I don't know if this subject made the rounds,but I'm sure no one minds talking about them.
So,what are some habits or things you do consciously or unconsciously that are considered weird? For example:
I wear sunglasses indoors.
Clocks and calendars sometime make me sad,so I don't have one nor do I keep the time on my computer.I have a little analog Timex alarm clock,but I face it away so I don't have to look at it(told you I'm odd).
I wear earplugs when I sleep because I'm not exactly a sound sleeper,but check it,I also wear them for most of the day.(Yes,I use a new pair).Its because where I live,neighbors don't know what noise control is and too much of it makes me cranky and tired.
I must have dental floss no matter what,because I can't stand food between my teeth and if not available,I'll use something like an old envelope,etc
I can't use the bathroom if someone previously took a shower in there,a damp bathroom feels weird when you're taking a #2...to me,anyway.
If I'm nervous,I'll begin to clean underneath my fingernails,bounce my leg up and down,chew the inside of my cheek amongst other things...
For those who insisted on talking to me outside of the net already know this,but I don't like talking on the phone.I suppose I'm short on things to say,or maybe I'm afraid I might say something dumb,I don't know.
Also,this is a weird one..anytime I twirl something playfully like a broom or anyother inanimate object,I get...well,dizzy isn't the word for it. 
I'm sure there's more but what about you? What are some of AMD's quirks and strange habits?
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1bunny629
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Aug 27 @ 7:13PM
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I have fallen and I can't get up!...I never ask for help...still laying here...guess I will just think about how better off I am than most...
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lunanegra
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Aug 27 @ 7:17PM
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Bunny - Who isn't in that respect? I know I can be sometimes.
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rnj1013
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Aug 27 @ 7:32PM
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I'm gonna ask my friends about this one and get back to you on this. I'm sure I do some weird shit but just can't think of any (it doesn't seem weird to me  )
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theSkwirl
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Aug 27 @ 7:34PM
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Life does not begin before that first cuppa cocoa.
I am almost obsessive about cleaning the gunk out from under my nails.
When I am inspired to paint, hadn't anyone better call, come by, ask me for anything, when I'm in the zone.. I'm in it to win it.
I have a weird habit of itching my throat by creating suction in the back of my mouth.. sounds like a rooting pig.. only do it when there's a lot of pollen out and I'm allergying.
I'm obsessive about the toilet paper being in the proper direction on the roll... it's damned irksome when you go in in the middle of the night and someone else has (for once in their goddamned lives) changed the roll.
I prolly have more but they don't bug me so I don't know about em.. evidently they dont bug the rest of my family either.. cuz they havent told me.
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lunanegra
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Aug 27 @ 7:43PM
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Rnj - Yeah,whats considered weird is subjective.I'm yet to find some who think what I do is perfectly normal,lol
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lunanegra
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Aug 27 @ 7:47PM
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Skwirl -
I have a weird habit of itching my throat by creating suction in the back of my mouth.. sounds like a rooting pig.. only do it when there's a lot of pollen out and I'm allergying. You get that,too? I assume its just post nasal drip.My dad and sister get that too.
When I am inspired to paint, hadn't anyone better call, come by, ask me for anything, when I'm in the zone.. I'm in it to win it.
I'm like that when I'm into whatever music I'm listening too.I sometimes chew out those who inadvertently walk in on me while I'm rocking out,lol
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rnj1013
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Aug 27 @ 7:52PM
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oooh...the TP thing is all me too. My ex's dad and I used to fight about it all the time cos he wanted it to come out from under the roll.....the fool
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Sunshine79
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Aug 27 @ 7:58PM
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I eat sandwiches in a circle.
I don't own socks.
I have to drive with the windows 1/2 down and the air on.
I clean my ears constantly.
I use a dog brush for my hair.
I rarely get fully nekkid for sex.
I have to flip a lucky cigarette and no, not for luck.
When at any restaurant (except Chinese) I drench everything in Honey Mustard.
I try to always give exact change, I hate breaking bills.
I sleep with my make-up on.
I have my own certain pillow I can't do without.
I cannot leave the house without eyeliner.
I'm sure there's more....... 
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lunanegra
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Aug 27 @ 8:02PM
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oooh...the TP thing is all me too. My ex's dad and I used to fight about it all the time cos he wanted it to come out from under the roll.....the fool
Which reminds me, I get irritated when no one bothers changing the roll and I come to do my business and there's no toilet paper around.Even worse when everyones there and there's no tp and you have to call for someone to hand you a roll...even more worse,they complain about how stinky you are.
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theSkwirl
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Aug 27 @ 8:07PM
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Too right the paper HAS to come over the top of the roll! otherwise there's too much fumbling about and .. well .. grrrrrr.
And yes.. but I took to stashing a couple rolls on the back of the toilet so I don't have to call for assistance! Cuz I HATE that.
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rnj1013
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Aug 27 @ 8:07PM
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I try to only crap in my own house so theres always TP....if the roll runs out I always have a 24 pack under the sink
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theSkwirl
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Aug 27 @ 8:10PM
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Oh I was just informed that I obsess over silverware too.. it has to be in line from the plate to the right.. plate, fork, knife, spoon.. well excuuuuse me for having table manners.. you oaf! No .. not you... *glares at other person in room*
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NightOfOld
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Aug 27 @ 8:11PM
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I pretend I'm a nice guy, and try to write poetry sometimes. 
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theSkwirl
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Aug 27 @ 8:26PM
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He ^^^ pretends really good.
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sugarnspice005
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Aug 27 @ 8:33PM
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I too have to have the toilet paper come over the top....really irritates me when someone has it come from the bottom
I will NOT leave the house until I've had my shower and put on my makeup
Speaking of makeup...I have to have it all set up in proper order...really drives me nuts when the dogs bump the table and send it rolling all over the place. 
And at work...(for those who don't know this...I clean hotel rooms), my cart is set up MY way...and it totally drives me crazy when I get a day or two off, come back, and whoever used it has it all rearranged on me.  Then I have to set it back up to where I had it.
Oh yeah...my cd's, albums, cassettes, vhs, and dvd's...I put them all in alphabetical order. 
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rnj1013
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Aug 27 @ 8:43PM
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my CD's are also in alphabetical order. I have about 1000 of them and there's no way I could find anything if I kept them another way
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girlcountry
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Aug 27 @ 8:51PM
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I have to have my certain pillow, I take it even on trips
I'm compulsive about a clean kitchen and bathroom
TP - over the roll
No dog hair on the livingroom rug or furniture!!  (I'm always vacuuming that!!)
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lunanegra
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Aug 27 @ 9:17PM
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I don't own socks.
Native Floridian,I dont see the point.Even in winter,I dont wear any,lol
I try to always give exact change, I hate breaking bills.
Me too,me too.It holds up the line but I figure "its gonna take as long as its gonna take" 
I eat sandwiches in a circle.
Use to cut mines up in little triangles..dunno why. 
When at any restaurant (except Chinese) I drench everything in Honey Mustard. Sister does that with ranch.I eat plain wheat bread dipped in ranch...I know its fattening,but I'm a carb freak.
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rnj1013
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Aug 27 @ 9:21PM
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I dont own a pair of pants....does that count?
I also ALWAYS break bills to get the change and then keep it sorted in a different piggy bank for each coin.
Man, I would hate me if I wasn't me 
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lunanegra
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Aug 27 @ 9:22PM
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I try to only crap in my own house so theres always TP
Which reminds me..I always carry some antibacterial wipes when I'm using bathrooms other than my own..its just prudent. Also if I dont have those with me,I have to do the bathroom ballet so I dont have to sit on the seat.
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lunanegra
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Aug 27 @ 9:26PM
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Oh I was just informed that I obsess over silverware too.. it has to be in line from the plate to the right.. plate, fork, knife, spoon.. well excuuuuse me for having table manners.. you oaf!
My mother would be like that if any of us kids actually ate at the dinner table...but I understand your pain.
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lunanegra
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Aug 27 @ 9:27PM
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I pretend I'm a nice guy, and try to write poetry sometimes.
But you are  but you are...
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clickedanad2
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Aug 27 @ 9:36PM
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I only have sex with women
color me picky
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lunanegra
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Aug 27 @ 9:39PM
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I too have to have the toilet paper come over the top....really irritates me when someone has it come from the bottom
Its unanimous,I won't place the tp the wrong way when I come to your house and have to make a #2..gotcha 
Oh yeah...my cd's, albums, cassettes, vhs, and dvd's...I put them all in alphabetical order.
Which reminds me,I have all my bookmarks on my browser by category and alphabetical order.I used to arrange my cds by genre too,but I figure I keep messing them up,so f*ck it,lol
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clickedanad2
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Aug 27 @ 9:39PM
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I wear sunglasses indoors.
where's the weird in that?
I wear em everywhere
almost everywhere
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lunanegra
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Aug 27 @ 9:45PM
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my CD's are also in alphabetical order. I have about 1000 of them and there's no way I could find anything if I kept them another way
Well,I used to do that but its less frustrating if you have mp3s.Yet,I'm a stickler because if you have Windows Media Player 11 or iTunes they arrange by album art and sometimes I'll get annoyed it theres none for the songs I have. 
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clickedanad2
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Aug 27 @ 9:46PM
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I rarely get fully nekkid for sex. not enough time ??
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lunanegra
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Aug 27 @ 9:53PM
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I'm compulsive about a clean kitchen and bathroom
By criminy..so is my mom! She's also what I coin an "emotional cleaner".When she's upset she will clean and clean and clean ad nauseum,lol her and my best friend,but he has a messy boyfriend and I guess that makes him feel loved by doing so (shrug).
No dog hair on the livingroom rug or furniture!! (I'm always vacuuming that!!) That's one of the reasons we never had a dog or kitteh,also my sister has allergies...*sigh* 
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lunanegra
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Aug 27 @ 10:04PM
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I dont own a pair of pants....does that count? Neither does Donald Duck and I dont think he's odd.
color me picky What color would that be?
where's the weird in that?
I wear em everywhere
almost everywhere
Weird because my eyes are sensitive to light sometimes.I think I was a mole in a former life.
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manwithoutahorse
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Aug 27 @ 10:17PM
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Luna, hope you see that here on AMD, OCD behavior is the norm. You're perfectly normal as long as you stay here in pervia-land. The world is wierd...we're all just fine.
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lunanegra
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Aug 27 @ 10:27PM
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The world is wierd...we're all just fine.
Sounds like that could used for a slogan...kinda like "we're all mad here".
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1bunny629
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Aug 27 @ 11:06PM
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Why do people think you can't see if you have sunglasses on when inside? I don't get it...I see fine...maybe I just don't want to see the light! 
I only have sex with men who have sex with woman...wish I was the only woman, but whatdoyado?
TP over...live by myself, but if I go anywhere and it is under i turn it around...
I love cocks...I mean socks...cashmere, and white cotton...makes me feel comfy and clean!
I can get by without most anything, so I am sitting here trying to think of something to get extremely picky about, or that I consistently do without thinking about it, or anthing wierd that others would question...well I can't do without you kids, I am picky about my men...when and if I ever get one I will tell you what the specifics are...you know one of them, but maybe I will come up with more or less,hmmm...the wierd thingy...I will let you decide, because you see me more than most do except for the people I work with and even then I don't think they notice me as much as they do my dog.
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lunanegra
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Aug 27 @ 11:21PM
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I only have sex with men who have sex with woman...wish I was the only woman, but whatdoyado?
I think I get it.... Or else you mean bisexual.
I love cocks...I mean socks...cashmere, and white cotton...makes me feel comfy and clean!
Well,cocks make me feel dirty...tee hee. ..and I'm not weird for that
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1bunny629
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Aug 27 @ 11:29PM
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no I am not Bi sexual Luna...HA! although I did tell a guy I was a lesbian one time so he would leave me alone...oh no...it turned him on...ya can't win...
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Wordsofwit
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Aug 27 @ 11:36PM
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This a good post and a bit tough to comment on. But the other commentators gave me a few ideas.
my CD's are also in alphabetical order
Mine too, isn't everybody's?
Idiosyncrasies, I can't stand soft drinks over ice. I like them cold, but I will drink one at room temperature first.
On attire, I refuse to wear a baseball cap, unless I am at a baseball game. I never wear sunglasses. I refuse to have anything hanging around my neck like a lanyard or necklace. I own no jewelry.
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lunanegra
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Aug 27 @ 11:55PM
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although I did tell a guy I was a lesbian one time so he would leave me alone...oh no...it turned him on...ya can't win...
Yeah,some are incorrigible,lol..... 
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lunanegra
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Aug 28 @ 12:02AM
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I can't stand soft drinks over ice. I like them cold, but I will drink one at room temperature first.
Yeah,I think it may have something to do with the ice melting,but I'm different.I'll usually dilute soda or a soft drink with water...too strong.Yeah,laugh at me...I'm too pussy to handle a soda,lol
I refuse to have anything hanging around my neck like a lanyard or necklace. I own no jewelry.
What's a lanyard? Also are you afraid of it getting caught on something? I just don't wear jewelry because it doesn't look good on me...doesn't stop sisters and mom from insisting I wear it.
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soft_touch938
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Aug 28 @ 1:07AM
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First and foremost I'm a fanatic about my hair...every hair has to be in place. Next is makeup. Normally I won't even take the trash to the curb unless my hair is styled and my makeup on.
I'm a neat freak and my house shows it...but not quite as bad as I use to be...methinks it's a control issue.
My CD's are according to type..rock, gospel. country, easy listening..but not alphabetically.
My cupboards, drawers, closets...organized. Clothes in closet must me arranged according to category...sweaters, blouses, jeans and so forth. Canned goods in cupboards must have label facing me and in their own categories.
I prefer my pop or any cold drink without ice and my beer with the chill off. I always order a second beer before the first is done so it can be warming up. On the opposite, I hate hot stuff...whether it's coffee or food...I want it warm, not cold but warm.
That's enough.........
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Looking4ever
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Aug 28 @ 1:39AM
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My list:
TP must be over the top. It's the right way. Duh!
The opening to the pillow case has to be behind my head. I prefer that my sleeping companions pillow case not open towards me face (I know what you are thinking).
I fold my bath towels in thirds. Every other one has to be top bottom top...hard to explain. The folded edge MUST face forward.
My cupboards are organized by same item with same item. All labels have to face out, right side up.
I have to turn my socks inside out and make sure there is no lint in them before putting them on.
I carry dental flossers with me at ALL times. The dentist actually said I should try to floss less.
My flatware has to be stacked neatly in the compartments of the tray in the drawer.
All cups and glasses have to be put away right side up in the cupboard.
I have more but I am sure you guys already have concerns about me...
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StraddleMyNose
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Aug 28 @ 9:04AM
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Well, like Megan I'm not totally naked when having sex. I usually leave my shirt on. Kim always hated that I did that.
Gee, everything I seem to do people look at me weird. So I guess I'm pretty weird.
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Wordsofwit
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Aug 28 @ 9:52AM
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All cups and glasses have to be put away right side up in the cupboard.
Interesting. Mine must always be upside down so nothing gets in them. I am anal about utensils in the dish washer being handle up. I slit my wrist open pretty good on a steak knife in there once that was blade up.
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rnj1013
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Aug 28 @ 1:40PM
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glasses should always face down for exactly the reason you stated Bruce. Also the same for the utensils in the dishwasher.....it is unsanitary to unload them by touching the part you will be eating off of.
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lunanegra
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Aug 28 @ 3:59PM
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First and foremost I'm a fanatic about my hair...every hair has to be in place. Next is makeup. Normally I won't even take the trash to the curb unless my hair is styled and my makeup on.
Mom and sister are the same way.We don't wear make-up,but my sister will be dressed to the nines and will take her sweet time doing so in order to not drive,but ride along when her kids are dropped off the school...nonetheless it was a pain concerning her,because most moms would be in headrags and jammies all the while her hair was coifed,wrists bangled-up and the flashiest clothes she could find.No one knows my sister,but its a self-esteem issue.Not to say all women who do that have it.
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lunanegra
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Aug 28 @ 3:59PM
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My cupboards are organized by same item with same item. All labels have to face out, right side up.
Oh,LFE,you'd totally *hate* our cabinets!
I carry dental flossers with me at ALL times. The dentist actually said I should try to floss less.
Does an Alfred Pennyworth voice from Batman Begins:"Nevah". You can never floss less.
All cups and glasses have to be put away right side up in the cupboard. I like them down,sometimes if you don't rinse them,residue collect and its icky.
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lunanegra
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Aug 28 @ 4:01PM
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Gee, everything I seem to do people look at me weird. So I guess I'm pretty weird.
OMG,YOU FREAK!!! I'm kidding,you're alright.
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lunanegra
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Aug 28 @ 4:34PM
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Interesting. Mine must always be upside down so nothing gets in them. I am anal about utensils in the dish washer being handle up. I slit my wrist open pretty good on a steak knife in there once that was blade up.
OMG,ouch.This is why sometimes I don't put sharp utensils in the dishwasher.Its recommended that you wash those by hand,and for good reason.
Anecdote time:I didn't feel like washing dishes,do I loaded up the dishwasher and cleaned the pots.While it was going my sister traipsed up and opened the thing mid-wash,my head almost exploded for the reason behind her doing that,she was looking for the pitcher to make kool-aid with.I'm literally like:"What the hell,man?"She could've waited,but she was "thirsty now."
We all know you're not suppose to do that because theres a chance something might fly out like a fork or something,or it might tax the motor.She's only 20 and because her name is on the lease she has a sense of entitlement like most brats her age,so she says petulantly:"So? If we break it,they'll just HAVE to come fix it". I shot her daggers,(see,she is the kind who'll whine about every little scratch to my mom,so imagine if something flew out and hurt her?)I stopped what I was doing and left the kitchen to sit on the couch to process such stupid.That wasn't the point,you don't DO dumb shit like that,but like I said,she's petulant and proudly filled with willful ignorance.
And so,this is more of a pet peeve than a quirk:people messing with moving machinery..I know its rare because some are smarter than that,but for idiots like my sister,it pisses me off.
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lunanegra
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Aug 28 @ 4:39PM
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Also the same for the utensils in the dishwasher.....it is unsanitary to unload them by touching the part you will be eating off of.
Didn't know that.Hm. Well,we alternate between washing dishes and using the dishwasher,but more often we just wash them,yet in any case,it probably not a good idea to have them facing up to touch.
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