What is your Super Power
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What silly skill do you have that amazes other people and that you count as your own super power??
I'll start, back when nights out were a thing my superpower was being able to remember massive drinks rounds, 30 to 40 peoples drink orders, manage the kitty such that no one was ever without a drink or that the kitty runs dry on the likes of the Christmas night out and manage to keep up when people switched from beer to spirits etc. My ability is so legendary at this, that even when I have moved teams within work, word of mouth means I am still entrusted with the job.
I am now slightly worried that after 16 months of no partying that I might have lost my powers.
I'll start, back when nights out were a thing my superpower was being able to remember massive drinks rounds, 30 to 40 peoples drink orders, manage the kitty such that no one was ever without a drink or that the kitty runs dry on the likes of the Christmas night out and manage to keep up when people switched from beer to spirits etc. My ability is so legendary at this, that even when I have moved teams within work, word of mouth means I am still entrusted with the job.
I am now slightly worried that after 16 months of no partying that I might have lost my powers.
I can stick a pencil all the way up my nose!
The morning after a sizeable portion of gnocchi gorgonzola I can clear a hotel breakfast room with a single fart (but only if I've messed up my medication)!
Not sure what real world use they have, other than maybe smuggling something small & expensive, or clearing the customs hall!
The morning after a sizeable portion of gnocchi gorgonzola I can clear a hotel breakfast room with a single fart (but only if I've messed up my medication)!
Not sure what real world use they have, other than maybe smuggling something small & expensive, or clearing the customs hall!
Edited by mmm-five on Tuesday 20th July 10:33
I'm 'Nav Man'
I have an innate sense of direction to what people tell me is to freakish levels of accuracy. More often than not I need a sat-nav only down two or three streets, even to towns I've never been. I could go back to any place on earth that I've been over the past 30 years - even when the trip was only for a few days - and be able to drive a hire car to the hotel without looking at a map.
I have looked into it a bit and seems that some people have a stronger inner-compass than others.
I have an innate sense of direction to what people tell me is to freakish levels of accuracy. More often than not I need a sat-nav only down two or three streets, even to towns I've never been. I could go back to any place on earth that I've been over the past 30 years - even when the trip was only for a few days - and be able to drive a hire car to the hotel without looking at a map.
I have looked into it a bit and seems that some people have a stronger inner-compass than others.
I used to be known for the ability to squeeze a fart out for between 10 to 15 seconds continuously.
Someone recorded me at work once. Sounded like an elephant trumpeting on playback.
That was a while ago, but I can still emit smaller raspier ones on each step as I climb a flight of stairs.
Someone recorded me at work once. Sounded like an elephant trumpeting on playback.
That was a while ago, but I can still emit smaller raspier ones on each step as I climb a flight of stairs.
I remember number plates, for some inexplicable reason.
I reeled off one of my colleagues the other day, which really freaked him out. I can see a car out on the road and immediately recognize that I've seen it before somewhere, and I can often reel off it's usual location. Not particularly distinctive cars either.
I reeled off one of my colleagues the other day, which really freaked him out. I can see a car out on the road and immediately recognize that I've seen it before somewhere, and I can often reel off it's usual location. Not particularly distinctive cars either.
I'm often called the 'estimator' as I'm always pretty close to knowing exact time, and I my guesses of sizes of objects (small things up to buildings) are extremely close/spot on. Works for project budgets as well, even if no prior knowledge of system usually my gut estimate is better than our functional managers.
Not the most exciting skill to have though I guess if I was a surveyor instead of an IT manager it would be good.
Okay so I came up with the name estimator based on my love of Terminator.
Not the most exciting skill to have though I guess if I was a surveyor instead of an IT manager it would be good.
Okay so I came up with the name estimator based on my love of Terminator.
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