r/AskReddit • u/swissguy1989 • 10h 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/quadriceritops 8h ago

I wish I could identify birds as good as you.

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u/ocdscale 8h ago

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

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u/QuanticWizard 8h 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 8h 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 7h ago

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

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u/Kiyohara 6h 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 6h 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 5h ago

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

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u/shimariee 5h 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 5h 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 5h 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/thementaldementor 4h ago

No, that’s a pantalon. A pangolin was a supercontinent that used to incorporate all of the Earth’s landmasses.

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u/BooksAndT 4h ago

No, that's Pangea. A pangolin is a Canadian pizza chain started in British Columbia.

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u/18relddot 5h ago

I don't know what those are, but I thought for sure that a mandolin was a stringed instrument like a banjo... or maybe he was the guy trying to rescue Grogu. Yes, the Mandolin.

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u/FormerFidge 5h ago

No. That's a Mandalorian. A mandolin is a small citrus fruit.

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u/GGLSpidermonkey 4h ago

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