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Quirks???? Whats yours???
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pjarvi
macrumors 65816
-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
-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
macrumors 6502a
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
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
nickster9224
macrumors 6502a
Abstract
macrumors Penryn
ezzie
macrumors 68020
i have OCD!!!
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. 😱
- if leftover food is in the fridge for more than 24 hours, i never eat it.
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. 😱
- if leftover food is in the fridge for more than 24 hours, i never eat it.
gadgetgirl85
macrumors 68040
I am the same with the drinking water part. I have a set of special cups that I only drink water out of
-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.
-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.
I have a lot of quirks, but here's a few of them:
I know there are more, but those are the ones that come to mind right now.
-Chasen
- 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.
macrumors 603
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😡, 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.
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.
arkitect
macrumors G3
No wonder no-one spotted it. 😕
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* 😱
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
macrumors 65816
great thread
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.
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.
0098386
Suspended
Same here! Caroline first told me about it, I never knew I did it!
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
macrumors 6502a
Hmm, let's see.
• I have a tendency to tell people way too much about myself, then I wonder why they suddenly lose interest. 😀
• 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.
• I have a tendency to tell people way too much about myself, then I wonder why they suddenly lose interest. 😀
• 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
macrumors 68000
-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.
-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
macrumors G4
The first thing you should know is that your interest is piqued rather than peaked.
jaydub
macrumors 6502a
Genghis Khan
macrumors 65816
- 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😛
- 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😛
skunk
macrumors G4
Genghis Khan
macrumors 65816
Jaffa Cake
macrumors Core
I got very annoyed with people who use multiple exclamation or question marks. No need for that sort of behaviour at all, I reckon.
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.