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'''Don't be shy.''' Can you do something that other people find useful, entertaining, or impressive? Don't hide it under a bushel! Instead, post here. Put your proficiency in parentheses. Add new categories and skills as appropriate.
 
'''Don't be shy.''' Can you do something that other people find useful, entertaining, or impressive? Don't hide it under a bushel! Instead, post here. Put your proficiency in parentheses. Add new categories and skills as appropriate.
  
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This page was getting pretty big and hard to navigate/read/edit, so it's broken into categories. Consider this the "Miscellaneous Skills" section.
  
==Automotive Skills==
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See also:
  
===Drive Stick Shift===
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[[Students with language skills]]
  
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06emm Evan Miller] (maniacally)
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[[Students with automotive skills]]
  
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06dpr Daniel Rooney] (erratically)
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[[Students with body skills]]
  
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06bwd Brendan Dougherty] (smooth as shit out of a duck's ass)
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[[Students with computer skills]]
  
Joe Shoer '06 (proficiently)
 
  
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=07kfm Katie Montgomery] (could drive anything from a '82 Toyota Tercel to a forklift, or so she believes)
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==Animal Sounds, etc.==
  
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=07jmc Jessica Chung] (I learned in a week.)
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===Caveman Talk===
  
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=08sjp Samantha Peterson] (automatics are for women)
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[[Chris St.Cyr]]
  
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=07jyl Janey Waney Lee] (She doesn't even need to say anything.)
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===Dog Bark===
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Danny Fischler barks at cars, beeping alarms, and squirrels with nice legs.
  
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06ljw Leah Joy Weintraub] (In her other life, she actually is a race car driver.)
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[[Jono Dowse]] barks back at dogs that chase him on runs; they retreat in fear.
  
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06lc Lucy Cox-Chapman] (Knows the subtle sounds of the transmission better than you do)
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===Cat Meow===
  
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=07hmh Helena Harnik] (I have two driving licenses, one for each side of the road. Yeah that's right- I can use either hand to shift. That makes me 2x more stick-savvy than everyone else)
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Alexa Herlach and she does it often.
  
===Drive Really Fast In Reverse===
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[[Julianne Shelby]] is probably just actually a cat
  
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06dsf Danny Fischler] once pulled a k-turn, maxing at around 20mph, across the width of a freeway entrance.  With [http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06rmb Becky frickin' Burditt] in the back seat.  Ca-raaaaaazy.
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===Burping===
  
===Sweet Jumps===
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Samantha Peterson can burp the alphabet. Backwards.
  
===Change a Tire===
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===Unbelievably Frightening Subsonic Beast Voice===
  
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06dr David Rodriguez '06] has changed more than his fair share of tires and learned that salt+rust will effectively glue a wheel onto the axle. Solution? Wedge the flat edge of your hubcap-removal tool into the jammed area and whack the crap out of it with a hammer. Eventually, if you're lucky, that wheel will pop right off.
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[[Neal Holtschulte]]: enter Rangda.
  
===Jumpstart a Car===
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Liz Bacon can do some scary stuff. She has breathing issues. -Cat Vielma '09
  
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06dr David Rodriguez '06] has also had his fair share of car jumpstarts and knows not to connect the black plug to red and red plug to black. If you do, you will blow the battery fuse in your fusebox and burn out some expensive component in your car. Through his learning processes, he found just how costly it is to replace the stock amp that powers your stereo.
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==Circus Arts & other amazing feats==
  
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06ljw Leah Joy Weintraub] (but only if you ask nicely)
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===I can ride a unicycle!===
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Alex Ambros (the 1 in 2000 girl)
  
===Hotwire a Car===
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Elissa Brown (was in the same entry as Alex - what's the probability of ''that''?)
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Abby McBride can too!
  
===Get a Williams Van License -If I Wanted To-===
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Bryan Dragon can but doesn't want anybody to know about it.
  
==Oral Skills==
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===I can walk on my hands===
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[[Meredith Sopher]] thinks life is more fun upside down
  
===I can blow free-floating saliva bubbles===
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===I can slackline===
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06bwd Brendan Dougherty]
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Elissa Brown (shakily)
  
===I can curl my tongue into a W===
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Alex Ambros
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06emm Evan Miller]
 
  
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06dr David Rodriguez]
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Dave Kleinschmidt (if I'm lucky)
  
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=09les Leah Shoer]
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Evan Bick
  
===I can touch my tongue to my nose===
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Sean McKenzie (anywhere and everywhere)
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06bwd Brendan Dougherty]
 
  
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06lc Lucy Cox-Chapman]
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===I can juggle (balls, clubs, knives, flaming torches, etc.)===
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Alex Ambros (working on passing clubs)
  
===I can tie a piece of string in a knot in my mouth===
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Elissa Brown(see above. We'll get it eventually)
  
===I can remove one/all of my teeth===
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Ben Brooks (I can do everything listed in the title except "etc." Whatever that is...)
  
===I can eat iced cream without using my tongue/lips===
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Jason Ren (I can do everything listed AND Etc. I know what it is)
  
==Manual Skills==
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Robin Stewart (He's the master)
  
===I can snap my fingers by flipping my wrist===
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[[Jacob Eisler]] '04 says his one of his two major accomplishments in high school was learning to juggle.
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06emm Evan Miller] (right hand only)
 
  
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=07rb Ronit Bhattacharyya] (both hands)
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==Communication==
  
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=09jrd Jonathan Dahlberg] - amzingly well
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Margaret Pigman can read and write braille, and has a braille typewriter! And, and, and! Margaret takes class notes in Braille.
  
===I can pull my fingers back to touch the back of my hand===
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[[Diana Davis]] can write holding a pencil with her toes.
  
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=07jgc John Chatlos] can.
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[[Jonathan Landsman]] is the fastest two-finger typist there is, and can do so blindly.
  
==Other body skills==
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==Impressions==
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[[Joseph Gangestad]] can do an uncanny Gollum (Andy Serkis)
  
===I can dislocate my...===
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Dan Wollin can too.
  
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And Ralph Morrison (rare talent, it seems).
  
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Joe Shoer '06 can do Stitch <s>fairly okay</s> very well.
  
===I can dislocate your...===
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Danny Fischler '06 does a decent Donald Duck scream, but is limited to a rather crude vocabulary.
  
==Computer Languages==
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The entire [[Cross Country Running|cross country]] team imitates Pete Farwell with widely varying degrees of success and/or recognizability.
  
===Perl===
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==Luck==
 
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Lisetta Shah can find 4-leaf clovers pretty much just by looking down at the ground for a couple seconds, and sometimes without even that much effort.
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06cks Kai Steverson] (competent)
 
 
 
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06emm Evan Miller] (wizardly)
 
 
 
===Java===
 
 
 
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06dpr Daniel Rooney] (disgusting)
 
 
 
===Mathematica===
 
 
 
[[Daniel Klein '06|Daniel Klein]] (is too a real language)
 
 
 
[[Joe Shoer '06]] (it's my thesis, and I can do more with it than the math nerds can)
 
 
 
===PHP===
 
 
 
==Feats of Strength==
 
 
 
===I can benchpress my own weight in bad Christina Ricci movies===
 
 
 
==Object Tricks==
 
 
 
===I can swallow... (list object below)===
 
 
 
==Foreign Languages==
 
 
 
===Sign Language===
 
 
 
===Braille===
 
...is not a foreign language. It's just another way of writing English.
 
  
I don't know Braille, but I can spell it like nobody's business.
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Alex Ambros see above, plus those trippy five and six leaf ones
  
Auyon Mukharji knows braille. :.:.:.:: : :: : .. ::. I just said "Your mom's a fox".
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==Martial Arts/Small Arms==
 
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Michael Anthony Del Rio is surgical with a 12 gauge shotgun.
==Foreign Object Tricks==
 
 
 
==High Velocity Carbon Training==
 
 
 
==Luck==
 
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06lds Lisetta Shah]
 
can find 4-leaf clovers pretty much just by looking down at the ground for a couple seconds, and sometimes without even that much effort.
 
  
==Numchuck skills, computer hacking skills, bowhunting skills==
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Andrew Triska '10 learned to fire a handgun at age 4. He has yet to perfect it.
Girls only want boyfriends who have great ''skills''.
 

Latest revision as of 00:13, June 1, 2019

Don't be shy. Can you do something that other people find useful, entertaining, or impressive? Don't hide it under a bushel! Instead, post here. Put your proficiency in parentheses. Add new categories and skills as appropriate.

This page was getting pretty big and hard to navigate/read/edit, so it's broken into categories. Consider this the "Miscellaneous Skills" section.

See also:

Students with language skills

Students with automotive skills

Students with body skills

Students with computer skills


Animal Sounds, etc.

Caveman Talk

Chris St.Cyr

Dog Bark

Danny Fischler barks at cars, beeping alarms, and squirrels with nice legs.

Jono Dowse barks back at dogs that chase him on runs; they retreat in fear.

Cat Meow

Alexa Herlach and she does it often.

Julianne Shelby is probably just actually a cat

Burping

Samantha Peterson can burp the alphabet. Backwards.

Unbelievably Frightening Subsonic Beast Voice

Neal Holtschulte: enter Rangda.

Liz Bacon can do some scary stuff. She has breathing issues. -Cat Vielma '09

Circus Arts & other amazing feats

I can ride a unicycle!

Alex Ambros (the 1 in 2000 girl)

Elissa Brown (was in the same entry as Alex - what's the probability of that?)

Abby McBride can too!

Bryan Dragon can but doesn't want anybody to know about it.

I can walk on my hands

Meredith Sopher thinks life is more fun upside down

I can slackline

Elissa Brown (shakily)

Alex Ambros

Dave Kleinschmidt (if I'm lucky)

Evan Bick

Sean McKenzie (anywhere and everywhere)

I can juggle (balls, clubs, knives, flaming torches, etc.)

Alex Ambros (working on passing clubs)

Elissa Brown(see above. We'll get it eventually)

Ben Brooks (I can do everything listed in the title except "etc." Whatever that is...)

Jason Ren (I can do everything listed AND Etc. I know what it is)

Robin Stewart (He's the master)

Jacob Eisler '04 says his one of his two major accomplishments in high school was learning to juggle.

Communication

Margaret Pigman can read and write braille, and has a braille typewriter! And, and, and! Margaret takes class notes in Braille.

Diana Davis can write holding a pencil with her toes.

Jonathan Landsman is the fastest two-finger typist there is, and can do so blindly.

Impressions

Joseph Gangestad can do an uncanny Gollum (Andy Serkis)

Dan Wollin can too.

And Ralph Morrison (rare talent, it seems).

Joe Shoer '06 can do Stitch fairly okay very well.

Danny Fischler '06 does a decent Donald Duck scream, but is limited to a rather crude vocabulary.

The entire cross country team imitates Pete Farwell with widely varying degrees of success and/or recognizability.

Luck

Lisetta Shah can find 4-leaf clovers pretty much just by looking down at the ground for a couple seconds, and sometimes without even that much effort.

Alex Ambros see above, plus those trippy five and six leaf ones

Martial Arts/Small Arms

Michael Anthony Del Rio is surgical with a 12 gauge shotgun.

Andrew Triska '10 learned to fire a handgun at age 4. He has yet to perfect it.