I can’t find the “things you are bad at” thread so this will have to do. I recall advising the forum previously that one of the things I’m shite at is recognising people. Was reading about Prosopamnesia earlier and found a good test for this stuff.
Scored 58% on the first test and a healthier (but below average) 70% on the famous people test. Par is around 80-85% seemingly. I’m going to organise a TFK fundraiser for Prosopamnesia sufferers so if you take the test and score badly do let me know.
Will do the famous faces one later on but for the first one:
Out of 72 faces, you correctly identified [color=“blue”]65.
In other words, you got [color=“red”]90% correct.
Just did the other one
Out of 30 faces, you correctly identified [color=“blue”]28.
You were familiar with [color=“blue”]30 of the people in this test.
If we exclude the ones you were unfamiliar with, you got [color=“red”]93% correct.
Don’t read this if you haven’t taken it yet or if you can’t be bothered doing the test then fuck off.
I just couldn’t make out Tony Blair and Patrick Stewart from the way the faces were cut out. Bizarre.
Good scoring Flano. Couldn’t identify the 6 lads at all - once they were in the group together instead of showing you them every time.
I thought Tony Blair was Jerry Seinfeld.
I’m fairly sure the seven I got wrong in the first one came when you have the group of them together alright, some of the selections that they had were so similar it was extremely difficult to tell the difference.
"Results
Out of 30 faces, you correctly identified 30.
You were familiar with 30 of the people in this test.
If we exclude the ones you were unfamiliar with, you got 100% correct.
On our previous version of this test, the average person with normal face recognition was able to recognize about 85% of the faces they were familiar with. If you missed more than half of the faces you were familiar with, this may indicate face recognition difficulties.
For more information about face blindness and other face recognition difficulties, please go to www.faceblind.org.
Problems with this test? Questions or comment?"
BOOM
For the first one:
Out of 72 faces, you correctly identified 65.
In other words, you got 90% correct.
For the famous people one:
Out of 30 faces, you correctly identified 30.
You were familiar with 30 of the people in this test.
Second one is trickier than you would think. Blair, Oprah, and Seinfeld were the ones that took me longest to get. The first one felt like guess work when I got to the six faces part.
Got 93% on the Famous test.
Got 85% on the 2nd one.
Flano i think that deliberate that they look similar. 
I got 46 out of 72 (64%) on the first test and now I can’t get Noting Compares To You out of my head.
I’ll try the celebrity one later and report back. I expect to be shit at that too. I’m known for not recognising actors from shows I have watched regularly when they show up in something else (e.g. despite being an avid fan of Seinfeld, I failed to recognise George Costanza when he guest starred in an episode of Friends).
80% in the first one.
Couldnt be arsed typing in names for the second one.
57/72 =79% on the face recognition.
62/72 on the face recognition - 86%. That’s an A.
53% on the first one, just confirms what I already knew, am shite with faces.
73% in the second
You’re shite with faces and my shite is faeces.
Falling asleep at team meetings…
Fast asleep for last 20 minutes despite a large coffee only half an hour ago.
First test 90%
Second test 100%
Surprised Rod Stewart and Ronnie Wood weren’t included in the famous test though.
I have come to notice recently how good I am at not setting off the detectors in Airport Security amnd also navigating my way through it with ease…
+1
A useful technique I find is to place all loose change in the run up to going through in your jacket pocket, which doesn’t go through the metal detector. It also saves time afterwards trying to dig out all the coins from the plastic tray.
Luckily for Bandage he places all change in his wallet like a girl, so he doesn’t have that problem.
what a funboy!!
Continuing the things you’re bad at side of things as there is no specific thread on it.
I believe I’ve mentioned before that I’m awful at stopping people from talking when I’ve no idea what they’re talking about or when they’re wrong. Bandage posted about it anyway.
Had another example today anyway:
Rocko: Did I tell you my sister is pregnant?
Person A: No, is she? Deadly.
Rocko: Yeah.
Person A: When is it due?
Rocko: Start of August.
Person A: Wow so she’s 5 months pregnant… how come she didn’t tell you until now?
[at this point I should have said, no she did tell me you idiot, I’m only casually mentioning it to you now but she told me a while back]
Rocko: I’m not sure really. I think maybe there was a bit of confusion.
Person A: What do you mean?
Rocko: Well I don’t know really. I just don’t think she was definitely sure she was pregnant.
Person A: For 5 months!! How would she not know?
Rocko: Eh, it happens*
Person A: How does it happen? Did she not… ?
Rocko: I really don’t know. I didn’t ask all the questions. But it’s definite now I think.
Stupid conversation to end up in. No idea why I got myself into that sort of conversation and with a girl too. I should have just interrupted and told the truth from the start. It’s not like it was offensive to anyone or anything.