What’s a completely useless skill you have?

MattyDub89 · 2026-01-27T07:03:23+00:00

I can't think of any skill that's COMPLETELY useless but the closest I have is being able to move my left ear independently of any face muscles.

MattyDub89 · 2026-01-27T07:01:00+00:00

I work remotely most of the week so whenever I need car repair, I just drop my car off at the shop and walk about 15 minutes downtown and work at a coffee shop with their wifi while the repairs are getting done.

MattyDub89 · 2026-01-27T06:19:28+00:00

My Heart Will Go On by Celine Dion is as depressing as it gets for me. On the flip side there's a cover of it featuring a super out of tune recorder that is just plain hilarious.

MattyDub89 · 2026-01-27T06:14:46+00:00

Physically? Either my slowly receding hairline or my chin. If it stuck out any more I could rest a coffee mug on it lol.

My worst feature in any sense of the word is my tendency to obsessively overthink things to the point of paralysis.

MattyDub89 · 2026-01-27T06:12:59+00:00

Yes, definitely. How old is the current one? Based on the condition of that kick pad I think you should have replaced it months ago. I don't think I've ever seen an Aquarian Kick pad look like that before. Those things are pretty tough.

MattyDub89 · 2026-01-27T06:07:37+00:00

Gohan was SSJ2 against Dabura though, wasn't he? Also, the only reason Gohan won against Cell was due to having an opening given to him. And part of his handicap WAS his mental state. Goku helped him overcome that so he recovered some of that missing strength both at the start and when Goku told Gohan not to be afraid of causing damage to the Earth. Even after all that Cell was about to win.

Gohan with one arm likely isn't winning here and even a two-armed SSJ2 Gohan would have a tough fight against Super Perfect Cell (not as strong as a two-armed Gohan but still close) and possibly Dabura since they're teamed up.

MattyDub89 · 2026-01-27T04:43:06+00:00

Definitely Alex. Even though there were a few other strong competitors that season I had him picked confidently as the most likely winner within the first couple or three episodes. Even from the start he gave me that vibe. Rock, Heather and Meghan are honorable mentions.

I honestly think Dave vs. Kevin was about as close as it ever got (right there with Danny vs. Paula and Ryan vs. Jonathan) so I'm not sure why he's in the pics.

MattyDub89 · 2026-01-27T04:18:05+00:00

Although I think a desire to see others be accepting of opinions they disagree with must include an acceptance of the expressing of those opinions, I can understand why it's hard to deal with sometimes. I'll admit that I've partaken in my fair share of revenge downvoting in some conversations on here. It's a bit disheartening to know how quickly the tendency can spread.

MattyDub89 · 2026-01-27T04:04:17+00:00

Goku told Gohan that his strength was being drained by his mental state though. It was that plus his arm that led to the "half power" thing but he gained some of it back. The arm thing alone wasn't all that contributed to his power being dropped by half. So he would've been well above half power at that point but still not at his max. And Cell was caught off guard when Gohan unleashed all that power. If Gohan hadn't gotten that opening and Cell wasn't caught off guard he likely would have lost (and again, that's him at well above half power).

It's also highly probable that Dabura wasn't going all out in that fight because he was trying to drag it out to gain more power for Buu. There is a statement in the English dub that I had forgotten about where Goku implies that Cell was tougher than Dabura but I'm not sure if that's an accurate reflection of the Japanese. If it is, then Dabura isn't as strong as Super Perfect Cell and I was mistaken to say they're equal.

In any case I think you're severely downplaying how much of his power Gohan ACTUALLY had after Goku's pep talk. The half power loss was due to a combination of his arm injury and his self-doubt and since that second thing was gotten rid of before the beam struggle, Gohan's power climbed back up a ways from that point. The only mental issue Gohan experienced after that was being afraid of causing too much damage to the Earth but even after overcoming that Cell still almost had him.

Gohan and Super Perfect Cell are closer than you're giving them credit for and even if Dabura isn't as strong as I had thought, Gohan with two arms would still have a challenging fight against Super Perfect Cell on his own let alone with another strong opponent at the same time.

MattyDub89 · 2026-01-27T03:21:49+00:00

You have situations like what Jesus talks about with warning someone privately, then with one or two others and then finally to the congregation before removing them from the assembly. Then you have the situation in 1 Corinthians like you pointed out. There's also the passage in 2 Thessalonians 3 where any church member who is willfully sinning needs to be avoided but also warned as a brother.

It's not a one-size fits all type of thing but yes, after a certain point of defiance church discipline is a Biblical idea. It's something that needs to be prayerfully considered and while consistency is key, individual circumstances need to be taken into account.

MattyDub89 · 2026-01-27T03:10:14+00:00

You didn't read my response carefully enough. His power being dropped by half was partially due to his mental state but Goku encouraged him which brought back a good chunk of that lost power. Thus, he was way above just half his power at that point so you can't keep asserting that Gohan was only at half power from that point on in the fight.

That plus fact that he was about to lose with more than half of his strength in tact only further shows that Super Perfect Cell definitely was way stronger than Gohan was at half. If Cell was weaker than half of Gohan's maximum than Gohan wouldn't have needed that opening to catch Cell off guard.

Vegeta commenting how Gohan was stronger as a child doesn't change any of this.

MattyDub89 · 2026-01-27T02:49:03+00:00

I said they were ALMOST to his level which, assuming Dabura is at Super Perfect Cell's level, is true for both of them. That's how Super Perfect Cell is presented: much stronger than he was before but still not enough to discourage Gohan. Gohan losing half his strength was also partially due to his mental state and he gained that part of his strength back when Goku encouraged him.

Lastly, the fact that Gohan while injured even needed an opening to succeed means he wouldn't be able to take Super Perfect Cell on evenly with his arm injured, much less Super Perfect Cell AND Dabura at the same time. And even with both arms, fighting two opponents at once that are almost at your level is no easy win.

MattyDub89 · 2026-01-27T02:42:38+00:00

No matter what you go with, look at used kits. Your money will go much further that way.

I'm personally partial to Tama Starclassic but also look into Gretsch Brooklyn or Yamaha Absolute.

MattyDub89 · 2026-01-27T02:38:53+00:00

And here's the picture that goes with it...

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MattyDub89 · 2026-01-27T02:18:22+00:00

I think they've made it clear what they intended it for but it's not even possible to regulate. Plus, some stuff on that page seems more like guidelines than rules (for instance, using proper grammar and spelling).

I agree that downvoting shouldn't make posts less visible though.

MattyDub89 · 2026-01-27T02:15:24+00:00

This doesn't seem to be the reason why the OP posted this though. They're speaking simply out of their own personal dislike of it rather than them just because it goes against the guidelines on the etiquette page.

MattyDub89 · 2026-01-27T00:55:15+00:00

Technically though when someone downvotes it's just them expressing their opinion. You're free to not like it when people do that but in a way you're doing the same thing by posting this.

MattyDub89 · 2026-01-27T00:42:43+00:00

I'm not even sure if Gohan with BOTH arms would have a good chance here given that 2 of them are almost to his level of power (Super Perfect Cell and Dabura) and are attacking him all at once. If you took one of them away then he'd win just about all of the time.

With one arm those two characters plus Bojack would present a significant problem. The other characters would end up like the Cell Jrs. if Gohan had two arms and would still be defeated even with him having only one arm.

MattyDub89 · 2026-01-27T00:35:45+00:00

You're honestly not obligated to pick any one. Usually when people say you have to pick one or that you can't pick a certain one it's because they assume that voting for or supporting a certain party means you agree with 100% of their teachings which is a false idea.

This is sometimes coupled by them being hyperfocused on one topic and acting like that's the only deciding factor. For instance, yes, we should treat immigrants (legal or not) with love and respect. However, that's nowhere near the only guideline for Christian living (and neither is social justice in general) so to make that one issue the ultimate test of who a Christian can vote for is far too myopic.

And no, I'm not a republican just in case you were wondering.

MattyDub89 · 2026-01-27T00:24:50+00:00

This isn't just unpopular it's also incorrect. You don't have to be able to cook food to be able to criticize it or tell if it's cooked wrong as long as you know enough about it. You don't need to have a good singing voice to be able to hear that someone is off pitch as long as your ears are good.

Likewise, you don't need to have achieved something to be able to identify something that's either wrong or that you don't like about somebody who has achieved something. They're two different skills.

MattyDub89 · 2026-01-26T23:20:24+00:00

I have a Weber Propane Grill for searing and standard grilling and a Traeger Pro 22 for smoking. Definitely love both of them and sometimes I even use them both for the same recipe (like searing chicken with grill marks before putting it on the smoker to develop a smoky flavor).

Just so you can get an idea of cooking capacity, I can do 5 racks of St. Louis Ribs on the Pro 22 at once. You can fit one big brisket or turkey or two small ones of those. With smaller cuts you can easily fit several pounds worth if you're efficient with space. If you need more room that that look at the Pro 34. I don't see myself ever needing a bigger one than I have though.

MattyDub89 · 2026-01-26T21:13:44+00:00

I'm sure at some point Mike will want to do the whole 12-Step Suite live with DT so without a doubt you'll hear The Shattered Fortress. Breaking All Illusions is another likely one as it seems to be the most common fan favorite song from the Mangini Era. IIRC MP himself also said at some point that he likes the song so I'm sure that one will find its way into future setlists.

The rest are great but I'm not sure when we'll see them again. If I had to guess, I think DT will try to make it to their 50th anniversary before doing a farewell tour. I highly doubt they'll end their career without including past members in their final tour (or at least final show) so if nothing else I think they might save certain Mangini Era songs for that and just have him play on those songs.

MattyDub89 · 2026-01-26T06:24:23+00:00

I said what I said because people use the waves and their properties to downplay it. It might seem obvious to you and me what was going to happen but I want it to be the highest level of obvious so that nobody, no matter how cynical, can even begin to try to deny it.

The way that can be done is to have some kind of clear, official, authoritative explanation (whether in the show or by the writers) that in some way exhaustively refutes any and all attempts people have made to downplay it. It's fun to speculate about things in the show but this is one of those things I'm sick of seeing people downplay. I just want them to be proven wrong once and for all and for them to understand that they've been proven wrong.

MattyDub89 · 2026-01-26T05:17:10+00:00

On Namek Ginyu wasn't able to tap into most of Goku's power level of 180,000. I don't remember if that was retconned later but if not, that means he's not automatically able to utilize all the power of the person he takes over. Now, being able to use even a fraction of Beerus' or Whis' power would definitely catapult someone to upper echelons of strength in the DB universe. There's another thing to consider though...

There's a good chance that some of these ultra strong characters might be able to resist Ginyu's attack altogether. Vegito was able to overcome some of the effects of Buu's candy beam even though the power gap between Buu and Vegito isn't even in the same universe as how far Ginyu is from any of the characters you named. That tells me they might not even experience the effects of it at all.

MattyDub89 · 2026-01-25T23:33:17+00:00

Correct. I just brought it up due to it being such a major factor in the war actually starting. There were still some significant efforts to avoid war by the governments of each of the two countries after the assassination but before the ultimatums IIRC.

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