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GRLMGC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-21-07 08:14 PM Original message |
Is anybody freaked out by ordinary things that don't bother others? |
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skygazer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-21-07 08:16 PM Response to Original message |
1. I have an absolutely violent disgust for cold, dirty dish water |
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GRLMGC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-21-07 08:17 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Yeah |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-21-07 09:40 PM Response to Reply #1 |
8. that's what rubber gleeve are for, my dear. |
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skygazer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-21-07 09:42 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. I forgot to mention |
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City of Mills (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-21-07 08:17 PM Response to Original message |
3. Chewed gum |
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LibDemAlways (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-23-07 11:25 AM Response to Reply #3 |
69. You'd hate this: |
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SouthoftheBorderPaul (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-23-07 01:06 PM Response to Reply #3 |
74. I third that notion. |
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alarimer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-21-07 09:33 PM Response to Original message |
4. Public restrooms |
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SteppingRazor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-21-07 09:37 PM Response to Original message |
5. I'm violently repulsed by origami n/t |
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ChoralScholar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-21-07 09:40 PM Response to Original message |
6. Television test-patterns, station sign-offs, technical difficulties |
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Oeditpus Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-22-07 02:36 AM Response to Reply #6 |
36. I know that one |
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idgiehkt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-21-07 09:40 PM Response to Original message |
7. dust on baseboard moldings |
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skygazer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-21-07 09:43 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. Oh, honey you're going to love my house if you're ever in town! |
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idgiehkt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-21-07 09:46 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. terrace? |
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skygazer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-21-07 09:48 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. Well, that's what I call it |
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idgiehkt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-21-07 10:02 PM Response to Reply #14 |
18. that is beautiful |
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skygazer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-21-07 10:05 PM Response to Reply #18 |
19. I think that's one of the little palm trees |
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idgiehkt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-21-07 10:14 PM Response to Reply #19 |
22. my dad is the same way |
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Kali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-21-07 09:45 PM Response to Original message |
11. wet coffee grounds |
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otherlander (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-21-07 09:47 PM Response to Original message |
13. Ferrets touching me |
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Sequoia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-22-07 01:32 PM Response to Reply #13 |
59. Oh, that's real ordinary for sure. |
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The Velveteen Ocelot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-21-07 09:48 PM Response to Original message |
15. Pictures on the wall that aren't hanging straight. |
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NanceGreggs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-22-07 12:02 AM Response to Reply #15 |
32. Same here. |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-22-07 01:14 PM Response to Reply #15 |
56. AHA! We're living in the same house! |
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last_texas_dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-21-07 09:52 PM Response to Original message |
16. Alright, I know this is weird |
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GRLMGC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-21-07 09:54 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. I think that's my thing too |
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last_texas_dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-21-07 10:31 PM Response to Reply #17 |
23. Yeah, when you described the "honeycomb" pattern |
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GRLMGC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-22-07 01:12 PM Response to Reply #23 |
54. I don't know |
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WritingIsMyReligion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-21-07 10:33 PM Response to Reply #16 |
24. I'm the same way. |
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Ghost in the Machine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-23-07 07:29 AM Response to Reply #16 |
67. Hey, sorry about those holes, dude... |
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Glorfindel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-21-07 10:09 PM Response to Original message |
20. Flannel...I loathe the feel of flannel |
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ruiner4u (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-21-07 10:12 PM Response to Original message |
21. OSB freaks me out... |
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Arugula Latte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-21-07 10:56 PM Response to Original message |
25. Sometimes if I think about broken bones it really flips me out |
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jobycom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-21-07 11:09 PM Response to Original message |
26. I am convinced my kids' Game Cube Mario Karts cheats. |
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Left Is Write (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-21-07 11:19 PM Response to Original message |
27. I wouldn't say "freaked out," but as I have generalized anxiety disorder... |
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Maraya1969 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-21-07 11:25 PM Response to Original message |
28. Yea |
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amitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-21-07 11:54 PM Response to Original message |
29. Sponges and fungus...or anything with millions of tiny little other |
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GRLMGC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-22-07 01:11 PM Response to Reply #29 |
53. Ooh clusters! |
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Ptah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-21-07 11:57 PM Response to Original message |
30. The stuff that freaks me out freaks me out so much that I don't have time to think about others |
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NJCher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-22-07 12:02 AM Response to Original message |
31. the cord on my vacuum cleaner |
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GoddessOfGuinness (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-22-07 12:06 AM Response to Original message |
33. ticks |
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Fire Walk With Me (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-22-07 12:14 AM Response to Original message |
34. The word "tin". |
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Oeditpus Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-22-07 02:34 AM Response to Reply #34 |
35. Sorry, old horse |
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Oeditpus Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-22-07 02:39 AM Response to Original message |
37. I have this weird thing with milk |
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Connonym (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-22-07 09:18 AM Response to Reply #37 |
39. just milk or any drink? |
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Zavulon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-22-07 09:15 AM Response to Original message |
38. Hearing someone brush their teeth with an open mouth. |
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Connonym (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-22-07 09:20 AM Original message |
I'm neurotic, I'm freaked out by all sorts of things nobody else notices |
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swimboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-22-07 09:20 AM Response to Original message |
40. Wall-mounted soap dispensers |
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Phillycat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-22-07 09:21 AM Response to Original message |
41. The feel of chalk on my fingers, also dry dirt. |
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GenDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-22-07 09:27 AM Response to Reply #41 |
42. I have that same addiction |
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begin_within (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-22-07 10:23 AM Response to Reply #41 |
45. I also do that, but only in the dry-air months (September through January, here) |
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I Have A Dream (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-23-07 12:00 PM Response to Reply #41 |
72. Mine's similar. I can't stand the feel of dry sand on my dry feet. |
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racaulk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-22-07 10:03 AM Response to Original message |
43. I hate mannequins and dolls. Hate 'em!!! |
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swimboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-22-07 10:20 AM Response to Reply #43 |
44. My brother suffers in this way. |
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Ariana Celeste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-23-07 12:39 AM Response to Reply #43 |
64. Same. |
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quiet.american (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-22-07 10:24 AM Response to Original message |
46. Ketchup. It's almost impossible for me to sit across from someone slathering their food in it. n/t |
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driver8 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-22-07 01:13 PM Response to Reply #46 |
55. I can't stand that crap. The smell makes me want to puke. n/t |
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quiet.american (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-23-07 12:31 PM Response to Reply #55 |
73. Hello! Me, too. Whenever I see a slapstick movie scene where someone's squirted with ketchup -- ugh! |
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begin_within (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-22-07 10:25 AM Response to Original message |
47. Any liquid spilled on the street by any passing vehicle in front of my house |
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BarenakedLady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-22-07 11:19 AM Response to Original message |
48. Making telephone calls |
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LaraMN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-22-07 11:22 AM Response to Original message |
49. Chalk, terra cotta pots, pencils with "noisy tips." |
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Dora (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-22-07 12:43 PM Response to Original message |
50. Ladybugs. nt |
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1gobluedem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-22-07 12:46 PM Response to Original message |
51. I can't stand the smell of wet peanut butter |
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6000eliot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-22-07 12:49 PM Response to Original message |
52. Any mention of the human liver makes me feel all icky inside. |
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Sequoia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-22-07 01:34 PM Response to Reply #52 |
60. Liver, liver, liver, liver |
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carly denise pt deux (855 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-22-07 01:28 PM Response to Original message |
57. someone writing on a chalkboard..or someone running their fork against a metal plate |
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Orrex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-22-07 01:30 PM Response to Original message |
58. Dry fingertips scraping across a dry, redwood picnic table |
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MysticalChicken (832 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-22-07 04:07 PM Response to Original message |
61. I absolutely hate... |
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yellowdogintexas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-22-07 10:13 PM Response to Original message |
62. having someone lean over me when I am sitting at a table or |
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GirlinContempt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-22-07 10:20 PM Response to Original message |
63. Cockatoo feet. |
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Hosnon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-23-07 07:10 AM Response to Original message |
65. Popsicle sticks. |
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Briarius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-23-07 07:16 AM Response to Original message |
66. Cotton balls |
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tjwmason (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-23-07 10:48 AM Response to Original message |
68. Unsyncronised Belisha beacons |
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nosillies (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-23-07 11:37 AM Response to Original message |
70. Thanks for giving up an opportunity to air our weirdnesses |
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grace0418 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-23-07 11:39 AM Response to Original message |
71. When I reach for an ice cube and it sticks to my hand (like if my hand was wet) |
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Roon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-23-07 09:55 PM Response to Original message |
75. Saw something recently that made my skin crawl |
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cobalt1999 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-23-07 10:11 PM Response to Original message |
76. Tampons |
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