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  • cowboy
    Homer Weems
    • Dec 2008
    • 5740

    #1

    Skills You Would Like to Have

    I'm a little bit of a Jack of All Trades, Master of None type of guy. There are a lot of things I can do well enough to get myself in trouble, but when it comes to things I am really good at, the list is short. In fact, there are probably only two or three things at which I can honestly consider myself truly adept. The list of things I wish I could do well is much longer, but here are just a few - I'll add more later:

    1) Close. Finishing anything is a huge challenge for me, and I admire people who put finishing touches on things. Once a project is finished enough to work, I usually lose interest and move on. I really, really need to be better at closing.

    2) Write. I'm not proud, but not afraid, to admit that 75% of everyone who takes the GMAT can write better than I. It's really difficult for me to articulate my thoughts and make well-reasoned arguments in writing, especially technical writing. It's also not unusual for me to spend two hours on one paragraph if it's something I need for work. It's strange that I spend very little time on my CUF posts, but I guess that's because I'm confident that all the smart people here will know what I'm trying to say even if it reads like nonsense.

    3) Play guitar. I've been playing the guitar for 20 years now, and I'm still not much better than a glorified strummer. I admire the folks here like creek, shaka, SIEQ, etc. who can really riff.
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  • Green Monstah
    Royal Rooter
    • Aug 2010
    • 13929

    #2
    1. This sounds horrific, but I'd like to be a better lawyer. I bust my ass, but still get amazed by certain lawyers I work against who seemingly have 200 pages of dense, boring text committed to memory.

    2. I'd like to be able to be more influential. This sounds narcissitic (and I suppose it is), but I think most of my ideas are kick ass, but I can't seem to get other people on board for a lot of them.

    3. Better athlete. My best dreams are of running incredibly fast, dunking a basketball, and playing baseball in Fenway Park (I get this one about once a year, and it is the absolute best dream).
    Jesus wants me for a sunbeam.

    "Cog dis is a bitch." -James Patterson

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    • creekster
      It is NOT a monkey!
      • Nov 2008
      • 22661

      #3
      I wish I could play guitar as well as cowboy thinks I can.
      PLesa excuse the tpyos.

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      • MarkGrace
        Grooveshark dick tease
        • Dec 2008
        • 31546

        #4
        Nunchuk, bo staff, computer hacking.
        So Russell...what do you love about music? To begin with, everything.

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        • Green Monstah
          Royal Rooter
          • Aug 2010
          • 13929

          #5
          Originally posted by MarkGrace View Post
          Nunchuk, bo staff, computer hacking.
          Girls like guys who have skills.
          Jesus wants me for a sunbeam.

          "Cog dis is a bitch." -James Patterson

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          • TripletDaddy
            sweet triple
            • Nov 2008
            • 58186

            #6
            i remember a thread like this, either here or on CG. I wanted to learn to crack an egg with one hand and I think SMR wanted to learn how to do a standing backflip.

            Confession: I still cant crack an egg with one hand.

            SMR?
            Fitter. Happier. More Productive.

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            • RobinFinderson
              Banned
              • Nov 2008
              • 10548

              #7
              Originally posted by TripletDaddy View Post
              i remember a thread like this, either here or on CG. I wanted to learn to crack an egg with one hand and I think SMR wanted to learn how to do a standing backflip.

              Confession: I still cant crack an egg with one hand.

              SMR?
              What are you waiting for? I bet you could learn this skill with only one carton of eggs. All that stands between you and the fulfillment of a dream is a carton of eggs.

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              • smokymountainrain
                Impressive Member
                • Nov 2008
                • 22593

                #8
                Good thread idea. Like cowboy, my list is long, but can't think of much right now. For now, and I may have mentioned this in a similar thread previously, I would love to be able to stand on the ground and do a back flip. It would be so fun to bust that out at random moments just to impress people.
                I'm like LeBron James.
                -mpfunk

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                • TripletDaddy
                  sweet triple
                  • Nov 2008
                  • 58186

                  #9
                  Originally posted by RobinFinderson View Post
                  What are you waiting for? I bet you could learn this skill with only one carton of eggs. All that stands between you and the fulfillment of a dream is a carton of eggs.
                  you live in a dream world where cartons of eggs are free.
                  Fitter. Happier. More Productive.

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                  • smokymountainrain
                    Impressive Member
                    • Nov 2008
                    • 22593

                    #10
                    Originally posted by TripletDaddy View Post
                    i remember a thread like this, either here or on CG. I wanted to learn to crack an egg with one hand and I think SMR wanted to learn how to do a standing backflip.

                    Confession: I still cant crack an egg with one hand.

                    SMR?
                    Funny. I posted before I saw this. No, I still cannot perform a back flip.
                    I'm like LeBron James.
                    -mpfunk

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                    • old_gregg
                      scaly man fish
                      • Nov 2009
                      • 16915

                      #11
                      i wish i could play poker like phil ivey
                      Te Occidere Possunt Sed Te Edere Non Possunt Nefas Est.

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                      • RobinFinderson
                        Banned
                        • Nov 2008
                        • 10548

                        #12
                        I kinda wish my primary man-part worked like an elephant trunk so that I could use it to put food in my mouth.

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                        • Katy Lied
                          Senior Member
                          • Dec 2008
                          • 9435

                          #13
                          Originally posted by RobinFinderson View Post
                          I kinda wish my primary man-part worked like an elephant trunk so that I could use it to put food in my mouth.
                          So... prehensile?

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                          • Donuthole
                            Official Outgayer
                            • Nov 2008
                            • 25236

                            #14
                            This seems like a good time to remind the board that oxcoug is a virgin.
                            Prepare to put mustard on those words, for you will soon be consuming them, along with this slice of humble pie that comes direct from the oven of shame set at gas mark “egg on your face”! -- Moss

                            There's three rules that I live by: never get less than twelve hours sleep; never play cards with a guy who's got the same first name as a city; and never go near a lady's got a tattoo of a dagger on her body. Now you stick to that, everything else is cream cheese. --Coach Finstock

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                            • Green Monstah
                              Royal Rooter
                              • Aug 2010
                              • 13929

                              #15
                              Originally posted by RobinFinderson View Post
                              I kinda wish my primary man-part worked like an elephant trunk so that I could use it to put food in my mouth.
                              There once was a Robin in Nantucket....
                              Last edited by Green Monstah; 02-01-2012, 10:48 AM.
                              Jesus wants me for a sunbeam.

                              "Cog dis is a bitch." -James Patterson

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