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About the only odd/quirky thing I can think of is that I have an unreasonable fear of sharks. Seriously, if I'm anywhere near the beach - within a few feet of the waterline - I start getting paranoid.
Jenni wrote: "Lukewarm water for me too. I do like it straight out of the tap and pretty cool too.That's an okay thing. Apparently JLo has a similar diva demand wherever she goes - a particular brand of wat..."
That's funny, I only drink ice water. My favorite brands are Volvic and Essentia. I know bottle water is bad for the planet but the tap water where I live is disgusting! I also have a filtered water pitcher for my cats, they hate the taste of the tap water too.
Beverley wrote: "I can't drink water that is very cold or has ice in it.Lukewarm for me. Everyone I've ever worked with thinks I'm weird."I think and think and think and finally remember only one thing - I hate to drink water of any other juices of drinks with ice! And apparently I'm not alone! And here, in U.S.A nobody even ask you if you want water with ice. They just bring you disregarding you wish with ice and that's it. And I ALWAYS forget to ask for NO ICE IN MY DRINK. Fortunately, my husband or somebody from my friends remember and ask it for me. Overwise I get extremely upset
Jenni wrote: "I have these two hairs on the underside of my chin that I just have to pull the moment I can feel them coming out. If I can feel them, I can't stand them. Keep feeling them with my fingers until ..."Me too!!!!!!!! I'm getting obsessed with tiny tiny tiny something getting out on skin of my chin. I immediately have to find a mirror and get rid of them. I have always tiny tweezers in Swiss knife set with me for this purpose. Once I forget to take it from my key and I was stopped and thrown away in airport for security reasons, and all 11 hours of flight I scrub my chin by nails to try to get rid of them....
Anne wrote: "Karen B wrote: "Here is my other quirky thing. I don't like to read newspapers after someone else, other than my husband or daughter. I want to open a nicely folded new paper. I've even gotten f..."I think it was somebody's stupid prunk,,,, Sorry for misfortune of this book
I like cold drinks, it depends, sometimes room temperature. I don't like to chew ice, my bro used to do this and I can't stand the sound of someone chewing ice. Ugh! Or even eating a popsicle and just chomping down on it with your two front teeth.
Mike wrote: "About the only odd/quirky thing I can think of is that I have an unreasonable fear of sharks. Seriously, if I'm anywhere near the beach - within a few feet of the waterline - I start getting paran..."My one reasonable fear when I'm at a beach is jellyfish.
A friend of mine was stung by a jellyfish during our class trip to Pangkor Island, and another friend peed on her, said it can cure her instantly.
Well she still need to be hospitalized for a few days after that. And I am forever traumatized.
I don't like sharks. Portuguese man-o-war are usually remedied by pee or meat tenderizer. I would rather have the meat tenderizer.
Jenni wrote: "Nurhuda wrote: "My one reasonable fear when I'm at a beach is jellyfish.A friend of mine was stung by a jellyfish during our class trip to Pangkor Island, and another friend peed on her, said it ..."
Well I guess my peeing friend was an ardent fan of Friends. LOL
Beverley wrote: "I can't drink water that is very cold or has ice in it.Lukewarm for me. Everyone I've ever worked with thinks I'm weird."The only way I can drink it is ICE COLD! And NO TAP!
Anne wrote: "Karen B wrote: "Here is my other quirky thing. I don't like to read newspapers after someone else, other than my husband or daughter. I want to open a nicely folded new paper. I've even gotten f..."You just reminded me that I have a movie to pick up from the library!
I always wished that "blur" was spelled "blurr."
I didn't purchase my Kindle until the local bookstore (Waldens) went out of business. I was anti e-reader until the only place to get a book was Wal-Mart! On a positive note I think e-readers have given the masses a chance to explore new authors and new genre. I have read westerns, mysteries, romance, science fiction....you name it I have tried it. Mostly because Trolling for books is simple on a computer:-)
The only thing I can think of is that I can't stand to get into an unmade bed. I'll make an unmade bed even if I'm about to get into it. Is that weird? I think it's weird to not mind an unmade bed.
We are fearless in our quirkiness:-I cannot wear anything silk-like against my skin because it makes me feel cold.
-I must have a glass full of ice beside my bed along with a bottle of bubbly water.
-If I misplace something, I compulsively search for it. If I can't find it, it niggles in my brain, and I will restart the search when I have time.
-My salad must be served in a separate bowl.
-No matter how good a movie is, I am reluctant to watch it (If I do, I can never remember it) if it is about gangsters or the mafia.
-In a restaurant, I prefer to have my back turned to the room so I am not distracted. I also must sit in the seat closest to the wall if I am in a booth.
-I need my bedroom window open during summer and winter.
These are just a few quirks I have. Unfortunately, there are so many more :-D
I salt applesauce.I can't stand being late.
At home, I eat one food at a time but in restaurants, I don't.
I eat peanut butter on my wafflesI eat hamburgers plain - meat and bun only
Ajax1978 wrote: "I eat peanut butter on my wafflesI eat hamburgers plain - meat and bun only"
I don't know why, but I find peanut butter on waffles rather endearing!
I actually mix it with my syrup to make this thick goo that I dip each bite of waffle in. Pancakes too but I'd rather not eat pancakes.
You don't like peanut butter?!!! How is that possible?? There are two kinds Jif type, which has sugar in it, and the natural kind which is just peanuts and salt. Have you tried both kinds?
I want to eat waffles with Nutella, like right now, 3.10 pm.
Try peanut butter and potato chips. Just dip each one into the PB a little tiny bit. Delicious. That's the only way I can eat Pringles. Found that out in middle school. Which is close to the last time I ate Pringles. :P
I have heard of chocolate and potato chips but never peanut butte rand potato chips. I gave up Pringles a few years ago after realizing they are just dried mash.
Peanut butter and potato chips aren't gonna kill me! My love of bacon might, though.
Jenni, you should see Ajax eat boiled peanuts. He came close to eating his own weight in them at a football game last year.
Tayto Crisps and Cadbury's Dairy Milk Chocolate together. mmmmm
My quirk is hills, even small ones. I have to talk myself into walking down them. I'm not afraid of heights at all. I can lean off the side of skyscrapers and it doesn't bother me. My dream is to go parasailing and I've been trying to talk my kids into going on a zip line with me. But if I have to walk down a hill, my heart beats so fast and I think I'm about to hyperventilate.
Are you afraid you will roll down the the hill? I understand that. There are some hills or in Silver Lake/Echo Park area that I don't have a problem walking up but walking down doesn't thrill me.
Leigh wrote: "Are you afraid you will roll down the the hill? I understand that. There are some hills or in Silver Lake/Echo Park area that I don't have a problem walking up but walking down doesn't thrill me."I believe it's more because I think I won't be able to stop. Driving down a mountain is difficult for me too unless I am familiar with it.
After I finish eating a Dove Bar, popsicle, Dreamsicle, etc., I am compelled to break the wooden stick.
When I eat a sucker, I have a tendency to break it off the stick!You reminded me of that Laura!
Ha! I wonder if it has anything to do with peeling beer labels off?
When I was younger you know how on the commercial they said how many licks to get to the tootsie roll in the tootsie pop, well I never made it that far, I would bite the tootsie pop first. I have an aversion to the deep as in the ocean, and also I dislike hills. I guess I can't live in San Francisco.
I CANNOT stand the taste of low fat or diet anything. I would rather cut down on the amount of food that I eat than something that has that weird taste. I REALLY dislike getting into bed unless the bed has been made.
I am a picky eater and will not eat certain foods because of their color or how they feel in my mouth when I am eating them.
Tracy wrote: "Really? No red. I will not judge but that is something I have not encountered before. lol I LOVE the colour red so we probably couldn't hang out. ;)"lol. First time I have hear someone loathing a color.
Dean wrote: "Everything is a coke brand...they own all liquid on earth...even your sweat."too funny
I organize all of my clothing by categories..spaghetti strap shirts, go first then tank tops, then short sleeve tees, short sleeve button downs, 3/4 sleeves go next, 3/4 button downs etc.. it ends in long sleeve sweaters and sweatshirt hoodies. I do the same with my dresses, the short ones grouped together and categorized by the "sleeve style" and then I group the long ones the same way. I have slacks, dressy jeans, and comfy Jeans all separated too. I probably sound crazy but growing up my sister was always "borrowing" stuff and denying she had it. I developed the system to keep track of what I owned.
Adri, this doesn't sound crazy at all. It sounds like an organized closet to me. You'll certainly never loose anything.
I 100% of the time mix up my left and right, I can say turn right whilst pointing left, infuriates my husband. Just try giving someone directions and say the opposite of what you mean but point the right way. It's almost impossible but yet my brain works that way, also the same for East and West.
N wrote: "I 100% of the time mix up my left and right, I can say turn right whilst pointing left, infuriates my husband. Just try giving someone directions and say the opposite of what you mean but point th..."I am the same way. I have heard that people with that problem are really smarter than the average bear.
Back to food: I love to eat bacon with pickle juice (Poured onto the skillet) and dipped in Sweet Baby Ray BBQ sauce, or my fathers own sauce. It depends on my mood...
Bacon with pickle juice!!!!?? We have a winner! What on earth does that taste like? Do you have weak taste buds or a poor sense of smell? My nose/sense of taste are a little weak from years of using Mentholatum and Vicks but I can't imagine this much flavor.
Adri wrote: "I organize all of my clothing by categories..spaghetti strap shirts, go first then tank tops, then short sleeve tees, short sleeve button downs, 3/4 sleeves go next, 3/4 button downs etc.. it ends ..."I do the same but organise by colour also!
Jenni wrote: "N wrote: "I 100% of the time mix up my left and right, I can say turn right whilst pointing left, infuriates my husband. Just try giving someone directions and say the opposite of what you mean bu..."Always have to check where my watch is when asked right or left. I always wear my watch on my left arm
Jenni wrote: "I buy those flimsy soft summer T-shirts to blow my nose with when I am at home through the summer. There is no handkerchief or tissues big enough to absorb the stuff my nose produces due to hayfev..."LOL!!! Sorry about that. Do you toss them or wash them after you use them? I could not blow my nose until I was in college. I thought it was the most DISGUSTING thing in the world. In college I got a sinus infection so bad I finally to do it. I still think its gross, and I only can do it on paper towels.
James wrote: "One odd thing about me is I hate pineapple with a passion. It is either the smell or texture that has me steer clear of it"The smell of overripe bananas gets me. The second they get a brown spot I have to freeze them.
OMG, the last time I checked a book out from the library, it had a squished roach between every other page. It was disgusting. I took it back immediately, showed the librarian, and she threw it straight into the trash. I can't read library books anymore. I now have too good of an idea of where they've been.