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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!

#1

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

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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#2

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. :).

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Sue Denham
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5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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

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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.

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DrBronxx
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5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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".

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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."

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"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."

#5

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.].

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#6

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

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!"

#7

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.

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Monika Brandt
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5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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.

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#8

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.

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Sue Denham
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5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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

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#9

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.

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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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#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.

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DrBronxx
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5 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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

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#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.

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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.'"

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"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.

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Antony Aston
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5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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.

leendadll
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5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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

laura lee
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5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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

shankShaw deReemer
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5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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.
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5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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

similarly
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5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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.

d0nuts
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5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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

Cindi Antrobus
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5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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

Fussy1
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5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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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oddkiddo
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5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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

Lyone Fein
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5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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

TheBlueBitterfly
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5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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
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5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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.

Upstaged75
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5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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!

detective miller's hat
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5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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.

JBo
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5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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

BoredPossum
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5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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

Vonkiedool
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5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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

Rhonda Danielson
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5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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

Livingwithcfs
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5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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

Sagegreen
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5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Sounds like that could be lucrative in the perfume business.

Bgray450
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5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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

Not-a-Clue (she/her)
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5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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

John Murphy
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5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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

Giraffy Window
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5 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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)

ROSESARERED
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5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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

Ovata Acronicta
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5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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.

Sheena Leversedge Wood
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5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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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KillerKiwi
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5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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

Dane Smith
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5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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

AngelWingsYT
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5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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

Sarah Jones
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5 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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.

Sheena Leversedge Wood
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5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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
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5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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.

Binky Melnik
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5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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. 😰

Sky Render
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5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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.

Kathy
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5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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.

Sheena Leversedge Wood
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5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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
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5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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.

𝖊𝖜𝖔𝛋
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5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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

JB
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5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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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There is nothing impressive or supernatural about being able to smell when a woman has her period. Period discharge has a distinct smell and if you don't have time to change your tampon or aren't wearing one it will at some point be smell able to yourself and also others.

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#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.

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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.

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Justin Tyme
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5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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".

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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!"

#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.

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#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.

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.

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Sue Denham
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5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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

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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!

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Rhodri Terrell
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5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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

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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.  .

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#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.

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DrBronxx
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5 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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.

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#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.

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#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.

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#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.

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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.

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T'Mar of Vulcan
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5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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

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#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.

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#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.

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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.

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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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Slapdash1
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5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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

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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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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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Dainty72
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5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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

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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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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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DrBronxx
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5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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..

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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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Menacing Duck
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5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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

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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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Breadcrumb.
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5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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

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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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