What are your little quirks - and do they bother you?!

Inspired by a post on the truth and lies thread!

Do you have any "quirks" (Urban dictionary's definition is the best!). What are they?

Do they bother you, or do you embrace them as part of you.?

It was pointed out to me that I straighten everything up when I sit at a table/bar or whatever. I never realised I did that til it was pointed out but sure isn't it grand, I like straight lines is all! I'm sure I've others, that I just can't think of right now but I'll add them if I do

I don't think people should get too caught up in their little differences, sure isn't that what makes us all interesting and not all bloody well the same?

Mesrine65

I only like to drink/eat off of plain white mugs/plates/bowls etc., & use stainless steel cutlery :eek:

OH & family think it's weird...I give a fuck

gimmick

When I am in deep concentration doing something like writing something or assembling something I subconsciously stick my tongue out the side of my mouth. Drives my wife insane.

Doesn't bother me as I never know I am doing it until I hear a stern "TONGUE FFS".

I have also eaten my weetabix from the same bowl for the last 25+ years.

NomadicGray

I have to fill & empty my glass4 times before drinking a glass of water from the tap.
If I bang/scratch something on one side of my body I have to do the same to the other side, sometimes off the same object.
When driving I always have to take 4 different numbers between 0-9 and play with them in my head, adding/multiplying/sometimes just repeating them.

I used to have to switch light switches on & off 4 times.

Yeah it bothers me, especially while driving

I also do the straightening of objects on a table

BattleCorp

gimmick wrote: »

When I am in deep concentration doing something like writing something or assembling something I subconsciously stick my tongue out the side of my mouth. Drives my wife insane.

I do the same. Herself is always giving out about it.

Below is one theory for why people do it.

Much of your brain is devoted to your tongue. It is a huge muscle, constantly moving, that has to keep out of the way of your teeth, help you swallow and avoid choking you. It’s covered with densely packed touch receptors that constantly update the mental map of the shape of your mouth. And your tongue is connected to the brain’s language centres so it often moves to partly form word shapes as you think. All this sends a huge stream of data to your brain. Sticking your tongue out or biting it, reduces its movement and cuts down on this torrent, which leaves more brain-power available to concentrate.

BunkMoreland

I don't have any quirks, only interesting people have quirks, or those who want to make themselves out to be interesting and special.

BattleCorp

NomadicGray wrote: »

I have to fill & empty my glass4 times before drinking a glass of water from the tap.
If I bang/scratch something on one side of my body I have to do the same to the other side, sometimes off the same object.
When driving I always have to take 4 different numbers between 0-9 and play with them in my head, adding/multiplying/sometimes just repeating them.

I used to have to switch light switches on & off 4 times.

Yeah it bothers me, especially while driving

I also do the straightening of objects on a table

Does quirk = ocd?

NomadicGray

BattleCorp wrote: »

Does quirk = ocd?

Might be a fine line, probably once compulsion comes in to it

csallmighty

I always have to keep my stuff neat and tidy. If someone messes it up I have to tidy it up again. I didn't notice it until someone told me, now I tidy stuff up when nobody's paying attention.

Corvo

Have to have the television volume on a multiple of 5.

I organise my ties from dark to light colours.

When Im concentrating I crack my knuckles

the_pen_turner

NomadicGray wrote: »

I have to fill & empty my glass4 times before drinking a glass of water from the tap. for the love of god , think of the enviromnt:D
If I bang/scratch something on one side of my body I have to do the same to the other side, sometimes off the same object. :eek: where does it stop.you must look like battered if I saw someone with an unusual bruise or cut on one side and another matching it on the other I would assume domestic violence
When driving I always have to take 4 different numbers between 0-9 and play with them in my head, adding/multiplying/sometimes just repeating them.
you must be great ant countdown or darts or scrabble adding up all the numbers
I used to have to switch light switches on & off 4 times.

Yeah it bothers me, especially while driving

I also do the straightening of objects on a table

you have strong ocd

brevity

If I find a piece of cutlery in the canteen that is unusual or different I have an irrational urge to steal it.

brevity

brevity wrote: »

If I find a piece of cutlery in the canteen that is unusual or different I have an irrational urge to steal it.

I won't use it at all. Freaks me out that it was in someone's house or at the bottom of their lunch bag for a week or something. Totally irrational.

blindside88

When I'm in the casino and I win I give 2 sharp taps of my knuckles on the edge of the table. It drives a friend of mine mad

brevity

The light switches (on a single panel) all have to be in the same position if switching the lights off.

One cannot be in the "On" position because the light has been switched off from a different panel.

If ya get what I mean.

The Backwards Man

My head bobs like Noddy's when I'm driving, must get meself a wee hat with a bell on it.

gimmick

If I am at a party or gathering or whatever and there is food out, I will not eat it if it not covered. My rationale being people may as well be licking it :rolleyes:

And yes, that one does bother me.

As an extension, I wont buy fresh bread/cake/scones which is out in the open either.

Turtyturd

Gotten over it now, but due to texting so much when I was younger, any time I was spelling something, in my head I would go through the proceeding letters that were on the same number key. So 'boards' would be aB..mnO..A..pqR..D..pqrS. Thank f*ck for QWERTY keyboards on phones.

Also have difficulty leaving two socks on my feet if I am just sitting around the house. Will be grand for a while, eventually I will move one down so that it only covers half of my foot then eventually I will just get rid of it. I don't even notice I am doing it at this stage and it drives my OH crazy because (a) feet freak her out, (b) she can't understand how having only one sock on could be comfortable, and (c) she is sick of finding single socks all over the house. To make it even worse the kids have started to do the same thing.

When I was living at home I would always walk past the lightswitch at the bottom of the stairs, go up the stairs in the dark, and then turn the light on at the top of the stairs. No idea why.

kirk buttercup

I put one sock on then a shoe then the other sock then the other shoe bugs the **** out of my wife. I also prefer to eat cereal with a teaspoon

the_pen_turner

kirk buttercup wrote: »

I put one sock on then a shoe then the other sock then the other shoe bugs the **** out of my wife. I also prefer to eat cereal with a teaspoon

surely everybody does it this way. its way more efficient. total waste of time doing it separately

kfallon

When I wash the football gear, the bibs all have to be hung, outside in, all with the logo on the chest facing out the way and if I'm putting 3 pairs of socks on the horse they have to be hung symmetrical (black, brown, grey, grey, brown, black all facing in towards each other)

kfallon

Used to always stick my tongue out for some unknown reason when playing Pro Evo on the PS2 years ago

Medusa22

I don't like to finish the end of my drinks, it drives the OH mad when she finds a glass or bottle with just a little bit left in it.

tradhead

I hate having the TV on full blast when people are talking, and will subconsciously pick up the remote and turn it down once a conversation starts, even if I'm in someone else's house!

I also turn down the ads as soon as they come on. Didn't notice until I first moved out when I started college and a housemate asked me one day why I had done it, I wasn't even aware that I had!

rosie16

I move my mouth when I colour, never noticed until someone pointed it out. Doesn't really affect me anymore, my colouring days are long gone.

Turtyturd

Medusa22 wrote: »

I don't like to finish the end of my drinks, it drives the OH mad when she finds a glass or bottle with just a little bit left in it.

Thanks.

Had forgotten that one.

Also never take a biscuit or newspaper from the top.

Menas

I honestly can't think of any but I know Mrs Menas could write an essay on my little quirks that drive her round the bend.

Rubberlegs

I talk to myself a lot, especially when doing the shopping. It doesn't bother me in the slightest.

fro9etb8j5qsl2

I have an irrational bellybutton phobia. Minging ass-smelling semi orifices :eek: I hate to see them (especially sticky outy ones) or to see anyone putting their finger in them. My best friend used to terrorise me by sticking his finger in his bellybutton and chasing me around trying to rub his finger on me. All well and good until the day he caught me and I vomited with disgust :eek:

It's only other people's bellybutton I fear though, I don't mind my own.

Medusa22

Zaria Melted Bassinet wrote: »

I have an irrational bellybutton phobia. Minging ass-smelling semi orifices :eek: I hate to see them (especially sticky outy ones) or to see anyone putting their finger in them. My best friend used to terrorise me by sticking his finger in his bellybutton and chasing me around trying to rub his finger on me. All well and good until the day he caught me and I vomited with disgust :eek:

It's only other people's bellybutton I fear though, I don't mind my own.

Oh that reminds me, I can't stand having someone put their finger inside my belly button, the sensation freaks me out, like my insides are being touched!

kfallon

Medusa22 wrote: »

Oh that reminds me, I can't stand having someone put their finger inside my belly button, the sensation freaks me out, like my insides are being touched!

But gee and bunghole are ok?

:pac:

Medusa22

kfallon wrote: »

But gee and bunghole are ok?

:pac:

Just gee, nobody goes near my bunghole!!

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73Cat wrote: »

I talk to myself a lot, especially when doing the shopping. It doesn't bother me in the slightest.

Me too and it's always weirdly aggressive and sweary, I'm either giving out to myself or thinking of things people did to annoy me. Over Christmas I was washing dishes and thinking of something stupid I'd done (can't even remember what) and went 'ah you dumb ****' right as my mam walked in the room :pac:

If I'm entering a room where the light is off I always stay standing outside and just put my arm in to turn on the light before I come in. I was scared of the dark as a kid and I think it's a habit that started there.

If I'm trying to make up my mind whether or not to do something, rather than toss a coin I'll take out my phone and look at the time. Even numbered minute past the hour = do it, odd number =no

kirk buttercup

the_pen_turner wrote:

surely everybody does it this way. its way more efficient. total waste of time doing it separately

I thought so too until a few people pulled me up on it

m5ex9oqjawdg2i

Deleted User wrote: »

I won't use it at all. Freaks me out that it was in someone's house or at the bottom of their lunch bag for a week or something. Totally irrational.

I have this one fork and one spoon that I avoid like the plague. If it's set out on the table, I replace it. That means the OH has to wait another 15 seconds or so before we start eating. Her response is the same all the time "It's just a fork". I think she's doing it on purpose. However, if there are two forks/spoons left, and I will give it to her. She hasn't noticed yet :P

Elemonator

I do a double take of the alarm clock (ie. hitting the light button twice) before I go to sleep. Everytime.

Andre 3000

I can only chew chewing gum if it is in tablet form..and two at a time. Which means that I go through chewing gum packets insanely fast and if I happen to have none on me, I have to nearly beg on my knees off a friend for two pieces instead of the standard one.

Miss Demeanour

Crumbs....I can't stick them....I can't relax and eat until they are wiped away. Even in a restaurant they bother me on someones elses table. Don't think its too weird though!?

tupenny

I have to keep the teaspoon in my cup of tea. So much more enjoyable that way.

RoadhouseBlues

I can't stand people taking food from my plate. Its ok if I offer them some first and they take it. Thats fine. But do not put that uninvited paw near my plate otherwise....Also I am told that I shake my arms and rock forward and back when I'm excited about something, or when I'm looking forward to something. Apparently I have done this since I was a baby. I don't realise I'm doing it. That embarrasses me:-). I must have been like a feckin madman at the new Star Wars movie......:-)

Junkyard Tom

Darting thought: 'Jump off' (when looking over a cliff).

the_pen_turner

if im buying a newspaper or magazine I always take the second one , never the top one. I do the same in aldi when I get the lefelet
I don't know why

when I buy a bar of chocolate I don't buy the first type that I see. usually the second one even if the first is my favorite

KilOit

Junkyard Tom wrote: »

Darting thought: 'Jump off' (when looking over a cliff).

I get weird thoughts of throwing my phone into a river when crossing a bridge

SimonTemplar

I've a few...

I have to sit on the left side of an airplane. The right side just feels wrong. I can't explain why.

When in an airport, I need to double check that I have my password about every 10 minutes. I put it in a travel wallet, put the wallet in the inside pocket of my bag, zip up the pocket and then zip the bag. I know that it is physically impossible for the password not to be in the bag, but I still have to check.

I absolutely have to have my bank notes in order by denomination in my wallet. I once realised that I had a fiver between two tenners and it actually made me angry with myself.

People's misuse of the word 'revert' annoys me much more than it should.

I once saw a child in a shop take a bottle of Coke and put the top in his mouth for a few minutes before the mother put if back on the shelf. Since then, I always take a bottle from the second row.

chillybilly

I make weird hand gestures when I get excited about something. I can also eat my weight in chocolate digestives but hate chocolate in any other form.

My wife does a little jig whenever things are going her way.

Mountainsandh

When I'm tired the silliest things will make me laugh till I cry,to the bemused looks of my family.
I apologize to things I bump into.

Even though I'm here nigh on 20 years, I still swear in French, counting too.

Digital Solitude

I'm really figitedy with my hands, spinning my phone, clicking my fingers, or just turning a coin, simple things like that.

They don't get in the way of anything unless a pick up a Rubik's cube, and I get absorbed in it and totally zone out Drives the GF mental

When I'm walking somewhere with no distractions or don't want to use my phone, I take a guess at how many steps away I am, based on a visual estimate. I then count the steps in my head.

I can only eat baked beans if there's been curry powder added to them. It's delicious, but I get the weirdest looks.

qo2cj1dsne8y4k

I've lots of random little things.
I fall into "routine" easily enough and hate change. It's a running joke with my friends. I only order the same stuff from menus, the same dish from Chinese, starter is always soup, main is always chicken, even if the soup is manky I'll still order it, I don't know why.
When I find something I like I'll do it constantly until I'm sick of it. Eg. In college, my fav dinner for months was thai curry, I made this every single day for months. I got so fed up of it, I got to the stage where I can't even bear to smell it. The next phase was penne pasta chicken fillet mushrooms and cheese. Ate that same dinner for months, got sick of it, onto the next one.

When I'm concentrating I stick my tongue out, I don't realise I'm doing it until someone points it out. Sometimes instead of my tongue poking out, I pout my lips and end up doing duckface while I'm concentrating.
It's only embarrassing when someone calls me out on it

I have an extreme dislike of body hair. It repulses me beyond belief. I'm not as bad with it on other people but for some reason women with dark facial hair who leave it untouched, they make my skin crawl, to the point I'm uncomfortable even holding eye contact with them. I've no idea really why I'm so disgusted by Body hair. I keep myself clean but I never feel clean unless I'm 100% smooth

My eyebrows, I'm a bit odd with them. I've no idea why they're so important to me but it's probably the biggest running joke with myself/friends. Even my male friends. I try keep them perfect all the time, even if I'm not wearing makeup, they'll be done. I was in my friends house over Xmas, her husband came in and went into kitchen to say hello to her first, and then as he was walking into sitting room (where I was) he was like "going in here to admire Lexie and her eyebrows). If I put a new photo up on my Facebook, it's pretty much the only comments I get, about my brows.
I have an underactive thyroid which can cause hair loss sometimes, and my biggest fear is losing my eyebrows. I'd rather have two broken arms than wonky eyebrows

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Oh and apparently my eyes stay awake when I sleep

pickarooney

You could get an eyebrow graft from another part of your body.. :P

razorblunt

I don't like red soups. Have a natural aversion to them.

When I'm concentrating I tend to run the backs of my fingers from my nose to my chin.