Your elite skills

justincredible Honorable Admin

37,969 posts 250 reps Joined Nov 2009

Thu, Dec 14, 2023 3:53 PM

Most everyone is good at something. What skills do have in which you'd consider yourself elite?

I'll put my parallel parking ability up against anyone. Same with driving overall, and defensive driving in particular.

ptown_trojans_1 Moderator

8,788 posts 20 reps Joined Nov 2009

Thu, Dec 14, 2023 4:00 PM

Cocktail making.

Over the last few years, really expanded my bar, bottles, books, and ways to make classic cocktails.

La Louisiana, Vieux Carre, Boulevardier, are my go ones to make on a regular basis.

justincredible Honorable Admin

37,969 posts 250 reps Joined Nov 2009

Thu, Dec 14, 2023 4:02 PM

I make an elite Manhattan. That's about all I care about.

Devils Advocate Brudda o da bomber

4,899 posts 101 reps Joined Nov 2009

Thu, Dec 14, 2023 5:55 PM

My father said I could fuck up a bowling ball in a rubber room. Does that count?

Ironman92 Administrator

56,729 posts 168 reps Joined Nov 2009

Thu, Dec 14, 2023 5:59 PM

My sense of time is crazy. When someone asks me what time do you think we’ll get there or get home….I’ll answer like “8:34”….I get dumb looks from those not familiar with my ways and then we’ll arrive at 8:34. My cross country kids on the bus on the way to the meets will purposely ask what time we’ll get back and then hours and hours later after the meet, eating somewhere and we’ll be right on my number. I’ve been exact several times.

I do the same with times and distances at track meets…just a crazy sense for time and distance.

Baseball trivia

Perfectly cooking foods…oven/grill

Shooting a basketball from most any distance…goes with the gym teacher I guess. I was not a good basketball player…but I can shoot normal, trick shots with most anyone I feel.

Laley23 GOAT

33,369 posts 133 reps Joined Nov 2009

Thu, Dec 14, 2023 7:00 PM

Eyeing food in a pan, pot, tray, bowl, etc and picking a Tupperware that fits it great. My wife and friends always laugh when I pull a container they think is way to small — then it fits great.

Devils Advocate Brudda o da bomber

4,899 posts 101 reps Joined Nov 2009

Thu, Dec 14, 2023 7:15 PM

Man, this is turning into a super powers thread.

friendfromlowry Senior Member

7,778 posts 87 reps Joined Nov 2009

Thu, Dec 14, 2023 7:41 PM

Talking to myself in the NBA thread with Ironman occasionally chiming in.

Ironman92 Administrator

56,729 posts 168 reps Joined Nov 2009

Thu, Dec 14, 2023 8:10 PM

posted by friendfromlowry
Talking to myself in the NBA thread with Ironman occasionally chiming in.

Sorry

justincredible Honorable Admin

37,969 posts 250 reps Joined Nov 2009

Thu, Dec 14, 2023 8:13 PM

posted by friendfromlowry
Talking to myself in the NBA thread with Ironman occasionally chiming in.

Maybe I'll start watching again.

MontyBrunswick Senior Member

1,065 posts 17 reps Joined Mar 2015

Thu, Dec 14, 2023 8:23 PM

i'm elite message board poster but i don't flex my talents on this trash site

BRF Senior Member

11,621 posts 111 reps Joined Nov 2009

Thu, Dec 14, 2023 9:34 PM

Picking the perfect avocados for the day or the next day.

Grilling the perfect boneless ribeye.

I’m also really good at parallel parking (I’m from the old days when that was part of the driving test).

Dr Winston O'Boogie Senior Member

3,345 posts 36 reps Joined Oct 2010

Thu, Dec 14, 2023 9:37 PM

I can come up with comical lyrics to the tune of any popular song pretty much on the spot.

Ironman92 Administrator

56,729 posts 168 reps Joined Nov 2009

Thu, Dec 14, 2023 9:44 PM

posted by Dr Winston O'Boogie
I can come up with comical lyrics to the tune of any popular song pretty much on the spot.

Yeah….I like that too

Gardens35 Senior Member

5,888 posts 39 reps Joined Nov 2009

Sat, Dec 16, 2023 3:29 PM

I can still play a competitive game of foosball. Don't win very often but I'm not a gimme yet.

jmog Senior Member

7,737 posts 52 reps Joined Nov 2009

Wed, Dec 20, 2023 4:35 PM

Math, especially doing things quickly in my head. Not like "savant" level like those doing 4 digit square roots in their heads. I'm talking double digit even triple digit multiplication in my head, some algebra and calculus in my head, etc.

Understanding scientific processes, mostly due to the above ability.

That's about it, not really elite at anything else.

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