Those weird, unexplainable quirks you have. What are some of yours?

[bojackx]

I do a lot of really weird things for no reason.

Some of my more annoying quirks are:

- When I brush my teeth, only one of my two hands get wet in the process. So I would get into bed, realise the other is a little greasy from not being washed and so I get up and wash the other.

- I spend a solid 5 minutes inspecting apple packs at the shop until I find a pack without any noticable bruises.

- When I drive (or was learning to drive), I'd come to a stop and almost always quickly slide my finger across my nose. I don't know why.

Unfortunately, that's all I have right now, but I'll think of more.

EDIT: Ooo another one!

- I always run up and down stairs, because the day I stop doing that, is the day I'll be willing to admit I'm old.

- I can't go to the toilet in public toilets if there's people talking in there, no matter how much I want to.

- I love going to sleep when there's heavy rain outside. The patter of the rain on the window drowns out all the annoying background noises.

 

[Bruenin]

I wanted to post some weird quirks that I have but all I can think of is that I will pronounce certain words with a Long Island accent. Chocolate for example will be pronounced "Choclete" with no O sound and an E instead of an A. My brother picks on me relentlessly for this. Also when agitated I develop a very Southern accent, I live in the mid atlantic US (Maryland).

Southern accent? I live in Maryland... how are you getting a Southern accent, i'm confused : P

 

[lRookiel]

I am completely fucking bonkers when it comes to Baldurs gate, I feel the need to mention it whenever I can...

I love that fucking game.

 

[gravian]

Loads of stuff I say always seems to come out wrong and not make sense/ sounds really formal for some reason. I also remember way too much random facts and not remember important stuff.

- I spend a solid 5 minutes inspecting apple packs at the shop until I find a pack without any noticable bruises.


It always takes me several minutes to decide on something to buy, even something really cheap like a sandwich. I just stand there comparing the merits of BLT to Chicken and Stuffing or something...

Damn I'm strange.

 

[snagli]

-I can't ever, ever, ever agree with myself. I always look at things from all sides, and it's basically a constant battle royale between different opinions in my brain.
-That brings me to my next point; I don't consider myself as a person with an opinion. I pick up the opinions of others and call them my own, and whoever happens to be shouting the loudest is the dominant one.

For example, I loved the first Halo. Then I hated the guts of the first Halo. Now I love it again.

-I am completely incapable of sleep between 12:00 and 22:00. No matter how tired I am, even if I went to sleep around 4 in the morning, I will always be up at noon.
-I have Exploding Head Syndrome, though that's more of a mental issue than a quirk.
-I hate, HATE emoticons. I don't get them, I'll never get them, whenever someone uses one my fingers hover twitching over my keyboard and I have to restrain myself from not verbally murdering this person.
-I tend to turn off all of my senses and be alone with my thoughts. No amount of input can pull me out of this state, and I can keep it up for hours.
-I am always hungry.
-I want to know how humans taste. Call it a weird interest, but I just want to know. If they ever sucessfully synthesise human muscle tissue and it's cheap, I'm in.
-I tend to get a little feral when I smell blood, meat, well baked fleshy goods, all that stuff. My thoughts become foggy and my vision gets a reddish tint when I smell stuff, but when I actually set my teeth into a juicy steak, my thoughts shut down and it's all senses and instinct.

 

[Lord Mountbatten Reborn]

I think I'd find people stranger if they didn't have any of these supposed quirks. Some are weird, sure, but a lot of the so-called "quirks" I'm reading here are pretty normal for most people (therefore not quirks).

I once even sat next to a kid in elementary school who had the nasty habit of spitting on his knee and then licking it up... He was an exchange student.

Now that's a quirk.

 

[DkLnBr]

I laugh. like a "heh heh" for no reason. Im not remembering a joke, or find what you said funny, I rarely notice that I do it. I guess its what I do when I dont know an appropriate response, or to break up a silence? It defiantly fits under "weird un-explainable quirks"

 

[Jaeke]

Im a bit of a pedant.

I walk on my toes (I step with the balls of my feet first and then bring my heel down).

I shake/nod my head when I say no/yes if I'm lying or nervous.

I have double jointed thumbs that can pop, and can fold my turn and turn it upside down.

I can flex my retina and make my eyeballs shake side to side very rapidly.

Very pale skin.

My eyes have a ring running around the middle of my iris and the outer part is darker blue and the inner part is brighter blue.

Platinum Hair.

I ask too much questions.

I'm ALWAYS taking the caps off of remotes or computer mouses and even caps to soda cans.

I *explicit* LOVE DIET COKE.

Captcha: Sorry Sight.

Well screw you too captcha...

 

[Volstag9]

About the only thing I can think of is my obsession with the time. I don't like being very late to anything I find serious. I also can't relax if there is something important or even something trivial (like meeting a friend) if it's later in the day. Even 8-10 hours away.

I also need a way to tell the time. A phone or an ipod is not enough. I need a watch at all times. If i don't have a watch I freak the fuck out.

Compared to the rest of you guys, all of this seems rather trivial.

 

[blackdwarf]

every person i know calls me a cynical ass. something i am fine with, but really everyone says it.

haven't been sick for school the last 5 years. sure had some days i had a headache, but never really sick.

can't handle Styrofoam at all. the moment i enter my house after a long trip (school, work, you name it.) i suddenly have to take a piss like crazy. side note, when i drink beer, i also have to pee constantly. really don't know why.

and the volume on any technical device MUST be a even number!

 

[newdarkcloud]

and the volume on any technical device MUST be a even number!

For me it gets even weirder: It has to be a multiple of 5.

 

[Kreett]

I can't eat apples if they still have a stalk. I have to twist it out or I feel weird.
Also I unfold paper clips and stick them in my mouth.

We are soulmates, I do the same everytime!

 

[TWEWYFan]

For some reason, I can't wear anything with writing on it(usually T-shirts). I can't explain it, it just makes me feel uncomfortable.

Also I don't like cheese, all of it, in any form. I've tried it and hated it every time.

 

[Tazzy da Devil]

So, yesterday I had another person tell me I have an English accent, the most recent in a long line of people telling me I have an English accent. What is the big deal, you may ask? I have an English accent too, and that is not weird! Well, let me tell you why it is weird, friend: I am not English. I have never been to England. I have lived in America my entire life. Neither of my parents are English; they are also American, born and bred. Same with their parents. I have no idea how I came to have this accent. What is especially weird is that my brother gets the same thing, but my sister does not.

I have a simliar thing happen to me occasionally. People sometimes tell me I have an accent, but they can never tell me what sort of accent I have. So apparently I have my own unique accent. Then again, I have one Australian parent and one English parent, so maybe I just meshed those two together.

 

[Jolly Co-operator]

I cringe a little when I hear the word "ain't". I have no idea why. I also get rather annoyed when I can predict what someone is about to say or do. I have no idea why something like that would annoy me. Perhaps I'm taking issue with the repetition, rather than the predictability?

 

[necromanzer52]

I can't eat apples if they still have a stalk. I have to twist it out or I feel weird.
Also I unfold paper clips and stick them in my mouth.

We are soulmates, I do the same everytime!

You know, it's never occurred to me that eating an apple without first removing the stalk is even an option. It's just something I do without thinking, and have done for as long as I can remember.

OT: I always have some song playing in my head. It might be something I listened to recently, or something I haven't heard in a long time, but there's always something playing. I tend to fill gaps in conversations by randomly singing whatever happens to be playing at the time.

 

[Aesir23]

If I'm working or trying to concentrate on something then I will always start muttering to myself as if I'm trying to walk myself through it.

I can't stand the sound of people spitting! It's just...uugggggh! And god forbid it's a big loogie! The sound they make when they hit the concrete makes me shudder.

I can't stand that either. Though for me it's more of a combination of disgust and "Where is your class?" sort of reaction.

 

[Mariakko]

My friends say that when I'm listening to them that I mimic what they say with my mouth sightly. I think they're just bullshitting though. But regardless it has made me very self concious about it.
I like to hug things. Whenever I'm watching TV I usually hug a pillow.
I can't sleep in a bed that is freshly made, I have to mess the sheets up first.
I always check the time on cellphone when I'm walking and not having it makes me feel uncomfortable.

 

[PsychicTaco115]

I always look for the humor in things, even if I shouldn't.

I tend to be realistic about things, but also optimistic.

Whenever I get antsy, I press my thumb onto the sharpest tooth in my mouth

I tend to like all types of music, no matter what it is. There are, however, always exceptions.

People REALLY need to try and get me angry. I'm usually very calm, and if I do get angry, it's very short-lived

I try to make things quotable, if I can.

I hate violence, but I'll use it if someone is in danger, Batman style!

I apparently stutter, which some people have said was, and I quote, "adorable." Why, I don't know