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For some reason I always stand on one leg while cleaning my teeth
There was a time in polite English society, when leaving a bit of food on your plate like that ...
Yeah - it wasn't that in his case, wasn't brought up to do so or owt like that either
I'm told that in some language (a Chinese dialect maybe?) the word for fish is very similar to the word for plenty and it's considered really rude to eat all your fish
I often imagine lines coming from corners on objects. Draw imaginary lines all over what I see and picture how they would intersect. If the lines are on the pavement I then avoid stepping on the intersecting points... Hadn't thought anything of it until I read this thread.
this is the most disturbing thread I've ever read
On the subject of fish finger butties,
I used to work with a lass who couldn't eat a chaotic chip buttie. She'd disassemble it, take all the chips out, then rebuild it with a single layer of chips going left to right, then the next layer running north-south and so on, like a big chip Jenga sandwich.
It perhaps speaks more about me that this didn't strike me as overly odd behaviour.
I used to avoid stepping on BT inspection covers (the concrete ones, often inn twos, or 3's), I kept a mental note of how many I'd stepped on and if it was an even number (two covers/drains) I would have good luck, if it was an odd number (3 drains/covers) I would have bad luck. I then decreed that it was a stupid thing to do and focused my efforts on mixing nnumerals and written numbers into my posts on here, knowing full well that the use of 2 and three in this post will fill someone with an innner torment that may even prevent them sleeping tonnight..
Whenever I make a cup of tea I start counting the number of times I stir the tea bag around in the cup, which really annoys me. So now I stir very erratically and hum a tune to myself while avoiding eye contact with the cup. 😕
I try and make words from the three letters on on number plates. The word must start with the first letter and have the next two anywhere but in the same order. I give myself an inner pat on the back for anything ten letters or above.
If I have a bunch of coins in my pocket, I'll rearrange them from largest to smallest while they're STILL in my pocket FFS. 🙂
That sounds like a cover story to me.
Just thought of another one! 😯
Sometimes, when I notice something that strikes me as significant, such as an unusual number plate, I try to keep it the front of my mind for as long as possible. It becomes like a compulsion not to forget it! Usually lasts about 10 minutes and then I suddenly realise I've been thinking about someone else!
Right must dash...got an appt. to get to!! 8)
dd...arranging coins in your pocket...hmmmm... load of bollox... 😉
I wonder who'll get the 200th post. Not that its an issue, I'm sure
I'm sorry, I can't let the fish finger butty saucing issue go...
Brown sauce, ketchup, are you all raving mad? Tartare sauce or, indeed, salad cream, bit of tomato, and cheese. Obviously.
Sheesh
I count seconds in my head: 0ne thousand and one, one thousand and two, etc...
A lot.
That sounds like a cover story to me.
dd...arranging coins in your pocket...hmmmm... load of bollox...
Guilty as charged 😳 I'm sure others think the same when I'm doing it. 😀
As a kid;
I used to eat Shreddies in even numbers, if I got one or three on the spoon I would fish around until I secured another. Then I could work out if I started with an odd or even amount.
When shopping, I would try and retrace my route (walking) from the furthest point, even if there was a quicker way back 🙂
Now;
Mirrors in the car have to be perfectly aligned.
If I scuff one shoe when walking, I will try and scuff the other one the same amount.
Stuff like bog roll orientation used to bother me but not anymore 🙂
Great post!
I have to meticulously check the ingredients of all the food I buy. Takes me AGES to go to the supermarket, my wife tries to do all the shopping!
When out riding I often have to ask my fellow riders if my backpack is zipped up as I kepp thinking I'll lose my keys/phone/money. I ahve to stop and check if I'm out solo.
I'm sure I have more, let me think...........
another one that hasn't struck me as odd but I guess may be to some. I don't like going and coming back the same way. Doesn't count for long journeys of course (or indeed where the return journey is a different time by a significant amount) but short ones like going to the petrol station, or nipping down to the supermarket, I'll try and come back by a different route.
I don't like going and coming back the same way.
I have that, but I don't think of it as a compulsion, just a desire for variety 🙂
Numbers have got to be complete.
200, and relax.
201. Freaks!
Bastid, got to wait now! 😥
Cougar:
I used to work with a lass who couldn't eat a chaotic chip buttie.
One of the funniest lines on STW for me ever!
Deadlydarcy - number plates tormented me for years. In NZ they have the same format as Library of Congress call marks. I had to classify each car that passed. Thats a Nursing car. Thats a Russian History car. Thats a Crime Fiction car.
British number plates luckily don't format with any classification system I know.
I win.
Hmm, although quite funny how come there is such a large amount of OCD afflicted people on this forum? Surely the general populus doesnt have this level of odd compulsions...
Now I feel odd for having none 😳
maxray - this is the internet... you can be anything you want to be....
I'm idly wondering if there's a corrolation between OCD and IT...
Cougar:I used to work with a lass who couldn't eat a chaotic chip buttie.
One of the funniest lines on STW for me ever!
Cool - we aim to please. (-:
I'll have to admit that I get quite worked up about incorrect use of "fewer" and "less" in sentences. I also get very upset when people don't use apostrophes properly.
Just call me the Grammar Nazi.
Oh, and I like things in neat piles on my desk, with all the pens pointing the same way.
Had dinner with the OH last night and we talked about this thread. She told me of other OCDs I have that I'd not realised - LOL!!!!!
[i]while avoiding eye contact with the cup[/i]
🙂 amusing image !
DrRS**** - do tell... sub-concious OCD seems all the more interesting...
I almost resent the 5p/litre off vouchers as they make my bank statements look messy.
Ah see, I work this out in my head and make sure I put the right amount of fuel in so that AFTER the discount it is a nice round number! 😆