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

[raskolnikov]

My 1st divorce was based around my dish return

Your first? How many have you had?

 

[raskolnikov]

I put an onion in my sons lunchbox today for comedy reasons, he showed the whole class and now the kids and teacher think I’m a dickhead it seems

My nephew went through a stage of eating apples like onions. I never did that but I did go through a phase of loving sandwiches with cheese and chunks of onion.

 

[peternorth]

Night or sleeping time.
When needing to go to the toilet to exercise the option, upon alighting the bed, roll or place doona back over the position where body heat like foil over freshly cooked meal.

 

[Tandy]

Have always thought this was a little psychotic.
Sometimes when a word is said on tv or a word/sentence is thought of, With my mouth closed, I'll tap my teeth together to spell the words. But as if I'm texting it on an old mobile phone. So big footy would be (in teeth tapping) b(2xtap) I(3xtap) g(1xtap) spacebar(tap) f(3xtap) O(3xtap) O(3xtap) t(1xtap) y(3xtap)
The tapping/grinding is spaced out like the phone pad, not in the same spot with the same tooth.
Luckily I don't do it as much anymore
Yes I'm crazy.

 

[Butters and Pepper]

From reading the left/right handed discussion from a few pages ago, made me think of the process of serving in tennis - Im right handed .....if I think of throwing the ball up during the serving process, my normally "weak" left hand becomes my strong hand, and I then imagine throwing the ball up with my right hand, and it becomes quite awkward in my mind.

 

[Fossie 32]

Sometimes I pour a whiskey and don’t finish it so put the glass in the fridge overnight. It seems better when I down it the next day (probably why people put ice in it haha) so now I keep the bottle in the fridge

 

[the_interloper]

From reading the left/right handed discussion from a few pages ago, made me think of the process of serving in tennis - Im right handed .....if I think of throwing the ball up during the serving process, my normally "weak" left hand becomes my strong hand, and I then imagine throwing the ball up with my right hand, and it becomes quite awkward in my mind.

I missed the convo but I wonder in boxing if your lead hand should be your strong hand? I mean the jab is the most important punch, would make sense to have that as your "good" hand

 

[Quivorir]

I missed the convo but I wonder in boxing if your lead hand should be your strong hand? I mean the jab is the most important punch, would make sense to have that as your "good" hand

I've done a few sparring sessions with a mate for shits and gigs. The first session I used non dominant left hand to jab in the standard orthodox stance and it felt so awkward. Next couple of sessions I switched to southpaw and it seemed much more natural to me.

 

[mr bagcroft]

I've done a few sparring sessions with a mate for shits and gigs. The first session I used non dominant left hand to jab in the standard orthodox stance and it felt so awkward. Next couple of sessions I switched to southpaw and it seemed much more natural to me.

Shoulda just kicked him in the junk got it over early and gone to the pub.
Sometimes simples is better.

 

[Shell]

Punching for me seems completely equal. No dominant punch at all.

 

[Frank Bunn]

I'm often too lazy to make a salad with dinner. So I'll sit there with my plate of meat or whatever, surrounded by a bag of spinach/avocado and spoon/punnet of tomatoes. Make the salad in my mouth.

Thread needs more laziness stories.

 

[MP_]

My dad used to collect his toenail clippings and store them in a match box. i'm 47 and to this day he still has not given us a reason as to why he used to do that.

 

[mr bagcroft]

Have always thought this was a little psychotic.
Sometimes when a word is said on tv or a word/sentence is thought of, With my mouth closed, I'll tap my teeth together to spell the words. But as if I'm texting it on an old mobile phone. So big footy would be (in teeth tapping) b(2xtap) I(3xtap) g(1xtap) spacebar(tap) f(3xtap) O(3xtap) O(3xtap) t(1xtap) y(3xtap)
The tapping/grinding is spaced out like the phone pad, not in the same spot with the same tooth.
Luckily I don't do it as much anymore
Yes I'm crazy.

Yeah.Lucky.

 

[the_interloper]

I've done a few sparring sessions with a mate for shits and gigs. The first session I used non dominant left hand to jab in the standard orthodox stance and it felt so awkward. Next couple of sessions I switched to southpaw and it seemed much more natural to me.

I’ve done boxing for about 8 years now and never done opposite, the two gyms I’ve been to don’t encourage it, in fact probably wouldn’t teach it at all. As a result southpaw feels ridiculous to me, I’m no Terence Crawford to be fair!

 

[Shell]

My dad used to collect his toenail clippings and store them in a match box. i'm 47 and to this day he still has not given us a reason as to why he used to do that.

 

[PoppedCorn]

Used to?
So he has stopped?

Rather odd

 

[MC Extra Dollop]

I’ve done boxing for about 8 years now and never done opposite, the two gyms I’ve been to don’t encourage it, in fact probably wouldn’t teach it at all. As a result southpaw feels ridiculous to me, I’m no Terence Crawford to be fair!

Makes sense to me. I'm no master technician either, but it would seem to me that if it was that easy to switch stances, it would defeat the purpose (because there'd be no point switching stances if everyone could box just as well orthodox or southpaw). Like, if you're never going to be a professional, probably best to get as good at the basics as you can.

I'm reading Keith Richards' autobiography at the moment: I didn't really know much about him besides the 'how in the world is he still alive?' reverence, but he seems like a pretty interesting and thoughtful guy really. And his advice about learning guitar is to become proficient on an acoustic before you even pick up an electric: "Just because you can make it go 'wee', that doesn't make you Hendrix."

 

[PT Bar None]

Makes sense to me. I'm no master technician either, but it would seem to me that if it was that easy to switch stances, it would defeat the purpose (because there'd be no point switching stances if everyone could box just as well orthodox or southpaw). Like, if you're never going to be a professional, probably best to get as good at the basics as you can.

I'm reading Keith Richards' autobiography at the moment: I didn't really know much about him besides the 'how in the world is he still alive?' reverence, but he seems like a pretty interesting and thoughtful guy really. And his advice about learning guitar is to become proficient on an acoustic before you even pick up an electric: "Just because you can make it go 'wee', that doesn't make you Hendrix."

I really enjoyed that book. Gave me ways of listening to music that I hadn't previously considered.

 

[the_interloper]

Makes sense to me. I'm no master technician either, but it would seem to me that if it was that easy to switch stances, it would defeat the purpose (because there'd be no point switching stances if everyone could box just as well orthodox or southpaw). Like, if you're never going to be a professional, probably best to get as good at the basics as you can.

I'm reading Keith Richards' autobiography at the moment: I didn't really know much about him besides the 'how in the world is he still alive?' reverence, but he seems like a pretty interesting and thoughtful guy really. And his advice about learning guitar is to become proficient on an acoustic before you even pick up an electric: "Just because you can make it go 'wee', that doesn't make you Hendrix."

Yeah absolutely right on the basics, I'm still working on keeping the hands up, chin down, punch from the chin and back again etc. Plus jab, hook, right cross and body rips and that's it, no ****ing around. Boxing gyms are pretty old school generally speaking, do it this way and that's it etc. I think with traditional martial arts switching stance is a bit more common and as a result it's more common in MMA, good if you can do it but can be a disaster if you can't.

Also agree with Keith Richards, I'm a lot better on the electric but after playing acoustic it seems even easier. Really need to practice it more but electric is much more fun, plus I'm into metal so it makes sense. I know I'm not Hendrix and I'm cool with it, just like making noise ha ha

 

[Caesar]

I missed the convo but I wonder in boxing if your lead hand should be your strong hand? I mean the jab is the most important punch, would make sense to have that as your "good" hand

The jab is the most important but it’s also the least taxing

rear hand strikes are slower and more biomechanically complex, so usually easier to execute with your dominant hand

 

[the_interloper]

The jab is the most important but it’s also the least taxing

rear hand strikes are slower and more biomechanically complex, so usually easier to execute with your dominant hand

Yeah that’s fair I guess. No idea of the biomechanics of either, there’s a lot of nuance in a jab too as well, a right hand is more fun to throw though

 

[phantom13]

Pretty rare that youre ending a fight with a jab too. Its a tool far keeping and reading range, hence it doesnt need to be "powerful" good jab will snap the other guys head back but its not knocking someone out.

 

[the_interloper]

Pretty rare that youre ending a fight with a jab too. Its a tool far keeping and reading range, hence it doesnt need to be "powerful" good jab will snap the other guys head back but its not knocking someone out.

This is true. I have seen Larry Holmes KO someone with a jab (or at least drop them, can’t remember) but that’s very rare and he’s probably had the best jab in HW boxing history.

 

[Quivorir]

I'll knock each and every one of you out with my jab.

 

[MP_]

I'll knock each and every one of you out with my jab.