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What are you good at that nobody knows about?

68 replies

AquaForce · 20/12/2025 21:07

Just that really.

I can sing but no one knows and probably never will. I'm too self conscious to let anyone hear it.😢

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Seainasive · 20/12/2025 21:11

I’m the queen of IKEA furniture building 🧑‍🎄

RichardOsmansfondueset · 20/12/2025 21:20

I can reverse park the car perfectly but only when I’m on my own.

AquaForce · 20/12/2025 21:21

RichardOsmansfondueset · 20/12/2025 21:20

I can reverse park the car perfectly but only when I’m on my own.

It's the audience that knackers it, isn't it 😂

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Optimist1 · 20/12/2025 21:22

Parallel parking and pinball are my skills that impress my kids.

BeddieT · 20/12/2025 21:22

I’ve written and self-published several books, some of them quite popular in their niche. I hate the thought of anyone I actually know reading them knowing that I’ve written them.

SoloMumJustMuddlingThrough · 20/12/2025 21:22

It's subjective of course, but I have a good reading voice. I've had a few people comment on it over the years but it's not something I'd ever think of sharing.

IndigoIsMyFavouriteColour · 20/12/2025 21:23

I can contact juggle! I don’t tend to do it so much anymore

RescueMeFromThisSilliness · 20/12/2025 21:49

I can solder, drive a pony and trap, juggle, immediately tell whether someone has a temperature by putting my wrist on their forehead, and I can prune a mean rose. Oh and I'm quite good at sudoku.

shellyleppard · 20/12/2025 21:52

I can name most 80's songs by the guitar riff or a line of the song.. keeps my children amused!!

Cheepcheepcheep · 20/12/2025 21:54

Great in bed.

Rocknrollstar · 20/12/2025 21:56

Keeping secrets (when they matter)

canuckup · 20/12/2025 21:57

Really great at regional accents

Dontlletmedownbruce · 20/12/2025 22:00

I think I'd have been a good rapper if I'd been born at the right time! I was always good at speech related things and could do tongue twisters better than most.

I can spot spelling mistakes really quickly and am very good at word searches.

Sadly society does not place much value on these skills.

readingisallowed · 20/12/2025 22:03

Play the national anthem with the spoons.

Farticus101 · 20/12/2025 22:08

I am a champion whistler...quite complex tunes too. But my skill shall remain a secret (much like Superman's super powers before he met Lois Lane)

switchoffplease · 20/12/2025 22:21

I’m on level 9000+ of Candy Crush 😳😂

HeddaGarbled · 20/12/2025 22:24

Scraping carrots at high speed, courtesy of a catering job in my youth.

Deafnotdumb · 20/12/2025 22:26

Cheepcheepcheep · 20/12/2025 21:54

Great in bed.

Fingers crossed at least one other person knows! 😁

A skill like that deserves to be shared.

wizzywig · 20/12/2025 22:28

Im better in bed than you @Cheepcheepcheep so nurrrr

hiddeneverythin · 20/12/2025 22:32

Catchphrase (and used to be good at blow jobs but it’s been a while….)

Forever1973 · 20/12/2025 22:45

I've got brilliant recall for song lyrics. An almost useless skill because I can't sing in tune.

Fuelledbylatte · 20/12/2025 22:46

Knowing what time it is- I’m always within a few minutes range; e.g I feel like it’s about 11.13; check clock and it’s 11.14 or maybe 11.15

I can hear lies. Not sure how to explain it but people do something detectable when not telling the truth- sometimes it’s tone, over telling details, sounding a bit frantic, getting restless etc I kind of hate it and get second hand embarrassment for them.

I know when one of my kids is about to fall ill- it just sort of appears in my head that they aren’t right (like thinking- oh Saturday might need cancelling cos of their virus- even if nothing has been mentioned or is obvious ) and then they start with a symptom or two. Bit witchy but also helpful info.

BinLorries · 20/12/2025 22:49

Milking by hand and blowjobs.

zigazigahhhh · 20/12/2025 22:49

Doing accents

ThePoshUns · 20/12/2025 22:52

Dancing and impressions