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What are your idiosyncracies? What are some things that you do that might not seem weird to you but your friends or family might have commented on? Or it might be something that you think is weird.

For example I can't take the first magazine off the rack when I'm buying one. I have to go for the 3rd or 4th one back unless there's only one left. I hate buying a magazine that someone else has already read and I don't know why. :p

/P

I'm the same as Poogie when it comes to magazines but then it also extends to other merchandise, most noteably electronics and groceries. Its a little paranoia about kids getting their filthy little hands all over my cocoa puffs! arrrrgh! *breathe breathe*

Another thing I have (though now that I think about it, its more of a pet peeve) is that I have to wipe my monitor down after someone comes in and touches it. I can't stand to have fingerprints on my monitor so when my brother comes in and taps the screen saying "click there" I get filled with MURDEROUS RAGE! Not really, I just wipe the screen and tell him to go away.

One last thing I have is that I simply cannot walk past a store display with those toys that make noise without squeezing their paw, pushing in their tummy or whatever that makes them vibrate and giggle and sing songs. I just get a little smile knowing that it drives the checkout people insane... :twisted:

Don't mind me or my ramblings, I'm hopped up on sugar and a very slow connection :wink:

No real idiosynchrasis, I think... But I tend to be more careful regarding life in general than most people (try not to step on or drive over bugs, worms etc, try not to break living branches, twigs and the like).

Generally I'm not very fussy about dirt or semi-bad food either, even though I prefer cleaness and fresh food of course...

Hmmm, something... I sometimes test for how long I dare to keep my eyes shut when walking or cycling... I guess people would think THAT was strange if they saw me :)

Quote from: ladychris

Quote from: Carrion

Hmmm, something... I sometimes test for how long I dare to keep my eyes shut when walking or cycling... I guess people would think THAT was strange if they saw me :)

*lol* at least you dont do it when driving :P

Now, I didn't EXPLICITLY write I _didn't_ do it while driving, did I?

I used to be weird about circles..when I was younger..

If i turned to the left, i'd have to turn to the right next time around...

I tried to stay equal...If I went in circle clockwise around something, I wouldn't feel right until I did the same thing counterclockwise as many times...

I had a strange childhood at times...

/Snafu :D

Hmmm had to think a bit about it...
I guess my main idiosyncracy (but I'm sure I have many) is that I'm never sure of an action I just did. :oops:
For example if i turn off the stove, i have to check again and again if i really did it :P
And when im on a trip, although I know i have my documents with me, I need to check hundreds of times to be sure a small imp hasn't stolen them from my bag.
Oh, and driving I just need to have my bag next to me, on passenger seat.
And if I happen to have a passenger and my bag has to sit on back seat, then the poor passenger is asked again and again to check if bag is still there :twisted:

Boy, can I relate to Snafu's - I was the same way as a child.

Currently though, hmm... let's see... what are my quirks... Wouldn't it be better to ask everyone what they think is Idiosyncratic about Poogie? I mean then we could get semi-objective answers. No? Hmmm... ok.

This one is tough. I do have some. I don't think my aversion to lines or crowds really counts as that has more to do with trying to save time. The more time I save in my daily routine, the more time on Nanny after all. Hmmm, procrastination isn't really an idiosyncrasy I think, but it does mean that if I tell you I'll answer this one tomorrow you shouldn't hold your breath.

I'll have to think more on this one and get back to you...

My idiosyncracy is similiar to Ladychris's. When I go to set the alarm on
my clock, I have to keep checking to make sure it's actually set and at the correct time. I do this about six or seven times and then I'm finally satisfied that it's set correctly. Unfortunately, Snafu sometimes catches me doing it and holds me down so I can't check. :cry:

Also, after closing the garage door, I keep looking back as I'm driving away to be certain that I've closed it.

I can't stop!!!

Maybe that double checking/triple/etc is a woman thing. I do it when I'm packing and any time I'm traveling to make sure I have everything. (There was one time when I was younger when I forgot pjs and maybe that's it....) I also double check the alarm clock, the stove, when I lock my apartment door (both when leaving and when coming in), my car doors, etc. I also have to turn on the light when I go into my bedroom to make sure there's no one there, even if all the windows are shut and I was just in the room half an hour or so before.

/P :D I know I have more but I can't think of them right now except for the really bad one that most people have where you have a mental list of something like stuff you need to buy, songs you want to dl (or buy the albums for), things you need to do and when you get to where you're going to do this stuff you totally forget the list.

My ido..thing is: When after dinner and it is time to wash the dishes, I have to put the plates, glasses and the knifes/forks in a special order and in a special place, in the zink (is it called zink? If it is not, then 'diskhon' in swedish and maybe some kind soul will help me out with the english word for it?) If it is not put down as I want it to be, I take it all up again to do it the right way. I can not wash the dishes if it is not done right.

I, just like Poogs, takes the 3rd or 4th magazine behind the first one.. I do like to have them 'fresh'.

Ybbie..

I agree with Yavathol about resembling OCD.

As for Ybbie and Poogie, I will do the same with magazines...because the first is usually dishevelled or sometimes torn.

I didn't do that recently with a book and Labyrinth wasn't happy because the cover was torn *sigh* Try to break habits and they come and bite you on the ass!

Murphy's Law!

/Snafu :D

Ok...I agree with Poogie the checking n times is a woman thing. Aside
from the ones already mentioned I check to make sure there isn't anyone
in the back seat of my car (at least no one who doesn't belong). When
the fear is so paralyzing I can't look I ask Nilram to do it (He
gripes rolls his eyes and does it anyway. Isn't he sweet?!) I keep a
watchful eye on the review mirror and recheck at stop lights just to
be safe.

I also reorganize multiple times. Every week before I go to the grocery I
totally clean out and reorganize my fridge and pantry. Other cabinets
and filing systems get a less frequent reorganization (once a month or
so). My label maker is the best thing I ever bought! I label
everything!

I have a major aversion to using other people's showers/sleeping on
their sheets that sort of thing.

If you are a waiter and see me coming you'd do well to bribe the
hostess to seat me in a different section. I am very particular about
food stuffs in general. Mayo must go on the bottom bun of a burger,
M&M's must be separated and eaten in order, (I have a system for eating
just about everything actually...and it is rarely just take a
bite...people find reason to comment about this quite often), fast
food papers must be folded a particular way before tossing them, chip
bags must be opened from the top...the list goes on.

Those are the ones that come to mind as they have been mentioned recently.

/Es

I do open chip bags on the top unless I do accidentally otherwise (very rarely) and I do double-triple-check things sometimes but not often enough as I do forget things sometimes. So it is not an obsession, I forgot things very easily. That is weird I guess, I forgot much more often and easily than other people, I think. Places, names, faces, and things to do. :p
I have erased some pretty important company-data accidentally (Shift-Del + space in the wrong window) the other day. They didn't find out. So I don't check stuff often enough. :)
I do the doublle-triple-checking many times but sometimes I just forget about it. :)

Hmmm had to wait a bit to post here, to think about this....so here goes...

agree with poogie about the magazines...and also I always want a fresh newspaper to read....to think someone has read my sunday paper before me makes me intollerably mad ;)

I dont do the circle thing...but I count steps....especially when mowing the yard. I could not tell you how many steps it is from any given point to another, but ill catch myself when my mind is drifting with a menail task, going 1,2,3,4, I never make it to high numbers always stop and restart before 32.... I know why i do this... but bonus points to anywho who can guess (ill post why later.)

I wont eat the last bowl of cereal from a box. (something to do with all the crumbies settling on the bottom)

I tend to be systematic about everything...and no its not OCD...its a fear that if I break order ill forget to do something

I always set the clock by my bed 23 minutes ahead...this is so I think im late when it goes off...although I know its ahead, I tried changing this once...I would like to think I didnt change it back to 23 minutes fast...but there it is ....23 minutes fast again.

For Snaffie - Im the same with tab/return when ever I type a line I do it whether its nanny yahoo whatever.....*blames AOL*

and my last is fanatic handwashing/hand sanitizers.... This is a habit really, but I wash my hands before and after everything.... I use hand sanitizers when ever im away from a sink...this is ofc Job related.... but even when im gardening I am constantly rinsing my hands with a hose.

oh and I never ever ever lick envelopes or stamps....

So I've given this a lot of thought and found that I tend to take my magazines and other purchases from further back on the shelf when the front item has obvious wear and tear. I don't triple check my alarm, the stove or who might be hidden in my back seat. I eat my food in no set order and have never sorted my M&M's before eating them. Although I do wear sunglasses when walking outside, I don't typically walk with my eyes closed (unless maybe I don't have the sunglasses). I don't count my steps and I only check the door to see that it is locked on my way to bed once.
I guess that rules me out for any OCD :P

I suppose there are two things that people do comment on that seem idiosyncratic:
1) In the sunlight I wear sunglasses constantly - have a mild photophobia and the sunlight is near painful in my eyes, so it's not really a quirk as much as it is a way to stay comfortable.
2) I studied psychology for years and have developed a habit of observing people and keeping a running differential diagnosis on them :twisted:

Boy, have I got tons to work with now!! Thanks.
I never would have guessed that OCPD was so prevalent among mudders, although it does make sense when I think about it...
:D

I always (well about just 99.5%) use Shift-Del when deleting.
In Unix I have a profile file I carry with me everywhere :) and it has a rm = rm -i alias. (To ask for confirmation on deleting). In my first Unix-days I've read that somewhere that is nice to use for safety purposes. But as it is annoying I delete everything with rm -f or -rf so it won't make any difference (-f is for not asking on deletions and it overrides -i).
I do type 'save' and 'score' many many many times in Nanny. Whenever I camp in green for like a few seconds I type these commands like 2 of them per second, for some reason. I also use other commands very frequently, like sc (some other score), kview, togo, skills, kreport, xp, and whatever else guild- and skill-related command might be.
I also use to hit backspace at the Unix prompt (and in Nanny too, somewhat) when I am thinking and the line is empty (so it will beep every time). I am not sure why I do that. Also when I am, for example, posting a note here and I am thinking somewher in the middle, I use to delete and retype the last character like once-twice or more, and use ctrl-home and ctrl-end, or hit space and then backspace several times.
These are just the computer-related ones (well the common ones that I remembered now). :)

When I am on, I am always typing l for look even when I know nothing has changed etc. Just a habit.

I also type save habitually...yes...I know as a wizard...it is useless...but back in the old days, the mantra was save early, save often. Esp back then when a crash could occur at any time. It is something I hang onto from my mortal days.

/Snafu :D

One thing I do that has been commented on is the way I eat.

I pick out one item on my plate and eat it until its gone. Then I move on to the next item (usually the item on the left) and eat the same way always eating exactly one item at a time. And I sometimes rotate the plate between items. This isn't something I do conciously (like sorting M&M's) its just the way I eat. And I have started mixing foods more recently.

ooops I forgot to put why I count steps.....

Since no one asked why :) ill post it just in case any one was interested....

from the begining of junior high through my days at Vanderbilt University I was in the *shudder* no one laugh,,,,,,,,, Marching Band and counting steps was how you made the formations accross the field I picked it up as a habit and it stuck with me..

My mail should be first everytime. Outlook, or Lotus Notes now (grrr). But at home this doesn't apply as I just take a look at my mail sometimes, it's not open all the time; also I use yahoo mail because I still can't pay for a decent mail account (yet).
Btw I am looking forward gmail, have you heard about it? 1 gig storage, well that would be an upgrade to my 4 Mb yahoo one. :D

Quote from: Snafu

Another idiosyncrazy of mine is always having my Windows in a particular order. If my Nanny window (which is my first window) is disrupted from linkdead or crash, I have to reopen all my windows in order again.

*grumble*

/Snafu :D

Yep, my ZMud is first, then IE, then ultraedit and then Mirc. Those stay open all the time and the rest get open and closed so it doesn't matter so much.
I also have a special way of eating the plain M&Ms. I have to have one of each colour and then I eat that rainbow set all at once.
Additionally I also backspace after I hit enter to send a line in on Nanny or on any instant messenger. Force of habit from Nanny so I don't accidentally send the same message twice.
Btw, I do that magazine thing with books as well. I don't like knowing that someone probably pawed through the book/magazine/etc that I'm about to buy.
I can't imagine opening a bag (like chips or something) upside down. That must be a subconscious one or just the fact that it would feel wrong. Man, I didn't even realize how many of these I have. :p I have to wear sunglasses always when I'm outdoors even if it's cloudy just because my eyes are so damn sensitive but that's not the same thing. The light really hurts my eyes.
/P who probably has a ton more. :p

Quote from: Carrion

I sometimes test for how long I dare to keep my eyes shut when walking or cycling

Ah, did the same sometimes when younger. Also kept cyckling without my hands on the bike. Especially when cyckling a long way, thinking. "Can I make it from A to B without falling?" Got even more exciting when I had to pass sharp bends in the road "will I make it or not :roll: " It might have to do with that I had to cyckle quite much a period of time, think about it, rain, traffic noises, same road over and over again. I got bored as hell. I just had to do something to make the ride more exciting. Oh, just to make it clear though, did not have my eyes shut and hands off at the same time, that would be just plain stupid :) .

Well, first of all...I really am weird, the whole concept of me is "weirdness" so it would be easier to find things that my friends donÂ´t think is weird about me. I could list some things though..

1. Weird hobbies (serialkillers, vampires certain music und so weiter :twisted: )
2. Always read a newspaper begining from the back.
3. Fork in right hand and knife in left although IÂ´m righthanded.
4. DonÂ´t eat potatoes.
5. If I have a watch (usually donÂ´t have) I have it on the right hand.
6. Wash my hair in rainwater (or in winter I melt snow).
7. DonÂ´t walk across certain wells.
8. Ehum...Nanny? Yeah, some friends find me mudding VERY weird!

Certainlly there could be many more things to list, nothing I can come up with at the moment though.

Heh, I gotto agree on reading a newspaper from the back :twisted:
Some weird hobbies applies for me to I guess.

Guess something else that might be considered 'weird' is that I dont watch
so called "reality shows", or whatever they are called. My knowledge is for logical reasons somewhat limited, but I think there's something called 'the bachelor' in foreign TV, and here in Sweden we have 'Baren', 'Expedition Robinson', 'Big brother' etc etc. I fear soon stuff like that will be the only thing showing on TV. And I dont consider the winners of those shows to be some sort of heroes and something to look up to either. (On the contrary most often)

Hmm. Never been much into teamsports like Football, Hockey etc either. And I don't usually watch it on TV.
One thing I DO enjoy is running (I used to hate it. I would start, and after 2 days without improvement I'd give up. However, maxing a dark all the way does wonders for your stamina and patience. :twisted: ). Some might find this weird too, and it gets worse. The ideal conditions is according to me during the winter, Preferably with a nice snowy setting, and the temperature around -5 to -10 degree Celcius and clear air. Ahh... :roll:

Can't stand coffee either... I get my needed coffeine from other drinks.

There. The rest is secret. :twisted:

Don't really know about these shows but watched BB a bit when they started it in Romania (last year, or the one before?) but it just sucks big time. So many lame people together. The idea might be interesting I guess but the show I saw was something really pathetic. They all were acting so hard. Anyway this kind of show might have a big success because of the so many retarded that watch TV but I am not sure it is something that should be shown on TV... I'm pretty sure I wouldn't accept to be a part of it. To try to get the money is one thing, but to act 'natural', well, I just wouldn't like if so many people would know me. If someone gets to know me, then I want to make sure I let it happen. :twisted:

Hopefully people will be a little more cautious about these 'reality soaps' nowadays, with the introduction of 'That Miriam' show that was aired not long ago.

For those who didn't know, it was just like all the other 'bachelor'-like thingies (I guess, I don't watch that crap), a 'hot babe' whom several guys fought over to win dates.

In the end, it turned out this hot babe Miriam, had a hose between 'her' legs and that she was actually a man (needless to say the guys were pissed and it almost ended real bad).

Anyways, I'm hoping that'll cut down on the vast horde of idiots wanting to be on tele, if they risk their homophobia or something like that (some people are so insecure of their sexuality that they dread even being called a homosexual).

Then perhaps I might actually turn the tele on, right now there's just no point as I don't have the pay channels, so I can't watch porn ... I mean, movies! All the channels show these cheap ass reality shows all evening, as it is, so I only turn it on when there's something special going on (like the European Championship).

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