Society & Culture Things you do/did that you probably think no one else does

[Echo Bravo]

Sometimes I look up fast food places in America on the net just to see what we are missing out on or how they differ. It's actually quite fun. KFC is really different in the USA, no chips...*



*No Obese

Same, I want to go to White Castle.

 

[23hammy23]

Likewise if one hand gets wet.
Edit: I can see this will be taken out of context

Don't worry i get what your'e saying. But im really, really bad with it. Like even i i stand on one leg i have to stand on the other one. Or if im drawing the design for a house etc. all the rooms have to be even.

 

[premiers06]

if I'm having a meal - ie. meat and two vegge type of fair - the vegies must be eaten first. the meat is always eaten last. I will always eat the chips before steak, fish or burger too.

if I'm taking the bus, I like to get to the stop 5mins before it usually arrives to make sure I'm on time. this is in spite of my bus never running on time.

Ha do both of these. I always rank my food and when I have something where I like everything on the plate I have to take my time in deciding what I am going to eat first. My last bite always has to be the most satisfying.

Rdub I also do the profit thing in my head thinking how many sales would the organisation need to make in order to make a profit, but I do this more for small businesses than large organisations. Sometimes I struggle to work out how some businesses are still running.

Edit: I also can't go to sleep without having a glass of water before bed.

 

[Johnson#26]

Used to be a lot worse than I am now at this sort of stuff. Ever since the U9s, I've put my left footy boot/shoe (and sock) on first. Used to have all kinds of superstitions, having switches off, things about certain numbers. Glad to say I've eased off a lot of this sort of stuff, but it's hard to break habits like those that you think work in your favour. I remember reading Brad Hogg used to wear the same underware all tour for luck, but then realised that it's not worth worrying about. Which is true.

Also, when I was little, every now and then we'd get this age 1-8 toothpaste for kids. It smelt really good, and tasted ok. So whenever we bought it, I'd try and eat a bit of it :S. Then the taste would be too strong and that was that. But it tasted/smelt pretty cool, can still smell it now.

 

[DB10]

Same, I want to go to White Castle.

ever since I saw Harold and Kumar.

 

[Copernicus]

- Must have the TV volume on an even number.
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I do this too. Not sure why!

 

[Dagless]

if I'm having a meal - ie. meat and two vegge type of fair - the vegies must be eaten first. the meat is always eaten last. I will always eat the chips before steak, fish or burger too.

if I'm taking the bus, I like to get to the stop 5mins before it usually arrives to make sure I'm on time. this is in spite of my bus never running on time.

Same, worst to first.

Also count the steps in between cracks when walking to public trasnport etc ie 2 steps on this slab, 3 on the next. Sometimes it devolves into simply counting the total steps I take to home/the car, sometimes I try to 'beat' my record without jumping. Always end up looking like a total dumbarse going for a huge stretch.

 

[Wish Wellingtons]

Sometimes I will imagine what would happen if police found my body and started an investigation into what i had done leading up to my death.

EG. receipts in pockets, the dirt on my shoes, the text books in my bag or my internet history.

Sometimes i will go into incredible detail, like I imagine a detective noticing that I had been playing pool because of the blue chalk on my fingers and managing to retrace my steps to a certain pub, or that because of the callouses on my fingers they would know that I play violin...

I also do a lot of the aforementioned ITT, (especially dissecting various businesses to work out their profit margins and strategies etc...) but i think i may be alone in this hypothetical CSI team investigating myself.

 

[Wish Wellingtons]

Also, i eat breakfast and brush my teeth every morning under the shower. I am obsessed with brushing my teeth under the shower (saves time in which i could be sleeping) and now i have recently started eating my daily serving fruit under the shower.

In my opinion it only makes sense.

 

[cramdogs]

ok ill give this crack

- try to force the turning indicator lights of the car in front to be in sync with mine, then miss a tick to resync.
- have wrapped my arms around my body to make a big pot of water in the shower, and then make a massive splash
- Spit a green one down in the shower, and create waves to get it moving down the sink.
- in canada, whenever I was alone walking around uni campus, everytime I walked past a group talking, i 'won' when they said the word 'like' (I won everytime)
- listen to music and pretend to play drums for a track as if I was playing infront of my friends at my old high school assembly
- playing bullet chess on the internet against another opponent, and pretending I have mates behind me marvel at my speed (sad hey, but actually helps me play pretending to showing off)
- in my head commentating a game of solitare as if i am the world champion with the highest win/loss ratio
- I run up stairs without being in a hurry
- Bend paperclips/staples and press it against by face to feel the heat.
- Never put keys and phone it same pocket. never. they will scratch.

 

[pezz]

Same, I want to go to White Castle.

Massive let down unfortunately bros.

Was hanging to go after seeing H & K, so while in new york I rolled in with the misses after a night on the piss and prepared to go to town. Mates in the US said they could do 20 in one sitting, so as a proud Australian I was hoping to replicate or even best this feat.

Order up 6 sliders to start and some crinkle fries and out comes the most horrible, steamed, mushy, bland tasting piece of crap I have ever eaten.
Seriously horrible and the restaurants are about as depressing as a kids cancer ward.

Can not recommend.

 

[ajsuperstar]

I have to crack other peoples fingers all the time and.....
I have to have my hair a certain way when watching any sort of sport that I get really into

 

[J_Moore]

Also, J_Moore, there has to be something original. How about making a hammock entirely out of elastic bands and sleeping in it. I'm not saying I've done this, but I'd almost be willing to.

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[MF]

When waiting in line at the supermarket or shop I visualise myself beating the shit out of everyone around me like a ninja. I'm pretty much unstoppable in my imagination. Most bystanders are disposed of with an elbow to the face or an uppercut, the unluckier ones have their arms snapped over my shoulder, Steven Seagal style.

Sometimes my fantasy will culminate in the hot shop assistant wanting to sechs me because of my ability to indiscriminately bash and cripple strangers of various gender and age.

 

[MF]

Sometimes when driving past a bus stop where people are waiting I'm unable to resist the urge to flip them the bird. I don't know what it is exactly but sometimes it's almost completely impossible for me not to do it. I think it's the look of shock on their faces and their sudden realisation that they will not be able to avenge this disrespectful act because of their poor choice of transportation.

 

[Brad Goodman]

I only stopped playing dice cricket and footy a couple of years ago. When I was about 12 I had grand plans to re-play every VFL/AFL game and test match. Got to about 1930 with the VFL and 1925 with the test cricket.

If I had the time I would probably still be going.

 

[Pumbi]

- have wrapped my arms around my body to make a big pot of water in the shower, and then make a massive splash

I am all about this one.

 

[Lazarus]

^^^wtf is dice cricket?

 

[MF]

I have remembered some more. I have a pillow on my bed, and when i go to bed i lie on it for about 1 min, then throw it on the ground. Every night.

I always wear my boxers to bed but kick them off within 5 minutes

Sometimes I will imagine what would happen if police found my body and started an investigation into what i had done leading up to my death.

EG. receipts in pockets, the dirt on my shoes, the text books in my bag or my internet history.

Sometimes i will go into incredible detail, like I imagine a detective noticing that I had been playing pool because of the blue chalk on my fingers and managing to retrace my steps to a certain pub, or that because of the callouses on my fingers they would know that I play violin...

i may be alone in this hypothetical CSI team investigating myself.

Probably, but it's exceptionally cool.

- have wrapped my arms around my body to make a big pot of water in the shower, and then make a massive splash

Yep, I'm a 30 year old man with a steady job and a mortgage and still do shit like this. Sometimes I wonder what the **** is wrong with me.

I have to have my hair a certain way when watching any sort of sport that I get really into

lol wtf dude?

 

[MF]

-For some reason have a steam-dog every sat night before going out

You probably want to clarify this one.

From what Google tells me you're either:

- Eating a delicious dog treat
- Getting a gobby while wearing a condom
- Having your partner fart on your finger while it's inserted in their anus

While still very odd, I hope it's the second one.

 

[Football God]

I have to have a book/something to read when i'm on the toilet otherwise i get really bored

 

[Brad Goodman]

I have to have a book/something to read when i'm on the toilet otherwise i get really bored

Similarly I can't brush my teeth without moving around and doing something else while I'm brushing.

 

[middy]

Great Thread here are a few I kind could think of:

• I scream "bus w***ers" like Jay from the InBetweeners at poor innocent bystanders at bus stops when i'm driving with my mates.
• Whenever i get out of the shower, i always dry my hair last, no idea why.
• I pretend to text on my phone when i'm alone in weird situations.
• When i used to clean the local butchers as a young lad I would pretend there was a camera crew following me and so i would explain what i was doing to them, saying "See now what you want to do with this floor is sweep it before you hose it down" and rubbish like that.
• I Imagine what it nearly every girl i see would look like naked (probably not that rare).
• When playing footy, i imagine what my play would look like from the crowd.
• Probably the weirdest thing i do is go out of my body so to speak and watch myself do anything. Its weird, i change my vantage point and can carry on doing mundane things like study or the dishes and watch myself from say the other side of the room.

 

[Mr Gor]

When playing basketball in the backyard as a kid I created an imaginary league in my mind, complete with original team names and player personalities that were better/worse than others.

I would play out games myself acting as if there were defenders, and passing against the walls would enable me to change into a different offensive player. I would even dribble/shoot left handed for players who I had assigned to be left handed. I hope there were no neighbours watching because it would've looked pretty stupid when I would block myself every now and then.

When I couldn't be stuffed playing out a game or maybe wanted to speed up the season I would act out the highlights of games with ESPN style commentary (summing up stats, showing clutch plays down the stretch).

If I didn't play for a while, the next time I was out there I would imagine that there'd been an off-season, with some trades and even a draft, which pretty much just meant giving the shitter teams a decent youngster to play with. Players also aged, got injured, fell out of favour with coaches etc....

.....Surely someone else did this kind of thing?????

 

[prankmonkey]

when eating things like peanuts, m&ms and other bite sized snacks, always have to chew the same amount of snacks at the same time on each side of the mouth. if i'm left with just one at the end, i bite it in half and chew half on each side