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    Mundane shit you're really good at

    I can make the perfect dippy egg. Every time. It's not impressive but it brings me a great deal of satisfaction.

    What really unimportant stuff are you amazing at?

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    What the fuck is a dippy egg.

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    I’m really, really good at rolling joints. Speed, size, shape, perfection.

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    A soft boiled egg, presumably.

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    Quote Originally Posted by phonics View Post
    What the fuck is a dippy egg.
    Up there with Yevrahs Alpaca-gate, that.

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    I can do the logic of the implication but I presumed anyone over the age of 5 would have enough self respect not to do so.

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    I just don't know what's happened to my self respect. I'm so bereft.

    It'll really upset you to know I use loads of my kids language day-to-day, I imagine.

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    If there were a championships for self-checkout speed and accuracy I'm sure I'd be national level at least.

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    Walking. I am excellent at it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mo View Post
    I just don't know what's happened to my self respect. I'm so bereft.

    It'll really upset you to know I use loads of my kids language day-to-day, I imagine.
    I just tripped a small child and laughed to make myself feel better.

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    Leaving the house. If I need to go to the shops, I'm out of the door within 10 seconds, with the wallet, keys, phone and dog.

    This must be impressive, because it takes my wife about 20 minutes.

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    I can type numbers using a number pad on a keyboard very fast, without looking - thanks to a 6 week data entry summer job at massive Bakery when I was 16.

    Also, I cook a wicket Pasta Bake, although that's not really mundane.
    Last edited by John Arne; 13-10-2021 at 10:05 AM.

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    Roast Potatoes. I have never had Roast Potatoes that are better than the ones I make.

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    That's burnt m8.

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    This is something I haven't had much practice at for a while, but for a 6 foot man with a certain amount of heft, I am extremely good at forcing my way through crowds without getting my elbows out or pissing anyone off, either in bars or outdoors (e.g. leaving football matches).

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    Quote Originally Posted by Manc View Post
    That's burnt m8.
    No.

    No no no no no, no.

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    There's no limit.

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    Confirmed Jimmy gets a notification when someone uses cricket terminology.

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    Recognising faces. I genuinely believe I recognise every face I've ever seen. I've come across people as adults I only knew for a year at primary school and I still recognise them.

    It's useless because I am terrible at names and often can't even remember where I recognise them from, just that I do.

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    Quote Originally Posted by randomlegend View Post
    Recognising faces. I genuinely believe I recognise every face I've ever seen. I've come across people as adults I only knew for a year at primary school and I still recognise them.

    It's useless because I am terrible at names and often can't even remember where I recognise them from, just that I do.
    I have the exact opposite of this. It's lead to a good few awkward exchanges with people who are convinced I MUST remember them.

    Well, sorry girl I sat 4 seats over from at Recorder practice in 1992, no dice.

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    ‘Have we met before?’

    ‘Maybe, probably, sorry I’m crap at faces/names.’

    Me every other day.

    I have ‘Met’ someone 4 times. They thought I was being rude on purpouse.

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    I am bad at faces but incredible at voices.

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    I'm okay at faces and fine at quickly getting enough detail to hold a conversation until the moment is passed.

    Frequently terrible at names though.

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    I'm pretty incredible at navigating and general directions whilst driving. Especially when I'm trying to find a suitable on-road parking spot for an away game - I can look at the map the night before and that's enough for me to get it right the next day.

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    I'm pretty great at recognising someone and then making sure I'm not spotted by them so we don't have to have some useless conversation.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ian View Post
    I'm okay at faces and fine at quickly getting enough detail to hold a conversation until the moment is passed.

    Frequently terrible at names though.
    I'm abysmal at names. I can meet someone and then forget their name within 60 seconds. Or at least have enough doubt to not want to say it out loud, in case it's wrong.

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    I was once praised by another teams manager for my contribution in a training course.

    I didn't attend the course, so I've no idea who they thought I was but I got a Ł10 voucher for it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by thommo View Post
    I'm pretty incredible at navigating and general directions whilst driving. Especially when I'm trying to find a suitable on-road parking spot for an away game - I can look at the map the night before and that's enough for me to get it right the next day.
    I'm kinda like this. If I've been somewhere once, I can usually find my way around, even if it's been years since I've last visited.

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    The opposite.

    I've just changed my password from qwerty1234 which I've been using since signup to something a little more secure. Surprised my account was never comprimised.

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    I can't help but think that anybody with a brain that 'struggles with faces/names' just doesn't care enough to remember.

    I'd say I'm pretty good at anything mundane, but I was renowned for crossing roads in Brighton. I didn't play Frogger as a kid, but I imagine I'd be world class by now if I had.

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    I'm absolutely shocking at directions/navigation. Without satnav I'd probably have dropped off the edge of the earth by now.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SvN View Post
    Leaving the house. If I need to go to the shops, I'm out of the door within 10 seconds, with the wallet, keys, phone and dog.

    This must be impressive, because it takes my wife about 20 minutes.
    Not hard when you've always got your coat on.

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    I am great at whistling (although I can't do the loud fingers-in-mouth kinda whistling).

    Also peeling an orange into a perfect cock-and-balls. Great for stashing in people's drawers/laptops etc.

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    Remembering passwords. I have a different password for every website I visit and they are all a random selection of letters and numbers.

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    I've always rated myself as very good at putting flat-pack furniture together. I find it weirdly quite enjoyable.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SvN View Post
    I'm abysmal at names. I can meet someone and then forget their name within 60 seconds. Or at least have enough doubt to not want to say it out loud, in case it's wrong.
    Fucking this. Absolutely pointless and even if I try to focus, it'll fail. I've met some of the wife's friends multiple times over the years and I still haven't got a clue what they're called.

    I think I'm pretty good at finding a lookalike of people who I see more often than not. Plus relatively efficient at problem solving anything in the house which needs fixing.

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    Can't expect you to remember the little people.

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    I'm good at BBC's Pointless, but I'm fucking savant levels at guessing how many points things will score. How many people can recognise a Pekingese dog? About 22, yeah bang on, obviously. My mum reckons I secretly watch the episodes before, and to be fair that is something I would do to annoy her.

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    Like that episode of Fresh Prince.
    I'm a twit

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lewis View Post
    Can't expect you to remember the little people.
    Her friends are considerably more well off than me.

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    Some things you can't buy.

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    Like respect on the tth. :-(

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    Quote Originally Posted by igor_balis View Post
    I'm good at BBC's Pointless, but I'm fucking savant levels at guessing how many points things will score. How many people can recognise a Pekingese dog? About 22, yeah bang on, obviously. My mum reckons I secretly watch the episodes before, and to be fair that is something I would do to annoy her.
    On this subject, I'm borderline Autistic when it comes to Catchphrase. I really should apply.

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    It always seems like the easiest gameshow out there, so you have to think that the 'pressure' of playing and having to get your guess in first probably leads to the perceived levels of shitness, because they can't all be as mediocre as they seem seeing as they took the time out to go on the programme.

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    There must be an element of that, but it doesn't seem to extend to other quiz shows in the same way.

    I was also good at 5 Gold Rings, but that's just Spot The Ball for non-pensioners.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Spikey M View Post
    On this subject, I'm borderline Autistic when it comes to Catchphrase. I really should apply.
    I'm the opposite of this. I'm very good at shows like The Chase but I'm rubbish at Catchphrase.

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    It’s the worst game show I have ever watched. Half them aren’t even Catchphrases

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    I've just applied to be on the Open University team for University Challenge. Watch this space.

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    Don't they traditionally get pummeled?

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