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What impressive thing can you do?

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RandomAmanda · 02/08/2019 21:51

Blow your own horn time! What is your talent/special skill? Can you do anything 'cool' or 'impressive'? Can you do the splits? A handstand? Can you stop trafiic with your 'Disney princess' voice? Or can you sketch to perfection? Shout about it here and let me live vicariously through your amazing skill...

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Wombleish · 02/08/2019 21:53

I can walk, sneeze and piss, all at the same time.

Longdistance · 02/08/2019 22:07

I’ve got an enormously long tongue which means I can touch my nose with it.

My brother can pick up stuff with his toes and can go down the stairs head first on all fours like a cat —outing—

ZuzuMyLittleGingersnap · 02/08/2019 22:16

Polish off an entire packet of dark chocolate Bahlsen biscuits in a remarkably short time.

Does that count?

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ohhdearymepleasehelpme · 02/08/2019 22:17

@Wombleish are you me?! Grin

magimedi · 02/08/2019 22:17

I am in my mid 60's & I can still do a handstand in the pool or sea:

I am enormously over proud of this!

I know posting a picture of myself will be very outing Grin

What impressive thing can you do?
PenguinsRabbits · 02/08/2019 22:18

Not sure if I can still do this but just after I had given birth we went to circus and they took people from the audience to be part of the act.

I did a handstand in high heels whilst holding my T-shirt with one hand to stop in falling down.

When I got home a female neighbour asked about the show and he husband said he wanted me to demonstrate and went to fetch another male neighbour who he said knew would also want to watch me. I declined their generous offer and don't think the wife was too impressed either. Grin

DanglyWhoreTassels · 02/08/2019 22:20

I am a bearded lady novelty act at a gentlemen's club. I perform every Thursday evening in Fetish Corner as 'Auld Bagge' and attract quite a crowd from the Starwars Cafe!

Burlea · 02/08/2019 22:21

I can play 'i can wash your fathers shirt' on the piano. Don't suppose many of you know that song.

ThighsRelief · 02/08/2019 22:23

I AM THIGH

I AM THE EMPEROR

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RandomAmanda · 02/08/2019 22:24

Fantastic! Well done everyone and vey cool of you @magimedi to have a picture. I think most of us need to pat ourselves on the back a bit more.

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thislovelylidowithaview · 02/08/2019 22:25

I can pat myself on the back with my tongue and get a whole packet of rolos in my mouth at once, but not at the same time.

soulrunner · 02/08/2019 22:27
  • I can bench press my body weight
  • can do a seat drop into front drop on the trampoline
  • can do a one handed cartwheel.

Britain’s got talent surely beckons!!

DanglyWhoreTassels · 02/08/2019 22:29

I can stick my entire arm up a cow's bum and bring forth the baby Jesus, or Shesus if it's a girl!

miaCara · 02/08/2019 22:30

I can completely make a double bed up in less than 10 minutes with 2 clean sheets,4 pillow cases and duvet cover. I put the duvet cover on by myself and with all corners filled with duvet.

I thank you .

Whywonttheyletmeusemyusername · 02/08/2019 22:32

I can eat my body weight in chocolate

FlamingoFlamenco · 02/08/2019 22:32

@Burlea - I can play 'i can wash your fathers shirt' on the piano. Don't suppose many of you know that song

It was the first song I ever learned on the piano, using the forefinger of each hand...I can hear it now!

I recite a number of rude tongue-twisters without ever getting my vowels or consonants in a knot! Grin

CherryPavlova · 02/08/2019 22:33

I can still do a handstand in the sea......and I can put my hands flat on the floor without bending my knees......and I can still get my feet to touch behind my ears. I can still do a forward and backward somersault on a trampoline too.
I can still swim 50 metres fly.
I sadly can’t do a cartwheel anymore without collapsing but I can’t work out why. I’m also too chicken to roll over a high bar in a park now.

Impatienceismyvirtue · 02/08/2019 22:34

I have parented a tiny dictator for 23 months and not completely lost my shit yet.

Jupiter13 · 02/08/2019 22:34

Blow your own horn.... sounds a little rude... perhaps this thread needs moving to somewhere else.😬

fitzbilly · 02/08/2019 22:35

Woohoo miacara !!

I recently learnt a move called 'skin the cat' using gym rings. It is one of the funnest things to do!

SinkGirl · 02/08/2019 22:37

I can replicate a photo with a few sheets of paper and a scalpel (oh and glue!). Don’t get much time to do it these days with my twins running about - twin toddlers and scalpels don’t mix!

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What impressive thing can you do?
hidinginthenightgarden · 02/08/2019 22:40

I can write upside down. I’m still working on it being neat rather than the writing of a 5 yo old but I can do it! Numbers are really hard!

OhTheRoses · 02/08/2019 22:41

I could touch my toes with hands flat at 41.5 weeks. I still can at 59 having broken a vertebrae.

Kokapetl · 02/08/2019 22:42

I can sing let it go from frozen in two languages.

OhTheRoses · 02/08/2019 22:42

Oh and I can speak backwards fluently. Yltnelf strawcab keeps can I dna ho.