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can you play Chess,whistle a dog back and change a car tyre?

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BlackPetunia · 28/11/2020 18:47

if you can, then i'm impressed and wish I could do the same!!

what 3 things would impress you?

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VienneseWhirligig · 29/11/2020 01:57

I can play chess - was in the school team. I've never attempted to whistle a dog back or change a tyre though so don't know if I could.

I would like to be able to:
Drive a car
Play the piano
Draw

TiggeryBear · 29/11/2020 02:06

I can play chess
Can whistle but not to retrieve a dog.
Can change a wheel (in theory, in practice not so good with a jack)

I'd love to be fluent in another language, be able to draw & be able to sew competently.

womaninatightspot · 29/11/2020 02:10

I can do the first two. I'm sure I could change a tyre but I have RAC membership so the couple of times it's cropped up I've had them do it. Most cars don't have a spare anymore just a can of tyre filler

MinnieJackson · 29/11/2020 02:23

I can get my 11 year old lab back ❤
Apart from that.... Um I can make a banging roast, sing any free or bad company song ya like and if you're poorly look after you, so that you don't lift a finger (I think the kids play on that lol)I
I can play draughts though!

DramaAlpaca · 29/11/2020 02:35

I know how to play chess but I'm rubbish at it so I don't play.

I can call one of my dogs back with a whistle. He's at my side in an instant, a mad springer so quite impressive I reckon. However, my other springer totally ignores me, so I'm not as good at it as I'd like to be.

Change a wheel, no problem, unless the nuts are too tight. In which case I have to look around for a helpful man, which annoys me no end.

TeenyTinyDustinHoffman · 29/11/2020 02:42

I'm very good at chess and can change a tyre. Can't whistle and have given up trying.
I'd like to be able to:
Play a musical instrument or at least be able to sing.
Speak French. I've picked up other languages to a decent standard within a few months but not French, despite doing it for 12 years at school. It just sounds like long strings of vowels.
Small talk.

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