Subject: Something surprising about you
Posted by: Mixamatosis
Date: Sep 03 17
Has something ever surprised you about yourself? I've never liked jazz, but recently I've found myself liking some jazz music. That surprised me.
Does anyone else have any any surprises about themselves to relate?
Posted by: Mixamatosis
Date: Sep 03 17
Has something ever surprised you about yourself? I've never liked jazz, but recently I've found myself liking some jazz music. That surprised me.
Does anyone else have any any surprises about themselves to relate?
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frosty123 
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I was reading books above college level at the age of 4 years old. Reply #1. Sep 22 17, 9:38 AM |
Mixamatosis
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Hi frosty. That's interesting. Can you give any examples of books you were reading then? Reply #2. Sep 23 17, 12:44 AM |
AcrylicInk
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I really don't like milk because it makes me feel sick. I can't have it in coffee, but I always pour it over my Corn Flakes in the morning. For some reason, it never makes me sick when it's with cereal. Reply #3. Oct 06 17, 12:05 PM |
wmd
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I believe in, and have seen ghosts. They didn't frighten me, they were oddly comforting in a way. One just appeared and was silent. One actually helped me after a serious car accident. I also have ESP, which I seemed to develop after another car accident. I'm able to read other people's minds after suffering head injuries in that particular accident. Reply #4. Nov 09 17, 3:44 PM |
krabbitt
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I haven't had a TV for at least 20 years. K Reply #5. Nov 18 17, 10:28 AM |
| Mixamatosis
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I've never had a car or driven, nor has my husband. We're a no car family. Reply #6. Nov 20 17, 2:50 PM |
SisterSeagull
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I was a surprisingly good shot with a rifle when my eyesight was a lot younger... At Bisley Ranges during the 1970s I could regularly manage a seven inch group at 800 yards with a .30 calibre rifle; nowadays I could just about manage an 800 inch group at seven yards LOL Reply #7. Nov 20 17, 3:16 PM |
daver852
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I was an extra in the parade scene in "Ferris Bueller's Day Off." Reply #8. Nov 21 17, 12:59 PM |
| Mixamatosis
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Daver. That's great. Hope it was an enjoyable experience. Reply #9. Nov 22 17, 1:20 PM |
sadwings
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When my spine was severed in a car accident in '91, I more or less made medical history. The surgeon who did surgery on me - one of the top-rated spinal surgeons in the nation at the time - told my family he had never seen a spinal fracture as bad as mine on anything that lived, and he would be using photos of my x-rays for teaching purposes for future surgeons. This was at the Medical Arts Hospital in Dallas, Texas. Reply #10. Feb 08 18, 8:49 AM |
| Mixamatosis
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Sadwings. That sounds scary. I hope you are well now with no after effects. Reply #11. Feb 09 18, 10:54 AM |
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Oh, yeah, I'm fine now, Mix. Just can't walk any more. :-p The fracture was pretty far down - T12 level - so it didn't affect me at all from the waist up. Been able to live alone and take care of myself ever since. One learns to adapt fairly quickly when they still have all of their upper body movement. I've gone bowling, played tennis and basketball, and I even have a trophy for being the top shooter on my pool team which I'm actually kind of proud of because I was the only player in a wheelchair in that particular league at that particular time. With me being able to do all of those things, I guess you could say that I was pretty lucky in a way. I've met lots of people confined to wheelchairs in the last 26 years who were a lot worse off than I am. Reply #12. Feb 10 18, 1:11 PM |
| Mixamatosis
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Sadwings. You sound like you are making the most of life which is the best thing to do. Reply #13. Feb 12 18, 4:23 PM |
| sadwings
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Yeah, I figure why let things you can't change drag you down? Why shortchange yourself even more? I guess the starting point to making the best of things whenever one has any kind of disabling or disfiguring accident happen to them is that they have to accept the hand that has been dealt to them and they just have to have the desire to move on and make the best of things. I can't even describe all the things that went through my mind when I woke up in a hospital bed and I was told I would never be able to walk again. I didn't believe it and I kept trying so hard to move my legs and even then I still thought it was going to be just temporary. Been a pretty tough road getting from there to where I am now, but every one of us can achieve amazing things as long as we have that desire to learn what our new abilities and limitations are and the desire to adapt and grow. Reply #14. Feb 13 18, 7:05 AM |
Skyflyerjen
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sadwings: that is very inspirational. You should be so proud of your accomplishments! What a life you've lived and are still living. For me, I grew up watching a few musicals (Calamity Jane, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, The Unsinkable Molly Brown) yet... I despise musicals. Reply #15. Feb 15 18, 10:25 AM |
| Mixamatosis
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My husband still has a suit that his parents bought him when he was 16 and it still fits him. He occasionally wears it to formal events (christenings, weddings, funerals). Reply #16. Mar 09 18, 11:03 AM |
UmberWunFayun
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I was born with teeth and a full pelt of fine, but substantial hair all over my body. My childhood nickname was J-Bear because not only did I look like a little animal when I arrived, I also made noises like a hungry bear cub. The teeth I have now are my third set, I lost the original ones shortly before my 'normal' milk teeth erupted. Reply #17. Apr 12 19, 3:04 AM |
| Mixamatosis
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That's unusual. I've never heard of that before except in relation to what was said about Richard III but many people think that was made up. Perhaps it wasn't after all. I wish we could regrow teeth. Reply #18. Apr 13 19, 7:44 AM |
| UmberWunFayun
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It's rare, apparently, but not as rare as you might think. I'm positive I wont get any more teeth after these; I'm a weirdo, but I'm not a shark! Actually, I'm a second generation mutant. My mum was born with a caul, which is a full hood of skin covering a baby's face and head, connected to the chest, back and shoulders. After the delivery team cut it free, they gave it to my grandmother to keep. My mum still has it, folded up in an old envelope. Reply #19. Apr 13 19, 12:52 PM |
| Mixamatosis
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Your family does seem special. Reply #20. Apr 14 19, 3:28 AM |
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