Archive through October 22, 2002
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Archive through October 22, 2002
Sia | Monday, October 21, 2002 - 08:19 pm     Sorry, Aunt_Bob, I've been away from this thread. Here's the definition you requested: el·lip·sis Pronunciation Key (-lpss) n. pl. el·lip·ses (-sz) The omission of a word or phrase necessary for a complete syntactical construction but not necessary for understanding. An example of such omission. A mark or series of marks (... or * * *, for example) used in writing or printing to indicate an omission, especially of letters or words. ------------------------------------------------- [Latin ellpsis, from Greek elleipsis, from elleipein, to fall short. See ellipse.] |
Sia | Monday, October 21, 2002 - 08:31 pm     Muttley, I also wash both pieces of a set because they then look "aged" to the same degree after they've been worn and washed a lot. I will not wash a sock without its mate, however, because there's no telling what else might be in the wash that might discolor the single sock. You can't match an almost-pink sock with a white one, after all! I keep receipts and really hassle my husband for throwing his away; I like to keep track of how we spend our money. I'm the saver in the family. I have an accountant's ledger for this purpose, and transfer the info to the computer periodically. My personal books are arranged like books in the public library: fiction separate from nonfiction, alphabetized by author's last name, and nonfiction grouped by subject matter like under the Dewey Decimal or Library of Congress systems. (I changed, finally, LOL.) Oh, my, what will you think of me? I've made labels with my Brother P-touch label-maker and identified each of my son's HotWheels and Matchbox cars in both of his car-cases. I periodically "inventory" his cars and return the cars to their assigned spaces. The six drawers of my daughter's hair-accessories box are labelled "barrettes, combs, covered rubber bands, headbands, miscellaneous, and pony-tailers." When I worked at a juvenile detention center, I kept the spices alphabetized in the kitchen spice-rack. One teen felon would come and mess them up all the time because he knew it bothered me. I no longer work there, but my spices at home are neatly alphabetized. All VHS boxes are covered with clear Con-tact paper to make them more durable, with the price tag affixed to the inside of the box. Music CDs. p.c. games and DVDs have the price tags affixed inside the back of each jewel case. Okay, somebody come and cart me away immediately. This is but a drop in the bucket! I've only mentioned the ones that I hadn't already read that are quirks of other TVCH-ers! |
Whoami | Monday, October 21, 2002 - 11:37 pm     Ok, show of hands here... How many of you (us), after posting your own quirks, recognized more of your quirks when reading everyone else's?
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Tess | Monday, October 21, 2002 - 11:56 pm     <stares at some spot over Who's shoulder while sitting on both hands....in deep denial> |
Sia | Tuesday, October 22, 2002 - 04:21 am     Whoami, I do! I do! I do!  |
Hillbilly | Tuesday, October 22, 2002 - 04:31 am     >>My personal books are arranged like books in the public library: fiction separate from nonfiction, alphabetized by author's last name, and nonfiction grouped by subject matter like under the Dewey Decimal or Library of Congress systems. (I changed, finally, LOL.) << Oh....great idea, Sia!!! <hillbilly runs over to start rearranging his bookshelves> |
Teddybear | Tuesday, October 22, 2002 - 07:46 am     I never realized how many quirks I had until I started reading this thread and related. The ice cube thing-My drink has to full of ice, I mean full. The closet thing-My closet is so organized, I have shirts, pants, skirts, I also have work clothes section, then I pair off outfits and put them in a section. It really is sad. The food thing-I also don’t like my food to touch so the first thing I do when I get a meal, is use my fork and separate the foods. Then, I eat one thing at a time. Like I will finish all the mashed potatoes, then eat all the corn, then eat the main course. Oh, yeah, the main course is always last. I save the best for last. Even like fast food, I eat all the fries first, then I eat the burger. The money thing-I keep all my money in descending order, I also use the numbers on the actual bill. If you look they have numbers 1-10 on bills. Those have to be in order too. (its harder now with these new bills, they aren’t the same). And if I am about to pay for something, I make the person wait until they are in order. Heres some of my others My toenail polish and my nail polish HAVE to match. I mean HAVE to. I know, most peoples do, but I have seen some people and my gosh!! I also have a thing with my sides of my body. For instance, if I wear a ring on my right hand, I have to wear one on my left. For example, I have tattoos and they are equally dispensed on both sides of my body. If I get a design at the nail shop on one finger, I have to get one on the same finger on the opposite side or it will just bother me. Heres another-when taking notes in class if I mess up, like the spelling or something, I cant just cross through it and go on. I tear up the paper and start over. I will keep doing this until my hand hurts but I will not let myself cross something out. I am sure theres more. Man, this is a fun thread. |
Justme | Tuesday, October 22, 2002 - 08:16 am     $'s descending order, facing the same way. Clothes not only arranged by type but also by color(don't even want to talk about the black section),length of item, and then sleeve length. Have to make bed every morning or would not be able to get back in later. Biggest quirk, I write with a ruler! Cannot even make out a check with out using straight edge. |
Goddessatlaw | Tuesday, October 22, 2002 - 08:24 am     Sia, I do that with my books, also, but I never considered it a quirk (regardless of how many times my sister told me it WAS). I consider it time-saving - I always know where to find any book I want to get my hands on (and I have hundreds, so not a small issue). It's also much easier to load and unload the book shelves when moving - all the boxes can be marked as to shelf and case, and they can be packed in their original order so as to go right back in their place on the shelves. Plus, I don't want any fiction funk on my non-fiction books. Nope, not a quirk I'm saying (LOL). |
Djgirl5235 | Tuesday, October 22, 2002 - 09:10 am     Wow - I'm glad to know I'm not the only quirky one here - I must get my books in order after the move next week (wish me luck - our first house, and the melding of two separate apartments - OH THE HORRORS!!!) I definitely have the finicky eater quirk - food cannot touch, and start with the sides, saving the main course for last ... I thought I was the only one who did it that way!!! Thanks for the laugh's everyone - especially Zachsmom - I will definitely have to ask the question next time I'm in the grocery store. |
Twiggyish | Tuesday, October 22, 2002 - 10:09 am     Whoami, yes, I recognize myself with a lot of these quirks..LOL Is it a quirk to think you don't have any quirks??? something to make you go hmmmmmmmm |
Sisalou | Tuesday, October 22, 2002 - 10:25 am     This is too much fun! I also have the food quirk. My food cannot touch and I eat one food at a time. My daughter is like this also and she got hell for it from her stepmom. I can't stand for the juice of one food to touch another. I have several sleeping quirks. I have to have a pillow between my knees, my feet cannot be trapped under the covers. My arms have to be wrapped around two pillows and my "mushy" feather pillow has to be beneath my head. I bet my feather pillow is about 30 years old. There cannot be a radio or television playing in the background cause I will listen to it all nite. When I eat candy like skittles or m & m's I eat them according to color! LOL When I travel and stay in a hotel I always keep my toothbrush with me. I never leave it alone cause someone might do something to it. ( I heard a horrible story about someones toothbrush one time. This is way before Hardy and Shannon.) |
Dallasbbfan | Tuesday, October 22, 2002 - 10:33 am     Wow, I thought I only had the closet quirk then everyone else came along and I found a lot more! Oh well, I guess that's what makes us the adorable people that we are. |
Rig | Tuesday, October 22, 2002 - 10:34 am     I used to have to approach and sit down in a chair the same way all the time. Walk up to it until perpendicular, rotate counterclockwise (never the other way), then sit. Fortunately, I've gotten over that one. |
Goddessatlaw | Tuesday, October 22, 2002 - 10:51 am     Oh, I have one I think most women have (I think). I hate it when people mess around with food I'm making from scratch. I make from scratch most of the same things my Mom did when we were kids - chicken fried steak, homemade potato soup, hamburger stew, etc. But I've lived away from my parents for 20 years now, so of course I've developed my own methods and means. If, for example, I try to make my Dad a pot of homemade potato soup, well, MG, my Mom is all over it like I never learned anything - we dice the potatos differently, we dice the onions differently, we cook them to different consistencies. I'm wrong and she's right. She'll be in there messing around with how I've salt and peppered it if I turn my back on her. And God forbid I put cheese in (which my Dad loves, but Mom consider heresy). Mom trips if Dad compliments some dish I've made MY way which she considers her speciality made ANOTHER way. Guys will do that, too, but to a lesser degree - they'll get in there and stir what you're making, taste it and suggest onion or salt or something. Hate it. Just hate it. Hey, you wanna cook? If not, get your fingers out of those pots. |
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Twiggyish | Tuesday, October 22, 2002 - 11:07 am     My in-laws are like that Gal! My Mother-in-law is not a very good cook, but her husband thinks she is the ONLY cook. One time, I made a birthday cake. My MIL looked at it and then made a comment about not liking BOX cakes. Which meant, I used a cake mix and didn't make one like hers. Her cakes are dry and taste like cardboard. I normally make things from scratch, but then, I make an exception for cake mixes. |
Urgrace | Tuesday, October 22, 2002 - 11:12 am     Hey Azriel, the toilet paper makers have resorted to making their tp with little flowery designs so that when you put it on the roll the flowers will be standing upright when the end faces over the top to the outside. Put it on backwards and the flowers are upsidedown. Gal, I so agree with you about the cooking. If I have to cook don't mess with my pots, otherwise I'm outta there and you can do ALL the cooking! My laundry must be neatly hung all in one direction and folded properly. The towels and washcloths must be stacked in the linen closet neatly with the folded side facing out. This has become a frustration for me at work, because when someone comes to the front desk and asks for extra towels or washcloths I go to the housekeepers stash and refold them neatly all facing the same direction before I will present them to the customer. Ssheesh! .....guilty as charged..... the dots have always meant to me that a thought or idea in written form was not complete, or left you with your own thought..... Raising my hand too, because it seems we all have quirks that relate. Maybe that's why we all stay here at the clubhouse. LOL |
Kstme | Tuesday, October 22, 2002 - 11:16 am     First cup of coffee in the morning has to have a splash of milk and a teaspoon of sugar, then it's black only for the rest of the day. Have to use the same mug for coffee everyday. Use a different, always the same one, for Chai tea and another, but again the same, for regular tea. Yep...I'm one of those who has to have the bed made every morning too! Can't stand the radio or tv on during the day. I love quiet and I can become really agitated at "stupid" tv. My dh loves bang, bang movies...I leave the room! Clothes in closet hung in order here too! I can't stand to have dirty dishes sit on the counter. Dh usually washes after dinner and if he lets them wait for even a few minutes, I get antsy. I like life to be in a pattern, of sorts. I don't like confusion or chaos. I leave doctor's offices if I am not seen after 20 minutes of my scheduled appointment. You'd be surprised how well this would work if other's did the same. People who are late, drive me bonkers. If the time has been agreed upon, then barring a major trauma, you'd better be there! I think those are enough quirks to make me certifiable!  |
Whoami | Tuesday, October 22, 2002 - 11:18 am     GAL, I used to hate it when I'd be cooking, and I'd just turned or stirred the food, only to have my mom come along right behind me and stir/turn it again! You know, I just stirred/turned it, and rearranged it in the pot/pan so it could cook evenly, now you come and mess it up! She rarely comes into the kitchen now. And I think she may have forgotten what a stove is (LOL). So now I can stirr and turn to my heart's content!  |
Goddessatlaw | Tuesday, October 22, 2002 - 11:23 am     That's exactly what I'm saying, Whoami. You may have a gourmet kitchen, but it's not big enough for me and someone else if I'm cooking. Now, if you just want to follow along behind me and clean up as I go, well now, that's a different subject . . . |
Twiggyish | Tuesday, October 22, 2002 - 11:30 am     I should have added to mine, my MIL ALWAYS changes my recipes when I'm cooking. |
Abbynormal | Tuesday, October 22, 2002 - 02:26 pm     I don't know if this is a quirk or more of an observation. What is up with servers in resturants squatting down or even getting on their knees when they take your order???? I just want them to stand the h*ll up!!! Is that a new thing or what? It makes me embarrassed for some reason and then I feel an attitude coming on, and it just ruins the whole experience. |
Kstme | Tuesday, October 22, 2002 - 02:51 pm     ROFL...Abby I AGREE! TGIF and Outback are the two places that came to mind immediately! |
Sia | Tuesday, October 22, 2002 - 03:01 pm     Wow, I guess I have more quirks than I thought. After reading the posts since my last addition to my quirk-list, I have to admit to arranging my bills in my wallet by denomination with portraits all the same direction--but not to filing them by serial number! Never thought of that one before. I use only feather pillows under my head, unless my hair is still damp from being washed at bedtime, in which case I sleep on a buckwheat-hull pillow; there is a large kapok pillow for between the knees; I have my own bed with lots of heavy covers. Washcloths and towels must be folded the same way and the folded edge must be at the edge of the shelf. My clothes-closet is severely organized with garments grouped by type, though not by color. (My husband ignores his dresser and works out of a basket of clean laundry, while throwing dirty laundry on the floor beside HIS bed. I do not touch his clothes!) My kids' garments are hung on two-part hangers (shirt-and pants-hanger combination) so that complete outfits are matched up on laundry day and they're hung up so that even Daddy can find a matching outfit. Hangers must all face the same way with garments hung on the hangers the same direction. Foods can touch and I don't eat only one thing at a time; my kids are like that, and I try to discourage that behavior, LOL! I hate a critical second-guessing cook in my kitchen. Hubby criticized me last week about "box-cake," & I told him I use them for convenience. Who wants to dirty up all the necessary measuring cups & spoons, etc. required to make one from scratch when cake mixes are so easy? Dirty dishes? Don't stop by unannounced! I need several minutes to start loading the dishwasher at any point in the day, so the minute I hear tires crunch the gravel in the driveway, I run to the sink and start loading! ROTFL! This IS a fun thread!! I love it! I love not being alone in my weirdness. GaL, I don't think the book-system is weird; my family and friends do. I'm overly A-R with my kids' bookcases, toy shelves and video shelves. Their videotapes are alphabetized by title & I have alphabetized inventories in my safety deposit box of CD titles, albums, VHS tapes, p.c. games, my kids' books, um, and a complete home inventory with photos of our furniture and electronic equipment (musical equipment, computers, etc.) Yikes, I'm in real trouble! |
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