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  1. Dmon1Unlimited's Avatar
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    Re: Weird stuff you do (and wonder if other people do it too)
    walking around my house in my underwear because all the other clothes are regarded as 'outside' or 'public' clothes...

    putting strawberry milkshake powder (brand is nesquit) in my bowl of shreddies...

    while im alone and i day dream about being a martial artist, i half dream it and half act it out, but because its half, it looks like im having a nervous breakdown

    put tissue paper on the toilet seat when nature calls for number 2 everywhere even in my own home...it acts as a barrier between my arse and germs despite the fact that any germs that would be there would easily pass through one/two layers of tissue...

    wash my hands after i get home/hold things i havent held before/dont own

    watch tv near 24/7

    always keep my keys/wallet in the left trouser pocket and phone in right... (dont want it getting scratched)

    i imagine anything that looks remotely 'technological' as being a transformer that i created...

    wonder what the hell everyone talks about when they say x user has crap grammar when it looks like something i would write (taking aside the caps and apostrophes and such because thats just from not being bothered not not being able)

    im asian yet somehow atheist... impossible...

    i dont bookmark sites... i keep them as a separate tab...i end up with hundreds of tabs...eventually something happens that screws up my browser and i lose the tabs... right now i have 17 open

    i keep a £1 off voucher for a taxi ride in my wallet not for the next taxi i take but for the scenario that i lost and far away from home. because taxis can travel this distance for £1 :rolleyes:

    i post comments on here but then edit them straight after i submitted because i dont notice any mistake until after i submit. so most of my comments on here will have the 'edited' message on them....

    i dont like long posts disagree with, but given enough determination/anger, i will counter argue every point as best i can because im awesome like that

    im looking for a cool shiney object i can bring with me and pretend it has special powers/lucky. right now im thinking of either my old ring... a unique coin, or a very cool pocket watch i found online (i need to win an online contest in order to get this because 100 quid is too much for me)

    sometimes imagine me saving people from serial killer/rapists/dictator/earth destroyers... yes i am goku...

    i do physics...

    got many more, ill add them on if i can remember them and be bothered...:pierre:
    Last edited by Dmon1Unlimited; 31-07-2012 at 03:03.
  2. James2108's Avatar
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    I do physics! You aren't alone, my friend :') I also do the weird martial artist thing...


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  3. malvika111's Avatar
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    Re: Weird stuff you do (and wonder if other people do it too)
    (Original post by malvika111)
    I blast movie soundtracks and pretend that I'm one of the characters in my head.

    ... 'Last of the Mohicans' is on my Itunes Top 25 Most Played.
    Anyone who saw the Olympic opening ceremony can see that Mr Bean's with me too.
  4. ROYP's Avatar
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    Re: Weird stuff you do (and wonder if other people do it too)
    After a shower I sometimes stand behind a window and flash/windmill strangers
  5. SFeet's Avatar
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    Re: Weird stuff you do (and wonder if other people do it too)
    I open the curtains and show my willy to everyone
  6. Sir Fox's Avatar
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    Re: Weird stuff you do (and wonder if other people do it too)
    (Original post by Dmon1Unlimited)
    walking around my house in my underwear because all the other clothes are regarded as 'outside' or 'public' clothes...

    putting strawberry milkshake powder (brand is nesquit) in my bowl of shreddies...

    while im alone and i day dream about being a martial artist, i half dream it and half act it out, but because its half, it looks like im having a nervous breakdown

    put tissue paper on the toilet seat when nature calls for number 2 everywhere even in my own home...it acts as a barrier between my arse and germs despite the fact that any germs that would be there would easily pass through one/two layers of tissue...

    wash my hands after i get home/hold things i havent held before/dont own

    watch tv near 24/7

    always keep my keys/wallet in the left trouser pocket and phone in right... (dont want it getting scratched)

    i imagine anything that looks remotely 'technological' as being a transformer that i created...

    wonder what the hell everyone talks about when they say x user has crap grammar when it looks like something i would write (taking aside the caps and apostrophes and such because thats just from not being bothered not not being able)

    im asian yet somehow atheist... impossible...

    i dont bookmark sites... i keep them as a separate tab...i end up with hundreds of tabs...eventually something happens that screws up my browser and i lose the tabs... right now i have 17 open

    i keep a £1 off voucher for a taxi ride in my wallet not for the next taxi i take but for the scenario that i lost and far away from home. because taxis can travel this distance for £1 :rolleyes:

    i post comments on here but then edit them straight after i submitted because i dont notice any mistake until after i submit. so most of my comments on here will have the 'edited' message on them....


    i dont like long posts disagree with, but given enough determination/anger, i will counter argue every point as best i can because im awesome like that

    im looking for a cool shiney object i can bring with me and pretend it has special powers/lucky. right now im thinking of either my old ring... a unique coin, or a very cool pocket watch i found online (i need to win an online contest in order to get this because 100 quid is too much for me)

    sometimes imagine me saving people from serial killer/rapists/dictator/earth destroyers... yes i am goku...

    i do physics...

    got many more, ill add them on if i can remember them or can be bothered...:pierre:
    Bold parts apply to me as well Btw, Vietnam, Japan and South Korea are among the least religious countries in the world

    Some more strange things I do:

    - automatically imagine the course of the year as a giant circle-like path in our garden, numbers (from - infinity to infinity) have geographical coordinates, vowels have colours (i is read, e is yellow, o is black, u is green, a os blue) and so on ...

    - automatically analyse every situation/everything I encounter

    - read encyclopedias (according to my father it's something really weird to do :confused:)

    - I spend hours daydreaming

    - I count things around me - columns of buildings, tiles on the floor, windows etc.

    - I always write gramatically correct (maybe not in English as it's not my first language, but in German I do), whether I'm chatting on Facebook or a message on the phone, I rarely ever abbreviate

    - I'm probably going to edit my post several times as I remember other strange things I do
    Last edited by Sir Fox; 30-07-2012 at 15:33.
  7. weird thing's Avatar
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    Re: Weird stuff you do (and wonder if other people do it too)
    One weird thing I do

    For some reason I don't know why, but when I'm board I start doing algebra in my head and when I sleep I revise my 12 times tables (talking in my sleep). Am I the only on who does this? Also is there a way I could stop because I'm beginning to get bullied by people. Please, please help me. Thank you. :bee:

    P.s I'm not autistic am I, because I get told that allot
  8. SpanishInquisition's Avatar
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    Re: Weird stuff you do (and wonder if other people do it too)
    I have a strange tendancy to take things apart. On my desk there's a digital multimeter, disposable camera, burglar alarm control panel and old wireless router sitting in pieces. It's not some uncontrollable compulsion or disorder, just a curiosity. Quite often it's when I'm avoiding work, when I lost my screwdriver my productivity must've tripled! In fact, this sums me up pretty well.

  9. boba's Avatar
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    Re: Weird stuff you do (and wonder if other people do it too)
    (Original post by Dmon1Unlimited)
    walking around my house in my underwear because all the other clothes are regarded as 'outside' or 'public' clothes...

    putting strawberry milkshake powder (brand is nesquit) in my bowl of shreddies...

    while im alone and i day dream about being a martial artist, i half dream it and half act it out, but because its half, it looks like im having a nervous breakdown

    put tissue paper on the toilet seat when nature calls for number 2 everywhere even in my own home...it acts as a barrier between my arse and germs despite the fact that any germs that would be there would easily pass through one/two layers of tissue...

    wash my hands after i get home/hold things i havent held before/dont own

    watch tv near 24/7

    always keep my keys/wallet in the left trouser pocket and phone in right... (dont want it getting scratched)

    i imagine anything that looks remotely 'technological' as being a transformer that i created...

    wonder what the hell everyone talks about when they say x user has crap grammar when it looks like something i would write (taking aside the caps and apostrophes and such because thats just from not being bothered not not being able)

    im asian yet somehow atheist... impossible...

    i dont bookmark sites... i keep them as a separate tab...i end up with hundreds of tabs...eventually something happens that screws up my browser and i lose the tabs... right now i have 17 open

    i keep a £1 off voucher for a taxi ride in my wallet not for the next taxi i take but for the scenario that i lost and far away from home. because taxis can travel this distance for £1 :rolleyes:

    i post comments on here but then edit them straight after i submitted because i dont notice any mistake until after i submit. so most of my comments on here will have the 'edited' message on them....

    i dont like long posts disagree with, but given enough determination/anger, i will counter argue every point as best i can because im awesome like that

    im looking for a cool shiney object i can bring with me and pretend it has special powers/lucky. right now im thinking of either my old ring... a unique coin, or a very cool pocket watch i found online (i need to win an online contest in order to get this because 100 quid is too much for me)

    sometimes imagine me saving people from serial killer/rapists/dictator/earth destroyers... yes i am goku...

    i do physics...

    got many more, ill add them on if i can remember them or can be bothered...:pierre:
    love the way that this post has the edited message underneath it
  10. Dmon1Unlimited's Avatar
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    Re: Weird stuff you do (and wonder if other people do it too)
    (Original post by boba)
    love the way that this post has the edited message underneath it
    Old habits die hard :cool:

    Just noticed I needed to tweak the last line of the other post because it didn't really make much sense :lolwut:

    Spoiler:
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    Yes I noticed this post has been edited to :pierre:
    Last edited by Dmon1Unlimited; 31-07-2012 at 03:05.
  11. Juichiro's Avatar
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    Re: Weird stuff you do (and wonder if other people do it too)
    (Original post by ROYP)
    I was reading a thread from someone saying that, when alone, they sometimes talk to friends/celebrities while looking in the mirror to gauge facial expressions etc, and they were adjudged 'sane' by the jury of TSR and I figured a few of us probably have similar things...

    E.g.

    I often talk myself through everyday tasks as if I'm giving a tutorial to someone. The most common tutorial by far is 'having a dump' (don't ask how it goes) but it could be anything like making food, unloading the dishwasher etc. Obviously these are in my head if there are people around but I prefer to give the tutorials aloud so I can try out accents

    I have more but I'd rather dish out my crazy in small chunks between other people's weird stuff so get sharing
    I stay up to late on TSR reading/commenting on threads.
  12. Kidneyjean's Avatar
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    Re: Weird stuff you do (and wonder if other people do it too)
    In the mirror, I sometimes pretend that my nostrils are my eyes, and try to make different facial expressions with my new nostril-eyes
  13. 1992LP's Avatar
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    Re: Weird stuff you do (and wonder if other people do it too)
    Hmmm, lots of things!

    I carry my phone, wallet, and keys with me everywhere. I also always wear a watch.

    I post on internet forums too much.

    I play the air guitar to myself when no one is looking.

    I sing along to loud music when I am along. I am a terrible singer!

    I roll the windows down when I get to a tunnel (when no one is around), slow to a crawl, turn the stereo off, and boot it in second gear just to hear that noise!

    I day dream a lot.

    I am sure there are plenty more, I will add them as and when I remember them

    Edit - I also look out for cars from the car club I am a member of. Then when I spot one (recognised by a sticker) I post that I have spotted it on the forum. Sad or what, eh?
    Last edited by 1992LP; 31-07-2012 at 13:17.
  14. Care-Free's Avatar
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    Re: Weird stuff you do (and wonder if other people do it too)
    i wont go down stairs if i cant see my feet...learned this today at work when i had to take piles of stock down

    also wont go to the toilet if i have a jacket on... :confused:
  15. emilie18's Avatar
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    I make race car noises when I'm driving. :teehee:
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    Sometimes I cover myself in vaseline and pretend that I'm a slug.
  17. HDBrowne's Avatar
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    Re: Weird stuff you do (and wonder if other people do it too)
    I talk and sing to myself.

    I draw my imaginary places from a 2d birds eye view prospective it helps me escape from the real world.

    Also sometimes if my hair is pissing me off, like I wash it and look after it and I still feel like it's greasy I tear/cut it it and burn in and imagine it feels pain.
    Last edited by HDBrowne; 02-08-2012 at 00:01.
  18. bethkj's Avatar
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    Re: Weird stuff you do (and wonder if other people do it too)
    This thread is so reassuring :rolleyes:

    I don't walk on particular things on the street, for example grates or discoloured bricks

    When something interesting happens, I always re-tell the story in my head, imagining I am telling it to a certain person. Like if something funny happens at college I would imagine telling the story to my parents.

    And if my and my dog are home alone, I talk to her in growls and dog noises so that she likes me better than the rest of my family :innocent:
  19. desdemonata's Avatar
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    Re: Weird stuff you do (and wonder if other people do it too)
    Haha I have a german shepherd as tall as me, and I totally still use a baby voice when speaking to him (which I do... quite a bit). And I call him "baby dog" He is adorable though.

    Edit: and another weird thing that happens in my household is that me and my brother will often spend a whole day imitating somebody: Russell Kane and Keith Lemon are big favourites. Today we said the words "potayto" and "bang tideh" about 70 times :lol:
    Last edited by desdemonata; 02-08-2012 at 14:11.
  20. Costalo's Avatar
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    Re: Weird stuff you do (and wonder if other people do it too)
    Disturbingly, If I know I'll be alone in the house for a night, I'll have a secret 'fat night' where I'll order a large pizza with 6 tubs of garlic and herb dip and chicken wings and cookies from Dominos and devour it like an animal, moaning at how good it tastes, while naked.

    I'll listen to sad songs on my iPod such as 'My Heart will go on' and 'Nothing Compares to You' and cry while staring at myself in the mirror and pretending I'm in a sad film.
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