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yvr girl

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Wed Mar-29-06 12:21 AM
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What's your PECULIAR talent

Mine is attracting trouble on vacation:

Hurricane
Volcanic eruption
Government was overthrown
Urban riot
Lost luggage / delayed flights
Being electrocuted
...you get the idea

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RevolutionaryActs

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Wed Mar-29-06 12:24 AM
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1. I don't think I have any talents, peculiar or otherwise.

:shrug:

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The Velveteen Ocelot

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Wed Mar-29-06 12:25 AM
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2. Spectacular blandness.

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gkdmaths

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Wed Mar-29-06 12:26 AM
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3. I can move my eyes

independently.

seriously.

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darkstar

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Wed Mar-29-06 12:26 AM
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4. If the consistency of my saliva is right

I can blow pit bubbles off the tip of my tongue...

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Wed Mar-29-06 07:09 PM
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69. stole my thunder.

i can do that too, but only if i am not thinking about it. if i think about it the bubbles won't float.

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Wed Mar-29-06 12:27 AM
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5. I can shave my head in 5 minutes without cutting myself

Well, after the first few times, anyway...

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meegbear

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Wed Mar-29-06 07:53 AM
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24. I can do it in FOUR minutes ...

in both directions for total smoothness, thank you.

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Wed Mar-29-06 03:35 PM
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61. Ha!

I tried doing that, but I realized all the blood I was losing I needed to keep me alive:)

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XemaSab

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Wed Mar-29-06 12:30 AM
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6. I can touch my wrist with my thumb

and stick my feet behind my head (but not at the same time, sadly).

I can also identify by sound most of the birds in the western US.

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GoddessOfGuinness

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Wed Mar-29-06 12:35 AM
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7. Nose wiggling

Way better than Samantha Stevens.

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Elidor

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Wed Mar-29-06 12:59 AM
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8. Good to see that "Government was overthrown" is slightly ahead of

Lost luggage. :evilgrin:

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UrbScotty

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Wed Mar-29-06 01:00 AM
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9. Knowing the names of every US Vice President and when they served (nt)

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Oeditpus Rex

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Wed Mar-29-06 01:02 AM
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10. I can play my face

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Miss Marmelstein

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Wed Mar-29-06 01:12 AM
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11. I can type with my boobs.....

Here, I'll show you.

qajhvnzlcu.,dnvlhofiajeoiadvue;ofafjnvdsaudgas!

:bounce: :bounce:

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Dangerously Amused

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Wed Mar-29-06 01:44 PM
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29. Now THAT was FUNNY!!!

:rofl:

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CaliforniaPeggy

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Wed Mar-29-06 01:18 AM
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12. Need you ask?

Why.....dropping "F" bombs, of course!

:rofl:

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Miss Marmelstein

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Wed Mar-29-06 01:21 AM
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13. CalPeg drops the F bomb???

I'm blushing... :blush:

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WritingIsMyReligion

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Wed Mar-29-06 03:32 PM
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59. Fuck yeah, she does!

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Random_Australian

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Wed Mar-29-06 01:24 AM
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14. See something once, quote it verbatim years later, but not at will.

I can delete momories, it takes me about 3 minutes.

I can learn to like or dislike the taste of any given food in the same time.

Yeh, I know, I know, my head works a bit funny O.K.?

For clarification: When I say delete memories I don't just mean forget, silly. For example; I knew the entire of 'The Pardoner's Tale' and 3 minuted later I couldn't quote a line. (That was a few days after my exams. I was burning my english book at the same time so I thought 'What the hell'.
There's more to it than that but I won't go into detail here.

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WCGreen

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Wed Mar-29-06 02:03 AM
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15. MAking women go Ohhhhh Uhhhh and yes yes yes....

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ZombieNixon

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Wed Mar-29-06 02:04 AM
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16. My talent is ZombieLuck.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=105&topic_id=4947122&mesg_id=4947122

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Extend a Hand

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Wed Mar-29-06 02:05 AM
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17. I can touch my nose with my tongue

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HarukaTheTrophyWife

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Wed Mar-29-06 02:27 AM
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18. Hmm...

Ability to dislocate my left shoulder at will (excellent for silently freaking out a younger sibling during a family dinner).

Really, really fast fingers. (excellent for Tetris and well...other things :evilgrin:)

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mykpart

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Wed Mar-29-06 05:58 AM
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19. I can suck the chrome off a bumper!

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chup

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Wed Mar-29-06 02:36 PM
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42. I need the chrome off my bumper

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SouthoftheBorderPaul

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Wed Mar-29-06 05:19 PM
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66. I can suck the sorry off a recent widow.

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mykpart

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Wed Mar-29-06 05:58 AM
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20. I can suck the chrome off a bumper!

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Starbucks Anarchist

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Wed Mar-29-06 06:07 AM
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21. I have the amazing talent to watch life pass me by.

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wickerwoman

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Wed Mar-29-06 06:29 AM
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22. I send former employers out of business.

Every single company I have ever worked for has gone out of business within six months of my quitting.

Pissing me off is the kiss of karmic death. Remember it. :-)

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stellanoir

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Wed Mar-29-06 07:13 AM
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23. When so inspired by certain rhythms I have an odd social proclivity

of dancing with a slinky and rarely encounter many tangles but when I do I'm fairly expedient at untangling them.

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meegbear

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Wed Mar-29-06 07:54 AM
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25. I am ambidexterous with a computer mouse ...

I am a rightie, but I prefer the mouse on the left.

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1gobluedem

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Wed Mar-29-06 08:46 AM
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26. I can write with my toes

Not beautifully but it's legible.

I also have the innate ability to engineer a cashier shift switch, receipt tape running out, lanes closing, or a need for copious amounts of change the minute I get into the grocery checkout line.

And I am notorious in my family for having some spectacular accident at the holiday dinner table, like accidentally salting everyone's wine or upending the gravy boat.

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izzybeans

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Wed Mar-29-06 08:49 AM
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27. Thread killing

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blindpig

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Wed Mar-29-06 10:42 AM
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28. Turtle whisperer

They tell me things.

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TallahasseeGrannie

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Wed Mar-29-06 01:46 PM
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30. I can wiggles my ears one at a time.

My son can burp the Star Spangled Banner.

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TallahasseeGrannie

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Wed Mar-29-06 01:47 PM
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31. I can wiggles my ears one at a time.

My son can burp the Star Spangled Banner.

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TallahasseeGrannie

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Wed Mar-29-06 01:47 PM
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32. I can wiggles my ears one at a time.

My son can burp the Star Spangled Banner.

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TallahasseeGrannie

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Wed Mar-29-06 01:47 PM
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33. I can wiggles my ears one at a time.

My son can burp the Star Spangled Banner.

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TallahasseeGrannie

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Wed Mar-29-06 01:55 PM
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35. Did I tell you I can wiggle my ears?

LOL...sorry for all the dupes. DU is funky and I keep getting "no data" when I hit post. I know I'm basically empty headed, but that's just RUDE.

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GoddessOfGuinness

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Wed Mar-29-06 07:22 PM
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73. That's pretty amazing!

Well worth reading 4 times!

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Dangerously Amused

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Wed Mar-29-06 01:52 PM
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34. Oooh! Ooooh!

I can fold up like origami and sleep horizontally in a coach fare plane seat. :7

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Shine

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Wed Mar-29-06 01:56 PM
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36. I see dead people.

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Rabrrrrrr

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Wed Mar-29-06 02:43 PM
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45. Hey, cool! I *make* dead people!

We should go hang out together!

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Shine

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Wed Mar-29-06 04:26 PM
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63. "make" as in "create", or "make" as in "do the wild thang"?

:scared:
On second thought, maybe I don't want to know the answer to that question.....

:evilgrin:

Hey, I'd hang out with you anytime, Rabrrrrrr. Here, have a cyber-beer, on me. :beer: Hell, I'll join ya...:toast:

:pals:

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Rabrrrrrr

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Wed Mar-29-06 06:07 PM
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68. Oh, yeah... that was kinda ugly. I meant "create", not "do".

"Do" would be... well, against even my ethics.

And we must go hang sometime!

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TallahasseeGrannie

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Thu Mar-30-06 08:32 AM
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74. shhhhhhh

so do I.

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Shine

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Thu Mar-30-06 12:34 PM
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76. Hey, you!

I just saw you joined up with that other, very cool forum, Divine Circle. :hug: I'll look for you there, too.

:pals: :hi:

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TallahasseeGrannie

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Thu Mar-30-06 01:37 PM
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78. Cool!

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Deep13

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Wed Mar-29-06 01:58 PM
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37. I can throw a big straight in Yahzee whenever I need one.

Tah-dah!

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LaraMN

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Wed Mar-29-06 02:00 PM
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38. I can fit surprisingly large objects in my mouth.

Don't ask how I discovered this.
:rofl:

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chup

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Wed Mar-29-06 02:41 PM
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44. Im sure there is a great story here !

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momophile

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Wed Mar-29-06 02:13 PM
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39. I can tape all your buns together

It makes me laugh everytime...

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chup

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Wed Mar-29-06 02:44 PM
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46. I hate when you pull the tape off and it rips my hair out

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momophile

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Wed Mar-29-06 03:10 PM
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54. well then, you shouldn't have been undressing...

in front of me, especially with you being so hairy and me needing to cut loose on someone.

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chup

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Wed Mar-29-06 04:47 PM
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65. Im not so hairy I can afford a racing stripe on my ass

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NewWaveChick1981

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Wed Mar-29-06 02:28 PM
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40. OK, let's see...

I'm double jointed in my fingers and elbows, so I can freak people out when I want to. :P I can also roll my tongue and whistle out of it (yeah, I'm a recessive freak, I know!).

I'm also extremely good in bed, or so I've been told many times. :)

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chup

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Wed Mar-29-06 02:33 PM
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41. I surf big waves in a kayak & piss off surfers

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Hissyspit

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Wed Mar-29-06 02:37 PM
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43. I can only show you in private.

Edited on Wed Mar-29-06 02:38 PM by Hissyspit

Or I will be arrested and this thread will be locked.

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chup

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Wed Mar-29-06 02:46 PM
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48. I can be there in 10 minutes !!!

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Hissyspit

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Wed Mar-29-06 02:52 PM
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50. Welcome to DU, chup!

:toast:

:patriot:

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chup

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Wed Mar-29-06 03:01 PM
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51. Thankyou ...great to be back !!

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Hissyspit

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Wed Mar-29-06 03:17 PM
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55. What was your old username?

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chup

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Wed Mar-29-06 04:43 PM
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64. Ive had 5 or 6. never made it past 90 posts .Got booted ..........

never sure why. I dont insult or use bad words . Ive seen much worse and thier not kicked off . But Im back and Im being real good this time.

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Rabrrrrrr

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Wed Mar-29-06 02:45 PM
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47. I can be asked for directions anywhere in the world,

Even in a place that I have been in for nor more than a few minutes.

Apparently, I have "that look" (I think I learned it in NYC) of always appearing to know exactly where I am and where I am going, so people are constantly stopping me and asking for directions - in big cities, out in the country, in foreign countries, doesn't matter.

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swimboy

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Wed Mar-29-06 02:50 PM
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49. Streetlights go out as I go down the street.

Not all of them, but enough to make me wonder how I do it.

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Dora

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Wed Mar-29-06 03:07 PM
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52. I can belch like a frat boy in a beer-bong competition.

When I'm in the mood. :crazy:

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jukes

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Wed Mar-29-06 03:09 PM
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53. 1st

wd you schedule a vacation in DC & get THAT government overthrown, pls.

jukes peculiar talents:
i can annoy almost anyone.
i can tame feral cats.
i've died twice.

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Scout1071

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Wed Mar-29-06 03:25 PM
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56. I can estimate stadium/arena attendance to within about 300 people.

Not bad. It's a little game I play with a local pro sports team (where I have a several friends).

And for a chick - I rock at video games. I'm the only 34 year old woman I know with an XBox and a permanent pass to Dave & Buster's. Trust me - you don't want any of this. I'm very competitive.

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MANative

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Wed Mar-29-06 03:29 PM
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57. I can read and write upside-down and backwards.

Sorta like DaVinci, but not quite so artistically. Used to freak out my students when I was a teacher. :D

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DS1

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Wed Mar-29-06 03:30 PM
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58. Admitting error and insulting others in the same breath

:-)

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Dora

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Wed Mar-29-06 04:23 PM
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62. You wanna job at washingtonpost.com, doncha?

I thought so.

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reyd reid reed

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Wed Mar-29-06 03:34 PM
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60. I can make a company discontinue any product

If I like it, it's history.

Chocolate Cherry Garcia...gone.
Any brand of shampoo I like...history.
Fried zucchini poppers...popped out of production.
Particular paper product designs...POOF.

The list goes on...

The rest of 'em, I ain't tellin'...

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mikeytherat

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Wed Mar-29-06 05:43 PM
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67. Almost anything I can do with my hands, I can do with my feet.

Broke left arm and right thumb simultaneously when I was 11, and got really good with my "monkey feet." Its a talent I still use today!

mikey_the_rat

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Redstone

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Wed Mar-29-06 07:14 PM
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70. I can be there, and then not.

Edited on Wed Mar-29-06 07:14 PM by Redstone

See?

Redstone

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6000eliot

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Wed Mar-29-06 07:19 PM
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71. I can fold my ears up and stick them in my ear holes

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TallahasseeGrannie

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Thu Mar-30-06 08:33 AM
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75. DEAR GOD!

Can you photograph this? I'd love to see it and so would my students. Aren't humans amazing?

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beyurslf

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Wed Mar-29-06 07:20 PM
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72. I'm not so sure I would vacation anymore.

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av8rdave

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Thu Mar-30-06 01:19 PM
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77. I can flare my nostrils...

Now THAT would sure impress 'em, back in my dating days.

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Orsino

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Thu Mar-30-06 01:39 PM
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79. Rhyming verse.

I don't know why, but it must have something to do with genetics (son of an English professor and a Poet Laureate).

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