# Do you have any talents not appreciated by Society? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 22, 2016, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-any-talents-not-appreciated-by-society/755347 "2016-05-22T02:19:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2016, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-any-talents-not-appreciated-by-society/755347/21 "2016-05-22T06:11:55Z")
Yes. ---
**Author:** ![usedtobe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ec9cab/32.png) [@usedtobe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/usedtobe)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2016, 7:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-any-talents-not-appreciated-by-society/755347/22 "2016-05-22T07:59:31Z")
I can actually wiggle my ears (small scalp muscles, have no idea why I can control them). I can’t wiggle them independently - it’s either both or none. Hey - you asked! ---
**Author:** ![Uniqueorn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/uniqueorn/32/2807_2.png) [@Uniqueorn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uniqueorn)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2016, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-any-talents-not-appreciated-by-society/755347/23 "2016-05-22T11:53:07Z")
> [@usedtobe](#): > > I can actually wiggle my ears (small scalp muscles, have no idea why I can control them). > I can’t wiggle them independently - it’s either both or none. > > Hey - you asked! I can wiggle both ears independently of each other, which, of course, is valued much higher by society. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Whiskey\_Dickens](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/9fc348/32.png) [@Whiskey\_Dickens](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whiskey_Dickens)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2016, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-any-talents-not-appreciated-by-society/755347/24 "2016-05-22T16:56:02Z")
> [@dropzone](#): > > I was once very good draftsman, capable of drawing single-stroke Helvetica, in ink, to scale. A useful skill to lay out signs. > > **Poysyn** , I thought all Canadian girls could do that. Er, the log rolling. It’s all that [Log Driver’s Waltz](https://youtu.be/upsZZ2s3xv8) that Canadian girls listen to. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![FloatyGimpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/floatygimpy/32/7750_2.png) [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2016, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-any-talents-not-appreciated-by-society/755347/25 "2016-05-22T17:20:58Z")
I can say “BELCH!” when I belch… ---
**Author:** ![spamforbrains](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e274bd/32.png) [@spamforbrains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spamforbrains)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2016, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-any-talents-not-appreciated-by-society/755347/26 "2016-05-22T19:26:18Z")
Apparently I can control the weather. I put my boots out in the sun to dry, and within 30 minutes it starts to rain. Bring em back in, and 10 minutes later, sunshine. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2016, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-any-talents-not-appreciated-by-society/755347/27 "2016-05-25T03:40:12Z")
I heal unusually fast; a cut that might take you 4 or 5 days to heal would take me half that time. Now, if The Shop ever finds out about this, I might just disap [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-any-talents-not-appreciated-by-society/755347.md?page=1)