Commuting on a foldie.
sound to me like pink shirts are pretty normal. The only bloke who wears them in my office is a knob, so I won't be joining in.
Most of my shirts have pink in them, it suits my flushed complexion after cycling to work.
They were a novelty in Yorkshire a few years ago, the stylish italians i work with now reckon that I should move onto lilac and mauve rather than pink.
I also love my Lamy fountain pen so pretty normal by the standards of this forum.
Not having one of those smartphone dodahs.
Spending more than a couple of hundred quid on a bike.
Pink shirt here too.
That's decided then. From now on, it's officially going to be
[b][i][u]STW Pink Shirt Tuesdays![/u][/i][/b]
[s]Trolling[/s] trawling for middle aged men in the late hours of the evening
FTFY
He was right the first time. Trolling is [url= http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troll_(gay_slang) ]polari [/url]slang, it means ‘to walk effeminately’, or ‘to walk, seeking sex’.”[5] Trolling can be used almost interchangeably with cruising[6]
Annnnyway, back on topic. I think its completely normal to pay for goods (not in the sense above) with a handful of material that is 80% currency of the realm and 20% sawdust.
Having no desire to have be in a relationship...........ever.
Hold on a moment!
What are we wimmin supposed to wear? Shirley not blue!
I had a pink shirt once - the result of an unfortunate meeting between my white shirt and my Gran's red bra.
Some people seem to find it odd that I get chatting to people I don't know, say if I'm on a plane I'll generally start chatting to someone sitting next to me. I just get bored really but it's not what the English do apparently.
Skiing at night.
Making my sandwiches in the staff room instead of at home - you've got no idea the amount of comment this generates.
Carrying my bike up big hills.
Bunnyhop - Member
Hold on a moment!
What are we wimmin supposed to wear? Shirley not blue!
Pink. There's nothing sexist about STW Pink Shirt Tuesdays, thank you very much.
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I'm not allowed to wear pink. I'm not allowed to wear "sunshine colours" as they don't suit me, I have to wear "earth colours". 🙁
As folk have mentioned above, people I know think I'm not normal because I don't:
- own a car;
- own a 4-foot, widescreen, surround-sound, flat-panel, 3D, mega-telly (nor have more TV's in the kitchen and bedroom);
- own a wi-fi'd, 3G, GPS'd, touchscreen, multi-mexapixel camera'd smartphone;
- drink alcohol.
And do:
- share a 1-bedroomed flat with four bikes;
- cycle, run or walk to get places, whatever the weather;
- continue to ride bikes even though I fall off them with regularity;
- read books;
- use correct grammar and punctuation in txt msgs.
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What's unusual about that? Lots of people get their cash in that way. 😉
Riding round the hills by the house on the way to work.
Riding round the hill in the middle of town on 1st break.
Riding round the other hill in the middle of town on 2nd break.
Riding round the first set of hills after work.
Having energy to work perplexed my colleagues.
Substitute 'tool' for cable. Should you ever need to connect a Psion 5 to a 1967 Corvette or plug an MRI machine into a ZX Spectrum, I've probably got the correct cable somewhere, or sufficient 'ends' to make one up.
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How the heck has this thread avoided the gutter ?
I'm keeping my answer to myself
cider and intravenous cocaine for brekkie and masturbating every time I shower..
showering in the evenings as opposed to the morning.
i shower once every 24 hours, you shower once every 24 hours. meh.
I had a pink shirt once - the result of an unfortunate meeting between my white shirt and my Gran's red bra.
I find grannies in red bras pretty odd. Although I'm guessing if i type that into google with safe search off I'd find it's relatively common place.
Watching Grayson on telly (all in the best possible taste)and thinking what a lovely program,while at the same time,knowing that very few people at work tomorrow will have watched/get it.
Ah well 🙄
hungry monkey - Membershowering in the evenings as opposed to the morning.
i shower once every 24 hours, you shower once every 24 hours. meh.
Me too, during the day I do physical stuff & I don't want to go to bed all sweaty, bit like people who brush their teeth before breakfast and not afterwards??
Smelling farts. Normal.
Lighting them is my party trick.
Not drinking alcohol.
Everyone assumes that I must have had a drink problem at some point and had to give it up. I haven't.
The one that present company will probably find the weirdest is I get really bored watching mountain bike videos, downhill, uphill, trials etc. Can watch about two minutes then I'm bored of it just leaves me completely unmoved. I can watch a road race from start to finish though. Actually even I find that a little odd but there you are!
Just thought of another one. I like to shower before i go out for a long ride, naturally I shower when i get in too.
Mate of mine doesn't drink. The number of people astounded by this simple concept is incredible.
Mate of mine doesn't drink.
What, like anything? 😯
Not being the slightest bit interested in football. Some people just can't compute that
Ditto here.family and work collegues are mad on it.....why?
Standing up to wipe.
Things that I've found make peoples heads explode:
- I'm not interested in Football (or 'Racism' as it's better known at the moment).
- Alcohol doesn't have any meaning/significance/importance to me.
- I don't use a Face Book.
- I don't ****. Or Twit. Or whatever it's called.
- I cycle to work even if it's raining.
- I cycle nowhere in particular. Even if it's raining.
Mostly been said, but:
- walking/riding instead of driving
- never having owned a car by age of 40
- no interest in football
- wearing same clothes for 10 years
- making own lunch every day instead of buying it
- often going weeks without alcohol
Not eating animals.
Not using drugs, legal or otherwise.
Not owning a television.
Taking my bike in to shops. If I need to check prices or just pick up a small item, I'll take my bike in to Halfords or B&Q rather than lock it up outside or drive or walk.
Taking the long way home when I finish work at 1am and it's a nice night.
Cycling further than I drive in a year.
Hub gears.
mrjmt - Member
Standing up to wipe.
This is completely normal!!!!
Taking my bike in to shops. If I need to check prices or just pick up a small item, I'll take my bike in to Halfords or B&Q rather than lock it up outside
Is that odd? I've wheeled my bike around Tesco's before now - I feel more odd walking around in cycle gear without a bike close by!
The security guy stops me when I try in Tesco, although he does let me park it inside the shop by where he sits.
I'd get rather gristley about that if it were me - I'd point at all the prams/pushchairs, wheelchairs and trolleys going in and out and ask why not.
Mind you, leaving the bike under his watchful eye means you have both hands free to shop.
MTG
paracetamol/athletes foot cream etc (easy)? antibiotics/anticoagulants etc (not so much)Not using drugs, legal or otherwise.
just wondering not having a dig.
I've wheeled my bike around Tesco's before now - I feel more odd walking around in cycle gear without a bike close by!
might give it a goI'd point at all the prams/pushchairs, wheelchairs and trolleys going in and out and ask why not
Donk, yeah, I should have said recreational drugs.
ah it was the legal bit that threw me. are any legal drugs "recreational"?
Being 41 and still wanting to listen to, buy and jump around to new music. Why does anyone else my age seem to think they stopped making music in 1985 (or might have stretched themselves to some Take That)
Taking my own lunch to work. And not going out to buy every cup of coffee/tea and instead making my own. With a kettle.
Enjoying doing things at the weekend with my family. Amazing how many colleagues seem to think kids are there to get in their way!
ah it was the legal bit that threw me. are any legal drugs "recreational"?
Cigarettes and alcohol I guess.
No one has mentioned the obvious one: posting sh*te on internet forums so complete strangers can read it
Closing all the windows on an advent calendar, putting it away in the box of Christmas decorations then reusing it again the following December. For a long time I thought everyone did that.
Standing up to wipe is just plain wrong though, you bunch of weirdos.
they're not drugs, they're part of a balanced diet, same category as vitamins aren't they?Cigarettes and alcohol I guess.
yeah ok, so I'm stupid.
they're not drugs, they're part of a balanced diet, same category as vitamins aren't they?
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Walking around barefoot, anywhere, everywhere.
Not being fascinated by engine noises, including plane ones.
Not drinking tea, coffee or any hot drinks really (I'm 37)
Second wearing shorts at every available opportunity
Putting a jumper on when I'm cold rather than turning the heating on
Hating having to drive a car - walk/cycle/train as much as possible
Having a huge collection of lego (but 4 year old son and all his friends love it!)
Avoiding McDonalds/BK/KFC liek the plague
Oh, yeah, the tea & coffee and shorts thing for me too.
Avoiding McDonalds/BK/KFC x2!
Not watching TV. We have two, and a projector. But I seldom watch anything other than the news and occasional sports event.
Listening to 6 Music rather than Radio 2
Dancing to Rock n Roll
Not enjoying watching surgery, fake or otherwise
Not being interested in the "Wonders of the universe"
Stare at people when I travel on public transport.
did anyone else's palms regularly peel when they were a kid?
[i]did anyone else's palms regularly peel when they were a kid?[/i]
friction related?
no, younger than that particular episode.
Like, huge flaps of skin, just peeling right off. A bit like after sunburn. But only on the palms?
I [i]thought[/i] it was normal
Not buying bottled water, I alway take a flask or won water bottle,
still use a milkman,
have taken my bike into shops too,
wearing things that aren't in fashion and are quite old,
riding bikes with other girls in the dark around remote areas,
Not drinking alcohol,
never smoked,
dislike shopping (unsual for a female)
don't have lots of shoes (only the basics)
don't have children,
don't watch any soap and dislike those sleb type magazines,
read ST mag in bed
Am also a technophobe and don't understand most computers or videos, dvd players etc.
Cougar - Member
Mate of mine doesn't drink. The number of people astounded by this simple concept is incredible.POSTED 18 HOURS AGO # REPORT-POST
I don't drink. At all. Some people struggle a bit with that. Over the years you learn how make them shut up about it politely.
I'm really not into football.
I don't covet a fancy car, even though i am an automotive engineer, I drive a beat up old T4. Looks a bit odd in a restaurant car park etc!
I don't understand how people cope not having a lathe and milling machine.
Riding a unicycle [s]on the schoolrun or to go to the shops in town[/s] - if you're going to take your transport into the shops with you, then it's far less hassle than a bike (and most people don't even seem to notice you've got it with you).
Also don't drink tea or coffee (well occasionally to be sociable, as I don't hate it, just not bothered).
Unsurprisingly I also use a bike for transport to levels other people consider abnormal, even if I'm an amateur compared to some of you (though I do always get shocked reactions when people find out I live 7 miles away after turning up at Tumble Tots with little one in a bike trailer).
- Trying to avoid using car (not sure why we have it really - oh yes, to occasionally transport bikes);
- Not having fancy TVs, Sky, all that stuff;
- Go into a panic as soon as the "Football Conversation" starts - I have no interest nor idea how to respond;
- My work colleagues (except one) think I am utterly insane as I play on bikes when I'm not in work and often fall off.
- Being convinced that next door's cat is Satan.
Its funny the amount of repetition on this thread. Would seem like the things people think are less than normal are actually fairly normal.
Expect the not drinking tea/coffee that is weird.
Fred... 😀
Not being remotely interested in all of the clebrity famous for being famous nonsene. I am quite pleased to be able to say 'who is that person' when the chat starts at work or some Z list sleb is on the telly or in the paper.
[i]Not being remotely interested in all of the celebrity famous for being famous nonsense[/i]
I think you'll find most people with a brain think that's normal.