraid I'm in the majority

can't do it at all! :)

[VespertineIconoclast]

61. DUers are great!

You guys actually took the time to follow my directions and respond back. Thank you. :)

Hyphenate -- People usually tell me that when they're trying to bend their middle finger while the other 2 fingers are in position, the muscles in their wrist feel like they are straining... :shrug:

-VI

[jmm]

68. I can do it

One year when my school was doing the President's fitness challenge my gym teacher told us the results and that I was the most flexible girl in the school. After some of the reactions I received I don't think he told anybody specifics like that again.

[VespertineIconoclast]

70. Thanks for the response.

Cool beans that you can do this as well. :) You mentioned your flexibility, can you contort your body?

-VI

[leftofthedial]

14. I can kill any thread

without even trying

[hyphenate]

41. I, too, possess such a talent!

[madinmaryland]

15. I can drink copius amounts of

beer without getting sick. Though things do get cloudy!

[obxhead]

16. I can slam 3 Irish Car Bombs

and still ride a unicycle.

[Tikki]

19. Even though I am from California and have never....

....been to Australia or ever attended a game in person....

...I can understand the strategy and enjoy watching a complete game of Australian Rules Football.

Footy Rules...Go Eagles....


Tikki

[hyphenate]

42. Well, at the very least

you have the chance at a job when we all have to move out of our own country!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

20. I have a pretty good eye for photography...

Can't draw, sing, dance or play a musical instrument, though....

And my photographic abilities don't bring money in...

It COSTS money to do photography! Besides buy all the camera toys!

Anyway, I am retired now, and am not looking to make any more money...

[hyphenate]

44. Yes, you are completely right

about photography. I've been a photographer myself since I was a child (had one of those plastic cameras when I was a kid--left it on the back window of the car while on vacation--melted! But couldn't keep it up when I was younger because of the expense. A stock photographer needs to have about 10,000 images in his/her portfolio in order to make money. Now that the world is digital, I might try again!

[Wetzelbill]

21. I can write pretty well.... I am also freakishly analytical

My creativity and ability to think critically make me pretty good at nearly everything I have ever tried.

[hyphenate]

46. That's good!

Solid skills to take into the real world. But be warned--many of the red-set of values don't appreciate critical thinking! They prefer you to do your job without questioning the reasons why!

[BikeWriter]

22. Well, let's see, there's...

[Merrick]

23. I can convert sunlight into energy consuming C02

[Doctor_J]

81. You're a plant?

Shouldn't you be posting at freeperville?

Never mind - I had that backwards.

[Omphaloskepsis]

24. I can fix cars.. And just about any problem around the house.

I fix stuff.. that is my talent. I do electrical too.

[hyphenate]

29. Oooh!

I could certainly use your talent! My bro's an electrician. I promised him two weeks room and board for vacation if he came and rewired my apartment! It didn't work. :)

[Starbucks Anarchist]

27. I'm a writer.

Well, an aspiring one at that. Hopefully, I'll sell a screenplay one of these days. Right now, I'm focusing on a TV show I created. I'd like to shop it around within the next few months.

But I've always been the creative type since I totally suck at anything athletic. :)

[hyphenate]

47. Good luck!

I understand the athletic part perfectly! Even got Cs in high school in Phys Ed!

[Starbucks Anarchist]

53. Thanks!

:hi:

Hell, I got X's in Phys Ed. I know how you feel.

[WCGreen]

58. I hated it when they made you climb ropes......

I actually got my mother to write me a note excusing me from Wrestling in gym because I felt it was "homosexual in nature."

This was back in 1974.....

Boy was gym boy pissed....

I thought he was going to pull off my neck and piss down my throat the way he looked at me after he read that note....

I got to go to the library.....

[AtomicKitten]

28. I almost always can tell when someone is lying.

and it has served me well, although I frequently am forced to tell friends I told you so when they don't believe me at first.

[hyphenate]

48. Very handy talent

to have if you're in Law Enforcement!

[LaraMN]

35. Numchuck skills, bowhunting skills, computer hacking skills....

Sorry. couldn't help it. Writing was always my strongest area. Being a Stay At Home Mom doesn't allow for alot of use of that skill, though.

[hyphenate]

49. Ah, but it can get you

free lance work if you persist! Good luck!

[WCGreen]

60. Ah but when the coming crash comes...

I wanna be by you......

[billyskank]

57. I can cook ok

:)

[hyphenate]

74. Well, that's handy

At the very least you won't starve!

[brentspeak]

62. I can raise either eyebrow like Mr.Spock

or both, simultaneously.

[hyphenate]

76. I always wanted to be able to do that!

I can do the Vulcan hand greeting, but not the eyebrows!

[bertha katzenengel]

64. I can make people laugh, and I have never wanted fame, fortune, or

all the "toys" you refer to. :shrug:

[hyphenate]

77. Making people laugh

is a great talent, indeed! I seem to do it all the time, even when I'm trying to be serious. ;)

As far as "fame and fortune" it would be great to go into a profession where your talents came naturally.

[El Fuego]

66. I never lose on Ebay.

I ALWAYS win the Ebay last minute bidding face off. I set alarm clocks and plan my day around not missing those final moments.

[hyphenate]

78. I wish I could say that, too

But more often than not, I lose a bid because I've forgotten it!

[cssmall]

67. I am most proud of my beautiful ability

to injury myself. Shoulder surgery because a bullshit freak football hit. Twisted knee on a baseball field. Sliding down my stairs and not hurting my tailbone, but my pectoral muscles. Hitting my head on concrete and not getting a concussion, but opening a fridge door on my head, migraine. I am so talented at it that I can cut myself with safety scissors and not with the old fashioned scissors, even if I tried.

[hyphenate]

79. Heh

I hope that you have some good health insurance!

[Neshanic]

69. I can run real fast while in a human size hamster ball.

[hyphenate]

80. Uh, yeah, sure

That's a really important talent to have! :rofl:

[NoSheep]

71. I'm good a xword puzzles, usually win in scrabble, decent pool shot,

I can make people laugh, play the guitar and piano a little bit, and I think I have very good taste in everything (except clothes!)

[hyphenate]

82. Sounds like you cover a good amount of areas!

Hope your current job suits them as well!

[NoSheep]

88. Yes it does! I am an office manager in a company of about 20 and I get

to do a little of everything. I'm a generalist!

[GOPisEvil]

73. I have a good sense of humor and I enjoy making people laugh.

:)

[hyphenate]

83. You and Bertha

should get together!

[BlueJazz]

75. Fairly decent Jazz Player (being born lucky with Perfect-Pitch) Helps.

[hyphenate]

85. Definitely!

Perfect pitch is a rare talent that comes in very well for all endeavors. Good luck with your career if it's in music!

[BlueJazz]

89. Sometimes I wish my friends didn't know it >>>>

Paul: What note was that??!!

Me: Christ..Paul..Alright..You farted an Eb :)

[Doctor_J]

84. I am good at games -

all of them. If they ever have a carnival game decathalon at the Olympics, I'll be Bruce Jenner, only with my original face. No money in it, but it's pretty good for impressing the babes.

[hyphenate]

86. Thanks, guys!

I'll be back tomorrow--heading out for an overnighter and some fun! Be good while I'm gone! :D

[no name no slogan]

87. I have perfect pitch

within a quarter-tone. I have the ability to hear a song once and be able to play it back, nearly note-perfect.

Unfortunately this hasn't transformed itself into fame an fortune, yet. But it's a lot of fun impressing drunks at parties with it.