What are you good at?
- Thread starter Corpsey
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One of my fondest memories of school is Mr. Edwards, a very old supply teacher, getting hit in the balls during a game of cricket. He was bowling under arm and trying to keep everyone playing somewhat conservatively because we were in the gym and this lad batting absolutely smashed it into his groin and left him crumpled on the floor making proper old man noises.
shiels
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those stories are true btw tea I mean I’m good at misleading people when I’ve had to, found it easy.
Mr. Tea
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...a joker, a smoker and a midnight toker?
How old are you Version? I thought fighting at school was basically made illegal sometime in early 2000s.
Corpsey
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I have no idea if I'm good at fighting because I've never been in a fight. I strongly suspect I wouldn't be good in a fight. I strongly suspect I'd be battered.
Conversely, I think I'm pretty good at avoiding getting into fights. Deescalating. Placating. Flattering.
A lot of fights happen, I think, because both combatants refuse to lose face. I lose face at the drop of a hat.
The one sporty thing I recall being in any way notably good at at school was long distance running. By which I mean I was one of maybe two in my entire class who actually ran (albeit slowly and tormentedly) the 1500m.
This makes sense as I was skinny as a rail.
Now I'm fatter and I simply can't be persuaded by myself (I've tried) to get off my fat arse and run around the park.
Conversely, I think I'm pretty good at avoiding getting into fights. Deescalating. Placating. Flattering.
A lot of fights happen, I think, because both combatants refuse to lose face. I lose face at the drop of a hat.
The one sporty thing I recall being in any way notably good at at school was long distance running. By which I mean I was one of maybe two in my entire class who actually ran (albeit slowly and tormentedly) the 1500m.
This makes sense as I was skinny as a rail.
Now I'm fatter and I simply can't be persuaded by myself (I've tried) to get off my fat arse and run around the park.
Corpsey
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I'm disinclined to lie because I have an overactive conscience (well, an overactive fear of being found out, actually) - but I've lied in the past, for a larf, probably while drunk, and found that I'm actually quite skilled at it.
Leo
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I was tall as a kid and pretty good at basketball and baseball, even made all-star teams as a early teen. then in the next few years, everyone took it way too seriously and got super competitive and I opted out. my high school (ages 15-18) had state champion sports teams, no way I could compete on that level. plus, that's the same time frame when I discovered rock'n roll, pot and girls.
Leo
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I'm a good news or report writer, most anything besides fiction (and dissensus BS, obvs). not an expert, but better than most people I've worked with. best part is I've never worked at or even tried hard, it just sort of naturally happens. it's like breathing, just something I do and don't really think about. it's not a big deal but I'm often surprised how some successful senior executives are such poor writers.
entertainment
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that's probably a property of empathy. you have to look through the information assymetry, subconsciously putting yourself in the reader's place and knowing how they'd want the information sequenced in order to understand.
it's like, some people are just awful at telling stories. you can be listening in, knowing the story already and be like, "no! why are you telling it like that? first they need to know this, and don't spend so much time on these details, and pick up the cadence, you're killing the suspense"
it's like, some people are just awful at telling stories. you can be listening in, knowing the story already and be like, "no! why are you telling it like that? first they need to know this, and don't spend so much time on these details, and pick up the cadence, you're killing the suspense"
entertainment
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i've always admired raconteurs. a moribound artform.
entertainment
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guess people have been saying that since the advent of the phonetic alphabet
shiels
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Some cultures have better storytellers because of social pressure to be entertaining in groups. Craic over all. I'm baffled about how comfortable some English people are with moaning on and on without a thought to make it funny or interesting.