Archive Jack of All Trades, Master of None

ernest_t_bass

Posts: 24,984

Feb 5, 2010 10:57pm

We've all heard this saying. Throw modesty out the window here. Are there any trades/skills at which you are decent? Any trades/skills at which you are a master?

Decent
Basic odd job construction (roofing, plumbing, electric, framing, dry wall, etc.)
Apple/Mac software management
Refereeing
Shooting the 3

Master
None

UA5straightin2008

Posts: 3,246

Feb 5, 2010 10:58pm

Master:
Debater

ZWICK 4 PREZ

Posts: 7,733

Feb 5, 2010 10:58pm

ernest_t_bass wrote: Throw modesty out the window here.

What's modesty?

BRF

Posts: 8,748

Feb 5, 2010 11:24pm

Possible bottom 10 thread on FFT's list.

O-Trap

Posts: 14,994

Feb 5, 2010 11:45pm

Buckle up. This could get ugly.

In the spirit of being a good sport, I'll play along.

Decent:
-Competitive eating
-HTML Programming
-Grammatical accuracy

Master:
-Spammer hunter
-Email marketer
-Lover (

)
-PC maintenance

Heretic

Posts: 18,820

Feb 5, 2010 11:47pm

Decent:
Nothing

Master:
Everything (even stuff that contradicts other stuff)

A

Al Capone

Posts: 1,727

Feb 5, 2010 11:58pm

Nobody on here can beat me at flash cards.

U

Upper90

Posts: 1,095

Feb 5, 2010 11:59pm

I suppose I'm a decent writer when my focus is in tact.

ernest_t_bass

Posts: 24,984

Feb 6, 2010 8:51am

BRF wrote: Possible bottom 10 thread on FFT's list.

Thanks for adding, dick!

BRF

Posts: 8,748

Feb 6, 2010 9:35am

Here, I'll help you out by making another post.

I'm a master at keeping threads off of the FFT Bottom Ten list!

ernest_t_bass

Posts: 24,984

Feb 6, 2010 10:15am

BRF wrote: Here, I'll help you out by making another post.

I'm a master at keeping threads off of the FFT Bottom Ten list!

Dick

O-Trap

Posts: 14,994

Feb 6, 2010 11:42am

You read it here. ernest is apparently a master of dick.

Not that there's anything wrong with that.

ernest_t_bass

Posts: 24,984

Feb 6, 2010 1:22pm

I see what you did there!

O-Trap

Posts: 14,994

Feb 6, 2010 1:23pm

No you don't.

BRF

Posts: 8,748

Feb 6, 2010 9:07pm

The master mason.

coyotes22

Posts: 11,298

Feb 16, 2010 6:41pm

ernest_t_bass wrote: We've all heard this saying. Throw modesty out the window here. Are there any trades/skills at which you are decent? Any trades/skills at which you are a master?

Decent
Basic odd job construction (roofing, plumbing, electric, framing, dry wall, etc.)
Apple/Mac software management
Refereeing
Shooting the 3

Master
None

Decent:
HVAC
Carpenter
Drywall

Master:
Post Padding

Apple

Posts: 2,620

Feb 16, 2010 7:05pm

Decent:
I can do all kinds of stuff where the outcome is actually better than decent.

Master:
Angel attraction...

F

fan_from_texas

Posts: 2,693

Feb 16, 2010 7:16pm

Decent:
Stats
Summarizing massive amounts of information
Writing

Master:
Energy Regulatory Issues
Proofreading
Grammar

Trueblue23

Posts: 7,463

Feb 16, 2010 7:18pm

Master
Checkers player

B

baseballstud24

Posts: 547

Feb 16, 2010 7:33pm

Decent:
Computer repair
Baseball coach

Master:
3-5 or 5-7 paper producer under pressure

ernest_t_bass

Posts: 24,984

Feb 16, 2010 7:36pm

Thanks, coyote... I thought this thread had died... probably like it should have

coyotes22

Posts: 11,298

Feb 16, 2010 7:41pm

ernest_t_bass wrote: Thanks, coyote... I thought this thread had died... probably like it should have

Hey, thats what I do.

I dint make the MVP finals for nothing!!!!

BRF

Posts: 8,748

Feb 16, 2010 8:32pm

Yeah, thanks a lot!

coyotes22

Posts: 11,298

Feb 16, 2010 8:35pm

coyotes22

Posts: 11,298

Mar 28, 2010 5:52pm

ttt