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What "Simple" Things Do You Fail At?

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  1. LordPye LordPye is offline

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    May 22nd, 2010 (5/22/2010 1:21am)

    People always talk about "hidden talents" but what about "hidden fails?"

    I remember talking to people that couldn't snap or couldn't whistle and I thought they were just weird at the time...or watching people who can't shuffle cards. (All three seem relatively easy for me)

    ...but what things do you fail miserably at that other people seem to do rather easily?

    I am totally 100% fail at reading lips. If you tried to be quiet and mouth something to me, I just wouldn't get it at all. Even like, overexaggerated word-mouthing I have problems figuring out.

    Also, I can't "roll" my R's for the life of me. GG trying to say shit in Spanish.
  2. DBo Fo Sho DBo Fo Sho is offline Taking advantage of Official Threads

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    May 22nd, 2010 (5/22/2010 1:22am) in reply to LordPye

    i suck at keeping eye contact during a conversation, i just drift off
  3. MissBecky MissBecky is offline if you're nasty

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    May 22nd, 2010 (5/22/2010 1:24am) in reply to DBo Fo Sho

    writing...i have the worst handwriting in the world...seriously..it's like a little kid's handwriting.
  4. winwin07 winwin07 is offline

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    May 22nd, 2010 (5/22/2010 1:24am) in reply to LordPye

    I'm horrible at riding a bike. It was just never something I did as a kid and as a result suck at it now.
     
  5. marinersheep marinersheep is offline This is stupid.

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    May 22nd, 2010 (5/22/2010 1:25am) in reply to LordPye

    I can't whistle. I can't blow a bubble.
     
  6. Lenny Lenny is offline lail henny!

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    May 22nd, 2010 (5/22/2010 1:26am) in reply to LordPye

    Getting out of bed in a timely manner.

    This may be a medium fail.
  7. goofy2485 goofy2485 is online now This thread sucks.

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    May 22nd, 2010 (5/22/2010 1:32am) in reply to Lenny

    Cant whistle. Cant color inside the lines. Cant draw.
  8. d1am0ndc d1am0ndc is offline

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    May 22nd, 2010 (5/22/2010 1:33am) in reply to Lenny

    I know I'm not alone on this one but I can't remember names for shit.
  9. SCTrojans SCTrojans is offline

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    May 22nd, 2010 (5/22/2010 1:34am) in reply to d1am0ndc

     
    Originally Posted by d1am0ndc View Post


    I know I'm not alone on this one but I can't remember names for shit.

    I can't remember anything.
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  10. jtslmn720 jtslmn720 is offline

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    May 22nd, 2010 (5/22/2010 1:35am) in reply to MissBecky

     
    Originally Posted by bekigirl View Post

    writing...i have the worst handwriting in the world...seriously..it's like a little kid's handwriting.

    +1
    i recently started writing in all uppercase and it has helped some, but i rush when i write and it just looks like scribbles
  11. Neeek Neeek is offline

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    May 22nd, 2010 (5/22/2010 1:38am) in reply to LordPye

    figuring out where a sound is coming from. i have to get people to find my phone for me because i will end up waaaaaaaaaay away from where it actualy is when i call it when its lost. i will also think somebody is talking behind me and they will be in another room in front of me. i might have a disorder.
  12. smcrawford2 smcrawford2 is offline The Decision Tree

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    May 22nd, 2010 (5/22/2010 1:40am) in reply to LordPye

    i cant whistle, but i can play a few instruments. (edit: including wind instrumetns at one point, so it pisses me off i can't whistle.)

    also uber shitty at lip reading.
     
  13. 1.21Gigawatts 1.21Gigawatts is offline

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    May 22nd, 2010 (5/22/2010 1:42am) in reply to SCTrojans

    I am terrible at Paper, Rock, Scissors. I have lost 15 times in a row, and I swear my career winning percentage is 12%.

    I've somehow made the easiest guessing game ever into a total mind fuck.

    Other things I suck at:

    - ironing clothes

    - stopping at exact dollar intervals at the gas station pump. $30.04 anyone?

    - Texting while driving.

    - Adjusting to new remote controls. I can't change channels without looking to make sure my fingers are on the right buttons. Takes me six months to get used to it.
  14. Underdog Underdog is offline MVP of OT (self-proclaimed)

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    May 22nd, 2010 (5/22/2010 1:44am) in reply to LordPye

    I am absolute shit with directions.

    If you walk me into a building, take me up a flight of stairs, down a hallway, through a door and into a room, then ask me to point in the direction of the original door where I entered the building, I would have a 25% chance of getting it right. (Yes, because there are only 4 possibilities.)
  15. 1.21Gigawatts 1.21Gigawatts is offline

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    May 22nd, 2010 (5/22/2010 1:46am) in reply to 1.21Gigawatts

    I have a feeling this thread is going to be very therapeutic for us all, because we're going to realize everything we fail at is a universal failure... everyone sucks at the same thing.

    except not being able to whistle. That is embarrassing as fuck.
  16. Defndrofangels Defndrofangels is offline

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    May 22nd, 2010 (5/22/2010 1:47am) in reply to 1.21Gigawatts

    I suck with girls, enough said. I suck at other things too, but there's just too many to list. I fail at life.
  17. 1.21Gigawatts 1.21Gigawatts is offline

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    May 22nd, 2010 (5/22/2010 1:48am) in reply to Defndrofangels

    fitting my cock into my underwear.
  18. 1.21Gigawatts 1.21Gigawatts is offline

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    May 22nd, 2010 (5/22/2010 1:49am) in reply to Defndrofangels

     
    Originally Posted by Defndrofangels View Post

    I suck with girls, enough said. I suck at other things too, but there's just too many to list. I fail at life.

    On the bright side, you totally own at throwing your own pity party.
  19. MissBecky MissBecky is offline if you're nasty

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    May 22nd, 2010 (5/22/2010 3:13am) in reply to jtslmn720

     
    Originally Posted by jtslmn720 View Post

    +1
    i recently started writing in all uppercase and it has helped some, but i rush when i write and it just looks like scribbles

    i will try this. i also find writing in cursive helps a little.
  20. Defndrofangels Defndrofangels is offline

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    May 22nd, 2010 (5/22/2010 3:15am) in reply to 1.21Gigawatts

     
    Originally Posted by 1.21Gigawatts View Post

     
    Originally Posted by Defndrofangels View Post

    I suck with girls, enough said. I suck at other things too, but there's just too many to list. I fail at life.

    On the bright side, you totally own at throwing your own pity party.

    Just stating facts man. Go pity someone who deserves it. I'm too pissed over poker right now and hating life.
  21. xxbossmanxx xxbossmanxx is online now Plays poker like a X-Boxxx

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    May 22nd, 2010 (5/22/2010 3:16am) in reply to LordPye

    Horrible handwriting. It hurts my hand to write more than a few lines.
    Horrible throwing arm but dead on aim. Also hurts a ton if I try to throw hard.
    Cant see those 3d poster images.
    Cant manage a BR.
    Partially color blind. Certain shades confuzzle me.
    Can only snap right handed and I'm a lefty.
  22. MissBecky MissBecky is offline if you're nasty

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    May 22nd, 2010 (5/22/2010 3:17am) in reply to xxbossmanxx

     
    Originally Posted by xxbossmanxx View Post

    Horrible handwriting. It hurts my hand to write more than a few lines.
    Horrible throwing arm but dead on aim. Also hurts a ton if I try to throw hard.
    Cant see those 3d poster images.
    Cant manage a BR.
    Partially color blind. Certain shades confuzzle me.
    Can only snap right handed and I'm a lefty.

    yes! this too! along with my horrible little kid handwriting...my hand starts to hurt after just a few lines. i think we may have carpool (sp?) tunnel.
  23. Mr323 Mr323 is offline

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    May 22nd, 2010 (5/22/2010 3:19am) in reply to LordPye

    I can't embed videos or gifs. I seriously have no idea. I need someone to show me in person, but since I'm so old and stuff that hasn't happenned. People have tried to explain but I'm still lost.

    I cannot do any tricks with chips, even tho I have played live poker seriously for about ten years. This is because I never touch my chips except to bet or stack. Damn crickets!
  24. DJB20 DJB20 is offline

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    May 22nd, 2010 (5/22/2010 3:23am) in reply to marinersheep

     
    Originally Posted by marinersheep View Post

    I can't whistle. I can't blow a bubble.

    This, and I can't snap my fingers either
  25. FTWDomer FTWDomer is offline

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    May 22nd, 2010 (5/22/2010 3:23am) in reply to xxbossmanxx

     
    Originally Posted by xxbossmanxx View Post

    Horrible handwriting. It hurts my hand to write more than a few lines.
    Horrible throwing arm but dead on aim. Also hurts a ton if I try to throw hard.
    Cant see those 3d poster images.
    Cant manage a BR.
    Partially color blind. Certain shades confuzzle me.
    Can only snap right handed and I'm a lefty.

    im seriously like the dude from mallrats with those things
  26. Mr323 Mr323 is offline

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    May 22nd, 2010 (5/22/2010 3:25am) in reply to FTWDomer



    I can't either!
  27. JON STAMOZ JON STAMOZ is offline

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    May 22nd, 2010 (5/22/2010 3:27am) in reply to LordPye

    I fail at :

    Reading Lips

    Dancing

    Spelling (made straight A's in English my entire life and could probably write a fucking novel... but without spell check I'd be 100% worthless)

    I can't swim

    I can't do dishes because left over food makes me gag

    I can't hardly work a stove or washer and dryer

    I know nothing about cars

    I'm blind as a bat with out contacts or glasses

    I have the attention span of a gold fish

    I have the money management skills of a rapper that's going to die Tuesday

    I can remember poker hands I played 4 years ago but I'll forget someone's name the millisecond they say it

    But god damn it I'm fucking cool
  28. JPitt09 JPitt09 is offline Royals Fan, lol

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    May 22nd, 2010 (5/22/2010 3:28am) in reply to 1.21Gigawatts

     
    Originally Posted by 1.21Gigawatts View Post

    fitting my cock into my underwear.

    l o fucking lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll

    sometimes when i explain something, i ramble on to a point where i say stuff before i know think about it, and sometimes words don't come out right. like, i'll attempt to say one word, then another word pops into my head and just sense it doesn't make any
  29. studogg76 studogg76 is offline

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    May 22nd, 2010 (5/22/2010 3:35am) in reply to Mr323

     
    Originally Posted by Mr323 View Post


    ditto, idk if my eyes are fucked or not, jus don't get it
  30. ntanygd760 ntanygd760 is offline

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    May 22nd, 2010 (5/22/2010 3:40am) in reply to MissBecky

     
    Originally Posted by bekigirl View Post

    writing...i have the worst handwriting in the world...seriously..it's like a little kid's handwriting.

    mine might be worse
     
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