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Subject: "Weird-isms"
I think at one time we had a post like this....but it got lost after the 4/11 attack here!
What is the one weird thing (that you are willing to admit) that you have to do, almost like an obessive compulsive trait? Are you a person that cannot fix your plate and have any of your food touching? Or hang all your clothes in your closet in order of color?
This is one way to find out a little bit of info about each other!!
I will start with mine...the biggie that DRIVES my hubby nuts......
I cannot stand to sleep without my ears being covered...I have to have my hair over my ears...and sometimes the covers. If my ears are "exposed" it will wake me right up...and then I have to start all over again
Ok...your turn...spelll the beans!!!!!!!!!!!!
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My sister just recently took issue with my humming. And it wasn't really that loud. Either she has sensitive ears or she's hearing things. >:(
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I have to have all labels facing me in cupboards, closets, cabinets, etc. and have everything organized in systems. I'm compulsive about organization in general.
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Everything's in alphabetical order or date order (receipts). Clothes are arranged by colour and season (although I've been getting sloppy at that lately, so it's not the biggest issue). Everything "official" (tax forms, invoices, cheques, applications, personal letters and postcards, etc) I handwrite must be without mistakes, or else, it has to be written all over again: in black ink and all capitals (think blue-print, draftsman style). Don't get me wrong, everything else can be piled up in a huge mess that even I could not figure out, but those three things are, without a doubt, essential to me - I'd go insane if they're not the way I left them :)
Tarzan Boy
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A weird-ism for me is that I have OCD(Obsessive Compulsive Disorder)
-I always have to check my room to see if I left anything to bring with me to group the next day)
-washing my hands almost every day cause of the germs and filth from the city from where I work)
-touching/patting my pockets to see if I have my wallet,keys,money,etc....to bring with me during the day.)
-howard- :)
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My music must be in alphabetical order, or I cannot find anything. Even if it's an artist I like, working with two different bands, they must stay in place.
For example, I like Ronnie James Dio. He sang with Black Sabbath after Ozzy left, with Rainbow for a time, and then formed his own solo band. (there was another band, Elf, but I have not yet tracked it down).
So, I put Black Sabbath with the "B's", Dio in "D" and so on.
When I have more than one CD by an artist they go in chronological order, oldest first.
The rest of my house looks like a tornado hit it. Clean laundry strewn over the backs of every chair and doorknob, books everywhere ect.
The only organized thing is the CD rack. I will melt down and be late for work if it falls and dumps everything. (yes, this has happened).
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My sister just recently took issue with my humming. And it wasn't really that loud. Either she has sensitive ears or she's hearing things. >:(
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Boy, can you tell we're both Hoosiers? Or we just separated at birth?
I hum all the time! I don't even know that I'm doing it....
I used to work at a restraurant. When I opened, I would be humming away while I set up for the day...drove the cook nuts!!! He would tell me to shut up constantly, and I told him to shove it constantly...
Me being...well...me... I usually just hummed louder...usually to the tuneage of Johnny Paycheck!!!
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There are several, but one of the biggest is paper shredding. I do not throw any personal item away that has my name and address on it, unless it has gone into the shredder first. Too risky these days.
I also write out a budget each month, although that's not a compulsion as much as a necessity.
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I have a lot of these, here goes:
There are three things in my life which must always be taken care of...
1. My toe nails MUST always be manicured - even during the wintertime
2. My closet MUST always be neat even if my room is a mess, the closest has to be neat. My shirts, pants and sweaters are all arranged by color and style (ex. stripes together, long sleeve shirts together, short sleeve shirts together).
3. My car has to be clean on the inside and out. Even if the outside is dirty, the inside has to be neat. If there's one piece of paper in my car it drives me crazy. Weird, I know!
I call these my "levels of control." If all of these things are taken care of, life is great.
This is an odd habit that I started a few years ago...I love playing with quarters. I have about ten quarters I keep by my computer desk, and I play with them when I am on the computer. I love the coldness and texture of them. I know, I know, I'm weird, but these idiosyncrasies make me who I am. ;)
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Gosh, you want the whole list or just the top ten? LOL
I hum or sing when I cook. I never noticed before, but my sister told me I was, so I asked my husband. He said, "You mean you didn't know? I thought it took your mind off cooking..." ::) Sometimes I sing really loud and totally off key to annoy my son, but that's another thread. ;)
I have to have my hair covering my ears to go to sleep, but it doesn't wake me up if it moves.
I twist a lock of hair around with my fingers until it's really tightly wound, then just play with it....The reason I thought of it is because I stopped typing to play with my hair. LOL!!
I have a set order in how I clean my house, and it is Not! to be disrupted...
I could go on and on...but now I see how big a freak I am, I don't wanna tell anything else. LOL
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I have to have my hair covering my ears to go to sleep, but it doesn't wake me up if it moves.
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I am gonna show this to my husband so once and FOR ALL I can prove that I am not the only one that does this!!!! THANK YOU for posting that B.A.!!!!!!!!!!! ;)
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I have to hand out the washing (lanudry) in a certain pattern. Smalls on the inside, large harder-to-dry items on the outside facing the sun. Well, OK, it actually makes some kind of *sense*, but I do get a bit narky when my parents don't do it the same way :)
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I also hum while I'm doing things. I don't realize that I'm even doing it. I'll be busy at work and then I realize that someone is humming and then it dawns on me that it's me!! I also talk alot with my hand. Even I find it irritating sometimes!!
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I just HAVE to be at places/appointments on time, and if at all possible well ahead of time.
If I'm late, I feel like I'm going to be in trouble.
I think it's hangover from having to be at school by 9.00 or it's "Up the Principal's Office"
I'm sure my other half would suggest this is just one of many......
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I also feel the need to be at appointments/work on time or a few minutes ahead of time. I don't punch a clock at work.
I also have all my 12" singles categorized by genre (80's, R&B, House, NRG/Club etc.) then by beats per minute (and key if possible) and finally alphabetically by artist. I've manually calculated the BPMs of each single I have by using a stopwatch and calculator, or as of late BPMCount for Windows. It's one of the first things I do when listening to a new record.
Subject: Re: "Weird-isms"
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I think at one time we had a post like this....but it got lost after the 4/11 attack here!
What is the one weird thing (that you are willing to admit) that you have to do, almost like an obessive compulsive trait?
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My one wierd thing is I won't admit to ANY of them ;)
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I am gonna show this to my husband so once and FOR ALL I can prove that I am not the only one that does this!!!! THANK YOU for posting that B.A.!!!!!!!!!!! ;)
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Makes you wonder how short haired people survive, doesn't it? LOL I think the reason it started is that when I was little (about 4) one of my sisters told me bugs can crawl into your ear and run around on your brain. LOL!!! I figured I'd feel my hair move....
And if I do something compulsively (check the burners, door locks, etc.) I have to do it an odd number of times. 3, 7, 15, doesn't matter, as long as it's an odd number.
I DON'T KNOW WHY!!!! :P lol
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I like having things in order (labels facing the front, music organized alphabetically, etc) simply because it makes it easier for me to find things, but I wouldn't consider it a compulsion since it doesn't really bother me if it gets out of order--I just go and reorganize it again after some time has passed.
As far as any weird habits are concerned. Well I can't really thing of anything. I do play on words a lot in the form of double-entendres, puns, literal applications, and other verbal quirks which I perform mainly just to annoy people...
Kryllith
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Alright, fine I'll tell you one :D I have always been a light sleeper so since I was about 15 (SO many years ago) I have turned on a box fan at night. I have it on every night, year-round....I now cannot sleep without one :(
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I too am pathalogically early for everything I can't bear being late.Also all my cd's and books are alphabetical but thats just the librarian in me!!
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Now I've just been reminded of another one. When I was very little I was sent to live with an aunt and uncle for three weeks when my little brother was born (Two weeks in the hospital, and one week adjusting at home was the norm).
I wouldn't sleep in a strange house, so my uncle put a railroad lantern in the room as a night light. When I got back home, I had gotten so used to the lantern I would not sleep without it. To this day I must have some light in the room. When I lived in the "big city" I'd just leave my windowshades open to let in the streetlights, and neon lights. Now I have a nightlight.
I also cannot sleep in complete silence. We grew up with railroad tracks running by our back yard. Passenger and freight trains ran all night. We also had a humidifier running all night for my brother's multiple colds, and allergies.
Again, living in the city was no problem. Screaming drunks, trucks, cars with the stereo cranked, sirens, you name it. Nowadays I must leave the tv or radio on all night.
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well, after reading all this, i've been reminded about my own weird things that have become so standard to me that i don't notice them.
first, i'm very obsessive about punctuality...if i'm not at least 5 minutes early, i feel like i'm 10 minutes late.
second, i can't stand poor grammar and spelling...sometimes i'll even correct people, but only if i know them well.
third, i have my cds and tapes arranged alphabetically by artist, then alphabetically by title...a lot of people think that's weird because they think they should be arranged by release date. i tried that once, then changed back to my double alphabetical system. also, my cds have to be face up in the case with the title perfectly straight with the edge of the case.
fourth (and last group that i'll admit to) is about my sleep habits. i absolutely cannot sleep with socks on, which is weird because i also can't sleep if my feet are cold. also, i can't get to sleep well without a blanket or something covering me, even summer. and i have to have the blanket/covering snuggled around my face (not necessarily over my ears, but sometimes:D). and it's not hard to cover the ears when you have short hair, you just have to use the blanket. oh, and i have a really hard time falling asleep without hugging a stuffed animal, pillow, or something. it helps me get comfy.
o.k. that's all i'll admit to.
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I have a few-
One of the things I can't stand is when people sing lyrics wrong - it seriously really, really does my head in. I feel I have to correct them, and that's quite bad of me (unless it's my mom, who constantly does it as she knows it winds me up!)
When I was a baby, I had two blankets which I absolulty adored and could not live without. Now, I have to keep one under my pillow when I sleep. I can survive without it if I go on holiday for example, but I miss it. It gives some wierd sense of security I guess.
I have to wear some form of nail polish - even if it is natural/clear on my nails, especially my toe nails. It's wierd beacuse even if it's it's Winter and they're always covered up, they still have to be done! (So i'm quite like natmc78 in that way :])
When it comes to clothes, I can't wear any trousers that don't flare out. Even i they're just a little flared. I HAVE to buy flared jeans as I never can wear tapered trousers. For example, I have a pair of lilac trousers that are really nice but are straight legged, so I undid the seams and made splits in the, just so they were flared!
I think that's all i can think of for now!
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Hmmmm. First of all, well, you all know about the crack addiction...
I am obsessed with the proper usage of the English language. Probably comes from having not one, but two teachers as parents. I even use the word "whom" and correct myself if I end a sentence with a preposition. (I'd like to point out that this is a verbal obsession and does not at all extend to my liberal and chaotic use of punctuation.)
And as others are with tidiness, I am with smells. I have bionic nose and should the least thing be malodorous I will sniff like a bloodhound until I've located the offensive source and then rid the world of it with a vengance. I'm addicted to scented oil burners. My perfume and lotion muct never clash. I've been known to buy plug-ins for friend's apartment hallways. (It just gets so stinky near the trash chute!)
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Oh yes, my other annoying habit. Falsetto singing, at the most unwelcome times. Does that include now? Anyone want serenading?
***GOES OFF TO FIND LYRICS***
I'm back! Missed me?
So.. anyone? ;D
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Hmmmm. First of all, well, you all know about the crack addiction...
I am obsessed with the proper usage of the English language. Probably comes from having not one, but two teachers as parents. I even use the word "whom" and correct myself if I end a sentence with a preposition. (I'd like to point out that this is a verbal obsession and does not at all extend to my liberal and chaotic use of punctuation.)
And as others are with tidiness, I am with smells. I have bionic nose and should the least thing be malodorous I will sniff like a bloodhound until I've located the offensive source and then rid the world of it with a vengance. I'm addicted to scented oil burners. My perfume and lotion muct never clash. I've been known to buy plug-ins for friend's apartment hallways. (It just gets so stinky near the trash chute!)
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You know, it's just not funny to make fun of people with crack addictions. I happen to think crack addiction is serious and can get you into heaps of trouble. Like when I'm out with my husband and I can't help but notice another guy with a really nice a$$. :o That's just asking for trouble. I don't think my crack addiction is any worse than my wit and sarcasm.
How's that for stirring it up a bit Langdon?
Subject: Re: "Weird-isms"
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I even use the word "whom" and correct myself if I end a sentence with a preposition. (I'd like to point out that this is a verbal obsession and does not at all extend to my liberal and chaotic use of punctuation.)
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Grin, well it's important to distinguish between who and whom, since one is a subject and one is an object. But, in regards to propositions, it's really not necessary to readjust your thinking/speaking/writing to avoid ending sentences with them. Teachers make a big deal out if it in K-12, but I heard repetitively in my English classes in college not to bother. :)
Kryllith
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You know, it's just not funny to make fun of people with crack addictions.
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You know, I know that, in my heart of hearts, but I don't get to make fun of hemophilliacs any more, so what am I left with? Just because they're alllll related to each other....
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But, in regards to propositions, it's really not necessary to readjust your thinking/speaking/writing to avoid ending sentences with them.
Kryllith
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Oh, no, my PROPositions I just throw around any ol' way. ;)
Really, I know that it's a bit archaic, which is why I say it's weird and not downright anal, but it just sounds jarring.
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You know, it's just not funny to make fun of people with crack addictions. I happen to think crack addiction is serious and can get you into heaps of trouble. Like when I'm out with my husband and I can't help but notice another guy with a really nice a$$. :o That's just asking for trouble. I don't think my crack addiction is any worse than my wit and sarcasm.
How's that for stirring it up a bit Langdon?
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Oh, oh! The Dynamic Duo strikes again!
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True, true. I don't think that's something with which up I would care to put.
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Alright, fine I'll tell you one :D I have always been a light sleeper so since I was about 15 (SO many years ago) I have turned on a box fan at night. I have it on every night, year-round....I now cannot sleep without one :(
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I, too, must sleep with a fan. Not because I am a light sleeper, but because the thought of still air freaks me out. I feel like I am hyperventilating. I will sleep with the fan on high spees, even in the dead of winter. This, of course, leads to the fact that I CANNOT sleep without some sort of cover. I also cannot have my ears covered. I am afraid that I won't hear something...anything.
I can smell an odor froma mile away. This winter while I was sleeping, the heater in my house began to burn. I smelled it before the smoke even came through the vent. I think I'm overly paranoid and that makes me very alert to sounds, smells, and so forth (then again, that may not necessarily be a BAD thing...)
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I, too, must sleep with a fan. Not because I am a light sleeper, but because the thought of still air freaks me out. I feel like I am hyperventilating. I will sleep with the fan on high spees, even in the dead of winter. This, of course, leads to the fact that I CANNOT sleep without some sort of cover. I also cannot have my ears covered. I am afraid that I won't hear something...anything.
I can smell an odor froma mile away. This winter while I was sleeping, the heater in my house began to burn. I smelled it before the smoke even came through the vent. I think I'm overly paranoid and that makes me very alert to sounds, smells, and so forth (then again, that may not necessarily be a BAD thing...)
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Then I must welcome you to my world....except that I cannot sleep withou something covering my Neck....when I was young, my sister talked a LOT about vampires....and growing up with the show Dark Shadows Didn't help!
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My movies...I put all 50 something of them in alphabetical order by name also I always have to clean up my room every saturday and nobody can sit on my bed because they might mess it up. My most weirdest thing though is that right before I go to bed I make it up nice and neat and sometimes I even get up in the middle of the night and make it up.
Subject: Re: "Weird-isms"
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Oh, no, my PROPositions I just throw around any ol' way. ;)
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Well that can be a good thing. If you end ever sentence with a proposition you can get lucky. Course, you can also get slapped... :)
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Really, I know that it's a bit archaic, which is why I say it's weird and not downright anal, but it just sounds jarring.
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I usually don't end sentences with a preposition simply out of habit. If it requires restructuring the sentence so it sounds silly, though, I don't bother :)
Kryllith
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True, true. I don't think that's something with which up I would care to put.
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LOL!!! Woo-Hoo! You're right, that's not jarring at all.
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When turning-in at night, I must have the fan on. All year 'round. I can't sleep a wink without the gentle hum of the fan in the background.
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When I eat candies like M&M's or Mike n Ikes I take a handful then separate the colors and then I eat in a sequence that eventually gives me a even number of each color. Or when I snack on Dolphins and Friends crackers (very similar to the Goldfish crackers) I separate the dolphines from the whales and then eat them until there's an even number of each then eat them in pairs (1 dolphine and 1 whale). That's my weird-ism.
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One of my "weird-isms" is that I can never have my knees touching when I am sleeping. So I either put a pillow between them or a blanket.
Another one is that I always smell milk before I drink it no matter what the date says. Problem is though, is that I do this at other people's house which is pretty rude I guess. So I try not to ask for anything dairy to drink when I am out.
(now this one is going to sound really dumb)
I have pretty long hair & I don't know why I do this but I ALWAYS have to have it in a ponytail when I am at home not when I am out, just at home. I keep ponytail holders all over the house & the first thing I do when I walk in the door is put my hair up. The first thing I do when I wake up is put my hair up. It sounds stupid, and I know it is, but it's like I am obssesed with it! :-/
I will look in my purse at least 5 times to make sure I have my keys before I lock the door to my house or to my vehicle.
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Another one is that I always smell milk before I drink it no matter what the date says.
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I do the same thing. Too many times have I popped open an icy cold carton of milk, poured myself a glass and took a deep swig of sour milk...yuck!!
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I have pretty long hair & I don't know why I do this but I ALWAYS have to have it in a ponytail when I am at home not when I am out, just at home. I keep ponytail holders all over the house & the first thing I do when I walk in the door is put my hair up. The first thing I do when I wake up is put my hair up. It sounds stupid, and I know it is, but it's like I am obssesed with it! :-/
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I love a woman with a ponytail. You'll not hear moi calling that weird. ;)
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I always finish what I like the least on my plate first. Then save the best for last.
Cat
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when i eat, nothing on the plate can touch anything else. i will finish eating one food, and move on to the next in a circular fashion. i actually will rinse my plate off between foods to make sure that there is no "cross-contamination." drives my family insane. ;D
in my cd case, everything has to be in an EXACT order. cds by the same band are placed in chronological order, first release to last. all the discs put be perfectly straight. if one is the least bit crooked, i freak out and have to readjust EVERY one of them.
if i see someone touching the bottom of a cd, i will also start yelling. if i see someone touching the bottom of one of MY cds, i start screaming. i'm not kidding, i've scared a lot of people by doing this!
i cannot sleep with any amount of light in my room. i actually hang black posterboard in my windows so no light shines through my windows. on top of that, i shut the blinds tightly and make sure that the curtains cover the windows.
i forgot - i cannot ever ever EVER be caught without wearing socks. i always wear socks. in the middle of summer, while wearing flipflops, i wear socks. the only time i don't wear socks is when i shower or go swimming.
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As for me,I have to go check every time I leave my room to see if I left anything and I do it a few times.
Howard :)
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I always finish what I like the least on my plate first. Then save the best for last.
Cat
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I do the same thing. I would rather eat the good stuff last. ;D
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I have already seen so many of the things that I do:
Have to sleep with covers and socks (even in summer) and it has to be dark!!
Can't stand when people butcher song lyrics (my hubby is the worst)
I hum all the time :)
Can't stand spelling mistakes (takes all my willpower not to correct some of the worst ones here) :)
And....
I MUST have my dishes stacked a certain way before I wash them and they must be washed in a certain order:
cups
bowls
plates (silverware to soak for a while)
pots & pans
silverware
I absolutely have a fit when something is out of order. I can't possibly wash a cup after anything else. It has to wait until next time. :) Goofy, huh?
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Dang, I thought everyone was perfect on this board. ;)
I can't think of any current "weirdisms" but when I was supervising in the operations side of the business I was very anal when it came to time. People showed up 5 minutes late I would write them up or fire them. I always needed to be 15 minutes early to everthing, if I said I was going to be there at 1:00 and I was a 5 minute drive away I would get antsy at 20 minutes till.
Switching over to Admin changed that after a year or two. :)
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Let's see...
I have to have socks on when I sleep, covered up in a certain way (edge of comforter wrapped around my hand) and either a body pillow or 2 pillows (one for my arms, one for my legs.)
My kitchen must always be clean. Dishes sitting in the sink for more than an hour or so must be washed or loaded into the dishwasher.
Dry skin must immediately be removed or moisturized.
Pudding must be eaten with the spoon inverted.
The list goes on, but these are the biggies.
Forgot one of the major ones. Condiments must be spread over the entire piece of bread/bun. Can't stand eating dry bread.
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Oh my. I'm so glad to see that I'm not the only one with "weirdisms"....
I MUST have my shoulders covered in order to fall asleep. I can have my legs sticking out but my shoulders MUST be covered.
I also turn my CD's so that they are straight when I put them in the cases. It's strange but I always do it. And if I open a CD to play it and it's crooked, I straighten it before I take it out. How f***ed up is that? It drives me crazy to see crooked CD's in their jewel cases.
There's so many more, but these two are my biggest I think. ;D
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More to add:
I have to have my books organized from largest to smallest. If I go to someone's house and see small books cramped and almost hidden in between large books, I feel like organizing them. Either that or leave the room. :P
I lock the car up but always pull the door handle a couple more times to make sure it's locked.
When I drop mail into a postal box (you know, the big blue ones outside), I always open the little door a couple more times to make sure it fell all the way down.
I slurp milkshakes like a kid. I will make the loud straw-slurping sound at the end of the shake to make sure I get every last drop. MMmmm.... People give me funny looks and I don't care. ;D
I'm glad I'm me. :)
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I lock the car up but always pull the door handle a couple more times to make sure it's locked.
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I think everyone does that :) I know I do.
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I'm glad I'm me. :)
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Wouldn't have it any other way, whatever the heck you are ;D
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I have to pat my pockets when I check for my money and keys.
howard
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I have way too many to list them all , I already discussed UCFs in another thread (unidentified chunks of food and my aversion to them).
I cannot have my food touch. Ever.
I cannot sleep on my back or with a blanket on my feet.
I will not park right next to anyone, I must have lots of space on both sides. I will walk further for this!
I will not roll up socks, they are matched and folded together in half. Drives me nuts when someone rolls up their socks.
My freezer and frig are always organized, and I clean them constantly. NO leftovers in frig for more than 2 days.
My book case is sorted just like the dewey decimal system. Not as large as a library but sorted in that fashion.
My dvd/vhs are sorted in alphabetical, and my cds are sorted by genre and alphabetical.
I am very obsessive compulsive, should probably be medicated. :-/
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I cannot stand having too many covers on me, and my feet must be free to slipp out from under them. I also must have a clean kitchen. That means no dirty dishes left un-loaded.
I have some more but this IS a family board :-*
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My book case is sorted just like the dewey decimal system. Not as large as a library but sorted in that fashion.
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The sacred Dewey Decimal System. A couple years back I organized about 11,000 books in a used book store using that system. (You must have fairly new books, though, Shazz. They weren't regularly listing DDS numbers on the publication page til 1970 or so)
Most libraries are using a new and different system. I don't know if it's weird or not, but whenever I buy a book I always check out the Dewey number... my favorite brain junk-food number is 614. ;D
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The sacred Dewey Decimal System. A couple years back I organized about 11,000 books in a used book store using that system. (You must have fairly new books, though, Shazz. They weren't regularly listing DDS numbers on the publication page til 1970 or so)
Most libraries are using a new and different system. I don't know if it's weird or not, but whenever I buy a book I always check out the Dewey number... my favorite brain junk-food number is 614. ;D
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Well, I don't use the exact numbers, but I use the general structure. And I am all about 817 ;)
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Well, I don't use the exact numbers, but I use the general structure. And I am all about 817 ;)
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Hmmm... and I had you pegged as a 754, or maybe a 757 http://www.click-smilies.de/sammlung/cool/cool-smiley-030.gif
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I have to wash my hands almost every time I think it's dirty.
Howard
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Hmmm... and I had you pegged as a 754, or maybe a 757 http://www.click-smilies.de/sammlung/cool/cool-smiley-030.gif
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LOL ;D That would be true, too.
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On-line bank account: I have to reconcile my checkbook every day. I hate it when I write out a check and it doesn't pass for like 4 or 5 days. I also like to pay all my bills online so that i don't have to bother with stamps and envelopes.
I have to be early for things or exactly on time. If I'm late I feel just terrible.
When I'm going on vacation, I have to pack every possible thing that I think I may want or need while I'm away.
When the weather dips below 50 degrees, i have to sleep with an electric blanket. when i go away to a friend's house or a hotel I have an electric blanket packed somewhere.
i have long hair, and when ever i eat - it has to be in a pony tail.
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It would be funny to know the source of these complusions!
I read a book in 4th grade about a skeleton creeping out of a trunk to kill a pirate, and I STILL can't sleep in a room with drawers or doors that are open just a crack. Everything must be completely closed or completely open. Such a freak!
My feet must be free to leave the covers; no evil hotel sheet tucking!
Must sit in the chair facing the door in any resturant (too many Godfather movies!)
****although I think my boss' weirdism beats all...he won't eat anything "white"...mayo, milk, ice cream, potatoes....Its crazy!
But I guess we all are! :)
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Must sit in the chair facing the door in any resturant (too many Godfather movies!)
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Thanks for reminding me. I cannot sit with my back facing the restaurant. It must be against a wall. Drives the hubby crazy because I will wait extra at a restaurant to get one of these tables. Comes from having a tray of food dropped on me as a child. Thank God it wasn't anything hot. It was drinks, salads and cottage cheese.
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:o That would give me nightmares for the rest of my life... I HATE cottage cheese. :P
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LOL! My husband has to sit facing out too. Can't stand to have his back to anyone. So that usually leaves me to worry if I'm going to be the next one with cottage cheese going down my back. :)
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I don't like people sitting behind me either. It comes from middle school. I knew the kids sitting behind me were making fun of me. Now, I can't stand it. When I went back to college, I made sure that I sat in the back row-which was kind of difficult concidering my eyes are not the best and sometimes I had trouble seeing the black board. But, at least no one was sitting behind me!
Cat
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I thought of two more weird-isms last night. But first, my husband WILL NOT sit or stand anywhere with his back towards the door. Me, I don't really like to either, but I am not obssesed with it like he is. He won't even stand in the grocery store with his back to the entrance. Strange.
Ok, here are two others:
I have to have my bed made (sheets tucked in and all) before I can lay in it. I cannot sleep in an unmade bed.
I cannot drink milk out of a clear glass. Has to be like a Tupperware cup or dark colored so that I cannot see the milk running down the inside of the glass when I take a drink. Nor can I watch people drink milk like that. And if someone is drinking Buttermilk, I literally have to leave the room. Can't stand thick milk. This goes for milkshakes as well. I think this is all related to my fear of mayonnaise.
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I have a quilt that my grandmother made. It is like my blankie...I have to sleep with it covering my shoulders or I can't sleep. I guess I am just a kid at heart. ;D
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Thought of another one. I have to drink wine out of a wine glass. I really hate it when someone serves me wine out of a regular cup. Somehow, it just doesn't taste the same. :-/
Cat