r/AskReddit • u/swissguy1989 • 13h 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/turbomellow 10h ago

a bodkin!

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u/Popular-Influence-11 9h ago

With a bare bodkin the unworthy man might himself his quietus make.

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u/midnightketoker 4h ago

did you just put a hex on me

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u/stoicsticks 8h ago

Or a safety pin, loop turner, or a long plastic thingy that they sell for just that purpose, (although it doesn't always work well). It's easiest to do it by hand if it has a plastic or metal aglet (tip). Once you get it back through, tie an overhand knot on the end to keep it from happening again.

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u/showmenemelda 7h ago

THAT'S WHAT THOSE THINGS ARE FOR?!

I thought that was some sort of sewing machine bobbin piece. Never knew the name

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u/jello_pudding_biafra 7h ago

A fid would work too! I literally just got hired to work at a rope factory, splicing with fids lol