What odd quirks do you have?

Ellsbells

I always need to sleep on the side of the bed the furthest away from the door, if that makes sense. So at home I sleep on the right but in a hotel it could be either side depending where the door is.

Catari Jaguar

Ellsbells wrote: »

I always need to sleep on the side of the bed the furthest away from the door, if that makes sense. So at home I sleep on the right but in a hotel it could be either side depending where the door is.

Apparently that's instinctive, cave men slept closest the door to protect you from intruders.

woodchuck

Hmm I'm the opposite... I like to sleep on the side closest to the door. But I always think of intruders coming in the window instead of the bedroom door for some reason! I'm also lazy and don't want to have to walk too far to go the toilet :P

xDramaxQueenx

I stick my tongue out when I'm concentrating. I'm currently trying to break this habit, but its not happening for me. I keep on catching myself doing it and it is very embarrassing

RedXIV

xDramaxQueenx wrote: »

I stick my tongue out when I'm concentrating. I'm currently trying to break this habit, but its not happening for me. I keep on catching myself doing it and it is very embarrassing

Pretty sure this is genetic, my dad does it, I do it and my 2yr old has started it now

x Purple Pawprints x

Oh probably too many to mention.. I eat skittles in threes of the same colour, I have a "knitting face" - I kinda stick my tongue out when I'm concentrating.. I actually had a list of things, I'll think and reply later properly.

Neyite

I eat each part of my meal fully before moving onto the next, for instance, I'll eat all veggies #1, then veggies #2, then the meat, then the potatoes.

I dont put a bit of everything on the fork and eat that way.

x Purple Pawprints x

Neyite I do that too but I always eat meat first, even when we're having curry..

Lucyfur

I don't like my food touching. I like everything separate on the plate.

When filling a glass of water from the tap, I have to fill and empty it 3 times before drinking it.

I can't wear odd socks.

I can't sit down if there are dirty dishes or any clutter on the worktops.

I like symmetry. Far too much.

My cupboards look like supermarket shelves. I stock rotate and have labels facing the front.

I crack my knuckles. And my ankles and wrists. But never in company.

I twiddle my hair when I have to concentrate really hard.

I swirl my index finger around the tip of my thumb when I'm writing.

LizT

I stick out my tongue when I'm concentrating too.

I play with my earrings or earlobes when I'm uncomfortable.

Catari Jaguar

Mostly unaware of my quirks until someone points them out. Yea, thanks for that.. I generally look like I'm frowning when my face is relaxed which kind of makes me come off as a bitch. I have a lot of nervous/ worried/ upset tell rale quirks; I bite my lower lip a lot, I click my thumb nail off my nails, I stroke the ends of my hair, play with my earrings, rub my left thumb off my engagement ring. Nothing too uncommon.

ElleEm

x Purple Pawprints x wrote: »

Oh probably too many to mention.. I eat skittles in threes of the same colour, I have a "knitting face" - I kinda stick my tongue out when I'm concentrating.. I actually had a list of things, I'll think and reply later properly.

I eat Skittles in order of colour, from light to dark. Purple being the darkest one, and my favourite!!!

Roesy

Where to start I hate the sound of other people eating crunchy foods and have, on an odd occasion, had to leave the table until people have finished eating crisps. I also hate unexplained squeaks, rattles and small noises. I rub my feet together when I'm trying to fall asleep, didn't even realise I did this until my husband pointed it out! I also have a concentrating face it seems.

Roesy

Lucyfur wrote: »

I don't like my food touching. I like everything separate on the plate.

When filling a glass of water from the tap, I have to fill and empty it 3 times before drinking it.

I can't wear odd socks.

I can't sit down if there are dirty dishes or any clutter on the worktops.

I like symmetry. Far too much.

My cupboards look like supermarket shelves. I stock rotate and have labels facing the front.

I crack my knuckles. And my ankles and wrists. But never in company.

I twiddle my hair when I have to concentrate really hard.

I swirl my index finger around the tip of my thumb when I'm writing.

I'm the same. It drives me mad!

purplegeko

When im pouring out tea all the mug handles have to be facing the same direction and don't get me started on how to unload a washing machine & hang clothes on a line...

Compulsively correcting spelling... I'm trying to cut down on it, though.

hattoncracker

I stick out my bottom lip when I'm concentrating.. And apparently I rock myself to sleep...

Lucyfur

purplegeko wrote: »

When im pouring out tea all the mug handles have to be facing the same direction and don't get me started on how to unload a washing machine & hang clothes on a line...

Move in with me?

Badly packed dishwashers...I like everything facing the in the same direction

rain on

I have a concentrating face but it involves rolling my top lip up so that it's touching my nose .. it makes me look like a pig and I never notice that I'm doing it

I also have to sleep on the side of the bed furthest away from the door, because monsters.

Also my desk at work can be an absolute tip, and has actually won awards for its messiness before, but all my applications have to be open in a particular order in the taskbar, and all my browser tabs have to be in a particular order too. Before I got Windows 7 and could drag things around on the taskbar I would close and re-open everything if they weren't in the right order.

rainbow kirby

rain on wrote: »

Also my desk at work can be an absolute tip, and has actually won awards for its messiness before, but all my applications have to be open in a particular order in the taskbar, and all my browser tabs have to be in a particular order too. Before I got Windows 7 and could drag things around on the taskbar I would close and re-open everything if they weren't in the right order.

Meet your sister

I don't use Windows 7 any more though - Ubuntu (Precise Pangolin) girl at work here :pac:

Other quirks include:

- I cannot do anything else at all in the morning until I've brushed my teeth

- I always sleep facing the window in any room I'm in, preferably on the appropriate side of the bed

- I'm a little bit obsessive about making sure I have all the essentials with me (partly because I live on my own so nobody to let me in if I forget/lose my keys), so that's a wallet-keys-phone tap at the door of my apartment, in the lift, the door of the building...

- I am brutally efficient with my stuff when flying, and it pisses me off when other people aren't, if you hold up the queue in security or when boarding I'm probably going to give you the frowning of a lifetime

- When I'm going pretty much anywhere I always have to have water and chewing gum with me

- I like as many colours as possible in my food, something that's pure brown/beige etc is incredibly offputting

Stheno

xDramaxQueenx wrote: »

I stick my tongue out when I'm concentrating. I'm currently trying to break this habit, but its not happening for me. I keep on catching myself doing it and it is very embarrassing

Neyite wrote: »

I eat each part of my meal fully before moving onto the next, for instance, I'll eat all veggies #1, then veggies #2, then the meat, then the potatoes.

I dont put a bit of everything on the fork and eat that way.

rainbow kirby wrote: »

- I'm a little bit obsessive about making sure I have all the essentials with me (partly because I live on my own so nobody to let me in if I forget/lose my keys), so that's a wallet-keys-phone tap at the door of my apartment, in the lift, the door of the building...

- I am brutally efficient with my stuff when flying, and it pisses me off when other people aren't, if you hold up the queue in security or when boarding I'm probably going to give you the frowning of a lifetime

- When I'm going pretty much anywhere I always have to have water and chewing gum with me

Me for all of the above, especially the flying part.

rainbow kirby

rainbow kirby wrote: »

- I cannot do anything else at all in the morning until I've brushed my teeth

Oh, this is me too

- I'm a little bit obsessive about making sure I have all the essentials with me (partly because I live on my own so nobody to let me in if I forget/lose my keys), so that's a wallet-keys-phone tap at the door of my apartment, in the lift, the door of the building...

And this

- When I'm going pretty much anywhere I always have to have water and chewing gum with me

Yep

Toast4532

I can't sleep on the 'inside' of the bed, like if a bed is against a wall, I can't sleep on the side beside the wall, I have to sleep on the other side.

rain on wrote: »

all my applications have to be open in a particular order in the taskbar, and all my browser tabs have to be in a particular order too. Before I got Windows 7 and could drag things around on the taskbar I would close and re-open everything if they weren't in the right order.

I do this too.

Also, I have to have my bedroom tidy, no clothes/bags/shoes on the floor, everything in it's place. The only shoes on my floor are my runners/boots/slippers/flip-flops, everything else is in the wardrobe.

When I am trying to work or concentrate I need to have total silence as any sound at all distracts me.

When I take clothes out of the washing machine/dryer or take them off the line I have to fold them, I can't just throw them into the basket.

Eve_Dublin

I talk to myself, spell a new word I hear out on my arm with my finger, tense all my muscles before getting up in the morning and seeing people putting stickers on their body is the equivalent to someone scraping their nails down a blackboard for anyone else.

Bubblefett

I bite my bottom lip when I think.
I talk to my cat and dog way too much.
I give my car instructions and words of encouragement when driving.
I only like using black pens.
I quote films in my sleep.
I play the same 5 cords straight off if I pick up a guitar.
I name random objects (my coffee maker is called Alan Rickman, my oven is Bernie, my amp is Sam etc).

Eve_Dublin

Eve_Dublin wrote: »

and seeing people putting stickers on their body is the equivalent to someone scraping their nails down a blackboard for anyone else.

I'm not alone :eek:

spurious

Sweet wrappers, ice cream wrappers, crisp bags and the like, I have to tie them in a knot before I put them in the bin.
My late Dad used to do it too and I recently saw my niece do it.

shinikins

spurious wrote: »

Sweet wrappers, ice cream wrappers, crisp bags and the like, I have to tie them in a knot before I put them in the bin.
My late Dad used to do it too and I recently saw my niece do it.

Meet your sister!!

I have to wash and flatten down plastic bottles and cans before recycling.

I play with my hair far too much, sometimes I get embarrassed when I notice people giving me the "what is she doing" look.

Check 3-4 times that I have my keys, mobile, wallet before leaving the house. I always put my handbag in the same place so I don't know where they would walk off to!

Lock the door, then check its properly locked by pulling on the handle.

Rattle the gear stick when the car is in neutral, just in case I took my foot off the clutch and the car conked out.

Check my eyes for gunk/dry crud. Can't stand seeing it, and I'd be mortified to think that I was walking around with a big lump of sleep stuck to my eyelashes! :eek:

I'm a fidget, I might be rubbing one finger off another, or rolling my ankle around, but it has to be to a certain rhythm, otherwise it's just irritating.

Talk to pets as if they were human. They can understand me, I swear!!

Have to say "I love you" when I say goodbye to my parents on the phone, I would feel odd if I didn't do it now. They also get a full kiss on the lips when I see them-I had a friend remark once that I was a freak for doing that

I can't fall asleep on the right hand side of the bed.

Have to hang underwear on the inside of the rotary line, or nearest the house on a washing line.

Mech1

Sorry for intruding, but you girls must have way too much spare time on your hands to be able to realise these things, try to concentrate on your work a bit more and less on this sort of trivia we have a recession to get out of. LOL.

x Purple Pawprints x

Mech1 wrote: »

Sorry for intruding, but you girls must have way too much spare time on your hands to be able to realise these things, try to concentrate on your work a bit more and less on this sort of trivia we have a recession to get out of. LOL.

Calm down, it's just a bit of fun.

afk concentrating on work at 10.30pm :rolleyes:

Lucyfur

Mech1, stay on topic or don't post.

Thanks.

Pomplamousse

rain on wrote: »

Also my desk at work can be an absolute tip, and has actually won awards for its messiness before, but all my applications have to be open in a particular order in the taskbar, and all my browser tabs have to be in a particular order too. Before I got Windows 7 and could drag things around on the taskbar I would close and re-open everything if they weren't in the right order.

Same, I have a few email accounts and every time I go online I open them up in a particular order, and browser tabs have to stay in that order throughout the day.

Also when I'm at home I have to have a pint of water beside me at all times.

I'm sure there's plenty more that I can't think of right now...

Neadine

I'm beginning to think I may be perfect... I can't think of any!!!

x Purple Pawprints x

I'm the same with the browser thing actually. It goes Facebook, Boards, Hotmail, Gmail.. If I'm watching tv shows online they go before Facebook..

Have to have the volume on the TV and radio at a certain number. Usually I have it above 10. It can be an even number or a number ending in a 5 after that - e.g. 10 - yes, 11 - no, 12 - yes, 13 - no, 14 - yes, 15 - yes, etc.

I like to have the subtitles on almost everything despite the fact I can hear fine. I don't like it when there's no subtitle option on DVDs.

When I'm eating I eat in the following order - meat, then veg, then potatoes. If it's curry or stew I eat the meat out of it first.

When I was in college or school if I didn't like my writing on my homework or notes I'd rip the page out and start again.

I have a weird face that I pull when I'm concentrating. I also have a special "knitting face" that's different from the concentrating face.

I talk to my pets.

I have to walk on my bf's right hand side if I'm holding his hand, just something we got used to and being on his left feels weird.

I twirl my hair when I'm relaxed.

I bite my nails when I'm nervous.



Okay, it's clear now that I'm a bit weird.

amtc

have to watch TV with teletext on as I read quicker than I hear (although nothing wrong with hearing).

have to pick up white feathers as mother reckons are good luck (although am not superstitious)

have to see if I can make it home from bus in less than 500 steps...although no idea what will happen if I don't

Must not fill in forms in red or green pen

salute magpies

God I sound like a basket case

SarahBeep!

'Hi Mr.Magpie, how's your wife and all your children?' picked that one up off my daddy.

I have to sleep facing the wall!

I worry that my pet doesnt love me enough. (:o)

Can't eat food if people have been touching it (obv not if I'm out, the preparing of food by people doesn't count)

Bid08

rain on wrote: »

Also my desk at work can be an absolute tip, and has actually won awards for its messiness before, but all my applications have to be open in a particular order in the taskbar, and all my browser tabs have to be in a particular order too. Before I got Windows 7 and could drag things around on the taskbar I would close and re-open everything if they weren't in the right order.

im the same, if one programmes close on me, I have to close everything down and open in the same order

Also put my dogs into their bed most nights and tell them how much mammy and daddy love them, have to at least say 'goodnight, love you's' as im walking out of the kitchen

cassiedoll

I always watch TV with the subtitles on and i hate channels that don't have it. Even when i go to a friends house, i ask can they put on the subtitles for me. I throw a little hissy fit when i have to turn off subtitles i.e. for the football etc.

I don't have patience for people who talk slowly so i tend to finish peoples sentences or interject with words i think they are going for, its a habit i'm trying to break

When i'm in other peoples houses or restaurants, i examine the cutlery cos' i cant eat off anything that isnt clean. And not to offend my friends, if i noticed a dirty cup or whatever, i wouldn't drink out of it or i would say i wasn't really hungry so i wouldn't have to eat.

Ellsbells

I hate mushrooms - hate the look of them, smell if them and taste of them but I love Campbell's mushroom soup

silvervixen84

Can't think of many right now, but here are a few:

When I use public toilets, I always choose the second cubicle from the door, or the second cubicle from the wall (if there's a choice).

I also talk to pets and random animals.

I pick at my split ends.

When I say 'facebook' to myself, I pronounce it differently, more like Beardface from Scrubs. Can't help it!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnpObRIww5s

krudler

I always sleep with the "open" part of the pillow on the left, where the opening in the pillow slip is, it annoys me otherwise and I've no idea why lol

Catari Jaguar

I run down the stairs in a tapping rhythm with a hop at the end.

KamiKazeKitten

Bubblefett wrote: »

I give my car instructions and words of encouragement when driving.

I swear at mine...I love it really though.

x Purple Pawprints x wrote: »

Have to have the volume on the TV and radio at a certain number. Usually I have it above 10. It can be an even number or a number ending in a 5 after that - e.g. 10 - yes, 11 - no, 12 - yes, 13 - no, 14 - yes, 15 - yes, etc.

I do this! Can't stand it when it's on an odd number, just.. *shudder*

Oh, and the sound of Styrofoam scraping off anything to me is like what nails on a blackboards sounds like to everyone else!
Used to have a weird love of number four, everything felt better when it could be done in fours..I've stopped that one though.
I break split ends.
I sway along to music without knowing.
I sit on the top deck at the front of buses so I can watch the bus drivers wave at each other.

Princess Peach

I pick snails up from the path and put them in grass so nobody can step on them.

I say hello loudly to the ducks when I pass them forgetting to check if other people are around.

I usually wave at dogs when I see them.

Yardleys Lavender

I must under all circumstances, click the Google Chrome Icon exactly in the middle of the blue circle or I dread to think what will happen.

I still race to get in my front door and lock it behind me before the next car passes by house on the road outside so that my family will be safe( I think this is an anxiety thing from my childhood)

I count everything...steps between rooms, stair steps everywhere, grating cheese, scrubbing the sink.....the end number must never be an odd number except if it is divisible by 5.

I must always be wearing earrings and have my teeth brushed.

I cannot let the fuel in my car go down below half a tank and when I fill it back up it must be a full euro amount like €40.00 but never €39.55.

It is impossible for me to go to sleep unless I personally check the front and back door by physically checking the handles and locks.

The rest of my life though is a veritable train wreak!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I like to control the controllable.

mikemac1

I don't know how to use predictive text on my mobile

I tried it a little while but never got the hang of it

All my text messages are typed out fully


Also in public toilets like the cinema I use my sleeve to pull the chrome handle on the door.
I'm not a germ freak or terrified of germs but I just don't fancy touching that door handle

edit, didn't see this was Ladies Lounge before posting

Pythia

Can't put on socks before knickers. Feels terribly wrong.

Toast4532

mikemac1 wrote: »

All my text messages are typed out fully
Also in public toilets like the cinema I use my sleeve to pull the chrome handle on the door.
I'm not a germ freak or terrified of germs but I just don't fancy touching that door handle

I do these too.


I hate text speak, although the odd time I will use 'u' for you etc, but it's not often it happens.

x Purple Pawprints x

The only time I use text speak is when I'm actually texting. If I'm chatting online or on Boards or whatever, I'll type all sentences out fully.

Conor Bourke

Pythia wrote: »

Can't put on socks before knickers. Feels terribly wrong.

Me either.

Another thing which I've never seen anyone outside my family do is that we stick the stickers from our fruit on the inside of the door of the press above the sink in our kitchen. My brother started it years ago- when he'd wash an apple, he'd put the sticker there and then it led to all other fruit stickers going up.

We've had about three different kitchens fitted since this odd quirk started but we've always kept it up. Mum says she hates it but she still does it anyway :rolleyes: I've done it in every house I've lived in since I left home, with varying degrees of amusement from housemates (except for the one contrary bitch who freaked out at the "mess" and tore them all down :mad:)