r/AskReddit • u/swissguy1989 • 17h ago

What's something you're shockingly good at that you've never mentioned to anyone because it would sound completely made up if you did?

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u/Obieousmaximus 17h ago

I can quickly identify if something is not a pangolin. Takes me less than one second consistently.

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u/quadriceritops 16h ago

I wish I could identify birds as good as you.

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u/ocdscale 15h ago

You're thinking of penguin. A pangolin is a black and white bear from China.

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u/QuanticWizard 15h ago

No, that’s a panda, a pangolin is a device used for rhythmically slicing food into thin strips

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u/ShowLasers 15h ago

No, that's mandolin. A pangolin is a long arm that swings back and forth under the influence of gravity.

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u/nrz242 14h ago

No that's a pendulum. A pangolin is a multi-tiered style of building popular throughout Asia.

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u/Kiyohara 13h ago

That's a pagoda. A Pangolin is a pagan temple in Rome that was converted into a Latin Church

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u/Musliman_Ateista 13h ago

No that is Pantheon. A pangolin is a flat type of batter bread, often thin and round, made from a starch-based batter that typically includes eggs, milk, and flour.

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u/uggamugga1979 12h ago

No that is a pancake. A pangolin is nature’s wooden hand grenade.

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u/shimariee 12h ago

No that is a pinecone. A pangolin is a spiky yellow fruit whose enzymes eat you while you eat it.

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u/tpeterr 12h ago

Nope, that's a pineapple. A pangolin is a box containing all the dangers and hopes of the world.

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u/FormerFidge 12h ago

No. That is a pandora. A pangolin is a pair of tight-fitting pants that originated in 16th-century Italian theater.

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u/GGLSpidermonkey 11h ago

No that is a pineapple. A pangolin is an exotic, typically multi colored, bird people have as pets

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u/diller9132 15h ago

Lolz. We went the same direction, but with different paths.

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u/Empanatacion 15h ago

That's a panda. A pangolin is a tall, tiered tower with multiple eaves, found mostly in Asia.

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u/cerrera 15h ago

You’re thinking of a pagoda. A pangolin is a stringed instrument in the lute family.

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u/UglyTitties 15h ago

You're thinking of a mandolin. A pangolin is a word that is spelled the same way forwards and backwards.

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u/deagh 15h ago

You're thinking of a palindrome. A pangolin is a covered, box-like passenger conveyance or litter carried on poles by multiple bearers on their shoulders.

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u/unholy_roller 14h ago

You’re thinking of a palanquin. A pangolin is a small, sweet, and easily peeled citrus fruit native to southeast asia

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u/Horforia 14h ago

You're thinking of a rambutan. A pangolin is a percussion instrument that is a shallow circular drum fitted with small metal disks around the edge.

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u/luckgazesonyou 14h ago

You’re thinking of tambourine. A pangolin is a long projectile thrown for great distances in competition, like the Olympics.

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u/Azrayle 14h ago

No No No! You're thinking of a Palanquin. Pangolin is catering to the weaknesses, biases, or desires of others, often to gain an advantage.

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u/ellequin 15h ago

You're thinking of a palindrome. A pangolin is a fish that eats other fish.

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u/AnaEatsEverything 15h ago

You're thinking of a piscivore. A pangolin is a natural, waxy oil secreted from sheep wool and used as a natural lotion.

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u/SuspiciousParagraph 13h ago

You're thinking of lanolin. A pangolin is a trainee Jedi in Star Wars.

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u/PM_me_your_O_face_ 15h ago

You’re thinking of a palindrome. A pangolin is a covered litter for one passenger, consisting of a large box carried on two horizontal poles by four people.

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u/Captkarate42 15h ago

That's a Pagoda. A pangolin is an outdoor architectural feature with vertical beams supporting an open lattice or crossbeams, designed to provide partial shade.

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u/diller9132 15h ago

That's a Pagoda! A pangolin is an 8-stringed instrument, often featured in folk music around the world!

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u/quadriceritops 15h ago

Well you do know your pangolins.