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Harker

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86. It's a thing, alright, and my wife has it.

Thu Jul 24, 2025, 09:02 AM

Jul 24

She says "stinks" more often then I use the words "a" and "the" combined.

I can't smell ant farts. I can't smell Lily's breath from the other side of the house. I don't know when someone's pumping gas at the Citgo station downtown.

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Share a deeply personal revelation. I'll start. [View all] Orrex Jul 22 OP

I can trill my Rs when I am typing but not when I am speaking. Watch this: trrrrill. See, it works fine when I am typing Midnight Writer Jul 22 #1

I HATE justaprogressive Jul 22 #2

I can't whistle or blow a bubble with bubble gum. Mad_Dem_X Jul 23 #66

I can't whistle either!!! bamagal62 Jul 24 #77

I hate underwear, never wear a bra Walleye Jul 22 #3

Neither do I. Harker Jul 22 #5

You're no True Dough Jul 22 #44

More like lead than gold. Harker Jul 23 #65

I can't curl my tongue no matter how hard I try! nt woodsprite Jul 22 #4

I HATE... hlthe2b Jul 22 #6

There is no excuse for lima beans. SheltieLover Jul 22 #8

I have the gene that makes cilantro taste like soap. SheltieLover Jul 22 #7

Same! Orrex Jul 22 #13

Sucks, because I love Mexican food! SheltieLover Jul 22 #14

I get the soap with fresh but not with dried... weird..nt mitch96 Jul 22 #25

I've never tried dried cilantro SheltieLover Jul 22 #30

Same. But the weird thing bamagal62 Jul 24 #79

Weird SheltieLover Jul 24 #83

I can't whistle very well or Brainstormy Jul 22 #9

I very seldom wear a bra, debm55 Jul 22 #10

That's not odd, Deb, it's normal! SheltieLover Jul 22 #15

Thanks SheltieLover. Now I don;t feel so bad. debm55 Jul 22 #18

Lol SheltieLover Jul 22 #19

Medieval torture devices BigMin28 Jul 23 #57

This message was self-deleted by its author Grim Chieftain Jul 22 #37

Ditto. Of course, I'm never been a 38 D or the like, but still. Not comfortable--never were... hlthe2b Jul 23 #59

Agree debm55 Jul 23 #60

I don't eat yogurt, eggplant or avocado. bluescribbler Jul 22 #11

I'm soon to undergo my fourth hernia operation. Harker Jul 22 #12

Yikes! SheltieLover Jul 22 #16

Thanks! Harker Jul 22 #20

Have docs told you why you keep getting hernias? SheltieLover Jul 22 #21

The first two were a couple years apart and on different sides. Harker Jul 22 #22

I would stop picking up heavy things & strengthen core SheltieLover Jul 22 #23

I can't really exercise my abdomen until six weeks after surgery. Harker Jul 22 #24

Best of luck to you! SheltieLover Jul 22 #31

Thanks! Harker Jul 22 #33

I'll bet! SheltieLover Jul 22 #35

I've had one and now I think I'm going to need another one! ShazzieB Jul 22 #29

They're not fun. Harker Jul 22 #32

I can't tie knot in cherry stem with tongue. Both daughters could. SheltieLover Jul 22 #17

I have na.... MuseRider Jul 22 #27

I thought it was a trick, Ohiya Jul 24 #90

Nope. Real deal. SheltieLover Jul 24 #91

When I was 12 years old I realized I would not last forever...shocking!! nt mitch96 Jul 22 #26

I procrastinate PJMcK Jul 22 #28

I can't raise only one eyebrow catbyte Jul 22 #34

I can... It's one of my super powers....... love your vid's btw... mitch96 Jul 22 #40

I can, too. I can also cross one eye at a time, and roll my tongue. Ocelot II Jul 24 #78

" cross one eye at a time"... ya got me there.. I can only do both eyeballs... but I can roll my tongue though.. mitch96 Jul 24 #87

Nor can I. My mom could do that, and when she did, it was... 3catwoman3 Jul 23 #54

i learned how to roll my rrrrs frrom the 1960s batman cat woman( lee merryweather ) . AllaN01Bear Jul 22 #36

There was that very old Ruffles commercial where cartoon baby sat in its high chair saying "Rrrruffles have rrrridges." CrispyQ Jul 23 #53

i saw that commercial on over the air tv when i was a young allan01bear. i thought it was cute . AllaN01Bear Jul 23 #58

Being profoundly hard of hearing has always been part of my life since birth, and thus, at one time, always SWBTATTReg Jul 22 #38

I have no vision with my left eye Oeditpus Rex Jul 22 #39

I figured out how to trill my r's LogDog75 Jul 22 #41

I can turn my eyelids inside out LogDog75 Jul 22 #42

That was a morbid fascination for me as a kid True Dough Jul 22 #45

Here's another one: I can't see those "hidden" 3D images Orrex Jul 22 #43

It took me awhile but I was eventually able to LogDog75 Jul 23 #48

I can't see them either. Wifes husband Jul 24 #80

Orrex, I guess you could say True Dough Jul 22 #46

My mom ate all the chocolate off a can of Marthe48 Jul 22 #47

Good lord Orrex Jul 23 #49

I told me friend Marthe48 Jul 23 #50

I can't wait until the Big beautiful funeral. Duncanpup Jul 23 #51

I don't dry pots and pans before putting them in the cabinet. Just let them air dry and drip for a few minutes. Scrivener7 Jul 23 #52

I don't like anyone to touch/grab my toes. CrispyQ Jul 23 #55

I really don't know snowybirdie Jul 23 #56

Some people call it rolling your Rs. CrispyQ Jul 23 #61

I can't snort. MIButterfly Jul 23 #62

I suck at whistling dlilafae Jul 23 #63

I whistle badly but I wish I could whistle like Roger Whitaker LogDog75 Jul 23 #64

Here's mine: I like your posts. UTUSN Jul 23 #67

Shame on you! Shame! Orrex Jul 23 #69

Including this one. UTUSN Jul 23 #70

My little toes are truly small. Oddly so. Solly Mack Jul 23 #68

I think that trait was foretold as mythical proof of royalty Orrex Jul 23 #71

The royal nubbies. Solly Mack Jul 23 #72

Hey, don't tell me. I didn't write the prophecy. Orrex Jul 23 #73

Can't fight prophecy. Solly Mack Jul 23 #74

I joined the International High IQ Society just to meet chicks. LudwigPastorius Jul 23 #75

I can no longer snap my fingers Attilatheblond Jul 23 #76

I went through a phase where I could not either. OldBaldy1701E Jul 24 #93

There is no food I don't like. Eko Jul 24 #81

I only have 4 toes oberle Jul 24 #82

How do you count to 20? Orrex Jul 24 #85

I can smell things bamagal62 Jul 24 #84

It's a thing, alright, and my wife has it. Harker Jul 24 #86

lol! bamagal62 Jul 24 #88

Every superhero has at least one exceptional sense. Harker Jul 24 #89

I think it's more of a bamagal62 Jul 24 #92