Do Quirky Habits Shape Our Friendships?

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around the quirky habits and preferences of participants, exploring how these idiosyncrasies might shape friendships and interactions. The scope includes personal anecdotes, humorous observations, and reflections on the nature of quirks versus preferences.

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory
  • Conceptual clarification
  • Debate/contested

Main Points Raised

  • Some participants share personal quirks, such as brushing teeth in the shower, making up songs, and needing to know details about cars on the road.
  • Others express humorous or unusual habits, like counting objects while driving or having specific preferences for food textures.
  • A few participants challenge the definition of quirks, suggesting that some listed behaviors may be more about personal preferences than true quirks.
  • There are anecdotes about unusual eating habits, such as a fondness for liver and spinach or a dislike for tomatoes despite enjoying ketchup.
  • Some participants mention their tendency to get lost in thought during conversations or to notice spelling errors, which they find difficult to ignore.
  • One participant humorously describes a habit of throwing a coin in the air, linking it to a specific style of dress and music.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants do not reach a consensus on what constitutes a quirk versus a preference, leading to multiple competing views. The discussion remains unresolved regarding the definitions and significance of the habits shared.

Contextual Notes

Some statements reflect personal experiences and subjective interpretations, which may not align with others' definitions of quirks. The discussion includes a variety of habits that may not be universally recognized as quirks.

Who May Find This Useful

Readers interested in social dynamics, personal habits, or the psychology of friendships may find the exploration of quirks and their impact on relationships engaging.

  • #61


neu said:
SOmeone I know doesn't eat tomatos, but he'll have ketchup. Nutter
My cousin's husband loves spaghetti,but he won't touch anything with elbow macaroni in it.
 
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  • #62


Office_Shredder said:
I've probably lost about 400 man hours doing this.
You have a staff?
 
  • #63


jimmysnyder said:
You have a staff?

I spent about ten minutes thinking up a witty reply for this, but decided it wasn't worth it

:P

Ok, seriously
Yup. It's about 6 feet long, hickory wood, with a crystal ball on top

And it's sentient and answers posts for me
 
  • #64
I usually read magazines from the back cover to the front.

I count everything

When walking in a tiled floor, I always make sure I don´t step on the lines.

I read every instructon manual, for everything, even if tis something I´ve used before
 
  • #65


turbo-1 said:
he won't touch anything with elbow macaroni in it.

Maybe he could try sprinkling some glucosamine sulphate on it. That cleared up most of my joint problems pretty well.
 
  • #66
Sleeping: When I was a kid I always slept on my back. But at age 15, likely due to long-distance cycling, I ended up having surgery to remove a huge pilonidal cyst located at the base of my tailbone. I was told that I couldn't sleep on my back for about 2 months, and I haven't been able to ever since. Either side or lying on my stomach is fine, but up until the last year or two, it was impossible for me to sleep on my back. Only recently have I managed to snooze a bit on my back while watching the tube. This was a real disadvantage as someone who did a lot of air travel. The ability to sleep on a plane would have made life soooooo much easier. I ended up buying an extra battery [power ports were not generally available yet on airplanes] for the laptop and watching tons of movies instead.

Can't stand to read for more than an hour or so on a plane either. I think the pressure changes make it difficult for me to focus.
 
  • #67
I don't really consider this a quirk, since I'm fairly certain that any cultured male members of PF will agree with me, but my wife thinks it's weird. As far as I'm concerned, the hottest show business personality is the dancer on the left-hand pylon at the end of the 'Strawberry Mini-Wheats' commercial. I'd send her fan mail, but I haven't been able to find the name of her agent.
 
  • #68


mcknia07 said:
I have to have the TV volume and radio volume on an even number, if I am with someone else, I have to ask them, to make it even. I just cringe whenever it stays on an even number!

I do this too, especially with my car radio, but I've been forcing myself to change it 'cos it is a little disconcerting to others. I hate it when people change my radio settings in my car while I'm driving, so I expect people don't appreciate me doing it to them either. Oh, and odd numbers are ok... if they're multiples of 5. :-p
 
  • #69
windsupernova said:
When walking in a tiled floor, I always make sure I don´t step on the lines.

As Good as It Gets.
 
  • #70
Ivan Seeking said:
Sleeping: When I was a kid I always slept on my back. But at age 15, likely due to long-distance cycling, I ended up having surgery to remove a huge pilonidal cyst located at the base of my tailbone. I was told that I couldn't sleep on my back for about 2 months, and I haven't been able to ever since. Either side or lying on my stomach is fine, but up until the last year or two, it was impossible for me to sleep on my back. Only recently have I managed to snooze a bit on my back while watching the tube. This was a real disadvantage as someone who did a lot of air travel. The ability to sleep on a plane would have made life soooooo much easier. I ended up buying an extra battery [power ports were not generally available yet on airplanes] for the laptop and watching tons of movies instead.

Can't stand to read for more than an hour or so on a plane either. I think the pressure changes make it difficult for me to focus.

Haha, something similar about sleeping happened to me. I remember sleeping on my back as a child, but when I got one of my surgeries, I had to sleep on the couch. It forced me not to rollover onto my right ear. And now, I still sleep on my side. In the past year though, I've been able to nap on my back.
 
  • #71
windsupernova said:
When walking in a tiled floor, I always make sure I don´t step on the lines.

Hm, sometimes I walk only ON the lines, to not fall down.
 
  • #72
I like to puff out my chest,put my right hand on my hip and swivel my head around gormlessly.It's not so much of a quirk more of a hobby.
 
  • #73


mcknia07 said:
I have to have the TV volume and radio volume on an even number, if I am with someone else, I have to ask them, to make it even. I just cringe whenever it stays on an even number!

I have a similar quirk concerning the radio station frequency.

For FM stations, I only listen to those frequencies that are an odd multiple of 0.1 MHz. Eg., 90.1 and 90.3, but never 90.2

:biggrin:
 
  • #74


Redbelly98 said:
For FM stations, I only listen to those frequencies that are an odd multiple of 0.1 MHz. Eg., 90.1 and 90.3, but never 90.2

:biggrin:
Hey! Me too! But I always thought it was because the even stations played lower-quality music... lots of hiss and snow.:rolleyes:
 
  • #75
I shave and brush my teeth in the shower. Things get messy when I forget what I'm doing and get things out of order, which is why I try to always brush my teeth or my face first; rather than shaving my face or my teeth. I hate it when autopilot messes up.

I pay an unusual amount of attention to people's hands when they talk, or they are walking by; if I even notice them at all. I often don't know what to do with my arms when I'm not using them.

I sometimes catch myself counting my teeth with my tongue. I don't know why. IT's not like thye have gone anywhre since the last time.
 
  • #76


redargon said:
I do this too, especially with my car radio, but I've been forcing myself to change it 'cos it is a little disconcerting to others. I hate it when people change my radio settings in my car while I'm driving, so I expect people don't appreciate me doing it to them either. Oh, and odd numbers are ok... if they're multiples of 5. :-p

Now you so totally sound like my cousin. Him and I have the same quirks, which is weird, but maybe it just runs in the family :biggrin: Tho, I can't do the multiples of 5 thing...
 
  • #77
My PF sig has a clickable link.

A line is automatically displayed at the top of the sig. Another line is drawn under the link in my sig.

I have omitted the last word of the sig from the link, in order to make those two lines be the same length.
 
  • #78
Redbelly98 said:
My PF sig has a clickable link.

A line is automatically displayed at the top of the sig. Another line is drawn under the link in my sig.

I have omitted the last word of the sig from the link, in order to make those two lines be the same length.

What browser are you using? The lines do not appear the same length to me. The lower line is much longer than the upper one.

The length of the lower line depends on the browser, the browser settings, and the available fonts.
 
  • #79
Using Firefox, font = Arial.

Your wise words have freed me from my quirky habits, and I have changed my sig so that the complete text is part of the link. Equal line lengths be damned!

Thank you.
 
  • #80
I've been wearing a watch the doesn't work for over a year now. I don't really need a watch anymore, but it doesn't look good to show up for a contract negotiation while not wearing one. Since my twenty dollar special from Radio Shack looks exactly like a Rolex, I keep wearing it.

I even had a factory manager threaten to take my "Rolex" if I didn't have a system up by the deadline. I told him that if I didn't make it, he could have my watch.
 

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