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What's an unexpected skill you have? (lemmy.world)
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I mean, what's something you can do that people are like, "really? You know how to do that?"

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[–] 66 points 1 year ago* (12 children)

I'm a tall burly cisman so people are always surprised that I know how to sew. I mostly hand-mend my clothes but I made my own pants in high school when I had access to a sewing machine.

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  • [–] 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

    sewing is mine also. I don't think I've talked to a single person in the 15 years I've been sewing that hasn't reacted with shock to some degree or another upon finding out.

    i like repairing clothes and making backpacks.

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  • [–] 10 points 1 year ago

    Hand-sewing is my "something to occupy my hands while watching tv" hobby. I usually take shirts that I buy at a thrift store and customize them (side panels to make them fit better, add lacy pieces, etc.).

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago (6 children)

    I can sew, although I kind of hate it. Sewing is an essential skill if you own a sailboat and have no money.

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  • [–] 11 points 1 year ago (5 children)

    "own a sailboat and have no money" that's a redundant statement :]

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    I think that would be antithetical, or paradoxical. Redundant means superfluous (=more than is necessary)

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  • [–] 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    See the common conception of boat owners is that they're rich. And they certainly might start out that way. But a boat is a hole in the ocean into which money is thrown, and thus boat owners quickly become not rich

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago

    Sewing seems like a good hobby for anybody who likes to work with their hands. In my 20s my housemate let me borrow her sewing machine to put together a thinsulate jacket from a Frostline kit. It was a blast, but that was the last sewing I ever did.

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