Let Your Freak Flag Fly

[Katieinwonderland]

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!

YES! I do this too! I put the fruits and veggies on first, then the refridgerated items, then things to go in the freezer etc. But the last thing I always put on is the milk, even thought technically it should be in the 'refridgerator' section! The Publix I go to has a guy who takes the items out of the cart and puts them on the belt for you and I'm constantly telling him "no really I WANT to do it myself!"

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.

I do that with M&Ms too - especially the part about eating the 'extras' from each color! I always eat the brown ones last too.

I don't have that many other weird things. The only one that comes to mind is that I can only put money into the ATM in mulitiples of ten. Yesterday I was putting in $500 and there was a five dollar bill that wouldn't take - it drove me crazy, the thought of having $495 going in! I ended up driving all the way to another ATM to put the five dollar bill in!

 

[bdoyledimou]

I eat pizza from the crust side to the point.
I must debone my chicken wings before i eat them, but won't eat "boneless wings".

 

[Pig Pen]

If I make a snack or a sandwich I cannot sit and eat it until I put everything away and the kitchen counters are clean.

However, if it's a full meal, the messiness does not bother me.

 

[Familyof4lovesDW]

I am super picky about my food. Plain... does not sound difficult but it is. Sometimes I even say bun, cheese, burger, bun if they act like they do not get it.

Do not mess my food up and think you are going to pick it off and reserve it to me! That makes me even more upset. As in I could have done that myself, why do you think I sent it back.

I have to eat the edges of cookies first. Saving the soft middle for last.

I tap my can of pop 2-3 times before I open it. I have done this since elementary school. It will not explode that way. Funny thing is DSIL does it, too. Maybe she learned it from me

That is all I can think of for now.

 

[Minnesota!]

Some folks think vegetarians, in general, are freaks.

Aren't we??

I like getting into an unmade bed more than a neatly made one. It just feels cozier to me!

THIS is something that drives me NUTS!!!!!!! It has to be made..

I can't stand to drink out of a cup/bottle/glass after anyone . My kids know this and will purposely try to sneak off with whatever I am drinking, or they will grab it and lick the straw or whatever.

It grosses me out and even if they take just a normal sip, it's theirs. Doesn't matter if its the kids, or DH or whoever, I just can't stand drinking out of the same container as someone else.

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.

I think I love you!! It all sounds so much like me and so relaxing! I would love to sit and read while I do everything. I read at the table prekids...

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.

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...

OMG I have the exact same aversion to chalk. I get the shivers and I dig my nails into whatever is closest. I cannot STAND the feel of chalk on my finger, and even more so, under my nails. OMG...just shivered right now thinking about it.

If I make a snack or a sandwich I cannot sit and eat it until I put everything away and the kitchen counters are clean.

However, if it's a full meal, the messiness does not bother me.

Exactly! I need to have the crumbs up, counters wiped, dishes done before I can enjoy it. Otherwise I feel like I will need to rush through my snack to get the kitchen cleaned! Odd..

I tap my can of pop 2-3 times before I open it. I have done this since elementary school. It will not explode that way. Funny thing is DSIL does it, too. Maybe she learned it from me

That is all I can think of for now.

I have always done this, too..



So many more but I have to go.

 

[Maleficent Lives]

Wow! So many of mine have been listed. It's nice to know that I'm not the only freak in the world.

I too do not eat condiments, except soy sauce. I once made the people at subway remake a sandwich because they got a ton of mustard on it when they cut it in half with their knife.

I also vehemently hate feet. I have thrown punches and knocked over furniture to avoid touching them. When my niece was one, she was being passed over the table and they put her feet down on it. I immediately stopped eating and my brother-in-law commented on my action. My sister freaked out and told to stop being so weird, that my niece never walked anywhere and that her feet were so clean that I could lick them. I nearly vomited all over the dinner table. After about three minutes of holding back puke, I started crying. It was bad.

I have a library in my house. The main rule for the library is that any technology that is newer than the cameras that I collect or my clock is not allowed in that room. The only time my laptop goes in is for the once a year inventory update.

 

[Eeyores Butterfly]

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!

That is how I choose my purses. I read a lot of Fantasy which can often be close to 1,000 pages. My criteria is that a purse must hold the fourth Harry Potter in hard back, if it can fit that, I know it can fit anything in my library.

Kindle baby!!!!!

Lisa

I actually just bought a Nook.

I tap my can of pop 2-3 times before I open it. I have done this since elementary school. It will not explode that way. Funny thing is DSIL does it, too. Maybe she learned it from me

That is all I can think of for now.

I do the tapping thing too. I know that many experiments have shown that the tapping motion does not affect the likelihood of it exploding, but it's habit and I have to do it.

 

[MamaLema]

I'm a plastic bag hoarder. Where we live, the stores charge 5 cents per bag and whenever we cross-border shop, I hoard all the bags so I can have them when I go shopping.

 

[ChristaDeVil]

Hamburger dill pickle slices are a snack for me. I eat them out of the jar like some people eat potato chips.

I hate drinking straight out of the glass at a restaurant. I have to have a straw. (I will drink beer out of the glass because I believe the alcohol will kill the germs.)

I love apples...hate apple flavored things. Love grapes...hate grape flavored things.

 

[WL Fan]

My DH and kids all tap their sodas first, before they pop the top. I don't even know if the kids know why their dad does it, they just know it has to be done.

As for me...

Both driver's and passenger's temperature controls in the car have to be on the same number when I'm driving. I can't stand it if they're different.

Can't pee in a public bathroom unless I've got the toilet paper already in hand.

 

[ChristaDeVil]

Double post (delayed?)

 

[Mrs.Toad]

I cannot stand to walk up steps that have too much space between them. You know, when you take a step up with your right leg, then a regular, flat step with your left leg, then up again with your right?

I must take an extra teeny tiny step half way up, so that I have the same number of "up" steps with each leg (or at least just one or two off). If I take 10 "up" steps with one leg, with a corresponding 0 with the other leg, I am convinced that I will end up with one huge, muscular leg and one puny weakling leg.

 

[tonilea]

I must be covered from belly button to mid-thigh with at least a sheet - no matter how hot - or I cannot sleep. I can't sleep naked.

Just thinking about getting a professional massage freaks me out. I can't imagine being touched like that by a stranger.

 

[design_mom]

If you're ever in the supermarket and see some lady holding a cottage cheese carton up to the light and tipping it back and forth - that's me. I am very picky about the texture of my cottage cheese: it must have small, firm, individual curds, not mushy, sticky or gummy. If I hold the carton up to the overhead light in the dairy case, I can see the liquid level in the carton, and if it moves freely when I tilt the carton, that's probably a good one.

I think a "good" carton of cottage cheese in an oxymoron. I can't stand any cottage cheese because it "squeaks" between my teeth.

OMG I do this too!
Tops must have a scoop or v-neck. Can't stand anything too close around my neck BUT I have been known to occasionally wear a loose turtle neck in winter

Me too -- but no turtlenecks... or necklaces... or scarves... nothing around my neck.

The sight of, or even thought of raw meat makes me want to hurl.

Me too. If I had to cook for myself, I think I'd be a vegetarian. I like to eat meat, but I can't stand it raw. Making hamburger patties involves latex gloves and multiple utensils... and don't even get me started on raw chicken!

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

This one made me chuckle.

And for mine that haven't been mentioned yet:
I can't stand cotton balls and if they pull apart it's even worse. Ick! ick! Ick! Stuffing medicine bottles with cotton is awful. My husband has to take it out for me *and* I can't even make myself watch! When I get blood drawn, I have to ask them in advance not to put a cotton ball on it. (Boy do I get weird looks!)

 

[rie'smom]

See my tags.

Also, I have to sleep with socks no matter the temperature.

The clothes in my closet have to hang by color.

I don't like roses as a gift but I love them in a garden.

Broccoli, cauliflower, and Brussel Sprouts are my favorite vegetables.

If you asked my family, I'm sure they could add lots to the list!

 

[emer95]

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.

Holy cow... that struck me as hilarious. It gave me a very funny mental picture!

I kind of understand. If one of my hands gets wet, I must wet the other one. It's just a weird feeling otherwise.

 

[StacyMarie]

Let's see, I eat my salads "bald", no dressing but I like to "dip" other things in ranch to eat them.

I am grossed out by being barefoot. I wear flip flops at the beach, water park, etc.

I sleep in socks no matter how hot it is. I also have to be covered up, even if it is just a sheet, no matter how hot I am.

If I leave the house and then the thought crosses my mind "did I shut this off?", "did I make sure I locked and shut the door?" or anything along those lines, I have to turn around and go check even though I am almost 100% sure I already did it to begin with.

 

[acejka]

I have to grocery shop in a certain way start in the produce/bakery area and make a circle around the store then hit the inside aisles. I can't shop if we start any other way.

My clothes must be hanging in sections by color-DH thinks its funny to move a blue shirt to the pink section to mess with me.

I can't leave my house without knowing my weight.

I hate having my food touch.

Must be covered while sleeping, need a foot hanging out.

I can't go to sleep with a drawer or cabinet open-also a thing DH thinks its funny to do.

I also et my m&ms weird- pour them all out, make groups with one of each color until the groups get smaller and smaller-eat all the small groups first.

I like things to be even- like the volume setting etc.

I can't leave my house if my socks don't either match what I am wearing, or are white-can't where a white athletic sock that has a green stripe at the top unless I have a green shirt. Good thing we moved to FL-I've been living in flipflops.
Thats all for now but really I could go on and on and on. Pretty sure I have OCD.

 

[FlightlessDuck]

I put my groceries on the conveyor belt as follows: drinks, frozen, canned and boxed, meat, produce, bread

I can't walk through the beauty aisle of my local grocery store without stopping in front of the camera and dancing.

I try to eat my Lucky Charms so that there are still some marshmallows left at the end of the bowl, so it's not just the cereal in the last bite.

 

[scanmom]

but one that I have that no one has mentioned is that when I shave my legs, I count the strokes and have to do them in multiples of 4 before rinsing the razor (4, 8, or 12 strokes between rinses). I shave my legs every day, and if I am in a hurry, I tell myself I will skip shaving, but I just can't help it, once
I am in the shower, I HAVE to shave! But, if I have to hurry, there are always 12 stroke between rinses. Less rinses = shorter shower time!