Body Quirks
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I have ginger hair which is also extremely thick and curly (most gingers have rather thin hair). In addition to that my brows, lashes, everything are also very noticeably ginger. Which gives me an unusual appearance that most people comment on. Adding to all of that, my hair (especially facial hair) grows back unbelievably fast.
Other than that, I actually don't get sunburn as fast as most blondes: I do get a tan and have fairly little freckles.
Lastly, I am naturally build in a fairly muscular and bulky way and have little trouble maintaining that.
Other than that, I actually don't get sunburn as fast as most blondes: I do get a tan and have fairly little freckles.
Lastly, I am naturally build in a fairly muscular and bulky way and have little trouble maintaining that.
Descending from a long line of The Oirish and Germans, I have almost no pigmentation in my body. To the point where I'm not white.. more like "kind of red". I have never tanned in my life. Unlike what you'd get if you asked a tourist or a foreigner, Scotland gets pretty damn hot in the summer, sort of like a cold day in Spain, and if you stay out for long enough you can work up a pretty good tan.
Not for me. Five minutes, I burn, and I spend a week itching, crying and drinking Pepsi on a couch, afraid to move in case I burn myself more.
My knees also crack a lot, I think I have a weirdly large head, and people who've known me for years, can usually only say "average... I guess?" or "blegh" when being asked about my appearance, coming up with literally nothing. I get weird rashes when I'm around that moss that grows when there's fresh air, and I'm left handed. I also have a natural aversion to repetetive or loud sounds, and I'm pretty sure I have oddly wide hips for a man. I also have letharger's, which means the tendons in my ankle and back of the foot haven't developed properly, and I've seen the treatments they do that for that. Ok with the dodgy ankle, thank you.
Wow. I'd only ever noticed these things from time to time, but now that I've actually listed them, it reminds me how shitty I am.
Not for me. Five minutes, I burn, and I spend a week itching, crying and drinking Pepsi on a couch, afraid to move in case I burn myself more.
My knees also crack a lot, I think I have a weirdly large head, and people who've known me for years, can usually only say "average... I guess?" or "blegh" when being asked about my appearance, coming up with literally nothing. I get weird rashes when I'm around that moss that grows when there's fresh air, and I'm left handed. I also have a natural aversion to repetetive or loud sounds, and I'm pretty sure I have oddly wide hips for a man. I also have letharger's, which means the tendons in my ankle and back of the foot haven't developed properly, and I've seen the treatments they do that for that. Ok with the dodgy ankle, thank you.
Wow. I'd only ever noticed these things from time to time, but now that I've actually listed them, it reminds me how shitty I am.
I'm a lummox.
I'm only about 5,11 but I'm barrel chested and broad shouldered with big ol' hands and feet.
I don't walk as much as I lumber. Combined with what friends assure me is a severe case of "Resting grouch face." I've come to accept that most folks assume I've just come down the beanstalk in search of fresh bones for me bread.
I'm only about 5,11 but I'm barrel chested and broad shouldered with big ol' hands and feet.
I don't walk as much as I lumber. Combined with what friends assure me is a severe case of "Resting grouch face." I've come to accept that most folks assume I've just come down the beanstalk in search of fresh bones for me bread.
One of my legs is a bit shorter than the other, and I tend to walk kind of funny because of it.
My nose is crooked as if it'd been broken in the past, but it hasn't; it also has a thin line-shaped "trench" across it.
My left ring finger curves slightly to the right.
I also have a natural cowlick.
My nose is crooked as if it'd been broken in the past, but it hasn't; it also has a thin line-shaped "trench" across it.
My left ring finger curves slightly to the right.
I also have a natural cowlick.
Wait... THAT'S ">180 degrees"?VladG said:
I admit I have NO IDEA how to judge my leg twisting by degrees, since it's not something I think about when I do it... All I know is that there's always one foot facing the complete opposite direction than the other whenever I do decide to twist one of my legs...
Then again, I usually don't think of the stuff my body can do that others can't do, let alone what my body looks like in comparison to an "average body", as "quirks" per se... otherwise, I would be saying that I can [legit] snap my fingers using any one combination of thumb and finger on each hand... (or how my butt has very "feminine" curves, according to the one person who caught me [naturally] tweaking in my living room...)
WowDaystar Clarion said:
Such shirt
very want
much covet
...Sorry
OT: My calf muscles are gigantic in comparison to the rest of my muscles. I'm assuming it's because being in a marching band for several years. They won't shrink. It's really annoying for skiing since most ski boots aren't designed with freakish calves in mind.
My body is surprisingly durable, which is odd considering I am not exactly taking good care of it.
I've gone on a 4 hour hike in the mountains after 3 days with next to no food without even stopping to rest.
I can't remember last time I was sick and never broken anything. Also any wounds I get seem to heal rather rapidly.
Other than that, I can click/crack just about any joint in my body, even my jaw.
Most of the time I walk on my toes, my heels normaly only touch the ground when I am standing still and need the extra stability.
I've also a major case of restless legs, which tends to happen when I get excited.
Oh and I can't arm wrestle, as my arm just locks up and refuses to go down in that angle. If where you begin is 90* I can get it down to 45* and then it stops.
I've gone on a 4 hour hike in the mountains after 3 days with next to no food without even stopping to rest.
I can't remember last time I was sick and never broken anything. Also any wounds I get seem to heal rather rapidly.
Other than that, I can click/crack just about any joint in my body, even my jaw.
Most of the time I walk on my toes, my heels normaly only touch the ground when I am standing still and need the extra stability.
I've also a major case of restless legs, which tends to happen when I get excited.
Oh and I can't arm wrestle, as my arm just locks up and refuses to go down in that angle. If where you begin is 90* I can get it down to 45* and then it stops.
The end of my urethra has a slight upward tilt. Basically if I aim directly forward I get a small upward arc rather than it going straight down.
I have a rather large, round and strange birth-mark on my right shoulder. Sometimes when people see it, they're like... "Uhhh... What the fuck happened to YOU?!"
"Dunno. But sometimes it randomly bleeds."
Other than that one quirk, and my coke-bottle glasses, I am largely unremarkable. A lot of people also say I'm damn hot without glasses, but I'm too much of a coward for Laser Eye Surgery.
"Dunno. But sometimes it randomly bleeds."
Other than that one quirk, and my coke-bottle glasses, I am largely unremarkable. A lot of people also say I'm damn hot without glasses, but I'm too much of a coward for Laser Eye Surgery.
Despite being female, I have rather broad shoulders. Personally, I happen to like my shoulders, but apparently, the women's fashion industry disagrees, as I often find that men's clothing actually fits me better. For most women's clothing, a shirt with either fit my shoulders or the rest of my torso, but almost never both.
I also have moderate scoliosis. The last I checked, I have a 37-degree curve in my lower spine, which shifted the placement of my hips and created a muscle crunch on a fair portion of the right side of my body. It affects my gait, posture (especially the natural placement of my hips and shoulders), flexibility, and gave me more pronounced body curves, so I'm somewhat self-conscious about it. Most people don't notice my back though, so it isn't that extreme, I suppose.
I also have moderate scoliosis. The last I checked, I have a 37-degree curve in my lower spine, which shifted the placement of my hips and created a muscle crunch on a fair portion of the right side of my body. It affects my gait, posture (especially the natural placement of my hips and shoulders), flexibility, and gave me more pronounced body curves, so I'm somewhat self-conscious about it. Most people don't notice my back though, so it isn't that extreme, I suppose.
I actually have the same problem; I can't snap with my right (dominant) hand, but I have no issue snapping with my left. My left wrist is also significantly more flexible than my right at the moment, but I think that has more to do with the possibility of having a wrist injury (I'm a percussionist, and I've been having issues with it lately) than my default status.Jolly Co-operator said:
You could try lenses, I mean they're basically just pieces of glass that you'd be sticking into your eyes. Perfectly harmless.BeerTent said:
OT: Not many quirks here,
I'm quite tall, just over two meters, but considering I'm Dutch that's not all that exceptional. I can't really gain weight either, regardless of how much I eat.
Also not all that good at noticing pain. Tend to occasionally get scratched with absolutely no idea of how, where and when it happened.
I actually was kinda the same way. My vision was still considered "useless nearsightedness" as my doctor called it, but I wasn't too far into the extremes in terms of prescription (I was around -4.50, if I recall correctly). However, my dad had Laser Eye Surgery and insisted that I get it for myself. To the point that I caved and got a consultation, and next thing I know, I had a surgery scheduled for six days later. I can't complain though, because I was on the fence about it anyways and my experience with it was generally positive. I was always very squeamish about the eyes, but the procedure I had was a newer form of surgery that was 100% a surface procedure, so it wasn't quite as intimidating. The anesthetic used for those surgeries tend to give people amnesia of the entire procedure too (I asked for a lower dose of anesthetic, so I was pretty much completely lucid and remember everything), so as long as you can tolerate the recovery, it isn't bad.BeerTent said:
I can partially dislocate the left side of my jaw, or something. If I move my jaw just right, the left side pops slightly out of position with a noticeable jerk.
My friend is a part of that club, he looks somewhat like Genghis Khan if Genghis Khan came from just outside Glasgow (very pale, slightly overweight and in a Slayer shirt).Daystar Clarion said:I belong to the very exclusive club of white people who kind of look like Asian people, but don't have any Asian relatives.
I know there others out there that share my pain.
"Oh, how's that Asian guy you were with."
"He's not Asian."
"Are you sure?"
I have vitiligo- patches of skin where there are no pigment. It means that my right eyelashes are pure white, I have a streak of white hair and there are loads of parts of me that are really pale. I'm not entirely sure that's what it is though- I have a few patches of permanently tanned skin as well, although fewer. There's one big one on my hip that's extra tanned and has weirdly thick, dark body hair on it.
I'm also proportioned like a Hobbit. I'm a bit below average height, but I have massive (hairy) feet (size 10.5 on the right and 11 on the left) and massive hands.
Due having broken my second-from-the-left toe on my left foot innumerable times, I can no longer move it, and my little toe on the same foot has the same problem but I don't know why, only that it happened after a day of sledging during a particularly cold winter. No frostbite or anything, but something's clearly up.
Well... i recently found out that i do indeed have a huge head, no normal cap will fit, it just falls off, i was sad because they gave me one at work last week
I have very tiny hands, almost no handles feel good to me
I can move my little toes out to the side, never seen anyone do that
I also have something... odd on my adams apple, i can make loud clucking noises when i move my throat up and down
I alsoes have pretty scary teeth on one side, sharklike, like;
http://www.lowcountrygeologic.com/FossilSharkTeeth/Carcharoclesangustidens/tabid/53/fossil/1276/Default.aspx
I have very tiny hands, almost no handles feel good to me
I can move my little toes out to the side, never seen anyone do that
I also have something... odd on my adams apple, i can make loud clucking noises when i move my throat up and down
I alsoes have pretty scary teeth on one side, sharklike, like;
http://www.lowcountrygeologic.com/FossilSharkTeeth/Carcharoclesangustidens/tabid/53/fossil/1276/Default.aspx