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. ;)

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Originally Posted by nikosmom

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. ;)

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Norf Carolina...

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

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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 :( !

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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.

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

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

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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. ;)

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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. ;)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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. ;)

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

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Hello Justy:

That cracked me up.

excon

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

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

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

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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 :( !

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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.

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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.

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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