ADMIT THE TRUTH!!!! What Talent/Skill do you wish you have but don't

LynneSin

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Wed Dec-03-03 06:31 PM
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ADMIT THE TRUTH!!!! What Talent/Skill do you wish you have but don't

I wish I could play the piano. Even begged my mother to let me take piano lessons. Got a clarinet instead

:shrug:

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Tripper11

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Wed Dec-03-03 06:33 PM
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1. I wished I could play guitar....

and not just rock guitar...all types, jazz, improvisational everything.

Took lessons when I was a kid, but didn't learn in one lesson and gave up. It's just not "in me" as it were.

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Demobrat

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Wed Dec-03-03 06:33 PM
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2. I wish I gave a rat's patootie how things work.

When something breaks my solution is to throw it away and buy a new one.

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omshanti

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Wed Dec-03-03 06:34 PM
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3. I wish I could scuba dive

but I can barely swim!

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proud patriot

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Wed Dec-03-03 06:34 PM
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4. I wish I had a good singing voice

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unblock

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Wed Dec-03-03 06:35 PM
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5. the ability to multitask

i can't drive and talk at the same time. no, not drive & cell phone (i REFUSE to do THAT).

i'm just talking about driving while talking to a passenger. can't do it. or, at least, i have to put a halt to any conversation in traffic or foul weather. chat is only ok in cruise-control situations.

same goes for piano. i can play left hand or right hand, but put them together, ouch.

sigh.

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Paragon

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Wed Dec-03-03 06:35 PM
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6. Loss of erection

Edited on Wed Dec-03-03 06:36 PM by Paragon

It's a curse. When will I meet a girl that loves me for me? :cry:

:silly:

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Syncronaut Seven

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Wed Dec-03-03 07:20 PM
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24. Don't you know? Basketball

causes impotence!

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Amaya

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Wed Dec-03-03 06:38 PM
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7. ok well..

I wish I could type ;)

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Robb

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Wed Dec-03-03 06:39 PM
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8. I'd like to be able to sketch

You know, draw stuff in a journal like the cool artsy kids did in college. I suspect it was a great way to meet the ladies... but now I'd just like to be able to do it.

I can't draw anything not made up of straight lines and right angles... :shrug:

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skibunny4dean

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Wed Dec-03-03 06:39 PM
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9. I wish I could...

...fit into a size 2 or 3. Looks like I'm gonna have to stick with a size 4.

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INTELBYTES

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Wed Dec-03-03 06:41 PM
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10. I wish...

I could lick my eyebrows.
:9

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Zomby Woof

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Wed Dec-03-03 06:43 PM
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11. I wish I could burp the national anthem

But practicing is half the fun!

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NoPasaran

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Wed Dec-03-03 06:43 PM
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12. If only my grasp exceeded my reach

All would be well

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Snow

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Wed Dec-03-03 06:44 PM
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13. Guys - you can take lessons - who the hecky-durn (I'm not

getting another post deleted) cares about your age. I moved to LA a year or so ago, so I'm working on Spanish. And I'm eligible with change for AARP. I decided I wanted to know how to ride a horse when I was 45, so I took lessons and learned for several years. Take lessons in stuff! It beats all-fire outta TV, or shopping, or yardwork. Drugs, maybe not.....but lessons are cheaper.

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Kamika

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Wed Dec-03-03 06:45 PM
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14. I also wish I could play a guitarr or piano.. and sing like Whitney etc

Edited on Wed Dec-03-03 06:46 PM by Kamika

I'd love to be able to sing like Whitney Houston etc listen to " I will always love you" and you'll know what I mean

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SiobhanClancy

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Wed Dec-03-03 06:46 PM
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15. I wish I could play the harp....

seems like such an elegant intsrument:)

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INTELBYTES

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Wed Dec-03-03 06:49 PM
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16. I wish I could...

...braid my own back hair.

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THUNDER HANDS

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Wed Dec-03-03 06:54 PM
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17. I wish I could give women

A normal, average experience in bed. Unfortunately it's fireworks and primal screams every time.

It gets rather dull. :D

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MrSlayer

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Wed Dec-03-03 07:09 PM
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19. I'd like to

be able to skate like Coffey, shoot like Bossy, pass like Gretzky, hit like Stevens and fight like O'Riley. The ultimate hockey player.

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Kat45

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Wed Dec-03-03 09:15 PM
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35. Great description of the ultimate hockey player.

I like it!

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MojoKrunch

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Wed Dec-03-03 07:21 PM
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25. It sucks doesn't it?

It took my ex an extra year to leave because she couldn't give up the sex. She even cried the last time we did it.

My girlfriend falls asleep exhausted.
I think she needs a tag-team partner... but that's just me.
:D

Mojo

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Syncronaut Seven

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Wed Dec-03-03 07:24 PM
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27. Hehe... Looks like Magic Rat

Has got humility down pat. Don't you know, if you advertise, they'll never let you alone. ;)

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RainDog

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Wed Dec-03-03 07:08 PM
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18. I wish I could tie a cherry stem into a knot with my tongue

and I try all the time.

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cally

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Wed Dec-03-03 07:11 PM
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20. I wish I could learn to speak languages easily

I'm still trying to learn Spanish.

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OneBlueSky

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Wed Dec-03-03 07:11 PM
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21. any musical talent at all . . .

the only one I have is listening . . . which, by the way, I do very, very well . . . :)

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areschild

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Wed Dec-03-03 07:14 PM
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22. computer hacker

:evilgrin:

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MojoKrunch

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Wed Dec-03-03 07:19 PM
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23. 5 octave vocal range and perfect pitch.

Yes, I'm greedy.
Dammit.

And it would be convenient to have an editic memory.

Mojo

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geniph

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Wed Dec-03-03 07:23 PM
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26. Dancing. Musical ability. Athletic ability.

Artistic ability. Hell, anything. The only thing I seem to be able to do well is troubleshoot servers. I make a good living at it, but it's not where my heart lies. I would give anything to be a natural athlete or musically gifted.

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Rowdyboy

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Wed Dec-03-03 07:44 PM
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28. Making music and auto mechanics...

n/t

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GOPisEvil

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Wed Dec-03-03 08:11 PM
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31. Wow. Those are my two as well.

I've always wanted a project car to work on and play with on weekends. Something FAST! :D But, to do what I want to do, I'd have to learn automotive mechanics. I'd take a class or something.

I think I have some musical ability, I just get too restless to learn through lessons. :shrug:

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Rowdyboy

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Wed Dec-03-03 08:19 PM
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32. I know how to put oil in and when to go to the shop

Thank god, with a Toyota, you don't need much more. I'm totally uneducated musically and really am sorry for it. I think it would be very relaxing.

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GOPisEvil

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Wed Dec-03-03 08:24 PM
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34. I'm good at scheduling repairs.

I have an older Infiniti. It's very reliable, but it's at that age...

I'd like to have a Corvair to play with though...but aside from the VERY basics, I'm clueless.

If I thought I had musical talent, I'd enjoy practicing more. I think.

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Piperay

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Wed Dec-03-03 07:45 PM
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29. Gift of gab...

I never know what to say to people, my mother could chat with any one and I wish I had inherited that skill. :-(

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NightTrain

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Wed Dec-03-03 07:46 PM
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30. I'd love to have a singing voice like the late Jackie Wilson's

Oh, could that man hit the high notes! And hold them, too.

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MissMarple

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Wed Dec-03-03 08:21 PM
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33. I want to be an attorney, Ha! And play the piano, and be able to carry

a tune. These are still possible.

:bounce:

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SOteric

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Wed Dec-03-03 09:16 PM
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36. Wish I could swim.

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Hogarth

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Wed Dec-03-03 09:18 PM
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37. Hey, I took piano lessons

I even gave a recital four decades ago. What a humiliating experience!

I wish I were able to play a banjo at a pizza joint for people who were just eating, drinking, and being merry.

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THUNDER HANDS

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Wed Dec-03-03 09:20 PM
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38. in seriousness, I'd like to speak all different languages

I can only speak English. I suck at Spanish. And I don't pick up new languages well.

:(

I wish I could learn foreign languages easily.

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Hogarth

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Wed Dec-03-03 09:35 PM
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41. I share that wish.

My honey and I live in a tourist town, and have traveled to Ireland a few times. I tried to learn Gaelic but couldn't do much more than say, "That man is fat." I guess it was enough.

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CoNnOc

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Wed Dec-03-03 09:31 PM
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39. I want a random ability or skill everday!

That way I could do something interesting everyday. Except for bad skills like artfully picking your nose or having the ability to ward off beautiful women at a glance. They could only be really useful skills.

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toddzilla

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Wed Dec-03-03 09:35 PM
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42. i'd like to able to draw well

although i never really work on it since i'm primarily a musician, i'd still like to attain some skill at it. although skill is completely separate from talent if you ask me.

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solinvictus

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Wed Dec-03-03 09:34 PM
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40. Piano

I wish I could play Rachmaninov's "Prelude in C-Sharp Minor, Op 3, #2". I took piano from a senile old woman at age 11 and the best she could teach me was pecking out "Home on the Range".

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dolo amber

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Wed Dec-03-03 09:42 PM
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43. I wish I could write

I don't communicate half of what I think on DU because I can't express myself 1/10th as well in writing as I can by speaking. It probably stems from my being afflicted with *the ADHD*. It's virtually impossible for me to concentrate long enough to put the thoughts I have into written words, whereas with talking I can just blather on endlessly until I get my point across. :D

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toddzilla

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Wed Dec-03-03 09:47 PM
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45. i can't help but notice all the attempts at music lessons here

the # 1 rule for music lessons is to shop around till you find someone that you are comfortable with and doesn't have their head up their ass. i've met so many other teachers that just plain suck it boggles my mind. just because you can shred or have a masters in music doesn't mean you are qualified to teach. Many of the teachers i met couldn't teach a grouper to swim if they were threatened with death as the alternative.

/rant off

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blondeatlast

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Wed Dec-03-03 09:46 PM
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44. SING! Even in my 40s, I still think about taking lessons.

Annie Lennox, Cole Porter, Etta James, you name it. I'm great in the shower--you should hear my rendition of "Down in the Depths" during my morning ablutions.

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Breezy du Nord

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Wed Dec-03-03 09:49 PM
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46. I wish I could draw

I had to make a political cartoon for our gov class and I really wished I could do a good caricature of *, but I couldn't because, i well, suck @ drawing. Still it turned ou pretty good. I just printed one of his pics of the net (he always looks kinda goofy anyway)

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