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message 101: by Helena (new)

Helena | 1056 comments I chew the inside of my lips, twirl my hair (got my finger stuck in it once in meeting- very embarassing) and hum when I'm doing something I shouldn't be.

I'd be the worst secret agent in the world.

Kevin, I worked with a guy who constantly sniffed his tie... I always wondered what was on it.


message 102: by janine (new)

janine | 7709 comments Maybe he wondered the same thing.


message 103: by Félix (new)

Félix (habitseven) janine wrote: "Maybe he wondered the same thing."

Good point.


message 104: by Carol (new)

Carol | 1678 comments Kevin "El Liso Grande" wrote: "i work with a guy who habitually sniffs his fingers. like a tic or something. so very very weird"

I think this thread established he sniffs his fingers to avoid the smell of you, Kevin.


message 105: by Sally, la reina (new)

Sally (mrsnolte) | 17373 comments Mod
No it does not! I bet Kevin smells lovely. Like Irish Mist soap and leather.


message 106: by Lobstergirl, el principe (new)

Lobstergirl | 24815 comments Mod
I think Kevin smells like cornfields, motorcycle exhaust, and the jacket flap of A Girl Named Zippy.


message 107: by Ryan (new)

Ryan (rhyambience) | 50 comments I like muffins.


message 108: by Michael (new)

Michael Kevin "El Liso Grande" wrote: "i work with a guy who habitually sniffs his fingers. like a tic or something. so very very weird"

We've got a guy who comes and fixes our copier who does the same thing and he'll do it when you're talking to him.


message 109: by Sally, la reina (new)

Sally (mrsnolte) | 17373 comments Mod
I thought of you all when I sniffed my fingers last night.

I made green chili and my fingers were all garlickey because I did it at my mom's house and she has no garlic press.


message 110: by Félix (new)

Félix (habitseven) Rhyan likes muffins.


message 111: by Ryan (new)

Ryan (rhyambience) | 50 comments I do indeed like muffins. Thanks for the acknowledgement, Larry.


message 112: by Félix (new)

Félix (habitseven) Any time, dude.


message 113: by Scout (last edited Jul 23, 2011 01:41AM) (new)

Scout (goodreadscomscout) | 3598 comments Is there really anyone here who hasn't touched him/herself somewhere and then smelled that finger?


message 114: by Michael (new)

Michael ^^ That's a question that should be talked about on a first date because it's what's real and important. Instead, you spend three weeks talking about walking around the lakes and favorite movies and haha, yes, Woody Allen is funny, but you know... If two people can meet and admit to, and talk about, touching themselves and then smelling their fingers, that's honesty.


message 115: by Kevin (new)

Kevin  (ksprink) | 11469 comments thank you sally (betty?) nd LG. i think you are close to being right. add in limes and you have it


message 116: by Kevin (new)

Kevin  (ksprink) | 11469 comments Betty wrote: "I thought of you all when I sniffed my fingers last night."

^^^ and THIS is why i love.......

(cool new profile pic btw)


message 117: by Ryan (new)

Ryan (rhyambience) | 50 comments I think the fact that you've stated this (touching yourself and smelling your fingers) is already a good sign that you're an honest person. Kudos


message 118: by Sally, la reina (new)

Sally (mrsnolte) | 17373 comments Mod
I only admitted to sniffing, mind you.


message 119: by Félix (new)

Félix (habitseven) Betty wrote: "I only admitted to sniffing, mind you."

Duly noted.


message 120: by Ryan (new)

Ryan (rhyambience) | 50 comments And now it is awkward.


message 121: by Leslie (new)

Leslie | 777 comments Back to the muffins?


message 122: by Félix (new)

Félix (habitseven) Meadow muffins?


message 123: by RandomAnthony (new)

RandomAnthony | 14536 comments Michael wrote: "^^ That's a question that should be talked about on a first date because it's what's real and important. Instead, you spend three weeks talking about walking around the lakes and favorite movies an..."

This makes perfect sense to me.


message 124: by Lobstergirl, el principe (new)

Lobstergirl | 24815 comments Mod
If someone talked to me about finger sniffing on a first date I would be out the door.


message 125: by Félix (new)

Félix (habitseven) Lobstergirl wrote: "If someone talked to me about finger sniffing on a first date I would be out the door."

Whatever works.


message 126: by Ryan (new)

Ryan (rhyambience) | 50 comments Coffee and muffins.


message 127: by Michael (new)

Michael Lobstergirl wrote: "If someone talked to me about finger sniffing on a first date I would be out the door."

I know it's abrupt, but it's real. Who really cares about a shared interest in sunsets and movies, whatever sport is in season, trendy restaurants and the fact that the orchestra plays too much Beethoven and not enough Debussy? Eventually someone's going to wake up one morning and find someone sniffing their fingers or checking out whatever it is that just got picked out of their nose, or squeezing a pimple and that's where either compatability or the "What the hell am I doing here" thought starts. Maybe the first question on every first date should be, "What do you think of farts?" and then when that's been resolved they can talk about the fact that they both like holding hands, rainy Sundays and Walt Disney movies?


message 128: by Sally, la reina (new)

Sally (mrsnolte) | 17373 comments Mod
Rhyan wrote: "And now it is awkward."


*kicks Rhyan in the shins*


message 129: by Ryan (new)

Ryan (rhyambience) | 50 comments ouch. I don't have legs.


message 130: by Ryan (new)

Ryan (rhyambience) | 50 comments Just kidding, but ouch.


message 131: by Félix (new)

Félix (habitseven) That Rhyan is such a card.


message 132: by Phil (new)

Phil | 11850 comments The three of diamonds.


message 133: by Félix (new)

Félix (habitseven)


message 134: by Ryan (new)

Ryan (rhyambience) | 50 comments I have that exact hat. As a matter of fact, I'm wearing it right now and typing with my pinkies in the air (waving like they just don't care).


message 135: by Ryan (new)

Ryan (rhyambience) | 50 comments Michael wrote: "Lobstergirl wrote: "If someone talked to me about finger sniffing on a first date I would be out the door."

I know it's abrupt, but it's real. Who really cares about a shared interest in sunsets a..."


I enjoyed this. It is definitely true.


message 136: by Lobstergirl, el principe (new)

Lobstergirl | 24815 comments Mod
If you have lived past the age of 24, you generally know that everyone has his or her gross habits. I see no reason to celebrate this fact, rather than suppress it, on dates 1-20.


message 137: by Kevin (new)

Kevin  (ksprink) | 11469 comments i didn't say or imply anything diff


message 138: by Michael (new)

Michael 1-20? Things were different when I was younger, but if all we're talking about on the first two dates is the weather, our favorite colors, our favorite foods and comparing sunsets vs. sunrises, and our conversations are hackneyed explorations of things like our favorite word, our best quality and the last time we had our heart broken, then there isn't a third date. I'm too old now to put stuff off until date 20!


message 139: by Leslie (new)

Leslie | 777 comments I agree with LG!


message 140: by Karen K. (new)

Karen K. Miller (karenkm) | 140 comments Scout wrote: "Is there really anyone here who hasn't touched him/herself somewhere and then smelled that finger?"

I admit to having done this. Mostly to see if I need to wash my hands.
My nervous habit is when I'm concentrating really hard, I suck in my lips. I seem to do this especially when driving.
My husband has a nervous habit that drives me nuts. He constantly clears his throat. He says it's post nasal drip, but I mean come on... all the time every few seconds.


message 141: by Michael (new)

Michael The third date is the sex date so if you get that far then all reason is tossed out the window and the next thing you know you wake up eight months later at 2:00 a.m. and look over at the woman snoring next to you and wonder how you ever got involved with a woman who's idea of good reading is Betty and Veronica comic books and who plans her evenings around watching repeats of Temptation Island. Again.


message 142: by Félix (new)

Félix (habitseven) Michael. How depressing.


message 143: by ~Geektastic~ (new)

 ~Geektastic~ (atroskity) | 3205 comments I heard a psychiatrist say recently that for the first 6-18 months of a romantic relationship, both partners exist in a brain damaged state. Literally, since your brain is so inundated with feel-good chemicals, it can't function properly.


message 144: by Félix (new)

Félix (habitseven) I get that way a lot, Amber.


message 145: by Jammies (new)

Jammies Okay, Larry, but what explains Mrs. Larry putting up with you for all those years?


message 146: by Félix (new)

Félix (habitseven) Oh boy I have no clue about that. You would have to ask her.


message 147: by Phil (new)

Phil | 11850 comments Larry does travel a lot, does he not?


message 148: by ~Geektastic~ (new)

 ~Geektastic~ (atroskity) | 3205 comments So you're saying Larry gets around?


message 149: by Phil (new)

Phil | 11850 comments 'Round, 'round get around, he gets around?


message 150: by Michael (new)

Michael Larry wrote: "Michael. How depressing."

A person sort of gets used to it.


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