Quirky things you do...

[mjb2124]

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For me, the temperature or volume in my car must be on an even number. This also holds true for volume of TV's in the house too.

Very similar. The temperature, radio volume, TV volume etc... must always end in a 5 or 0. As an example - my car volume is always on 10 or 15 or 20. So if 15 is too low, I automatically put it to 20 or 25.

I also have a strange habit of adding numbers I see for no apparent reason. If I look at the clock and it says 10:23, I'll often look at it and think: 10 + 23 = 33, 1 + 0 + 2 + 3 = 6 etc... Or while driving down the road and I see a sequence of numbers, I'll add them together (ie: 65 mph speed limit sign near a 45 miles to Pittsburgh sign and I'll think 110). Or if someone is talking to me and says is today the 26th or 27th? I'll think 53 in my head as I tell them what day it is. I don't do this all the time though...more frequently than one might think. Very strange...I know.

[BurghFan]

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I eat ice cream with a fork.

When I eat, everything has to have its own place on the plate. I can't stand mixing things. When I see someone do things like mix their meat, mashed potatos, and corn all into one and eat it that way I look at them like they have two heads.

I used to be like that when I was a kid, not so much any more though.

I havent set an alarm to wake me up in 3 months. I just wake up whenever I need to. Its a very strange phenomena that started in college

I do the same thing. Though I always set my alarm when I have to get up, I'm usually already awake when it actually goes off.

I don't allow anybody to ever touch my hat. When my hat is not in use, I hide it.

When I count I always skip the number 13. Always.

You wouldn't have liked my cousins when they were little then. They would always steal my hat when I was wearing one

And do you have triskaidekaphobia?.

[Chef Matt]

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And do you have triskaidekaphobia?.

"googled"

Mild case I guess.

[ProfessaPackMan]

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-Can't sleep with Socks on.

-I always wake up before my Alarm goes off even though I still set it every night.

-Whenever I put Gas in my Car, the amount of Gas has to end in an even #.

-I'm 6'5 but always curl up into a ball whenever I go to Bed.

[superjames1992]

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For me, the temperature or volume in my car must be on an even number. This also holds true for volume of TV's in the house too.

I admit to doing this, too, particularly with the TV volume.

When I eat, everything has to have its own place on the plate. I can't stand mixing things. When I see someone do things like mix their meat, mashed potatos, and corn all into one and eat it that way I look at them like they have two heads.

I do that, too. I also generally eat all of the same thing at one time. What I mean by that is that I'll first eat the carrots. Then I'll slide the plate around and eat all the mashed potatoes. Then I'll eat some chicken/turkey/whatever. Then I might eat a biscuit/roll and then I'll eat the cranberry sauce. Of course, that could be done in any order, but the point is that I generally eat one food on my plate at a time.

[ImTellinTim]

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I do that, too. I also generally eat all of the same thing at one time. What I mean by that is that I'll first eat the carrots. Then I'll slide the plate around and eat all the mashed potatoes. Then I'll eat some chicken/turkey/whatever. Then I might eat a biscuit/roll and then I'll eat the cranberry sauce. Of course, that could be done in any order, but the point is that I generally eat one food on my plate at a time.

I thought about it more and I do mix around some things. Like Chinese for example. I'll put whatever stir fry stuff I get on top of rice. So I guess I only mix things if it's a "normal" part of the dish.

Things like dipping your sausage in syrup? Get that **** outta here, lol.

[Chaos81]

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For me, the temperature or volume in my car must be on an even number. This also holds true for volume of TV's in the house too.

I do that with the volume as well. I never used to, but one of my friends does it and I started doing it thanks to her.

When I eat, everything has to have its own place on the plate. I can't stand mixing things. When I see someone do things like mix their meat, mashed potatos, and corn all into one and eat it that way I look at them like they have two heads.

Same here. Can't stand mixing foods like that.

[Blzer]

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I do that, too. I also generally eat all of the same thing at one time. What I mean by that is that I'll first eat the carrots. Then I'll slide the plate around and eat all the mashed potatoes. Then I'll eat some chicken/turkey/whatever. Then I might eat a biscuit/roll and then I'll eat the cranberry sauce. Of course, that could be done in any order, but the point is that I generally eat one food on my plate at a time.

Same here. Here at SDSU we have a dining hall that I eat at for breakfast nearly every morning, and I have a usual coarse meal of scrambled eggs, french toast, bacon, hash browns, yogurt, a banana, etc. with apple juice to drink. I ration everything and pace myself so that I finish everything on the same round of eating. So I'll start with my eggs then take a bite of bacon along with it, fork off some hash browns while chewing and then eat that, then take a few sips of apple juice, then dip my banana in some of the yogurt. Rinse and repeat.

Boy, people are really funny you know that?

Oh and speaking of eating, I'm not sure if you do it as well, but next time you go to a public eatery look around and watch when people take a bite out of their food. Notice how they look up as they put their food in their mouths, like as in they begin by looking down at their foot and then their eyes come upward toward the horizontal plane once they put the food in their mouths. It's kind of hilarious. I know I actually don't tend to do this since I eat pretty quickly and just go right through it, unless I'm talking to somebody of course.

[TeixeiraFanatic]

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Might not be that weird to some of you on here but whenever I see numbers I think of players that wear that number. Jaime Garcia for 54 for instance. That's the way I remember phone numbers and other long numbers.

[Blitz1942]

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I have to have a fan on to sleep. I won't fall asleep in silence.

Similar here, I need some sort of sound to help me fall asleep. Usually it's a radio or fan. If it's too loud though, I can't fall asleep. And the volume I need to fall asleep changes depending on the mood I'm in when trying to go to bed.

I tend to use heavy metal/hard rock music to relax, while I use classic rock, softer rock, and sometimes even classical music to get myself pumped up.

[TheMatrix31]

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I sleep with a fan on, TV volume on "4" and my sleep timer on 115 (only after going up to 120 then going back down to 115....wtf).

I check my phone alarm repeatedly, and often say "AM" or "PM" out loud to make sure I set it right.

After I lock the door to my car, I'll always pull the door too just to make sure.

I cut my spaghetti with a knife and fork before eating.

There are more than a few others I do, I'm sure.

[Blaze125]

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I generally set 4 alarms before I go to bed, all within about 5 minutes of eachother. I'll check them a couple times before I go to bed. If I really need to wake up or it's a different time than I usually wake up, I'll set 6 or 7. I'm paranoid about sleeping through all of them.

I hit the lock button for my car a bunch of times just do make sure it's locked.

[duke776]

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I talk in my sleep all the time. And apparently I curse like a sailor when doing so.

I also sleep walk. My most recent episode of this was me getting out of bed and switching the placement of a box of animal crackers and my contact solution.

[Kriech23]

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Very similar. The temperature, radio volume, TV volume etc... must always end in a 5 or 0. As an example - my car volume is always on 10 or 15 or 20. So if 15 is too low, I automatically put it to 20 or 25.

I do this as well. Has to be on a 5 or 0. I hate watching television with someone who leaves the volume on 17, I actually tell them to turn it up to 20 or down to 15.

I try to avoid cracks when walking on sidewalks. Unless I'm talking to someone, I always make sure I don't step on cracks. Weird, I know.

[kingkilla56]

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I do the same thing. Though I always set my alarm when I have to get up, I'm usually already awake when it actually goes off.

Yeah it started with me waking up much earlier than my alarm clock, and then I think I forgot to set it one day and realized it was unnecessary.

Its to the point where I can snooze button myself.