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Comment on Discussion Thread 🛵 Sunday 1 June 2025

My useless talent is being able to listen to a song, in pretty much any language, and be able to sing along to the chorus after a few listens. It always shocks my partner, which pleases me.

What’s your useless talent? Discuss.

Bonus question: what’s your favourite non-English language song?

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anotherspringchicken@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
I’m pretty much ambidextrous. It’s sounds more useful that it actually is, although I can write with my non-dominant hand if the other hand is occupied

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Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
estimating the time of day

I can usually tell within a few minutes

also estimating how long things take to do

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CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
I’m pretty good at guesstamating measurements. I’ll measure whatever it is I’m guessing up against the real thing and I’m usually spot on.

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underwatermagpies@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
I’m good at knots. It has very little real-world application. But if you need to lash sticks together to make dodgy camping furniture, or to make a long rope shorter without cutting it, hit me up.

Neunundneunzig Luftballoons is a banger.

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- useless_modern_god@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  I love knots also! The best thing about them isn’t learning how to do them, but figuring out what the right knot for the occasion is.
  
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tone212_@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
In my weeaboo days I used to love listening to Japanese language music. Somehow a hook / chorus in pop music transcends understanding the language. It actually helped me learn some Japanese.

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Catfish@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
I can wiggle my little toes without moving the others. Taught myself after reading Dune as a teen and misunderstanding a line.

Engel or Coisich A Ruin or Agolo. … all too different to pick one

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- useless_modern_god@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  Sounds more like a Kill Bill reference to me haha
  
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  - Catfish@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    Oh? I’ve somehow managed to never see that.
    
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    useless_modern_god@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    Long story short: Uma Thurman breaks her paralysis by first wiggling a single toe, before going on a revenge killing spree that spans two entire movies. Feet and Revenge = Tarantino
    
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