# What's something mundane you can't do? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 18, 2008, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-something-mundane-you-cant-do/434091 "2008-01-18T23:07:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![lexus\_kinexus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/df788c/32.png) [@lexus\_kinexus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lexus_kinexus)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2008, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-something-mundane-you-cant-do/434091/1 "2008-01-18T23:07:02Z")
I for one cannot swallow pills without extreme difficulty. I’ll either chew the bastard with a spoonful of honey or have to uncomfortably jam my fingers half way down my throat and manually release the pill. How about you? ---
**Author:** ![Sitnam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2008, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-something-mundane-you-cant-do/434091/2 "2008-01-18T23:42:49Z")
Do that loud whistle involving two fingers. :mad: ---
**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2008, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-something-mundane-you-cant-do/434091/3 "2008-01-18T23:47:46Z")
[QUOTE=Sitnam] Do that loud whistle involving two fingers. :mad: [/QUOTE] Ditto. ---
**Author:** ![Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troy_mcclure_sf/32/4150_2.png) [@Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troy_McClure_SF)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2008, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-something-mundane-you-cant-do/434091/4 "2008-01-18T23:47:48Z")
I gag every single time I brush my teeth. If only it were an optional activity. ---
**Author:** ![DanBlather](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f4b2a3/32.png) [@DanBlather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DanBlather)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2008, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-something-mundane-you-cant-do/434091/5 "2008-01-18T23:49:47Z")
Touch my toes ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2008, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-something-mundane-you-cant-do/434091/6 "2008-01-18T23:53:06Z")
Drive stick shift. ---
**Author:** ![cher3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/da6949/32.png) [@cher3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cher3)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2008, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-something-mundane-you-cant-do/434091/7 "2008-01-18T23:53:44Z")
Blow up balloons. It’s a combination of poor breath control and fear. ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2008, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-something-mundane-you-cant-do/434091/8 "2008-01-18T23:54:54Z")
Wrap presents (with anything approaching an acceptable appearance. Thank heaven for gift bags.) ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2008, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-something-mundane-you-cant-do/434091/9 "2008-01-18T23:59:04Z")
I can’t roll my R’s. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2008, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-something-mundane-you-cant-do/434091/10 "2008-01-19T00:05:14Z")
I can’t see those 3-D pictures. (That’s mundane, isn’t it?) I can’t do that two-fingered whistle, either. ---
**Author:** ![IOMDave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/91b2a8/32.png) [@IOMDave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IOMDave)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2008, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-something-mundane-you-cant-do/434091/11 "2008-01-19T00:19:50Z")
Same on the two finger whistle here - and the rolling of the RRRs. I am very colour-deficient, and apparantly that’s what stops me seeing those 3D pictures. Also, I have trouble seeing a ginger cat on a green lawn, which is pretty mundane. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2008, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-something-mundane-you-cant-do/434091/12 "2008-01-19T00:22:01Z")
two-fingered whistle, and skip rope. ---
**Author:** ![Dunderman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecb155/32.png) [@Dunderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunderman)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2008, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-something-mundane-you-cant-do/434091/13 "2008-01-19T00:43:43Z")
Any kind of whistle for me. ---
**Author:** ![LurkMeister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3da27b/32.png) [@LurkMeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LurkMeister)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2008, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-something-mundane-you-cant-do/434091/14 "2008-01-19T00:48:56Z")
Another non-whistler here. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2008, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-something-mundane-you-cant-do/434091/15 "2008-01-19T00:49:52Z")
Swim. ---
**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2008, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-something-mundane-you-cant-do/434091/16 "2008-01-19T00:50:20Z")
[QUOTE=SpoilerVirgin] Wrap presents (with anything approaching an acceptable appearance. Thank heaven for gift bags.) [/QUOTE] That is mine as well. I just learned to make it look OK sitting straight up. If you turn it upside down, the mess is painful and obvious. Forget about ribbons although I can do bows quite well as long as they are pre-made and self-sticking. Plop. ---
**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2008, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-something-mundane-you-cant-do/434091/17 "2008-01-19T00:51:20Z")
Whistle ---
**Author:** ![Elret](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Elret](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elret)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2008, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-something-mundane-you-cant-do/434091/18 "2008-01-19T00:53:33Z")
A cartwheel. ---
**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2008, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-something-mundane-you-cant-do/434091/19 "2008-01-19T01:13:17Z")
[QUOTE=Elret] A cartwheel. [/QUOTE] I was a pretty good gymnast as a child and true cartwheels are one of the most underrated tricks in difficulty for floor gymnastics. Most people, even young aspiring cheerleaders, can’t do them correctly. The cartwheels cousin, the round-off is even harder for people to get right. They both take many hours of practice so I wouldn’t feel bad. Those kids that throw their hands to the ground and spin up in some random orientation and land on their feet again aren’t doing real cartwheels. ---
**Author:** ![freckafree](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/freckafree/32/3050_2.png) [@freckafree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/freckafree)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2008, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-something-mundane-you-cant-do/434091/20 "2008-01-19T01:34:32Z")
I can roll my Rs, but I can’t roll my tongue. I can’t see those 3-D “magic pictures” either. I don’t know if “things you don’t get” is outside the scope of this thread, but I can’t keep military ranks straight. Is a captain higher than a major?!? I likewise don’t get key signatures, despite having had to learn them numerous times. I can no more look at the number and position of sharps or flats in the signature and tell you what key it’s in (other than the easy ones, like C and G and F) than I could read Sanskrit. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-something-mundane-you-cant-do/434091.md?page=2)