What quirks do you have?

[Danauk]

I have quite a few:
I can not stand it if a cupboard or drawer is left slightly open. Doors and drawers should be closed!! If I see something open I have to shut it.

Also I can not stand balloons especially if they are starting to go down - then I can not even look at them let alone touch them!!

I also irritates me when people open brackets when they are writing but do not put a close bracket on the end!!

I agree with the dishwasher thing too. I have to have glasses on the left hand side and mugs on the right. Also knives, forks, big spoons and small spoons have to go in different sections!!

I can't think of any more for now.

 

[Saffron]

LOL! We are all so weird!

I do the dishwasher thing too, but I won't put those expectations on my family, so I spend time rearranging the dishwasher!

HollyJoy! I'm the same way parking in a lot where I will be returning a cart! I park in the same spot (or as close to it as I can get) all the time because:

1.) I always return my cart, I never push it aside, so it makes it easier for me at the end of the shopping trip.
2.) I now remember where I park all the time! LOL!

 

[luvmydogs]

Whoa! What a weird but lovable bunch we are!

Now I want to touch Pop Daddy just to drive him crazy!

 

[mum4jenn]

I did not think I had all that many quirks until I started reading these!!

I also do the color thing with M&Ms!! I group the colors together and then eat them until there are an equal number of each color and then eat one color at a time(usually saving the yellow for last.
I HAVE to heve the toilet paper hang with the paper on the top.
I eat one food at a time and can NOT have the food touching.
When I eat Milky Way candy bars I eat the chocolat off first then the nougat and save the caramel for last. With Resses cups I eat the chocolate off first and save the peanut butter for last.
I HATE for the cabinet drawers and doors to be left open (which by dh does ALL the time)
I don't separate the forks and spoons in the dish washer but I do usually put all my cups on one side and dh cups on the other side.I do hate for the utensils to get turned over on their sides in the cutlery drawer. Evertime my dh takes a fork out he turns the whole stack on their side and it drives me crazy!!!!

I know there are more but that is all I can think of for right now.

 

[Strawberry Lemonade]

Since we're talking toilet paper...I must have the paper hanging under. If it's hanging over, I will change it before I use it - no matter whose house I'm in.

 

[cynsaun]

I've just thought of a couple more:

I cannot stand to leave the bed unmade in the morning! First thing it has to be made, otherwise it will be a bad day!

The second is that all the lightswitches on the same switch plate have to be in the same direction. If not, I have to correct it!

 

[AmazingGrace]

I have to have my feet covered by the sheet when I sleep. I have to have the sheet tucked in so my feet don't "escape". I also like to rub the sheets between my toes as i'm falling asleep!!!

 

[MI mom of 3]

This is kind of fun. I had no idea I had so many quirks until I started reading these.

*Spelling...misspellings make me crazy. I can spot one a mile away. I work in a Middle School, the kids make signs for things all the time. They know I've been there, I walk around with a Sharpie and correct the mistakes. The biggest one? Wensday ARRRGGH!!!!

*I must have a fan blowing on my face in order to sleep. Without it I feel like I am not getting enough air.

*No matter how tired I am I have to read before I can fall asleep.

*I rub my feet together when falling asleep.

*No matter how hot it is, in order to get to sleep my shoulders must be covered. My legs can be hanging out but my shoulders have to be covered.

Wow I didn't realize most of mine are sleep related. I wonder what that means???

 

[shep]

Use turn signals & stay out of the left lane unless you're turning left or passing...

I am one to go barefooted in the grass though... ..actually I never wear shoes when at home..

 

[aesalsa]

I also rub my feet together to fall asleep.

I have to sniff my first bite of food before I eat it.

 

[fuzzylogic]

I make the same lists over and over in head and then say 'em out loud. My wife tells me I should right 'em down. But then I couldn't make the same list over and over in my head! Drives her nuts!

 

[browneyes]

I'm right handed, but if I'm extremely stressed, I become a lefty.

 

[Beast fan]

I cannot STAND long-sleeve shirts. Granted, I'll wear a jacket or coat if it's cold outside, but I HATE long-sleeve shirts. Do I stared at in the middle of January, when it's about 0 outside? Yep! And I won't have it any other way.

Dave

 

[GlennandAnn]

This is a good thread. I never thought of the following as quirks, but I guess they are. I CANNOT STAND the feeling of even one blade of grass on my skin! I am a compulsive tooth flosser (I carry floss in my purse, in my car, in my bag for work and in my desk at work too) and I have that straight pillow case thing too!


Ann

 

[Bobbles]

I just read all these little foibles and said to myself, "Geeze, these folks have some really wierd quirks! I'm glad I have none."
So I thought and thought.
And yes, I do have a wierd thing.

I have an obsession with throwing worms back on the grass after a rain storm when they are on the driveway. My wife thinks I'm an idiot. Wait! Everyone who has seen me do it, thinks I'm an idiot!

I have no clue why I do it. Maybe I was a drowning worm in my last incarnation!

 

[Strawberry Lemonade]

I just thought of some more. I'm beginning to think I've got some serious underlying issues here.

This kind of goes along with not being able to eat soggy cereal. I also can't eat foods that have that soft, grainy texture. That means no oatmeal, peas (the insides feel that way), beans (as in lima, baked, etc.), or mashed potatoes. I also don't like certain vegetables to be cooked, like carrots.

I don't know if this is a quirk so much as an annoying habit, but I am always fixing people's grammar and punctuation. Even in everyday conversation.

 

[Rock'n Robin]

I am also bothered by misspelled words. I had a couple of honors seniors this year who wrote about the British monarchy and told me a king sits on a THROWN. AARRRGGGHHH. I am also driven crazy by people who write "it's" when they mean "its"--"it's" is only used when it is short for "it is", not for "the dog ate its leash" or something.
As for food, I eat hamburgers in a circle. I never thought much of it until my friend at work pointed it out in the cafeteria one day. I think I started doing that when McDonalds had more bun than meat in the regular hamburgers--I want to end with meat, not a mouthful of empty bread--so I eat them in a circle so the middle of the burger is last. I do that with most sandwiches and also will eat both ends of a hot dog first for the same reason.
I eat ho hos much the same way--eat the chocolate off of the cake part around the top, then the ends, then the bottom, then I eat the cake. I also eat around the edge of pop tarts and then eat the rest.
I don't ever use 90% of condiments--I eat salads, hamburgers and hot dogs plain--sometimes ketchup if the hot dog is burned a little. I NEVER eat with gravy, mayonaisse, or salad dressing. I used to always drink bottled soda (glass 16 oz. bottles) but that option was taken away from me and I have adjusted. Wow, is that enough?
Robin M.

 

[PatriciaH]

Originally posted by MinnieM21
I can't stand tags in my clothes. I cut them out all the time!

Me too-hate them!

 

[aesalsa]

This thread is so funny! I also get very annoyed by misspellings (If I am unsure about a word to write, I usually look it up rather than relying on people to just know what I mean). And it really irritates me when I see apostrophes used incorrectly: I saw in WalMart one day in an aisle: "Bug Killer's" AAAAHHHH! It's "Bug Killers--no apostrophe for plurals. I also see examples of apostrophe abuse on some restaurant menus, and I feel like telling the manager: Entree's--of course, it should be Entrees. It's so easy: use apostrophes for possesssion or contractions (except for its--possession). Add an s or esto make most nouns plural; if a noun ends in a consonant-y, you drop the y and add ies.

Sorry, my BS in Elementary Ed. and life-long aversion to grammar mistakes is showing in full force today .

 

[Bob Slydell]

Originally posted by cynsaun

I cannot stand to leave the bed unmade in the morning! First thing it has to be made, otherwise it will be a bad day!

Oops, sorry about that!