# What's your silly skill? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 11, 2003, 8:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-silly-skill/200942 "2003-09-11T08:01:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2003, 8:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-silly-skill/200942/1 "2003-09-11T08:01:54Z")
You know what I mean. What pointless skill do you have that gives you disproportionate pride? Here’s mine: I live in the DC area and I am very skilled at picking a spot to stand in the metro so that when the train arrives the doors open right in front of me. My GF thinks it is uncanny. What’s yours? ---
**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2003, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-silly-skill/200942/2 "2003-09-11T15:22:45Z")
When I was in high school, I had an amazing ability to pick the girl who already had a date for the following Saturday. Now, I fold up beer cans. It’s no big deal. ---
**Author:** ![80sHairMetalMaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/8/ed655f/32.png) [@80sHairMetalMaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/80sHairMetalMaven)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2003, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-silly-skill/200942/3 "2003-09-11T16:06:41Z")
I can pick up stuff with my feet! 😃 Metalmaven ---
**Author:** ![Jenny\_Haniver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Jenny\_Haniver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jenny_Haniver)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2003, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-silly-skill/200942/4 "2003-09-11T16:28:23Z")
I have no reaction to poison ivy! I used to clear gardens of it for my neighbors when I lived at home. When the phone rings, I can usually guess who it is and why they’re calling. I cannot, alas, apply lipstick using my boobs. ---
**Author:** ![RotorHead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85e7bf/32.png) [@RotorHead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RotorHead)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2003, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-silly-skill/200942/5 "2003-09-11T16:31:18Z")
I can find good parking spaces anywhere I go. I think others could develop this skill though. My theory is that the closeness of the spot you get is inversely proportional to how much you actually care where you park. So, if you truly don’t care (like me) how close you can park to the store entrance, you will find a close one. If you are really concerned with it, you will end up with a spot at the farthest end of the lot. ---
**Author:** ![im\_trouble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/58f4c7/32.png) [@im\_trouble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/im_trouble)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2003, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-silly-skill/200942/6 "2003-09-11T17:04:28Z")
I can tie a knot in a cherry stem using only my tongue. 😃 I can whistle very loudly - comes in handy for concerts, games and the occasional ogling of random men on the street. I can read upside down (the book, not me). ---
**Author:** ![Jenny\_Haniver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Jenny\_Haniver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jenny_Haniver)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2003, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-silly-skill/200942/7 "2003-09-11T17:22:50Z")
I have no reaction to poison ivy! I used to clear gardens of it for my neighbors when I lived at home. When the phone rings, I can usually guess who it is and why they’re calling. I cannot, alas, apply lipstick using my boobs. ---
**Author:** ![Isabelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b5a626/32.png) [@Isabelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isabelle)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2003, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-silly-skill/200942/8 "2003-09-11T17:22:58Z")
My belly button manufactures its own lint! ---
**Author:** ![imthjckaz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/imthjckaz/32/3223_2.png) [@imthjckaz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/imthjckaz)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2003, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-silly-skill/200942/9 "2003-09-11T17:25:59Z")
Cunnilingus. ---
**Author:** ![krisolov](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/krisolov/32/3724_2.png) [@krisolov](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/krisolov)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2003, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-silly-skill/200942/10 "2003-09-11T17:26:30Z")
I can toss things (peanuts, m&ms, cheetos, etc…) high in the air and catch them in my mouth. ---
**Author:** ![Survey1215](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecb155/32.png) [@Survey1215](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Survey1215)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2003, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-silly-skill/200942/11 "2003-09-11T17:28:39Z")
I do a dead-on impersonation of Krusty the Klown. ---
**Author:** ![overlyverbose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/9dc877/32.png) [@overlyverbose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/overlyverbose)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2003, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-silly-skill/200942/12 "2003-09-11T17:32:19Z")
I can suck my neck in. Meaning that without using my hands, I can make the area between my collarbones at the base of my neck go in about 2 or 3 inches, making a pit about 2 inches in diameter, and 2-3 inches deep right there in the hollow of my throat. ---
**Author:** ![Bruce\_Daddy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/85f322/32.png) [@Bruce\_Daddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bruce_Daddy)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2003, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-silly-skill/200942/13 "2003-09-11T17:38:01Z")
I can flip a cigarette in my mouth. I’m better when I’m drunk. It’s very impressive, trust me. Mmmm, cigarette. I think I’ll go have one right now. . . ---
**Author:** ![karomon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f07891/32.png) [@karomon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/karomon)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2003, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-silly-skill/200942/14 "2003-09-11T17:39:45Z")
I can balance up to seven eating utensils on each hand. Ingesting spoiled dairy products gives me little or no stomach problems. ---
**Author:** ![TaxGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b19c9b/32.png) [@TaxGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TaxGuy)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2003, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-silly-skill/200942/15 "2003-09-11T18:15:46Z")
I can whistle two notes at the same time. ---
**Author:** ![Gadfly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/aeb1de/32.png) [@Gadfly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gadfly)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2003, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-silly-skill/200942/16 "2003-09-11T18:18:45Z")
I can scream at incredible volumes. TaxGuy: I can do that too. Just takes a little practice. ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2003, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-silly-skill/200942/17 "2003-09-11T18:18:59Z")
I have great skill in playing a cleric in AD&D. ---
**Author:** ![ThatDuckIsEvil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@ThatDuckIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThatDuckIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2003, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-silly-skill/200942/18 "2003-09-11T19:02:47Z")
im trouble, we must be related. I also can do the cherry stem trick and read upside down I also have the ability to guess which episode of the Brady Bunch it is in only 6 seconds (not counting the theme of course) RotorHead my sister has that ability. We call her Costanza because of it. I like to make her drive if we’re going anywhere. ---
**Author:** ![Psalex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/439d5e/32.png) [@Psalex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Psalex)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2003, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-silly-skill/200942/19 "2003-09-11T19:07:53Z")
I can build a fire. Faster than any boy scout, and out of materials at hand. No accelerant. One match, whoosh: combustion. In fireplace, fire pit, wood stove, barbeque, or any other appropriate fire venue. And I am a girl. ---
**Author:** ![Shaggarito](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dec6dc/32.png) [@Shaggarito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shaggarito)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2003, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-silly-skill/200942/20 "2003-09-11T19:09:49Z")
I can toss objects (mostly it’s just my keys) behind my back and over my shoulders and catch them in front of me. I can do this with either hand over either shoulder. I can also catch them with either hand. I usually hit myself in stride too. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-silly-skill/200942.md?page=2)