Mostly useless skills you can't believe you learned.

[KukriKhan]

Isn't it double de-clutch?

A quaint British-ism, my Yorkie friend. :) We colonials have had synchro gearboxes for so long now that only ancient long-haul truckers know the fine art of heel-toe engine rev-ups anymore. Heck, a good 75% of our under-35 drivers have never operated a manual trannie, much less an unsynchronized one.

For the record, I hold the opinion that there are no useless skills. Just ones not currently productive. Learning and mastering any skill keeps the mind active and inquisitive. A good thing, and one highly valued later in life, to fight the natural tendency to let the mind atrophy.

[cmacq]

I hold the opinion that there are no useless skills

Indeed, we all hold fast our pleasant fictions?

[InsaneApache]

Heck, a good 75% of our under-35 drivers have never operated a manual trannie, much less an unsynchronized one.

Tell me about it. I lent 'mom' my beemer when she was living in the UK. Man it sounded like a grenade going off as she tried to ram the gearstick into first. She couldn't work out what was wrong until I ponted out the third pedal!

As she explained, she hadn't driven a 'stickshift' since she was in her twenties. (She's over sixty now)

[miotas]

If you can't find it, grind it!