Can or Can't

[StarSong]

I wish

Solve a rubix cube in under 3 years

 

[chic]

Yes, but I cheated.

make a collage?

 

[Sunny]

Yes, but am not that good at it.

Make a woodshop project from scratch, without any guidance?

 

[peramangkelder]

Nope but I fixed my daughter's school project which she was so proud of but it fell apart in her bag on the way home

Can you grow plants from seeds or cuttings?

 

[StarSong]

Only if I first amputate this set of black thumbs that I was cursed with since birth

Can you parallel park?

 

[mike4lorie]

Yes

Drink coffee before bed?

 

[StarSong]

Not unless I want to greet the dawn without having slept a single wink.

Eat and enjoy very spicy foods?

 

[Sunny]

Eat and enjoy, yes. Digest comfortably, not so much. I've had to learn to be moderate about it.

Whistle?

 

[applecruncher]

Can

Eat a meal while standing up?

 

[chic]

No. Not anymore.

arrange flowers like a pro?

 

[applecruncher]

Can

Bake a cake from scratch?

 

[StarSong]

Absolutely - is there any other way?

Feel comfortable around strange dogs?

 

[applecruncher]

(some use cake mixes sold in boxes)

Strange dogs: No - can't

Scrub floors on hands & knees?

 

[StarSong]

I was kidding about cake baking. Of course I know about cake mixes. (The internet desperately needs a sarcastic font.)

Scrub floors on hands & knees? Yes I can, but no I won't. Not anymore. Learned my lesson: they'll just get dirty again anyway.

Walk a drunk-test type heel to toe straight line without holding onto something or losing your balance?

 

[chic]

What do you do with all your dirt, Star? I'm eating at Holly's.

No I can't walk a straight line anymore.

Use a phillips head screwdriver easily?

 

[StarSong]

What do you do with all your dirt, Star? I'm eating at Holly's.

No I can't walk a straight line anymore.

Use a phillips head screwdriver easily?

Clarification: I sweep and wash my floors on a regular basis, just don't scrub on hands and knees as I did back in the day. It helps that I don't have 3 kids living here plus all their friends visiting, not to mention shedding animals in the household. (Current dog doesn't shed.) My house doesn't get nearly as dirty as it did back then and I also have more time to stay ahead of it.

Yes on the phillips head.

Do you feel comfortable standing on step stools or ladders?

 

[applecruncher]

No offense @StarSong, yes we need a sarcasm font!

Step stool or ladder - no, can't...dangerous.

Can you go to bed if dirty dishes in sink?

 

[chic]

yes!!!!!!!!!!!!

can you type a paragraph without spellcheck? ever?

 

[Sunny]

Yes, I hate spellcheck. It changes half the things I text on my phone into complete nonsense.

Star, I don't think we have a sarcastic font, but we do have a winking smilie.

Which brings me to my question: Can you usually find the smilie you want?

 

[StarSong]

Good point on the winking smile. I'll have to employ that one more. (winking at you in a non-sarcastic way)

Speaking of spellcheck, which I once heard characterized as a little elf inside our devices who very much wants to be helpful. Problem is, he's usually drunk.

Anyway, speaking of spellcheck, do you yell at, scold, threaten, thank, and otherwise interact with your phone and electronic devices as if they were human?

 

[chic]

No.

can you paddle a canoe successfully?

 

[applecruncher]

Can't

Climb a regular flight of stairs without stopping to catch your breath?

 

[StarSong]

Yes. Several. Thank goodness.

Speak a second language fluently?

 

[Sunny]

Sure, as long as it's on the level of "Darling, je vous aime beaucoup."

Can you understand baseball strategy rules, such as when a player should bunt? (Our Nats swept the Cardinals yesterday and won the National League championship! We're going to the World Series, first time since 1933.)

 

[StarSong]

Yes on baseball strategies and rules. Understand the game very well. Ditto football although I stopped watching it because of the brutality.

Can you fold origami?