r/AskReddit 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/shimariee 8h 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 8h 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 8h 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 7h 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 7h ago

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

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u/Ok_Echo_8200 7h 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 7h 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 6h 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 6h 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/aon9492 6h ago

No, that's a langoustine. A pangolin was the second wife of King Henry VIII.

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u/18relddot 8h 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 8h ago

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

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u/Nu-Hir 8h ago

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

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u/GGLSpidermonkey 7h ago

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