Odd, silly, or annoying habits.

[Kithling]

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[Hawk Shadowsoul]

Finding out what really annoys people and then continue doing it.

[docdoo]

Hmmm, I have to admit that though I find it one of my biggest assets others tell me it is my biggest downfall....my love of debate! Words are my medium and I adore the chance to flex the old gray matter a bit with a good debate....mind you I detest argueing (a complete waste of energy since the moment you raise your voice your opponent stops listening!) but I absolutely adore going toe to toe with someone on a topic I feel strongly about! Hmmm how evident is it that Im a virgo? LOL (smiles sheepishly at herself before running off for a glass of wine!)
Til next time,

[Aidron]

Oh dear Hecate, I have so many of these.

I absolutely CANNOT watch anything even remotely embarassing on t.v. I simply can't. It freaks me out and I have to cover my eyes, sing really loudly or leave. It makes 'me' feel ohhhhhhhh so very awkward.


I wear everything I own, then spend literally an entire day doing laundry. :hrmm:


When eating ice cream, I never just stab my spoon down into it. No, no, I scrape it off lightly so it remains all even. No idea why I do this. I'm not a neat freak.


I correct peoples' grammar. In fact, I'm so bad about it, that people will simply stop speaking and walk away. I've tried stopping, and I believe I'm having a bit of success with it.


I'm a huge multi-tasker. For instance, if I'm getting ready, I can't simply just brush my teeth, I have to be brushing my teeth, putting a belt on, and trying to fix my hair with whatever fingers I have left. This applies to everything. Like, right now, I'm listening to music, singing, typing this up, and speaking with a friend via AIM. That is not as bad as I usually am online though.


I used to have long hair and was forever sliding it behind my ears with one of my hands. I still do the motion for that now even though I have short hair and am forever catching myself, thinking "Your hair is SHORT, stop it!"


I could go on and on and on...

[docdoo]

Raven_Windsong...You correct grammar too?! LOL....I am a grammar freak, drive my kids and hubby nuts with it. Alas the hubby I will never change but the kids understand now that when speaking about yourself and another you ALWAYS say "Brandon and I"...Not "Me and Brandon" LOL

[She-Arna]

Hehe, one habit I have is quoting movies and TV shows all the time, until the quote becomes my own catchphrase. :floating:

[Kithling]

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[LadyWillow]

Oh dear, I have a lot of these:

I have a tendency to relay facts that I think are interesting but other people may find boring

I constantly pick at my hair, I think it may be a nervous habit

Sometimes, I continue to tell a story about something I'm very excited about, but others may find dull

I'm sure there are more, but I can't think of em'

[Flaire-FireStar]

Raven_Windsong...You correct grammar too?! LOL....I am a grammar freak, drive my kids and hubby nuts with it. Alas the hubby I will never change but the kids understand now that when speaking about yourself and another you ALWAYS say "Brandon and I"...Not "Me and Brandon" LOL


:2G: I'm worse with spelling than with grammar.
If I'm reading someone's work IRL, I HAVE to point it out to them, or I'll dwell on the mistake.

[LadyWillow]

I know, if people spell things wrong, it drives me nuts and I have to correct it. I can also be bad with grammar, but it's not as bad as my spelling correcting.

[Aidron]

My neuroses, continued...


Without even realizing it, I'll attempt to belittle any guy who is coming on to me. Most of the time though, it's intentional.


I cannot stand styrofoam, and will quite honestly run away from it if you bring it anywhere near me. I will return something if there is no one around to remove the styrofoam, if by the unhappy chance it is packed in that vile mess.


I intentionally pick up pennies on tails, walk under ladders, and throw black cats in my path, just for the sheer amusement of it all, but will not break a mirror... intentionally, though not because I am afraid of bad luck.


I won't eat anything for days, and then other times I'll eat every 15 minutes. I rarely eat an actual meal, however.


I enjoy scaring people. Popping out from behind doors, out of closets, so forth and so on. I can't stop myself!


And, as proof of my previous post, some of you have atrocious grammar. I cannot even point all of it out. :rollingla

[Ceallach]

You mean I'm not perfect? Oh, okay. Well, I correct spelling. Which tends to get me in trouble. I vacuum my house 3-4 times a day if I see even one crumb. I know a little compulsive, huh? Oh, and due to my bad memory, I tend to tell the same story over and over again. Hey, I can never remember who I told it to!

So, when do we get to start picking on our mates? I could go on for days about his annoying habits. But, please! Don't let him see this. He may want to add a thing or too! :hehehe:

:bug:

[Chibi-Fallon]

(Just to bug all you grammar freaks)
I drop out words like "is", "are" every once and a while.
I tend to communicate in grunts, especially about food.
When I sit in a chair (or on the floor) without a back I circle. :floating:

[Kithling]

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[Aidron]

I am perpetually putting on chapstick. Winter, summer, spring, doesn't matter. I eat the shit practically.

In 8th grade, I actually 'did' eat the shit. My lips stopped producing lanolin so now I am highly addicted to chapstick. In fact, I will go without a cigarette before I go without my chapstick.

[Ceallach]

Kinda ew! But I agree with the dry lips thing.. I'll get a bloody mouth before I'll let dry skin stay on my lips. Another annoying habit of mine would be losing my chapstick. I'll buy a new stick, use it twice and lose it! Why?!

[Kithling]

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[LadyWillow]

I can't go without chapstick myself either. I have to have chapstick with me at all times. If I forget it, or something, I will have a hissy fit until I can find some.

[Ceallach]

Maybe it's programmed into it... I have the same problem. I have maybe six or seven sticks floating around somewhere. I know the cats like to steal them, and that I lost a couple to melting from sun/leaving them in my pants pocket and then drying them after washing. HATE that dry skin.. which reminds me. I need chapstick.

Dang it! With all the chewing talk, I have started in on my poor lips. And all I have is vaseline! Gross! My cats like them too, but I can never find them again.

[LadyWillow]

hehe, funny thing I also need chapstick. I constantly lose mine myself, my kitty steals em, I leave em in my pants, I lose them at school or in my car, it's a constant cycle,lol.

[Kithling]

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[Cev'aq]

I chew dry skin off my lips too... and regret it immediately :lol:

I run my fingers through my hair frequently, unless it's in a ponytail... and then, I toss it off my shoulders.

I often find myself rubbing my collarbone... and I don't know why I do it. :lol:

[MoonRaven]

My BF's always making fun of me because I don't like it if I'm eating something with a sauce or gravy on it, and the sauce/gravy gets on something else. Is it my fault if I don't like pasta sauce in my salad, or gravy in my noodles??

[LadyWillow]

I don't like my food touching other foods unless I put it there,lol. I don't like sauce or juice of one food inhabiting another either. That really gets me.

As this post grows, I continue to find more and more things that I do that are odd & silly& possibley annoying.

[Flar's Freyja]

I yawn with my mouth closed.

[Rain Gnosis]

1. Like SV, I'm a spelling nazi. I got called 'the human dictionary' throughout school and received the english award because, as my teacher told everyone at grade 8 graduation, he came to me to check his spelling. I *cannot* see a spelling mistake and not point it out.

2. I am able to debate both sides of almost any argument, and will often argue whichever side isn't being represented in my opinion. I think there is never one right answer, and I never feel like I'm trying to change other people's minds, I just assume I'm making sure both sides are seen and don't care whether people agree!

3. I have certain quirks about ways things should be but there are other things I just don't care about. My mate and I each have one side of the bathroom counter, and never shall his stuff be on my side. The dirty dishes must absolutely be on one side of the counter, and the clean dishes on the other side. There must be no more then two tea towels in the kitchen, and they must be hung at all times. Meanwhile my desk can be a disaster zone. My mate has his own little quirks - all recyclable items *must* be put in the recycle bin immediately (not on the counter), and knives must be in the block blade up, however he leaves a mess of crumbs, bread or milk tabs, paper towels, used cutlery and dishes, etc. everytime he goes in the kitchen. :lol:

[LadyWillow]

Freyja, how can you yawn with your mouth open?? That just seems impossible,lol

[Hawk Shadowsoul]

I yawn with my mouth closed.
I want to see you do that! Didn't know it was possible.

[MoonRaven]

he leaves a mess of crumbs, bread or milk tabs, paper towels, used cutlery and dishes, etc. everytime he goes in the kitchen. :lol:
Milk tabs.. ugh, everytime the BF opens a bag of milk, he just tosses the milk tabs into the back of the fridge. Of course, he always gets on my case for leaving the empty bag in the fridge once all the milk's gone. I figure it's happier living in there with all the old tabs.

Another one we're both guilty of is milk corners. Every time we cut open a new bag of milk, neither of us throws out the corners. At the moment, we're tracking their migration patterns through the house. How they end up in the living room, bedroom, and hallway I'll never know.

[Sylvan]

I have a germ thing. I have to clean off soda cans before I will drink out of them (just clean one off sometime, you'll see). I also have to have 6 toilet seat covers down to be able to sit and use the toilet at work or any other public place that has seat covers.

I keep the bottle cap from my malt liquor beverage of choice (varies), and leave it on the top of the bottle at all times if I'm not drinking out of it. Keeps any bugs from flying in there. *shudder*

I have to fold my clothes and towels with precision, the same way Mom used to. The towels wind up flatter than when hubby folds them, so I can stack more in the closet.

I also vacuum every spot of carpet I can (moving couches, chairs, etc), in straight lines, and then try not to walk on it for as long as possible. Kinda like a carpet Zen garden or something. :D

I scratch insect bites until they bleed. And then will pick at the scabs- can't help it, it's like I've got a 5 year old in my head that takes over my hands or something.

And I'm totally on the wagon with the food not touching each other. Thanksgiving is a nightmare for me. I tend to have way smaller portions than I'd like because if I put any more on my plate, the different foods would touch. At least I don't do gravy, that would run into everything.

[mothwench]

mm, everyone!

when i'm around new people, i chew my bottom lip.

once i caught sight of myself doing this in a mirror, i couldn't believe how incredibly stupid i looked! it was startling. i've been trying to stop this since, but i can't! because knowing i look incredibly stupid makes me all the more nervous, and when i'm nervous, i chew my lip... :rolleyes:

[CelestiaSynth]

I hate admiting this habit, because I think it might come across as superficial, but I tend to carry a compact mirror around with me whenever I leave my house, so I can always check my
face to make sure my lips aren't dry, and that nothing is hanging out of my nose ( yeah, its gross ). I seem to get paranoid when people stare at my face too long. Silly, huh?

[Aidron]

I hate admiting this habit, because I think it might come across as superficial, but I tend to carry a compact mirror around with me whenever I leave my house, so I can always check my
face to make sure my lips aren't dry, and that nothing is hanging out of my nose ( yeah, its gross ). I seem to get paranoid when people stare at my face too long. Silly, huh?


I do the same. I carry a funky army green shoulder bag with me everywhere I go, since the very idea of having some lumpy wallet in my pants bothers me to no end.

I carry my mirror around for very superficial reasons. :lol: To make sure nothing is sticking on my face that shouldn't be and what have you. Honestly though, I rarely, if ever look at it. If someone stares at me intently though for too long, I probably would, if not that, come very close to punching them like I did with this one guy who took me out.

That staring bit... oooh, that is one habit of other people that drives me crazy.

[FeatherGoblinglimmer]

I say sorry way too much. I even do it for stuff that wasn't my fault. I'm a v. apolegetic person.

[skatha_mare]

I just remembered one because of an IM conversation and partially because of this. I don't bathe/shower often which sounds horrible, but in my defense I never smell bad (which is odd). My hair stays clean for maybe three days before I need to wash it. I abhor showering, especially in cold weather.

I can usually let spoke grammar mishaps go, unless they're so blatently obvious I want to scream. Spelling and written grammar are worse for me. I used to constantly correct people I talked to online, even people I just met. Someone threatened to stop talking to me before I finally tried to stop. I still correct people if they're absolutely horrible, unless they can't help it. And AOLSpeak grates my nerves.. ><;


Wouldn't it be "spoken grammar"? :rolleyes::floating:

Is it possible that you are just used to your own smell? I have known people with similar bathing habits, who also thought they didn't smell, and they reeked to high heaven.

Oh yeah, my bad habits. I'm a recovering snob who corrects peoples grammar (obsesses over obviously misspelt simple words) and talks too much.

[Kithling]

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[MoonRaven]

once i caught sight of myself doing this in a mirror, i couldn't believe how incredibly stupid i looked! it was startling. i've been trying to stop this since, but i can't! because knowing i look incredibly stupid makes me all the more nervous, and when i'm nervous, i chew my lip... :rolleyes:
Nail biting! You want stupid-looking? Try catching yourself biting your nails in a store window. I have permanently ruined my nails because of biting. The sides of my index fingers no longer grow nails because I've chewed at them so long. When I catch my reflection, it's enough of a sight to make me want to smack myself repeatedly with something hard and brick-shaped.

[Sylvan]

I say sorry way too much. I even do it for stuff that wasn't my fault. I'm a v. apolegetic person.
I used to do that. All the time. People would either think it was cute or funny or would get annoyed. I had to stop. It's like taking responsibility. "It's Monday!" "I'm sorry!" It's not your fault that it's Monday, you're not responsible for turning the earth...

Even though I've stopped saying I'm sorry for random things, I get blamed for stuff. "The Red Sox lost and it's all your fault!" I've taken to asking these people why. Why they think it's my fault the Red Sox lost, or why it's my fault that it's Monday, or that the bus has just pulled up to our workplace. They get sooo confused! :hehehehe:

Putting yourself in the responsible seat lets people get away with knocking you down. Don't let them do that to you, hon. Please try to cut down on the "Sorry"s when it's not your fault! :hugz:

[skatha_mare]

Milk tabs.. ugh, everytime the BF opens a bag of milk, he just tosses the milk tabs into the back of the fridge. Of course, he always gets on my case for leaving the empty bag in the fridge once all the milk's gone. I figure it's happier living in there with all the old tabs.

Another one we're both guilty of is milk corners. Every time we cut open a new bag of milk, neither of us throws out the corners. At the moment, we're tracking their migration patterns through the house. How they end up in the living room, bedroom, and hallway I'll never know.
If I may ask, where is milk sold in bags? Is it the ultra pasteurized? Please explain, my curiosity has been piqued.

[Fairywolf]

I am perfect!!!! :lol:

I have really awful spelling and grammer!! For you spelling/grammer correctors, I am one of those people that drives you nuts!!!

If you want more you have to find someone that knows me. This is only one I know of, and that is because it annoys me!!!

[Xentor]

Odd habits?

I used to correct everyone's grammar but quickly got over it when I started using English as preferred language. for me, it's easy to pick on someone speaking Dutch, but being a Dutch speaker myself, I shouldn't pick on double-dutch. I'll still correct any documents that go to clients (and will let others correct mine). In the Netherlands, there's a tendency to split words in two that should be written together. Like, "Red Riding Hood" would be written without the spaces, in one word. If I'd write "Redridinghood" you'd have a hard time deciphering it, probably need to read it twice. It's that delay that annoys me. (Only in Dutch it's the other way around, spaces are written where no spaces should be.)

Another annoying habit - I tend to write full sentences and make them too long. Same goes for complete posts. Before I know it, I've written a thousand words. Then I have to go over it and scrap - "By deleting the writer shows his skill".

I also have the habit of quoting Dutch proverbs literally, as though their meaning could be translated without loss. (Hint, hint.)

And I pick my nose when I think nobody can see me ;)

And I'm constantly moving some body part. My feet, my legs, my arms, even my head. I just can't sit still. My mother used to say, "Stop doing that!" and I'd reply "If you don't want to see, don't watch. It's my foot / arm / whatever." It never worked. I don't stop moving.

[teyl]

If I may ask, where is milk sold in bags? Is it the ultra pasteurized? Please explain, my curiosity has been piqued.
I was wondering the same thing?

I can't put cream on anything without smelling it first and I can tell exactly how many days it has left before it turns. (my grandma used to keep it in the fridge for weeks, months even and getting caught once was enough).

I have said this before but my pegs have to be matching (colour included) for me to hang out my washing.

I also correct peoples' pronounciation all of the time - and it is usually the word pronunciation that I have to correct the most.

I am addicted to red cordial.

[Matt]

i have a twitch under my left eye

[Rain Gnosis]

heh, basically any milk is sold in bags and in cartons here in Canada.

I can't stop explaining myself sometimes, I don't know why. I always think I'm just explaining when people think I'm arguing, or that intelligent discussion can be had even when someone keeps quibbling. So basically someone's just gotta moderate the thread or close it to make me shut up, I can't ignore people :lol:

I have at least half a dozen books and pieces of literature on the go at any given time. I'm obsessed with web development and programming, and sometimes would rather sit and code for hours then be social. When I view websites I often can't help but view source to see if they used an editor and check the problems in their code.

[Xentor]

Et tu, Rain Gnosis?

[teyl]

heh, basically any milk is sold in bags and in cartons here in Canada.

WOW! Well theres another one... useless little bits of information facinate me. I'll be telling everyone this week of the fact that milk is sold in bags!

[Darkstaff]

I play with my body jewelry WAY too much!

I'm also somewhat of a neat freak. Just MY stuff though! I'm not responsible for someone elses mess! Of course the neatness I speak of is all relative to my mood!

[Lanna]

hmmm when i first read this i thought 'i don't have anything i can think of' but now i remembered a few lol

I won't eat bread, fresh dairy products, fresh fruit juice etc....... unless i bought that day them or opened them, like the day before and thats it! I am forever throwing things away that perhaps are fine

When i use the butter, i can't stand people digging their knives into it, it has to be kept smooth and the knife is smoothly glieded over it to remove some....... *shrugs* my butter is a work of art and woe betide anyone who messes it up!

Ice cream must be eaten at that 'nearly thawed' stage, choclate sauce must me mixed in until its a kind of ice cream soup i do this in restraunts too although hidden from public view, i actually wait for it to melt!! :rolleyes:

PILLOWS...........i freak if someone lies on my pillows, touches them or goes near them, i have my name written on them so they dont get confused when im doing the laundry, i have this thing about dead skin and stuff, which ties in with my hate of people leaning over my food. work surfaces etc

and my worst although it shouldn't be nessacary is correcting peoples mannors, bad mannors drives me nuts, really gets on my nerves to the point where i can't hide my disgust and disgust it is.........it has nothing to do with how i was brought up because i am worse with my parents and brother *shrug*

and the intergrating foods thing, nah im with you all on that, i make spaces on my plates for differnet things or rea arrange my plate if im out somewhere! lol

[serenarian]

Oh wow, I have so many dumb little habits for you guys to laugh at....

I fold my little toes over the next ones. It's just more comfortable. :D

I also eat my meals in order. Usually it's vegetables first, then potato or potato products, then meat last. That doesn't make much sense, so I'll give an example - a roast dinner would be eaten in this order:

cabbage, carrots, peas, potatoes, Yorkshire puddings, meat.

I don't know why I do it, I just do. :)

I also have a habit of quoting lines from movies to people on the street, and answering questions with another question. :D

[Jeleia]

:floating:
When I get into bed, I pull up the sheets so that they are tucked under my feet.... It drives my boyfriend nuts.

[nomadicdragon]

I think my oddest habit is that I have to sleep with the air coditionoing on even if it's freezing outside.

[Skyshadow]

It's not always "Brandon and I". "Brandon and I went to the store, and on the way this crazy trruck driver almost ran over me and Brandon!".

What drives ME nuts is when people say "My husband and I" when they should say "my husband and me". I is subjective, Me is objective. "My folks gave the nicest anniversary party for my husband and I." ARRGGHH!!!!! Not I, ME, ME, ME!!!

[Morrighana]

:lol: I do *so* many of the things others have listed!


I absolutely CANNOT watch anything even remotely embarassing on t.v. I simply can't. It freaks me out and I have to cover my eyes, sing really loudly or leave. It makes 'me' feel ohhhhhhhh so very awkward.


I'm amazed to find someone who does that too! I thought I was alone in my weirdness(in that respect, anyway, lol)!


I wear everything I own, some of it twice (usually the pants) or more, smell the clothing and *THEN* decide I'm going to wash it. And I'm a girl! ( :shhhh: )


:shhhh: It'll be our secret. :thumbsup:


I don't like my food touching other foods unless I put it there,lol. I don't like sauce or juice of one food inhabiting another either. That really gets me.


I am able to debate both sides of almost any argument, and will often argue whichever side isn't being represented in my opinion. I think there is never one right answer, and I never feel like I'm trying to change other people's minds, I just assume I'm making sure both sides are seen and don't care whether people agree!


I hate admiting this habit, because I think it might come across as superficial, but I tend to carry a compact mirror around with me whenever I leave my house, so I can always check my
face to make sure my lips aren't dry, and that nothing is hanging out of my nose ( yeah, its gross ). I seem to get paranoid when people stare at my face too long.

Check, check, check.


When I get into bed, I pull up the sheets so that they are tucked under my feet

I do that too. I also sleep with at least two quilts, even in the summer, when it's blazing hot outside. It's not like I'm always cold...I just can't sleep without the *weight* of the quilts.

Also, I:

~incessantly lock doors and windows...people in my house have a tendancy to find themselves locked out if they step outside for a moment and don't tell me(and sometimes when they do, too!).

~pull my hair in front of my face, so that only a very small section is visible(even covering my eyes most of the way). It annoys the hell out of people, I think because when they can't see my eyes they can't guess what I'm thinking(?), but I can't quit doing it.

~am obsessively early for things. I will willingly loose precious sleeping hours just for the sake of being the first person there (class, dinner parties, events, etc). It's not that I have anything to do when I arrive early, but I like to know, for a fact, that I will NOT be late.

~I must know, with absolutely certainty, the lyrics of songs before I will sing along. I can't stand people who sing along with the WRONG WORDS. :durrrr:


That's all I can think of right now. I'm sure more will come to me, lol.

[MoonRaven]

WOW! Well theres another one... useless little bits of information facinate me. I'll be telling everyone this week of the fact that milk is sold in bags!
Heh, I actually took a photo of one because a friend of mine didn't believe me. :)

http://www.dragon-wing.org/images/milkbag.jpg


When I get into bed, I pull up the sheets so that they are tucked under my feet.... It drives my boyfriend nuts.
I do that too, and it drives my BF INSANE because his feet hang off the end of the bed. I just can't get comfy otherwise. I'm also not comfy unless my end of the blanket is tucked under me. I think it's a bug-phobia. I don't want anything crawling up my leg while I'm sleeping (it's happened!!!)

There was another one I thought of.. what was it...
oh.. you know when sleeve edges get folded back every so often? I HATE that, and people hate it when I brush them back down. I don't know why, it just drives me NUTS.

My BF would like you all to know that I'm a blanket stealer. I'm going to give him friction burns one of these days.

[Bainidhe Dub]

Oh I have bad habits lol

I *HAVE* to sleep with the blankets up over my head & curled under my feet. no matter what time of year. I also like it cold when I sleep, so I either turn the air up all the way or close the heat vent in my room. I also don't sleep next to windows.

Um... (I'm ashamed this had to be pointed out to me) When I go shopping, I will put things in the cart, and then later decide I don't want them & put them back. So I'll start out shopping with like 10-15 items, and end up buying only three.

I steal pens. I am constantly harassed at work for this lol. I don't even realize that I've run off with my two coworkers' pens, until they mention it.

And I say sorry all the time, play with my hair, chew my lips/nails, etc. Oh and I'll pick the nailpolish off my nails within 24 hrs of painting them.

[Morrighana]

I steal pens. I am constantly harassed at work for this lol. I don't even realize that I've run off with my two coworkers' pens, until they mention it.


Now that you mention it, I do this too. My pen collection is LEGENDARY at work..."missing a pen? need one? Ask M, she's got HUNDREDS" :lol:

[Sylvan]

Oh yeah, and I am in the habit of locking the car door as soon as I get out, and the house door right before I close it. I once locked my keys in the car after I'd started it- I had gotten out to scrape the ice off the windows and had to go bug the neighbors to use their phone to call AAA.
Very lucky that my inlaws live right up the road now- I've locked myself out of the house several times and had to go walk to their house so they could let me in to get my keys.

[Saiya]

according to my friends, my most annoying habits are:
1. being too quiet :shhhh:
2. being too loud :scream:
3. being stalked by guys wherever I go :yikess:
4. quoting Shakespeare :reading:
5. talking about sex :smoke:

I could name more, but tell me now, are any of these -really that bad-? ^_^

[Amethyst Rose]

Okay.... I do a lot of the same things that other people have listed... I have to say though, that I haven't seen a bag of milk since I was a little, little kid.... is it an eastern thing?? Over here we have them in jugs or cartons....
Oh and the sleeping with the blankets over your feet... I'm the exact opposite, I can't have blankets on my feet, they get too hot even if the rest of me is freezing cold.
Some of my quirks....
I'm compulsive about items on a desk or table being straight. My husband likes to drive me nuts by making a fork crooked, or putting the salt and pepper out of line, because I can't leave them alone, I have to fix them. And god forgive the person who moved anything out of place on my desk! hehe :)
I also don't do laundry until every piece of clothing HAS to be washed....and I'm constantly chewing or picking the dried skin off my lips, and always losing my chapstick (my dog eats the stuff), tube and all.
Can't think of anything else at the moment.....

[Psyche Ague]

I have quite a few...though I'm sure my friends would better tell you. ;)

I bite or pull on my lip a lot.

I bite my nails (though not like I used to).

I play with my earrings all the time.

I play with my hair all the time.

I tap my fingers when I'm bored or concentrating hard.

I hum or whistle or sing to myself often.

I'm a professional procrastinator (I'm actually supposed to be writing a French paper right now...:lol: ).

[Felidae]

I'm Obsessive-Compulsive, so the list of annoying and silly habits I have is almost endless. Most of them revolve around my homes appearance.

My daughter could give everyone a laugh with her tales of woe concerning towel-folding, bed-making, and proper dishwashing procedure rants (all complete with How-to examples).

Placement, sweetie. Everything is placement...

[Rain Gnosis]

Um... (I'm ashamed this had to be pointed out to me) When I go shopping, I will put things in the cart, and then later decide I don't want them & put them back. So I'll start out shopping with like 10-15 items, and end up buying only three.

Oh.. that's a bad thing? :lol: I usually have about 3 things, when I find a 4th I want I think "oh I shouldn't get a lot of stuff, gotta put one back", so I'll put one back, then I'll change my mind. And change my mind again. And again. The longer I have to look around the more I change my mind, until finally whoever I'm with wants to leave.

[Semele]

I have so many that it would take a week to list them. Yes, I have a slight case of OCD and I am perfectly ok with that.

A couple of the big ones for ya:

If someone or something touches one side of my body or person, the other side has to be balanced out by having the same touch or as close to it as possible. My family and friends, kind people that they are, love to torture me by tapping me on the shoulder.

I have an unnatural and completely illogical fear of raw chicken. it disgusts me and i cannot touch it or let it come into contact with any sirface in my home. I only buy frozen, skinless, boneless breasts to minimise the possibility of chicken juice leakage on the check stand or my vegetables. I have actually gone to a different check out because the person in front of me had leaky chicken. this was a real issue this week-end because at a pedicatric advanced life support class we had to practice doing intra-oseous iv's in chicken bones. this involved cramming a thick needle into the bone and withdrawing blood and marrow and then instilling fluid. YUCK!! Not enough Clorox wipes in the world to cover my phobia.

When I wash my hands at work I have to dry them with exactly three paper towels, no more, no less. I hate it when I am trying to pull the third and a whole clump comes out. Sometimes I have to wash my hands again just to stat the process over.

Well, that should be plenty to paint a picture for you of how nuts I am.

Well..ok one more and this is related to charting so many of you may not get it exactly. We often abbreviate and one common one is no c/o pain, meaning no complaints of pain or whatever, you can be specific. Some nurses I work with write 0 c/o. I am like..uh no complaints of ...what?? You can't end a sentence with of!!!

Ok..done!

[WitchJezebel]

Well, since we're sharing...

I'm a firm believer that EVERYTHING has it's place. If you move one thing in my home an inch to the left, I'll know and it'll bug me. :ahhhhhhh:

I don't correct peoples' grammar and such (mine isn't perfect), but I'm a neurotic proofreader. I proofread everything I read, even if I don't mention it to you.

I'm a germaphobe. My hands are always dried out b/c I'm always washing them. I don't like strangers too close; they may have 'cooties' and accidentally touch me. I don't do pot lucks at work unless I know everyone who's bringing food pretty well; I can't eat strangers' food. I won't even sit on a seat on the bus or subway if someone has just gotten up from it. Something about a 'warm' seat... :blech: Okay, so that's a little neurotic I know.

[Ceallach]

:lol: I do *so* many of the things others have listed!

~am obsessively early for things. I will willingly loose precious sleeping hours just for the sake of being the first person there (class, dinner parties, events, etc). It's not that I have anything to do when I arrive early, but I like to know, for a fact, that I will NOT be late.



Oh me too! I could only be 15 minutes away from a place and I will still leave over a half hour early. And Goddess help a person (my HUSBAND) who procrastinates and tries to make me late. I can't stand being late and I can't stand other people who are perpetually late. Buy a watch, people!!

You know, because of this thread, I have started to notice all the little habits people have. When my husband is telling a story, he always inhales sharply through his nose. When my son is tired, he plays with his hair. Interesting stuff. But once you start noticing these things... they start to bug you. Then it gets to be more than annoying! :scream:
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[~ Monk ~]

I have a hard time eating at a table that has food spills on it. And I mean food that I've spilled - gotta clean it up right away.

When I make tea the water has to be boiling as it hits the leaves, otherwise I won't drink it.

I sleep with a heating pad on my back every night - no matter what the temperature. I think I'm addicted, I can't sleep well without it.

[LadyOak]

Crooked pictures...Tags in clothing, I cut them out!!!

[MoonRaven]

Ugh clothing tags... I don't even like to TOUCH them - I have no idea why. I find I can either ignore them completely, or they totally irritate me and I try my hardest to cut them out without touching them. For some reason, the same holds true with small pieces of paper, like receipts. I HATE receipts, and yet I have no idea why.

You want to talk about nuts...

Here's another - I HAVE to let my BF push the shopping cart when we get groceries, otherwise he'll impulse-shop. If we're walking down the aisle and I'm pushing the cart, he'll pick up something that we likely NEVER buy and say "Hey, let's try this!"
We STILL have stuff in our pantry AND our fridge that we've never used (I TOLD him he'd never eat 2 lbs. of apples).

[zakzekezedd]

Oh well, I generally try to be annoying anyway, but when I'm nervous I can't help it, I yammer..and repeat myself over and over and over.........I'm a terrible procrastinator.....I'm a fussbudget....I'm a major league packrat (can't bring myself to part with anything, in case I need it later..)

[LadyOak]

Yes, packrat...My NIC card died in my computer last month so I drug my junk box out. Amazing what I have kept. An ancient Video card, about a foot long and weighs about a pound. :rolleyes: Wireing harnesses that I will never use but won't throw away... 3 Power Supplies from Baby AT's--totally useless but you never know, I might want the fan inside one of them...

[mato]

I'm just plain ole argumentative and agressive. I didnt think they were bad habits until I got into a fight in speech class... Apparently I am not alloud to call those M*th*r F*ck*rs by their official title anymore...

[Xentor]

Just read some of you get annoyed when people show up late...

Uh-oh. I'm perpetually late.

[Old Witch]

:shhhh: Everyone take a deep breath and..........Lighten up.......

I ain't tellin' on myself........

[moonchild]

ok so i started a list while reading through the posts....here it goes

i have an issue with milk...it's got to be fresh for me to drink, i will not drink it if its been in the fridge open for more than 2-3 days. our local gas station carries 16 oz milks...those are the best! fresh milk all the time! not economical but feeds the issue nonetheless.

my pillow is my pillow! got into a blow out fight with the soon to be hubby when he tried to sneak it into the wash....an absolute no-no...it also still goes with me whenever i go to stay somewhere. even to my parents or on vacation.

i use to chew my nails, now i pick at the parts around the nails, especially when they are dry. i hate winter cause of this. i also chew them more if i'm anxious about something (they don't look so good now...i get married in 4 days)

i giggle excessively when nervous or feel that i'm being judged (my SO pointed that out when we were looking for a house)

i can't stand my food touching unless i have done it on purpose.

my grammar is horrible and i know it!

i use to eat chips in order...eat the broken ones first then the full ones

gotta have 2 quilts for the weight...all seasons. this summer my SO slept on top of the covers while i was under the pile. the heavier the better.

i really hate it when things get moved. especially my keys. when i drop them on the table i know where they are. i won't put them on the key holder. if by chance my keys end up there (SO) i can't find them.

lastly....i talk way too much...and i share an office with 3 other people. nothing like setting me up. :rolleyes:

ok, shutting up now!

[Lanna]

Just read some of you get annoyed when people show up late...

Uh-oh. I'm perpetually late.

me too, you just reminded me, thats probably my bad habbit that annoys everyone! lol