Quirks, Fetishes, Superstitions?

[marysmerrycats]

- I hate things constricting my neck, like tight turtleneck sweaters and scarves

I had forgot that, but same here! I just can't wear anything tight arond my neck.. sometimes even a necklace bugs me.
the public restroom thing, I don't like them either.. I do that thing with the t p too, tear off the front of the roll, and I use a paper towle to turn off the faucet and open the door too.

have any of you tried those disinfectent hand wipes? I like those, I use them at restuarants before i eat.
another thing, I have to wait to use them til AFTER I have finished with the menu..

and, I hate bathrooms that don't have hot water!

[Cookiebaker]

Originally posted by marysmerrycats

and, I hate bathrooms that don't have hot water!

Oh my goodness, YES, I HATE HATE HATE that!!! I just hafta wonder how the people who handle the food how they wash their hands and if they have hot water in the back for washing dishes!?!?! Yuk! Double Yuk!!

[wolflady]

Originally posted by Andie
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Superstitions:
When I see a car with one headlight, I hit the roof of the car and say perdidal (per-did-ill) for luck.

OMG! LOL LOL Another person who says perdidal!! Me too!

You guys have had me laughing out loud at a lot of these, mostly because I can relate!

Quirks:
I cannot sleep in utter silence. I need "white noise" like a fan or my hepa filter running
I cannot sleep if there is any light at all seeping into the room
I have to sleep on the left hand side of the bed, or I won't sleep
I have to read before I sleep, no matter how late it is or how tired I am, because I won't sleep well if I don't read
hmmm...seems like I have sleeping issues...
I bite my nails too, but only when I'm upset or stressed out, which is most of the time
I don't like mushrooms either...slimy things...eek!
Pretty much all the nasty eating behavior everyone else has mentioned! LOL

Fetishes:
Shoes!
Tony & Tina's makeup
anything sparkly....I love sparkles! Glitter!!!
cats: obviously

Superstitions:
Perdidle
not really a superstition, but the idea of good chi and bad chi as well as good/bad karma
make a wish when an eyelash falls out
everything happens in 3's (for instance, I got laid off, my parents moved away, then I got violently sick....3 stressful things happening all at once! Ugh!)

[babolaypo65]

ok, Zippy-kat: YOURS are the best. Especially the mushroom one. I laughed so loud i scared the dog and the cat. I feel the same way. They squeak! I wont eat them!

We'd never be able to share a bed (though I agree about the "you stay on your side." men are like ovens!) with your side tucked in, and my side untucked.... we'd never survive a night.

Originally posted by zippy-kat
Quirks
Food quirks:
1. I don't eat mushrooms. They squeak when you chew -- it's like they're begging for mercy.
2. Kiwis. Nuthin' doin'. They look like cactus testicles.
3. Canned peaches. They smell HORRID.
4. Milk. It tastes sour to me.
5. Cottage cheese, yogurt, eggs, jello. The texture makes me gag.
Non-food quirks:
1. The sheets MUST be tucked in at the foot of the bed.
2. I must have air circulating -- can't sleep w/out my ceiling fan and my ionizer (and sometimes the humidifier but always the other two).
3. At resturants: I CAN NOT STAND to have my fork/spoon/knife touch the table. It must rest on my napkin or on my plate. (Do you know how many germs are on the table?)
4. Don't breath on me.
5. If we're sleeping in the same bed, don't touch me. You stay on your side. I'll stay on mine.
6. I don't chew my nails, I get nervous and pick/tear my skin. Yes, I know it's gross I don't need you to tell me.
7. I can do this funky-swirly thing with my tongue and actually peel the skin off the insides of my mouth. (Yes I have very odd stress-coping "skills.")


Fetishes
Shoes
Shoes
Shoes
Strawberries
Icecream
Jewlery
Shoes

Supersitions
none that I can think of at the moment

[babolaypo65]

LOL, i didnt get the "biting" thing til i read YOUR post, I was picturing biting like autistic kids sometimes do when they are anxious.

Originally posted by micki76
LOL! Took me a minute.

quote:
Originally posted by Andie
[B]When I get "excited", I bite

[I Love Brian, Forever <3]

Quirks
-People chewing with their mouth open.
-Story topping people..."That's nothing! You shoulda been there the time..."/bragging constantly.
-Animal abusers.
-Those who have no consideration at concerts. I'm 4'11 and some guy, like 6 ft. tall just stood right in front of me, knowing I couldn't see crap.
-Slow drivers, those who slow through intersections, stop at yellow lights, go through red lights and slow at green lights and people who can't do 4-way stops.
-People who smoke right at the entrance of a store. Yuck!
-Liars. Who doesn't hate 'em?
-I can not be in a room at night, unless sleeping, if a light isn't on.
-I can not STAND the bottom of a mug...cup. It's just got a rough feeling to it, I *HATE* touching it.
-I can't start the car if the car door is open.
-Must lock car doors at all times.
-Can NOT have windows open at a stop.
Fetishes
-Shoes.
-Guitars.
-Dragons.
-Shoes.
-Guitars.
-Guitars.
-Shoes.
Superstitions
-Check the backseat of the car before getting in.

Heh, I'm weird.

[marysmerrycats]

Another person who says perdidal!

where's my dictionary...? never hear that one before!

[Chinadoll]

Quirks:
If I tell you I'm watching a show, that does not mean keep talking to me. My Mother loves to do this when she calls me.

I love to dance. Took lessons for 16 years in tap, ballet, and jazz. When I'm bored, I don't just tap my foot impatiently like some, instead I'll launch into a little tap dance routine....And I love grocery stores ailses. I've been known to do piroettes and jetes down the ailses. My friends think i'm nuts.

Covers at the end of the bed must be tucked in....no chilly tootsies for me.

I like silence when I sleep...no fans, white noise etc.. No the cats do not sleep with me. Drives me crazy that Joey loves to sleep with the fan. I eventually got used to the noise, but I make him keep it on low and pointed directly at him because I get cold and my hair flys everywhere.

Speaking of sleep, I to, must read before I go to bed. Even if I'm so tired it's hard to keep my eyes open, I still must read.

The door is locked whenever I walk in. When I leave, I sometimes go back twice just to make sure it's locked.

I hate when anyone fools with my laptop. There's a desktop in the other room if you want to play on a computer, but the laptop is mine. I have visions of it breaking when anyone else touches it.

People who stop in the middle of a walkway or stairs to talk annoy me. Please move to the side. I really don't want to walk through your conversation and I don't want to wait on the stairs behind you. Used to happen all the time at school and now sometimes at work.

People who come over to my house and say it smells like ferrets. The ferts live here, you don't. And what an inane comment is that....when playing with the ferret...It smells like ferret.

Fetishes:
I Love:
Gadgets/electronics
Shoes
Godiva
Strawberry Margaritas from Cucos or Landry's
Books

Superstitions:
I do believe in *knock on wood* I do it all the time and just have this cumpulsion to do it. If i don't I have this feeling that the worst will happen with whatever I was talking about.

Never believed much in ghosts etc.. But if something like the Amityville House happenned to me and the house said "GET OUT!" You better believe I'd get out!

[RICHARD]

quirks

i friggin hate to see stuff on the floor
of a supermarket, i pick things up

i hate to see someone walk by a piece of paper
in the hospital, on the floor, and ignore it..
esp. an employee-NO PRIDE IN YOUR JOB/WORK AREA

my GF would crumble up the shopping list and toss it into the cart.... i'd take out the list and slip it into her purse when she was distracted....also putting things you don't want next to the conveyor while checking out.

in my neighborhood a car with one headlight is trouble....you have to say, 'POPEYE' and if you don't you get punched in the arm....

i cannot wear my watch on my left wrist...i am right handed....

i want to punch men that fawn over pam anderson, she not pretty, attractive or talented....
she's the biggest skag on the planet.

i love nigella lawson!!!! sigh....

when i drive I HAVE TO HAVE THE FAN ON....
too many years riding a motorcycle.

sleep...

i need about 5 pillows
one foot sticking out of the blankets
a talk show on the radio
i have to know where the cat is before i go to sleep....

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wolflady....

i have to 'drive' my bed too!!! lolol

and...keep my feet off the floorboard when driving thru a tunnel.

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slick,
Fetishes:
Well, this is a family restaurant. I'm not going into that now.

PM me!!!!!!lololol
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zippy,

cactus testes???? why does that sound familiar?
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I absolutely despise dr. laura, dr. phil, suzie orman......how can some twit give you advice on the phone/their show in three minutes????

especially orman......i want to put my foot thru the t.v. tube...argh!

also the kiss aces that call them.....

[Redneck Pit Lover]

Quirks: i like to bite, i like to chew on my lip and cheek, a big one i cant stand strings hanging off clothes,i cant stand to have stuff touch my ears
fetishes: i like to polish metal and other shiney objects

superstions: i have none that i can think of

[Cincy'sMom]

Originally posted by Andie


Superstitions:
When I see a car with one headlight, I hit the roof of the car and say perdidal (per-did-ill) for luck.

We used to do that in high school, at least until one of my best friends did it while she was driving and set her rear view mirror flying!!!

[RubyMutt]

Quirks:
I cannot stand the sight or smell of seafood... ICK!!
People with bad manners (especially bad table manners) really turn me off
People who are self-centered... grrr
If I can taste egg in any food it grosses me out
Bicyclists who ride in the center of the road going 15 mph in a 30 mph zone... grrrr
Bad/Inconsiderate drivers!!!

Fetishes:
Tattoos & piercings
Music
Shopping
Cars
Anything Tolkien related
Wolves
Candels
Insence

Superstitions:
hmm... well, I do believe in Karma, I guess that could qualify as a superstition

[Nomilynn]

Quirks:

-I HATE when people assume they understand what I'm saying, and then get it all wrong. If you aren't sure, ASK ME!!
-I also don't like things tight around my neck
-I don't like when people interrupt.. it's SO RUDE
-I have road rage. It's not pretty. There is a lot of swearing invloved.
-I can't sleep if my legs get too hot.
-I make lists for EVERYTHING

I'm sure there are more.. ask my friends hehehe

Fetishes:

I don't know that I really have any. The word fetish has bad connotations for me. However, I have a strong liking for shoes, chocolate, toys for the cats, shopping.

Superstitions:

Even though I don't really believe in it, I always touch wood. It's like I do it "just in case" I also have to check the door locks and trunk on my car every time I park it for the night. When I get an itchy nose, I always think "I have to kiss the fool!" but I never do.

[smokey the elder]

Quirks:

Men with half-unbuttoned shirts in public
People that suck their teeth (Sam Champion on Channel 7 does it and it drives me bananas!)
Inarticulate newcasters in general
Tailgaters!

Fetishes (obsessions? )
Counting things
My cats!!
My lab bench, but not my kitchen, must be in military order. Go figure.
NO ONE HAD BETTER TOUCH MY DESK!!

Superstitions
Don't ever say a test method is successful until it's written up.
Knocking wood

[Rachel]

I don't know if you'd call it a quirk but I am very particular about the way laundry items are folded. My husband is now retired and has picked the laundry as one of the chores for him to do. Much of the time I will refold what he has already folded because he didn't do it right . I will say, however that he is learning. He used to fold my towels in half from top to bottom. At least now he does it from side to side. Now if I could just get him to fold them in thirds from side to side instead of in half. I also have to refold his undershirts, even though they go in his drawer and he wears them. Just knowing they are in the laundry basket folded in a haphazard way makes me crazy.

I am pretty much the same way with cleaning. If you don't clean the way I clean, I have to redo it. Obviously if you take 20 minutes to clean something that it takes me an hour to do, you must have cut far too many corners.

I agree with most of the public restroom statements that have been made here, with the exception of those of you who don't sit down on the seat. It is my contention that you are the ones who leave the wet spots on the seat.

As for sleeping arrangements, the *stay on your side of the bed* (men are like ovens) applies for me as well, with the exception of my Tucker, who is the only guy I can have cuddled up next to me when I sleep. Also I cannot fall asleep unless I have talk radio on.