Well, I learned my lesson about using paper instead of water from a pitcher, but I learned it too late. Since I was in Turkey I thought, "When in Turkey, do as the Turkish do." So I bravely used my left hand to wash, as my boyfriend at the time assured me worked perfectly well. I was skeptical, but I decided to be brave and give it a go.

I ended up with a urinary tract infection that lasted the whole 2 weeks. :(

Here's a quirk of mine that I didn't mention: I floss and brush after every snack and meal. Every one. This leads to a lot of flossing and brushing each day, because I love to snack.

My reason: I am determined never ever to get a cavity again!!!!! I don't know what my dentist was doing when I was a child, but apparently teaching me proper brushing technique was not among her actions.

Recently at a restaurant, as I was flossing and brushing my teeth since I wasn't going home after the meal, a little girl in the bathroom asked her mom, "Mommy? Why is that lady brushing her teeth?" Her mom tactfully answered, "Because she wants to."

On very rare occasions I see another Brusher, as we call ourselves, in a public bathroom and we give each other a knowing smile of camradery, since we know what it is like to be considered a freak by the oral hygiene inept.

Hmm Brushers? I'd hate to see how your gums are they must be very irritated

yeah I go through that ritual as well in public bathrooms but I have perfected it so I don't get the whole paper getting wet situation anymore. I take off a piece that I lay on the back part of the toilet seat then two separate pieces for each side and it works like a charm every time.

The foot thing I used to do when I was younger but with both feet. I used to walk around on my front part of my feet like I was constantly wearing heels lol.

As I grew older I stopped but when I mean by older. I didn't stop doing it til I was around 10 or so.

On the contrary, dj. Frequent brushing with a soft tooth brush using a circular motion is very healthful for gums.

My gums always feel better after brushing than before: nice and clean...much like I imagine this colorful fellow feels after being visited by a cleaner fish. Ahh! :)

http://www.newscientist.com/data/gal...coolcolour.jpg

Nice! My problem is that the side pieces sometimes get askew, and when one falls into the bowl and touches the water it begins to plunge in, dragged by the weight of the waterlogged paper. Then the whole beautiful construction slides in as I watch in despair. I need to work on perfecting my paper positioning like you have done.

So you were a tip-toer. I've seen tip-toe kids before. Sad.

;)

hmmm okay. I guess so. I wouldn't know. I love that the fish gets his own little buddy fish to clean his teeth. That's pretty awesome.

It's almost like if I was rich, I would hire a special person to walk around everywhere with me and just brush my teeth after meals/snacks.

yep yep in time with much practice you will get it down to a science young padawan.

What's sad about being a tip-toer? lol

In my case it's definitely the tendons, and really my whole body is pretty tight. I'm always trying to get into some kind of stretching regimen but I'm terrible at sticking to it.

Mine don't even bend, so I can't stretch them. You can't even force them back. -o-

Oh, nothing too sad about being a toe-walker, but sometimes it can correlate with developmental disorders. Toe walking - MayoClinic.com. My observation of toe-walkers is that they can't seem to stop themselves easily from doing it...and that is why I felt the habit is a bit sad. On the positive side, it probably gives people really strong feet! :)

This reminds me of *another* quirk of mine. Apparently I can keep my face extremely and disturbingly expressionless while talking, I was told a few years ago. And it's true. Partly I have done this to try to stop myself from getting wrinkles in old age. I think it is also a self-control issue. If I ever feel my brow furrow, I *still* try to stop it. Must Be In Control!! I also never say the word "um," such as while public speaking. I will insert a long silence if necessary but will never stoop to "um-ing."

I never realized tight tendons could cause such inflexibility of the wrists. I was just guessing at the cause! I actually thought perhaps your and Conan's inflexible wrists were due to some bone mutation related to gorillas' wrist structure:

Yeah, I've always been this way. It used to drive me crazy as a kid that I couldn't make a "bridge" like everyone else in my elementary school gym class.

http://pad2.whstatic.com/images/thum...x-Bridge-1.jpg

Sometimes when I don't know the words to a song too well, I kind of make up my own, and they usually describe my surroundings, my bedroom, bus, etc.

Haha, as long as you can sing along :D