Tell me About Your Eccentricities

[La Lioness Priyanka]

i have about a hundred

[arcane1]

1. hmm, let's see here...

I talk to my cats in foreign accents, for one.... sometimes I make sandwiches inside-out...

I'm sure there are more but it's early :silly:

[La Lioness Priyanka]

2. lol

i talk to cats in baby talk...i am incapable of relaxing...i cant sleep without my watch on...

[arcane1]

14. hehe

incapable of relaxing? Even after brownies? :silly:

don't know about the watch-thing, I can't wear a watch at all, hate having things around my wrist for some reason... :shrug:

[La Lioness Priyanka]

25. i get all paranoid

i am really bad at the relaxing thing

[arcane1]

29. ok, I can relate to that...

reminds me of a friend of mine... tequila can frequently soften that effect }(

[YellowRubberDuckie]

35. LOL

One of my friends SCREAMS at her cat...HERE KITTY KITTY...and it sounds more like Kittay kittay. It's hysterical. She frequently scares the shit out of the cats here on campus.
Duckie

[arcane1]

38. one of my kitties screams at me all the time

she's a major drama queen.. :)

[Mistress Quickly]

3. washing whites

I cannot stand people who don't get whites white when they wash them.

All the socks have to be right side out and laid out so I can spray and wash them, each one (and I have 3 little boys, so that's a lot of dirty socks), then I lay out each t-shirt or other white shirt and check them all over for stains and spray and wash those, then I carefully measure the bleach and detergent and start the washer, running HOT water for about 1.5 minutes, then switch it over to warm to fill, and cut off the washer because but I don't put the clothes in until the spray and wash can work for at least 15 minutes. Then as I pull each piece out of the washer to put in the dryer, one-by-one, I check each for any remaining stains, at which time it would be rewashed. Oh, and I use detergent with color-safe bleach only.

I am not an anal retentive person either, or a neat freak. I don't know my obsession with getting whites white. I have a girlfriend who loves to call me up and tell me she is washing whites without pretreating and without bleach. AARRRGGHHH!

[La Lioness Priyanka]

4. thats funny

whites must be WHITE

[Red State Rebel]

43. I'm kinda picky about that too, but I'll go you one better....

I let the hot water run the entire time and then after I've put the whites in and they are all submerged and mixed in I turn off the machine, close the lid and set my timer for 15 minutes. After letting them soak in the soapy bleach water I turn the machine back on and let it finish it's cycle. I don't know if it really helps but someone told me about that a while back so I always do it.

I also put Boraxo in the wash water to soften it :).

[Mistress Quickly]

44. Thanks for the idea...

I hate using that much hot water, but since tonight is whites night, I'll try that!

See, great minds...

Do you too cringe when people don't get their whites the whitest they can be?

[La Lioness Priyanka]

5. i hiss at people i am upset at

i learnt this from my younger cat

[Mistress Quickly]

7. My kids hiss too

and they too learned it from the cat.

Ha ha

[arcane1]

15. lol, I do that sometimes too

and the occasional low growl at work, kitty-style

[La Lioness Priyanka]

22. cute , i do that too

and purr

[arcane1]

23. yes, definitely purr...

:purrrrrr:

[La Lioness Priyanka]

24. miaow miaow

she stretches

[arcane1]

26. uh-uh

I'm craving some catnip now :evilgrin:

[La Lioness Priyanka]

27. belly rubs and catnip to you...

[arcane1]

33. ok, now we're getting feline over here

I do love my catnip, though the human formula is slightly different :D

rowwrrr....

I've found, in my experience, that male cats love getting belly rubs, but female cats claw your eyes out just for trying... is that true for all of them? :shrug:

[La Lioness Priyanka]

34. no

my females are ok with bellyrubs

[arcane1]

36. must be nice...

they have the cutest bellies, after all

[Padraig18]

6. Well...

--- I save change--- all of it, every day, in a 1 gallon jar.

--- I sing to my dogs when no one's around.

--- The ashtray MUST be to my left when I smoke.

--- I always read the paper in order--- Section A, scetion B, etc. .

--- I seldom use a pen, except when signing something official.

--- I refuse to get a cash register; I use sales slips and a cash box.

--- I will not have more than one credit card, an AmEx.

--- I polish my shoes every Saturday evening.

--- I always carry a pen knife; I feel naked without one.

--- I won't start the car until everyone put on their seat belt.

--- I will only wear white underwear, and seldom wear any at all.

--- I roll my own cigarettes.

There are more.. ;)

[La Lioness Priyanka]

9. lol

you are an interesting person

i must drink something (coffee, tea, juice, wine, lemonade) when i smoke...else i hate it

[Padraig18]

10. You're interesting, as well. I think we'd become fast friends, actually.

A cigarette is mandatory with a cup of tea. ;)

[La Lioness Priyanka]

11. oh i think so too

you could be fag number 4. are you ok with that? (i have mine numbered. my brother is fag number 1. hes ok with it)

[Padraig18]

12. Sure!

Is your brother cute? Does he like 3-somes? :evilgrin: :P

[La Lioness Priyanka]

13. here is fag number 1

[Padraig18]

17. OMG, he's GORGEOUS!

I use Yahoo, mostly! *drool* :D

[La Lioness Priyanka]

21. heres another

as far as his sex life...i prefer not to know

[Padraig18]

30. *drool*

:evilgrin:

[The empressof all]

8. I can't stand

when anyone sits on my bed with clothing on. PJ's are ok but it drives me nuts when anyone visiting feels free to just come into my bedroom and sit on my bed. Yuck!

I also absolutely hate to unload the dishwasher. I will load or wash by hand but I do not unload. I don't know what I will do when my daughter leaves home. That's her job

[arcane1]

16. I'm that way about shows on carpet

I automatically try to remove my shoes when I go to someone's house, though sometimes I'm looked at like I'm mad. I have a friend who comes home from work and puts on tennis shoes, tied, just to chill at his house... drives me nuts! :silly:

[La Lioness Priyanka]

18. ohh goodie

you will always be welcome in my home. i hate people who wear outside shoes into the house

[arcane1]

32. goes both ways

the shoe-less are always welcome. Even the cats go shoeless :silly:

[XNASA]

19. I won't eat anything with seeds in it.

I'll eat tomato sauce, but not tomatoes.

I reorganize my dresser everytime I put my laundered clothes away. In fact, I'd rather just leave my laundered clothes on the folding table rather than just shove them back into my dresser in an unorganized fashion.

[IronLionZion]

20. Eccentricity is like an accent,

it's what other people have.

I subconsciously use false accents sometimes. My country accent is great. hmmm...If think of any more, I'll let you know.

How about YOUR eccentricities eh?

[Zookeeper]

28. Pockets....

I hate wearing clothing without pockets. I like to keep my hands free so I only use small "purses" with long straps that go over one shoulder and across my body (like a newsboy bag). I love wild shoes, but they must be flexible with good traction and low/no heels. I guess I'm a bit hyper and don't like feeling confined by clothing or accessories.

[Frederic Bastiat]

31. I chew on paper...a lot

:shrug:

[dolo amber]

37. So very very many

food issues... x(

Foods MAY NOT touch (exceptions for things that belong together, such as soups, salads, spaghetti/sauce etc)...NEVER are 2 different meats to be eaten together (i.e. club sandwich, bacon cheeseburger, etc), with the *possible* exception of pizza (as long as it's all pork), but as I detest meat on pizza that's not so much an issue for me as it is for people who are eating with me. Certain foods are just not allowed with others. Period. Like, you CAN NOT EVER, have chicken and eggs together. EVER. Ist verboten. (Chicken omlette. I know people who eat this!!) Some food colors or textures shouldn't be eaten together; like at Thanksgiving, it's all I can do not to hurl when people have mashed potatoes and sweet potatoes on the same plate, even if they're not touching...

I could go on for hours.

And yes, I do own, and use whenever needed, divided plates. :D

[eyesroll]

48. You know, in Japan, there's a chicken-and-egg dish

and its name translates to "mother and child?" (Thanks to my spent-a-year-in-Japan officemate for that little tidbit.)

[dolo amber]

53. Well, there you have it

No further reason needed. ;)

[YellowRubberDuckie]

39. Mine:

If you put your feet on my bed with your shoes on, my brain feels like its going to pop. If you're in socks or barefeet, it's ok. I don't mind people in clothes on my bed, though. In the dorm it's the only place to sit besides my chair, and only I usually sit here. It's a big Lane desk chair that swivels and goes back. It's awesome.

If I'm sleeping, I have to have the fan blowing on me. I can't sleep without the air circulating. If I even get hot at all, I wake up and can't go back to sleep until I have no more sweat on me.

And I don't like to sweat, unless I'm working out or playing sports. I won't even let myself sweat during sex. I have a fan blowing on me the entire time. :crazy:

This might be considered gross, I don't care. But I think that if you wear jeans once and then wash them, it's not good. I have to wear the jeans at least three times before I wash them. That doesn't go for the rest of my clothes...just jeans. I think it stems from me resisting everything my mother ever taught me and doing the opposite. Oh, and I'll reuse a towel three or four times before washing it.

If I'm eating a sandwich or a burger, I have to have fries or chips to go with it. There has to be something to even out the mushiness.

I only like a couple kinds of bottled water, and mainly I just drink Evian. Anything else and I can tasted it, and I gag. :puke:

I love flip flops. If it's warm at all out side, I've got a pair on. But I can't go barefoot because I have really sensitive feet.

Everything I wear always has to match, even if I'm just going to bed, or working around the house. It makes me crazy if I don't. :shrug:

I can't think of anything else right now...But if I think of any, I'm sure I'll post it. lol
Duckie

[ProfessorGAC]

40. I Am A Walking Eccentricity

There is something just a little off kilter in every thing i do.

Some simple, and probably more common, ones:
- My money must be arranged by denomination, all in the same direction, all face up, clipped, and in my left front pocket.

- I always drive in the right lane and just below the speed limit.

- My dog wears a seat belt when he's in the car with me.

- I almost always wear a Pennington cap (a formed British racing cap) even in the summer. (It's made out of wicker.)

- I never wear shoes with laces, except golf shoes, and if they made golf loafers, i'd buy 'em.

- I wear socks as little as possible, preferring, even with hard leather shoes to go sockless.

- I NEVER wear jeans.

- I'm a beer snob. I'd rather have no beer than a beer i don't like.

That's enough. But, i'm barely scraping the surface.
The Professor

[GOPisEvil]

46. Hey Prof...I've got a pair of slip-on Oakley golf shoes!

Not a lace to be found. I think Dexter makes a slip-on as well.

These Oakley are the most comfortable golf shoes I've ever worn. They were expensive, but I bought them on close-out, 1/2 off.

[ProfessorGAC]

47. Thanks!

I will search for them. Now, my ultimate is to have a low cut loafer, italian style, with pump technology to maintain snug fit.

Can you imagine a pointy toed, fashion shoe with spikes for golf. It would so fit my eccentricity! (See, i completed the circle on this topic!)
The Professor

[Lizz612]

41. I can not stand

White creamy foods such as cream cheese, sour cream, mayonnaise, yogurt, miracle whip, white salad dressings, et cetera. And I don't like foods that use any of these to a great extent, such as, potato salad. I only recently started eating whip cream. Ice cream is okay.
I don't know where this comes from. I like other white foods, mashed potatoes, cauliflower, those are all good. Its not the flavor either, I know cream cheese is not the same as yogurt. :shrug:

[Parrcrow]

42. I turn up the volume on silent movies n/t

[SarahB]

45. Mine

I tend to run late, I'm a chronic insomniac, I take life too seriously most of the time but find myself randomly silly with laughing attacks at least once a day about something, and too much of a perfectionist in regards to most aspects of myself. I can also let things clutter around me if I'm not careful.

[eyesroll]

49. I have quite a few:

I chew my pens. Pen caps, and sometimes those little nubs that keep the ink in, too.
I talk loud -- my hearing's not so good (but, according to the quack audiologist, it's not my actual hearing but the way my brain processes sound).
I can read faster than anyone I know.
I fidget horribly.
I can't keep my shoes tied to save my life.
I forget what I'm saying in the middle of a sentence.

[Skittles]

50. I can't let a bill sit overnight

it has to be paid and in the mail immediately

[Cuban_Liberal]

51. Oooooo-K!

1. I will not do anything, not even pet the dogs, until I have my guns locked in the gunsafe.

2. I would rather have black beans than hash browns at breakfast.

3. After I do laundry, I have to pair the socks and fold the underwear and t-shirts before I put them away.

4. Will not wear flip-flops; I hate that thing between my toes.

5. I won't eat commercial salsa.

6. I won't break the spine on a paperback book.

7. I always shower after I take a tub bath.

8. I always keep my money sorted by denomination and 'facing' the same way, smallest bill on the outside when folded in my pocket.

9. I won't eat soup or drink coffee that's not steaming hot.

10. My dress and uniform shirts MUST be starched and ironed, even the permanent-press ones.

11. I can't go to bed (to sleep, anyway :evilgrin: ) until the kitchen is clean and the dishes are washed.

12. I rub my chin with my thuimb and forefinger when I'm deep in thought.

OK, that's enough. :P

[La Lioness Priyanka]

52. do you think my brother is hot?

since your bf does... :)

[La Lioness Priyanka]

54. kick

:kick:

[Canuckistanian]

55. I have none. I am the standard

By which all eccentricities are defined. If you are not like me, you MAY be eccentric.
I have spoken.

[Deja Q]

56. I am a walking eccentricity! I am also America's favorite human oddity!!!

Now if only America would find me! :D