Archive through March 15, 2003
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Archive through March 15, 2003
Whoami | Friday, March 14, 2003 - 04:52 pm     OK, I know this will probably be a silly or short/lived thread....but....what the heck. Have you ever tried doing something different than what the "standard" or conventional way to do it is? For instance....I was making toast the other day. I have probably always put the bread in the toaster with the flat edge down. For some reason, instead of flipping the bread around in my hand, I put the rounded edge down instead. It made me feel....wierd...unconventional...and maybe even a bit rebellious. Have you ever seen a commercial or whatever on TV that involved toast, where the bread was inserted "upside down?" Can you think of something else that is "always done a certain way?" If so, let's start thinking of them. Just for fun, let's do it the unconventional way, and share our experiences! Does this thread indicate that I'm a bit bored? Maybe. Does this thread indicate that I'm a bit wierd? Do you really need to ask? |
Emeraldfire | Friday, March 14, 2003 - 05:16 pm     Whoami, I browse magazines and newspapers from the back to the front. Can't explain why. I guess weird runs in the family! Also, I have a friend who eats her dessert before she eats her dinner. |
Wcv63 | Friday, March 14, 2003 - 05:20 pm     I probably do a lot of things unconventionally because I taught myself how to do a lot of stuff. This means that I found a method that worked for me (well worked enough that whatever I was doing turned out reasonably satisfactory) and stuck with it. My mother still insists that I don't "stir things right" and "do something weird with my wrist" while stirring. Hmmmm...I figure if the stuff gets stirred I'm doing it right. My husband claims that I "use a broom funny." Okay. I have my very own brand of filing that works wonderfully and causes other folks to shake their heads in dismay. |
Wargod | Friday, March 14, 2003 - 05:24 pm     I always read the last page of a book first,then start at the begining. I can't start it til I know how it ends....even if it makes no sense at the time. Hmmm....that may explain my constant need for show spoilers, LOL. |
Riviere | Friday, March 14, 2003 - 05:50 pm     I guess I do everything against the mainstream.. To me, it's not being rebellious or deliberate acts to set myself apart, it just happens! In bowling, such a mundane sport, I tend to hook my ball past the 1-3 pocket and it hits the 1-2 pin pocket they call a 'Brooklyn' strike.. Well, if it works why change it to look prettier? In my years of genealogy study, I've taken some lines and traced oldest to newest, unheard of.. One line I got X family from 2003 to 1819, met with a brick wall. I turned it around and traced X from 1600 to 1819, and guess what? Solid match! The year in question was a marriage that had left 7 orphans and you'd have to be seeking them to see where one trail fizzled and the other began once again, same family.. Unconventional methods meeting conventional needs is always nice! |
Hippyt | Friday, March 14, 2003 - 06:10 pm     When I eat mashed potatoes and gravy,I make a little gravy 'lake',then I end up stirring it all together anyway. I never thought much about it,one day my husband was watching me and he called me a freak. I also put my makeup on half face at a time,never thought about it,until a friend saw me do it,she called me a freak. |
Whoami | Friday, March 14, 2003 - 06:18 pm     LOL! Maybe I'm not so wierd after all! I also hold my pen/pencil "wrong." People are always commenting about it when they see me write something down. I can even remember my mom coming home from a parent/teacher conference once, and trying to make me practice holding it the right way....my teacher had actually brought it up in the conference, and suggested I be instructed on how to hold my pencil correctly! I dare you all to make your next set of toast by toasting the bread "upside down."  |
Egbok | Friday, March 14, 2003 - 06:20 pm     I usually don't step out of my box but when it comes to ice-cream, I have to stir it until it has a smooth, milk-shake consistency...then I eat it! |
Abby7 | Friday, March 14, 2003 - 06:30 pm     ((Hippyt)) How mean for them to call you a freak! (umm...the makeup thing, weird, yes...but not freaky, lol). I'm right-handed in everything I do. However, I have to use my left hand to cut all my food when eating, yet still use the right hand to pick up the food with the fork. |
Emeraldfire | Friday, March 14, 2003 - 06:42 pm     Hippyt, I do the same thing with my mashed potatoes and gravy! That's not weird (I hope). And Abby7, I do the exact same thing when I cut my food! Okay, either these things aren't weird or I'm in big trouble! |
Hippyt | Friday, March 14, 2003 - 06:43 pm     awww,it's okay Abby,they mean it in a loving way!!!lol |
Abby7 | Friday, March 14, 2003 - 06:47 pm     ohhh, that's good Hippyt (made me laugh though) Oh good, Emeraldfire, I really didn't think it was weird either. I guess I'm normal (hmmm? wonder why I always get weird looks?) lol |
Northstar | Friday, March 14, 2003 - 07:21 pm     It's not strange until someone points it out, right? I blink with each stroke of the mascara wand. I've always applied it like this, and not until my sister and friend commented on my "technique" did I realize it was different. I think I do this because my lashes are long, and if I do it like they do, it smears on my upper lid. Whatever. |
Twinkie | Friday, March 14, 2003 - 07:31 pm     Egbok, I do the same thing with ice cream! |
Tess | Friday, March 14, 2003 - 07:40 pm     Eggie, I always do that with my ice cream. My Uncle Jack taught me to do it when I was little and it annoyed the heck out of my mom. We weren't allowed to stir our ice cream at home. It's the only way to have ice cream, though. <heads off to the kitchen> |
Llkoolaid | Friday, March 14, 2003 - 07:45 pm     Wargod, I also read the ending of a book first or I won't enjoy it. I need to know how it ends. Before I watch a movie I need to know the ending, not the in between but I need to know if someone is killed or not.I won't watch it if there is going to be any big shockers. |
Resortgirl | Saturday, March 15, 2003 - 04:56 am     War and Llkool, I always read the last page first TOO! I've never shared my freakiness on that with anyone until now. I guess the only other thing that's ever been pointed out to me as weird is the fact that I pack for vacations approximitely 6 weeks in advance... my poor hubby has to look for socks and undies in the suitcase... |
Ginger1218 | Saturday, March 15, 2003 - 08:48 am     Ok, this is neurotic, my toilet paper must roll from the top, cannot come from the bottom. (psst. Wargod,I read the last page too) |
Ginger1218 | Saturday, March 15, 2003 - 08:48 am     Oh, and I don't eat much ice cream, but I put it in the microwave oven for a few seconds to make it soft and then stir it. LOL |
Egbok | Saturday, March 15, 2003 - 09:35 am     Twinkie, great minds think alike!! Tess, we'll be having a dish of ice-cream in SB and see who's the best stirrer! LOL |
Jed245 | Saturday, March 15, 2003 - 10:42 am     Ok I think I have something that belongs in this thread. :o) I never noticed it myself and I'm not exactly sure that I can explain it well enough, but, while making out the assignment list for what everyone was gonna have to do that night. A few people pointed out to me that I write backwards. :o) I don't mean backwards as in gnitirw sdrowkcab :o) I mean that I as I make each letter of a word they say that I make the letter(s) different then everyone else. Like I said not sure that I could explain it well, but, there it is. I also dot wrong. Like if you were named james Smith. Instead of James S. I always put James. S. dot after and before the initial. :o) Jed. |
Lyn | Saturday, March 15, 2003 - 10:53 am     I cut pizza with scissors (can't stand using a knife or pizza cutter) Ginger, my toilet paper has to roll from the top too or I freak |
Sisalou | Saturday, March 15, 2003 - 01:01 pm     I never use a teaspoon to stir my coffee or tea, I have to use a fork. I think we should have "teaforks" instead. I have to eat the whites around my eggs before I eat the yolk. |
Twiggyish | Saturday, March 15, 2003 - 01:10 pm     I put mayonnaise on my hotdogs. I love the combination of ketchup and mayo on a hotdog. |
Llkoolaid | Saturday, March 15, 2003 - 02:06 pm     Did you ever hear the saying" one crow sorrow, two crows joy". If I see one crow I can't think about or do anything else until I see another one. |
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