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Re: I can/can't. Can't/can you?

Posted: Thu Aug 22, 2019 5:46 pm
by trekkie
Sure thing!

I can drone on about meaningless subjects, can you?

Re: I can/can't. Can't/can you?

Posted: Fri Aug 23, 2019 9:10 am
by NHWestoN
Hey, former proff - I can drone on like a defective utility generator!

I can't shingle a roof, you?

Re: I can/can't. Can't/can you?

Posted: Fri Aug 23, 2019 6:28 pm
by trekkie
I’m scared of heights, so not really.

I can cook on a barbecue grill, can you?

Re: I can/can't. Can't/can you?

Posted: Sun Aug 25, 2019 2:33 pm
by NHWestoN
Haven't for a while, but yeah …

I once raised monarch butterfly caterpillars to adults. Have you ever raised caterpillars?

Re: I can/can't. Can't/can you?

Posted: Sat Sep 07, 2019 1:02 am
by TheSilverFox51
No, can't say I have, bugs scare me

I can draw a leaf, can you?

Re: I can/can't. Can't/can you?

Posted: Sat Sep 07, 2019 8:25 am
by NHWestoN
Mostly.

I used to be able to change a tire, can't anymore. You?

Re: I can/can't. Can't/can you?

Posted: Mon Sep 09, 2019 7:39 pm
by Nathan Kerbonaut
Nope. I'm the opposite of a handyman.

I can't fix house siding. Can you?

Re: I can/can't. Can't/can you?

Posted: Mon Sep 09, 2019 9:01 pm
by trekkie
Nope!

I can mow a lawn, can you?

Re: I can/can't. Can't/can you?

Posted: Thu Sep 12, 2019 8:53 pm
by NHWestoN
Yup, but I don't - let a whole acre go wild and the birds and butterflies love it!

I can't ice skate, you?

Re: I can/can't. Can't/can you?

Posted: Sun Sep 15, 2019 6:15 pm
by Nathan Kerbonaut
Nope, never tried

I can (barely) run a mile uninterrupted. Can you?

Re: I can/can't. Can't/can you?

Posted: Sun Sep 29, 2019 4:54 pm
by NHWestoN
Three, actually … but it has to be on a treadmill in a gym and only every other day. I'm too breakable to do that in any other environment or conditions.

I can identify many species of American turtles without a guide. You?

Re: I can/can't. Can't/can you?

Posted: Sun Sep 29, 2019 5:46 pm
by trekkie
Afraid not.

I can write meandering stories, can you?

Re: I can/can't. Can't/can you?

Posted: Sun Sep 29, 2019 6:03 pm
by Nathan Kerbonaut
Yup, I was an aimless fiction writer when I was younger, and I'm no better now.

I can place a contact lens on my eye with only one finger, can you?

Re: I can/can't. Can't/can you?

Posted: Sun Sep 29, 2019 7:07 pm
by NHWestoN
Never made leave with contact lenses and - after the cataract surgery , it likely won't happen.

Can you snowboard (not me)?

Re: I can/can't. Can't/can you?

Posted: Sun Sep 29, 2019 9:38 pm
by LunarFox
Nope!

I can't even, can you?

Re: I can/can't. Can't/can you?

Posted: Mon Sep 30, 2019 6:51 pm
by Nathan Kerbonaut
Nope, but I'm quite odd

I can squeeze an entire semester-long course's worth of information on a 5 x 3 note card, can you?

Re: I can/can't. Can't/can you?

Posted: Thu Oct 03, 2019 7:25 pm
by NHWestoN
Did it for a living.

I can carry a tune if it's properly packaged. You?

Re: I can/can't. Can't/can you?

Posted: Fri Oct 04, 2019 1:39 pm
by Nathan Kerbonaut
Only in the shower.

I can derive parametric equations. Can you?

Re: I can/can't. Can't/can you?

Posted: Fri Oct 11, 2019 9:27 am
by NHWestoN
Used to. They took my license after I turned seventy.

I can raise butterflies. You?

Re: I can/can't. Can't/can you?

Posted: Fri Oct 11, 2019 9:59 am
by Vertigo Fox
No but that sounds immensely cool.
I can... hmmm... I'd say playing electric guitar but I'm really not at the level you'd expect from a person who said that.

I can fully operate a sound mixing board with all those knobs and sliders and little lights. Can you?

Re: I can/can't. Can't/can you?

Posted: Fri Oct 11, 2019 5:27 pm
by Nathan Kerbonaut
No, but my music-savvy dad would fare better

Sometimes I write sci-fi future history. Can you?

Re: I can/can't. Can't/can you?

Posted: Sat Oct 12, 2019 2:54 pm
by NHWestoN
No, not sci-fi, but I used to assign extra-credit "alternative history" essays like "What if Texas had remained independent?"

Can you weld?

Re: I can/can't. Can't/can you?

Posted: Mon Oct 28, 2019 10:15 pm
by Zesortinge
I can, but not quickly. The welds are solid though.

I can't sit still for long periods of time without distractions from somewhere else. Can you?

Re: I can/can't. Can't/can you?

Posted: Tue Oct 29, 2019 8:05 pm
by Nathan Kerbonaut
I can't, at the very least I need my music.

I can fold my tongue hamburger-style, can you?

Re: I can/can't. Can't/can you?

Posted: Wed Oct 30, 2019 5:36 pm
by NHWestoN
Nope.

Can you scuba dive?

Re: I can/can't. Can't/can you?

Posted: Wed Oct 30, 2019 8:17 pm
by Vertigo Fox
Nope. Well, never say never. I haven't tried, yet.

But I can drive stick/manual/standard/threepedal/however you prefer. Can you, random internet person who will be below me?

Re: I can/can't. Can't/can you?

Posted: Wed Oct 30, 2019 11:58 pm
by Zesortinge
I can't drive at all.

I can move my ring finger when all of my other fingers are pressed against the table. Can you?

Re: I can/can't. Can't/can you?

Posted: Sun Nov 03, 2019 6:38 pm
by NHWestoN
Barely.

I can - or, at least, I once could - replace a broken glass pane. You?

Re: I can/can't. Can't/can you?

Posted: Sun Nov 03, 2019 8:42 pm
by LunarFox
Nope!

I can write a novel, can you?

Re: I can/can't. Can't/can you?

Posted: Fri Nov 08, 2019 10:01 am
by NHWestoN
Wrote a textbook and some articles in my time. Getting published is the real ordeal.

I can ride a camel (since we're talking about camels in another thread) or at least I could once. And you?

Re: I can/can't. Can't/can you?

Posted: Fri Nov 15, 2019 10:48 am
by LunarFox
Nope!

I can pin all the blame on Steward, can you?

Re: I can/can't. Can't/can you?

Posted: Thu Nov 21, 2019 12:17 am
by Vertigo Fox
No, I'm too good-natured.
Probably just the patsy he wants for all his schemes...

I can reliably tell apart leopards and jaguars. (try me! :D) Can you?

Re: I can/can't. Can't/can you?

Posted: Thu Nov 21, 2019 10:48 am
by OdedZeituni98
Me neither

I can learn things very fast, can you?

Re: I can/can't. Can't/can you?

Posted: Thu Nov 21, 2019 1:32 pm
by NHWestoN
If suitably motivated.

I can't fly a helicopter. You?

Re: I can/can't. Can't/can you?

Posted: Fri Nov 22, 2019 7:20 pm
by Nathan Kerbonaut
Nope, wouldn't dare.

I can name all five Great Lakes off the top of my head, can you?

Re: I can/can't. Can't/can you?

Posted: Sun Nov 24, 2019 3:50 pm
by NHWestoN
East to west or West to East? Sure.

How about the continents? Name`em?

Re: I can/can't. Can't/can you?

Posted: Sun Nov 24, 2019 7:54 pm
by OdedZeituni98
Yep (Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America, Oceania, Antarctica)

I can memorize all the flags of the world, can you?

Re: I can/can't. Can't/can you?

Posted: Mon Nov 25, 2019 12:16 am
by LunarFox
Sure, with lots of practice!

I can sing the whole Animaniacs Presidents song, can you?

Re: I can/can't. Can't/can you?

Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2023 5:59 pm
by IsraeliDisneyFan
I can't

can you drink Cola everyday?

Re: I can/can't. Can't/can you?

Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2023 6:29 pm
by NHWestoN
Yeah, but I'd rather not - I'm a coffee drinker basically.

I can drive a stick shift - you?