WANTED: Talent

fwgx · 26th June 2002, 21:01

What do you wish you were good at but aren't?

For me it's maths, playing the guitar and getting across ideas, in speach, clearly and coherantly.

Bilbo Baggins · 26th June 2002, 21:07

I wish I could speak without making an arse of myself / mixing my words up / saying things wrongly (like mixing all the words in a sentence up) / using the proper word.

I hate my speaking.

Aero Zeppelin · 26th June 2002, 21:09

I feel the same. I also want to do guitar better and maybe be in a band.

Sandman2012 · 26th June 2002, 21:12

I wish I had more business saavy. I'm trying to break into my field after having worked for myself since I graduated two years ago. I'm having to re-invent myself from Casual Hippy to Suave Business Guy. I have a lot of money in student loans to pay back so I want a job that will pay really well. It's been difficult to change, but I'm learning.

apollos · 26th June 2002, 21:16

I would love to be able to be a good Mathematician.

I would also love to be an artist. I have many ideas for art but my hand never agrees with my ideas so it alwyas looks shit

J. Burnaway · 26th June 2002, 21:23

I wish I could sing well enough to not scare small children.
Part of me wishes I were more ambitious - the other part of me wonders why.
I wish I were neater and more organized.

I'll help you math challenged people in exchange for help in these other areas!

Oh, and ditto on what Inatlantis said about being an artist.

patroclus22 · 26th June 2002, 22:47

I wish I could write fiction. I'm great at non-fiction. Hell, I wrote the audit "How-to" manual for my workplace, but can't do anything creative.
Of course, creativity in accountants is usually bad.

John M · 27th June 2002, 00:00

Quote:

Originally posted by patroclus22

Of course, creativity in accountants is usually bad.

see: Arthur Anderson.

i wish i could play teh guitar better.

patroclus22 · 27th June 2002, 00:14

Quote:

Originally posted by John M
see: Arthur Anderson.

See also: Worldcom

Xerxes · 27th June 2002, 00:52

also see footnote: Ponzi Schemes

eleet-2k2 · 27th June 2002, 00:53

Quote:

Originally posted by Bilbo Baggins
I wish I could speak without making an arse of myself / mixing my words up / saying things wrongly (like mixing all the words in a sentence up) / using the proper word.

That's pretty much the same as me. I'd like to be better at math. Although I am pretty good (dont mean to brag) I still 'panic' on the simplest of questions.

buddy139913 · 27th June 2002, 01:20

I would want to be better at making graphicall images, and be good at HTML, JavaScript, etc. Even tho I'm the only one at my school who knows HTML, kinda.

dollerspark · 27th June 2002, 01:38

I wish I knew a lot more, but since that's not a "talent"

I wish I could play my guitar a helluva lot better, be in a band.

I wish I could view and express my thoughts a lot more clearly than I do.

incubus*chick · 27th June 2002, 01:51

I wish I was better at math and not so nervous when I hafta do a speech.

Also, I wish I didn't procrastinate so much and that I had more motivation.

primenumber · 27th June 2002, 02:04

There are probably quite a few things that I wish I were better at. A couple that come to mind right now are I wish I were better at programming and more comfortable in front of a group of people when making a speech.

asshole · 27th June 2002, 05:50

I'm like a jack of all trades, so there isn't anything that I'm really good at. I just want to be able to be really good at whatever career I'll have.

SSJ4 Gogitta · 27th June 2002, 06:30

I'd love to be able to do voices...

Like, drive upto McDonnalds and order as Arnold Schwarzenegger or Butthead...

J_Bloggs · 27th June 2002, 09:27

I can make an arse of myself in front of the whole school, but I can't do a speech in front of one class.

I can't belive how bad people are at maths, I'm no albert enstein, but gess.

John M · 27th June 2002, 11:26

Quote:

Originally posted by patroclus22

See also: Worldcom

dude andersen audited their books too

. - .... .- -. .... · 27th June 2002, 13:13

Damn, when I saw this thread I thought it was about chicks....

I want talent - talent of the 20-25 year old variety, female of course, dark hair etc....

Adil · 27th June 2002, 14:35

Quote:

Originally posted by ethan_h
Damn, when I saw this thread I thought it was about chicks....

I want talent - talent of the 20-25 year old variety, female of course, dark hair etc....

You don't have that already??

What a world...

ElChevelle · 27th June 2002, 14:43

I've already got above average talent.
It comes with being left handed

I do so wish I could get "Stretch Armstrong Jr." tied in a knot as a party trick though

Bilbo Baggins · 27th June 2002, 15:11

Quote:

Originally posted by ethan_h
Damn, when I saw this thread I thought it was about chicks....

I want talent - talent of the 20-25 year old variety, female of course, dark hair etc....

The thing with chicks is that they grow up within 6 weeks to be hens or cockerels, and then have feathers, shit everwhere and eat anything.

fwgx · 27th June 2002, 15:16

Quote:

Originally posted by Bilbo Baggins

The thing with chicks is that they eat anything.

BONUS!

. - .... .- -. .... · 27th June 2002, 15:46

Quote:

Originally posted by Bilbo Baggins

The thing with chicks is that they grow up within 6 weeks to be hens or cockerels, and then have feathers, shit everwhere and eat anything.

Mine usually grow up to be spiteful bitches, spread shit about me everywhere, and eat anything that has a price with more than two digits after it

Bilbo Baggins · 27th June 2002, 15:49

There you go then

Curi0us_George · 27th June 2002, 16:24

I wish I was good a lot of things:
The trumpet
Giving speeches
Fighting
Getting women
Looking not ugly
etc.

It would be nice to be able to understand the math behind Quantum Physics, but it's not that terribly important to me.

Adil · 27th June 2002, 16:39

I wish I was good at keeping money in my bank account.
I wish I was good at skining animals with buttons.
I wish I was superman.
I wish I was married to a top model.
I wish I could stop wishing.

papadoc · 27th June 2002, 16:51

Quote:

Originally posted by Bilbo Baggins
The thing with chicks is that they grow up within 6 weeks to be hens or cockerels, and then have feathers, shit everwhere and eat anything.

I used to haul chickens from the East coast to the West coast.
I hated it when it rained.
I had to stop and make 'em put on their little raincoats,
their little rubber boots, and thier goggles.

I wish I'd stuck with learning how to play the violin.
That's the only thing I started and gave up on.

mindofka · 27th June 2002, 21:47

I woul'd like to have the talent of not showing my emotions so clearly and it will be nice if i could have more self-control
a part this
hi to all, i returned to the community after a long time, hope evrything is going well!

patroclus22 · 27th June 2002, 22:09

Quote:

Originally posted by John M
dude andersen audited their books too

Oddly enough, Andersen audits the ****** I work at...mwa hahahahaaha

[/evil laugh]

CrowbarTK Hullo · 27th June 2002, 23:04

i'd like to be able to write a good fic...

Atmo · 27th June 2002, 23:24

I wish i was better at understanding the feelings of others.

SNYder · 27th June 2002, 23:41

I wish I had a photographic memory.

Neko · 27th June 2002, 23:48

i wish ayumi hamasaki was my pet sex slave

Sandman2012 · 28th June 2002, 01:31

Quote:

Originally posted by Neko
i wish ayumi hamasaki was my pet sex slave

Here ya go, my man. My gift to you...

omarello · 28th June 2002, 01:42

Quote:

Originally posted by papadoc

I wish I'd stuck with learning how to play the violin.
That's the only thing I started and gave up on.

Same here, but i didn't give up on it though, i changed to guitar, but hopefully i will get back my violin talents someday

papadoc · 28th June 2002, 02:27

Quote:

Originally posted by omarello
Same here, but i didn't give up on it though, i changed to guitar,

Same here, but that was 30 years ago.
And hundreds of sets of guitar and dobro strings.

deadrabbit · 28th June 2002, 03:04

i stuck with violin, got sick of playing classical 2 or 3 years ago, bought an electric violin, and switched to jazz and rock. papadoc, you could have been and other sugarcane harris or jean luc ponty . ..

omarello · 28th June 2002, 03:08

yeah i was thinking of buying an electric violin, but couldn't afford it, i wanted to switch jazz and rock. and found the guitar is the way to go , i wanna be a rock star and get laid every day

j/k

26th June 2002, 21:01	#1
fwgx Rudolf the Red. (Forum King) Join Date: Nov 2000 Posts: 9,315	WANTED: Talent What do you wish you were good at but aren't? For me it's maths, playing the guitar and getting across ideas, in speach, clearly and coherantly. .: fwgx.co.uk.:.My art:. "We think science is interesting and if you disagree, you can fuck off."

26th June 2002, 21:09	#3
Aero Zeppelin Major Dude Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: AjStone's Forums Posts: 928	I feel the same. I also want to do guitar better and maybe be in a band. Legalize It. Liberate It. Free The People of the United States. Free The Herbs Of The World!

26th June 2002, 21:12	#4
Sandman2012 <3 foobar2k (Forum King) Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 3,202	I wish I had more business saavy. I'm trying to break into my field after having worked for myself since I graduated two years ago. I'm having to re-invent myself from Casual Hippy to Suave Business Guy. I have a lot of money in student loans to pay back so I want a job that will pay really well. It's been difficult to change, but I'm learning. pabook.net

26th June 2002, 22:47	#7
patroclus22 Major Dude Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Hammond, IN Posts: 1,130	I wish I could write fiction. I'm great at non-fiction. Hell, I wrote the audit "How-to" manual for my workplace, but can't do anything creative. Of course, creativity in accountants is usually bad. Flypaper for the walking wounded since 1997

27th June 2002, 01:38	#13
dollerspark Major Dude Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Wh!te Tr@sh Hell (AZ) Posts: 708	I wish I knew a lot more, but since that's not a "talent" I wish I could play my guitar a helluva lot better, be in a band. I wish I could view and express my thoughts a lot more clearly than I do. "We are fortunate: we are alive; we are powerful; the welfare of our civilization and our species is in our hands. If we do not speak for Earth, who will? If we are not committed to our own survival, who will be?" -Carl Sagan

26th June 2002, 21:07	#2
Bilbo Baggins Wind Chime of the Apocalypse Join Date: May 2000 Location: The Forest Posts: 17,231	I wish I could speak without making an arse of myself / mixing my words up / saying things wrongly (like mixing all the words in a sentence up) / using the proper word. I hate my speaking.

26th June 2002, 21:16	#5
apollos Forum King Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Canterbury & Plymouth Posts: 4,176	I would love to be able to be a good Mathematician. I would also love to be an artist. I have many ideas for art but my hand never agrees with my ideas so it alwyas looks shit

26th June 2002, 21:23	#6
J. Burnaway Forum King Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: California, USA Posts: 2,537	I wish I could sing well enough to not scare small children. Part of me wishes I were more ambitious - the other part of me wonders why. I wish I were neater and more organized. I'll help you math challenged people in exchange for help in these other areas! Oh, and ditto on what Inatlantis said about being an artist.

27th June 2002, 00:52	#10
Xerxes Capitalist Alumni Join Date: May 2000 Location: my 4 Houses on Park Place Posts: 8,687	also see footnote: Ponzi Schemes

27th June 2002, 01:20	#12
buddy139913 Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Glued to my computer screen. Posts: 302	I would want to be better at making graphicall images, and be good at HTML, JavaScript, etc. Even tho I'm the only one at my school who knows HTML, kinda.

27th June 2002, 01:51	#14
incubus*chick Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the wild things are Posts: 350	I wish I was better at math and not so nervous when I hafta do a speech. Also, I wish I didn't procrastinate so much and that I had more motivation.

27th June 2002, 02:04	#15
primenumber Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Washington State Posts: 93	There are probably quite a few things that I wish I were better at. A couple that come to mind right now are I wish I were better at programming and more comfortable in front of a group of people when making a speech.

27th June 2002, 05:50	#16
asshole Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Between the legs Posts: 293	I'm like a jack of all trades, so there isn't anything that I'm really good at. I just want to be able to be really good at whatever career I'll have. Who's your daddy?

27th June 2002, 06:30	#17
SSJ4 Gogitta Followed by Gnomes (Forum King) Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: West Virginia Googolplex: 10^10¹°° FB:/SSJ4.DominusDeus DeviantArt: DominusDeus Xbox: DominusDeus Posts: 7,011	I'd love to be able to do voices... Like, drive upto McDonnalds and order as Arnold Schwarzenegger or Butthead...

27th June 2002, 09:27	#18
J_Bloggs Major Dude Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,778	I can make an arse of myself in front of the whole school, but I can't do a speech in front of one class. I can't belive how bad people are at maths, I'm no albert enstein, but gess. ¯¯¯¯Joe Bloggs____ ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

27th June 2002, 13:13	#20
. - .... .- -. .... Backpacking Moderator Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: საქართველო (Georgia) Posts: 10,098	Damn, when I saw this thread I thought it was about chicks.... I want talent - talent of the 20-25 year old variety, female of course, dark hair etc.... Like my photography? Buy some here....

27th June 2002, 14:43	#22
ElChevelle Moderator Alumni Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: the MANCANNON! Posts: 22,431	I've already got above average talent. It comes with being left handed I do so wish I could get "Stretch Armstrong Jr." tied in a knot as a party trick though

27th June 2002, 15:49	#26
Bilbo Baggins Wind Chime of the Apocalypse Join Date: May 2000 Location: The Forest Posts: 17,231	There you go then

27th June 2002, 16:24	#27
Curi0us_George Forum King Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Oxford, MS Posts: -1 Posts: 5,179	I wish I was good a lot of things: The trumpet Giving speeches Fighting Getting women Looking not ugly etc. It would be nice to be able to understand the math behind Quantum Physics, but it's not that terribly important to me. For the freedom to express myself in my own way without fear of being censored or banned. 47 65 6C 61 65 64 2E 63 6F 6D 00

27th June 2002, 16:39	#28
Adil Major Dude Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 1,377	I wish I was good at keeping money in my bank account. I wish I was good at skining animals with buttons. I wish I was superman. I wish I was married to a top model. I wish I could stop wishing.

27th June 2002, 21:47	#30
mindofka Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: U.S.S. Enterprise Posts: 29	I woul'd like to have the talent of not showing my emotions so clearly and it will be nice if i could have more self-control a part this hi to all, i returned to the community after a long time, hope evrything is going well!

27th June 2002, 23:04	#32
CrowbarTK Hullo Major Dude Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: The lush, tropical country of Canada Posts: 565	i'd like to be able to write a good fic...

27th June 2002, 23:24	#33
Atmo The Freak (Forum King) Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 9,400	I wish i was better at understanding the feelings of others. :Psykotech:

27th June 2002, 23:41	#34
SNYder Forum King Join Date: Nov 2000 Posts: 4,432	I wish I had a photographic memory.

27th June 2002, 23:48	#35
Neko Banned Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Mice!? Posts: 1,194	hmm i wish ayumi hamasaki was my pet sex slave

28th June 2002, 03:04	#39
deadrabbit Major Dude Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: VT, US Posts: 612	i stuck with violin, got sick of playing classical 2 or 3 years ago, bought an electric violin, and switched to jazz and rock. papadoc, you could have been and other sugarcane harris or jean luc ponty . ..

28th June 2002, 03:08	#40
omarello Major Dude Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: ---- Montreal ---- Canada ---- Posts: 529	yeah i was thinking of buying an electric violin, but couldn't afford it, i wanted to switch jazz and rock. and found the guitar is the way to go , i wanna be a rock star and get laid every day j/k Shoot me again I ain't dead YET

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