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338 replies

TheQueef · 14/11/2018 16:04

And invite you to join me?
What are you brilliant at, nothing is too trivial.
What can you do exceptionally well?

I make very good gravy! Don't know why because my cooking isn't good but my gravy and sauces always come out well Confused

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user1467536289 · 19/11/2018 18:09

Ironing - I am really good at it! My brothers always praised me so much (so I would proudly iron their shirts and jeans ;-) )
It is also my go to activity when I am stressed - I iron!!!
Nothing defeats me - strange tops with 'knots' at the front, the big puff sleeves we used to wear, satin finish, tweed finish - I'll find the best way to tackle it!!
I iron away when there are bigger problems to be dealt with - because I can't handle the big stuff! Going on holiday for a fortnight in a campsite - I will be found pressing every t-shirt and pair of shorts. It's my personal procrastination.

inlectorecumbit · 19/11/2018 18:10

I am very very good at spending money (especially if is isn't my own)

I am excellent at FB stalking and getting information from people without them realising it Grin

Pollaidh · 19/11/2018 18:11

I have terrifyingly good reaction times, formula 1 driver status according to tests. Not just when driving, also when catching stuff randomly flung at me. When driving I think it's because I switch heads with the drivers around and so can sort of feel/see what they will do because of what they're reacting to, therefore I often start to react before they've even started to change lane. DH finds this skill incredible.

Meadowflowers · 19/11/2018 18:12

I'm good at making people feel safe and relaxed. They all call me mum at work.

caringcarer · 19/11/2018 18:15

I am good at spotting a bargain, budgeting and organizing things like events.

stickystick · 19/11/2018 18:17

Hats look good on me.

That, right now, is all I can think of.

HappyGoodHairBear · 19/11/2018 18:17

I’m a really good cook.

Loonoon · 19/11/2018 18:22

I am a good hostess, people feel relaxed and happy in my house.

I am (not always but often) very, very good at reading between the lines of what clients tell me (I am a counsellor and psychotherapist) and being able to identify the underlying issues that are troubling them.

I think both skills are down to empathy.

elfycat · 19/11/2018 18:24

I'm really good at making up mini-parody songs on the spot.

Lady Gaga's Bogey Face
Take me down to Parasite city (thanking DDs school for the inspiration)
Meatloaf's Good Poos go to Pooland
Adele's 'Hello' but also about Poo
A postman Pat one where people wince as I sing it.

amongst others. I don't even really try and can just twist lyrics to suit the situation. I'm pretty good at rhyming schemes and pacing poetry, though strangely not together usually.

Frazzledstar1 · 19/11/2018 18:25

I’m excellent at remembering phone numbers, I don’t even have to try just need to have dialled it a couple of times and it’s burned into my brain

Zbag · 19/11/2018 18:25

I can speak 9 languages. Its pretty much the only thing im good at 😂 English is my first language and I failed it massively in school.

jarhead123 · 19/11/2018 18:26

Never forget a face or a birthday. I don't mean to remember them, but once I've heard when your birthday is, thats it, I remember it. Can look a bit stalkerish!

Maverick66 · 19/11/2018 18:28

I make a great cup of tea and have a sympathetic ear .

cacha · 19/11/2018 18:31

Parking in small spaces!

Bobbi73 · 19/11/2018 18:32

I'm an excellent blagger. I've always been able to blag my way through most situations. I bagged my way a few times into Glastonbury with no ticket, backstage at gigs, into private parties etc. I ended up having a long career in something that I was really quite bad at (not any more thankfully) I also make really good choc chip cookies

DanglyEeerieOrnaments · 19/11/2018 18:34

I can catch coins balanced on my elbow with the same hand.

Taught myself do do this as a child when it came on 'Record Breakers' at the time I got up to 13 coins but now aged 48 I can still do three or four without a practice.

1poppy1 · 19/11/2018 18:34

I'm great with colours - can buy paint to match other items without any pictures and get it spot on. Also useful for clothes purchasing.

nocoolnamesleft · 19/11/2018 18:36

I am 100% brilliant at absolutely everything.
I am also really good at self deception.

simiisme · 19/11/2018 18:37

Excellent at sleeping. Perhaps I'm just crap at staying awake; slept through a movie recently at the cinema - no reflection on a movie that I was really excited to be seeing!
Make excellent dumplings, but rubbish Yorkshires. Husband is the opposite, so that's handy.

AuntyJackiesBrothersSistersBoy · 19/11/2018 18:45

Perfect pitch. Excellent mimic. I can scan a room in seconds and find anything in it.

BatshitCrazyWoman · 19/11/2018 18:48

I'm great at packing light, and creating a holiday capsule wardrobe for myself.

I'm also a great organiser, declutterer and tidier - would love to be a professional organiser.

HemlockStarglimmer · 19/11/2018 18:48

My super power is that I can get up in the morning.

SpeckledyHen · 19/11/2018 18:48

Map reading and route planning. Can’t abide sat navs .

Hana101 · 19/11/2018 18:53

I’m really good at job interviews- any job where I’ve ever had an interview I’ve always managed to get. Which is so confusing as I’m such a shy and socially awkward person normally.

I’m a competent cook and can make an amazing sponge cake and brownies!

Feels nice to brag a little :)

BatshitCrazyWoman · 19/11/2018 18:55

I forgot - I'm also a cat whisperer - even scaredy cats like me - I've never met a cat I didn't love so I think they sense it!