Can you do any of the following--fold your tongue sideway, wink, whistle, wiggle your ears. or snap fingers? I can do

[debm55]

the tongue fold and whistle. What about you? Pick as many as you can or add to the list.

[Freddie]

1. I can't snap my fingers

I can try, but it’s a silent snap

[debm55]

2. Thank you Freddie. That's a good one.

[ProfessorGAC]

6. I Can Snap All 4 Fingers On Both Hands

The little finger is hard. Hand has to be set in a perfect position.
The others are easy for me. Or were. I have trigger finger in both ring fingers, so if I snap that one, the knucklcan stay locked in the clenched position.

[debm55]

26. Wow, that is great. That you ProfessorGAC for sharing.

[OldBaldy1701E]

67. Yep.

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.

[ProfessorGAC]

68. Fortunately, It Doesn't Affect...

...my piano playing. Has affected guitar though.
If it gets bad enough, I'll look into the corticosteroid shot.

[OldBaldy1701E]

69. True.

My main issue is not my fingers. It is the loss in my entire reason for living.

Performing was my life. I have no life now.

It sucks. I am tired of it.

[soldierant]

57. Me too. But I used to be able to make a pretty crisp sound.

At 80 that's gone. As is most of whistling. I can reach three notes spaning one whole scale step and that's it now. But I can still wink.

[LogDog75]

3. I can fold my tongue sideways, wink, whistle, and wiggle my ears

the only thing is my whistling isn’t very good. I never figured out how to whistle with my fingers in my mouth.

One thing I can do is while wearing shoes is walk on the tip of my toes.

[debm55]

5. You are amazing, LogDog75, thank you.

[electric_blue68]

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

[ProfessorGAC]

4. Wink & Whistle, Yes

The others, no.
Around 3 in 4 people can roll their tongue. I'm the 4th one.

[debm55]

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

[stopdiggin]

7. no winking?

I didn't realize this was a 'special' skill?
How ever did you end up married ... ? Doesn't somebody have to wink .. At least once .. ?

[debm55]

10. HAHAHHAHAHA. I don't think so neither one of us can wink.

[electric_blue68]

51. Wow, never heard of anyone Not being able to wink.

[Jilly_in_VA]

9. Everything but

wiggle my ears.

[debm55]

13. Thank you very much, Jilly_in_VA. You are wonderful.

[2MuchNoise]

11. Everything but the ears.

[debm55]

14. That's wonderful, 2MuchNoise. The ears are a hard one.

[50 Shades Of Blue]

12. I can wink and snap! Wish I could whistle but have never been able to.

[debm55]

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

[SheltieLover]

16. Can't fold tongue sideways and not good at whistling

[debm55]

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

[SheltieLover]

18. Awwwww, thanks, Deb. So are you!

[sdfernando]

19. Everything but wiggle my ears...but I can, and it may sound gross,

but I can touch the tip of my nose with my tongue.

[debm55]

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

[sdfernando]

30. Its supposed to make you very popular

for "certain" activites!

[karynnj]

20. All except wiggling ears

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.

[debm55]

25. Thank you very much, karynnj. Folding your tongue is genetic.

[MuseRider]

21. Cannot wriggle my ears.

All the rest I can easily do but those ears will not move!

[debm55]

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

[tblue37]

23. I can do them all, and also raise one eyebrow like Spock.

[electric_blue68]

52. Ha! 😄👍

[debm55]

59. Thank you, tblue37. Excellent. You have talent.

[WestMichRad]

24. I'm not divulging my talents...

… until I have a paid audience!

[debm55]

28. HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHH. Thank you WestMichRad for making me laugh.

[pandr32]

29. I tried and tried to whistle--no use.

My twin brother could, but not me. I can curl my tongue and braid my fingers, though!

[debm55]

60. You are one talented poster, pandr32.

[Conjuay]

31. If I could do all those things I would

Rent myself out as a sideshow!

[debm55]

61. HAHAHHHAHA. Thank you Conjuay. Can you do one of them?

[JoseBalow]

32. Simultaneously?

[debm55]

63. But, but ,but, JoseBalow, you didn't say what you could do.

[JoseBalow]

65. Hmm, let's see...

I can curl my tongue, wink, whistle, and snap my fingers, but not fold my tongue sideways or wiggle my ears. There's also a trick I can do when you pull my finger, but I'll save that talent for another thread...

[DFW]

33. I tried some of that

After folding my ears and snapping them sideways, I gave up.

[debm55]

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

[DFW]

66. NOW she tells me........

After spending hours contorting my face trying to all that….

[debm55]

76. HAHAHAHAH. Oh you. Thanks DFW.

[TommieMommy]

34. I can snap my fingers

[debm55]

36. Congratulations, TommieMommy. I am so proud of you.

[CTyankee]

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

I can't imagine that anybody can wiggle their ears or fold their tong sideways.

[debm55]

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

earlobes. Thank you for sharing CTyankee.

[debm55]

40. PS,,,,A Widow's Peak is also genetic

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[CTyankee]

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

[debm55]

71. Thank you. Typo. I fixed it,

[malthaussen]

37. You forgot "raise one eyebrow." Many people can't raise just one.

Fortunately, I can whistle. And I love Lauren Bacall.

-- Mal

[debm55]

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

[AllaN01Bear]

42. hehe. how about both.

[debm55]

74. I can do that, Bear, HAHAHHAHAh

[electric_blue68]

53. Stephen Colbert can.

👍

[CTyankee]

72. I know and I loved it when he did that...

[AllaN01Bear]

41. snap fingers . used to be able to whistle . not any more. :(

[debm55]

45. Excellent, Bear.

[AllaN01Bear]

43. do the vulcan salute with a very arthritic hand .

[debm55]

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

[AllaN01Bear]

48. they had to glue deforest kellys hand . :)

[debm55]

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

[AllaN01Bear]

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

taught me to roll mrrrrrs .

[debm55]

47. HAHAHAHHAH. I remember that.Thank you ,Bear

[electric_blue68]

54. i can only do it with the commercial's phrase....

"Rrrrruffles have rrrrrridges.".
😄

[debm55]

58. HAHHAAHAHAHHAHAHAH. Thank you electric_blue68

[electric_blue68]

55. All, except ear wiggles, and single eyebrow lift...

Fingersnaps all 4 but only sound on
LH middle, and ring fingers.
RH - middle finger.

[debm55]

77. Thank you very much, electric_blue68

[WmChris]

56. All of the above

But not all at the same time.

[debm55]

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

[justaprogressive]

73. Pat my head

rub my tummy!

[debm55]

75. HAHAHAhah That's funny. Thank you very much, justaprogressive.

[surfered]

78. I can put my right hand in

I can put my right hand out
I can put my right hand in
And I can shake it all about.

I can do the hokey pokey and turn my self around
That's what it's all about.

[debm55]

79. HAHAHAHAHH. Thank you surfered.

[rsdsharp]

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

[debm55]

81. Thank you very much, rsesharp. Congratulations to you.

[Ilsa]

82. I don't have the gene for tongue rolls (trills), but I can

curl it lengthwise. (I have the gene for that.) I can raise one eyebrow, snap my fingers. I can whistle, but not the loud, shrill, taxi-calling whistle.

[debm55]

83. Thank you very much and Congratulations, Lisa.

[catbyte]

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

but I can't do that either.

[debm55]

85. Oh you.hahahahahhahhaha. Thank you catbyte.