Easy things you suck at doing
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Righty tighty, lefty loosey.
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Quiet you.
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Yeah, it was Catherine Willowes saying that on CSI which finally got it stuck in my head. But if I just go to open or close something I do it the wrong way. I have to stop and think and start again.
This whole exchange was probably the best thing on this board all day. Hilarious.
I can't whistle.
I'm quite slow at chopping veggies.
Dance.
20% is a pretty damn generous tip. I generally go for 10-15%, depending on quality of the service. Then again, the USA tends to be more generous when it comes to tipping.
I struggle to do pointless admin work. So many people I work with do it, even though they recognise it's pointless, and say that it's not difficult or even too time-consuming and besides "it's policy/protocol". I guess that's true, but when I come across paperwork that I personally consider pointless and in my opinion doesn't add value to the appropriate/safe outcome of a case, I just don't do it, regardless of anything else.
The weird thing is, although I get occasional reminders, nobody ever really forces me to do it... so I don't actually get why others do it in the first place... Sure, it's easy enough and probably is only an extra 5 minutes or so work, but I just can't bring myself to do it.
Not to turn this into yet another thread about tipping, but 20% is pretty much standard (or should be) in the USA. Then again, most servers in the US make significantly less than minimum wage...so there ya go.
I came in to say that I can't snap, but after reading the thread I'm sort of afraid to now
You can't do what?!?!?!
I have absolutely no idea how to snap my fingers. I don't know the muscle movements you have to make. How do you hold your fingers? What do you do with them? I must have missed the memo...
I dunno. I hold my thumb and my middle finger together and then just kind of, um, snap them...? My middle finger kind of slides down the side of my thumb, but you have to do it very quickly.
Unable to:
Make bubbles with bubble gum.
That really loud way of whistling with fingers in your mouth
Bad striking matches, especially the paper ones. At one point I had to strike paper matches every day and had to use a wood coffee stirrer to keep them from bending.
Seeing anything in those "3D" pictures where you're supposed to focus behind the picture.
But I have no trouble:
Pursed lip whistling
Snapping fingers (both hands)
Rolling tounge (I've heard this may have a genentic link)
Vulcan salute (either hand)
Crossing eyes
Make bubbles with bubble gum.
That really loud way of whistling with fingers in your mouth
Bad striking matches, especially the paper ones. At one point I had to strike paper matches every day and had to use a wood coffee stirrer to keep them from bending.
Seeing anything in those "3D" pictures where you're supposed to focus behind the picture.
But I have no trouble:
Pursed lip whistling
Snapping fingers (both hands)
Rolling tounge (I've heard this may have a genentic link)
Vulcan salute (either hand)
Crossing eyes
I can't do this either. I don't even understand what my fingers and mouth are supposed to be doing in order to accomplish that sound.
Ring finger against the top of the pad of flesh at the base of thumb.
Middle finger TIGHT against edge of thumb towards index finger.
Position of index finger not real important. I usually hold it straight like I'm pointing at something.
Pull middle finger hard across the thumb and downwards against ring finger. The SNAP is produced by the inpact of the middle finger against the ring finger.
It might take a little practice
My ring finger doesn't ever touch my middle finger when I do it. My middle finger comes down against the base of my palm.
Hold the match sideways so it doesn't bend when you strike it. Don't even need to press it hard against the striker, just fast. If need be, put your index finger behind the match head.
This totally works! Okay, I have like a 90% success rate with my right hand and 50% with my left hand, but that's definitely an improvement from before. And my fingers hurt slightly because I was trying too hard.
Well there you go, this thread has just helped me learn how to snap (my fingers).
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