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

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."

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. :).

Final score:

274points

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Sue Denham 5 months ago

You're doing great. Just keep on going and slowly but surely you'll become healthier.

76points

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

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.

Final score:

271points

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DrBronxx 5 months ago

Great job losing weight!! It's a long progress to lose a lot of weight. If anyone makes a stupid comment, you can always hit them with "actually, I've already lost XXlbs".

73points

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

"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.

Final score:

247points

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Sue Denham 5 months ago

Oh, stop it! That's just freakish!

133points

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

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.].

Final score:

213points

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deejak 5 months ago

And you are exactly the hiking buddy I would appreciate.

144points

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

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.

Final score:

204points

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Sue Denham 5 months ago

Yesssss! Go, you!

46points

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

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.

Final score:

197points

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Monika Brandt 5 months ago

Me too! I passed my final in a college level math class only because I answered all of the extra credit trivia questions at the end. Knowing the full name of Barbie did come in handy.

47points

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

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.

Final score:

195points

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Sue Denham 5 months ago

Those people who were derisive? Pity them; they haven't mentally grown up yet.

120points

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

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.

Final score:

163points

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Susie Elle 5 months ago

That's really cool!

41points

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

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."

#10

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

Final score:

153points

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Kim Kermes 5 months ago

Be proud, not embarrassed

75points

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

#11

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.

Final score:

145points

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DrBronxx 5 months ago (edited)

I wonder how long that "peace" will last, and how hurt/angry OP's wife will be when she finds out.

71points

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

#12

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.

Final score:

136points

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Kim Kermes 5 months ago

Your friends suck. Get real ones.

179points

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

"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!"

#13

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.

Final score:

133points

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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.

76points

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

#14

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.

Final score:

112points

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Ranger Kanootsen 5 months ago

I can do that too, but then again, I'm not straight.

99points

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

#15

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.

Final score:

105points

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Justin Tyme 5 months ago

I can do this too. I have long toes that I can use like fingers. Very helpful for when I am doing a DIY project and need a third "hand".

37points

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

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!"

#16

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.

Final score:

102points

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BenjiExists 5 months ago

… Damn.

26points

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

#17

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.

Final score:

96points

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deejak 5 months ago

Yeah, but I bet you didn't just buy one share....

14points

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

#18

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.

Final score:

87points

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Sue Denham 5 months ago

This happens to my hands when I'm in the presence of an a$$hole. I think it's a rare condition.

87points

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

#19

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!

Final score:

86points

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Rhodri Terrell 5 months ago

Another potter head!! I so wish I had your skill! That's so cool!!

29points

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

#20

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. .

Final score:

82points

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BewilderedBanana 5 months ago

being humble is not the same as embarrassed ;)

48points

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

#21

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.

Final score:

81points

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DrBronxx 5 months ago (edited)

I can pick things up relatively quickly, but rather than becoming really good, I become basically proficient. There are a lot of sports where I can get the basics down quickly, but I then plateau. So, I'm good out of the blocks, but people surpass me relatively quickly.

41points

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

#22

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.

Final score:

78points

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deejak 5 months ago

Or just a whole lotta times by a few weirdos.

6points

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

#23

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

Final score:

78points

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Agfox 5 months ago

"Little ol' lay-dee-eee"

16points

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

#24

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.

Final score:

75points

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deejak 5 months ago

Now I'm jealous.

46points

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

#25

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

Final score:

72points

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DrBronxx 5 months ago

Are you referring to the game, or the bedroom?

74points

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

#26

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.

Final score:

69points

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deejak 5 months ago

Glad to meet y--... uh, no thanks, no need to shake.

57points

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#27

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

Final score:

61points

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T'Mar of Vulcan 5 months ago

Most Star Trek fans can do this within 15 seconds... of any episode of any of the Trek series.

39points

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

#28

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.

Final score:

55points

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deejak 5 months ago

How about after Taco Bell?

18points

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

#29

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.

Final score:

51points

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Robert T 5 months ago

Are you also a cunning linguist? ;-)

35points

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

#30

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

Final score:

42points

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Jill Rhodry 5 months ago

That reminds me...brb...

23points

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#31

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.

Final score:

28points

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C W 5 months ago

That's dumb. There's no reason to hide this. Flex it.

20points

David Wallin 5 months ago

I think hiding it is smart. There is a good chance you'll be abused. "I don't know, but ask [OP]," will become the mantra of the workplace.

6points

Jen Exer 5 months ago

I also have this skill. It's not as useful as one might think. And it's natural for others to want to exploit it for entertainment, but it's not entertaining to me.

3points

ॐBoyGanesh 5 months ago

This! I’ve had an eidetic memory my entire life and can even remember my infancy. I also have a form of synesthesia called “chromesthesia” where my brain imposes images to sounds. I thought everyone was the same until adolescence. It’s been more of a hindrance than helpful and can trigger serotonin surge syndrome. I’ve spent 50 years mastering tuning things out & being selective with what I consciously take in. It’s been such an intense practice that I can mediate or do vipassana better than the pros. I’ve run the gamut of medications & therapies. It’s definitely not a blessing in any way. Especially when those who know ask me to recall specific details of events long ago.

2points

Rebelliousslug 5 months ago

This is the talent I want! Some people have memories that make them seem superhuman

1point

deejak 5 months ago

Is that you Siri? Alexa?

1point

Michael Largey 5 months ago

I was given a photographic memory, but someone left the lens cap on.

0points

Bored Birgit 5 months ago

Wow. Would have been awesome in school and uni. Learn everything in no time.

0points

detective miller's hat 5 months ago

Same. I'll forget what you just told me 30 seconds after you said it, but I can tell you exactly where you left that blue pen you like.

0points

Display_Name 5 months ago

I work in an all female office and I have long legs, torso, and arms and stand at almost 6'. Anytime I hear my name yelled from another room...I know it's because someone can't reach something.

0points

BookishPanda 5 months ago

Are you a mom or a wife ---ha ha ha :))

0points

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#32

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.

Jazzlike-Perception7 , Andrea Piacquadio / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

25points

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Slapdash1 5 months ago

I know the ENTIRE lyrics of the Spanish anthem and I ain't even Spanish

22points

TransitTycoonDeznutz Report

#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.

Final score:

25points

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deejak 5 months ago

That does not seem advisable.

20points

#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.

PunjabiCanuck Report

Final score:

23points

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Dainty72 5 months ago

No! Not nerdy at all! A lot of patience is needed and the end result is fab!

0points

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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.

surdtmash , Tran Duc Hung / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

22points

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Dainty72 5 months ago

Have no idea why this is impressive. Not cool!!

1point

#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.

Oof_11 Report

Final score:

18points

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Robert T 5 months ago

Grub is a boot-loader for Linux where I come from.

5points

#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!

Tzunamitom Report

Final score:

17points

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DrBronxx 5 months ago

As someone who went through IVF, I would never get annoyed or angry at specific people for whom it's easy to get pregnant, but I would get sad/angry at the general unfairness of life.It was a really tough time in our lives. I remember watching the film Klaus on Netflix,, and a particular scene came on that made us pause the film and just sob uncontrollably. Thankfully, years later, we now have a darling little toddler. We're the lucky ones for whom it *eventually* worked out..

25points

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#38

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

Adventurous_Canary32 , Gül Işık / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

15points

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Menacing Duck 5 months ago

like...computer mice? or do you just have a army of real mice at home?

0points

DoubleAwareness666 , Avery Arwood / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

#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….

Final score:

13points

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Breadcrumb. 5 months ago

I've known girls like you and the unwanted attention from strangers can sometimes get scary. Stay safe out there girl.

6points

zool714 , Sam Lion / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

#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.

Final score:

6points

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C W 5 months ago

Why are you proud of it?

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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.

hobbes8889 , Kei Scampa / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

3points

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cugel. 5 months ago

Wizards of Oz?

4points

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What is a flex you're proud of but too embarrassed to show it off?

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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!

6points

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.

0points

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!

0points

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"

1point

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!

1point

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.

9points

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

Which

0points

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)

1point

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.

0points

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

1point

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

2points

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).

0points

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.

3points

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Noproblem 5 months ago

19points

similarly 5 months ago

6points

Hphizzle 5 months ago

15points

Giraffy Window 5 months ago

Could have a lucrative job as a pig borer.

0points

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!

0points

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"

1point

Sweet Taurus 5 months ago

3points

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

I pee if I even think about sneezing!

1point

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.

9points

John Harrison 5 months ago

2points

Samsquatch & Monko 5 months ago

Which

0points

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)

1point

Michael Largey 5 months ago

1point

SBocker78 5 months ago

I can't get next to you.

0points

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

1point

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

2points

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).

0points

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

This comment is hidden. Click here to view.

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.

3points