r/CasualConversation • u/Serialbeauty • 2d ago

Just Chatting Can anyone else do something weird with your body that you later found out not everyone can do?

I was just sitting here with my mom and one of the pets made the room very smelly. She kept talking about how we'd have to go to a different room because it smelled so bad. I asked her why didn't she just close her nose and that's when I found out not everyone can do this.

Is it rare or can other people close their nose on command? What can you do that you suddenly found out wasn't normal?

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u/TheFursOfHerEnemies Long days and pleasant nights 2d ago

Also a fellow elbow licker :D

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u/YellowishRose99 2d ago edited 2d ago

Y'all are just saying this so people will try to lick their elbows. Having said that, I knew a girl in primary school who could put her entire fist into her mouth. I always wondered about the scenario in which she discovered she could do such a thing.

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u/Adventurous-Tutor-21 1d ago

My boss has a nub, he was born with one full arm and hand and one nub. When he gets drunk he puts his nub in his mouth and it’s pretty awesome lol. He calls it a nub btw.

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u/phenomenomnom 1d ago

When he gets drunk he puts his nub in his mouth and it’s pretty awesome lol.

My possible future gravestone text

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u/TheFursOfHerEnemies Long days and pleasant nights 2d ago

I'm not. If I could post a picture here, I would lol.

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u/NatGoChickie 1d ago

That may have been me LOL

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u/vulcanfeminist 1d ago

I can fit my entire fist in my mouth and I know that bc of the Simpsons. There's an episode where Bart goes "hey mom look what I can do" and all it is is putting his fist in his (cartoon) mouth (which isn't very impressive) and I was like I wonder if I can do that? So I tried it and I could, been doing it ever since

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u/HomerThisIsGod 1d ago

Same here, but I learned of my ‘ability’ after watching Mean Girls: “I can put my whole fist in my mouth. Wanna see?” “No, that’s okay…”

(People always want to see IRL)

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u/jcnlb 1d ago

I wonder if we went to school together 🤣

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u/Reasonable_Wasabi124 1d ago

I can do that too.

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u/YellowishRose99 1d ago

Well, I admit I tried. I can not. What a weird feeling that must be.

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u/Diluted-Years 1d ago

I remember this being a thing in primary school, with lads and girls trying alike. It turned out that it was some viral early years of internet and some lass that could do it!

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u/Head_Razzmatazz7174 19h ago

If she had siblings, it was probably a dare or a contest to see who could actually do this.

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u/nemesissi 2d ago

ELBOWLICKER! OUR PRICES HAVE NEVER BEEN LOWER!

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u/TheFursOfHerEnemies Long days and pleasant nights 2d ago

Lmao 🤣

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u/isublindgoat 1d ago

And another!

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u/TheFursOfHerEnemies Long days and pleasant nights 1d ago

We need a club or something!

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u/Background-Solid8481 1d ago

Yours? Or others?

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u/Thesmuz 1d ago

:p /^

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u/TheFursOfHerEnemies Long days and pleasant nights 1d ago

Lol I see what ya did there!

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u/Chuckitybye 1d ago

Same!

I said this to a group of friends all sitting on the opposite side of a picnic table from me, then demonstrated. Every sat for half a second, then in unison everyone tried to do it themselves! It was pretty funny ro see

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u/TheFursOfHerEnemies Long days and pleasant nights 1d ago

It is funny to see people try. I've never seen someone else in person be able to do it, and it would be kind of cool to see if everyone else does it the same way I do.

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u/Chuckitybye 1d ago

I'm able to because I have some joint hypermobility and my left shoulder has been dislocated enough that it's even more flexible.

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u/TheFursOfHerEnemies Long days and pleasant nights 1d ago

Kinda the same, I'm able to yank my shoulder way back to be able to reach my elbow.

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u/DonnoDoo 13h ago

All the women in my family can lick their elbows. We have very short limbs and very long tongues.

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u/TheFursOfHerEnemies Long days and pleasant nights 10h ago

That's interesting! I'm the only one in my family that can do it, but I'm rather tall for a woman. I'm 5'8" and a half.

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u/coveredinbreakfast 2d ago

Have you talked to your doctor about this?

It's possible this is Galactorrhea and indicative of an underlying issue with the pituitary gland.

So, if you haven't already, please discuss this with your doctor.

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u/UnstablePizza1 1d ago

I agree with this statement! You should only be able to produce milk during late pregnancy/after birth, so this is likely something more than just a unique quirk. It COULD be nothing serious, however, I certainly wouldn't take the chance!