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karynnj

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20. All except wiggling ears

Wed Aug 13, 2025, 01:56 PM

Aug 13

Decades ago, one of my daughters learned that some people could fold their tongues. As she could, she tested her two sisters who could. Then me. I could. Then my husband who tried really hard, but absolutely couldn't.

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Can you do any of the following--fold your tongue sideway, wink, whistle, wiggle your ears. or snap fingers? I can do [View all] debm55 Aug 13 OP

I can't snap my fingers Freddie Aug 13 #1

Thank you Freddie. That's a good one. debm55 Aug 13 #2

I Can Snap All 4 Fingers On Both Hands ProfessorGAC Aug 13 #6

Wow, that is great. That you ProfessorGAC for sharing. debm55 Aug 13 #26

Yep. OldBaldy1701E Aug 14 #67

Fortunately, It Doesn't Affect... ProfessorGAC Aug 14 #68

True. OldBaldy1701E Aug 14 #69

Me too. But I used to be able to make a pretty crisp sound. soldierant Aug 13 #57

I can fold my tongue sideways, wink, whistle, and wiggle my ears LogDog75 Aug 13 #3

You are amazing, LogDog75, thank you. debm55 Aug 13 #5

Oh, my mom could do a loud fingers in mourh whistle! Not me. electric_blue68 Aug 13 #50

Wink & Whistle, Yes ProfessorGAC Aug 13 #4

Thank you ProfessorGAC , That is still great. Rolling your tongue is based on heredity. debm55 Aug 13 #8

no winking? stopdiggin Aug 13 #7

HAHAHHAHAHA. I don't think so neither one of us can wink. debm55 Aug 13 #10

Wow, never heard of anyone Not being able to wink. electric_blue68 Aug 13 #51

Everything but Jilly_in_VA Aug 13 #9

Thank you very much, Jilly_in_VA. You are wonderful. debm55 Aug 13 #13

Everything but the ears. 2MuchNoise Aug 13 #11

That's wonderful, 2MuchNoise. The ears are a hard one. debm55 Aug 13 #14

I can wink and snap! Wish I could whistle but have never been able to. 50 Shades Of Blue Aug 13 #12

Well you can do two of them. that's pretty good. 50 Shades of Blue. debm55 Aug 13 #15

Can't fold tongue sideways and not good at whistling SheltieLover Aug 13 #16

Thank you very much, SheltieLover. But you are a treasure to have on DU debm55 Aug 13 #17

Awwwww, thanks, Deb. So are you! SheltieLover Aug 13 #18

Everything but wiggle my ears...but I can, and it may sound gross, sdfernando Aug 13 #19

Get out. I never knew anyone that could do that. Thank you, sdfernando for sharing. debm55 Aug 13 #27

Its supposed to make you very popular sdfernando Aug 13 #30

All except wiggling ears karynnj Aug 13 #20

Thank you very much, karynnj. Folding your tongue is genetic. debm55 Aug 13 #25

Cannot wriggle my ears. MuseRider Aug 13 #21

Me either, MuseRider. I had some students that had the ability to wiggle their ears. It was funny. debm55 Aug 13 #22

I can do them all, and also raise one eyebrow like Spock. tblue37 Aug 13 #23

Ha! 😄👍 electric_blue68 Aug 13 #52

Thank you, tblue37. Excellent. You have talent. debm55 Aug 13 #59

I'm not divulging my talents... WestMichRad Aug 13 #24

HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHH. Thank you WestMichRad for making me laugh. debm55 Aug 13 #28

I tried and tried to whistle--no use. pandr32 Aug 13 #29

You are one talented poster, pandr32. debm55 Aug 13 #60

If I could do all those things I would Conjuay Aug 13 #31

HAHAHHHAHA. Thank you Conjuay. Can you do one of them? debm55 Aug 13 #61

Simultaneously? JoseBalow Aug 13 #32

But, but ,but, JoseBalow, you didn't say what you could do. debm55 Aug 13 #63

Hmm, let's see... JoseBalow Aug 13 #65

I tried some of that DFW Aug 13 #33

Oh you. That's why you can't do it. Reread the OP. You only have to do one. debm55 Aug 13 #62

NOW she tells me........ DFW Aug 14 #66

HAHAHAHAH. Oh you. Thanks DFW. debm55 Aug 14 #76

I can snap my fingers TommieMommy Aug 13 #34

Congratulations, TommieMommy. I am so proud of you. debm55 Aug 13 #36

I can wink, whistle and snap fingers. 3 out of 5 ain't bad. CTyankee Aug 13 #35

Well, I can fold my tongue sideways.. It's a genetic thing, so not everyone can do it. Same with attached or unattached debm55 Aug 13 #38

PS,,,,A Widow's Peak is also genetic debm55 Aug 13 #40

i always heard it as "widow's peak." Odd anyway you say it... CTyankee Aug 14 #70

Thank you. Typo. I fixed it, debm55 Aug 14 #71

You forgot "raise one eyebrow." Many people can't raise just one. malthaussen Aug 13 #37

HAHAHHAH. That's because I can't do it, Thank you, Mal debm55 Aug 13 #39

hehe. how about both. AllaN01Bear Aug 13 #42

I can do that, Bear, HAHAHHAHAh debm55 Aug 14 #74

Stephen Colbert can. electric_blue68 Aug 13 #53

I know and I loved it when he did that... CTyankee Aug 14 #72

snap fingers . used to be able to whistle . not any more. :( AllaN01Bear Aug 13 #41

Excellent, Bear. debm55 Aug 13 #45

do the vulcan salute with a very arthritic hand . AllaN01Bear Aug 13 #43

Great , Bear. I tried once to do it . It was a no go. debm55 Aug 13 #46

they had to glue deforest kellys hand . :) AllaN01Bear Aug 13 #48

I didn't know that. Kind of what they would have to do to me. debm55 Aug 13 #49

roll your rs ??? cat woman on the 1060s live action tv show batman (lee merryweather ) indirectly AllaN01Bear Aug 13 #44

HAHAHAHHAH. I remember that.Thank you ,Bear debm55 Aug 13 #47

i can only do it with the commercial's phrase.... electric_blue68 Aug 13 #54

HAHHAAHAHAHHAHAHAH. Thank you electric_blue68 debm55 Aug 13 #58

All, except ear wiggles, and single eyebrow lift... electric_blue68 Aug 13 #55

Thank you very much, electric_blue68 debm55 Aug 14 #77

All of the above WmChris Aug 13 #56

Congratulations, WmChris. You didn't need to do at the same time. debm55 Aug 13 #64

Pat my head justaprogressive Aug 14 #73

HAHAHAhah That's funny. Thank you very much, justaprogressive. debm55 Aug 14 #75

I can put my right hand in surfered Aug 14 #78

HAHAHAHAHH. Thank you surfered. debm55 Aug 14 #79

I can do all of them, but what I call whistling is stretching a point a looooong way. rsdsharp Aug 14 #80

Thank you very much, rsesharp. Congratulations to you. debm55 Aug 14 #81

I don't have the gene for tongue rolls (trills), but I can Ilsa Aug 14 #82

Thank you very much and Congratulations, Lisa. debm55 Aug 14 #83

I can't do any of those things except wink. I've always wanted to be able to raise one eyebrow, catbyte Aug 14 #84

Oh you.hahahahahhahhaha. Thank you catbyte. debm55 Aug 14 #85