We're not talking about big drastic ones, like confessing to the Sri Lankan blogosphere that you once had a little game of hide the sausage with your great Aunt. No, I mean "slightly" embarrassing.
I'll start the ball rolling by telling you that I can't whistle. Never have I been able to do that whole pursing of the lips, making some movement with my tongue and chucking out a pleasant sounding melody thing that Otis Elevator and all those other chaps can do without having to even think about it.
I can do one where I ram two fingers into my mouth and attract the attention of some stranger on the other side of a medium sized town, that's easy enough. It has its uses but it's no good whatsoever when I feel a need to casually get out the melody to Sweet Caroline by Neil Diamond, or perhaps Song Sung Blue.
But, get me to make that pointy cone shape with my mouth and, try as I might, with all the different tongue positions I can think of, it's just a stream of silent air that comes gushing out.
What's your slightly embarrassing secret?
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I can't ride a bike.
Are you starting to run a blackmail racket or something?
well i can whistle but can't manage the "one-where-I-ram-two-fingers-into-my-mouth-and-attract-the-attention" thing.
how to do it, really? i'm dyin' to learn :)
Fear of heights! (Acrophobia I think they call it)
I’ve tried my best to conquer it in my younger days (by climbing trees, climbing on to my roof, etc.). But never got over it. Any elevation beyond 15 feet and my legs start to wobble.
PS: I can whistle using my tongue and the lips but never mastered the fingers-in-the-mouth whistle. It certainly would be handy during the big-match season here in SL.
In the spirit of confession, I confess I can not dance..Meaning I have two left feet ....I fell embarassed and know that I move rather slopply when do that. Even when I am drunk , I notice this. I have trampled feet , kneed girls on the crotch . Hit the couple dancing next to me....And this is during slow songs.
Ha ha.. I'm the exact opposite.. can whistle to a decent tune.. but jab two fingers in all i get is air blowing through with no sound.. I figured this was harder than the plain ol whistle..
hmm so does that qualify as my embarrassing secret?
Darwin - Ever watch "Friends"?
Dili - Tht's my other embarrasing secret!
Nirma and Chaarmax - I'll show you mine if you show me yours
Anon - same for me. And most Sri Lankan men when I think of it.
Bimal - So, if you were stuck up a tall tree you'd never be able to attract the attention of a passer by for many reasosn. Nightmare!
Ah well in that case.. ;)
I confess that apart from the blowing-air-with-2-finger and double-left-footed-contortions mentioned above I am incapable of surviving in an aquatic environment with a depth greater than 6ft.
I cant swim.
Dili - I only learnt to swim about 3 years' ago and it's not one of my strongest skills by any means.
I have a mild addiction to mushy peas on toast
I can watch documentaries only on Tuesdays
I suck at almost all sports...so much for being a guy!
i am unhealthily obsessed with Calvin & Hobbes
I have never been to Kumana aka Yala East National Park or any part of the Eastern province.
I'm scared of beggars.
i am a naturally clumsy yet fidgety person. i have managed to trip over my two feet while trying not to fidget i.e i have tripped by just trying to stand still. happens on a daily basis, and all my friends are used to it by now. its fun seeing strangers try not to laugh at me though...
I pretend I was a swimmer in school but can't swim to save my life!
As constable Goody would say… “Ohhh.. you are soooo mean!”
I positively hate people picking off MY plate of food.... for whatever reason!!!
My GOD!!! Getting these secrets out of people was way too easy!
Bowling: I'm scared that either my fingers will be snapped right off, or that I will be dragged behind the ball!
I know your dirty little secret! :P Plus I know what you did last summer... :P
i hate parippu...and string hoppers...
yet i'm still sri lankan..that's embarrassing enough
Confab - I gasp with amazement. Two of my favourite foods. Our dinner date is cancelled!
I am in love with kottu, even though it invariably gives me the most terrible bowel movements
RD, do you have a database of Sri Lankan bloggers with all these details for whatever weird reasons?
Sach - I'm building it. So far it covers embarrassing things, things that make people happy and thoughts about sex. I will be putting the database on ebay in the near future.
I don't have a driver's license.
I know... I know...
i have a boyfriend but he is a really bad kisser and i dumped him last night ad now that i think of it..... i think that i dumped him for that reason only.....
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