# Hidden Talents

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hidden-talents/156874>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [February 23, 2003, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hidden-talents/156874 "2003-02-23T00:54:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Einmon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Einmon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Einmon)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2003, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hidden-talents/156874/1 "2003-02-23T00:54:33Z")

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Thinking about my life, I suddenly developed a theory that I’d like to share (mundane and pointless as it is). Here goes:

Everybody probably is good at something. So if I haven’t found anything that I’m really good at, that just means it has to be something I’ve never tried out yet, right?

Let’s call that my Hidden Talent[sup]TM[/sup]. And since nobody has ever seen my Hidden Talent[sup]TM[/sup], I might as well pick whatever I like.

I picked playing golf as my Hidden Talent[sup]TM[/sup]. That means I am so good at golf, if I ever tried it I’d put all others to shame. Naturally, I wouldn’t want to do that. Hence, I’ll never play golf, keep my Hidden Talent[sup]TM[/sup] hidden and everybody else happy.

What would you pick for your Hidden Talent[sup]TM[/sup]?

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**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2003, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hidden-talents/156874/2 "2003-02-23T03:18:08Z")

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Embezzlement. 🙂

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**Author:** ![it\_sjustme](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/da6949/32.png) [@it\_sjustme](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/it_sjustme)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2003, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hidden-talents/156874/3 "2003-02-23T03:39:42Z")

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**BOMB DEFUSER** –naturally I’m hesitant to try out my Hidden Talent, just in case I’m wrong about it.😃

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**Author:** ![SlickRoenick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e68b1a/32.png) [@SlickRoenick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlickRoenick)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2003, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hidden-talents/156874/4 "2003-02-23T03:52:46Z")

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I can turn invisible when no one is looking. And I can fly when it’s TOTALLY dark out–seriously.

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**Author:** ![clayton\_e](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c57346/32.png) [@clayton\_e](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clayton_e)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2003, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hidden-talents/156874/5 "2003-02-23T04:17:52Z")

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I can read 5 threads at once without any strain. Sad…

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**Author:** ![Tristan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tristan/32/18058_2.png) [@Tristan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tristan)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2003, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hidden-talents/156874/6 "2003-02-23T04:55:15Z")

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I think embezzlement would be great… and easy, considering my job. I could print myself up a check of any amount I want, but if I were to make it to big, I think they would try to check the amount before cashing it. Then I would get busted, since I don’t have any accounts with the company I print checks for.

_sigh_

My hidden talent is probably something like “poop sculpture” or something of that nature.