# What's your expertise? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 8, 2010, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-expertise/546024 "2010-07-08T22:43:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Silver\_Tyger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Silver\_Tyger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Tyger)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2010, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-expertise/546024/1 "2010-07-08T22:43:44Z")
We haven’t had one of this in a while, and they’re always informative, so, what are you an expert in? Me: Kimono (at least on this board), Thundercats, Silverhawks, Graphic Design, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, and Norfin Trolls (via my mom). Possibly some others I’m forgetting. ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2010, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-expertise/546024/2 "2010-07-08T22:48:54Z")
Curmudgeonlyness, the care and feeding of young Moderators, and occasional one liners. ---
**Author:** ![multimediac17](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/839c29/32.png) [@multimediac17](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/multimediac17)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2010, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-expertise/546024/3 "2010-07-08T22:50:48Z")
I’d like to think pop music. ---
**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 8, 2010, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-expertise/546024/4 "2010-07-08T22:56:20Z")
Joatamon. ---
**Author:** ![ENugent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/4af34b/32.png) [@ENugent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ENugent)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2010, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-expertise/546024/5 "2010-07-08T23:02:19Z")
Patent law Ballroom dance technique (not latin, though) Ballroom dance competition scoring (called the “skating system” even though it is no longer used in skating) - I am a certified scrutineer The novels of Anthony Trollope I am a word geek, although there are probably people on the Dope who beat me for that. ---
**Author:** ![Cyningablod](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9fc29f/32.png) [@Cyningablod](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cyningablod)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2010, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-expertise/546024/6 "2010-07-08T23:14:24Z")
Linguistics (especially of the Spanish historical variety). I have a pretty good lay-level knowledge base in astronomy, music, history, philosophy, firearms, survival techniques, and physical fitness, but none of that could properly be called “expertise”. ---
**Author:** ![Superfluous\_Parentheses](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8edcca/32.png) [@Superfluous\_Parentheses](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superfluous_Parentheses)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2010, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-expertise/546024/7 "2010-07-08T23:25:34Z")
Web client-side code. JavaScript/HTML, that kind of stuff. Emacs Trying to improve my Lisp/Functional programming skills. And cooking. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Hamster\_King](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8edcca/32.png) [@The\_Hamster\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Hamster_King)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2010, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-expertise/546024/8 "2010-07-08T23:28:22Z")
Videogame design ---
**Author:** ![E.Thorp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/898d66/32.png) [@E.Thorp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E.Thorp)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2010, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-expertise/546024/9 "2010-07-08T23:45:42Z")
For certain values of “expertise”: [ul] [li]Microsoft Word[/li][li]jazz[/li][li]shapenote singing (aka Sacred Harp)[/li][/ul] ---
**Author:** ![Blut\_Aus\_Nord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Blut\_Aus\_Nord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blut_Aus_Nord)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2010, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-expertise/546024/10 "2010-07-08T23:54:27Z")
Old-school death metal The Simpsons, seasons 1-9 Look out world, here I come. ---
**Author:** ![Lobohan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobohan/32/79_2.png) [@Lobohan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobohan)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2010, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-expertise/546024/11 "2010-07-08T23:54:32Z")
Illustration (Vector, conventional, digital painting) Graphic Design (General print design, Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop) GMing Role Playing Games ---
**Author:** ![Hari\_Seldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hari_seldon/32/5173_2.png) [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2010, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-expertise/546024/12 "2010-07-09T00:41:19Z")
Math, Latex, Isaac Asimov (bet you never guessed), Steve Brust, Terry Pratchett, Guy Gavriel Kay, … ---
**Author:** ![Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b38774/32.png) [@Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Attack_from_the_3rd_dimension)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2010, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-expertise/546024/13 "2010-07-09T00:42:32Z")
Formerly diatoms. ---
**Author:** ![KennerTheGreat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a8b319/32.png) [@KennerTheGreat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KennerTheGreat)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2010, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-expertise/546024/14 "2010-07-09T00:46:26Z")
Hockey, particularly associated trivia. ---
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2010, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-expertise/546024/15 "2010-07-09T00:50:28Z")
Indexing books, Microsoft Word, the works of Stephen King, and Saturday Night Live. ---
**Author:** ![Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/96bed5/32.png) [@Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patty_O_Furniture)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2010, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-expertise/546024/16 "2010-07-09T00:55:03Z")
Business process automation, service delivery, IT service management. Was that the sound of everybody’s eyes glazing over? ---
**Author:** ![dangermom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e274bd/32.png) [@dangermom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dangermom)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2010, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-expertise/546024/17 "2010-07-09T01:06:54Z")
I don’t know that I’m expert in much. Jack of all trades…but my specialties are: Classical homeschooling Heirloom sewing Quilting If anybody wants an “Ask the homeschooler” thread now is the time to ask–in a few weeks I will be much too busy with the school year and a new little job. ---
**Author:** ![valleyofthedolls](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/a4c791/32.png) [@valleyofthedolls](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/valleyofthedolls)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2010, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-expertise/546024/18 "2010-07-09T01:12:31Z")
> [@ENugent](#): > > The novels of Anthony Trollope Sorry for the hijack but I’ve read The Way We Live Now and the Barchester Chronicles. Any thoughts on what I should read next? ---
**Author:** ![Rand\_Rover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/db5fbb/32.png) [@Rand\_Rover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rand_Rover)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2010, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-expertise/546024/19 "2010-07-09T01:47:45Z")
The law of U.S. federal income taxation. ---
**Author:** ![mnemosyne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c4cdca/32.png) [@mnemosyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mnemosyne)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2010, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-expertise/546024/20 "2010-07-09T02:08:32Z")
Pharmaceutical product development, stability testing and drug expiration dates. Which is weird, because I haven’t even worked in the industry in 3 years and what I know is just what I gathered from about 4 years worth of working as a lab drone. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-expertise/546024.md?page=2)