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Hey Pandas, What Is A Unique Habit You Have? (Closed)

What is something you do (regularly or not) that you think nobody else does? It could be the way you open a drawer, the way you wake, or even the way you go to the toilet. Is there something special about your routine? Why do you do it this way?

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#1

I can twist things to make them less negative. My husband once said: "if the cat's sick on the carpet Caro will say "Oh good, no splatter" and if the cat is sick on the parquet Caro will say "Great, at least it's not on the carpet". And it's true, I can turn negativity away from me. I just think it's a survival thing or I might be nuts, .... or possibly both ;).

Final score:

51points

Legen ( wait for it ) dary 2 years ago

I vote both plus a not yet diagnosed something else. A gift most probably. 😜

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#2

There is ALWAYS music in my head. Even songs I hate or haven't heard in years, it repeats until I think of a similar song to change it to.

Final score:

34points

Holly Caelyn Followell

UpQuarkDownQuark 2 years ago

That’s my curse, too. Sometimes I wake up with a song I haven’t heard in years or decades. And it takes a couple of seconds for me to hear a song and then have that portion loop endlessly. It’s torturous. Sometimes I even have trouble reading because some jackass is singing innmy brain and the lyrics distract me.

9points

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#3

Periodically, I'll shiver for a second or two. I've done it as long as I can remember, but I have no clue why I do it. I'm never cold when it happens either.

Final score:

21points

Pam Tarver 2 years ago

Same

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#4

Find a quiet spot and play my didgeridoo

Final score:

20points

Mary Rose Kent 2 years ago

NICE! I hear it’s a real challenge to master.

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#5

I have quite a few little habits, but after a while of wracking my brains I can't think of any of them that would likely be unique. After all, this is the internet... even if I posted some weird s**t like that every morning I woke up at 05:43Hrs, juggled 3 small kittens for 8 minutes whilst the kettle was boiling and then settled down to a nice cup of mud tea you can bet your a**e that half an hour later at least three people would have replied with 'oh, I do that too' and before you know it you're starting an early morning kitten juggling group cause it's a lot more common than you think. xd

Final score:

20points

Ashley Lyford 2 years ago

You're funny!

5points

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#6

I call myself an emotional thermostat. I can change the mood of a person or persons very easily. In my younger years, I used this ability to manipulate people, especially my boyfriends.
(*cringes* I have deep regrets behind my past behaviours)
as a grown adult I use this ability in my life for good. I work in the ICU/critical care. I am known for my ability to cheer up, put people at ease, reduce anxiety, and reduce fear.
I am also very good at being able to pick up nonverbal cues from my sick patients (or anyone really, including animals) I consider these things to be my super powers/gifts.

Final score:

18points

Jackie Lulu 2 years ago

They really are gifts!

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#7

I count dots and crosses in every sentence I hear or speak as part of my mental health quirks. T and F are crosses, I and J are dots. Here's an example.

'If I fits, I sits.'

This would be: Triple dot cross, dot dot cross.

Final score:

17points

The_Nicest_Misanthrope

Dani Pret 2 years ago

I have no words! I'm trying to read your rules and apply them but can't see it! Wow what a brain you have. That's remarkable although very random and useless. Cool quirk

15points

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#8

My apparently "unique" habit is actually stopping at "STOP" signs. I say it's unique because I seldom see ANYBODY, including most Police cars, stop at "STOP" signs. Everybody seems to roll on through at speeds varying from "slow walk" to "hell, nobody's coming so I'm BLASTIING through"! So stopping at these signs is a unique characteristic to me and, judging by the two times I was actually "bumped" from behind, a startling discovery for many of those with whom I, shudder, "share the road".

Final score:

17points

Richard A Petro

Lori Rommel 2 years ago

I always stop at stop signs. Complete stop. That way, I'll never get a ticket -- at least, not for that. Nobody else seems to, so it kind of feels like it's a superpower others don't have. I think I passed this along to my son when he started driving. I also told him, "Some of your friends will probably rib you about it, but here's what you tell them: 'If you knew what was in the trunk, you'd know why I'm not risking a ticket!'"

9points

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#9

I like to play with my dog acting like a dog. my friends think it weird

Final score:

16points

kallee the frog

Thanatos Charles 2 years ago (edited)

Best way to play with dog is be a dog, i do it too!

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#10

I am not a superstitious person at all, but when boarding a plane I have to touch the outside of the plane, just to the right of the open door. I prefer to hold my hand there for a few seconds, but if necessary just a touch will do. I have been in situations where I didn't get to do that, and I didn't like it one bit. I know it is just a thing, so I don't freak out about not doing it, but I think about it and plan on doing it all the way down the jetway.

Final score:

15points

Yellow wolf <3 2 years ago

will try in two weeks when i go to spain

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#11

I eat the food off of my plate from right to left. I mean, when I am halfway finished with a meal, the right side of the plate has no food on it and the left side hasn't been touched. I don't know why I do this or remember when it started, but it's a habit now. Yes, I know it's weird.

Final score:

15points

The_Nicest_Misanthrope 2 years ago

Is this the case even if you have something special on your plate that you might 'leave til last'?

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#12

I count; my steps as I walk, ceiling tiles in whatever room I'm in, letters on signs as i pass them, carks in a parking lot, people standing in line ahead of me.

Final score:

15points

UpQuarkDownQuark 2 years ago

I always start to count stairs, but I’m totally ADHD, so I often get distracted and my attention wanders before I get down more than a couple flights. But I always start!

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#13

This is another habit I've been trying to get out of recently, but as I'm literally trying to sleep, the last song I was listening to, and it's usually just that one annoying section in the middle, will replay over and over and over again. My mind will do other annoying "replay" moments as well. I once went to bed replaying that one annoying part on a Beatsaber song. More commonly, I will envision a giant keyboard in front of me and literally type out all of my thoughts while verbally spelling them out, as well. I just can't stand it.

Final score:

15points

UpQuarkDownQuark 2 years ago

I spend every waking moment with music playing in my head. Sometimes it drives me a little crazy.

5points

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#14

I always have to blow through a straw before using it. When I was a kid there was an earwig in my straw and it bit me on my tongue, was numb for a few hours. Even if the straw is wrapped in paper or plastic I still do it.

Final score:

14points

Jeanine Gustafson

IrrelevantNonsense 2 years ago

Eww! Im always going to blow through my straw now. I’m sorry that happened to you! I couldn’t bear it. I hate bugs. I mean i’m okay with certain types but- ew.

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#15

I'm not sure if it's unique or just annoying, but if anybody, and I mean anybody, makes a grammatically incorrect statement (whether through text or verbal) I will stop myself and correct them, even if it's just in my head. My friends find it annoying and I've been trying to stop since it can come off as rude, but I just can't help myself sometimes.

Final score:

14points

CindyLouWho1209 2 years ago

I agree with you. Proper grammar is long lost art as is correct spelling.

11points

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#16

I remodel people's houses in my head for fun.

Final score:

14points

UpQuarkDownQuark 2 years ago

My wife and I do cat sitting and dog walking. Every client’s house has been refurbished and repainted in our brains!

8points

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#17

I grind my teeth side to side to the beat of songs, either a simple drum pattern or to the rhythm of the vocals. Done it for years, happens multiple times daily without me even realizing I've begun.

Final score:

14points

UpQuarkDownQuark 2 years ago

I’m a lifelong tooth drummer.

8points

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#18

I count road kill.

Final score:

12points

Mary Rose Kent 2 years ago

Why? Do you keep separate counts for separate species? Here’s a roadkill fact you may find interesting: skunks are physically structured to release their scent when they’re touched, including when they are run over by a car.

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#19

I can write and read backwards and upside down, and can do it differently with each hand. Those things where it says "hold this up to a mirror to read it"? I don't need to.

Final score:

11points

Eepe 2 years ago

People actually need to hold it up? I just thought it might make it easier, didn’t know reading it w/o a mirror was a thing for some people.

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#20

I'm a slouchy, but I'm very well organized. i won't let any mess, but fine with dirt

Final score:

9points

UpQuarkDownQuark 2 years ago

I used to cat sit for a neighbor that was extremely tidy yet very dirty. Like, I would bring my own dish towel over because his was stiff and crusty. Nothing out of place, nothing ever cleaned.

4points

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#21

I have to smell my coffee cup before I can pour coffee in it. Also plates and bowls before food can go in. Cups also 🤦🏼‍♀️

Final score:

9points

Mer☕️🧭☕️ 2 years ago

Not a bad survival trait to have, honestly.

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#22

I have to touch the middle of my palms and the middle of things that I can feel I think it’s ocd

Final score:

8points

Mary Rose Kent 2 years ago

Sounds like OCD

3points

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#23

I count my chickens after every workout.
I have to make sure one of them didn’t get out. I do the same with my four dogs, 18 fish, and my cat.

Final score:

8points

MikiTheUnregisteredZoologist

Jette Wang Wahnon 2 years ago

A responsible pet owner...that is not weird

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#24

I poke people as a form of affection on the arm

Final score:

8points

Has sold soul for corn chip

Jette Wang Wahnon 2 years ago

My neighbor has an autistic son,we talk when meeting in the street....he has given me two hugs and I felt like winning the lottery...took 6 years to happen...

16points

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#25

I use the last 3 letters of numberplates to make acronyms or anagrams.

Final score:

8points

Thanatos Charles 2 years ago

Do the same, great entertainment in otherwise boring traffic

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#26

Going on my phone until twelve scrolling through bored panda.

Final score:

8points

Mary Rose Kent 2 years ago

Hey, are you secretly John Mulaney?

2points

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#27

Not too unique, but I try to remember everyone’s birthdays. I’d like to say I have a pretty good memory and I like to put it to use. I always like getting a “happy birthday” from someone I didn’t expect to hear from, so I just like returning the favor. I like to keep track and plan when to wish people happy birthdays, even if it’s a little excessive. So, yesterday was my grandma’s birthday, April 1st is my classmates birthday, April 4th is my friends birthday, April 2nd is her little sisters birthday, April 11th is another friend’s birthday, and so on. The more birthdays I know the more fun it gets!

Final score:

8points

Sue Geske 2 years ago

My Mom remembers people's birthdays and sends cards. She loves it, and so do they!

2points

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#28

I check stuff. Door locked, lights off, code properly indented and commented. I've become a first call for people having an "I don't know what to do" moment. I hate feeling that way so I became over zealous. Between the internet and marginal intelligence, calm under stress is doable for me.

Final score:

7points

Mary Rose Kent 2 years ago

Your post is an odd mix of recognizing your strong points and tearing yourself down. I vividly remember a moment in my adolescence when I made a typo on my mother’s old manual Underwood typewriter and said out loud “Mary Rose, you’re so stupid” and my mother admonished me with “Mary Rose, don’t you ever again say you’re stupid because someone might hear you and believe it, and it’s simply not true. Instead, say something like “that was a stupid thing to do”. Be supportive of yourself!

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#29

This might be a bit confusing but whenever I'm walking on a sidewalk and I step on a crack with one foot, I have to go back and step on it again with my other foot on the exact same spot. Not sure why but it's been a weird habit since I was a kid.

Final score:

7points

Very Normal Giraffe

UpQuarkDownQuark 2 years ago

I’ve walked several dogs that almost never step on sidewalk cracks. They don’t look like they’re paying attention, but I’ve watched them walk blocks at a time before stepping on one. Watch for it. It’s weirdly entertaining.

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#30

I squat whenever using a toilet away from home and flush using my foot or elbow....and only use paper towels,not the air-drier..

Final score:

7points

Jette Wang Wahnon

Scarlett Pettis 2 years ago

Oof, Good choicew! Air dryers in bathrooms are especially GROSS!

3points

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#31

I can write with both hands (right dominant) but with my left, it's a mirror image of the right

Final score:

7points

Okasan Willis 2 years ago

Started out lefty then forced to change in grade school. In HS finally started to use left hand again

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#32

if it's small enough and on the ground, I will pick it up with my foot.

Final score:

7points

IzaCoder 2 years ago

I do this too! I also won't stop until I've picked it up, even if I could've gotten it with my hands quicker.

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#33

I have a memory that a savant would kill for.
I forget NOTHING. From my child hood, to my teen years into adulthood. It’s honestly a gift and a curse. It’s hard for me to “let things go” because I remember how vividly upset a situation may have made me feel. I remember line by line what was said in conversations, years later. Gift and a curse.

Final score:

7points

Michele Lein 2 years ago

I'm the same way! I don't have an idactic memory, but I remember things from like before I was 7 months old. Flashes of snapshots from my memories of infanthood, memories of living in our house in Seattle that we moved from when I was three, all confirmed by my mom as being correct, (even though I don't need her to tell me it actually happened.) Exactly what the house looked like inside and out, things that I remember about long dead relatives, still seeing them in my mind and picturing what they were doing when we had interactions. My daughter and her dad barely remember things that happened when they were five. My mom thinks it's weird and that I must have "just imagined" it all happening, (even though she knows it all really did happend). So I also have a problem letting things go that my mom and her family did or said that hurt me and affected me for all my life. Things she conveniently has forgotten about or claims was not a big deal, and that I'm overly sensitive.

2points

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#34

eating a cup of ramen every day because i like it

Final score:

6points

Mer☕️🧭☕️ 2 years ago

I'd love to be able to do the same - love the flavors! - but my poor body can't handle that much salt.

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#35

I wake up but lay in bed for 3 hours on weekends. also, I can fall alseep on weekends but not on week nights.

Final score:

6points

Alaska Timm 2 years ago

Thats pretty common, happens to me all of the time

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#36

When I am cooking, if I drop the spoon or spatula I am using I will wash it but still get different out to finish cooking with. When I am putting fresh cookies on my cooling racks I start with the left rack and work to the right even though I am right handed. It is almost like I do it in the order I read. Left to right one row at a time and the cooling racks are the pages. I also do this when putting the cookie dough on the pans to bake.

Final score:

6points

Deutschland Mädchen 2 years ago

And I will eat those cookies left to right as well. 🍪🍪🍪

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#37

I bite my finger or knuckle if I did something wrong.

Final score:

6points

Mer☕️🧭☕️ 2 years ago

Stop that.

4points

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#38

I count syllables on my fingers. If whatever thing I've said or thought doesn't end on my pinkie, I have to go through it five times so it will. Very few songs, catchphrases, or rhymes end on my pinkie, much less original thoughts.

Final score:

6points

Leah Dickerson 2 years ago

That's nuts, I do the same thing! Except I have to make them even and I will change the sounds to end up with an even number of syllables.

3points

#39

I have a very literal imagination (I say it's the imaginative brain of a 4 year old) and I'm very creative. For example, a friend told me of an app called rump and I immediately had this idea it was for people who like riding horses, but don't have access to them and people who have horses but they don't ride around much... He noticed I was daydreaming about this beautiful horse wellness app and told me it was like uber or lyft. 🙄

Final score:

6points

Mary Rose Kent 2 years ago

Your ideas are much better than the actuality!

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#40

if I don't make my bed in the morning I think I'll have a bad day

Final score:

6points

Richard Johnson

Caro Caro 2 years ago (edited)

Richard, you won't have a bad day but airing your bed and then making your bed is a good thing. Lovely when you're tired and you get to slide in a crisp bed!

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#41

Whenever I'm about to start a conversation with someone I always have to go over what I'm going to say in my head over and over again until it's perfect, otherwise I get super scared.

Final score:

6points

I used all thirty characters:)

y~ 2 years ago

Social anxiety?

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#42

Only opening/stopping the microwave on a multiple of 5.

Final score:

6points

Scarlett Pettis 2 years ago

I'm this way for volume! I love my partner's truck because the digital display doesn't have numbers for the volume!

1point

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#43

When I scratch the left side of my head, I also gotta scratch the right side to even it out.

Final score:

5points

Caro Caro 2 years ago

Just your head? And shoulders or bum??

2points

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#44

When I was in college, I would win drinks by tying a cherry stem in a knot with my tongue. I put the stem in my mouth and tied the knot and then showed the person I bet with...won every time.

Final score:

5points

Rosemary Booth 2 years ago

I can do this too!

4points

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#45

I'll sing/ hum memes (e.g the X-files theme) when I see something that is appropriate for that meme.

Final score:

4points

Mary Rose Kent 2 years ago

I will break into song with the least provocation! Any word grouping that aligns with song lyrics I know sends those lyrics right out of my big fat trap!

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#46

As a kid I had a “detective club” with a friend. We started thinking about all the places people leave their fingerprints and that led us to concentrate on not leaving fingerprints. I still avoid touching anything that doesn’t belong to me with my fingertips, press buttons in elevators with my knuckles for example.

Final score:

4points

Gabriela Decurgez 2 years ago (edited)

Are you planning on commiting a crime? Why would.you care where you leave your fingerprints otherwise?. Also knuckles do leave an unique print behind too, so... Just wear gloves.

2points

#47

Instead of shaving cream, I use the leftover conditioner on my hands after putting it in my hair. Added bonus is I can let the conditioner sit in my hair while I shave, then rinse.

Final score:

4points

Danielle Henderson

y~ 2 years ago

I used to shave my legs with hair conditioner. It was great for my skin. Never needed to moisturize them, even after washing and drying them.

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#48

If I make a mistake I’ll wince, or grimace sort of, for a split second even if it didn’t hurt. I’ll also wince if I see something painful happen to another person or if a ball is thrown at me.

Final score:

3points

Caro Caro 2 years ago

If you see something painful happen to another person and you wince then that's sweet and called empathy.

3points

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#49

I have so many things! I clip my fingernails like 90 times a day, I have weird daydreams and sometimes silently act them out, and I always eat food in order from worst to best. And I snap a lot.

Final score:

3points

Not Telling you

Not Telling you (Submission author) 2 years ago

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#50

not sure if this is unique or considered a habit but i don't wash my dogs in a tub; i do it in the shower stall. they are all big dogs and i found it was not only such a mess using the tub but i was always concerned that i didn't get all the soap off them, especially their lady bits. i have a hand held shower and so i am able to avoid getting too much water and/or soap in their eyes as well as being able to rinse their 'under carriage' well. also, very good at rinsing between their toes as well. before i started doing this they would line up outside the shower and press their faces to watch me. now that they know what is going on in their they more or less willingly walk in and let me wash them well. the only issue they have is that i have to start the washing procedure starting with the oldest dog first and work my way to the youngest. if i don't do this the oldest gets snarky with the others either when they come out of the shower or while they are waiting to go in. go figure! i do know that the vet confirmed that she has some brain damage so maybe it is her perception of the whole process that makes her feel slighted.

the only negative thing that has happened with this practice is that i have had guests stay who prefer to shower. i keep their shampoos and conditioners in the shower for convenience. a couple of times i have had them come out to compliment me on what good smelling coconut conditioner i have or that their skin feels exceptionally moisturized....one of them uses a special shampoo for dry skin. now, i warn people to check the bottles.

Final score:

3points

Caro Caro 2 years ago

I have long hair so I'll come over and use the coconut one too :D

2points

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#51

Whenever a kitchen knife’s handle is hanging slightly over the counter I’ll push it so it’s safely on the counter again. I’ll also move pots so the handles face away from the edge so the pot is harder to knock down.

Final score:

3points

Dietcocoabean 2 years ago

Same here. I think it's some sort of parenting instinct.

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#52

I always blow into whatever cup or glass before I fill it up, no matter if it's from my own cabinet or a fountain drink. When I was little I took the lid off my sonic cherry limeade, trying to get all the ice. When I stuck the straw back in to get everything, a bug dove into it at the exact moment I was sucking. Traumatizing.
I also drink everything through my teeth, no matter what it is, for basically the same reason.

Final score:

2points

Mary Rose Kent 2 years ago

Ooh, that’s really bad for your teeth.

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#53

If I’m listening to music while walking, and the beat happens to match my pace, then I have to step with my left foot on the 1 and 3, and my right foot on 2 and 4. If I find that my right foot is coming down on the 1, then I HAVE to fix it, sometimes stopping for a beat or two and to get the beat right and walk “correctly.” If the beat doesn’t match my pace, then it’s a non-issue.

Final score:

2points

UpQuarkDownQuark (he/him)

TKA 2 years ago

Are/Were you in marching band?

2points

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#54

I drink my water and Diet Coke at room temperature. I don't like it cold, for some reason. Coffee and tea must be hot, but drinks that are usually served cold I drink at room temperature.

Final score:

2points

Christina Honeycutt 2 years ago

I also like to freeze half bottles of water and then add water.

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#55

My dad collects UPC barcodes. Everything we buy stops by his desk first. He gets the information and sells it to some third party. Sometimes he makes more off the information off the product label than we spent on the product. But most of the time it is something that is already in the database.

Final score:

2points

Robert Thompson

Caro Caro 2 years ago

I don't understand ...

3points

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#56

When I am lonely I will stand in a room and talk to myself. Replying in a deeper voice so that I think my dead father is talking with me.

Final score:

2points

Veronica Sjöberg 2 years ago

I do that too. And - it actually helps! I talk out loud to myself (with my own voice) a lot too to sort my mind out. Sometimes when I have a lot on my mind and my husband is home (he doesn't like to talk about things) I sort of whisper instead. I've done this since childhood and find it very soothing. It's not like I don't know that I'm talking to myself- it's just has a calming effect to speak out loud and hear a voice even if it's your own.

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#57

Putting the holy seat (toilet) down like its supposed to be

Final score:

2points

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#58

I tend to finger spell my thoughts

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2points

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#59

It's not really an interesting one, but whenever someone touches me on my head I bend down a little. My friends say I'm like a button- i dunno really, I think it's just some instinct thing-

Final score:

2points

#60

If I close one eye at a time I have to open both again and close them at the same time so it feels even, so like if I closed my right eye first eye would open both and then close them at the same time. I have no idea why.

Final score:

2points

#61

I finish all my texts with 3 full stops …

Final score:

2points

Black nigha (Submission author) 1 year ago

I suffer from delayed panic syndrome I'm very calm under any circumstance ,unpleasant event or even traumatic event but afterwards when the dust settles I break down which many people don't get to notice and just think I don't have a nervous disposition

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#62

I make mnemonics of the licence plate of the car in front of me while driving. In case I see them get into some kind of accident and try to drive off. It has yet to pay off but it has become kind of fun.

Final score:

2points

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#63

I sing. Constantly. Show tunes, choral pieces, rock & roll, folk, I hum classical pieces... etc

Final score:

2points

#64

I sing in my head to go to sleep.
I am always able to put myself in other people's place and see things from their point of view, sometimes to my own detriment.

But the best thing is finding a silver lining in ANY situation. Ex: I had cancer and was going through chemo. Losing my hair was hard for me (is for most people). But the silver lining is I didn't have to shave, which I hate doing. Even now I only need to every few months.
Hubby refused (and still refuses) to discuss my cancer. We lost my BFF in Oct and his mom in November. Again, won't talk about it. Last month his brother was diagnosed with lung cancer. Silver lining? He has been forced to finally deal with everything so that he can be there for him. He is finally talking to me about my cancer so that we can help his brother.

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2points

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#65

i have a weird habit, although its more like a game. when i'm in a car, i imagine the two sides of my teeth are the front wheels, and i lift and put down the sides of my mouth to keep the wheels, in my mind, in shadows on the road. hope this makes sense!!! :)

Final score:

2points

not_at_school ;)

BAWK BAWK BAKAW 2 years ago

i have no idea what you mean (sorry) BUUUUT... it reminds me of something i do. when im sitting in the passenger seat, i move my head side to side to make specks of dirt on the windshield weave through the lines that look like - - - - - - on the road

0points

#66

I read any text I see. For example If im at the doctors office and there's some kind of poster, im constantly reading it over and over again.

Final score:

2points

#67

When I listen to music I go like stiff. As in i barely blink or I have my eyes closed I’m dead still and I don’t react until someone touches me and when they do I scream, like loudly. Also if someone touches me to fast I scream or if they get in my face and yell i scream and jump back and cover my ears. It doesn’t matter that I can see the thing or know it’s happening I still get scared and my brain goes into full on flight or fight. I also walk around with my hand up like just barely above waist high. I do it because I have three flights of stairs in my house and I run down with my hand out so that if I fall I can grab the banister before I’ve fell properly. Also when someone goes to hug me I jump or flinch… i think somethings wrong with me now that I look at this lol

Final score:

1point

Bethany H 2 years ago

Just random throw out because I've had experience and am going to school for psychology, but do you have History of Autism Spectrum Disorder, Bipolar Disorder in your immediate family? Or trauma would also explain it. Definitely recognize some of these from people I know, myself included.

2points

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#68

I can't climb up stairs unless I count the steps. I fall if I don't.

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1point

BAWK BAWK BAKAW 2 years ago

i do the one-two-three-four-five-six-seven-eight-NIIIIIIIIINE from hamilton when i climb stairs lol

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#69

Kinda weird, but I can simply just...

Pass out. On command. Unable to fall asleep? Not a problem for me.

Final score:

1point

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Robert Thompson 2 years ago

I remember this super power. Superman got his power from the yellow sun. I got mine from being sleep deprived. The super power faded when I got out of that abusive relationship.

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#70

Mini-plates: my family members are always rushing in the morning, so I leave a tiny plate for their vitamins next to their breakfast. If they skip lunch, it’s okay—have come to realize teens are always focused and they’re lucky to have at least breakfast in the AM. (Other kids, may not be as fortunate). :/

Final score:

1point

Scarlett Pettis 2 years ago

This is so caring!

1point

#71

I need the volume at odd numbers! I cover the mirrors in hotels with blankets. I can't step on sewage grates, manhole covers etc. I have to count steps, stairs.

Final score:

1point

Benita Valdez 2 years ago

Yeah I have to cover mirrors too and refuse to walk on grates or manhole covers.

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#72

I start to cry when I listen to Gorillaz U////U. Call me the ultimate fan-kid WHATEVER! It’s just SOOOOO GOOD! that’s why one of my favorite songs by them is “Kansas” from the now now (if you know you know! If you want to know, look at the lyrics) their song souk eye… 😭 brings me to tears every time! I can’t even tell you how many times my mom has caught me sobbing in my room while messily singing to “revolving doors”. Gorillaz fans, unite!!! (In the chat >;D)

Final score:

1point

•🧿•DJ•🧿•

Caro Caro 2 years ago

I just listened to Kansas on YT. Brilliant.

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#73

i get these weird feeling randomly where im just doing something like reading a book, and i really dont want to move.
also, sometimes when i see cars driving up the street i have to hide and make sure they dont see me. not always, but sometimes it just feels so urgent.

Final score:

1point

just a random panda

Caro Caro 2 years ago

When I'm reading you could blast a canon next to me, I wouldn't hear a thing.

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#74

I can wake up from a dream either naturally or from an alarm or person etc. and go back to sleep and continue on in the same dream again. This can happen multiple times with the same dream, for example when I press the snooze button a few times. It's as if I can press pause and play in the dream world. I end up pressing the snooze button much too often because of this though. It's way too much fun and interesting to get back to a dream you've just become conscious of : )

Final score:

1point

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#75

I speed-talk and have feelings that I'm guilty in my sleep. Speedtalking happens when I want to, but the guilty feelings haunt me every single night. I have nightmares thinking about it...

Final score:

1point

#76

if i see someone in a revealing outfit, i try and count the bones that are ‘showing’! eg, if someone’s in a short skirt, i try and guess the right number of bones in their legs

Final score:

1point

sugar-dusted-strawberries

AW 2 years ago

Does the number of bones change is one's legs depending on length of the skirt? Eg mini skirt= femur, tibia, fibula or I am missing something? Not creepy per se but unless it's an amputee you don't have to guess the right number of bones

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#77

Not sure i'm not sure if this is actually unique but i've never met anyone else who does it-I make notes of everything i see instead of memorizing the looks

Final score:

1point

#78

I don’t just talk with myself; I make up and vocalize songs and raps to work out the problematic situations I’m grappling with.

See, I’m an extrovert living within a family of introverts. I know! My preference is to address issues that arise directly and cooperatively, to get it out there and over with. But my beloved lifemates tend to avoid such interactions, sometimes to the point where the unresolved issue becomes a major irritant to all. Rather than living in a constant state of frustration or annoyance, I use my bottled up energy to sing. I love music and language and humor, and I find that making up melodic rhymes about situations that I need more clarity on is both therapeutic and a source of fun and creative output for me. Sometimes my kids or hubby hear me, sometimes they don’t, but I’m not performing for their benefit. I’m doing it to preserve my sanity and my relationships, and to maintain my strong need for self expression (that might otherwise be suppressed. I make up dance moves too, if the mood strikes. Whatever it takes, because I really prefer to feel happy and at peace in my home.

My weird songs work! I come up with all sorts of solutions using this free-form type of problem solving. And I always find myself smiling by the end of one of my “sessions,” which benefits ALL who dwell within our quiet home. The neighbors may disagree however!

Final score:

1point

Jenny K Anderson

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#79

I recite a foreign alphabet or numbers from one to twenty in another language in my head while I wash my hands. (Helps my make sure I do a twenty second wash and I learn something.)

Final score:

1point

#80

I have an extremely good, long memory. Not idactic, but close. I remember conversations that I had with people from years ago, and reenact them in my head. It's sometimes upsetting, sometimes a blessing.

Final score:

1point

#81

I find patterns EVERYWHERE but not in an applicable savant way. Think wallpaper and linoleum i count them regroup them decide how it was printed and cut and it drives me nuts.

Final score:

1point

Amberleigh Mysts

Nicole Marie 2 years ago

same

0points

#82

I have to listen to music in public. I can't explain it but I just d

Final score:

1point

Nicole Marie (Submission author) 2 years ago

do

1point

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#83

I will recite in my head what i have done and why like i am going to be questioned about it.

Final score:

1point

Christina Honeycutt

#84

I say “ouch” out of some weird habit whenever I have to reach for something or exert effort for things… it’s so weird and I can’t stop.

Final score:

1point

#85

wallowing in a pit of despair and self loathing........ hang on I don't think that's just me...

Final score:

1point

#86

i don't know if its necessarily a habit but i really like being cold, even in the winter. i'll leave the window open when it snows and the rest of the house is warm so its like stepping into an icebox

Final score:

1point

eye can't hear you (she/her)

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#87

i also say ow when i'm surprised

Final score:

1point

eye can't hear you (she/her)

#88

Whenever I hear a Madonna song on the radio I believe it is going to be a good day. It happened a few to many times in the past, so I now strongly believe it’s true :-)

Final score:

1point

#89

I always whisper the words I just said under my breath, but I am unable to after someone points it out to me.

Final score:

1point

MicrowaveGoddess

#90

i do not step on the cracks in the pavement or I will unleash a demon and open up hell :)

Final score:

1point

Delilah Wharton

#91

Twisting peoples words so pedanticly that I find the opposite meaning in what they say by finding an arcaich meaning in a single word that completly undermines what they were trying to say.

Final score:

1point

Ravenkingofaplanet

Caro Caro 2 years ago

Now do that to what you posted :)

0points

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#92

I do a lot of cross stitch and although I am right-handed, I thread a needle with my left hand. (I dunno, maybe that's not weird. Do other people do this?)

Final score:

1point

Caro Caro 2 years ago

My mum's ambidextrous so I'm used to seeing this.

0points

#93

When i hum a song (which a probably do every second of my life lol) I chew to the beat. I try to stop doing this but I just can’t, hahahaha

Final score:

1point

Sakina the llama

#94

THE WEIRDEST PHRASES EVER JUST POP INTO MY HEAD: colloquial cats, evil bread, worm association…for real. I don’t know why

Final score:

1point

Sakina the llama

#95

I just love rearranging my room and buying like these little things that make my home feel so cozy! If I had the time, I'd probably rearrange it about three times a day. In the morning my desk is next to a wall, by the next day it's next to a window.

Final score:

1point

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#96

i spin randomly. like ill walk in a room and ..spin! i just do it??

Final score:

1point

#97

I have to smell my coffee cup before I can pour coffee in it. Also plates and bowls before food can go in. Cups also 🤦🏼‍♀️

Final score:

0points

Mary Rose Kent 2 years ago

Maybe you were a spy in a past life and this one part has carried over…

0points

#98

I have to small my coffee cup before before coffee can be poured in. Also plates and bowls before food. Also cups. 🤦🏼‍♀️

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Not Telling you 2 years ago

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1point

#99

My default setting for my brain is “daydream” so I have little habits to keep myself out of my head. Pinching my arms gently, fidgeting with EVERYTHING, etc.

Final score:

0points

An Unpopular Opinion.

Caro Caro 2 years ago

Stubbing your toe helps too ;)

1point

#100

idk how unique it is but I'll put it here anyways

Final score:

0points

Mary Rose Kent 2 years ago (edited)

Something is either unique or it isn’t…there are no gradations of uniqueness. I used to leave comments on Seth Meyers’s (American comedian/talk-show host, in case you’re not North American) about his tendency to say “very unique,” but after several posts, he stopped.

1point

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#101

when I’m nervous or just being the awkward introvert that I am and I have to be social, I pull on my necklace and it’s very noticeable

Final score:

0points

June 2 years ago

Sounds like a stim (coping mechanism).

0points

#102

Whenever I take a piss I get an involuntary shake that goes though my whole body. It makes aiming difficult

Final score:

0points

Caro Caro 2 years ago

Sit when taking a pee.

3points

#103

Anytime I use the bathroom at someone else's place, I have to look in their medicine cabinet or vanity to see what kind of bandaids they have. Sometimes I'll take a couple if they're some that I don't have, or think they're unique. Started this trend since I was about 5 years old, for some reason.

Final score:

0points

AW 2 years ago

Is it just bandaids you are taking? You'd make some personalized ones with permanent marker "Scott was here" or such and leave it behind as an exchange at least

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#104

Sniff on my food before I eat..
Got pretty sensitive nose here..

Final score:

0points

Mary Rose Kent 2 years ago

My rule for food is “if it doesn’t get past my nose, it doesn’t go in my mouth.” I’m a super-taster and a super-smeller…life can be an absolute nightmare!

0points

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#105

I don't know why i do this but...
I don't look at my fridge when its closing. I physically turn away from it, and just in case i also close my eyes. I've done this my whole life. I'm fine with my friend's fridges but if its my own I don't like watching it close.

Final score:

0points

OminousWiiMusic

Caro Caro 2 years ago

The leftover pudding isn't something you want to see?

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#106

I am terrified of toilets.
Even as an adult in my thirties I have nightmares about them so I carry post-it notes in airports for the infrared sensors on automatic ones. I loudly offer them to everyone in line, especially people with young children.
(If the sensor can't "see" your body heat it doesn't react to its sudden absence. You suddenly have control over when the toilet flushes again!) This knowledge and practice has legitimately changed my life for the better.

Final score:

0points

Scarlett Pettis

Gramme09 2 years ago

My BabyLove has Sensory Processing Disorder and does this. She hates the sound. She even will avoid public restrooms unless we make her. We started bringing ear plugs because of the sound. It helps dull the noise of other toilets & her own. She also will not go in a stall by herself, so we have taken to giving her portable flushable toilet cover sheets and telling her they are Hinney Protectors that make sure she is safe from automatic flushing. She is getting better but it's a long patient road we must travel.

0points

#107

I can wake up from a dream either naturally or from an alarm or person etc. and go back to sleep and continue on in the same dream again. This can happen multiple times with the same dream, for example when I press the snooze button a few times. It's as if I can press pause and play in the dream world. I end up pressing the snooze button much too often because of this though. It's way too much fun and interesting to get back to a dream you've just become conscious of : )

Final score:

0points

Summer Alice (Submission author) 2 years ago

Sorry about posting this again... it happened by accident as I'm new here and was making an account and posting simultaneously.

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#108

I swear I'm not superstitious, but when I go in a door my right foot goes first. Also when I get on planes I breathe 8 times on the steps. ALSO when my twin goes skiing she taps the lift before her, quite a weird habit but she does it subconsciously. I try to step on cracks evenly, but that's less important

Final score:

0points

theoneandonlynoira

#109

1) I balance sandwiches and toast on the fingers of my left hand then pick a spot and start eating crust first, ask the way around until all nasty crust is gone, then start in the past with the least amount of pb/j/butter/whatever.
I hate crust and my grandfather once told me if you eat the crust, you can whistle. Well, I'm 48 and still eating crust and still can't whistle.
2) pizza is consumed crust first. I'm the only idiot you will see eating pizza backward.
3) I eat everything in my plate, starting with my last favorite item
4) I always sleep with my socks on. I've been called a heathen for it.
5) I sleep with a stuffed animal every night. For the past 48 years. I have no plans on stopping.

I just consider these things "little quirks" my kids will miss when I'm gone.

Final score:

0points

kayla Mckee 2 years ago

I still sleep with a stuffie as well. Mine is a round pillow that looks like jack skellington head.

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#110

I can make someone either happy or sad if I were to do something stupid. I call acting like an idiot or making a dumb joke.

Final score:

0points

Ancalagon The Black

Zelda fan The Office fan StarWars fan Anything geeky fan Lord of the ring fan Ye I like cooling things down *ba dum tss*

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Rokas works as a Community Manager for Bored Panda. A creative at heart (and written on his Bachelor's diploma), Rokas spends his days making up stuff - whether it's creative storytelling, photography or video projects. On weekends you'll find him drinking a bit too much coffee, hosting game nights with his friends or just re-watching Friends for the 5th time.

Rokas works as a Community Manager for Bored Panda. A creative at heart (and written on his Bachelor's diploma), Rokas spends his days making up stuff - whether it's creative storytelling, photography or video projects. On weekends you'll find him drinking a bit too much coffee, hosting game nights with his friends or just re-watching Friends for the 5th time.

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Miguel justino C 2 years ago

I have this problem that makes me think nobody cares about my opinion on the internet. It’s still fun to BS sometimes

3points

Hodor! Hodor? 2 years ago

Farting, I can parp Mambo number 5

2points

Aleš Kaučič 2 years ago

I can't eat if somebody is in same room

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Miguel justino C 2 years ago

I have this problem that makes me think nobody cares about my opinion on the internet. It’s still fun to BS sometimes

3points

Hodor! Hodor? 2 years ago

Farting, I can parp Mambo number 5

2points

Aleš Kaučič 2 years ago

I can't eat if somebody is in same room

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