What odd quirks do you have?

Ellsbells · 27-09-2012 08:05AM #1

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 · 27-09-2012 10:45AM

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 · 27-09-2012 01:16PM

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 · 27-09-2012 01:38PM

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 · 27-09-2012 01:40PM

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 · 27-09-2012 02:57PM

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 · 27-09-2012 03:23PM

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 · 27-09-2012 03:25PM

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

Lucyfur · 27-09-2012 03:35PM

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 · 27-09-2012 03:37PM

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

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

Catari Jaguar · 27-09-2012 03:55PM

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 · 27-09-2012 04:45PM

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 · 27-09-2012 05:22PM

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 · 27-09-2012 05:23PM

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 · 27-09-2012 06:17PM

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...

27-09-2012 06:30PM

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

hattoncracker · 27-09-2012 06:34PM

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

Lucyfur · 27-09-2012 07:34PM

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 · 27-09-2012 07:47PM

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 · 27-09-2012 08:50PM

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 · 27-09-2012 08:58PM

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.

27-09-2012 08:59PM

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 · 27-09-2012 09:02PM

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 · 27-09-2012 09:09PM

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 · 27-09-2012 09:31PM

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).

27-09-2012 09:37PM

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 · 27-09-2012 09:50PM

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 · 27-09-2012 10:23PM

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 · 27-09-2012 10:39PM

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 · 27-09-2012 10:41PM

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.

27-09-2012 10:48PM

afk concentrating on work at 10.30pm :rolleyes:

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