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

[potatomasher]

I also like the feeling of giving the correct cents for something and just getting whole dollars back. Kind of like buying something for $20.80 with $50.80. I dont know why

Because you aren't left over with a bunch of coins? This isn't an unusual thing to do, it's common sense. I've never got the right change and hence keep ending up with way too many leftover coins.

 

[Caesar]

I always do that as well. I get a bit excessively anal sometimes though... like if it's $16.60 I'll give them a $20 note and the $1.60 - but if I don't have the 60c I'll give them $2.10 instead of $2 because it means I'll get one 50c coin back instead of two 20c pieces.

I'm really cool.

 

[clivewaterhousen]

when driving and changing lanes I try avoid hitting the cats eyes

if i hit them then i lost the game

 

[Lazarus]

What are the cats eyes? The reflectors?

 

[JCore]

Do you also need to sit to the left of women to make a move on her?*

*will be impressed if anyone gets the joke

"We just play defense."

 

[Black Flag]

always wear the same pair of shorts when i am between travel destinations

i.e i will fly to KL in the shorts, spend a feww days then move on to thailand, and i HAVE to be wearing the same shorts

got i hate ppl who wear shorts on international flights.

should load them in the baggage hold.

 

[clivewaterhousen]

got i hate ppl who wear shorts on international flights.

should load them in the baggage hold.

i didnt take a pair of slacks to south east asia old chap

 

[melaniej]

I always do that as well. I get a bit excessively anal sometimes though... like if it's $16.60 I'll give them a $20 note and the $1.60 - but if I don't have the 60c I'll give them $2.10 instead of $2 because it means I'll get one 50c coin back instead of two 20c pieces.

I'm really cool.

I would really enjoy you as a customer, none of my customers are this pedantic with it.

 

[Black Flag]

i didnt take a pair of slacks to south east asia old chap

err, you didn't take a pair of jeans?

massive fail.

did you take any shoes or did u only pack flip flops?

 

[Athomas]

I would really enjoy you as a customer, none of my customers are this pedantic with it.

When logical I do this all the time. For example I give $10.50 for $5.50. However sometimes the people are just morons and give you a ******ed look that you have given more then a $10 note. Quite annoying.

 

[Caesar]

When logical I do this all the time. For example I give $10.50 for $5.50. However sometimes the people are just morons and give you a ******ed look that you have given more then a $10 note. Quite annoying.

But when you don't have the 50c exactly do you go to the extreme of working out what other combination of coins you can hand over in order to reduce your number of net post-transaction coins by the greatest amount?

I do. It's a sickness.

 

[Plugger35]

Do you also need to sit to the left of women to make a move on her?*

*will be impressed if anyone gets the joke

Isn't that from Seinfeld? Where George can't make a move left and Jerry can't make a move right or vice versa.

i didnt take a pair of slacks to south east asia old chap

The only time I wore slacks in SE Asia was when I was in Bangkok and visited the Royal Palace. They have some stupid rule where you can't wear shorts there, you have to wear long pants.

They have a room there where they have racks of old pants for guys that are wearing shorts to change into. Ended up having to wear some shitty old 70s style flared pants around all day in stinking humidity, f***ing sucked.

I swear they just make up that rule for a prank to make tourists look like idiots.

 

[Ben the Gooner]

when driving and changing lanes I try avoid hitting the cats eyes

if i hit them then i lost the game

****!

I just lost the game.

 

[Johnson#26]

I do exactly this. And it can get particularly embarrassing if I miss the spot I clipped on the opposite side when attempting to even it up, because that then creates a spot on each side which I need to clip to even up, if that makes any sense. It can accumulate and really become quite a problem as I end up running along kicking furiously at all parts of my legs.

Hahaha yes I do this as well and have done it for as long as I can remember.

 

[c00lcat]

err, you didn't take a pair of jeans?

massive fail.

did you take any shoes or did u only pack flip flops?

go welch somewhere else,
why would you not wear shorts on long flights, they're comfier..

 

[Stocks_go_Up]

I floss my teeth with the random hairs I lose from my head. Most annoying bit is when the hair breaks and you have to yank it out from between the teeth.

 

[Athomas]

But when you don't have the 50c exactly do you go to the extreme of working out what other combination of coins you can hand over in order to reduce your number of net post-transaction coins by the greatest amount?

I do. It's a sickness.

That's dedication

Lately I've just been taking the coins if I'm in a drive thru cause I need them for parking at work

 

[ClarkeM]

-Try and stop the microwave before it hits 0. Usually try and count with my back turned to it and see how accurate my seconds are. Got pretty good at it too.
- I check the fridge for food, then the pantry, then the fridge, then the pantry etc.
- Used to get the scissors and chop most of my hair off on my legs or shave little bits on my leg.

 

[Black Flag]

go welch somewhere else,
why would you not wear shorts on long flights, they're comfier..

so are flip flops and tank tops. why don't you wear those on a flight... (or perhaps you do? )

the reason is, most ppl have a minimum standard of dress in certain circumstances.

and you know what, i don't really want to be seated next to some smelly bogan with hairy legs for the whole flight.

 

[DB10]

and you know what, i don't really want to be seated next to some smelly bogan with hairy legs for the whole flight.

and if it's 38° outside when I get to the airport etc, I'm still wearing shorts.

 

[Black Flag]

Lol at Black Flog. Toughen up princess.

and c**** that try to take over the whole arm rest really piss me off.

 

[Rough_Edges]

Can stare at the little triangular patch bottom middle of windscreen that the wipers miss, and hope the next wipe they deal with it.

I floss my teeth with the random hairs I lose from my head. Most annoying bit is when the hair breaks and you have to yank it out from between the teeth.

Brilliant. Do this all the time, such an annoying feeling when you get hair stuck in there and you can't work out which tooth it is actually in.

 

[Scootyb]

thats very very weird haha ^

 

[PunyHumans!!!]

Did all sorts of strange shit as a kid when it came to sports.

Obviously had the backyard sports - nearly all of them. Cricket, basketball, footy, soccer, even a bit of ice hockey (on tiles). Played my own games/seasons - spreadsheet fixturing, all scores, tables etc. to go with it - all while commentating every single game.

I've got a huge collection of old notebooks full of played out scores, or simulated with the dice. I particularly laughed looking back on a notebook full of cricket games I'd played in the late 90s - and looking back through the old NZ teams with Parore, Harris, Astle and co. - even some of the mid 90s Redbacks teams.

Haha, my bro and I did something similar to this as well, mostly football and cricket. We created a Fremantle team a fair bit before they were announced and would obsessively play them in the backyard after school, going through whole seasons. They had a star CHF who had been crippled initially by knee injuries before he made a heroic return to become a champion

We even had The Netherlands as a fully fledged Test team after seeing them play in the 96 world cup and played out full games and would record the stats. We would commentate our backyard games complete with crowd noise. Pissed off the old folks in the retirement home behind our yard no end who insisted on us going down the nearest park. Never took them up on their offer though.

Like someone else mentioned earlier, as a kid I had started to redo all the Aussie cricket games from about the early 80's onwards. Cant remember how far I got but turned I Chris Matthews into a superstar wicket machine.

 

[BomberFletch31]

I made up my own character that I pretended played for Port Adelaide after being traded by Melbourne. He was an awesome player, played centre half back mostly. I even got to the point where I would plan out what year he got drafted and how many games he played and how many goals he kicked for each club. I soon got bored with him circa 2003 and in came his 18 year old nephew who came through the rookie draft who quickly became the next best thing.

Been there, done that. I made up an imaginary player who played at AFL level - 204cm full back who started his career as a full forward. Matched Fanning's record 18 goal haul in a game. Shifted back to help out initially, but became a permanent full back and stayed there for the majority of his career. Height advantage means he outmarks most forwards in a contested situation.