30 People Share Flexes They’re Proud Of But Too Embarrassed To Show Off

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Humans are incredible creatures. When we really push ourselves, we can cure diseases, run ultramarathons and create amazing pieces of artwork. But we can't all be exceptional. For some of us, the greatest accomplishment we’ll ever achieve is getting millions of views on a viral video of our most embarrassing moment.

Redditors have recently been sharing unique flexes that they’re too embarrassed to tell others about, so we’ve gathered the most amusing ones below. Enjoy reading through these skills and accomplishments that people are secretly super proud of, and be sure to upvote the ones you find impressive!

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30 People Share Flexes They’re Proud Of But Too Embarrassed To Show Off I’m the first one in my family that’s graduating college with honours and got into an honours BA with advanced standing, and who knows might even go ahead and do a masters after.

As a kid who grew up with nothing, then ended up orphaned and in the foster system, I’m proud of myself. 🥹.

seawolverinee , Alexander Grey / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

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To find out more about how this conversation started in the first place, we reached out to Reddit user MTC4U, who posed the question, "What is a flex you're proud of but too embarrassed to show off?" MTC4U was kind enough to have a chat with Bored Panda and share what inspired him to start this thread.

"I smoked weed daily for like 8 years straight. It was something I wanted to quit because it was starting to affect my productivity, and I wanted to be sharp at my work (I work in the lab at my local hospital)," the OP shared. "I managed to quit a few times for a few weeks, but whenever I got bored or stressed, I just started to smoke it again."

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30 People Share Flexes They’re Proud Of But Too Embarrassed To Show Off My body. I’m still fat, but I’ve been working out and watching my diet for 15 weeks, so there has been a slight difference. :).

greyteethpeskybee , Andres Ayrton / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

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30 People Share Flexes They’re Proud Of But Too Embarrassed To Show Off Between the pandemic and having a second kid, I gained a ton of weight in the last 5 years. A couple months ago I finally started getting semi-serious about losing weight. My goal was to hit 200 lbs by my birthday, down about 15-20 lbs from my max weight.

Yesterday was my birthday, and I weighed 198. I'm proud of the progress, but embarrassed to share because I am still very overweight.

Kralizec555 , Matilda Wormwood / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

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"Last week, I was one year smoke free and counting! The problem was: nobody even knew I smoked weed! Not my friends nor my family," MTC4U continued. "So even though it was a personal flex to stay off the weed for a full year, I had nobody to share it with."

"So, on the morning of my sobriety anniversary, I looked in the mirror and I kind of nodded to myself and thought: '[heck] yeah I did it!' But then I also wondered if anyone else was proud of something but was unable to share it for some reason," he noted. "That’s why I asked the Redditors if they were willing to share their flexes, so they could get the recognition they deserved or just share their story for fun."

30 People Share Flexes They’re Proud Of But Too Embarrassed To Show Off I can fold a fitted sheet.

CaptainKnightwing , Monstera Production / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

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30 People Share Flexes They’re Proud Of But Too Embarrassed To Show Off I can name around 1200 species of plants and trees native to the Appalachian region of Ohio. I've had this skill since I was a pre-teen. I'm incredibly annoying to hike with due to my incessant babble about wildlife.
[I grew up at a summer camp - nature preserve that my parents managed spending the bulk of my time out in the forest with field identification guides.].

walrus0115 , cottonbro studio / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

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30 People Share Flexes They’re Proud Of But Too Embarrassed To Show Off I went from being denied acceptance into every college I applied to. To getting my master's, becoming a doctor and, owing two practices. F**k them colleges.

brik70p , Davis Sánchez / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

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We were also curious if the OP had any more unique skills that he's proud of but doesn't necessarily share with everyone. "Well, when I was small kid, I was a fan of Michael Jackson and mind you, this was peak 80’s Michael Jackson (yes I am old now)," he shared with a smile.

"At a young age, I practiced his dance moves meticulously to a point that I could do pretty good impersonation when I was a teen. I’m still capable to bust some moves, and from time to time, I moonwalk through my hospital where I work wearing my lab coat," MTC4U revealed. "The linoleum hospital floor is exceptionally good for this!"

30 People Share Flexes They’re Proud Of But Too Embarrassed To Show Off I entered a pub quiz while on holiday when I was about 10 years old with my family. The prize money was €300 and there were about 30 teams. I won by a margin, and my family didn't answer a single question. My mam and dad still talk about it 20 years later. I have a ridiculously good brain for general knowledge and otherwise useless trivia. At age 29, I was diagnosed with ADHD and it turns out that my hyper focusing on random and "pointless" topics is actually pretty neat.

Rikouri , Nicole Sabilia / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

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30 People Share Flexes They’re Proud Of But Too Embarrassed To Show Off I’ve been hired as a nude model for art classes, medical schools, and physical therapy workshops. Proud of it because I’m an engineering nerd who never thought I’d be any type of model. Embarrassed because the few people I’ve told in person responded with derision.

TurnipEater , Mike Jones / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

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30 People Share Flexes They’re Proud Of But Too Embarrassed To Show Off I have a FanFic account with a story that has more than 3 million views. Except I wrote it and posted it then never logged back in. So I didn't find out until like 10 years later that I was FanFic famous & a lot of people were really pissed that I never finished the story lmao.

Lovve119 , Polina Zimmerman / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

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As far as what the OP thought of the replies to his post, he told Bored Panda he was "baffled by how many people were boasting about their genitals, mainly the male phallus!"

"But the real surprise was that people were willing to share their embarrassing achievement, collection or even body parts thinking that they were probably only a small few. But it turned out that there were many more with similar experiences or interests," MTC4U continued. "[It was nice to see] how well they could relate with each other, and it created sub threads where they were sharing stories and complementing each other."

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30 People Share Flexes They’re Proud Of But Too Embarrassed To Show Off I can speak 6 languages.

Luiz_N , Brett Sayles / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

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30 People Share Flexes They’re Proud Of But Too Embarrassed To Show Off I have released a series of moderately successful self published books, paid off my house and car but still go to work every day. My wife doesn't know our mortgage is paid and kids have £25k aside each when they are 18.

Reason - I love working my day job and don't trust her with money. Ridiculous and yet necessary for peace.

badreligionlover , Ron Lach / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

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30 People Share Flexes They’re Proud Of But Too Embarrassed To Show Off I can sing soprano as a straight male dude. I will only karaoke in family functions because a few times I did it in front of friends and they started to call me Celine D-Bag. Never again.

abaram , Aleksandr Neplokhov / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

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"It was also nice to see that people were proud of others and gave them the recognition they deserved," the OP continued. "There was one post about a man whose wife was a neurosurgeon changing people lives for the better, but she didn’t want to get any special recognition for 'just doing her job.'"

"But personally, for me, the best ones were people fighting addiction, depression, and personal barriers," MTC4U added. "Overcoming obstacles and beating their inner demons to achieve something they always desired. It’s inspirational to see how many people are willing to change for the better once they get the proper motivation. Also, single parents taking care of their kids? Absolutely a flex! Huge props!"

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30 People Share Flexes They’re Proud Of But Too Embarrassed To Show Off I have a very sensitive nose. I can smell things that others don’t or are not bothered. Embarrassing because, after knowing woman for about two months I can tell they have their period. I can pick out different peoples smell after I know them for a bit. Not something you tell other people.

lodelljax , Michael Burrows / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

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Antony Aston 5 months ago

I can also smell when it's a woman's time of month. I can also smell cancer on people's breath. Neither is a blessing.

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Mark Bayliss 5 months ago

Are you a dog?

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Elizabeth van Oers 5 months ago

Can you smell diabetes or cardiac issues as well?

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Katie Lutesinger 5 months ago

What does cancer smell like?

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Laura Slade 5 months ago

A woman in the UK smelt her husband's Parkinson's.disease years before it was diagnosed. There's research going on about this now.

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tuzdayschild 5 months ago

I can be a blessing to person who doesn't know they have cancer.

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Nuku Nyara 5 months ago

I'm a female and can also tell when other women are having a heavy flow. We do get a very distinct smell. Unfortunately I'm also sensitive to my kitty's stinky poo and tend to throw up in my mouth when I clean his litter 🤢🤮

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BewilderedBanana 5 months ago

woof?

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Kennedy Stevens 5 months ago

I can too. But I can smell the scents of other people then know when they are behind me. It's the reason I never get scared.

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SCP 4666 5 months ago

Same. Not all women but I`ve noticed on some occasions that she gave off a distinctive, unpleasant body odor which was the same in all these occasions. Must have something to do with pheromones maybe

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Brent Amador 5 months ago

In all seriousness, what does cancer on someone’s breath smell like?

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John Harrison 5 months ago

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leendadll 5 months ago

There is major money in being a super smeller! This person should check for jobs in medical & food research, or perfumery.

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laura lee 5 months ago

Omg that pick, lol, I had to zoom in to see the flower. I was like why is that man sniffing an IUD?? Lol

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shankShaw deReemer 5 months ago

I thought the same thing! It does look like an IUD--the one where it's shown on some commercial for it!

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B.M. 5 months ago

There was a woman who could smell the Parkinson disease. Highly useful Skill!

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Claire Ferguson 5 months ago

She lives in my city, has been helping doctors for years.

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similarly 5 months ago

Humans have an organ in their nose called the VNO: vomeronasal organ. In mammals, the VNO can receive and process pheromone signals, but in humans, the VNO is generally dormant. About 1% of people have a working VNO, and we don't know why. As well, a certain percentage women during pregnancy can experience a "reset" of the VNO that causes it to spontaneously start processing pheromones. People with a working VNO have expressed hypersentivity to smell, or feeling "psychic", suddenly knowing intimate details about other people's bodies, hygiene, or even sexuality. This person may have a working VNO.

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d0nuts 5 months ago

I can do this too but I should really stop telling people and creeping them out

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Mohsie Supposie 5 months ago

You dawg!!

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Cindi Antrobus 5 months ago

When I was pregnant I could smell if I was getting a sinus infection it was weird

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Fussy1 5 months ago

This!! I can't explain it, but I have this!! I've never told anyone bc I didn't know it was real or just my mind playing tricks on me. Thank you for sharing this!

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Sunny Day 5 months ago

Yeah, that metallic smell.

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Sheena Leversedge Wood 5 months ago

I kept pet rats for years. I could almost always smell when they were dying. ironically, they would smell a bit like cat food. really meaty. I always took them to the vet if they were sick, but once they had THAT smell, I knew that whatever I did, they were beyond making it. my mum was a care worker for the elderly and she said there's a smell when someone is dying, inn the same way, when you smell it you know it's just time.

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oddkiddo 5 months ago

I can smell periods too. And with some people I can smell of they're pregnant.

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Dina 5 months ago

Why are you all going around sniffing people?!?!?

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Lyone Fein 5 months ago

I can smell when other people are sick with a virus like a cold or flu.

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TheBlueBitterfly 5 months ago

I used to be able to, with my kids and husband. I could also smell a fever. Then I lost my sense of smell thanks to one of my medications.

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Sheena Leversedge Wood 5 months ago

I can smell my own. so I'm always really conscious other people can too. but I never smell it on other people, so, they probably can't. I can just smell that my pheremones are different. it's not a hygiene thing, or even FROM the area. the only way I can describe it is that it makes me smell sort of meaty.

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Upstaged75 5 months ago

My family uses me as a smell tester any time they think something might smell bad but they're not sure. Usually food, but when their elderly cat started peeing outside the litter box they had me go around the entire house sniffing out the places she peed. I can smell cat urine from a mile away. :) There have been plenty of times I wished I didn't have such an amazing sense of smell!

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Owiella Freddie 5 months ago

Something smells fishy with this one. ;)

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detective miller's hat 5 months ago

I discovered I can smell some illnesses. Particularly if one of your organs is in bad shape. I have a friend whose whole family have some form of genetic kidney disease and I was never able to spend a lot of time at her house because I can't handle the smell. When I tried explaining it to another friend, he looked at me like I had lost my mind. He never noticed a smell at the friend's house. Unfortunately, it's kind of a useless skill because by the time I can smell something wrong, you're already f*cked.

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JBo 5 months ago

Not smell, but taste. Kissing my wife, I could detect her period.

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Katchen 5 months ago

Hannibal Lecter made this post.

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Timbob 5 months ago

Is that an I.U.D.?

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BoredPossum 5 months ago

I used to be able to small different concentrations of Insulin. Like 1mM, 10mM etc.

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Vonkiedool 5 months ago

Do you perhaps sparkle in the sun and experienced teeth becoming longer when you smell certain things

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Rhonda Danielson 5 months ago

This hypersensitivity to smell-be it a good smell or a bad smell-is not a bad thing. Use your skill for doing good.

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Christine M Quigley 5 months ago

That's amazing! Should get a job as a perfumer..

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Livingwithcfs 5 months ago

I have the same problem, and it is. I can smell off before it's off. It's incredibly annoying being able to tell when someone menstruating or have a bad tummy

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Jo Cooper 5 months ago

I can smell when my kids have a temperature

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Sagegreen 5 months ago

Sounds like that could be lucrative in the perfume business.

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Bgray450 5 months ago

A dude in high school could smell that. As a teenaged girl, I was horrified and stayed away from him during that time.

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Not-a-Clue (she/her) 5 months ago

People with an extremely sensitive sense of smell can make a lot if money in the perfume industry.

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John Murphy 5 months ago

if you havent told other people, how do you know your actually smelling it? Not every womb is yeasty so unless you can smell 50mg of copper which are diluted amongst the 5,700ml of blood in the average person - no you cant

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MalibuClassicMan 5 months ago

Super hero talent, be proud

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Giraffy Window 5 months ago (edited)

I have this too. When I was pregnant it turned absolutely overwhelming. I couldn't go anywhere near a garbage can, and I was able to smell the preservatives in factory bread so much more strongly that we couldn't have it in the house. I still can't go into a bread aisle 12 years later without feeling nauseated. *********************************** I can smell flus and stomach bugs up to two days before they start, I can smell periods, and, not just "halitosis" but very specifically halitosis caused by cavities. I cannot comfortably enter nursing homes or assisted living facilities for the sensory overload of everything, but would be interested to learn if I could smell specific diagnoses. When I meet people, I instinctively inhale as I smile with the first greeting (though I think all humans likely do this and just don't notice)

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ROSESARERED 5 months ago

I have a good nose, annoying at times, but I once had our workplace partly evacuated, I could smell something...store manager believed me, called Ho, they knew what i was referring to, had the stockroom evacuated...gas from the aircon unit failing....no entry for 4 hours. But smelling people who haven't washed, gross...others cant smell it, even when i can

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Tebejowo Com 5 months ago

hey, me too bruh. that's annoying, sometimes

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Ovata Acronicta 5 months ago

An ex of mine claimed something similar, although I doubt the scope of his ability. It's highly likely he was just smelling blood on pads, as he never really picked up when I was menstruating. Moreover, if his sense of smell was so good, he'd actually have bothered to wash his junk and hands better. I'm a good sniffer, not near the level of the OOP, but better than ex.

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Sheena Leversedge Wood 5 months ago

most people are pretty comfortable with their own smells. like if they fart. other peoples farts always smell MUCH more disgusting than your own.

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The Fairy Dogmother 5 months ago

Hyperosmia Is a blessing and a curse, mostly a curse.

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Tiddlypuff 5 months ago

I am also a super smeller

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KillerKiwi 5 months ago

I know a girl who can do this. Except she can smell when they’re going to be on it, like a few days before. I think it’s intriguing

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Dane Smith 5 months ago

Me too. It freaks my wife out when I walk past her and say "next week?"

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AngelWingsYT 5 months ago

Same. Can smell bananas and i HATE the smell (males me nauseous) ppl say im crazy n bananas dont have a smell. Can also smell things from a good distance xD irony is i also have bad allergies almost all the time so no idea how someone with a stuffy nose smells like a bloodhound

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Sheena Leversedge Wood 5 months ago

bananas definitely have a smell

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Sarah Jones 5 months ago (edited)

I have a loved one who went through a period of severe mental illness a few years ago. He smelt very strange when he was ill. It wasn’t just normal body odour, it was very distinctive. Once he started getting better, the smell stopped.

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Sheena Leversedge Wood 5 months ago

things like Adrenaline, which are increased by stress REALLY affect your scent. ever noticed how your sweat STINKS when you're stressed?

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Ansi 5 months ago

Stephen Colbert of the Late show had journalist Jake Tapper as a gueat about the book he had written. On of the characters was descriptived with a keen sense of amell, so Colbert ased if if was aomething he could do. Som they got a lottle bit closer and said,: did you eat tuna for lunch? Colberr was stunned he had brushed his teeth and deoderant. 😲 kind if amazing.

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Binky Melnik 5 months ago

I’ve suffered from this all my life, too. 😞 I can smell it when my neighbor masturbates. I once told a girl she had BV - she hadn’t known, was angry, and told me to eff off. I can’t bear to be around people who don’t wipe/wash their bottoms. I don’t think anyone dares cheat on me, because I can smell everything on them, even their coworkers. Recently, my sense of smell has slowly been lessening; my doctor says that as we age, our senses aren’t as good as they used to be. I cannot WAIT! I don’t WANT to know all these things about people! It’s maddening having to shake someone’s hand and I can smell they recently masturbated with it and apparently didn’t wash afterwards. 😰

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Sky Render 5 months ago

I don't know what illness it is I can smell, but I can smell one of them. I have only ever noticed the smell specifically in hospitals (always around patients) and on a very small number of people who had no association with hospitals at all.

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Kathy 5 months ago

You should change careers and enter the perfume industry. Someone like you is called "a nose," and they are paid autonomous amounts of money (especially in France) because this is really rare.

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Sheena Leversedge Wood 5 months ago

I've actually done a little work in perfumery. I'm great at picking out different notes in a perfume. SADLY, I also have hayfever. when my nose is working well, it's very talented. when I'm congested it's RUBBISH.

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Sven Horlemann 5 months ago

Wow, I did not know this was possible. Kinda cool. But I understand one has to be diplomatic in sharing what you know. Ah, smell.

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Meyrin 5 months ago

That is actually amazing

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H G 5 months ago

I think this person has a future in perfume

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𝖊𝖜𝖔𝛋 5 months ago

Period blood has such a distinctive smell x_x My nose is super sensitive after having covid (badly) in the second wave. My taste has never fully recovered, but it’s like my nose has over compensated to make up for it? It’s frilling annoying, especially as I work in a hospital now and there are a lot of unsightly smells…

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JB 5 months ago

Why are you imagining that simply breathing in proximity to someone and being able to smell something = sniffing them? If someone is wearing perfume/cologne and you can smell it, are you stuffing your nose into their neck to do so?

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30 People Share Flexes They’re Proud Of But Too Embarrassed To Show Off I can deep throat a popsicle all the way down the end of the stick without gagging. Only problem is that I’m a straight dude.

ImGonnaLickYou360 , Donald Tong / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

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30 People Share Flexes They’re Proud Of But Too Embarrassed To Show Off I have full control of all my toes. Yes, this means I can wiggle any toe without moving other ones.

Frog-Thing , Bruna Guarani / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

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Finally, MTC4U wanted to encourage others to share their unique flexes. "Please do! There are so many things people achieve in their lives, small, big not knowing the impact it might have on them or others, how embarrassing or insignificant it might be to them," they explained. "It could help others in a similar situation, help find someone to share the burden with or just get a well-deserved compliment. It’s amazing how much an up/down nod or a pat on the shoulder can do for someone!"

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30 People Share Flexes They’re Proud Of But Too Embarrassed To Show Off I can squat 650lbs but never tell anyone because I feel like I'll sound like one of those guys whose entire personality is lifting.

nigelnebrida , Leon Ardho / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

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30 People Share Flexes They’re Proud Of But Too Embarrassed To Show Off I bought Nvidia stock in 2016, and the gains are more than I paid for my house. I'm not a stock market follower, just a geeky dude who follows tech and saw potential.

CTMechE , Polina Zimmerman / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

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30 People Share Flexes They’re Proud Of But Too Embarrassed To Show Off My middle toe doesn’t curl so when I scrunch my toes I can swear with my foot.

Choice_Age_5120 , Kaique Rocha / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

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30 People Share Flexes They’re Proud Of But Too Embarrassed To Show Off I have memorized the entire "Harry Potter" series and can quote whole passages. It's a bit nerdy, but I'm proud of it!

Impossible-Fan5279 , Anastasia Ankudinova / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

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30 People Share Flexes They’re Proud Of But Too Embarrassed To Show Off My wife is a doctor in neurosurgery. I love bragging about her but she is very humble and reserved about it. Doesn’t want people calling her Doctor and prefer others don’t know her profession. .

Adrywellofknowledge , Anna Shvets / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

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30 People Share Flexes They’re Proud Of But Too Embarrassed To Show Off I get really good really fast at any skill i pick up. This sucks because it pretty much makes me the guy who everyone call to fix and make random things.

PuddingOld8221 , cottonbro studio / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

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30 People Share Flexes They’re Proud Of But Too Embarrassed To Show Off Have a GoPro video I posted in 2008 with 16 million views. It’s me crashing on my bike and breaking a rib. Basically a 3 min pov video of me moaning has been viewed by scary portion of the population lol.

Ornery-Supermarket71 , LEONARDO VAZQUEZ / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

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#23

30 People Share Flexes They’re Proud Of But Too Embarrassed To Show Off I can yodel.

Oldassrollerskater , jan valle / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

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30 People Share Flexes They’re Proud Of But Too Embarrassed To Show Off As a cis girl, I can pee standing up. I have pretty good aim, too.

GodOfFrogg , Angela Roma / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

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30 People Share Flexes They’re Proud Of But Too Embarrassed To Show Off I’m a really good dungeon master.

Spartan1088 , Tima Miroshnichenko / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

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30 People Share Flexes They’re Proud Of But Too Embarrassed To Show Off I can squeeze 209lbs on the grip tester and I do not go to the gym. I am a contractor in the trades in my mid 50s.

This_Tangerine_943 , cottonbro studio / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

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30 People Share Flexes They’re Proud Of But Too Embarrassed To Show Off I can tell which episode of Criminal Minds it is by about 30 seconds of the opening. I once got it from just a random still.

SilverGirlSails , Andrea Piacquadio / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

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30 People Share Flexes They’re Proud Of But Too Embarrassed To Show Off I can burp louder than a lawnmower.

Edit- yes lawnmowers don't burp, I am referring to the fact I can burp around 96dB, 98 being my all time best (likely not accurate as I really doubt smartphone dB meters count for scientific accuracy). Google reports lawn mowers at about 94dB.

Mecovy , Jonathon Burton / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

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30 People Share Flexes They’re Proud Of But Too Embarrassed To Show Off I can pick my nose with my tongue. I know it’s gross but it’s also very….. unique.

PushDiscombobulated8 , Anna Avilova / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

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30 People Share Flexes They’re Proud Of But Too Embarrassed To Show Off My Wordle statistics.

SmurtGurl , Mizuno K / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

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I have a photographic memory when people ask where something is at work or want to recall something but I still will look it up/pretend I don't know as I don't want to show off.

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30 People Share Flexes They’re Proud Of But Too Embarrassed To Show Off I can sing the mongolian national anthem by heart, and i was born and raised in the philippines, and have never been to mongolia.

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#33

I have a series of books nearly complete but want to finish the full set before publishing. I have gone 15 years writing with virtually no feedback beyond a couple pages.

I do worry that it'll just never be good enough and I'll trick myself into working on it five years longer than I should.

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#34

My number one talent is scale modelling. Basically you buy kits of things like jets, tanks, cars etc and then build and paint them. I have been doing this since I was four and can safely say I am relatively good at it. This, however is a hobby reserved for nerds and boomers, so I’m too shy to show it off.

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#35

30 People Share Flexes They’re Proud Of But Too Embarrassed To Show Off I can spit more than 15ft away. I can also land a one on the ceiling. I'm a 37 year old corporate boss.

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#36

I'm the top Grub player in the world at GunboundM. Obscure, cutesie, phone game that virtually no one in English speaking countries has heard of.

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#37

My wife and I tried for kids and got pregnant with twins first time, like day 1 of trying. Then less than two years later we thought it was a safe time of the month so tried without protection and instantly pregnant again. With all our friends struggling to get pregnant and having IVF we are *literally* the most fertile people we know, but we can’t flex it without making them feel bad so we mostly keep it quiet. Needless to say we don’t even kiss anymore just to be safe!

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#38

30 People Share Flexes They’re Proud Of But Too Embarrassed To Show Off My thrifted computer mouse collection.

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#39

30 People Share Flexes They’re Proud Of But Too Embarrassed To Show Off My a*s looks…Like I make a concious effort. I’ve been accused multiple times over my life of having a BBL or implants.

I’m poor. And I don’t exercise. It’s just the way I’m built and it’s not for any type of jean.

Anytime I take a date up to my place and we are taking the stairs, if they are behind me….All I get is a “GODDAMN!!!” About halfway thru the walk up.

I have ASD and social anxiety. So whenever I forget the rule of not letting a first date walk behind me up the stairs I lose all my game and get flustered. 😩

My nickname in highschool was f*****g ASSpergers.
I….

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#40

30 People Share Flexes They’re Proud Of But Too Embarrassed To Show Off The amount of anime I’ve watched since I started. I’m proud of it for myself but it’s not really something I’d tell people.

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#41

30 People Share Flexes They’re Proud Of But Too Embarrassed To Show Off Not really embarrassed, I just don't get a chance to share the story.

We were driving on a gravel road with no turn around and there are cars behind us. I need to pee. It's about 30 more mins before we can stop, so I grab an empty 32 oz Gatorade bottle and fill it back up.

TL:DR my bladder can hold 32 oz.

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Noproblem 5 months ago

My horrible flex is that I am really good at making “challenging” clients unnaturally happy. Like, to the point where they specifically ask for me to manage their projects. Which makes me a superstar to my bosses, but means I spend most of my days working with the challenging clients.

19points

similarly 5 months ago

Years ago, in my workplace, during meetings, the boss would ask the team for volunteers to do particularly difficult, detailed, boring work ... the "dirty jobs" that nobody wanted, like taking care of a difficult client ... and I'd feel sorry for the poor guy because he'd be literally begging the team and nobody would volunteer. So I started volunteering, just out of pity. Pretty soon, I got a reputation for taking on jobs nobody wanted. That turned into a reputation for "taking on difficult jobs". Pretty soon, I was the office guinea pig, and I started getting the INTERESTING work. They'd come to me and say "We have this new thing, and nobody's ever tried it before. Can you just play with and come up with a procedure on how we might use it!" I used a cell-phone with a camera LONG before I ever saw it on the market. It was this gigantic, silly thing the size of a book with a really small black&white monitor that moved at about one frame a second!

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Hphizzle 5 months ago

I can make just about any human or animal fall asleep. I’ve had a snake fall asleep in my arms. I can get most humans to sleep either through storytelling (probably equivalent to guided meditation) or if I’m holding them, slowing my breathing and heart rate. I was a nanny/child-minder for many years. And I’m a chill person in general.

15points

Giraffy Window 5 months ago

Could have a lucrative job as a pig borer.

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Chewie Baron 5 months ago

I remember back in the late 80s/early 90s, there was a tv show on in the UK called You Bet! (I occasionally and randomly hum the theme tune to it for some reason). There would celebrities who each ‘sponsored’ some random person who would be able to do some mad weird thing, and the other celebrities would say if they agreed or not on whether they would be able to do it. Then the audience would vote and the celebrities would get points based on the percentage of the audience who said yes or no. Anyway, one episode, there was a guy who was able to guess what song was playing, from a completely random choice, based on how a candle reacted to the vibrations coming from a speaker next to it in a completely different room. And he got every single one! Mad!

11points

BookFanatic 5 months ago

My weird flex is my Master's degree. I know it's not very exciting, and lots of people have one. I'm not the first in my family by any means. But I still get a little thrill when a form asks "highest level of education completed" and I can click "Masters." Lol

5points

Chewie Baron 5 months ago

I k ow what you mean, as I can tick that box too! And I do a little internal “squee!” When I do!

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Kristal 5 months ago

I'm not embarrassed about any flex I have. Trust me, it's taken a long time to get to this place mentally.

4points

Vivienne 5 months ago

I can look at anything thoughtfully and then write a poem about it. For a person under 25 I’ve been told I write very mature and great poetry. It’s not really a unique flex and I’m certainly not the only person who can do it but I am kind of proud

3points

General Anaesthesia 5 months ago

My only flex is that I don't brag.

3points

Andy Frobig 5 months ago

In other words, "I hate to brag, but I hate to brag"

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Sweet Taurus 5 months ago

I was in a side by side roll over with a full bladder and didn't pee my pants. I actually had a hard time peeing after life flight got us to the hospital. Between that accident and having 2 kids naturally I don't pee when I sneeze either lol.

3points

Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! 5 months ago

I pee if I even think about sneezing!

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David Fox 5 months ago

My flex is that I've never shouted at my kids......'If you shout you've lost control," is my motto. Proud of my kiddos

2points

LokisLilButterknife 5 months ago

Hah hah, my weird and embarrassing flex is that I can usually beat out burly men in the beer stein holding competitions. I love being this tiny, but athletic woman competing with men who have biceps that are the circumference of my neck. I've actually won money doing this (not much, but still fun). Thanks competitive canoeing and kayaking for giving me strong muscles!

2points

COCO puff 5 months ago

some of the stories are just about sad people, not doing something relevant with their life.

2points

tuzdayschild 5 months ago

And some of the comments are quite judgy.

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John Harrison 5 months ago

I got to #18, and exactly one of them was something that you might not want to advertise. I wouldn't even call it embarrassing, but you wouldn't broadcast it. I sense a patented BP Headline Change is imminent.

2points

Samsquatch & Monko 5 months ago

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Giraffy Window 5 months ago (edited)

I can slow blink at my cats, and they will slow blink back. I instinctively also do this to toddlers and babies, but haven't had much success there.

1point

jade s 5 months ago

I got bored on March 14th and now I know PI to 35 decimel places.

1point

Kenneth Smith 5 months ago

I can pee like a camel. I can hold it forever, but when it finally does let go, I could be standing there for a loooooooong time. Literal minutes. I blow Austin Powers and Tom Hanks out of the water.

1point

Jess Smith 5 months ago

I don't know how common this is, but I can recite the powers of two (it takes more mental effort for me to figure out what power of two they are, i.e., two to the first, second, third, whatever) up to 8,192 (two to the 13th) with very little mental effort. It doesn't come up that often, though.

1point

Bec 5 months ago

I can count to 1023 on my fingers (using binary)

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Michael Largey 5 months ago

I can turn the gray sky blue. I can make it rain whenever I want it to. I can build a castle from a single grain of sand. I can make a ship sail on dry land. But my life is incomplete and I'm so blue, 'cause ...

1point

SBocker78 5 months ago

I can't get next to you.

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SCP 4666 5 months ago

Oh I have one- I`m righthanded but operate the computer mouse with my left. I`ve done this ever since

1point

pineapple87 5 months ago

I do this too. I had an injury in my right hand in high school and had to learn to do a bunch of things left-handed, the mouse thing stuck

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mysterious(all pronouns) 5 months ago

I'm really good with music. I can name songs or recognize musicians after only hearing them a couple of times, I can play a lot of tunes by ear, and while the only instruments I've had any real lessons in are cello and piano, I can play things by ear on other instruments.

1point

Andy Frobig 5 months ago (edited)

I don't have much upper body strength--i was a decent runner as a teen, but did very little lifting--but by the time I was 13, I had naturally strong abs. I can take a really hard punch to the gut, and in our 9th grade fitness test, I was 2nd out of 360 in situps. I don't know how or why

1point

Josephine Blogs 5 months ago

All these are really nice comments. I wish the people who originally posted them in Reddit could see these replies.

1point

Just here to talk nonsense 5 months ago

I am in the small % of the world's population who is ambidexterous, the small % of the world's population who has limbal rings and back dimples and the very small % of the world's population who has 2 extra ribs. The only 1 left in the "only a small % of the world's population " category.

0points

Jo Cooper 5 months ago

I won a beautiful baby competition. A very long time ago.

0points

VOTE if you live in the USA 5 months ago

I was featured in a multi-state documentary. Couldn't tell my family as it involved my work with Planned Parenthood.

0points

Drée Genot 5 months ago

I can do the Mexican wave with my eyebrows 😜

0points

Sara Frazer 5 months ago

I can lick my elbow 🙂

0points

pineapple87 5 months ago

My weird flex isn't embarrassing, but one I prefer to keep a secret so as not to break my streak. I have an unbeatable tactic for winning Clue (the board game), and have only lost once since the age of 12 when someone took a lucky gamble only a few turns in. I love Clue, and I'm afraid people either wouldn't play with me or would start paying too much attention to my moves if I bragged about it.

0points

Rick Seiden 5 months ago

My entire extended family is Catholic, and I'm an Atheist. My son is the one who grew up and became a minister (he's not Catholic, but still a Christian minister).

0points

Jesha 5 months ago

I'm gimped the hell up and kinda heavy but I also maxxed out the leg machine at PT super casually even though the firefighters that go there were doing way less. Kiss my GRITS! I win physical therapy!

0points

Vivienne 5 months ago

I have freakish memory

0points

Bec 5 months ago

Ah, but you don't know what you have forgot until you remember

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KatSaidWhat 5 months ago

I just flexed having a sneaky vape in the office to my mate who is temping for my actual o/m who smokes cigarettes.

0points

KatSaidWhat 5 months ago

My other flex is that I too can pee like a racehorse in the morning that I KNOW a housemate who does the same can hear. (He gets up before me).

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Jessica Bertram 5 months ago

I can wiggle my left ear, but not the right.

0points

Katie Lutesinger 5 months ago

I used to play the violin, and I could play any tune I was familiar with without needing sheet music. I can also turn any drawing into a plushie despite having no formal training.

0points

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Jesha 5 months ago

Dude, being a little proud of something goofy isn't narcissism. Put down the pop psych and go look at the fantastic weather we're having.

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Noproblem 5 months ago

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Hphizzle 5 months ago

15points

Giraffy Window 5 months ago

Could have a lucrative job as a pig borer.

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Chewie Baron 5 months ago

11points

BookFanatic 5 months ago

5points

Chewie Baron 5 months ago

I k ow what you mean, as I can tick that box too! And I do a little internal “squee!” When I do!

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Kristal 5 months ago

I'm not embarrassed about any flex I have. Trust me, it's taken a long time to get to this place mentally.

4points

Vivienne 5 months ago

3points

General Anaesthesia 5 months ago

My only flex is that I don't brag.

3points

Andy Frobig 5 months ago

In other words, "I hate to brag, but I hate to brag"

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Sweet Taurus 5 months ago

3points

Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! 5 months ago

I pee if I even think about sneezing!

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David Fox 5 months ago

My flex is that I've never shouted at my kids......'If you shout you've lost control," is my motto. Proud of my kiddos

2points

LokisLilButterknife 5 months ago

2points

COCO puff 5 months ago

some of the stories are just about sad people, not doing something relevant with their life.

2points

tuzdayschild 5 months ago

And some of the comments are quite judgy.

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John Harrison 5 months ago

2points

Samsquatch & Monko 5 months ago

Which

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Giraffy Window 5 months ago (edited)

I can slow blink at my cats, and they will slow blink back. I instinctively also do this to toddlers and babies, but haven't had much success there.

1point

jade s 5 months ago

I got bored on March 14th and now I know PI to 35 decimel places.

1point

Kenneth Smith 5 months ago

I can pee like a camel. I can hold it forever, but when it finally does let go, I could be standing there for a loooooooong time. Literal minutes. I blow Austin Powers and Tom Hanks out of the water.

1point

Jess Smith 5 months ago

1point

Bec 5 months ago

I can count to 1023 on my fingers (using binary)

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Michael Largey 5 months ago

1point

SBocker78 5 months ago

I can't get next to you.

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SCP 4666 5 months ago

Oh I have one- I`m righthanded but operate the computer mouse with my left. I`ve done this ever since

1point

pineapple87 5 months ago

I do this too. I had an injury in my right hand in high school and had to learn to do a bunch of things left-handed, the mouse thing stuck

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mysterious(all pronouns) 5 months ago

1point

Andy Frobig 5 months ago (edited)

1point

Josephine Blogs 5 months ago

All these are really nice comments. I wish the people who originally posted them in Reddit could see these replies.

1point

Just here to talk nonsense 5 months ago

0points

Jo Cooper 5 months ago

I won a beautiful baby competition. A very long time ago.

0points

VOTE if you live in the USA 5 months ago

I was featured in a multi-state documentary. Couldn't tell my family as it involved my work with Planned Parenthood.

0points

Drée Genot 5 months ago

I can do the Mexican wave with my eyebrows 😜

0points

Sara Frazer 5 months ago

I can lick my elbow 🙂

0points

pineapple87 5 months ago

0points

Rick Seiden 5 months ago

My entire extended family is Catholic, and I'm an Atheist. My son is the one who grew up and became a minister (he's not Catholic, but still a Christian minister).

0points

Jesha 5 months ago

0points

Vivienne 5 months ago

I have freakish memory

0points

Bec 5 months ago

Ah, but you don't know what you have forgot until you remember

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KatSaidWhat 5 months ago

I just flexed having a sneaky vape in the office to my mate who is temping for my actual o/m who smokes cigarettes.

0points

KatSaidWhat 5 months ago

My other flex is that I too can pee like a racehorse in the morning that I KNOW a housemate who does the same can hear. (He gets up before me).

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Jessica Bertram 5 months ago

I can wiggle my left ear, but not the right.

0points

Katie Lutesinger 5 months ago

I used to play the violin, and I could play any tune I was familiar with without needing sheet music. I can also turn any drawing into a plushie despite having no formal training.

0points

Jon Stuart 5 months ago

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Jesha 5 months ago

Dude, being a little proud of something goofy isn't narcissism. Put down the pop psych and go look at the fantastic weather we're having.

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