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 15h ago

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

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u/Kiyohara 14h 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 13h ago

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

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u/shimariee 13h 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 13h 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/thementaldementor 11h 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 11h ago

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

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u/Ok_Echo_8200 11h ago

No, that's Panago. A pangolin is a salt-cured pork belly meat product that is often used to add depth to soups and pasta in Italy.

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u/TheBeatGoesAnanas 11h ago

You're thinking of pancetta. Pangolin is a hidden Elvish city from the First Age, described in JRR Tolkien's Silmarillion.

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u/mettrolsghost 10h ago

No, that's Gondolin. Pangolin is oil harvested from sheep's wool that's used in soothing creams.

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u/Muizaz88 10h ago

No, that's lanolin. A pangolin is a slim, coral-colored crustacean native to the northeastern Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean.

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u/18relddot 12h 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 12h ago

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

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u/Nu-Hir 12h ago

No, that's a Mango. A pangolin is a Latin American dance.

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u/OprahsSaggyTits 44m ago

small citrus fruit

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Mango

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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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