We all have our own little peculiarities; for instance some of mine. When I'm walking in the mall, or on a paved surface, and there are checquered tiles of two different colours, I always like to walk on tiles of only one colour, as well as avoiding cracks. I'm not superstitious and I don't have OCD (well, I don't THINK I do), I just do stuff like that. I also like creating my own made-up countries (still haven't grown out of it), creating political profiles, geography.etc, am slightly hynophobic (I spose that's a recognised condition, though), have a weird sense of humour (like laughing alot during violent scenes in movies, though I never laugh at real life violence and am not some sadistic sicko) and think up threads like these while in the shower...

Would you care to share any quirks you have? Don't be ashamed, they make you special... :)

I do the first one ^

I saw the word Quirk, and thought this thread was about Erin ;D

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We all have our own little peculiarities; for instance some of mine. When I'm walking in the mall, or on a paved surface, and there are checquered tiles of two different colours, I always like to walk on tiles of only one colour, as well as avoiding cracks. I'm not superstitious and I don't have OCD (well, I don't THINK I do), I just do stuff like that. I also like creating my own made-up countries (still haven't grown out of it), creating political profiles, geography.etc, am slightly hynophobic (I spose that's a recognised condition, though), have a weird sense of humour (like laughing alot during violent scenes in movies, though I never laugh at real life violence and am not some sadistic sicko) and think up threads like these while in the shower...

Would you care to share any quirks you have? Don't be ashamed, they make you special... :)


This thread is a sibling to our "name your dysfunction" thread.  What differentiates a "quirk, tick or weird habit" from a "dysfunction"?  I guess one is just a weird thing you do, and one is a weird thing about you that makes you unable to do necessary normal stuff.  (Oy.  I've just come back from having Margueritas).

This thread is a sibling to our "name your dysfunction" thread.  What differentiates a "quirk, tick or weird habit" from a "dysfunction"?  I guess one is just a weird thing you do, and one is a weird thing about you that makes you unable to do necessary normal stuff.  (Oy.  I've just come back from having Margueritas).



They're quite different...qurks are not necessarily a bad thing. They can add something refreshing and positive to your personality.

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Well, let's see.

I use a fork and knife to cut almost every kind of food that I am eating.....even pizza, sandwiches, burgers, etc....to me, it's a lot easier than holding the sandwich and having the contents fall out everywhere.


When I eat pizza....I scrape off all of the toppings and cheese, eat those, and then proceed to eat the dough/crust of the pizza.

I like to have things "just so" a lot of the time....like certain things on my desk a certain way....and if they aren't, I get somewhat nervous.

I refuse to drink water from the tap....it has to be bottled water or nothing.

Well, let's see.

I use a fork and knife to cut almost every kind of food that I am eating.....even pizza, sandwiches, burgers, etc....to me, it's a lot easier than holding the sandwich and having the contents fall out everywhere.


Burgers taste better when eaten with your fingers.  ;)


When I eat pizza....I scrape off all of the toppings and cheese, eat those, and then proceed to eat the dough/crust of the pizza.


It's a bit like those people who lick the cream off oreos/any cream-filled biscuit. I don't get that. They're supposed to go together! lol


I refuse to drink water from the tap....it has to be bottled water or nothing.


That's not weird. I don't like tap water either.

When out walking with someone I try not to let someone walk between us.  It's kinda like the breaking
of an ethereal bond. 

They're quite different...qurks are not necessarily a bad thing. They can add something refreshing and positive to your personality.


Ah, yes.  Good way to put it.
So here's the funny thing.  I'm very aware of my disorders but I don't know what my quirks are.  Ka?

Ah, yes.  Good way to put it.
So here's the funny thing.  I'm very aware of my disorders but I don't know what my quirks are.  Ka?


ummmm. well, i cant say they are quirks...they are really my quirks cuz i can only think of things you do that annoy me... ;D ;D ;D

If I'm with someone and there are a choice of seats, two next to each other or one across from the other, I'd rather sit across from someone.  I like to look at people straight on rather than turning sideways to look at them. 

I count stairs as I walk up or down them. 

I buy certain items in groups of three or four.  Like Mac & Cheese, always 4 boxes.  Paper towels three rolls at a time. 

If the fitted sheets start to slide up, I will not be able to sleep unless I fix them.

I twirl my hair when I'm tired or stressed.

I heat things in the microwave for odd amounts of time, like 49 seconds or 29 seconds...why not 50 or 30?

I could go on...I guess I'm very weird!  LOL!!

ummmm. well, i cant say they are quirks...they are really my quirks cuz i can only think of things you do that annoy me... ;D ;D ;D


Bahahaha!  ;D

Here's what I think:  I have no quirks.  You have no disorders.  (wait a minute...that makes me way too boring and you way too sane  ;D )

And no, I'm not going to ask you what I do that annoys you.
(well, okay, one example, go for it).

Bahahaha!  ;D

Here's what I think:  I have no quirks.  You have no disorders.  (wait a minute...that makes me way too boring and you way too sane  ;D )

And no, I'm not going to ask you what I do that annoys you.
(well, okay, one example, go for it).


no way.
i'll tell you when i see you... (it's not your fault that you always have a lipstick outline around your mouth but no lipstick!)  ;D ;D

a Quirk? the nose scrunch...not so much a scrunch as a nostril flare. i think you learned how to flare your nostrils and then made it part of every expression...there. a quirk.

no way.
i'll tell you when i see you... (it's not your fault that you always have a lipstick outline around your mouth but no lipstick!)  ;D ;D

a Quirk? the nose scrunch...not so much a scrunch as a nostril flare. i think you learned how to flare your nostrils and then made it part of every expression...there. a quirk.


;D ;D
I don't do that anymore.....do I  ???
When?
(yeah, I was going to come back and say..."perhaps we should not do this publicly!" ;D )

;D ;D
I don't do that anymore.....do I  ???
When?


all the time...telling a funny story, reacting to something gross, imitating an opera singer, talking about something you thoughtwas stupid, making an "oh no!" face...

you're still cute, don't worry about it. :)

all the time...telling a funny story, reacting to something gross, imitating an opera singer, talking about something you thoughtwas stupid, making an "oh no!" face...

you're still cute, don't worry about it. :)


How funny.  (oh, yeah, that ol' opera singer imitation gets me every time!  :D )

ok...i chew on the inside of my mouth a lot,
i open my eyes really wide for some reason..
and i know i sniff alot..(co workers told me it makes them crazy)

I heat things in the microwave for odd amounts of time, like 49 seconds or 29 seconds...why not 50 or 30?



I'm the complete opposite. I can't stand non-rounded numbers. If I buy anything in bulk, I'd prefer them to be in tens or at least fives. 

I'm the complete opposite. I can't stand non-rounded numbers. If I buy anything in bulk, I'd prefer them to be in tens or at least fives. 


OK you reminded me. I have to begin an activity on the hour. if it's 10 before 5, i'll have to wait till 5.
i think it's another procrastination technique.

and i can't get my hands wet when i turn on the shower. only in the shower.
if i turn on the water and it gets on me, i wipe it off.
i hate getting my arm all wet before it has to be.

OK you reminded me. I have to begin an activity on the hour. if it's 10 before 5, i'll have to wait till 5.
i think it's another procrastination technique.

and i can't get my hands wet when i turn on the shower. only in the shower.
if i turn on the water and it gets on me, i wipe it off.
i hate getting my arm all wet before it has to be.


;D :D ;D  I love that - but I'm not even gonna start with my oddities  ;D

I just love hearing about quirks like that it makes me feel better  :)

;D :D ;D  I love that - but I'm not even gonna start with my oddities   ;D

I just love hearing about quirks like that it makes me feel better   :)

I love this too...good thread!

and i can't get my hands wet when i turn on the shower. only in the shower.
if i turn on the water and it gets on me, i wipe it off.
i hate getting my arm all wet before it has to be.


I do a similar thing.  I run the water into the basin to wash my son's face in the morning.  Check the temperature, dry my hand and then get his flannel, get both hands wet whilst squeezing it beofre washing his face.  But I can't stand it if I don't dry my hand before picking up his flannel.  I tried it once and it felt horrible!!

I do a similar thing.  I run the water into the basin to wash my son's face in the morning.  Check the temperature, dry my hand and then get his flannel, get both hands wet whilst squeezing it beofre washing his face.  But I can't stand it if I don't dry my hand before picking up his flannel.  I tried it once and it felt horrible!!


I"m so glad you agree...I hate the feeling. and it even makes me a little angry when it happens..
so strange.

but then the Karens' quirks are all endearing..
Karens are cool.

OK, so I went to the store and I bought 3 boxes of Mac&Cheese and two rolls of paper towels.  I was living on the edge today!  http://www.inthe00s.com/smilies/yelclap.gif http://www.inthe00s.com/smilies/yelclap.gif http://www.inthe00s.com/smilies/yelclap.gif

When I eat pizza....I scrape off all of the toppings and cheese, eat those, and then proceed to eat the dough/crust of the pizza.



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Wow, that's weird!


But whatever suits you!

I will straighten pictures on any wall, wherever I am (if no one's looking) because I cannot bear to see them crooked and I can't just ignore it.

I will straighten pictures on any wall, wherever I am (if no one's looking) because I cannot bear to see them crooked and I can't just ignore it.


I do that too, I hate crooked pictures.  I was at the Dr's once and there was someone on the couch in front of a big framed print, it was crooked...I was temped to ask them to move for a second!! LOL!!

I always have to add a little extra to whatever I am making. I make a pot
of coffee it's 4 tablespoons and a couple of extra grounds. When I add
sugar to a 20oz. mug, It's 3 level tablespoons and a couple of extra grains
of sugar.I am not talking a 1/2 or a 1/4 tbs, I am talking a couple of grains.
It's such a small amount, you can almost count the grains.

Where to begin.

I have a major issue with things touching my throat, even real light. I am constantly tugging at the front of whatever shirt I am wearing because I can feel it on my throat.

When I laugh, it a) sounds different around different people but b) I hide the bottom half of my face, it's weird.

I can't stop biting, picking at and chewing on my nails, it's got to the stage where I will sit there for 10 minutes without realizing my finger is in my mouth.

I do weird stuff with my eyes.
My left eyelid is always halfway closed, the right one is usually nearly half closed as well, but there is just the slightest little difference, I don't know why, I just never fully open my eyes.
I also make them twitch, on purpose. Don't know why.

I sometimes get bizare little outbursts, where I'll just make a noise.
It doesn't happen often, but I can be sitting there watching TV or something, then convulse and go "Eeeep". It's really quite hilarious.

I consistently fret wank in public.
Everyone who knows what that is will laugh, everyone who doesn't will be disgusted.  :)

I tensen my calfs to the point where they will cramp.

I almost never call anybody by their name, ever. It's just something about doing it, I don't know.
Even my best friends and family.
I will generally just throw a comment in there general direction instead of addressing them by name.

When I get excited, my voice moves about 2 octaves higher  ;D

When I eat a sandwhich, I eat around in an anti-clockwise motion.

There are many more, I'll save them for another time.

Okay, I can't walk on the cracks in a sidewalk.  I must step over them.  If I'm at the mall or any other place where there are tiled floors, my foot must be completely inside the tile for each step; my foot can't touch the line at all.  When I was living at the dorms at school, coming up to the gates there were these two metal stantions in the ground and I had to walk between them, I could not walk around them.  When I walk in an elevator and there are metal bars on the wall to hold on to, I must touch them all .  Before I go to bed , I must lock the patio door and screen and I must lock the door leading to the garage and the front door.  I check each lock 4 times before I go upstairs.  I also give my doggie a kiss goodnight; 4 on his nose, 4 on his forehead .

When my Yankees play the Red Sox, I take a pair of red socks and I tie a shoelace around them like a noose and hang them over my door.  I have to do that before first pitch or else we lose the game.  If the game is on TV, I never watch when the other team is at the plate.  I only watch when we're batting. 


I'm weird.  :-\\