Weird things you do

I brush my teeth in the shower. This seems very sensible to me, the spitting out is washed down straight the drain, less splatter from the electric toothbrush and it minimises the chance of leaving toothpaste round my mouth.

But. According to friends, this is very weird indeed.

So weirdos, what do you do?

I do this in the AM at least – is just ruthless common sense to avoid an unnoticed major/minor pastyface morning meeting embarrassment

Riding bikes – for fun!

I know, weird!

Read THE magazine

Pretty unusual for these parts I gather.

I do a Nazi salute every time I go into my porch, but only in the winter.

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Had to explain this to someone today, the light in there is on a motion sensor, which detects me if I come in the front door and turns the light on, but doesn’t immediately get me if I leave the house from the hall, I therefore open my door and put my right arm up in front of it as I leave the building. Not required in daylight, but I often still do it from habit.

Peanut butter and salad cream sarnies. I’m a heathen. We were poor growing up and discovered it when my brother and I raided the cupboards and for science tried it.

I usually sleep under a sleeping bag, on top of the duvet.

I always have to check the car door is locked, despite pressing the key fob, and hearing the usual ‘clunk’ of the lock, I have to test it by pulling the handle.

See also: Clacking BBQ/salad tongs together several times to ensure correct operation before using them on food.

Eat meals in strict order. E.g. veggies first (also in order of least preferred to start,) then chips then pie. My missus thinks it’s weird, I suspect it’s not that unusual.

I also don’t do Tapas because sharing. No, I chose these and you wanted that so sod off with that fork in my food.

See also: Clacking BBQ/salad tongs together several times to ensure correct operation before using them on food.

That’s actually technically the correct and only way.

I throw ice trays down onto the counter with a bang. It used to be to crack the cubes out of the rigid trays that came with a cheap fridge, but we’ve used silicone trays for over a decade?

I do the car door thing, I never used to. I blame my missus for that. Annoyingly, the OCD-ness of it has also moved to doing the same with house external doors. I get it under control for a while, but it comes back from time to time.

I also eat veggies first, that will stem from me being a picky eater when young and getting them out of the way. I will leave the best bit of a meal until last, that is usually the meat.

Where to start….

Further reading:

https://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/things-you-do-out-of-habit-which-are-utterly-pointless/

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I also eat veggies first,

I’m the other way.  If I have multiple items on my plate, I’ll eat what there’s most of so that they all run out at about the same time.

I’ll eat what there’s most of so that they all run out at about the same time.

This. Particularly with a fry up, the aim is to have a final forkful which has a bit of everything.

Particularly with a fry up, the aim is to have a final forkful which has a bit of everything.

Are we related?

Eat meals in strict order. Veggies first? Check

Click tongs? Check

Riding a bike at all? Check

Check doors are locked? Check

Tap rhythmically on my desk when doing admin on the PC? Check

The weirdest are the freaks who cheerfully admitted in a recent thread on here, that they eat their own scabs, dead skin off their feet and bogies. Did I dream that, or did that actually happen?

Completely ignoring the standard nutrition guidelines set out by all health authorities in these western world.  Only eating beef, eggs, salt and feeling amazing on it.

When seated, and relaxed, curl up/tap my toes. LLRR pattern, about 60 bpm – quite rapid.
Doing it now. Just noticed it’s changed to LLRRR, that’s 5/4!

I always have to check the car door is locked, despite pressing the key fob, and hearing the usual ‘clunk’ of the lock, I have to test it by pulling the handle.

I used to do that but my wife’s car is keyless entry so pulling on the door handle just unlocks it again!

Trying to use emojis on the STW forum ☹️?????

Something else I do is try get a bit of everything on the plate in each fork load, so that’s meat, roast potato, parsnip, carrot, spinach and a few peas, along with a bit of gravy. Can get messy at times.

EDIT Bloody hell, one of them worked!

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^ none of those worked!

Everything I do is a normal thing for me to do. If it’s not, I probably won’t do it.

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Left shoe on first.

If I absent mindedly put my right on first, I always take it off and put the Left on.

I have no idea why, it just feels correct

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I only do sensible things but other people’s judgement is often out of kilter with my reality

lambchop

Completely ignoring the standard nutrition guidelines set out by all health authorities in these western world.  Only eating beef, eggs, salt and feeling amazing on it.

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The weirdest are the freaks who cheerfully admitted in a recent thread on here, that they eat their own scabs, dead skin off their feet and bogies. Did I dream that, or did that actually happen?

There’s a name for that, eating stuff which isn’t food.  It’s called pica (pronounced PIE-ka with no trace of irony).

When opening a jar of Nutella, using a small utilty knife, I firsly cut around the outer circumference of the gold sealing foil/paper – using the glass edge as a guide. Then I cut round the inner circumference of the foil/paper (again using the glass edge as a guide).

Ideally this yields a perfect sealing ring (with no air gaps) on top of the jar.

I’m a worst first, best last kinda person food-wise.

I’ll eat the least exciting thing first, often leaving the best bit completely untouched until last.

A pie with potatoes and salad for instance, the salad is totally getting got out the way first, then the potatoes, then finally I can break into the pristine, untouched pie.

Every so often I’ll have broccoli for breakfast, or sprouts when they’re in season

Every so often I’ll have broccoli for breakfast, or sprouts when they’re in season

Sheep next to my house say exactly this. Then the hole in the fence gets fixed

I’ll eat what there’s most of so that they all run out at about the same time.

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Isn’t that perfectly normal!?

lunge

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I brush my teeth in the shower. This seems very sensible to me, the spitting out is washed down straight the drain, less splatter from the electric toothbrush and it minimises the chance of leaving toothpaste round my mouth.

High 5, brother. Also a convenient excuse to spend a couple of extra minutes in the shower on a cold morning.

A pie with potatoes and salad for instance, the salad is totally getting got out the way first, then the potatoes, then finally I can break into the pristine, untouched pie.

Mate, I hate to break it to you, but the weirdest thing you do is serving salad with a pie.

Mate, I hate to break it to you, but the weirdest thing you do is serving salad with a pie.

Yep. This thread is complete. :-)

Yep I think most of these things are pretty normal. The food order thing, both approaches make sense and for me can vary on a per meal basis.

Fry up or roast, then a bit ove everything on each forkful please. Something with a random side salad then yeah get rid of the salad first.

Completely agree with brushing your teeth in the shower. Can’t believe that no one has said peeing in the shower yet. I’d draw the line at having a crap in it though.

I trace the outline of objects/patterns/car registrations with my eyes. Not with my fave pressed up against them, that’ll be well weird, just as I look t them.

Often do the least liked food first, though a fry up will follow the balanced approach (black pudding may be left to savour last).

ps no mention of Louise yet?