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What is a skill you have that is seemingly worthless but can be quite handy?

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RenFur · 70-79, M
I deliberately remembered all 13 Triple Crown winning thoroughbreds. Other meaningless, unimportant stuff, too. Keeps my mind sharp.

What about you?
popmol · 22-25, M
@RenFur what are those?

seeing from another person point of view. its quite handy when thinking about others when i'm paranoid but besides that i'm not sure if i have others?
RenFur · 70-79, M
@popmol

Not kidding. Yours is the Best Comment. That would be a damn useful skill/talent to have,
popmol · 22-25, M
@RenFur people seem to find it handy? not that great to me. i don't use it well enough. i learned it from fights between family members my sister and father have similar views yet always fight because they seemingly talk about the same stuff but they are on completely different pages.
but its tiresome to get into each argument to steer them well again for them so say ooh so we were on the same page!

also for others pain i can put myself in it but i hasn't been handy yet.
all i can do is sympathise but i suck at it with my autism so i just learned what i had the say the classic lines to calm people down.
RenFur · 70-79, M
@popmol

Triple Crown races:

Kentucky Derby
Preakness Stakes
Belmont Stakes

Perhaps the most famous/greatest thoroughbred of the 20th century was Secretariat although many argue those honors went to Man O' War.
RenFur · 70-79, M
@popmol

You are saying you have the gift but you can't fully utilize it, right? That has to suck big time. Maybe one day everything will kick in and you and others will benefit.
popmol · 22-25, M
@RenFur what the triple crown though? man o war like the boat or are you racing jellyfish?

well till now i just used it to stop fights because when people get angry the stop being rational and don't listen anymore so from an outsider i can decipher their intent and try to work it out.
RenFur · 70-79, M
@popmol

I take it you aren't a regular on either the political or the religion posts. LOL
EVERYONE fights dirty on those.

The three biggest horse racing events in the U.S. used to be the three races I mentioned.
In baseball the Triple Crown refers to what was once considered to be the three batting categories most batters were known for - batting average, home runs and runs batted in.
So, triple stands for three and the most prestigious three races make up the imaginary crown known as the Triple Crown.

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popmol · 22-25, M
@RenFur ooh i hate both religion and politics, politics is too convoluted messy and filled with lies and religion is vile, it should all be exterminated.
ooh and i can put myself in their shoes, but its filthy why would i want to put myself in theirs! 🤪

wait so its just horse racing or horse racing with like clubs?
RenFur · 70-79, M
@popmol

I keel you!!

We are s l o w l y getting to an understanding 😂 - yes! it's just plain ol' horse racing but without clubs or diamonds or anything like that! (Just to make sure - - no spades or hearts either!)
popmol · 22-25, M
@RenFur i keel you? you don't like my stance on either religion or politics?

aah i see! well since you mentioned the clubs and such i was thinking of those cricket games but with horses, don't hey exist?
RenFur · 70-79, M
@popmol

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popmol · 22-25, M
@RenFur ooh horse cricket is polo!
RenFur · 70-79, M
@popmol

I am now and forever doomed to view these magnificent displays of equine grace, speed, fury and sweat as cricket polo (whatever that is!) for the rest of my life. Thanks a lot for this... NOT! 😂

Listen to this. It calms me when addled -

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popmol · 22-25, M
@RenFur ooh sounds nice! although if i want to calm down i listen to other music. 🤣
RenFur · 70-79, M
@popmol

I'm trying SO hard to get u to like animals like horsies - maybe u like doggies better?

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popmol · 22-25, M
@RenFur i like horses, i did horse therapy, they liked me so much the therapist was confused as normally they aren't friendly to people.

and i like dogs but the coolest are birds, weird unliked animals like bats and mice but the absolute best are lizards!
RenFur · 70-79, M
@popmol
Please! Are we done here?? I need to go lie down...

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popmol · 22-25, M
@RenFur This will last as long as you want. but it is you that shall have to be the first to stop engaging cause i'm a never ending train!
RenFur · 70-79, M
@popmol OMG! If it will end all of this - - bring it on!

popmol · 22-25, M
RenFur · 70-79, M
@popmol

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popmol · 22-25, M
RenFur · 70-79, M
@popmol TY!

We - at least I am - are finally done!
popmol · 22-25, M
@RenFur 🤣 lovely but are we really? 🧐🤔
RenFur · 70-79, M
@popmol

Shoot.

Me.

Now!