Let Your Freak Flag Fly

[NHdisneylover]

I cannot stand things touching the front of my neck--no scarves, no turtle necks and no choker styles necklaces.

It takes me half an hour to eat a twix bar: first I nibble the chocolate off of the sides and ends. Then I eat the caramel (with the chocolate on top of it) and finally I eat the cookie bar (with the remaining layer of chocolate on the bottom).

I have to put in my right contact before my left (and take it out first too). If I need to take out the left to clean it, I have to take out the right first, even though it does not need it.

I stand with my weight on only the left foot while brushing my teeth.

I have perfected the art of eating with one hand so that I can read as I frequently dine alone. When I am with my mom, it is not unheard of for us both to pull out our books and read while dining together.

In a similar vein, I must have a book with me at all times. I will pull it out and read whenever I am waiting, like in supermarket or theme park lines, waiting for appointments, etc. I feel naked without a book. And God forbid I finish a book while out and not have nother one in my purse. If I get to restaurant and don't have a book with me, I'm anxious the whole meal.

Our wedding will be book themed, because Aaron is fairly similar.

Oh I was like that (before kids) and DD13 is even more so. Her purse was chosen by being the correct size to hold a standard paperback What a great theme for a wedding!

 

[lacrosse_lady72]

I don't say "God" in vain, such as in "Oh my God" (I realize I just typed it ) not because I'm religious (because I'm not whatsoever) but because I know it offends others. Often, however, people think I am when I say "Oh my goodness".

I drench my hot dogs in ketchup.

If I ever get a drink with ice to go, I make sure it comes in a paper cup because I'm convinced that the ice melts faster when it's in a plastic cup.

I NEVER blow dry my hair, it takes at least 5 hours to fully dry... so I usually take showers at night.

I like the smell of gas.

My clocks are set to a 24 hour clock for no reason other than I feel like it.

I NEED individual time while on vacation. Not because I dislike the person I am with but because I like to explore things alone in order to take in the most of it and to do things at my own pace.

I wash my sheets 3-4 times a week. Not because they're dirty, I just think they are.

 

[dizluvah]

I don't like when someone comes over to my home and use the bathroom. I only dislike it cause some people flush the toilet with the lid up and I hate knowing that all their business is now invading my bathroom and the air around it. I don't like my shower curtain pulled back once my shower is over, I like to leave it closed so that the curtain can dry and not get any mold/ mildew on it. Touching the handle of the public bathroom door with out a paper towel for knowing that all people do NOT wash their hands after using the bathroom .

Bolding above added by me:
Me too - I head into the bathroom after DH's morning shower to pull that curtain closed - almost daily.....

I use 24 hour time

I write the date Day Month Year

I'm terrified of birds

Squids give me the creeps yet I love calamari

I hate birds - eh....(not a big fan of squirrels either)

I don't swear, but I make up other nonsense words that I use when I hurt myself. I don't even know where they come from- I surprise myself. I burned my finger the other day and I yelled out, "Flippin' Jack Crack!"

Ok now that I have cleaned up my ice tea I spit out when I read "Flippin' Jack Crack" not sure why but that just struck me as incredibley funny

Mine is..... I hate with a passion my Belly Button touched, cant stand it. And where do my hubby and son try to "tickle" me
It drives me bonkers!!

Your belly button comment reminded me I hate feet, I don't want to look at feet, don't touch me with your feet - I don't want to touch my own feet - sceeves me out

 

[LisaInNc]

In a similar vein, I must have a book with me at all times. I will pull it out and read whenever I am waiting, like in supermarket or theme park lines, waiting for appointments, etc. I feel naked without a book. And God forbid I finish a book while out and not have nother one in my purse. If I get to restaurant and don't have a book with me, I'm anxious the whole meal.

Kindle baby!!!!!

Lisa

 

[LisaInNc]

I don't swear, but I make up other nonsense words that I use when I hurt myself. I don't even know where they come from- I surprise myself. I burned my finger the other day and I yelled out, "Flippin' Jack Crack!"

Ok now that I have cleaned up my ice tea I spit out when I read "Flippin' Jack Crack" not sure why but that just struck me as incredibley funny

Mine is..... I hate with a passion my Belly Button touched, cant stand it. And where do my hubby and son try to "tickle" me
It drives me bonkers!!

OMG me too, I can't touch my belly button, have anyone else touch it or SEE anyone touching theirs!!!

I had a tummy tuck after my DD years ago and if they had told me that they were going to have to cut a new belly button I would have told them not to, just seal that sucker up!

I am personally going to use Flippin' Jack Crack from now on, it's got a certian ring to it that beats any swear that I know!

Lisa

 

[lovesmurfs]

Freak here!

I can't sleep with both legs covered -- one has to stick out. DH calls it my thermostat.

I freak out when I have to crush boxes for recycling -- even stupid waffle or toaster strudel boxes, and don't even go there with a shoe box (I manually break the sides and fold it flat). Can't explain why I can't step on them -- maybe there's a repressed childhood memory somewhere.

 

[joviroxx]

Im obnoxious on how I put my items from the grocery cart to the movable belt thingy. First meats, then fruits, then freezer stuff, the refrigerated stuff, cans, plastic containers, boxes....etc etc

I figure if I do it this way they will bag it this way and easier to put away. Drives my DH and kids crazy. They just walk away cause if they do it wrong makes me nuts LOL!

 

[apirateslifeforme]

I flip out if anyone touches my ears. I can touch them myself, but nobody else can.

The toilet lid must always be down. The gaping bowl is ugly.

One that was just pointed out to me as "freakish" - I drink my coffee with a straw.

I collect coffin-shaped items. One of my hobbies is taking "art" photos of cemetery sculpture.

And I'm an almost-36-year-old goth (Victorian-style). 'Nuff said

 

[locolala]

I LOVE the smell of rubber. This entire pregnancy I have craved the smell of rubber. I don't want to eat it, I just want to sniff it lol.

I write dates in year/month/day fashion. 2010/06/22 for example. Holdover from the military.

Another thing that's stuck around from the military is I honk my horn before I back up my car.

I also can't stand not being covered while sleeping, even when sweltering hot I HAVE to have something on my legs, even if it's just a sheet.

I can't stand the texture of tomatoes. I love the taste, just can't stand the texture.

 

[Amg120499]

At work, I color coordinate my drinking straws with my outfit.

 

[cteddiesgirl]

I also can't stand not being covered while sleeping, even when sweltering hot I HAVE to have something on my legs, even if it's just a sheet.

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Me too. I could be sweating like crazy and still have to be covered with something.

I can't stand the texture of tomatoes. I love the taste, just can't stand the texture.

I love tomatoes. Any way I can get them. Except big chunks of stewed tomatoes. If there's even a little chunk of tomato in my spagetti sauce, I have to take it out. Yet, I will occasionally eat an entire tomato raw.

I don't like dried foods such dried fruits. But I love most fresh fruit. I also won't eat most fruit that has been cooked or frozen. Even in yogurt, I strain out every bit of fruit and seed before I eat it.
I won't eat canned peas. But love them fresh or frozen.

I carry my own soap with me every where I go. But, I'm allergic to every other soap on the market.

I hate wearing shoes without socks or hose unless they are sandals.

I don't drive. At all.

I'm allergic to aloe.

I cannot use the toilet in any moving object. Planes, trains or anything else that moves.

At work, I color coordinate my drinking straws with my outfit.

I used to work with a woman who color coordinated her ink pens with her outfits. If she wore purple, then she used purple ink. If she wore green, she used green ink.

 

[pipersmom]

Im obnoxious on how I put my items from the grocery cart to the movable belt thingy. First meats, then fruits, then freezer stuff, the refrigerated stuff, cans, plastic containers, boxes....etc etc

I figure if I do it this way they will bag it this way and easier to put away. Drives my DH and kids crazy. They just walk away cause if they do it wrong makes me nuts LOL!

Not obnoxious, I do the same thing, lol. That way at least I KNOW the freezer stuff is all together sharing the cold, the bread isn't going to end up mushed, etc. However, I put my meat down right before I put my fridge stuff down so that's with other cold stuff too.

 

[maslex]

the volume on the tv has to be at an even number for me. everyone always thinks it's weird when i tell them lol

OMG, I am the same way (almost) but I have to put my volume on sets of FIVE. 15, 20, 25, 30, etc

 

[eeyore65]

Must have three pillows to sleep. 2 for my head and one to hug.

I do not like to have anyone read the newspaper before me. I like to read it in the right order. When my MIL stays with us - she folds the paper to the wrong page and I cannot stand it. (She is loveley women otherwise)

I have always hated the feel of chalk and refused to go the board when I was a child. It makes my skin crawl to even type the word chalk.

 

[FlightlessDuck]

When I eat M&Ms, I open the packet, arrange them by color, and eat the extras until I have the same number of each color. I then take one of each color and eat them all at once.

Related: I don't chew chocolate. I suck on it.

 

[happybratpack]

Anything I time has to end in a 6....if I cook something for ten minutes I set the timer for 10:06.

I drive in the same lanes to and from work. If something happens to make me change lanes I get back in the original one as quickly as possible. If someone else is driving me the work route it makes me nuts if they're not in the "right" lane.

I have to sleep with one foot out from under the covers or I feel trapped.

Not me, but my Dad would never sleep on bedding with vines/flowers, he felt like they were trapping him.

 

[FlightlessDuck]

I have to sleep with one foot out from under the covers

This is another one of mine. Either one or none. I do two, but only when I'm really really cold.

 

[maslex]

I have a big ole list....I'll post later with them (some are repeats of ones that I've read here)

But one that my dad and sister do cracks me up. If you tap them on the right side, the HAVE to touch themself in the same spot but on the left side, or else, they'd be lopsided LOL

My sister is another one that won't say Oh My God, she says Oh My Gravy. Always cracked me up.

 

[Nomi]

Oh my, where to begin? XD

I like to lie down on the floor in my house. Usually in the kitchen or the entrance. It's much more relaxing than the couch.

I'm terrified of learning to drive, and would rather avoid it at all costs, which baffles most people.

I love the big spiders and tarantulas (so cute!), but the little ones creep me out.

I'm an absolute fanatic about fishkeeping and herpkeeping, which many find freakish. When I tell people that my current list of snake species and morphs I would like to keep is currently over 50 and growing, I get some seriously funny looks. When I tell then the same about the different fish species I want to keep, though, I mostly just get blank looks. Not as fun.

I hate it when people touch me, like a pat on the back or other unsolicited contact. Hugs are ok, as are handshakes, but randomly touching my arm freaks me out. My mom has a habit of putting her hand on my back when she talks to me, and I hate that!

 

[apirateslifeforme]

Just thought of another one that is sort of related to the people who won't say "OMG"...in an effort to break my swearing habit, I have taken to saying "Son of a biscuit." Got a bewildered laugh out of one of my coworkers earlier today...