Getting to Know You is Like Looking in a Mirror
Do you follow me on Facebook? Well, if you do then you'll know that last week my friend, Tara, over at You Know it Happens at Your House Too asked her readers a question. It made me think I should ask my readers a question too. I couldn't think of one that was better than YKIHAYHT's so I just stole hers instead.
The question was I want to know something strange about you. Something that bothers you, a strange talent, whatever. I'll go first.
I said I wasn't crazy about feet. Bare feet freak me out and gross me out. I think they're stinky (even if they're fresh from a shower) and gross. I especially don't like people with finger-like toes. I refer to those as "monkey toes". Both the Hubs and Adolpha have monkey toes. I have nubby toes. My littlest toe doesn't even bend it's so bitty - it's really just a nub. I don't know what purpose it could possibly serve, other than to give the Hubs one more body part of mine to make fun of, but at least it isn't a monkey toe.
I put it out there and quickly found out that I am not alone in my foot aversion. So many people chimed in about their hatred of feet as well. One reader even mentioned attending a party where a man put his bare feet on a sofa table next to the party dip. I practically yakked on that one.
After reading the 900 or so comments I started noticing that we are all very similar (and we're a bunch of freaks - but in a good way). So many of the same topics came up time and time again.
SOUNDS - Did you know there is a condition called Misophonia? It's the hatred of sound. Many, many of you have this condition (actual diagnosis and self-diagnosed) and so noises were high on the list.
Slurping/loud chewing - I hadn't really thought of that one until I read it while the Hubs sat next to me eating a bowl of noodle soup. Yeah, you're absolutely right. Slurping is revolting. There isn't anything quite as disgusting as listening to someone opening his gaping maw as wide as he can so steaming hot soup can gurgle down his throat. He doesn't chew, because I think he just swallows everything whole. I readily admit that I chew gum like a cow. I also crack and pop it, which was another thing that many people complained about. Whoops.
Silverware on teeth - You know, those people who bite down on the tines of their forks. I got the chills writing that one.
Mouth breathing and/or wet talkers - It's more than just the sound of someone wheezing it's also the sight of that white, foamy spittle collecting in the corners of someone's mouth and the spray they emit every time they speak.
Dogs licking their junk - Yet another reason I don't ever want a dog.
Flip flops - Thwack, thwack, thwack.
TEXTURES
Cotton - Many complained they need to moisturize their hands before they fold towels and t-shirts. Also, there were quite a few mentions of actual cotton balls and Q-tips.
Velvet
Velour
Wooden sticks or spoons in the
mouth - I had never realized wood was such a common thing to loathe. I actually like to lick my wooden stick clean when I have a fudgesicle. Yum. Now I want a fudgesicle.
Biting tin foil - This came up a lot. I just want to know who does this and why?
BODY PARTS
Feet
Teeth - Holy cow there are a lot of you who hate teeth! You can't watch someone brush their teeth, you can't stand the taste of toothpaste, you're freaked out by loose teeth and lots of people worry that someone else is using your toothbrush. I don't like to see my kid's loose tooth hanging by one sinewy thread and I would never pull it out for her.
Ear wax and ear hair - They sell ear hair trimmers. If you're a man over the age of 40 you should look into buying one of these. You're welcome, world.
Belly buttons - Do not touch the belly button!
Long fingernails on either sex
Vomit - Not really a body part, but it comes out of a body part. Lots of people are more than a little grossed out by someone else's vomit. Someone is probably puking right now just from reading this.
ANIMALS THAT PEOPLE ARE AFRAID OF - No doubt some of these are freaky like scorpions, but kittens and bunnies?
Kittens
Bunnies
Scorpions
Frogs
Lizards
Butterflies - Apparently these frightening beauties made the list because of their "hairy" bodies.
Caterpillars
Praying mantises
Birds – Many kinds, but hawks came up the most.
Hippos
Crickets
Swarms of anything
PHOBIAS/FEARS
Clowns - Many blamed the movie "Poltergeist" for ruining this one for them.
Balloons - Who knew balloons were so terrifying? Right up there with bunnies, I guess.
Walking over grates or manhole covers - This is one I can relate to. I never cared until I spent some time in China and my tour guide casually mentioned to our group that we should avoid grates and manhole covers because many of them are not properly installed and people fall through them all the time. Now I avoid them at all costs, no matter what country I am in.
NUMBERS
Several people count everything around them. Besides the counters, there those who must have even numbers in all things. Their thermostat is set at an even number and the volume on their TV is an even number and so on. I found it really interesting that NONE of the number lovers like odd numbers.
STRANGE TALENTS - Many responses were focused on the "something that bothers you" part of the question, but a few shared their "strange talents."
I saw at least two women share that they've never been able to grow any armpit hair. I would like that strange talent. Someone else has two uvulas (the first time I read the comment, I thought it said two vulvas). Several people can wiggle their ear, nose and/or eyes. Many have talented tongues. They can tie cherry stems in knots and one woman eats her raisins by separating the skins and keeping them stored in her cheek for later until she's finished eating all of the innards of her raisins first.
WORDS THAT SKEEVE PEOPLE
Did you miss the fun the first time? No worries, just leave a comment and answer the question now. We could all use a good laugh so we thank you in advance.
The question was I want to know something strange about you. Something that bothers you, a strange talent, whatever. I'll go first.
I said I wasn't crazy about feet. Bare feet freak me out and gross me out. I think they're stinky (even if they're fresh from a shower) and gross. I especially don't like people with finger-like toes. I refer to those as "monkey toes". Both the Hubs and Adolpha have monkey toes. I have nubby toes. My littlest toe doesn't even bend it's so bitty - it's really just a nub. I don't know what purpose it could possibly serve, other than to give the Hubs one more body part of mine to make fun of, but at least it isn't a monkey toe.
I put it out there and quickly found out that I am not alone in my foot aversion. So many people chimed in about their hatred of feet as well. One reader even mentioned attending a party where a man put his bare feet on a sofa table next to the party dip. I practically yakked on that one.
After reading the 900 or so comments I started noticing that we are all very similar (and we're a bunch of freaks - but in a good way). So many of the same topics came up time and time again.
SOUNDS - Did you know there is a condition called Misophonia? It's the hatred of sound. Many, many of you have this condition (actual diagnosis and self-diagnosed) and so noises were high on the list.
Slurping/loud chewing - I hadn't really thought of that one until I read it while the Hubs sat next to me eating a bowl of noodle soup. Yeah, you're absolutely right. Slurping is revolting. There isn't anything quite as disgusting as listening to someone opening his gaping maw as wide as he can so steaming hot soup can gurgle down his throat. He doesn't chew, because I think he just swallows everything whole. I readily admit that I chew gum like a cow. I also crack and pop it, which was another thing that many people complained about. Whoops.
Silverware on teeth - You know, those people who bite down on the tines of their forks. I got the chills writing that one.
Mouth breathing and/or wet talkers - It's more than just the sound of someone wheezing it's also the sight of that white, foamy spittle collecting in the corners of someone's mouth and the spray they emit every time they speak.
Dogs licking their junk - Yet another reason I don't ever want a dog.
Flip flops - Thwack, thwack, thwack.
TEXTURES
Cotton - Many complained they need to moisturize their hands before they fold towels and t-shirts. Also, there were quite a few mentions of actual cotton balls and Q-tips.
Velvet
Velour
Wooden sticks or spoons in the
mouth - I had never realized wood was such a common thing to loathe. I actually like to lick my wooden stick clean when I have a fudgesicle. Yum. Now I want a fudgesicle.
Biting tin foil - This came up a lot. I just want to know who does this and why?
BODY PARTS
Feet
Teeth - Holy cow there are a lot of you who hate teeth! You can't watch someone brush their teeth, you can't stand the taste of toothpaste, you're freaked out by loose teeth and lots of people worry that someone else is using your toothbrush. I don't like to see my kid's loose tooth hanging by one sinewy thread and I would never pull it out for her.
Ear wax and ear hair - They sell ear hair trimmers. If you're a man over the age of 40 you should look into buying one of these. You're welcome, world.
Belly buttons - Do not touch the belly button!
Long fingernails on either sex
Vomit - Not really a body part, but it comes out of a body part. Lots of people are more than a little grossed out by someone else's vomit. Someone is probably puking right now just from reading this.
ANIMALS THAT PEOPLE ARE AFRAID OF - No doubt some of these are freaky like scorpions, but kittens and bunnies?
Kittens
Bunnies
Scorpions
Frogs
Lizards
Butterflies - Apparently these frightening beauties made the list because of their "hairy" bodies.
Caterpillars
Praying mantises
Birds – Many kinds, but hawks came up the most.
Hippos
Crickets
Swarms of anything
PHOBIAS/FEARS
Clowns - Many blamed the movie "Poltergeist" for ruining this one for them.
Balloons - Who knew balloons were so terrifying? Right up there with bunnies, I guess.
Walking over grates or manhole covers - This is one I can relate to. I never cared until I spent some time in China and my tour guide casually mentioned to our group that we should avoid grates and manhole covers because many of them are not properly installed and people fall through them all the time. Now I avoid them at all costs, no matter what country I am in.
NUMBERS
Several people count everything around them. Besides the counters, there those who must have even numbers in all things. Their thermostat is set at an even number and the volume on their TV is an even number and so on. I found it really interesting that NONE of the number lovers like odd numbers.
STRANGE TALENTS - Many responses were focused on the "something that bothers you" part of the question, but a few shared their "strange talents."
I saw at least two women share that they've never been able to grow any armpit hair. I would like that strange talent. Someone else has two uvulas (the first time I read the comment, I thought it said two vulvas). Several people can wiggle their ear, nose and/or eyes. Many have talented tongues. They can tie cherry stems in knots and one woman eats her raisins by separating the skins and keeping them stored in her cheek for later until she's finished eating all of the innards of her raisins first.
WORDS THAT SKEEVE PEOPLE
Did you miss the fun the first time? No worries, just leave a comment and answer the question now. We could all use a good laugh so we thank you in advance.
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