Hello:

I'm weird.

Want to know just how weird I am?? 50 years ago, at 15, I got my first job. I was a helper at Piasons Pizzeria in Denver. The best damn pizza I've ever had, by the way.. But, I digress...

We had a dishwasher by the name of Tio. He probably was an illegal and didn't speak English.. But, he was one of those guys who you immediately liked even if you couldn't exactly talk with him... His personality was infectious.

Anyway, when a hot pan came into Tio's territory, he'd IMMEDIATELY wash it. Even if was still steaming from cooking, he'd start washing it... Now, in MY house, we always ate BEFORE we washed anything, so Tio got my attention...

Ok, here's the weird part... Today, lo these many years later, when a pan comes off my stove, I wash it, and say out loud, "this is for you, Tio"..

Now, that's weird. You don't get any weirder than that, do you?

You do?? Ok, tell me about it.

excon

I do the same thing with a hot pan. It is much easier to clean.

But that isn't the weird thing I do. Say I am looking for my phone and I think it is in the living room I go in there and I don't see it. I turn around because I think it is in the bedroom, then I think no it is is in the kitchen so I turn around again then I think no it is the office I turn around again before you know it I am literally running around in a circle.

My wife gets a kick out of it. She said I look like a dog chasing my own tail.

Hello spit:

That's funny. I'd like to see that.

Washing the pan isn't what I think is weird. It's paying tribute to the long dead Tio, whom I knew nothing about beyond his dishwashing prowess.

What's even weirder is that I remember his name. I can't remember the peoples names I met yesterday.

excon

I've got plenty so I'm sure I will be contributing to this thread a LOT...

Here's one... I refuse to sit down to any meal without my glass being full. So if I sip a little on the way to the table, I have to top it off. I must start the meal with a full beverage.

Trust me, more will come. I'm pretty kooky.

Hello spit:

That's funny. I'd like to see that.

Washing the pan isn't what I think is weird. It's paying tribute to the long dead Tio, whom I knew nothing about beyond his dishwashing prowess.

What's even weirder is that I remember his name. I can't remember the peoples names I met yesterday.

excon


Yeah you are right that is a weird.

Here's one... I refuse to sit down to any meal without my glass being full. So if I sip a little on the way to the table, I have to top it off. I must start the meal with a full beverage. Hello mom:

You're right. THAT is weird.

excon

Yep, any pan or pot, I wash them as soon as we finish with them,

You do have to watch the cheap ones, I did this to one of them and it "warped"

I make my bed every night before I get into it. Never in the morning, so I can have a made bed all day, just at night because I can't get into a messy bed to sleep.

I make my bed every night before I get into it. Hello Just:

That is pretty weird, all right.

excon

I make my bed every night before I get into it. Never in the morning, so I can have a made bed all day, just at night because I can't get into a messy bed to sleep.

HAHAHAA I do the same thing!! I hate to make my bed in the morning but I won't get in at night until it is made. WEIRD!!

I do many strange things also Nikosmom... most are superstitious in nature I suppose...

A long time ago I got a phone call that brought a lot of pain and suffering... I was heating some coffee in the microwave at the time and when the call was over the microwave was beeping...

Funny, because now I stop the microwave a couple seconds before it finishes... every time I use it... strange, I know.

Hi String:

Yup, that's weird.

excon

Aw dude,that's not weird.That's just something that stuck in your head. I can bet you when I wash a hot pan now it will be stuck in mine as well.
I spell words in my head backwards just as a weird habit.Like when I am typing and I spell out words,I spell them backward and forwards.Its a neat parlor trick but it makes writing quite a chore.

Hello artsy:

Yup. That TOO is weird.

excon

Another thing that I 'have to do' is make sure that everything on my desk is in their proper position... always. If someone moves something, it immediately gets moved back to the exact position where it belongs... this happens to a point of distraction.

I know Ex... I'm working on it... really.

Also... there's more... but let's hear from others some more so that I don't feel to physco...

Hello string:

You and Monk (guy on TV).

When I shower, I have to wash myself in a particular order or I forget where I am.

Therefore, the older I get, the cleaner some parts become. I don't want to think about the one's I'm missing.

No, I don't know which parts they are. Hopefully, I'll catch 'em in the next shower.

excon

Hello string:

You and Monk (guy on TV).

When I shower, I have to wash myself in a particular order or I forget where I am.

Therefore, the older I get, the cleaner some parts become. I don't wanna think about the one's I'm missing.

No, I don't know which parts they are. Hopefully, I'll catch 'em in the next shower.

excon

ROTFLOL...

Don't cha think that the water running will 'hit' most of those parts... funny...

I guess you can tell when people start backing away from you... making a grab for a handkerchief... and not for sneezing either. :eek:

Ex,

Your weird thing is funny. I like funny weird people. Lol

Stringer,

Awww yours made me sad.. I wouldn't let the microwave beep either. Course the "proper position" on your desk thingy... well, perhaps therapy would help. ;)

I don't know what ONE thing I can tell you. I am one weird chick! Hmmmm? Ok here is one... when I am cooking or baking and I go to get the butter I say out loud "get the butter Mr. Kotter".. only I say it in vinnie bobberino's voice from Welcome Back Kotter. I have obviously been doing it since the 70's.

I also go nowhereSSSS withOUT my lipstick. I mean... I'd rather be buck naked than to leave without the STICK! I'm kind of NUTS... aren't I?

Hello Tess:

Yup, you're weird too. So, I guess there ain't no regular people, huh?

excon

PS> Buck naked did you say?? Quick, somebody hide her lipstick.

Tell Spitvenom, the phone will be in the last place he looked.

A previous boss was weird:

When traveling he tries to prime factor license plate numbers as he sees them.

Rubick's cube was cake for him.

When he was in college, he used to play chess with his roomates while washing dishes without seeing the board.

Now me:

I just don't think like everyone else. I'm relational. An object represents a thought or something to do. Hide the object and it won't get done. e.g. an empty bottle on the counter means make iced tea. An empty oil container means get oil. I look at too many conseqences. Now, sometimes this is a good thing.

OK. I have to add. I have sooo many weirdism's... but here is one it shows my OCD totally. When I am going to bed at night and setting all my many alarms to go off in the morning... when I get to the old fashion alarm clock with the side button that you move from Auto.start.off... I must switch it back and forth for at least ten times before I am sure that it is set. CRAZY... even when I ask my son to set it for me... he'll say "how many times do I switch it...ten?"
Coo-Koo

Tell Spitvenom, the phone wil be in the last place he looked.

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It always is :)

To me, you all are pretty normal.
Here is what I do that is so weird...

1.) I am 21 years old and still say good night to my teddy bear (I've had him since I was a toddler)

2.) I like the feeling of warm fingers/hands on my cold ears.

I can't believe I told everyone this. Good thing you don't know who I really am :)

It always is :)

That's a funny statement and maybe it's just a wording deal... but of course it is going to be in the last place you look... why would you keep looking? Is it meant that it is in the last available place to look? I have always thought to be weird when people say it. "it was in the last box I looked it"... DUH why would you keep looking...

I make my bed every night before I get into it. Never in the morning, so I can have a made bed all day, just at night because I can't get into a messy bed to sleep.

I do that too! There are plenty of other reasons that I'm weird, my husband tells me I'm weird all the time but I can't think of any reasons off the top of my head.

Oh, I generally don't get in bed from the side, I climb on at the bottom. I didn't realize it until someone said something to me.

It's funny that you guys are talking about how things are always in the last place you look. I told a guy that at work the other day and that was the first time he had ever heard it. It took him a minute and then he started cracking up. He came up to me yesterday and told me that he found what he was looking for the night before but since I told him things are in the last place you look that he kept looking. I truly think that he did too. Lol

When I shower, I have to wash myself in a particular order or I forget where I am.

Therefore, the older I get, the cleaner some parts become. I don't wanna think about the one's I'm missing.

No, I don't know which parts they are. Hopefully, I'll catch 'em in the next shower.

excon

Ok Excon:
Get this- I'm the same way! I wash in the same order. That way I don't miss anything!

nikosmom

I have another one: I'm right-handed but I only drive with my left hand. I have NO control with the righty! I know, I know - we're supposed to drive with both hands - rubbish! If my right hand is on the wheel, I might end up in a ditch! Actually there are lots of things I can ONLY do with my left hand.
(Get your mind out of the gutter, Ex ;))

I just use whatever hand is more convenient.

I can write script left-handed, right-handed, left-handed mirror image and right-handed mirror image.

The right hand penmanship is the norm.

I could probably use chopsticks in my left hand. Just haven't tried it.

I am ambidextrous I can write, throw, catch, Golf, Bat, shoot a basketball and pretty much anything else with both hands.

Weird? I can read something upside down quicker than I can read right side up and catch the typos in what I typed. I used to do this for years when I put something down in front of my boss for his signature. Right side up I couldn't catch the typo.

Another weird one:

I must have at least 50 clocks in my home. Only one is electric and that's my alarm clock. All the other clocks are battery driven. Come daylight savings time I start either advancing or setting back the clocks at least one week before time change. No, not because I have too many clocks to set, it's just because I hate setting them back or forward as I don't like the time change thing and have a hard time getting used to it. Yes, I have at least 7 clocks in my bathroom alone.

I must have at least 50 clocks in my home.Hello twink:

Somehow, this doesn't surprise me.

excon

Oh, but I also have a thermometer collection as well. Inside, outside temps in just about every room. And some clocks have tempies in as well. Hey, I have to know the time and temperature. Date? Who cares? I'm happy if I know what month it is! LOL

Hello twink:

Somehow, this doesn't surprise me.

excon

Would it surprise you if I told you that I also have a swell beer mirror collection and don't drink beer? Just like the mirrors. I specialize in no longer produced beer like Andeker.

I am ambidextrous i can write, throw, catch, Golf, Bat, shoot a basketball and pretty much anything else with both hands.



Please define "pretty much anything else." :)

I also go nowhereSSSS withOUT my lipstick. I mean ....i'd rather be buck naked than to leave without the STICK! I'm kinda NUTS...aren't I?



(1) I talk to my dogs all the time - discuss what I'm doing and why I'm doing it. Also ask their opinion - "Should I wear this or should I wear that?" (So far they've never had an opinion.)

(2) With me it's not lipstick, it's eyeliner. I ALWAYS wear eyeliner. I might look like something the cat dragged in but my eyes are neatly lined. In my dating/drinking days I found the more I dated/drank the more eyeliner I put on. By the end of the evening I looked like Raccoon Judy.

(3) I work under my previous name but everything I own, all other contacts, are in my married name. Picked up my car from the dealer yesterday and gave them my previous name. They ran around looking for the car and insisted they didn't have it. I was VERY unhappy and positive it had been stolen. At any rate the salesman wandered by and said hi to me and asked what the problem was. He then talked to the service people and realized I had given the wrong name. Duhh. They took my charge card but I think they thought I'm not really me.

Yes, it's strange when you talk to dogs, wear eyeliner at ALL times (including buck naked, as has been said) and can't remember your name.

Hello Judy:

Well, I always KNEW you were weird.

excon

Hello Judy:

Well, I always KNEW you were weird.

excon



And I take this as an EXTREME compliment from one who knows weirdness when he sees it!

(I could be worse. I could collect clocks. Running from Twinkie as I type this.)

And I take this as an EXTREME compliment from one who knows weirdness when he sees it!

(I could be worse. I could collect clocks. Running from Twinkie as I type this.)

But at least I know what time it is(?) Odd, but the clock diode in my Jeep got fried a few years ago and I don't know what time it is in my car. Now that's really weird not knowing what time it is in my Jeep and I don't wear a watch either. It just sits on my computer desk with the time set to EST and not daylight savings time.

And you better go easy on the eyeliner Raccoon Judy or Big Daddy Raccoon just might come over to your house with Little Runty Raccoon (his travel companion) for some Judy porch buffet.

Note to Twinkie - I didn't post ANYTHING about your clock collection. That was my evil twin using my computer and user name.

(Point well taken about the raccoons, though. Very well taken. I COULD fit in with them, though, eye liner and all.)

Okay, I'll leave a nice note out tonight for Big Daddy giving him your address... so be on the lookout for one fat dude who has to sit on his rumpus to eat and a smaller version heading your way. I'll pack their bags today.

Yeah, I figured that your evil twin was at it again. Next thing you know she'll be making remarks about my antique hand painted slate collection. Geesh is she ever mean. Hide the keyboard from her already.

No offense at all Twinkie... but weird that you have 50 clocks in your house, but don't wear a watch. Really?

Okay, I'll leave a nice note out tonight for Big Daddy giving him your address..... so be on the lookout for one fat dude who has to sit on his rumpus to eat and a smaller version heading your way. I'll pack their bags today.

Yeah, I figured that your evil twin was at it again. Next thing you know she'll be making remarks about my antique hand painted slate collection. Geesh is she ever mean. Hide the keyboard from her already.



Wait a minute - I am dating a big guy who wants to be called Big Daddy and sits on his rumpus to eat. You don't suppose..

I have spoken to my evil twin who is saving the slate collection comments for another day.

No offense at all Twinkie...but weird that you have 50 clocks in your house, but don't wear a watch. really?


You are going to be VERY sorry you asked -

I'm both intrigued and nervous... do tell!

Well it could be worse. Collecting things like invisible dogs or pet rocks.

I just hate changing all the clocks 2x a year. My father collected clocks too. Nothing too fancy though.

The wierdest clock I remember was the one in my first car. It was essentially a wind-up clock that when it ran down an electric solenoid would wind it.

The wierdest telephone is the Zeneth Space Phone which is a TV with a built-in speakerphone in it.

Weird? I can read something upside down quicker than I can read right side up and catch the typos in what I typed. I used to do this for years when I put something down in front of my boss for his signature. Right side up I couldn't catch the typo.

Another weird one:

I must have at least 50 clocks in my home. Only one is electric and that's my alarm clock. All the other clocks are battery driven. Come daylight savings time I start either advancing or setting back the clocks at least one week before time change. No, not because I have too many clocks to set, it's just because I hate setting them back or forward as I don't like the time change thing and have a hard time getting used to it. Yes, I have at least 7 clocks in my bathroom alone.

You got me... I counted all the clocks in our home for the last 'change' and we have 37, still a lot, but not 50... :eek:

Well, the last count was 50 clocks. Could be more as I haven't counted lately. Now mind you that does not include the 2 clocks I have outside my front and back door. (for those visitors who want to know the time of day or the people driving by in their car who wants to know what time it is or the mailman or UPS dude to see if he's ontime or not).

No offense at all Twinkie...but weird that you have 50 clocks in your house, but don't wear a watch. really?

No offense taken MsMew. The real true reason is that when I wear a watch the dagblammed thing whizzes around on my wrist and drives me crazy. Sonny bought me a wonderful gold watch with an expansion band for Mama's Day a few years ago. Just what I wanted. Put it on and within one hour the thing kept whizzing around on my wrist it drove me nuts.

I can't wear rings on any fingers either. Same goes for necklaces that have clasps. I have to wear a continuous necklace or the thing just whizzes around my neck. It's some sort of electrical activity. Not uncommon either I understand.

Oh, I was born during a particularly nasty thunder and lightening storm. Guess that's why.

Wait a minute - I am dating a big guy who wants to be called Big Daddy and sits on his rumpus to eat. You don't suppose .... ?

I have spoken to my evil twin who is saving the slate collection comments for another day.



So your new date wants to be called Big Daddy... hmmmm. Was wondering why he didn't come every night and skipped a few nights. Now I know where he's been. Oh, and if the next time you see him and he reeks of chicken grease I'm putting out a big bowl of chicken grease tonight. It's one of their favorite things to eat after Ramen Soup and crackers. Yummy, fresh chicken grease! Remember, if he smells like chicken grease it's the same Big Daddy! I promise not to confront him if he is the one and same Lothario. Let me know, OK?

Well, the last count was 50 clocks. Could be more as I haven't counted lately. Now mind you that does not include the 2 clocks I have outside my front and back door. (for those visitors who want to know the time of day or the people driving by in their car who wants to know what time it is or the mailman or UPS dude to see if he's ontime or not).

OOooh my... that is strange... :D

Woohoo, a thread just to help me feel normal.

I knew I just wasn't that weird, now if you all will be willing to notarize my normalcy, then I can be on my way. :D

I have so many weird quirks, I thought about which one to post all of yesterday. I have come down to one:

I am obsessed with gumballs. Yep. Gumballs. I have 4 gumball machines in my apartment, one small one that can be on a desk, the other two are full size ones that spins around, one "wall" machine that looks like a picture frame with gumballs in it, but if you turn the knob, the gumball comes out.

I also calculate in "gumball"... When someone says they bought their shoes for $30, I think, "whoa...that's 120 gumballs..."

Or if someone says, "Gas is $2.00?!?!?" I think, "Should I buy 8 gumballs with that...or be able to drive another 30 miles...?"

Ok Sneezy, so far you take the cake!

Wow, never heard of anyone calculating anything in gumballs!

Ok, I have planty of weird things that I do.

Whenever I watch a movie or TV. I have to have the remotes in my possession. I have to hold them or rest them on my stomach.

Another things I hate is my money out of order. I have to have all my bills in my wallet with the biggest bill in the back and the smallest in the front and it all has to be in the same position. The bill can't be upside down or in there backwards.

I will try and think of more.

I have to do that with my bills, and I can't stand when people give me messed up change.

Adam, does that mean your fiancé is not allowed to touch the remotes or change the channel?

Hello again:

It's amazing how you can be on a website with people for years and never know how loony they actually are.

And here, I thought I was the only one.

excon

I have to do that with my bills, and I can't stand when people give me messed up change.

Adam, does that mean your fiance is not allowed to touch the remotes or change the channel?

No Justy, I am not that mean. I let her watch what she wants. I just mainly freak out when I can't see the remotes. If they aren't in sight I freak out. It's mainly OK if she is watching TV. When we are watching a movie though, I have to have the remotes. Period. Lol

Sometimes I can't stand the feel of paper or the way something feels and it makes me clinch my fist and my tongue kind of sticks to the top of my mouth. A real hard one to explain.

Good thing I am not your fiancé Adam, we would be boxing every night!

I bet you are the channel surfer too, never see more than five minutes of any program...

I have some issues with the feel of paper too, Adam.

I CAN NOT touch paper after washing my hands until I have lotioned my hands. It drives me crazy like nails on a blackboard. I must lotion my hands after every single time I wash them. I keep lotion in my bathrooms, purses, and at work.

No, you don't see. She can watch what she wants. I never actually get the chance to watch what I want. I let her pick and it is always that damn reality TV. I deal with it though because I love you. I just like to have to remotes in sight.

Also, I am not really a channel surfer, I do change the channel sometimes on commercial. But I have DVR so I usually pause the TV before a show starts and then come back about 10 minutes later and watch it so I don't have to deal with the commercials. Lol

No, you don't see. She can watch what she wants. I never actually get the chance to watch what I want. I let her pick and it is always that damn reality tv. I deal with it though because I love you. I just like to have to remotes in sight.

Also, I am not really a channel surfer, I do change the channel sometimes on commercial. But I have DVR so I usually pause the tv before a show starts and then come back about 10 minutes later and watch it so I don't have to deal with the commercials. Lol

There seems to be a slip of the tongue in this post Adam...

It's OK, I love you too. :D

There seems to be a slip of the tongue in this post Adam...

It's ok, I love you too. :D

What? Slip of the tongue? What? I am confused. Lol

Ok, I have planty of wierd things that I do.

Whenever I watch a movie or tv. I have to have the remotes in my possession. I have to hold them or rest them on my stomach.

Another things I hate is my money out of order. I have to have all my bills in my wallet with the biggest bill in the back and the smallest in the front and it all has to be in the same position. The bill can't be upside down or in there backwards.

I will try and think of more.

No, no, no Adam!! The bills all have to have all the folds and wrinkles out of them.

AND THEN they must be kept in the wallet with the largest bills FIRST and the smallest bills LAST !!!! Oh my GOD, it won't wok the other way... NO.

Hello again:

It's amazing how you can be on a website with people for years and never know how loony they actually are.

And here, I thought I was the only one.

excon

NO WAY EX! We have every right to be just a loony my friend, and I don't think that we have even begun yet...

I have some issues with the feel of paper too, Adam.

I CAN NOT touch paper after washing my hands until I have lotioned my hands. It drives me crazy like nails on a blackboard. I must lotion my hands after every single time I wash them. I keep lotion in my bathrooms, purses, and at work.

Huh? Oh no... now I am thinking that I just picked up another one... thanks Nikosmom, yep thanks.:rolleyes:

No, you don't see. She can watch what she wants. I never actually get the chance to watch what I want. I let her pick and it is always that damn reality tv. I deal with it though because I love you. I just like to have to remotes in sight.

Also, I am not really a channel surfer, I do change the channel sometimes on commercial. But I have DVR so I usually pause the tv before a show starts and then come back about 10 minutes later and watch it so I don't have to deal with the commercials. Lol

Ah ha... the companies that pay for the commercials are now talking about getting a law passed that will change that...

No, no, no Adam!!!!! The bills all have to have all the folds and wrinkles out of them.

AND THEN they must be kept in the wallet with the largest bills FIRST and the smallest bills LAST !!!! Oh my GOD, it won't wok the other way....NO.

Aaaahhhhhhhh!! No, it would never work. It just can't be

adam:

I like, not have to, have my monen in my wallet arranged in a certain fashion. When opened from left to right should be highest to lowest denomination.

Since the introduction of the new currency, the newer bills will be arranged upside down such that the value of the currancy with the largest font is facing away from me. It's too difficult to read otherwise.

Sorry Stringer, didn't mean to give you another weirdism. :o Dry hands drive me batty!
Dry lips too! I never lick my lips because they get dry that way, so you got to give me some vaseline, chicken grease, something to moisturize 'em!


So are we all OCD or just plain kooky? :confused:

Hello again:

It's amazing how you can be on a website with people for years and never know how loony they actually are.

And here, I thought I was the only one.

excon


Speaking for myself, I am not loony - I am blonde with quirks.

I eat my food in an order. I can't mix my food. I always eat from least favorite to favorite. So, if I have Steak, mashed potatoes and green beans for say. I would have to eat the green beans, then the potatoes, then the steak. If I eat a burger and fries, always fries first then burger. I used to never drink anything until I got done eating. Now I have improved with that but not by much.

I eat my food in an order. I can't mix my food. I always eat from least favorite to favorite. So, if I have Steak, mashed potatoes and green beans for say. I would have to eat the green beans, then the potatoes, then the steak. If I eat a burger and fries, always fries first then burger. I used to never drink anything until I got done eating. Now I have improved with that but not by much.

That is so funny because I always do that, my partner and his WHOLE family have told me I am beyond weird for it, but in our family you always ate one item at a time, not jump from food to food. I am getting a little better though, just cause I don't like the weird looks I get.

I forgot about something that I used to do. I used to have AOL. You know how when you'd log off it would say "goodbye?" Well I used to tell AOL "goodbye" back. Once my brother was home and in the other room and I heard him start laughing so I asked him what he was laughing at. He was like "did you really just say 'goodbye' to your computer?!"

Hello again:

I go from item to item, with a bite of bread in between. Got to have bread. I always make sure that I have at least a little piece of everything left for that final tasty mouthful, too.

I NEVER mix things on the plate. On the fork is OK.

excon

If I go back for seconds, I have to get a little of everything not just the one thing. So if I want more mashed potatoes, I have to get more green beans too.

Weird Item #32:

I could eat mashed potatoes and gravy everyday, with every meal, with everything.

Oh goodness, I forgot some clocks. They are on the outside of my shed and on the inside. 1 outside and 3 inside. Also one thermometer outside (that perpetually says 80 degrees) and two in the shed.

Now for my barometer and hygrometer collection...

Okay, is it weird that I'm subscribed to this thread but I haven't posted in it and I don't know why I'm subscribed to it? Am I too young to get alzheimers? Where am I? Who are you? Why are you looking at me funny?

Weird things I do;

1. I can only eat ice cream out of a bowl with a plastic spoon. No metal spoon, only plastic, and not a big spoon, it has to be little. I don't know why. :(

2. I too have a shower routine, everything in order or I forget stuff, and I have lots of stuff. ;)

3. I have the same routine every morning, I can't change it, bad things will happen, I'm sure of it.

Okay, maybe I'm not so weird, it seems that the rest of you are a bit more loony then me. Whew, I'm so relieved. :)

Alten you reminded me of another one:

I hate for food to touch my lips.

So when I'm eating, I raise my lips a little so the food can go in without touching my lips. Certain things I break if I can to make the pieces small enough so they don't scathe my lips.

In fact, I really don't like anything touching my lips-- except someone else's lips. Then, it's okay. ;)

Alten you reminded me of another one:

I hate for food to touch my lips.

So when I'm eating, I raise my lips a little so the food can go in without touching my lips. Certain things I break if I can to make the pieces small enough so they don't scathe my lips.

In fact, I really don't like anything touching my lips-- except someone else's lips. Then, it's okay. ;)

Do you touch your chin with the food first like Robert on 'Everybody Loves Raymond?'

I also place things on shelves in the house a certain way, and turned exactly right. If someone moves them I HAVE to put them back exactly as they were, I check each day... or it is going to be a very bad day... I know it.

Ex, I am giving you way too much ammunition here.

Haha, no! I appear to eat normally; only I know the secret that lies beneath.

I'm a southerner and I love biscuits- but I swear it's really hard to eat one without getting a bunch of crumbs on my lips!

I actually dab at my mouth when I eat, not to be cute, but because of my lip-touching issue.

Haha, no! I appear to eat normally; only I know the secret that lies beneath.

I'm a southerner and I love biscuits- but I swear it's really hard to eat one without getting a bunch of crumbs on my lips!

I actually dab at my mouth when I eat, not to be cute, but because of my lip-touching issue.

So, you are kind of like Robert... :)

What state down south?

Norf Carolina...

So I guess you're saying I have some sort of neurosis... I'm OK with that.

Norf Carolina...

So I guess you're saying I have some sort of neurosis... I'm ok with that.

No, not at all hon.

Years ago I was transferred from Pittsburgh to Charlotte. There for 3 months then transferred to Raleigh for 5 years, I absolutely loved Raleigh and the people there. Then I was transferred to Fayetteville, just outside Ft Bragg. Then the company went out of business AND it wasn't my fault either :( !

I also place things on shelves in the house a certain way, and turned exactly right. If someone moves them I HAVE to put them back exactly as they were, I check each day...or it is going to be a very bad day....I know it.

Ex, I am giving you way too much ammunition here.

Stringer dear, love you to death, but you may need help. :eek:

Stringer dear, love you to death, but you may need help. :eek:

I know.. scary... These are secrets that I have kept to myself for all this time, except from my wife. She tells me how strange I am constantly but she says that she loves... cause I am cute. :rolleyes:

You are cute, I'll admit that. :)

I guess we all have our quirks. I thought I was strange, but after reading some of the other posts, heck, I'm really normal compared to all of you. ;)

You are cute, I'll admit that. :)

I guess we all have our quirks. I thought I was strange, but after reading some of the other posts, heck, I'm really normal compared to all of you. ;)

Thanks... I need to stay that way to keep her happy, I think.

Define 'normal.' By Ex's standards?:)

So, I guess there ain't no regular people, huh?

Y'all are weird, but I'm not. I'm absolutely regular and ordinary in every way.

Thanks...I need to stay that way to keep her happy, I think.

Define 'normal.' By Ex's standards?:)

Na, she'd love you no matter what. :)

Normal by Ex's standards? Does Ex have standards? ;)

Love you Exy. :)

Ok, now I am up for giving up my partner's weirdest quirk, that drives me nuts and I don't even think it makes sense...

He can't eat anything off anything, for examples...

No popsicles, they taste like wood.
No wings (anything on a bone) cause it tastes like bone. (how does anyone know what a bone tastes like!)
Anything on a stick.

It's weird.

Justy, that is weird. Wow, I'm looking more and more normal by the minute.

Keep going people, I feel pretty darn good about myself right now. ;)

No wings (anything on a bone) cause it tastes like bone. (how does anyone know what a bone tastes like!)Hello Justy:

That cracked me up.

excon

PS> Sure, I got standards, Alty. They're right near the cockels of my heart.

PS> Sure, I got standards, Alty. They're right near the cockels of my heart.

Wow, I didn't realize that your cockels where near your heart, I thought they where lower. :D

No, not at all hon.

Years ago I was transferred from Pittsburgh to Charlotte. There for 3 months then transferred to Raleigh for 5 years, I absolutely loved Raleigh and the people there. Then I was transferred to Fayetteville, just outside Ft Bragg. Then the company went out of business AND it wasn't my fault either :( !

Wow, you know my state very well! If you ate some biscuits while you were here, hope you didn't get the crumbs on your lips, hehe.

Wow, you know my state very well! If you ate some biscuits while you were here, hope you didn't get the crumbs on your lips, hehe.

I loved all the food a lot... except the grits... couldn't ever get used to them even with syrups...

The restaurants were great and all the people were pretty much very gregarious... very friendly. But I had to ignore all the 'Yankee go home' stuff. If you can take that initially they will put up with you... :rolleyes:

All of us aren't like that, I love the Yankees, good people as long as I can get past the fast-talking, lol.

Since you mentioned grits... and in keeping with the point of this thread... I could eat grits almost every day. My son loves 'em too. No syrup- true southerners like butter and /or cheese. Maybe some crumbled ham or bacon. Funny, I was just thinking about having some grits tonight for dinner. :p

All of us aren't like that, I love the Yankees, good people as long as I can get past the fast-talking, lol.

Since you mentioned grits... and in keeping with the point of this thread... I could eat grits almost every day. My son loves 'em too. No syrup- true southerners like butter and /or cheese. Maybe some crumbled ham or bacon. Funny, I was just thinking about having some grits tonight for dinner. :p

Yep, I learned some good lessons while I was there, lessons I still remember. About talking fast and assuming anything.

EDIT: Niko, I seriously really tried many times to like them...maybe it is something that you have to grow up with, I don't know.

I also forgot...

I arrange my condoms. I color code them in my condom drawer.

That's true, he does, I've seen them.

In pictures! Jeesh people! ;)

Night.

Dagnabit! I was supposed to be going to bed and got caught up watching something on YouTube when got the email notification... and apparently I knew somebody said something about condoms! People, let me sleep, don't torment me with... those type thoughts!

But anyhow, seriously Sneezy- you color code your condoms?

Dagnabit! I was supposed to be going to bed and got caught up watching something on youtube when got the email notification... and apparently I knew somebody said something about condoms! People, let me sleep, don't torment me with ... those type thoughts!

But anyhow, seriously Sneezy- you color code your condoms?!

Condoms! I don't need "no stinkin' condoms!" (In my best outlaw Mexican voice... ):)

Hello, Ex!

Yes, I'm weird! Anyone who might know me on this site should already know how weird and in what ways I am weird. I'm also kind of creepy. So, that might be another question that you might ask. Are you creepy? Hey, there could be a song about that!

Thanks!

Signed,

The Weird One

Yes. I color code and arrange my condom drawer. Seriously.

I have pictures.

Hello sneezy:

Color coding your condoms isn't weird. HAVING a condom DRAWER is weird.

excon

PS> Come on. Show us the picha.

So the only thing in the drawer is condoms- nothing else?
I keep mine in the drawer in the nightstand (like most people) but there are some other things there too. And they certainly aren't color-coded. Although I like to keep the glow-in-the-dark ones separate.

I'd like to see the pics, Sneezy. I'm intrigued.

Clough: you didn't tell us what makes you weird/creepy! C'mon, share... don't be shy. The rest of us are putting all our bidness out there!

Ok, Sneezy you own so many condoms you have them color coded with their own drawer?

If I was anywhere as the potential recipient of any condom coming from a color coded condom drawer, I think I might really wonder about that person I am about to sleep with, that would own SO many various condoms at one time and would have taken the time to color code them.

Wouldn't arranging them by expiration date be more efficient?

Yes. I own that many condoms. I have a "subscription" that sends me a box every month. Different kinds, etc.

nikosmom: I also have lube in there. Strawberry flavored lube, and vaseline, and massage oil.

Here's the picture:.
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Sneezy, meet me in the 'other' room... :D

I have condoms too, but I turned them into something useful.

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Sneezy, meet me in the 'other' room...:D

Which color would you like NM?

I'm using him right now, you can have him when I'm done.

You don't mind sloppy seconds, do you? ;)

Which color would you like NM?

I'm using him right now, you can have him when I'm done.

You don't mind sloppy seconds, do you? ;)

I like the purple ones, For Her Pleasure... and I'll have some strawberry licky stuff too!

I don't mind seconds... wait... should we be talking about this here? Ya know how I can get Alty. :eek:

I ordered Sneezy to our secret room, he's waiting for us there. I'll race you! ;)

I ordered Sneezy to our secret room, he's waiting for us there. I'll race you! ;)

Is the foursome done !

is the foursome done !

Never, with Alty. :):D:):rolleyes:

If that doesn't say playa...

Come, ladies, you can have your pick...

I think you need a few more of the flavored variety so that these women get the right idea ;)

Were you the fourth the Stringer? Beware of the cheese, no one cut it!

Were you the fourth the Stringer? Beware of the cheese, no one cut it!!

Fourth.. I've never settled for second... :)

Never, with Alty. :):D:):rolleyes:

Hey! True, but... HEY! ;)

What can I say, I'm an "energetic" woman! :D

Hey! True, but... HEY! ;)

What can I say, I'm an "energetic" woman! :D

Well, at least you are honest my dear. :D

I am pretty weird.

I used to go around bus stops and look for change- one time I ended up with $20 after a day of scouting. I haven't done this since I had my daughter [she's two now] but I always keep my eye out for that shiny quarter laying around somewhere- maybe this summer I'll take her out for some nice "walks" :p

I once saw this guy at a laundry mat carrying this magnetic object which he put under the machines which collected coins- I was impressed.

I also like to make scenarios up [for fun], for example:

Me [to my husband]: "What if you were walking down the street and this old lady with an elephant came up to you and offered you a ride, and the elephant would take you anywhere and anytime but in exchange you'd have to give up your left eyebrow"

Husband: "Umm..." [walks away slowly]

I know I do more weird things but I can't put my finger on them since it seems normal to me... I'll have to ask my husband- he's normal, whatever normal means.

MRS.S

MUD,
That was the funniest story! It takes a pretty weird person to even come off the cuff like that!
Thanks for making me laugh! :P

Speaking of Tio, there was a Korean woman I used to work with. She always showed up for work in spotless clothes and polished white shoes... We worked in a kitchen. She also always won really big at the horse races and spoke perfect, accentless English even though she was raised in Korea.

Anyway, nothing pointless ever came out of her mouth and there are two things she said that stick with me: "It's never enough" (money) and, "just keep going" (when you feel overwhelmed by the work in front of you) Thanks, Soon Young.

MUD,
That was the funniest story! It takes a pretty weird person to even come off the cuff like that!
Thanks for making me laugh! :P

Glad I could put a smile on your face even if that was just a sample ;)


.."just keep going" (when you feel overwhelmed by the work in front of you)

That is something I will have to start chanting to myself at work.

MRS.S

Greetings weird people!
I am enjoying this thread so much.
Also wondering if I am in the least bit weird! Especially since I am spying on this weird thread without comment.. :D

Also wondering if I am in the least bit weird!? Hello firm:

Uhhh, you can stop wondering.

excon

Thanks Ex!

One thing I have noticed is that I tend to correct grammatical errors when others are talking,sometimes out loud,but mostly in my head.
Often happens when the conversation is in our native language.

One thing I have noticed is that I tend to correct grammatical errors when others are talking, sometimes out loud,but mostly in my head.Hello again, firm:

Yeah, you and Wondergirl! She dreams about apostrophe's (like the one that should or shouldn't be here - I never know). But, I knew you'd come around and admit your weirdness.

excon

Hello spit:

That's funny. I'd like to see that.

Washing the pan isn't what I think is weird. It's paying tribute to the long dead Tio, whom I knew nothing about beyond his dishwashing prowess.

What's even weirder is that I remember his name. I can't remember the peoples names I met yesterday.

excon

I got to think about my weird thing a little and I'll get back to you. I'm 51 yrs. Old so I know I've got them.

What struck me most about your post is this. All through our lives certain people or certain events, strike us hard. It can be a very insignificant saying or gesture that means nothing really, but to us, for whatever reason, it sticks. Just this morning, a friend reminded me of something I told her more than 25 yrs ago, that she always says to herself. I don't even remember saying it, but she refers to it all the time. We never know when we are going to effect or even change some one's life. A little lesson? Make sure it is for the better.:)

I just use whatever hand is more convienient.

I can write script left-handed, right-handed, left-handed mirror image and right-handed mirror image.

The right hand penmanship is the norm.

I could probably use chopsticks in my left hand. Just haven't tried it.

WOW That's impressive!

Wow, you know my state very well! If you ate some biscuits while you were here, hope you didn't get the crumbs on your lips, hehe.

I lived in Charlotte for 6 years. Nothing like a good Bojangles biscuit. With gravy!:D

Thanks Ex!

One thing I have noticed is that I tend to correct grammatical errors when others are talking,sometimes out loud,but mostly in my head.
Often happens when the conversation is in our native language.

I do that ALL THE TIME. I can't stand it when someone conjugates a verb incorrectly.

I lived in Charlotte for 6 years. Nothing like a good Bojangles biscuit. With gravy!:D

OH GOSH yesssss! My mouth is watering now!

For the longest, I didn't know that Bojangle's was a southern thing... :o

Now I want a biscuit!

OH GOSH yesssss! My mouth is watering now!


Something else make my mouth water...

Sarah

I can't stand wearing anything to bed that isn't slippery. Don't laugh, I know what you are thinking. It isn't that. My PJs have to be the kind of silky material that don't bind you up in bed to the point where you can't roll over or move around properly. If I don't have them, I don't sleep. I guess this isn't weird enough though.

OK, here's another one. If I get held up coming home by a train at a crossing it is usually the GO train (the express passenger along the lake between Ottawa and Oshawa). When I do I always say out loud "the 3:10 to Yuma". It got to be a habit... I give up.

Tick (silently creeping off... )

I always say out loud "the 3:10 to Yuma". It got to be a habit..........I give up.

tick (silently creeping off......)

Tick, you're weird. :p

Love that one! (made me chuckle)

Tick, you're weird. :p

Love that one! (made me chuckle)


WoooooHooooo ! :eek: I made the weird list. Got to love it ;)

OK this is kind of weird. I have a stuffed animal that is a floppy mouse, (Mousey). I've had him since I was around 8. I have to make sure he is comfy. He sits in a little rocking chair. His little pant legs have to be pulled down. His "hands" in his lap. I never want him to be laying around in an awkward uncomfortable position. Don't want him stuffed in a box somewhere because he could not breathe. ( I know, he's not a breather.)

The same thing goes for my dolls that are packed away. They must have their dignity. They are dressed. They are all basically laying down with their blankets pulled up to their chin. Barbies too.

I know, makes no sense... that's why it's WEIRD.

Umm yeah Cozy: WEIRD!

::humming theme from Twilight Zone::

NM runs away from Cozy... :p

Umm yeah Cozy: WEIRD!

::humming theme from Twilight Zone::

NM runs away from Cozy.... :p


Lol lol lol It would make a good Twilight Zone story wouldn't it? Chucky comes to mind.:eek:

lol lol lol It would make a good Twilight Zone story wouldn't it? Chucky comes to mind.:eek:

That's exactly what came to mind!

Dolls have always freaked me out. (Hey, is that a weirdism? :confused:)
Something about them looking like little people is freaky. The eyes that just stare blankly into space. Boring a hole in your soul.

Yeah. Dolls are scary.
Stuffed animals not. Dolls are.

Clowns too. :eek:

Our puppy chewed all the fingers off one of Sydney's dolls last week, I found little life like plastic fingers everywhere. That was weird! ;)

Our puppy chewed all the fingers off one of Sydney's dolls last week, I found little life like plastic fingers everywhere. That was weird! ;)

No, Alty.

That was scary.

Our puppy chewed all the fingers off one of Sydney's dolls last week, I found little life like plastic fingers everywhere. That was weird! ;)

That is weird. You know what freaks me out? Clowns. Hate them. And I don't like the expensive dolls that some people collect. They are like people turned to stone. Especially the life like baby dolls. And the dolls that Marie Osmond sells... creepy.

Cozy, have you seen those dolls that this group of women make? I don't remember their names but they were on Dr. Phil.

They take old dolls, redo them, make them look like real babies. Now here's the really freaky part, they treat these dolls like real children, have birthday parties for them, baby showers, you name it.

They have rooms in their homes devoted to these dolls. The ones they keep have baby furniture, the works. When they go out they hire a sitter.

Really, it's true. Now that's weird. Actually, that's a bit scary.

I hate clowns too, ever since Poltergeist!

I saw a story about that on 20/20 Alty. That was weird. They walked around with the babies in strollers so that passersby would think it was a real baby. Mental, I tell you.

Cozy, the really expensive porcelain dolls are especially creepy.

I have another weird thing about me: I have to turn mucho lights on throughout the house as I walk through it. No, I'm not scared of the dark per se, it more that I'm afraid that I'm going to touch something. A spider, a pin, anything. So I don't care what my electric bill is every month, I must have my path lit. I have nightlights throughout my house.

I do at least have the energy efficient bulbs. :D

ok this is kinda weird. I have a stuffed animal that is a floppy mouse, (Mousey). I've had him since I was around 8. I have to make sure he is comfy. He sits in a little rocking chair. His little pant legs have to be pulled down. His "hands" in his lap. I never want him to be laying around in an awkward uncomfortable position. don't want him stuffed in a box somewhere because he could not breathe. ( I know, he's not a breather.)

The same thing goes for my dolls that are packed away. They must have their dignity. They are dressed. They are all basically laying down with their blankets pulled up to their chin. Barbies too.

I know, makes no sense...that's why it's WEIRD.

That's weird & cute at the same time. I still have dolls from when I was a kid too. Some of them have on socks that were mine from when I was a baby. My mom saved all of them! She's very weird.I had so many clothes for them too. I also used to make clothes for my barbies out of old fabric and craft glue. They were actually really nice!

Cozy, have you seen those dolls that this group of women make? I don't remember their names but they were on Dr. Phil.

They take old dolls, redo them, make them look like real babies. Now here's the really freaky part, they treat these dolls like real children, have birthday parties for them, baby showers, you name it.

They have rooms in their homes devoted to these dolls. The ones they keep have baby furniture, the works. When they go out they hire a sitter.

Really, it's true. Now that's weird. Actually, that's a bit scary.

I hate clowns too, ever since Poltergeist!

YES!! And they spend a fortune on them! And stroll them around the block. REALLY strange.

You want to know what's weird? I just spent half an hour reading this thread and I can't think of one thing about me that's weird, that's weird.

Well, other than I have to leave the house three times to go anywhere. I forget stuff so often I just come back in and look around, nowadays.

Well, other than I have to leave the house three times to go anywhere.Hello Cat:

Forgetting stuff isn't weird. Reading this whole damn thread is weird.

excon

I make my bed every night before I get into it. Never in the morning, so I can have a made bed all day, just at night because I can't get into a messy bed to sleep.

That's me!! And what's wierder, is I make my kid make HIS bed every morning!!

Oh I got a weird one.. just remembered.
I think reading weird threads make us feel weirder,if that makes any sense. :)

A while ago, when I sleep, the bed has to be next to a wall and I have to sleep in a way that as soon as I wake up I can see the whole room.
I used to do that even in restaurants,always preferred sitting where I can observe the whole room.
Lately this habit seems to have changed but not totally. :D

Déjà vu?. did I already write this same post before?
That's another weird thing, it happens often.
Ok, I guess I am weird. :D

Oh I got a weird one..just remembered.
I think reading weird threads make us feel weirder,if that makes any sense. :)

A while ago, when I sleep, the bed has to be next to a wall and I have to sleep in a way that as soon as I wake up I can see the whole room.
I used to do that even in restaurants,always preferred sitting where I can observe the whole room.
Lately this habit seems to have changed but not totally. :D

Deja vu?...did I already write this same post before?
Thats another weird thing, it happens often.
Ok, I guess I am weird. :D

I'm kind of similar Firmbeliever!
Until recently We had our king size bed in the corner of the bedroom (weird I know) because I have to sleep with my back leaning against the wall...
We recently moved house an put the bed in the center of the room... it just doesn't feel right :confused:

Welcome to the club Shaz! :D

The weird bed club :cool:

Geese... another weird thing to keep me awake... Not sleeping well as it is Firmy and Shaz...

Stringer