Strange Quirks?

[Laura_A]

So, along the lines of the chips & salsa thread... what are your silly little quirks. Things you do that people think are strange or anoying?

One of mine, which DH hates, is I can not bring myself to drink the last swallow or two of my diet coke. I don't know... just can't do it... so he finds what he calls "half full" cans of soda and gets annoyed. LOL

[Darcy Baldwin]

I can't eat a single french fry. I have to eat them in 3's.

[AddictedScrapper]

I can't fall asleep with my feet under the blankets, no matter how cold it is. My DH thinks I'm weird (and well maybe I am LOL)

[BrattyMeg]

haha April I can't either..I always have to hve a foot poking out

I can't have my food touching either. When we go out, I always order my baked potato on a side dish esp if I order steak..can't stand for the steak juice to touch my potato

[ditzyscrap]

I'm the opposite of April...DH just pointed this out last night. I was complaining that it was hot in our bedroom and made him turn the fan on medium (it's a really good fan, lol...high is waaay too much air moving). Anyhow...he's like...you say it's hot in here and yet you're under your blankets. With your feet sticking out because you're too hot.

Yeah, so anyway...my thing is that I MUST have a blanket on when I go to bed. No matter how hot it is in the room. When I'm just reading, it can be pushed down a ways, but when I am about to fall asleep, it's got to cover my entire body and be tucked right up under my chin...there can be no spaces for air to get in, either. LOL!

[rsk]

LOL, Laura, I'm the same with coffee, I can't drink the last swallow & dh gets really mad about it.

[LenaGardner]

I don't like my food touching

I only eat one item at a time while eating supper

I also like my french fries in three's ;)

I don't drink the last bit of a soda

I don't eat the last bite of a sandwich.

I can't sleep if the closet doors are open.

I don't know why I do a lot of this stuff, I just do.

[breakingbrie]

Me and dh are total opposites at night! I have to have a blanket over me and my feet canNOT be out, and dh can't sleep with a blanket over his feet, but it's gotta be over his head...LOL.

If I leave the room without taking my drink with me I can't finish it because something may have crawled in it or flew into it while I wasn't looking.

I HAVE to sleep with my hair covering my ears. If I see a moth in the house, then I sleep with cotton balls in my ears for a bit til the fear relaxes a little.

I can't eat in the same room with someone who scrapes their teeth on their silverware when they take a bite.

[mrs_jb]

Oh yeah... So many of these are me too!

I never drink the last sip (my mom always called it the spit sip and I do too!)

I sleep with one foot out of the covers

I eat one food at a time

I have to check on the kids immediately before getting into bed

I load the dishwasher in a very specific way and will rearrange it if someone else does it and it's wrong

I cannot stand to have closet or cabinet doors open

[LeeAndra]

Oh, but there are so so SO many!! *lol*

I have to have my purse touching me in public. Sometimes, it is okay if I am up against a wall on one side, but otherwise, it needs to be pressed up against my leg, pressed in between my feet, or on my lap. I have some kind of paranoid fear abt it being stolen and will check to make sure it is still where I put off and on through the night.

My food can't touch on my plate and I don't mix foods together on my plate. If a casserole has too many ingredients, I can't eat it, either. If, Heaven forbid, my food does touch, I will make sure to leave an outer ring and eat the rest of the food 'in.'

Along the same lines, I have a really hard time with bread. It needs to be cold (from the fridge) and sturdy. The texture of bread if it is soft/cheap, wet, or room temperature literally makes me gag. I cannot eat casseroles with stuffing or other bread-y things in it because of that texture, and I try to avoid bringing sandwiches for lunch/picnics/etc. because all the ingredients and their moisture soaks into the bread as it sits and then it gets that texture. So gross.

I have to have the fan on when I sleep for white noise. I can't sleep if I can 'hear' the quiet.

I can't sleep without covers on. The fastest way for me to cool off if I am too hot under the blankets is to stick my foot out, but otherwise, nothing else goes uncovered.

I always throw the 'butt' of the loaf of bread away as soon as I open the package.

I always spell about 'abt' and girl 'gurl' online and in email, but hate misspellings in general and loathe people using other shortcuts for words: 'u' for you, 'ty' for thank you, etc.

I keep my laptop screen as cleaned off as possible: no more than 6 or 7 icons in one row on one side. I also hate having a bunch of windows at the bottom of my screen, so I close up IM chat windows if more than 12 minutes has passed in conversation and keep all my other windows tabbed in Firefox.

I don't ever paint my pinky toenails when I do my nails. Neither does my mother or grandmother.

I lock the door of my apartment as soon as I get in and lock the doors of my car as soon as I get in and as soon as I get out. It annoys Jeff to no end.

I hate having cabinets/closets/drawers open and will walk around Jeff's apartment closing everything up when I first get there.

I will be back with more...

[lizzyfizzy]

LA...your weird. :p

my only quirk is my need for all surface areas around me to be clean, fingerprint free and shiny at all times. i am a windex and stainless steel cleaner maniac! hate smudges and fingerprints!

[Laura_A]

LOL Lena, I don't eat the last bite of a sandwich either.

I love for my food to touch. I like mixing flavors. MY BFF's son use to be that way... could NOT have his food touching, but his fave foods were Pizza, Tacos and Spaghetti. Go figure!

I stick one foot out of the covers to fall asleep too.

I constantly flip my pillow while I'm falling asleep because I like the cold side touching my face.

I hate having shoes on. The second I walk in the door my shoes and socks come off.

When I eat out, I have to have LOTS of ice in my drink or it tastes funny.

I bite the inside of my mouth. Not sure why, but I'm always biting the side of my mouth or the inside of my bottom lip.

I can't stand sweat... if DH comes in from a run or the girls come in from playing and they're sweaty, I can't touch them... gross.

[Paula]

Here's some of mine:

1. I can't sleep with my back facing the door.

2. I have to sleep with music (Windham Hill) and a fan on.

3. My towels HAVE to be folded in quarters - NOT thirds!

4. I can NOT stand to open the fridge and see a bowl of food without a lid on it.

5. Going off of #4, I also can NOT stand to see utensils in food in the fridge.

6. I can NOT stand to see glasses in the fridge.

7. I can NOT see used dental floss. It grosses me out BIG time.

8. Hearing utensils scraping the plate is worse to me than fingernails on a chalkboard.

9. The food in my cupboards has to be organized according to size. I hate seeing sporadic boxes with no rhyme or reason.

10. I can't eat fishsticks or hamburgers without Heinz 57 steak sauce! It's like ketchup to me.

11. I have to have ice even if the drink is cold already.

12. I have to have a GLASS glass to drink milk.

[Nonnie917]

So, along the lines of the chips & salsa thread... what are your silly little quirks. Things you do that people think are strange or anoying?

One of mine, which DH hates, is I can not bring myself to drink the last swallow or two of my diet coke. I don't know... just can't do it... so he finds what he calls "half full" cans of soda and gets annoyed. LOL

Pop says he has the answer to that. Take the last few swallows and put them in a glass and give them to Jaime. :thumbup:

[ditzyscrap]

Laura, I do the cold pillow thing too. LOL!

[Nonnie917]

Some of you are so funny. My favorite was "spit sip." DH and I laughed over that one.

I have trouble thinking about my quirks, but I am sure my DD could come up with a few for me.

I drink water all day long, BUT the jug has to be packed with ice or I can't drink it.

I cannot eat "hot meals" unless they "really" are hot. (I hate cold food)

I hate having to replace the T.P. when DH empty's it.

I cannot drink my morning coffee unless I have my "Coffeemate" Hazlenut flavoring AND it has to be HOT!

That's about it for now.

[Chels85]

hmm i'll have to think about this one... i'll be back

[Laura_A]

I cannot eat "hot meals" unless they "really" are hot. (I hate cold food)

I cannot drink my morning coffee unless I have my "Coffeemate" Hazlenut flavoring AND it has to be HOT!

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Uh, yeah, when she says hot, she means... blisters-on-the-tongue hot!

[crystalbella77]

OMG! Mine is the same as you!! lol! I won't drink the last of ANYTHING! It drives everyone nuts! lol!

I also have this insane thing where I have to rub my feet together to fall asleep. I do'nt know why.....and it's weird. I know. :) lol!

[kscwgirl]

I have to have covers on me to sleep, I don't care how hot it is. I also stick a foot out, but I have to sleep with socks on. I don't like to be cold. Col thinks I'm a freak. LOL

I'm sure I have lots of other quirks, and I'm sure my husband could tell you about them. LOL

[lovely1m]

I also don't like my food to touch and if it does, I won't eat that part and I also only eat 1 thing at a time. I hate having flavors mix in my mouth that shouldn't be mixing. It grosses me out to go out to eat with my FIL cause he only eats at buffets and will just pile stuff on top of eachother. I will never forget the time he was eating pudding with onions in it. :thumbdown:

I will not wake up at say 7:00 or 7:15 or 7:30, I have to set my alarm to 7:02 or 7:14 or 7:28. It has to be an even number at the end and it cannot be an 'even off-ed number' like 10.

[ColleenSwerb]

You're all a bunch of weirdos! LOL!

[Valgal]

LOL on you who can't take the last sip of things, because I'm the opposite. Even after the coke or coffee or whatever it is is gone, I'll keep reaching for it to suck the last little drip out. Wait 5 minutes and do it again. I don't even thing about it.

I have different spoon for different foods. I absolutely HAVE to have this one specific spoon for eating cereal. If it's dirty I'll wash it. And I have another one for ice cream. If my dh gets my ice cream for me I have to trek back into the kitchen to get the right spoon.

[jessica31876]

I cant sleep with the tv on but I have to have the fan on because I cant sleep without that sound.

If my husband pours me a drink I have to have the first drink or I dont want to drink it. Its ok for him to drink it after me though LOL

When I am out I hate for people I dont know to get to close to me. Especially in the checkout line. It bugs me how people have to push their cart right up to where you are standing.

When my husband and I play rummy I have to look at the bottom card. I know its kinda cheating but I always do it and he doesnt mind.

I hate when I am eating some chips/popcorn and my daughter wants to share because she licks her fingers and I think that is disgusting if she is going to get more chips.

I also really hate chocolate. When I tell people that they are like are you crazy?? I can tolerate it occasionally if it is like a reese's cup but I only have one like once or twice a year.

I REALLY REALLY hate going to a birthday party and having a piece of cake after someone has blown out the candles. Yuck all I can see is spit coming out of their mouth and landing all over the cake. Even if it is just a little bit...still yuck!!

One other thing...I hate feet. My husband has the grossest feet ever!! I love him but his toe nails are so think and he hardly ever cuts them so they get pretty long. He asks me to do it and I will sometimes but Im like gagging the whole time. I feel bad because I do love him but I hate feet LOL

I also hate long fingernails...I saw on this one show that most germs are on the nails or under them because people do not wash properly and well that kinda grossed me out too.

I hate when people fold the corners of pages down.

[Megan Turnidge]

Oh no... I think I'm a little too crazy, but here it goes...

I am an obsessive counter. I am CONSTANTLY counting everything... and I love the number 15, so here's what I do (yes, I'm a nutcase!):

When I am walking on the sidewalk, I try to fit three steps into one square. I hate little squares that make it hard to fit 3 steps in... grrr... lol! I count to 3 five times (in my head, of course, or I'd have no friends) and start over again to make a new set of 15.

When people are talking, I automatically count the syllables in their sentences. If there aren't 15 (or some multiple of 15) syllables I will reword it in my head so it does. WOW. I am crazy. Sometimes I'll count words or letters instead of syllables. I actually had some friends of mine test out my "powers" and had them give me a sentence and almost immediately after they were done I could tell them how I counted or reworked their sentence to make it fit. Bwahahahahah! I am so weird.

I love 9:15 am/pm because not only is there a 15 in there, all the numbers added up together equal 15... LOL!

This is the only quirk I can think of right this second, though I know there are more!

[Megan Turnidge]

Oh yeah, I am always getting new cups of water. If it's been sitting out more than a half hour, I need a new cup.

[Laura_A]

When I eat Frosted Mini Wheats, I have to eat them with a tabelspoon, 2 at a time, and they both have to be frosting side down so the frosting touches my tongue before I chew.

[Megan Turnidge]

When I eat Frosten Mini Wheats, I have to eat them with a tabelspoon, 2 at a time, and they both have to be frosting side down so the frosting touch my tongue before I chew.

OMGoodness! I totally do that too! LOL! Especially the frosting thing. It makes me mad when I get one of the mini wheats w/o frosting. :thumbdown:

[Laura_A]

It makes me mad when I get one of the mini wheats w/o frosting. :thumbdown:


OMG, yes... and it's always the last ones, so you don't get the sweet frosting for your last bit. hmpf!

[crystalbella77]

LOL! These are all so funny!!!!

I am the same way with the frosted mini wheats, but I can only have one per bite. The frosted side has to be down though!!!

[makabe]

This thread is cracking me up... Here goes:

1. I NEVER go barefoot. Ever.

2. I have to sleep with white noise.

3. I can't stand for anyone to touch my pillow. Not even my husband and kid.

4. I eat salad in a "line." I eat from the top straight down, if that makes sense, not picking around on the plate till I've had enough. It sort of looks like a lawnmower when over it when I'm done if I haven't finished the whole thing!

5. Taking a sip of water has to be the very last thing I do before I crawl into bed.

6. I unconsciously "wipe" the front of my cell phone off after someone else has used it.

Typing these out makes me sound *really* weird!

[lizzyfizzy]

You're all a bunch of weirdos! LOL!

col! i am with you. weirdies!

[ditzyscrap]

OK, first of all, Megan...you are WEIRD! LOL!

Second, I'm kinda the same with my Mini Wheats. When I pour them, I make them all so they're wheat-side-down so that they soak up the milk at the bottom and the frosting stays kinda crunchy. Then when I'm eating them, I flip them over in the milk, really quick, just to get the frosting wet, then put it in my mouth.

And some more quirks:

When I'm writing and my handwriting changes a bit (gets bigger or I start writing it on a slant or whatever), it annoys me, so I usually end up tearing the page I'm writing on out of the book and start over again from the top. It took me forever to take notes in high school.

I'm a stacker...everything is in stacks around me. My desk is so covered in stacks of papers/notebooks/magazines/CD's/etc that I can't let anyone near my computer, because if they touched them everything would all fall over. If there is any sort of flat-ish surface free, there will be something stacked on it soon.

I had a few others in my head before I started typing this, but I've forgotten them now, lol...

[ditzyscrap]

Here's another one that gets me laughed at ALLLLL the time (and I actually think Kristin mentioned it when we went out for supper together)...

When I eat, I inspect what I'm putting in my mouth before it gets TO my mouth. It's a habit from when my mom wouldn't cook hamburgers without onions (I haaate onions) and I'd have to be sure there were none in the bite I was about to take. Anyway, I still do it...as I'm bringing whatever food it is to my mouth, I stare at it and turn it around to make sure there's nothing wrong with it.

[Megan Turnidge]

OK, first of all, Megan...you are WEIRD! LOL!


:o I know. lol!

[Brooke W]

I have to have my purse with me or I feel naked.
I need to read to get to sleep (because i have to wait for my meds to kick in and it's no fun watching the ceiling).
I hate sharing drinks with anyone and try to discreetly wipe the glass-cup-can-bottle off before i drink from it again.
Really need white noise to get to sleep (i don't think this is a quirk) and have to have blankets,lol.
I'm sure this is just the tip of the iceberg but it's what i can come up with for now,lol.

[Nonnie917]

Uh, yeah, when she says hot, she means... blisters-on-the-tongue hot!


Ah now come on, I don't get blisters-on-the-tongue when I eat or drink anything hot, just hot spots! :p

[Jennilyn]

1. I have to have our ceiling fan on at night to sleep.
2. When laying down, I always have to put my hands up under my chin (maybe so no one sees my double chin?)
3. I have to wear a watch when I go out or else I feel naked. If I'm at home it doesn't matter.
4. I need to have my closet door closed at night.
5. I do not wear shorts. Ever. I will however, wear capris on occasion, but never out in public.
6. I cannot eat cold or room temperature applesauce. I have to warm it in the microwave first or else I gag.
7. I cannot wear nail polish and I will not let my daughters wear it either, unless they take it off before they come home from being at their friends or grandparents home.
8. Gum is disgusting. I don't chew it and I won't let my daughters chew it either.

[Laura_A]

Ah now come on, I don't get blisters-on-the-tongue when I eat or drink anything hot, just hot spots! :p

That's cuz you've got your tongue all broke in.. like leather or something. Everyone else walks away from the table with no taste buds left. ;)

[Laura_A]

I like the smell of some plastic

I hate the smell of peanut butter breath

I detest cilantro

I can NOT leave the warm, pastey spit in my mouth while I'm brushing my teeth... I spit often

Having kids cured my OCD

I ALWAYS, always have some song playing in my head

[Nonnie917]

That's cuz you've got your tongue all broke in.. like leather or something. Everyone else walks away from the table with no taste buds left. ;)


:glare: Hahahaha. You are funny child. I've never heard you complain about my cooking and how hot it is. You must like it, HUH????

[Laura_A]

:glare: Hahahaha. You are funny child. I've never heard you complain about my cooking

Thanks cuz I have no taste buds left!!!! :blink:

[Nonnie917]

I detest cilantro


BRING IT ON!!! I LOVE, love, love cilantro. YUM!!!!

[Nonnie917]

Thanks cuz I have no taste buds left!!!! :blink:


I'm dying here. You have me laughing so hard I'm crying tears girl. Stop!! You must have taste buds if you detest cilantro. :)

[Laura_A]

You must have taste buds if you detest cilantro. :)

Those darn cilatro tasting buds are subborn suckers. Can't get rid of those for nothing.

[scrappychic]

I like goign for pedicures and manicures, but once the polish starts chipping, I HAVE to peel the rest of the polish off.

[Chels85]

Here's another one that gets me laughed at ALLLLL the time (and I actually think Kristin mentioned it when we went out for supper together)...

When I eat, I inspect what I'm putting in my mouth before it gets TO my mouth. It's a habit from when my mom wouldn't cook hamburgers without onions (I haaate onions) and I'd have to be sure there were none in the bite I was about to take. Anyway, I still do it...as I'm bringing whatever food it is to my mouth, I stare at it and turn it around to make sure there's nothing wrong with it.

OMG! My friend is the same way! she hates onions! like when she gets food from Taco Bell, she has to open up the taco and inspect it before taking a bite. if there's one single onion in it, she won't eat the taco

My quirks... all i can think of is that i rub my thumb againist my lips. i do that when i'm nervous OR bored. when S/O see me doing that, he always think i'm nervous and it makes him nervous too. I'm like no i'm just bored. so i try not to do it around him lol