Things You Think Only You Do

[Brian117]

I like to pinch. >.<

do people do that anymore?

Only children...

There's probably tons of stuff about me, but one thing I don't think anybody does is...

When I'm listening to music and my cat comes by me, I usually like to pet it in rhythm to the music. Weird? Weird.

(When listening to dubstep the cat gets a nice relaxing massage)

 

[MelodieOctavia]

I love to sing, and many people other than my mother have told me I have a beautiful voice, but the only reason they know is because either I was singing when I didn't know they were in the room, or they walked in as I was doing so. I will never sing if I know someone is in the room with me, or within earshot.

If there's even one speck of mold on a loaf of bread, I'll throw out the whole thing.

Even if chicken is straight from the supermarket, I'll rinse it off in the sink, and dry it with paper towels before cooking it.

I can't enjoy pirated games nearly as much as games I have purchased myself.

If I'm angry, I won't eat.

As a moderator, I compare people's profile flag to their actual IP. I have no idea why. Either way I really have no opinion on the information that I have gained.

I use big words just to piss off stupid people.

I don't drink my drink of choice with my actual meal. I usually just slug down the whole thing after I have eaten everything else, unless it's something like PBJ sandwiches or something especially spicy.

I refuse to wear underpants of any kind. Even with jeans.

Whenever I download ROMS, I download entire sets, and separate them all out into alphabetical order, each letter getting it's own folder within the main folder of ROMS.

Whenever I eat bananas, I always leave half a bite in the peel.

 

[Pleng]

If there's even one speck of mold on a loaf of bread, I'll throw out the whole thing.

True that.

Even if chicken is straight from the supermarket, I'll rinse it off in the sink, and dry it with paper towels before cooking it.

That is a really bad idea!

If I'm angry, I won't eat.

If I don't eat; I get angry!

I use big words just to piss off stupid people.

Careful with that. Sometimes it can be clever, but a lot of the time it just makes you look like an arse.

 

[Vulpes Abnocto]

In my dreams I can actually read text. (I've been told by many people that to them text looks like gibberish in their dreams)
This has extended to the point where I've had entire dreams in IRC text.

I edit nearly every post I make online three times; Sometimes more.

It takes every ounce of my willpower to keep from editing all of your posts for spelling and grammar.

If at all possible, I'll buy everything in twos, or other even numbers.

I demand dual monitors on my computers, but never use one of them for anything aside from movies, TV shows, and online videos. (my background noise)

If nobody is around I'll practice mimicking voices and facial expressions seen in my shows and movies.

I've been performing the Valsalva maneuver for so long that I do it without even noticing it anymore. Kids often ask me why.

I laugh when I'm scared. I cry when I'm pissed off. I stutter when I'm adamant. Minor malfunctions, there.

I add clove powder (cooking spice) to about half of the cigarettes that I make in the Winter. Yes it tastes just like the clove cigarettes that cost $9 per pack.

I carry all of my tools in my car. The one tool I don't carry is surely the one that I will need the most.

90% of the things that cross my mind are never spoken. I carry out all of my conversations in my head before speaking them aloud, as much as possible.

If offered food at my family's houses, I'll usually opt for something they have left over from previous meals, leaving the newer food for everyone else.

When I hear an unfamiliar word or name, I immediately try to spell it, in my head.

And for the people with hand-washing quirks: Have I mentioned that I make some of the most awesome soap you'll ever find?

 

[Castiel]

I have an inexplicable urge to wash my hands every time they become even slightly dirty/oily/sweaty/dusty/sticky. Even after taking a leak. With soap.

- Whenever I eat cereal I HAVE to push the cereal into the milk before I eat it.
- Whenever I see numbers I try to add them up and see if then can be divided so much they equal 10, and if that doesn't work I will add, subtract, and multiply the numbers around until they do!

 

[MelodieOctavia]

Oh yeah, I have one more. Whenever I sleep, I not only have to have a blanket or a sheet, but I have to put the sheet/blanket over my head and around my eyes, tucking it in between my ear and the pillow, leaving everything below my eyes open to air.

Sort of like this:

Except I manage to cover myself with the same sheet/blanket

I do this, because I need it completely dark before I can sleep, and there is a lot of ambient light in the room usually.

 

[ZAFDeltaForce]

...
And for the people with hand-washing quirks: Have I mentioned that I make some of the most awesome soap you'll ever find?

Teach me master

 

[pyromaniac123]

I pee with the seat up.

 

[Brian117]

Oh yeah, I have one more. Whenever I sleep, I not only have to have a blanket or a sheet, but I have to put the sheet/blanket over my head and around my eyes, tucking it in between my ear and the pillow, leaving everything below my eyes open to air.

Sort of like this:



Except I manage to cover myself with the same sheet/blanket

I do this, because I need it completely dark before I can sleep, and there is a lot of ambient light in the room usually.

 

[MelodieOctavia]

Oh yeah, I have one more. Whenever I sleep, I not only have to have a blanket or a sheet, but I have to put the sheet/blanket over my head and around my eyes, tucking it in between my ear and the pillow, leaving everything below my eyes open to air.

Sort of like this:



Except I manage to cover myself with the same sheet/blanket

I do this, because I need it completely dark before I can sleep, and there is a lot of ambient light in the room usually.

Tried it, didn't work. The way I toss and turn, they bunch up, and even when they don't, light leaks around the nose.

 

[jalaneme]

I love to sing, and many people other than my mother have told me I have a beautiful voice, but the only reason they know is because either I was singing when I didn't know they were in the room, or they walked in as I was doing so. I will never sing if I know someone is in the room with me, or within earshot.

i do that a lot i love singing.

If there's even one speck of mold on a loaf of bread, I'll throw out the whole thing.
i do the same too.

Even if chicken is straight from the supermarket, I'll rinse it off in the sink, and dry it with paper towels before cooking it.

same, especially when there is all that blood left over on the meat, eeww

I use big words just to piss off stupid people.

i do that too

I refuse to wear underpants of any kind. Even with jeans.

what?! 0_0 what if you get a bit of hair caught in your...that must be painful

Whenever I download ROMS, I download entire sets, and separate them all out into alphabetical order, each letter getting it's own folder within the main folder of ROMS.

a bit of OCD going on there, i have older retro stuff archived but i don't put them in alphabetical order though, that would take forever like days LOL i don't have time for something like that.

Whenever I eat bananas, I always leave half a bite in the peel.

i do that too, on top of that if it has a bit of black stuff from mold i won't eat it and throw it away.

lets see, stuff i think i only do:

i burp out loud in public, i don't care really XD

rarely watch tv

i have a book collection and read books! something most people don't do today.

i always drink soft drinks cold even in winter lol and i hate warm bottled water.

i edit my forum posts a lot.

i socialise a lot online but i am a very quiet person in real life and don't speak much.

i am a insomniac.

?? can't think of anything else :S

 

[EyeZ]

I have an inexplicable urge to wash my hands every time they become even slightly dirty/oily/sweaty/dusty/sticky. Even after taking a leak. With soap.

- Whenever I eat cereal I HAVE to push the cereal into the milk before I eat it.
- Whenever I see numbers I try to add them up and see if then can be divided so much they equal 10, and if that doesn't work I will add, subtract, and multiply the numbers around until they do!

I know where you're coming from with numbers, i also do it with letters by replacing the letter to their corresponding position in the alphabet.

 

[jalaneme]

In my dreams I can actually read text. (I've been told by many people that to them text looks like gibberish in their dreams)
This has extended to the point where I've had entire dreams in IRC text.

fascinating, i can't read text in my dreams, wish i could.

 

[MelodieOctavia]

I didn't know reading text in a dream was so rare. I just assumed everyone could do it. I have had entire dreams about browsing websites, or chatting in General in WoW.

 

[EyeZ]

I pee with the seat up.

I should think so too unless your female

 

[Wizerzak]

I didn't know reading text in a dream was so rare. I just assumed everyone could do it. I have had entire dreams about browsing websites, or chatting in General in WoW.

I can if that makes you feel any better.

Also, this thread should be renamed 'The OCD Thread' judging by the majority of things I've seen people post.

 

[Vulpes Abnocto]

Okay, so the in-dream text reading isn't as uncommon as I was led to believe. Good.
I've even spoken to people who thought that such things were impossible because of the makeup and layout of the human brain.
Then again one of my friends says that when he was young a psychologist looked at him as though he were crazy when he said that he dreamed in color. Hell, I'm pretty sure everybody dreams in color these days, but it seems that at one point this wasn't quite as common either.
*shrug*

ZAFDeltaForce: as soon as we get the website up I'll send you a link to it. Don't hold your breath, though. They've been working on it for more than eight months. Why they don't simply sell on Etsy for a while, I have no idea. They're always putting the cart before the horse. I can't wait for them to realize that they have absolutely no idea how to run a website, and I won't do it for free.

 

[Tom Bombadildo]

If I'm eating a Jolly Rancher when it gets down to a certain size I like to bite down on it as hard as I can and get my teeth stuck inside it.

Also, if I discover a web comic or something similar that I like I end up reading the entire thing from the beginning, taking up all of my spare time. Sometimes I'll even reread entire archives of comics over again to see the changes and things. For instance, for the past 2 or 3 days I reread the entire Penny Arcade strip from start to finish and now I'm attempting to watch all of their Penny Arcade: The Series over again as well.

 

[TheZander]

Sometimes I like to participate in forum games in which I do not completely understand the rules just to look cool. But then I end up getting called a troll and moved into the edge of forums which doesn't raise your post count so I don't even see the point.

 

[chavosaur]

There are times when I look under my desk that my computer rests on to make sure nothing scary is under there. (I watched a scary movie where this happened once. Changed me forever.)