Confess Your Little Quirks

VEGANGELICA · 04-12-2011, 09:26 AM

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They'll have to forgive me if I don't see the joy in pusposely giving my swamp ass every time I have to take a dump. Needless to say, I only poo at Americanized shops/restaurants now. Lesson well learned.

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.

djchameleon · 04-12-2011, 10:59 AM

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Originally Posted by VEGANGELICA

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

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Originally Posted by VEGANGELICA

This *is* an odd quirk, Conan. Unable to make a 'Halt' hand! You poor thing.

Ha ha! I can relate. I never sit down on a public toilet. I either hover just above the seat or layer the whole surface with toilet paper, only to get frustrated when one part slides into the bowl, dips in the water, and drags the rest of my carefully arranged paper down with it. Then I have to start all over again.

I also always wipe with wet toilet paper. Always. First dry. Then wet. Then dry for the finale. I go through whole forests at every sitting!

Another quirk: when I'm standing in the kitchen while working at the kitchen counter, apparently I never stand with both feet flat on the floor. I always have one heel slightly raised or tilted so that my weight rests almost entirely on the other foot.

Even after I'm reminded of my quirk and consciously try to stand on both feet, within several minutes I forget.

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.

VEGANGELICA · 04-12-2011, 11:30 AM

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Originally Posted by djchameleon

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

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!

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Originally Posted by djchameleon

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.

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.

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Originally Posted by djchameleon

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.

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

djchameleon · 04-12-2011, 12:34 PM

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Originally Posted by VEGANGELICA

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!

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.

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Originally Posted by VEGANGELICA

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.

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

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

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

**Janszoon** · 04-12-2011, 06:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Conan

I've done them on my fingers my entire life.

I've not found anybody else with this condition. Both wrists. It's so weird.

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Have you tried slow stretching over several months? Maybe you've just got overly tight tendons! Or maybe you and Janszoon are missing some bones in your wrists? That would be harder to solve.

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.

~~someonecompletelyrandom~~ · 04-12-2011, 06:50 PM

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

VEGANGELICA · 04-13-2011, 08:53 PM

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

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."

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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.

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:

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http://www.earthmagazine.org/earth/article/27b-7d9-a-1

When humans walk on ice — we tend to bend our knees and hips because it lowers our center of gravity and makes us more stable. In contrast, gorillas are totally different and hold their arms in a column,” Kivell says. The bones of the wrist and the forearm are stacked on top of each other, similar to the column-like leg of an elephant, she adds. Gorillas are more land-based than chimpanzees and bonobos — spending more than 95 percent of their time on the ground — and require less bent limbs that further their balance on the ground.

**Janszoon** · 04-13-2011, 09:32 PM

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Originally Posted by VEGANGELICA

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.

DoctorSoft · 04-14-2011, 12:21 AM

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.

s_k · 04-14-2011, 01:15 AM

Haha, as long as you can sing along

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