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Boss Doggie · Mar 27, 2013

You know, common, everyday stuff that are supposedly easy to do for an average Joe but is actually very difficult.

I... I still can't break eggs and make them land perfectly on a frying pan. I usually end up either spilling the contents on the side or on my hands.

I can do plastic wrap fine... but then the ends would suddenly lift up, or sometimes I end up using too much wrap.

ElectricBlanketFire · Mar 27, 2013

I can't wrap presents.

freenudemacusers · Mar 27, 2013

whistle

OriginalThinking · Mar 27, 2013

I'm not sure if this is what you are looking for, but I can't click/snap my fingers :-(

FunkyMunkey · Mar 27, 2013

I CAN'T SNAP MY FINGERS ;_;

timetokill · Mar 27, 2013

I can't roll my R's

umop_3pisdn · Mar 27, 2013

Manage my life.

ReiGun · Mar 27, 2013

ElectricBlanketFire said:
I can't wrap presents.

This.

I also can't whistle. (But that's pretty common, I guess.)

Bombadil · Mar 27, 2013

Type.

shira · Mar 27, 2013

Get out every last drop.

eXistor · Mar 27, 2013

I can't cross my fingers without using the other hand to assist them.

/edit: actually, looking at google images it seems my idea of crossing fingers is wrong. I thought they had to cross further, but apparently doing it half-assed is the way to go. Guess I'm perfect then.

Boss Doggie · Mar 27, 2013

Apparently snapping fingers is genetic? But I can't whistle too.

orion434 · Mar 27, 2013

I can't make a fart-sound by cupping my hand under my armpit?!

pants · Mar 27, 2013

i cant tie shoelaces or ties. I'd make a horrible sailor

mavs · Mar 27, 2013

Couldn't draw a remotely circular shape to save my life. Best I could do is 3/4 of a circle with a dent or bulge in it.

User 100115 · Mar 27, 2013

I can't wrap presents or whistle either.

Also, I can't math.

Manu · Mar 27, 2013

Use a can opener. Left handed GAF will understand.

Baconsaurus Rex · Mar 27, 2013

Quantum physics.

Rentahamster · Mar 27, 2013

timetokill said:
I can't roll my R's

Try this.

Rentahamster said:
Think of it like:

1. Accurately emulating the sound of a cat's purr.

2. A modified version of the "T" sound. Except one minor but key difference. When you make the "T" sound, you are using the tip of your tongue right where your teeth meet the roof of your mouth, and using your tongue+mouth to make a momentary airtight suction while you blow out with your lungs. Realize that all these motions come into place when making a "T" sound.

For the "rolling R", what you are doing instead is using a part of your tongue slightly behind the tip, and placing that on the roof of your mouth slightly behind where you would put your tongue for "T". Additionally, the puff of air needed to make the "R" sound has to be quicker than "T".

For other references, you might want to try making a "D" sound and observing what parts of the mouth and tongue work together.

Also notice that the "G" sound is sorta like that too, except you are using the back of your mouth and the back of your tongue.

Good luck, OP.

Gentleman Jack · Mar 27, 2013

macuser1of5 said:
whistle

I can whistle but I can't do that super-piercing whistle all my uncles seem to be able to do.

LeroyPantwether · Mar 27, 2013

pants said:
i cant tie shoelaces or ties. I'd make a horrible sailor

this. ^

On the topic of shoelaces, I have tried to learn the loop swoop pull method, it is impossible. I have to do the two bunny ear method like a 6 year old.

BoosterDuck · Mar 27, 2013

I can't button clothes as quickly as other people. I'm always fidgeting to get it in there.

ReiGun · Mar 27, 2013

I also can't flip a coin.

Shadybiz · Mar 27, 2013

ElectricBlanketFire said:
I can't wrap presents.

macuser1of5 said:
whistle

Yep.

I am not very good at backing up in a car, either, but that's mainly due to depth perception issues.

Boss Doggie · Mar 27, 2013

What's the trick on whistling and snapping anyway?

freenudemacusers · Mar 27, 2013

Gentleman Jack said:
I can whistle but I can't do that super-piercing whistle all my uncles seem to be able to do.

yeah, my whistle is a baby whistle, not a man whistle. there is nothing more humiliating than trying to whistle in public and failing.

Aguirre · Mar 27, 2013

talking to people

>.<

tie my laces... i just do bunny ears then loop em. ^_^

Zeppu · Mar 27, 2013

macuser1of5 said:
whistle

Feels bad man

jtb · Mar 27, 2013

I know how to tie a tie and tie my shoelaces but they always seem to be pretty subpar knots :/

Prez · Mar 27, 2013

Socialize.

lunchtoast · Mar 27, 2013

Manu said:
Use a can opener. Left handed GAF will understand.

I can. There must be something wrong with you.

I do understand a lefties pain of using a corkscrew.

Artemisia · Mar 27, 2013

Driving

timetokill · Mar 27, 2013

Rentahamster said:
Try this.

Aggghhhh now I just sound like an idiot in my office XD

Still trying though.

Boss Doggie · Mar 27, 2013

Wait, can-openers are biased for right-handed people? I always thought it works both ways, unless you guys are referring to the non-grip, claw-like can opener?

Aesius · Mar 27, 2013

rayner said:
I can't make a fart-sound by cupping my hand under my armpit?!

Just practice on weekends and in your spare time. You'll get it.

Rentahamster · Mar 27, 2013

Fiction said:
Also, I can't math.

one plus two equals CANDY!

Deleted member 1235 · Mar 27, 2013

fucking ironing. damn shirt always looks like shit no matter what.

Use a can opener. Left handed GAF will understand.

fucking scissors with those bullshit comfort shaped handle things. RACISM

Deified Data · Mar 27, 2013

A lot of the shit mentioned here. I can't whistle, wrap presents, or even properly tie a knot if it's not my shoes.

Seanspeed · Mar 27, 2013

I'm still not good at tying knots. I dont know what it is.

mxgt · Mar 27, 2013

I can't cut tape with my teeth.

Why is it so hard, bros?

Berordn · Mar 27, 2013

I can't cut straight with scissors. Everything always has uneven edges when I use them.

Kazerei · Mar 27, 2013

I can't snap my fingers or roll my R's. I can at least whistle though.

ComputerMKII · Mar 27, 2013

Seducing girls.

Pagusas · Mar 27, 2013

I cant blow bubble gum bubbles

No matter how much I try.

Also cant roll R's or wink without my other eye twitching.

Manu · Mar 27, 2013

lunchtoast said:
I can. There must be something wrong with you.

I do understand a lefties pain of using a corkscrew.

I'm talking about this type of can opener:

It's made specifically to be used with your right hand, and my right hand is pretty much useless.

I can use scissors just fine with my right hand though, for some reason.

David Incorporated Esq. · Mar 27, 2013

Boss Doggie said:
Wait, can-openers are biased for right-handed people? I always thought it works both ways, unless you guys are referring to the non-grip, claw-like can opener?

Same thing as scissors. When you grip them in the right hand the shape of your hand forces the grips together, when you grip them in the left hand your hand forces them apart.

It's a little difficult to explain, but basically it means the space between the blades shrinks or grows making them more or less effective at cutting.

UpperCaseN · Mar 27, 2013

catching. I hated playing catch as a kid, and now I suck at it. my throwing is probably bad too

dmshaposv · Mar 27, 2013

Ride a bike.

but no fucks are given now that i can drive a car, anyway.

Eighty Deuce · Mar 27, 2013

Silver_DNA · Mar 27, 2013

I can't snap my fingers or swallow pills. The latter of which is kind of a big problem.

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