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In reply to the discussion: Post an embarrassing admission. Here's mine: [View all]Kaleva
(36,360 posts)23. I never learned the multiplication table nor can I convert fractions to decimals and vice versa
I don't know how to add, subtract or multiply fractions. I don't know the names of some of the punctuation marks and when one would use them. I thank God for Spell Check. I don't know the birthdays of my parents, siblings, step-children or grandchildren.
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Ooooh, I can see those circles but I also could never see those hidden 3D images. My
Nay
Nov 2017
#3
Lol! Well we did it out on the grounds. Near a long hedge if I remember correctly.
cwydro
Nov 2017
#34
That is too cool...glad there are persons out their with my same inflections! (infections?)
angstlessk
Nov 2017
#20
I never learned the multiplication table nor can I convert fractions to decimals and vice versa
Kaleva
Nov 2017
#23
Me, too. They terrified me, especially after seeing a 3-D movie featuring them.
Glorfindel
Nov 2017
#57
when I was a kid I thought before a certain time everything was in black and white
mucifer
Nov 2017
#137
I can't see those hidden images either. My sister only had to glance at them
Glorfindel
Nov 2017
#51
I did not know until last year that when you turned a screw that turning it right would consistently
seaglass
Nov 2017
#58
I learned that phrase a year ago. I must have been absent from school the day they taught that.n/t
seaglass
Nov 2017
#79
Yeah, but is those guys drinking coffee and smoking cigars that make me a leftist!
GulfCoast66
Nov 2017
#115
I am the worst home owner in the world - and apparently don't know compound words
trixie2
Nov 2017
#71
While giving a speech on the steps of the South Carolina statehouse for gay pride...
Behind the Aegis
Nov 2017
#73
I often use a knife and fork to eat pizza, and I'm completely unrepentant and don't even care!
NBachers
Nov 2017
#76
My grandparents (Scottish) used to eat (open) sandwiches using a knife and fork.
SwissTony
Nov 2017
#90
The first time I ever tried to say "cacophony" aloud, I pronounced it "cack-o-phony."
Orrex
Nov 2017
#82
I get a chuckle out of that. I once heard a guy ordering Chablis wine- "Chab-liss"
NBachers
Nov 2017
#91
LOL. In junior high, a friend was giving a presentation in front of the whole school
Orrex
Nov 2017
#98
I like to loudly rap Eminem songs while I'm driving. I'm a 36 year old white woman.
Luciferous
Nov 2017
#100
i don't get those 3d things either, but then i can't see w/ 3d glasses either.
pansypoo53219
Nov 2017
#119
I had a crush on Ivanka, back before the plastic surgery and when she was dating musicians
emulatorloo
Nov 2017
#140