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OldBaldy1701E

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Thu Aug 14, 2025, 08:43 AM

Aug 14

Being a guitar player gave me some great finger dexterity.

Nowadays, I can barely do that without pain or what you describe.

That 'trigger finger' thing is going to be the death of me. Losing the ability to even close your hand properly is devastating to someone who used them so much.

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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