Everyone is good at at least one thing. Don't deny it. Whether you are a math prodigy, philosopher, surprisingly good at poetry, or can kick anyone's ass in Kung Fu. The sky's the limit, really. As long as you consider it a special skill, then I'll believe it.
So, ITT special skills.
Use this thread as your "Show Off for Free" card.
Well you don't excel at spelling Ms. KONG FU.
Lawl, but seriously my talents are.
Halo 3, doing fantastic at any rhythm game (DDR, Stepmania, Guitar hero etc etc). I can play the piano fairly well. I am very good with any bladed weapon. I can manipulate very well. Photographic memory...um, I can know exactly what to say for brownie points with anyone.
I can't think of anything else atm.
OK then. Uh.. i'm pretty good with poetry, i must be seriously good at english because i'm in honors even though i think i'm horrible .-.
I have a 2nd degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do/Karate and can kick anyone's ass here. <3
I'm surprisingly good at controlling my depression, for the most part. Getting better at the no cutting thing. .__.
I can kick ass in any Pokemon or Mario Kart game :3 Also, I am quite good at Guitar Hero and have mastered all 3 games in the DKC series.
um... *thinks of more*
Quote from: Odysseus on March 14, 2010, 03:41:47 PM
I have a 2nd degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do/Karate and can kick anyone's ass here. <3
I will drive to your house and take you up on this offer.
Quote from: Natsu on March 14, 2010, 03:44:03 PM
I will drive to your house and take you up on this offer.
have fun. I'm sure I live nowhere near you.
Uhh, I'm pretty pro at DDR, and decent at other rhythm games
I can solve a 5x5x5 rubik's cube as well as the 3x3x3(including the mirror cube) and the Square 1
all I can think of off the top of my head.
Quote from: Natsu on March 14, 2010, 03:41:08 PM
Well you don't excel at spelling Ms. KONG FU.
Lawl, but seriously my talents are.
Halo 3, doing fantastic at any rhythm game (DDR, Stepmania, Guitar hero etc etc). I can play the piano fairly well. I am very good with any bladed weapon. I can manipulate very well. Photographic memory...um, I can know exactly what to say for brownie points with anyone.
I can't think of anything else atm.
But I put "Kung" and spell check told me I was wrong ;-; But thanks, I fixed it.
I'm fairly good at poetry, I can look for things and make them rhyme and still either make sense or you'd get the gist.
I'm good at ballroom dancing, or so everyone says, I still often think they're just saying that though, but that may be due to my lack of confidence. Though, last night, I did go in a dancing "contest" and got 4 1st place ribbons and 4 2nd place ribbons (the quotes is because there were like 3 people who got a 1st/2nd/3rd place ribbon every round [except a select few], but I never got a 3rd place one so I'm apparently pretty good), I also got another 1st place ribbon for being a good dancer with a random person (name chosen from a bowl, dance with that person, never a teacher, in this contest, there were only 2 per ribbon [as in, since it wasn't a teacher you danced with, the person dancing and the partner both get a ribbon]) If that didn't make sense, I could try to explain it better.
I also don't like math very much, but once it's explained, it sticks forever and I understand it, but I'm never good at helping people with it.
And my graphic design class, I like the projects I've made, I'm not best in class, but I think I'm pretty good.
getting high while sleeping
My special skill? Don't have anything in particular (Well at least I don't think I do) but I have a nice ease at picking up things easily and I'm generally good at saving money.
I can make a story with full plot twist and characters in less than 5 minutes flat... and they have more depth than most games now-a-days ^_^
I am good at changing my voice. I can impersonate and I have 5 distinct voices I use for regular talking... none of which is my regular voice. (No, seriously, my regular voice is so deep I sound like a big black guy)
And I suck at everything else in life =3
...I'm not really good at anything...
Let's see here, I can read a thousand page book in six hours(It, anyone?), I've trained myself to use swords of almost any form(amazingly useful in the SCA, and dual wielding kills all), I can do highly complex math problems in a matter of minutes with pen and paper, I see connections differently than other people, I wax philosophical, and I'm not a bad debater(lot of practice. Lots and lots of practice.). Oh, I'm not bad at making movesets for Pokemon, and I have a wonderful memory. Oh, plus the fact that I'm a good actor. Oh, and I can listen, and think, and help people.
-Well, I have shown the natural tendancy to be rather good at driving (especially after that one time... oh god that scared the poop out of me).
-I'm not half bad with a sword. Just that I'd probably not fare too well when trying to block hits (perhaps I should go work out...). I CAN throw people off with trick moves. Oh, and I am good at finding ways to efficiently swing or throw stuff at people.
-I'm better than I should be at messing with flammable stuff...
-I can be a fast learner. I just need other's examples.
-I read rather quickly.
-I can adjust my voice rather well. Just don't expect me to sing on my own (if you don't want your ears raped. My voice becomes total poop when singing...unless I'm in harmony with someone. Which I AM good at.).
-I can easily interpret emotions.
That's all I can think of for now, so yeah.
People who train themselvs with swords think they are good until they spare against someone who actually as been trained in the proper way to use them.
Also, Taira, your great at alot of things.
Quote from: Chrona on March 16, 2010, 05:30:42 PM
...I'm not really good at anything...
EVERYONE IS GOOD AT SOMETHING. THINK HARDER.
Quote from: F'lar on March 16, 2010, 10:23:55 AM
I can make a story with full plot twist and characters in less than 5 minutes flat... and they have more depth than most games now-a-days ^_^
I am good at changing my voice. I can impersonate and I have 5 distinct voices I use for regular talking... none of which is my regular voice. (No, seriously, my regular voice is so deep I sound like a big black guy)
And I suck at everything else in life =3
That's pretty cool. If you learned how to "throw" your voice, you could use your amazing story abilities and voices to create a One-Man-Ventriloquist show like Jeff Dunham.
Quote from: Natsu on March 16, 2010, 06:17:32 PM
People who train themselvs with swords think they are good until they spare against someone who actually as been trained in the proper way to use them.
...I go to SCA fighter practice. I can't use a shield to save my life(too cumbersome and just gets in my way), but I can(and have) fought against two people who've been fighting for a good two thirds of my life(ten years). I didn't win, but I didn't exactly lose, either. Managed to hit them both at the same time they stabbed me.
I suck at pretty much everything, except games. I tend to pick up on things rather quickly, and I can guess my way a good portion of the time. Instinct, I assume.
Other than that, I'm not good at anything, really.
Quote from: MasterYoungLink on March 16, 2010, 06:28:36 PM
I suck at pretty much everything, except games. I tend to pick up on things rather quickly, and I can guess my way a good portion of the time. Instinct, I assume.
Other than that, I'm not good at anything, really.
Yes you are not good at
anything. Yet you are great at games, a fast learner, and have amazing instincts. Having those kind of skills can really help you navigate through life when you're living alone and have to fend for yourself. With natural instinct and the ability to pick up on things quickly, you should have no trouble in the outside world. You can use your skills at games to make friends, win some money, get a job in the field, or keep you from boredom.
Don't take this personally, but I would consider that losing.
If you take fighter practice thats great, you should learn Kendo.
Quote from: Piggy on March 16, 2010, 06:18:46 PM
That's pretty cool. If you learned how to "throw" your voice, you could use your amazing story abilities and voices to create a One-Man-Ventriloquist show like Jeff Dunham.
I can't throw my voice. I use my entire body most of the time when I change voices. I hunch for darker, raise my Adam's apple for pitch, and expand my mouth for different sorts of random sounds. I would be the worst ventriloquist ever.
Plus... DOLLS FREAK ME THE FUCK OUT!!!
1 more thing, I have nigh pin-point accuracy with guns. Screw all your guys 'sword skills' when I can take a step back and pull my finger :)
I heard somewhere that FBI (or something big and important, might not be FBI) are told to play video games so they can learn to think more outside the box to solve quests or dungeons or mysteries or something, so they could think outside the box for real life crimes, so being good at games could be useful in real life.
Quote from: Red the Lucario on March 16, 2010, 06:09:42 PM
-I can be a fast learner. I just need other's examples.
This for me.
EDIT: Oh, and everyone who can do something alone thinks they're pro, no matter what it is, video games, sword fighting, whatever, but when they do it against others they learn that they suck ass. I used to think that I was a pro at video games, then I fought my cousins in Melee who barely play it, and I rarely won.
I'm a pretty darn good writer, especially when under pressure.
Being a history major has also led to me becoming pretty adept at deconstructing peoples' arguments, so I'm lethal at debates when I care to make my opinion known. Not a great public speaker, but if there's so much as a tiny logical fallacy in someone's argument, chances are I'll unravel their entire argument pretty darn quickly, especially if I can do so through writing instead of a speech.
Quote from: Piggy on March 16, 2010, 06:33:12 PM
boredom.
That said another talent I have is not being able to get bored or lazy easily. If I want poop done I get poop done. Considering most people I know are the opposite of that tenancy I'd say that's a pretty good habit.
Quote from: Dark Link on March 16, 2010, 07:44:08 PM
under pressure.
PRESSURE DOWN ON ME.
Quote from: Red the Lucario on March 16, 2010, 06:09:42 PM
-Well, I have shown the natural tendancy to be rather good at driving (especially after that one time... oh god that scared the poop out of me).
-I'm not half bad with a sword. Just that I'd probably not fare too well when trying to block hits (perhaps I should go work out...). I CAN throw people off with trick moves. Oh, and I am good at finding ways to efficiently swing or throw stuff at people.
-I'm better than I should be at messing with flammable stuff...
-I can be a fast learner. I just need other's examples.
-I read rather quickly.
-I can adjust my voice rather well. Just don't expect me to sing on my own (if you don't want your ears raped. My voice becomes total poop when singing...unless I'm in harmony with someone. Which I AM good at.).
-I can easily interpret emotions.
That's all I can think of for now, so yeah.
-You're a great listener
-Your strangeness can make people laugh
-You're good at drawing cars
-You know like EVERYTHING about cars
-You are completely awesome.
There, added to your list a bit <3
I am renowned around the world for my famous techniques and skills. I debunked in the second grade the theoretical equations Einstein had worked so hard on. I possess the lightest fingers that would be even Chopin and Bach to shame. I also am considered one of the greatest engineers ever, notably for developing the rocket that sent man to the moon. In my spare time, I enjoy designing vaccines for diseases such as AIDS and Alzheimer's.
I got a 2280 on the SATs, which makes me think I'm kind of a good test taker. And, and, uh...
;_;
The only thing I can think of is that I'm Somewhat Decent with computers, but that isn't a very hard thing to do.
I'm really good at withstanding stupid poop, and I'm extremely tolerant of bad things and people...
I fence regularly, so I'm reasonably good at stabbing people
I tend can understand general ideas easily
I can think reasonably logically
I'm really good at sitting in front of a computer doing nothing all day
I can contort my body in almost any way, which includes the splits and touching my nose with my foot. Yay Pilates and Yoga :P
I can also tie a cherry stem with my tongue, which is actually pretty easy once you know how to do it. It's just hard finding a stem long enough.
I don't know if it's a special skill, but i'm a very fast learner. Just show me what to do and I can catch on pretty quickly.
Probably more but I'm too tired to finish. (I guess i'm good at procrastination, too...)
Quote from: Phaze on March 23, 2010, 09:02:53 PM
I can contort my body in almost any way, which includes the splits and touching my nose with my foot.
I'm not flexible at all yet I can touch my nose with my foot too.
I'm scorehero tier at Guitar Hero / Rock Band.
That doesn't mean much anymore though, the people on scorehero suck and nobody submits anything. I'm pretty high up on the Rock Band leaderboards though.
I'm not good at much other than being there if a friend needs me as well as being a huge nerd as so to say that when it comes to DnD or magic I Know a little bit more than my friends.
Quote from: Custom on March 24, 2010, 12:20:03 AM
I'm scorehero tier at Guitar Hero / Rock Band.
That doesn't mean much anymore though, the people on scorehero suck and nobody submits anything. I'm pretty high up on the Rock Band leaderboards though.
hey I submit stuff and don't stuck :[ (http://rockband.scorehero.com/scores.php?user=258294&game=1&platform=1&size=1&team=0&group=4&diff=4&vox=solo) I'm also high up on the vocal leaderboards of all the games cept GH due to not having an overall one.
but yes they need to submit more outside of guitar, guitar, and guitar.
Quote from: Phaze on March 23, 2010, 09:02:53 PM
I can contort my body in almost any way, which includes the splits and touching my nose with my foot. Yay Pilates and Yoga :P
I can also tie a cherry stem with my tongue, which is actually pretty easy once you know how to do it. It's just hard finding a stem long enough.
I don't know if it's a special skill, but i'm a very fast learner. Just show me what to do and I can catch on pretty quickly.
Probably more but I'm too tired to finish. (I guess i'm good at procrastination, too...)
Oh yeah, I can do that, too. It's extremely easy as long as the stem is long enough. I'll usually eat cherries for lunch, then tie all the stems into knots with my tongue afterwards for fun.
Quote from: JrDude ♦ on March 23, 2010, 10:41:16 PM
I'm not flexible at all yet I can touch my nose with my foot too.
As in pulling your leg behind your head and touching your nose?
Quote from: Phaze on March 24, 2010, 08:47:58 PM
As in pulling your leg behind your head and touching your nose?
I don't remember anyone ever mentioning that.
Quote from: JrDude ♦ on March 24, 2010, 11:26:46 PM
I don't remember anyone ever mentioning that.
I just did.
Guess I should have elaborated on that a bit more...
Quote from: Phaze on March 25, 2010, 12:10:27 AM
I just did.
Smart ass.
We could possibly get along in the real world.