Quirks???? Whats yours???

[Cybergypsy]

My quirk is I will not let anyone open my magazine and read it before me, it really dumb but true :)

[adrianblaine]

Most of mine are food related. Like I won't eat salad without croutons...

[jczubach]

if i posted mine, i'd probably be banned for life...

[teflon]

Aren't those more like pet peeves?

[raggedjimmi]

In a real life argument I don't get over-excited and loud. It's a very calm argument. It drives everyone crazy :D

[adrianblaine]

Aren't those more like pet peeves?

I would classify pet peeves as things other people do that annoy but we don't have any control over and quirks as things you do have control over either out of habit or choice that is unusual. Like my wife made a wonderful salad the other day, but we were out of croutons, so I refused to eat it.

[jczubach]

that's funny. i can't eat croutons because years ago i had a silverfish infestation. made a wonderful caesar's salad and poured some on the top. Went to take a bite and the fork was literally crawling with the little buggers. :eek::eek::eek:

[ErikCLDR]

To the OP, it should be "Quirks???? What're yours???". "Quirks" is plural.

- I don't like cheese or any topping on pizza
- I don't like soda, only milk and water

[jczubach]

To the OP, it should be "Quirks???? What're yours???". "Quirks" is plural.

- I don't like cheese or any topping on pizza
- I don't like soda, only milk and water

Guess we all know your quirk now;)

[ErikCLDR]

I wouldn't say trying to be grammatically correct as much as possible is a quirk. :p

[Mord]

If something can be symmetrical I will make it so.

[jczubach]

If something can be symmetrical I will make it so.

Shouldn't your name be OCD rather than Mord???

[ErikCLDR]

If something can be symmetrical I will make it so.

I prefer symmetry as well a lot of the time for some reason.

[Cybergypsy]

Ooopppps, I don't care LOL

[psycoswimmer]

Shouldn't your name be OCD rather than Mord???

Or something like OHO. Its line of symmetry would be after the Ol- :)

I also won't eat salad without croutons, but that's mainly because I don't really like the taste of salad and I don't like dressings.

I always make sure the keyboard, mouse, and mouse pad are in line with each other before I leave the desk.

And sometimes, if I touch something with one finger, I have to touch it with my other finger. But I've been getting better at that. OCD. :D

[jczubach]

i'm the exact opposite, everything in my world, including me, is somewhat askew. Probably why i quit architecture 23 freaking years ago!!!

[Abstract]

I like unusually big butts, and I cannot lie. 36-24-36? Only if she's 5-foot 3.

[jczubach]

I like unusually big butts, and I cannot lie. 36-24-36? Only if she's 5-foot 3.

hope that doesn't make you a butthead....:p

[raggedjimmi]

Ah, and I also mimic playing the keyboard with my fingers by my side when I'm out walking (not over the top air-guitar like). Only with the hand that has the largest space facing it. Say I'm on the left side on the road i'll use my right hand.
It's only recently and it's actually helped me get better at learning songs by ear.

[Kamera RAWr]

If something can be symmetrical I will make it so.

haha, oh how I know this feeling so well! I get rather teased about it at work. I do quality control at a plywood mill and everyday I usually help out the forklift driver on his breaks. Well, when we have to stack loads of wood and put 3 2x4s.... I have to have them perfectly even spaced apart. Sometimes co-workers intentionally walk buy and move them a inch or two to tease me and I go back and move it back :p OCD is probably the proper term for this "quirk"

[Cassie]

I refuse to clean anything without gloves.

[skunk]

To the OP, it should be "Quirks???? What're yours???". "Quirks" is plural.Consider the sentence: "Reasons for living? What's yours?"
I submit that this would be entirely acceptable. Should the OP assume that responders would have more than one quirk?

[McGarvels]

The volume on my radio in my car must be an even number...

While dining out to eat, if I'm in a group, I must order last...

My cellphone must be in my left pocket, no matter what...

and that's just a few. lol

[skunk]

The only quirks I have are small grooves, returns or indentations in architectural mouldings or furniture components, generally used to mask or conceal abutments between different elements or to avoid visible cracking due to differential movement. Other than that, I'm perfectly normal.

[mcarnes]

I imitate Frank from Blue Velvet all the time.

[skunk]

I imitate Frank from Blue Velvet all the time.Remind me: was he keen on architectural details, too?

[jczubach]

one of the most beautiful and least erroneous suggestions was given to me a long time ago and i will take it to my grave: "We are the sum of our flaws" i can not define you or myself without it, and that is what truly endears you to me

[skunk]

one of the most beautiful and least erroneous suggestions was given to me a long time ago and i will take it to my grave: "We are the sum of our flaws" Indeed. As is a multi-storey car park. :)

[raggedjimmi]

If I'm playing music with friends around or in the car, I always skip the track about 30 seconds in.

I let my room get uber messy and dirty and do a big clean up. Always feel good after a big clean :D

I can only sleep on my stomach.

I forget my quirks :D

[mcarnes]

Remind me: was he keen on architectural details, too?

He was (I am), but only if Candy Colored Clown They Call The Sandman is playing.

[neonblue2]

Let's see...


I can only sleep comfortably on my stomach

The volume on the TV must have either a 0, 2, 5 or an 8

No matter what, I measure everything when I graph something (can be real hell during a test)

I love symmetry and equality, as well as a very large mixture of colour (why I don't like the Graphite theme)

I used to always spit only three times while brushing my teeth, once after every area (brush the front, bottom, then top). I still kinda do now.

I put three dots after almost everything (...). Just read my blog and you'll see it a lot.


There's probably a lot more but I can't remember right now.

[MacDawg]

- I don't like cheese or any topping on pizza


If there is no cheese or any topping on pizza, what is left? Crust? :o

I'm one of those guys who has to have everything at right angles on his desk. Yeah, I know...


Woof, Woof - Dawg http://homepage.mac.com/k.j.vinson/pawprint.gif

[ErikCLDR]

Consider the sentence: "Reasons for living? What's yours?"
I submit that this would be entirely acceptable. Should the OP assume that responders would have more than one quirk?

Since when is "Reasons for living" a sentence? :p

I would think that its safe to say we all have quirks.


I see your point though...

[vicious7]

+1 for OCD here.ereh DCO rof 1+

[Annndy!]

As far as I know, I'm not physically capable of crying. And haven't been for a long time. I think it has something to do with leaving my disposable contacts in for months at a time. :eek:

[shecky]

i have a ton of quirks (especially according to my girlfriend)

- under no circumstances can i listen to another person have a bowel movement. i will leave the restroom or put my fingers in my ears if thats about to happen
-until recently, i could never sit in the back seat of a car, while i did finally get over this it does make me a bit tense; previous to about a year ago i had not been in the back seat of a car in about 12 years.
-i hate overhead lighting in my house
-i have my coffee with 3 splenda packets and 2 sugar packets.
-at home i will not drink water out of a glass, only a bottle; even if its bottled water poured into a glass, can't do it.

[nateDEEZY]

I bite my lip when I'm nervous.

[Mistershark]

I cannot listen to a song twice in a row, no matter how long the period between listens.

[korndog2003]

I hate waiting for stuff.

[jakochampolska]

If I'm playing music with friends around or in the car, I always skip the track about 30 seconds in.


I do the same thing too!




when ever I'm nervous and forced to speak (like at a presentations etc) i get a foriegn accent. and its really strong too, people who dont know me come up and ask where i'm from and i'm like florida? :o :D

[comictimes]

I tend to drum out rhythms to songs on things with my fingers if I'm just sitting around. This includes girlfriends' shoulders/legs, and it tends to annoy them, but I don't really notice I'm doing it until it's pointed out...

[nitynate]

No two foods can be on my plate at once.
At restaurants i get 2-4 smaller plates. At home, I serve myself one thing at a time, rinse my plate and get more food. None of which can contain animal products.
I can't listen to an entire song in a social situation.
I chain smoke when nervous.
And, lastly, I talk. Alot. :D

[Iscariot]

I spend the first 20 minutes at work perfectly aligning my dual monitors, with the left one facing head on and the right one on a ~10 degree angle.
When eating, I must complete all of one food item before moving on to another, and can only drink in between items (unless choking).
I wash my hands about 20 times a day, although I'm not a germophobe. As a teenager I worked at a Subway for so long it became habit forming.
I am constantly planning climbing routes on any vertical surface that could potentially be climbed that is under 20m tall.


I'm sure there are more. I'm a pretty quirky guy.

[jialuolu]

I push my glasses up my nose about 2-3 times a minute, more if I'm uncomfortable or nervous. I've rubbed away the paint/finishing on the bridge of all my glasses

[mad jew]

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[gauchogolfer]

I'm picturing a gathering of all you folks...pretty entertaining.

Is that what London Picnic is like?
:p

[viccles]

I like to eat certain foods on certain days at certain times with certain utensils. I know I'm weird

[sikkinixx]

i can't put a stream of mustard on a sandwich like ~~~~~~~~ <-- that

it has to be be little drops . . . . . . or else i will scrape it all off.



I can't watch a movie at home (or at a friends :o)without doing something else at the same time (surfing the web, playing a video game, reading something mindless) or else I just fidget around till I find something to do.... feels like such a waste of time I suppose.

I NEED a fan on to sleep, I freak out without the hummmmm of one (in a pinch, music with my headphones on works)

[Stampyhead]

The only quirks I have are small grooves, returns or indentations in architectural mouldings or furniture components, generally used to mask or conceal abutments between different elements or to avoid visible cracking due to differential movement. Other than that, I'm perfectly normal.

Ha ha, that was funny. I don't think anyone else got it though.

[Bimmi]

Two words: nun porn.

[John Jacob]

I bite my lip when I'm nervous.

I bite my cuticles when stressed. I used to bity my nails in high school until 9th grade or so, then I made a conscious decision to stop doing that; but I started biting my cuticles instead.

[Iscariot]

I got into people's houses and night and wreck up the place.

[skunk]

Ha ha, that was funny. I don't think anyone else got it though.Thank you. I must say I'm surprised, what with all the architects and style queens around here. You'd have thought someone would have come across Banister Fletcher...

[Blue Velvet]

When walking to and fro from the tube station to get to work, I must walk on one side of the road in the morning, and the other when coming home.
I find it hard to get to sleep without music or speech radio playing. I use the timer on my clock radio to ensure that it shuts off after 90 minutes though, so it's not playing through the night.
I have a need to always buy the first round of drinks when I'm out with friends at the pub.
My Quark files are usually very neat, even though no-one else will ever see their construction. I always delete colours that are not in use in the document. I cheerily admit that this is anal.
I'm always right. ;)
I can't eat cheese sandwiches that have butter or margarine in them as well.
I hate being looked at by strangers.
If I've got the exact amount of change, I'll use it. If it's £4.12 and the coins are there, I'll count them out instead of using a fiver.
I handwash garments that could go in the machine. I like the bubbles and the water.
I'm invariably and exceedingly punctual, if I can be.
I like spending money on other people. It is far better to give than receive.

[Nermal]

If something can be symmetrical I will make it so.

I will make it so in my head (ie. I'll work out how it can be done). I only actually do it if the items in question are mine. On a related note, it annoys me when I'm labelling a CD-R and accidentally write off-centre.

When going from one point to another, I will always take the same route back whenever possible. My house is "round" (it's rectangular but the internal hallways go around in a loop) and if I go to the other end of the house via the north hallway then I'll be sure to return using the north hallway.

This post is a work in progress! :eek:

[d_and_n5000]

Almost incessantly, when talking to people, I will repeat everything that I say under my breath. It drives all of my friends absolutely insane; I don't even realize that I do it until they call me on it.

I have to have music on quietly while I sleep. Luckily, i just got an iHome for my birthday, which has a sleep timer, so it's not playing all night when it doesn't need to.

And I have an eternal preference for Pilot G-2 pens. I will do an awful lot to get my hands on one if it is possible.


Rest assured, this is almost certainly a work in progress. :eek:

Edit: Aha, I thought of another one!

When I walk, my right arm falls in step with my left leg, but I actively work to have my left arm not move, for whatever reason. I prefer to have it stationery. It's kind of weird.

[Abstract]

I pee in pools.

[Bimmi]

I'm fairly certain that everyone pees in pools, especially those who will swear up and down that they don't. This is why pools are something I avoid.

[sikkinixx]

oh I thought of another one :p


when I pay for something I can control the price of (ie. putting gas in my car, how much to tip, how much to transfer between bank accounts, etc.) it HAS to be either to the dollar or to 50 cents. Last night my dinner bill was $14.74 so I tipped $2.26 to make it an even $17.00...

[xsedrinam]

Difficulty paying atten......

[Iscariot]

My Quark files are usually very neat, even though no-one else will ever see their construction. I always delete colours that are not in use in the document. I cheerily admit that this is anal.
I'm always right. ;)
I'm invariably and exceedingly punctual, if I can be.
I like spending money on other people. It is far better to give than receive.


Ditto! I had to break the habit of trapping everything, even if it was for web. Because, "you never know".

... it annoys me when I'm labelling a CD-R and accidentally write off-centre...

That drives me nuts!

When going from one point to another, I will always take the same route back whenever possible.

I always try to travel in a straight line or in a loop. For example, if a location is in between subway stops, I'll get off at the North stop, walk down to the place, and then go straight down to the South stop to get back on the line. I also try to utilize the most time-efficient route, constructing an elaborate train of errands to complete in a loop.

[VoodooDaddy]

I really, honestly dont think I have too many. Only thing I can think of that other people may or may not do is after a shower I towel dry, then I blowdry my chest and *other parts* with a hair dryer. I cant stand putting on unders with any wetness down there.

[Sesshi]

I'm one big quirk.

[iToaster]

Quirks or iToaster:
-Hates it when parents munch on his food. If they want some, get their own.
-Really dislikes oral noises of others (eating loudly/with the mouth open, chewing gun with the mouth open, etc)
-Smacks head into the wall whenever extremely angered.
-Picks off scabs and puts their energy back into the body.
-Rips holes in sock even bigger.
-Nobody can touch my MBP w/o my permission.
-Munch on the dry skin at the base of my thumbs. (see pic)

[Cybergypsy]

hummmmm I have to make the bed the minute i get out of it,,,,,my X husband would go to the bathroom and i would make it, maybe thats why i am divorced?

[taytho]

I pee in pools.

i do too..... and by the way. There is a big difference between peeing in pools...... and peeing IN TO pools.

[saxman]

I'm full of quirks

- I don't like anything floating in my drink unless it's ice. Water with lemon on the side - bleh, I hate the flecks of things that float around at the bottom
- I pace how I eat my food. I will eat a little of everything until my favorite thing is the last thing I eat. When my wife takes that last bite, it kinda bothers me since I was saving it for last
- I fidget, various things, especially when I'm tense
- I hate being late. I hate when people are late. It really, really bothers me

Many more probably too boring or personal to mention

[Abstract]

i do too..... and by the way. There is a big difference between peeing in pools...... and peeing IN TO pools.

You don't want to know what I poo on.....

[EricNau]

Almost incessantly, when talking to people, I will repeat everything that I say under my breath. It drives all of my friends absolutely insane; I don't even realize that I do it until they call me on it.
I've been known to do that too. :o

When I ask a question, while I'm waiting for a reply, I'll ponder on what I just asked and silently mumble the question to myself (you can just barely see my mouth moving).

...I've gotten a lot better though. :D

[Mammoth]

I must, must drink chocolate milk in a certain type of glass we have.
I must read something or do something while drinking chocolate milk.
I don't like regular milk or chocolate milk if it's not made with 3 heaping teaspoons of Fry's Cocoa Powder and 3 heaping teaspoons of Roger's White Sugar in a glass full of 2% milk. (The glass full must be the special kind of glass)
I like girls.

[Cassie]

More on me.

Embarrassingly, I pick my nose when I think no one is looking. ("think" is the key word in that sentence. :o)

I have a tendency to take my gum out of my mouth while I'm chewing it and I don't even notice it. Incidentally, I don't chew gum much anymore.

Diet Pepsi is the only cola I will drink. I don't care if I'm thristy, if I'm offered any other kind of cola, I refuse.

I talk to myself in public. A lot. (I also do that thing where I mumble everything I say right after I say it)

[Nermal]

- I don't like anything floating in my drink unless it's ice. Water with lemon on the side - bleh, I hate the flecks of things that float around at the bottom
- I pace how I eat my food. I will eat a little of everything until my favorite thing is the last thing I eat

This is like looking into a mirror! :eek:

[Luis]

I can't sleep if anything in my room is out of a certain position.

I compulsively check my backpack to make sure my computer is in there, even if I am sure it is there.

[mad jew]

A friend just pointed out another one. I eat the hair off the back of my fingers when it's hot. Apparently it's full of protein but I think it just gives me mad jew disease.

[Queso]

I prefer to look at them as kinks rather than quirks :cool:

[simontarr]

I can only sleep on my front.
I can't pause/turn off music half way through a bar.
None of my CDs (that I've brought personally) can have scratches on them.
I'll add more as I think of them!

[pjarvi]

-Reach out and touch walls/railings/furniture randomly while passing by
-When I walk into the kitchen I always open the refrigerator and stare into it for a few seconds, even if I have no need for anything from it
-Squeeze hot dogs so that the bun is squished all around the meat, and eat it without any condiments

[nickster9224]

all my frisbee discs have to be organized by type and weight.
my wallet always has to be in my right pocket
i can only sleep on my stomach
most of my albums on itunes the play count has to be identical for that album

illad more later

[taytho]

You don't want to know what I poo on.....

actually.... my interest is peaked....... i must know.

[nickster9224]

its the coats isn't it?

[Abstract]

actually.... my interest is peaked....... i must know.

I pee in pools.

I poo on peeps.

[ezzie]

so, yeah, i have a *ton* of quirks, but i'll keep this relatively short.

- things must be symmetrical if possible.
- i eat things like popcorn, M&M's, and other little munchies two at a time, one on each side of the mouth, alternating between left and right. if i have an odd number (leaving only one to eat) i'll either bite it in half or throw it out.
- i sleep almost on my stomach with one knee pulled up to my chest because it makes my hip feel nice.
- i only drink water out of my stolen Magic Hat #9 glass. :o
- if leftover food is in the fridge for more than 24 hours, i never eat it.

[viccles]

so, yeah, i have a *ton* of quirks, but i'll keep this relatively short.

- things must be symmetrical if possible.
- i eat things like popcorn, M&M's, and other little munchies two at a time, one on each side of the mouth, alternating between left and right. if i have an odd number (leaving only one to eat) i'll either bite it in half or throw it out.
- i sleep almost on my stomach with one knee pulled up to my chest because it makes my hip feel nice.
- i only drink water out of my stolen Magic Hat #9 glass. :o
- if leftover food is in the fridge for more than 24 hours, i never eat it.

I am the same with the drinking water part. I have a set of special cups that I only drink water out of

[Schnebar]

-I hold my breath a lot without knowing. My friends have to tell me to breath when they hear me slowly exhaling. I don't know why I do it.

-I never stutter but when I am ordering a burrito in line at Chipotle (burrito place) I always have problems saying I don't want rice. I don't know why. Maybe it is something to do with not knowing when she is listening to me and wants me to tell her what I want on the burrito. Once every 5 times I just end up getting rice.

-When I used to play The Sims and make houses they always had to be symmetrical.

-I am always on time to everything and maybe a little early. I find myself waiting a lot for people.

-I can not eat lunch because I am just too lazy to make myself some food. even-though I am starving.

-I always do my homework on the day it is assigned. Except for like really long term essays. But for like 2 or 3 day assignments I get them done the first day.

I am sure there are more but I will think of them later.

[rendezvouscp]

I have a lot of quirks, but here's a few of them:


I keep all of my bills facing the same way and in numerical order in my wallet.
I always need a receipt.
I think things through entirely too much. If I see a problem, I think through a solution and how it could be implemented.
Symmetry is absolutely required (even when playing games like Age of Empires).
I usually eat foods in "order" (fruits, vegetables, meats, etc.) unless they're supposed to be mixed.
Ice in drinks does not make them cooler. ;)
I really want to scratch some things that are just too perfect (like the covers for Dear America books).
If I were to scratch them, I'd be sure to scratch with both hands to make it even.
I line up all of my windows with the left side of the screen (unless there are multiple windows, then I'll line them up with the right side as well).
I write entire replies and become unsatisfied with my writing, so I scrap it. It's a surprise that I'm posting this.
I don't like speaking Spanish in the U.S. unless I need to. In Spain, I don't like speaking English unless I need to.


I know there are more, but those are the ones that come to mind right now.
-Chasen

[Prof.]

I absolutely HATE IT when people (such as members of my family) touch the screen of my MacBook, iPod, T.V. etc. Even when I tell them DON'T TOUCH THE SCREEN:mad:, they still do it. I swear they do it to get under my skin. If someone does touch my screen, I have to go run and get my MicroFiber cloth and clean the whole screen. It's really annoying.

Is anyone else overly protective of their stuff or is it just me? However, I do have OCD; maybe it's just me.

God help me if there were to be a scratch on the screen of my MacBook or iPod (shudder). Ahhh, just kill me. LOL

Some more little quirks:
- I have to put three ice cubes in my glass (no more than three, no less than three).
- My DVD's/Blu-Ray's/Video Games have to be perfectly even when on my shelf.
- DUST (shudder) there can't be any dust on my computer, PS3, T.V. etc. (I go through one can of compressed air each week)
- Pictures on the wall have to be even
- I have to check things three times to make sure everything is all good (what's with me in the number 3)

Sorry for the novel.

Prof. :apple:

[arkitect]

Thank you. I must say I'm surprised, what with all the architects and style queens around here. You'd have thought someone would have come across Banister Fletcher...

No wonder no-one spotted it. :confused:
I don't think Banister Fletcher is "approved" or required reading anymore while studying Architecture these days… sadly… :(

Now back in the days when I was still stretching my own paper to run my india ink washes over… and even then I was then only one still doing it. *sigh* :o

[rendezvouscp]

I absolutely HATE IT when people (such as members of my family) touch the screen of my MacBook, iPod, T.V. etc. Even when I tell them DON'T TOUCH THE SCREEN:mad:, they still do it. I swear they do it to get under my skin.

I understand, but I'm not sensitive to touching iPod screens because it's not the same (the oil from your fingers won't affect its screen).
-Chasen

[eRondeau]

I pee in pools.

From the Diving Board???

[lanray]

This thread makes me feel a bit more normal, because a lot of you have some really strange quirks. Here's a few of mine:

1. Don't like it when people take things from my plate. Even if they ask first. I get a strange feeling when it happens.

2. If I offer someone a bite of something off my plate, they cannot "lip" the fork or spoon. If it happens, I actually feel a bit ill. I don't "lip" my eating utensils, either.

3. I don't like chewing sounds. If I hear them, I try to politely put on music or move further away.

4. After I have a BM, I usually start singing a song (while still on the throne). Not sure why.

5. When I'm working out, I can't do 13 reps of something. Has to be 12 or 14. Interestingly, 13 is usually where I get tired, so doing 14 is often difficult.

[raggedjimmi]

-I hold my breath a lot without knowing. My friends have to tell me to breath when they hear me slowly exhaling. I don't know why I do it.

Same here! Caroline first told me about it, I never knew I did it!

-I never stutter but when I am ordering a burrito in line at Chipotle (burrito place) I always have problems saying I don't want rice. I don't know why. Maybe it is something to do with not knowing when she is listening to me and wants me to tell her what I want on the burrito. Once every 5 times I just end up getting rice.

Yea, I stutter in the oddest places. It's not one of them debilitating ones. Same as someone like Ricky Gervais. Always when ordering something too. Totally fine giving presentations and places folk normally get them...

Oh, another one!

-I always suck my stomach in! I'm just under average weight for my BMI or whatever they call it now. I never know I'm doing this till my stomach starts hurting.

[jaydub]

Hmm, let's see.

• I have a tendency to tell people way too much about myself, then I wonder why they suddenly lose interest. :D

• I'm fanatical about computer organization. People freak out when they look at my Music drive, because it's categorized by genre > Artist - Year - Title > 01 - track.mp3 and they're all tagged properly, and all of them have album art. I also have about 180GB of music, and it's all in order like this.

• This one has subsided, but I used to be fanatical about how I kept my cars. I'd wax them biweekly, wash them every few days, and wipe them with detailing spray every other day. It was expensive - and useless in the desert.

• I'm the same way as some others are about symmetry. I can always tell when someone has been at my desk because even the slightest shift in my stapler, for example, sets me off.

• I have no qualms about correcting people (including my boss) when they misuse your/you're or there/they're/their. People love to use the excuse that it's not an essay or a college class, but the correct usage of these words is taught in second grade.

[Daveman Deluxe]

-I once had a roommate who listened to the same awful music every time he was in the room. Now anytime a roommate is listening to music, I get really angry and want to leave. Headphones on or off, it doesn't matter.
-I also sometimes forget to breathe.
-I carry a water bottle and a Moleskine with me EVERYWHERE. It got to the point where a friend was trying to imitate my walk and he had to borrow my water bottle to do it.
-I play Mario Kart DS on the john. But I finish BEFORE I start wiping because I don't want dirty hands all over my DS.h
-My coffee has to be either black or heavily sweetened (usually black). Nothing in between.
-I almost ALWAYS say "What?" before answering a question. Even if I was expecting a question and it's a simple question such as "What's your name?"
-Sometimes I start speaking in French in conversation. It happens on IM too.

[skunk]

actually.... my interest is peaked....... i must know.The first thing you should know is that your interest is piqued rather than peaked.

[jaydub]

The first thing you should know is that your interest is piqued rather than peaked.

My interest actually peeked, but I was hiding well enough not to be seen.

[Genghis Khan]

- Breakfast must be toast or cereal
- Must wear a different combination of clothes each day
- Must not have any thing else on the seat with me besides cushion/cat/girlfriend
- Must cross the road whenever it's clear...I ignore red/green men
- Must type grammatically correct (a response to last year when i posted 4k posts on another forum in 12 months and my spelling became an orgy of acronyms)
- Must not say 'lol' when speaking to anyone
- Must make someone laugh at least once a day
- Must do something awesome each day
- Anyone who speaks to me must say something...not gossip
- Must catch the tram home with at least one friend

there are others...but if any of these are not fulfilled, i became irritable until a day passes when i do them all
as you could predict, i'm often irritable:p

[skunk]

- Must type grammatically correctI hate to point out the obvious...

[Genghis Khan]

lol...there are exceptions...like making a list such as this one:p

[Jaffa Cake]

I got very annoyed with people who use multiple exclamation or question marks. No need for that sort of behaviour at all, I reckon.

[letsgorangers]

I pop my pinkies (both of them, at the same time) when I am nervous. I wrap my ring and middle fingers around my pinkie to pop it and will continue to do it even if I've already popped it and it won't pop again.

[divabimbers]

I meow like a cat and sometimes so convincingly that my silly pooch thinks there is one outside he must chase. This happens whenever I'm happy or bored or so it seems.

Oh, and I squeak or snort when I laugh very hard. The squeaking is cuter since it sounds more like a mouse.


One other quirk...I HATE WEDGIES so I'm constantly poking and pulling at my clothes, exclaiming wedgie before I can properly sit down and enjoy my computing time.

[thesdx]

- My OCD goes crazy when I'm on my Mac. My iMac has to be straight, parallel to the edge of my desk. The screen has to be tilted ever so slightly.

- Whenever I change my desktop wallpaper, I end up changing it back to the Leopard space image

- I have a bad habit of constantly using commas in my sentences. Like the sentence above. (Hey! I didn't use one in this sentence!)

- I'm a little bit of a clean freak. Whenever I sit down at a table, I have to brush off dust and particles

- I have a tendency to become easily obsessed with anything I'm interested in. (Hence OCD)

[Rhosfelt]

Just a couple of weird ones for me :P

1) If I am alone I hate to have to go out in public I feel like people are staring at me.
2) If I am with a group I like to be the centre of attention/leader
3) I like things to look straight and even, but they don't have to be, just usually are
4) If I tell someone I will call/get a hold of them at a certain time I will be right on time with doing so or I won't call even if I am like a minute late. (unless it is super important)
5) I check the mirror 4 times in the morning (when I get out of the shower/when i get dressed/ when I brush my teeth, put on deodorant, and apply cologne (shaving too)/lastly right before I leave.

[Chromako]

hmm...
I don't like having four of an object (bad luck)
In restaurants or cafeterias I need to sit facing the entrance to the room or subroom
I hate making phone calls
I cannot sleep on the ground floor or underground
If I'm feeling lonely I cannot sleep on my right side
mm... always, almost, chronically late by five minutes. Even if I try. But that my not be a quirk, just... dumbness.
It grates when people use the word 'always' and they don't mean, without exception.
I hate people chewing loudly.
And.. .nobody touches the glass on my camera, glasses, computer screens, or adjusts my favourite chair.
I'll probably come up with more later!

[Fearless Leader]

Im ocd about just random things, mainly syntax of things as I'm a programmer.
I tend to talk to myself, not out loud usually though.
Once i learn things i change the process completely, and it tends to really annoy people.

[iMpathetic]

1. Whenever i change my computer in some way, I become OCD about cleaning my desk to perfection, e.g. no cords visible.
2. According to my friend, "I'm always kinda weird."
3. I cannot stand bad grammar, punctuation, and spelling on forums. If I say "I" "i", please forgive me.
4. The only foods or drinks I will eat while at the computer: Red grapes, Coke, or Fruit Gushers.
5. I cannot use the same computer for more than three weeks.

:D

[iowamensan]

I got into people's houses and night and wreck up the place.

Apparently no one else got this... but I did!
http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i210/holygroundhog/Futurama_nixons_head.png

[John Jacob]

When I was very young (maybe three or four) I thought I had this unique and magical ability to convert ingested food matter into air, and I thought nobody else in the world could do this. Sure was a downer when I realized that everybody else could fart too. :(

[Zwhaler]

if i posted mine, i'd probably be banned for life...

Heh, I guess he posted his quirk :p

[Markleshark]

DVDs and CDs have to be in the right boxes and such. My GF is bad for leaving discs lying around putting them in the wrong boxes and it makes me sad. :(

[wongulous]

It occurs to me that this thread is mostly "must do this" or "i like things this way" type preferences, which is really shallow compared to most quirks... :)

[iMpathetic]

It occurs to me that this thread is mostly "must do this" or "i like things this way" type preferences, which is really shallow compared to most quirks... :)

Like what sort of quirks? Like when I cry out in despair when I see Wile. E. Coyote get pwned by the Roadrunner? :D

I do feel sorry for Wile. E. though. He's just a decent animal trying new things to keep dinner on the table.