# What's a cool thing about you? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 13, 2024, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-cool-thing-about-you/1004163 "2024-07-13T22:17:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![EnglishGrey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/englishgrey/32/14111_2.png) [@EnglishGrey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EnglishGrey)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2024, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-cool-thing-about-you/1004163/1 "2024-07-13T22:17:26Z")
Let’s take your kids, partner etc out of the running please 🙂… what is something that you think is cool about you? Something most people don’t know, but is a little cool? For me… I’ve competed in a World Championships (and was best finisher from my country). Pretty much nobody knows that… or cares these days! Yours? ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2024, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-cool-thing-about-you/1004163/2 "2024-07-13T22:35:04Z")
I received a national award in one of my fields, but most people don’t even know what my field was now that I’m retired and not hanging with others in that profession. ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2024, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-cool-thing-about-you/1004163/3 "2024-07-13T22:57:46Z")
For one summer in college, I dabbled in boxing, and fought in one fight at a sports bar (that had a boxing ring and regularly held fights as entertainment). I won by TKO in the 2nd round. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2024, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-cool-thing-about-you/1004163/4 "2024-07-13T23:14:49Z")
I’m from Alaska. Everyone thinks that’s really cool for some reason. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2024, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-cool-thing-about-you/1004163/5 "2024-07-13T23:28:18Z")
When I was 9 years old, and aspiring to be a television meteorologist, I had been watching the weather report on the noon news, and noted that there was a difference in conditions between downtown Chicago and the western suburbs, where I lived. “There’s going to be a tornado,” I told my mother. A couple of hours later, a small tornado indeed formed, much to the surprise of the actual television meteorologists. But I’d predicted it! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2024, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-cool-thing-about-you/1004163/6 "2024-07-14T01:57:15Z")
In 1970, I briefly held the title of Youngest Person on Earth. ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2024, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-cool-thing-about-you/1004163/7 "2024-07-14T01:59:32Z")
I have music perfect pitch and can typically play at least the first 1-2 pages of most pieces by ear after having heard it a few times. ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2024, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-cool-thing-about-you/1004163/8 "2024-07-14T02:10:47Z")
What instrument? ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2024, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-cool-thing-about-you/1004163/9 "2024-07-14T02:15:55Z")
Piano. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2024, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-cool-thing-about-you/1004163/10 "2024-07-14T02:30:09Z")
A photo of mine was included in the program book for _The Who Hits 50!_ tour. [![](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51007378177_f894ca6e4b_o.jpg) ](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51007378177_f894ca6e4b_o.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![suranyi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2024, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-cool-thing-about-you/1004163/11 "2024-07-14T04:46:44Z")
I’ve lived in two different cities when they each hosted the Summer Olympics. ---
**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:** [July 14, 2024, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-cool-thing-about-you/1004163/12 "2024-07-14T05:06:02Z")
uh, nm. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2024, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-cool-thing-about-you/1004163/13 "2024-07-14T05:12:20Z")
I’m a photographer, so I’ve had some interesting photo credits in publications of over a million circulation, but the most oddball thing for me is that I was in an episode of Check Please! here in Chicago. Check Please is a PBS show where three reviewers nominate a restaurant, visit each other’s nominations, and then chat about their experience. It’s kind of an interesting experiment in group dynamics in addition to being an informative show about local dining. For a few weeks after the episode aired, I actually had a couple of people recognize me, which was an odd feeling, as I generally like being behind a camera, not in front of it. ---
**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:** [July 14, 2024, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-cool-thing-about-you/1004163/14 "2024-07-14T05:15:35Z")
I’m going to guess Los Angeles and Tokyo. ---
**Author:** ![Ellecram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellecram/32/18948_2.png) [@Ellecram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellecram)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2024, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-cool-thing-about-you/1004163/15 "2024-07-14T05:16:15Z")
I met my ex husband on a ferry boat in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. ---
**Author:** ![suranyi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2024, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-cool-thing-about-you/1004163/16 "2024-07-14T05:19:42Z")
No, actually Montreal and Los Angeles. ---
**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:** [July 14, 2024, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-cool-thing-about-you/1004163/17 "2024-07-14T05:47:38Z")
.5 Fast, as usual. ---
**Author:** ![DaveUnknown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/94ad74/32.png) [@DaveUnknown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaveUnknown)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2024, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-cool-thing-about-you/1004163/18 "2024-07-14T05:56:02Z")
> [@EnglishGrey](#): > > For me… I’ve competed in a World Championships (and was best finisher from my country). Pretty much nobody knows that… or cares these days! Make sure you don’t tell anyone specifics. It keeps things more engaging. People just love to tell how great they are vis a vis to others on the internet. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2024, 8:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-cool-thing-about-you/1004163/19 "2024-07-14T08:18:00Z")
I’m still alive. Well, I think it’s pretty cool. ---
**Author:** ![BippityBoppityBoo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bippityboppityboo/32/5745_2.png) [@BippityBoppityBoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BippityBoppityBoo)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2024, 9:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-cool-thing-about-you/1004163/20 "2024-07-14T09:36:28Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > think it’s pretty cool. And so do we! At least the ones of us who count. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-cool-thing-about-you/1004163.md?page=2)