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41 People Who Realized Way Too Late They’d Been Doing Simple Things Completely Wrong
You know, my family had many strange culinary habits. For example, eating watermelon only with bread, or boiling milk and then always eating the foam on the surface. Honestly, I hated that foam as a child, but my grandma and mother assured me it was the most delicious thing. Then, years later, I was quite surprised to realize that few other people actually did this...
However, as it turns out, I'm not alone. No, I don't mean hating foam on milk. I mean, at some point, many folks do realize that they've always done some ordinary things completely differently than most people around them. So today's list of stories, made for you by Bored Panda, is dedicated to such instances.
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#1
I eat food in order from least favorite to most favorite.
Rick Murray 2 weeks ago
Yes. Who eats the best stuff first unless they aren't planning to eat the rest?
David Andrews 2 weeks ago (edited)
Don't think this is that wrong or uncommon, I do it, and know multiple others who do to. Basically the good stuff is your reward for eating the rest 😄
GenuineJen 2 weeks ago
This probably won't see the light of day, but I eat in the opposite order. I'd rather enjoy what I'm eating and stop eating when I'm full than to try and force the best at the end even if I'm stuffed.
Sally Moen 2 weeks ago (edited)
That sounds reasonable at the dinner table during family dinners if, say, you get judged for not trying everything you are served. But at a meal you paid for, or at your own home? Don't eat what you don't want to. To do so otherwise is a kind of eating d1s0rder
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#2
Avoid big spoons. I cannot eat dessert or yoghurt unless its a teaspoon. Apparently its an adhd quirk.
Moxitron Jazz 2 weeks ago
small spoons = smaller portions = more instances of joy!!! Checks out...
Chich the witch 2 weeks ago
And eat desert first. You might choke on dinner and miss out :p
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Sarah Suelzle 2 weeks ago (edited)
Ha! I did not know this. I never eat with a table spoon, always a tea spoon. Sometimes I can tolerate a soup spoon if I'm eating soup, but not always LOL Also, If I'm eating out of a to-go container that's paper, plastic, etc., I have to use a plastic utensil. I can't eat out of plastic with metal utensil. ಠ_ಠ EDIT :: For clarification, a teaspoon to me, in the US, would be a "regular" size spoon, like you would stir your coffee with or eat ice cream with. A table spoon would be slightly bigger, like the difference between a salad fork and dinner fork. I don't mean a serving spoon. Also, I realize names and sizes of things are different all around the world. I might not be using the exact right terminology, but I think if you read between the lines, you'll see what I’m trying to get at.
Ace 2 weeks ago
A tablespoon is not designed to be eaten with. Many are too big for most people's mouths to comfortably fit them anyway. A dessert spoon may be what this is referring to, about 2/3 the size of a tablespoon.
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Huddo's sister 2 weeks ago
I will use a soup spoon when it's a main course, but otherwise a tea spoon. I don't have ADHD, but I do have a small jaw. I don't think it's the wrong way to eat. An ex-friend of mine used to put the whole spoon (not handle), including soup spoon, into her mouth each time, which I found out when she complained because it was uncomfortable. The whole table was stunned for a minute then explained you don't need to do that!
patricia patricia 5 days ago
There's a chef in Instagram who explains things related to food and cooking from the point of view of science. A couple of weeks ago he spoke about this issue. Apparently, depending on what spoon you use, your brain processes the flavour in a different way, and the taste "feels" more intense if you use a smaller spoon. It's very interesting. I can look for the post. It's in Spanish, but if somebody is interested I can try to translate the main points into English.
#3
I’ve always assumed everyone overthinks everything the way I do. Finding out that some people are just calm was shocking lol.
Rick Murray 2 weeks ago
It actually gave me immense satisfaction to discover that most people don't overthink, hardly anybody makes a Plan B, and some don't even have a Plan A. NOW I understand why everything is so completely f*cked up.
June 2 weeks ago
If you're happy and you know it, overthink. If you're happy and you know it, overthink. If you're happy and you know it, Give your brain a chance to blow it. If you're happy and you know it, overthink. 🙌
Chich the witch 2 weeks ago
I can usually cut to the chase pretty quick. A blessing and a curse. I'm not nasty about it but people who get lost in the paralysis of analysis can be very annoying.
A few days ago, a thread appeared on AskReddit, the author of which, the user u/Psychological_Sky_58, asked netizens: "What's something you've done your whole life, only to realize recently that everyone else does it completely differently?" The result was over 8K upvotes and almost 9K various comments, with stories about literally everything under the sun.
Strange eating habits and awkward wording, seemingly unexplained clothing ideas, and just plain weird deeds - we've collected the most interesting and unexpected stories and revelations from this thread for you!
#4
When putting on a bra, I’ve always clasped it in the front and then twisted it around and pulled it up. I only recently learned that a lot of people simply put it on and clasp it in the back without looking.
CK 2 weeks ago
Clasping it in the front and turning it around puts more wear on the bra, and they're expensive. But clasping it in the back requires mobility and dexterity that not everyone has. And most front clasp bras are awful, though I don't know why they can't just invent one that isn't.
Dilly Millandry 2 weeks ago
Diagnosed with osteoarthritis in my left shoulder in my 30s. I do my bras up at the front and swivel them regardless - and for taking off now as well.
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Miss Ann Thrope 2 weeks ago
Hooking in front and twisting it around was how my mother did it. Then she'd bend over and shake the girls so they'd settle in.
Rick Murray 2 weeks ago
I'm a guy so forgive me if it's a dumb question but... why don't they just fasten up in the front? No gymnastics required.
Helena 2 weeks ago
They make front clasp ones, but they tend to suck. Especially if you're over a b cup.
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Starbug 2 weeks ago
🙋♀️ I do but yes it gets harder as you age so now I favour sport bras, no clasps or wires to worry about
Load More Replies... Huddo's sister 2 weeks ago
Recently I have gotten larger sizes (they already were large enough!) that were wire-free. They have four hooks at the back, which are frustrating to do up, so I have been leaving them done up and just pulling them over my head. I have to adjust my b***s then, and it probably will eventually stretch the band, but my shoulders are getting less flexible, an unfortunate family trait.
June 2 weeks ago
I've started wearing bralettes after covid (I'm grateful that I can, if you can't I feel for you). If you don't already, I would advice to look up some sewing stuff so you'll be able to fix your things and make them last longer 🙂 Also, some sport bralettes are amazing ! Did you try already ? the right cut and the correct size can be amazingly comfortable, and imo the fact that they flatten the b***s a bit is great even tho I don't have big b***s 🙃
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Learner Panda 2 weeks ago
I do not have the flexibility to do it other than clip and turn. I have tried front fastening, but they are no good.
#5
I remember being shocked to learn that some people primarily face the showerhead. Watching my ex boyfriend lean forward into the water and let the shampoo run all down his face felt so wrong. Of course I do turn into the water to wash my face and stuff, but the natural position is to have it hitting my back and leaning my head backward to rinse the shampoo.
Greenkitty 2 weeks ago
I read some where that women usually face away from the shower, while men usually face toward the shower. Judging from my husband and myself this was true to us.
The Other Guest 2 weeks ago
Men are generally taller than women, therefore the average shower will send water spraying on their chest instead of their face when standing in the middle of the stall.
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Auntriarch 2 weeks ago
I take the shower head off the hook and direct the water where it needs to be, I don't stand under it like rain
Brian Droste 2 weeks ago
Not me. I face away when shampooing my hair. I prefer the warm water run down my back. Plus it prevents the shampoo running into my eyes.
Rick Murray 2 weeks ago
🤷🏻♀️ I turn. Usually start and end facing the shower (for the twiddly thing BP will censor), and spend time in the middle facing away. Better facing away when washing hair, then all the soapy stuff can run down your back and not your face.
#6
I literally just found out that not everyone has a full internal monologue going on 24/7. i thought everyone had a voice in their head that narrates their day like a movie and discusses choices with itself. when a friend told me her brain is just quiet and full of images i was so shocked. i genuinely don't understand how people function without a constant mental podcast playing in their skull.
LakotaWolf (she/her) 2 weeks ago
Recently figured out that my ex has aphantasia - meaning he literally cannot "picture" things in his head. He cannot mentally visualize things. If you tell him to picture an apple in his head, he literally cannot. He also does not dream (or at least does not remember his dreams, ever.) He says he CAN "talk to himself" inside his head, but he doesn't have a constant internal monologue, like OP does. I'm the same as OP, I can't even shut off my brain's "hey imma narrate everything", so it baffled me that my ex's head was mostly quiet AND apparently image-less @_@ I also remember my sister telling me when we were kids to "just don't think about anything, just stop thinking about stuff" when we were trying to go to bed (we shared a room in early childhood) and I couldn't fall asleep. Apparently she lacks an internal monologue too - but I couldn't shut mine off and "just stop thinking" XD
Otto Katz 2 weeks ago
My son's head does not make images, I just found this out, he's 37. I freaked out. He makes things out of wood, I said "HOW CAN YOU DO THIS WITHOUT SEEING WHAT YOU ARE MAKING BEFORE YOU MAKE THEM??" I am an artist, and see my finished art before I begin. He said he just does it. WITHOUT SEEING IT, this is witchcraft.
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Austzn 2 weeks ago
My mind is full of flow charts but that is because I am "cursed?" with recognizing patterns in everything and it's an effective way to keep it objective and organized.
Helena 2 weeks ago
I too have a flow chart problem. Mine is narrated though.
Load More Replies... Michael Largey 2 weeks ago
Too often my internal monologue is about as interesting to listen to as Phil Rizzuto during a rain delay.
Sally Moen 2 weeks ago
So do the "quiet mind" people have to constantly keep a voice recorder or notes handy so they don't forget
Rick Murray 2 weeks ago (edited)
Quiet? People have quiet? 🥺 As much as my 🧠 arguing with itself when I'm trying to get to sleep is annoying, I can't imagine it just being quiet. I'm currently narrating my words here, random thoughts about what I'm writing, and just below is LakotaWolf's icon with the added sparklies and it looks cool. Oh, and I'm also humming to myself a tune - hang on a mo - True Colours by Cyndi Lauper. Hmm, I wonder what put that into my mind? Anyway, all at the same time. And a weird very high pitched ringing sound like an old CRT, that might be a side effect of the complete silence otherwise, like my AGC has been turned right up.
Nik Odongray 2 weeks ago
When I found this out that, I was so extremely jealous of people who don’t have the constant inner monologue.
Nils Skirnir 2 weeks ago
These things are all variations of normal. Most folks have internal dialogues to some degree and most folks see images to some degree. It’s just that different folks have different mixes.
Let's start with the fact that one of the main differences between humans and animals is that certain norms of behavior or speech are not "hardwired" into us and do not "unfold" over time, but are acquired through socialization. So, if no one has explained to a kid from childhood that a certain behavior is unusual or strange, and no other sources of information are available, then a habit develops.
Previously, decades and centuries ago, the function of transmitting these social norms was performed by representatives of older generations - our grandparents, for example. But now, firstly, the authority of elderly people among youngsters is not so high, simply because they lack the skills important for the young.
And secondly, parents or grandparents don't always actually have the desire or time to pass on these social skills - especially if they realize they're quite obsolete. Or just "going out of vogue" in such an incredibly rapidly changing contemporary world.
#7
Putting water on my toothpaste / toothbrush before I brush my teeth. I can’t stand brushing with a dry toothbrush.
Otto Katz 2 weeks ago
I thought everyone wets their brush before putting on the paste? Isn't that normal?
Ace 2 weeks ago
Yeh, absolutely, but like rinsing after brushing, there are 'experts' who say you should not.
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GenuineJen 2 weeks ago
Wet brush, apply toothpaste to brush, wet brush with toothpaste on it. That's the order. I don't make the rules.
Auntriarch 2 weeks ago
I don't. But when toothbrushes used to be made of bristle you were supposed to wet it first
#8
I was in the Grand Canyon with my wife sharing a hotel room with another couple. We had just run rim to rim to rim, so we were all beat up & tired. When the husband went to shower we heard him yelling from the bathroom & asked if he was good, he said "yep, the water is just freezing"
Turns out that his whole life he has gotten in the shower, then turned the water on, and huddled in the corner until it warmer up. He was mind-blown when we said you could just wait outside of the shower until the water gets hot. We changed his life that day.
Crystalwitch60 2 weeks ago
Well it’s lush in summer , but when the weathers below freezing it’s not quite so good , wakes u up bloody fast mind 😂
Load More Replies... Anony Mouse 2 weeks ago
Maybe something he learned from tv or movies. When the “tv tropes” articles get reposted it’s always “mom makes huge breakfast for somebody to take one piece of toast and run”, but I’m always amazed that everyone hops in the shower before they turn the water on.
#9
I dry myself off inside the shower so I don't get the bathroom floor all wet.
LakotaWolf (she/her) 2 weeks ago
Yeah, sorry, I'll die on this hill - this isn't "wrong" (BP's article title is calling these entries "wrong" despite the actual Reddit question not calling them just "different".) When I'm done showering, I open the door a smidge, ninja-grab my towels, and close the door again and dry off inside the shower, where it's infinitely warmer than the cold-áss air outside of the shower XD
Otto Katz 2 weeks ago
I do this. This isn't wrong! And I dry myself top to bottom, wrapping my hair first, start with my face, arms, shoulders, pits, front, back, bûm, legs top to bottom. Dry my feet once I get out. Oh, and use the squeegee on the tiles while I'm still standing in the tub. Nothing weird about this at all.
Pernille 2 weeks ago
So far I haven't seen and wrongs on this list. And why drip water all over the floor when you can dry off in the shower?
Helena 2 weeks ago
Death. If I tried to do that in the shower I would die.
Load More Replies... camomooey 2 weeks ago
Me too. I dry everything except the bottoms of my feet, which get dried on the rug when I step out.
Brazen 2 weeks ago
I was looking for this answer, and you didn't disappoint me. lol I do the same thing.
Load More Replies... Crystalwitch60 2 weeks ago
My showers over the bath lol n I have a bath mat ,🤷♀️so I put towel on in the shower but dry off as I doing moisturiser,in my bedroom , wearing slippers no wet floors ,
Rick Murray 2 weeks ago
Walk around naked and wet because "oh shiny" and then I remember I was going to take a shower and in the midst of the distractions (everything is a potential distraction) the whole "you need a towel" part doesn't arise until the towel is actually needed... 🤦🏻♀️ Not so great this time of year. It's -2C outside and about 5C in the kitchen and living room. So let me add an extra 🤦🏻♀️.
On the other hand, if you realize you have some strange habit, it doesn't always mean there's something wrong with you. After all, for centuries, humanity believed that the Sun and all the stars revolved around the Earth - until finally Copernicus thought otherwise. And not only did he think so, but he also proved himself right.
Powerful people, according to this recent study, are more likely to notice injustice when it's directed at them and try to fight it. So, if you, for example, always put on your shoes or bra differently than everyone else, maybe you're just more creative?
Intelligence isn't always expressed in the way society generally believes, as this dedicated post at The Vessel quite reasonably says. After all, it can also manifest itself through sloppiness, tardiness, or strange habits. Creativity can also manifest itself in the same way.
#10
When going up or down the stairs, I always look at my feet. Just realized recently that not many people do this.
LakotaWolf (she/her) 2 weeks ago
I've always been clumsy and have balance issues/trip over my own feet, so I ALWAYS stare at my feet/the stairs when using stairs XD
Auntriarch 2 weeks ago
Yup, I don't trust my feet enough to not watch them
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Bec 2 weeks ago
This was the only spot where I had trouble with adjusting to bifocals on my first day.
Janissary35680 2 weeks ago
It was because of this that I retired my first pair of bifocals after the first day of use. I never really got used to them and since I don't need them for distance, I keep individual pairs of reading glasses at key locations around the house where I need them to be instead. (The "glasses on the lanyard" thing doesn't work for me.) I do have a pair of multfocals but I only wear them outside.
Load More Replies... KatSaidThat 2 weeks ago
You only have to fall down stairs and break ribs once to watch where you're walking.
Lady Eowyn 2 weeks ago
Due to balance issues and a massive phobia, I don't even do stairs at all anymore. I'll even walk to a curb cut rather than step up or down a curb.
Rita OBrien 2 weeks ago
I always look at my feet on stairs and it amazes me when people walk downstairs in long full gowns with grace.
Nils Skirnir 2 weeks ago
People with nearsightedness (short-sightedness) often have to look at feet when going down stairs. As do folks with proprioception problems.
Firstname Lastname 2 weeks ago
Grew up in a single story house so I was not as adept at stairs and always stared at my feet to avoid tripping until it became more muscle memory.
#11
I used to think that everyone sat down to put on their pants but apparently most people just balance on one leg like a flamingo. i have been sitting on the edge of the bed to get dressed my whole life because i thought it was the normal way to avoid falling over. i felt so uncoordinated when i realized my roommates just hop right into them while standing in the middle of the room.
Michael Largey 2 weeks ago
And at my age, anything I can do sitting down I do sitting down.
Load More Replies... Auntriarch 2 weeks ago (edited)
I try to keep doing this, on the grounds that it will help me keep my balance longer. Though I do stand near something I can grab just in case
Nikki Sevven 2 weeks ago
Yeah, I don't want to get one leg in, get the second leg halfway in, then take a header into the wall when I lose my balance.
Crystalwitch60 2 weeks ago
Always sit down lmao ,I’d be in bother these days if I tried standing up it bloody hurts n means I’m not stable enough resulting in falling over , so much easier sat down !
FreeDragon 2 weeks ago
I not only put my pants on balancing on one foot but do the same taking them off, including my socks in one go. Just a little daily exercise.
#12
Walking with intent. When I'm walking, I notice a lot of people sorta just meander or walk without paying attention. I purposefully walk around knowing where everyone is around me, I alter my path to avoid people and account for the elderly or disabled. Yet I always see people walking seemingly without purpose. Speaking to people I know has made me realize how seriously I take moving around lol.
Mel in Georgia 2 weeks ago
I walk like I drive my car - fast and always checking my surroundings. If I have to use my phone, I pull aside and stop!
Lady Eowyn 2 weeks ago
What gets me is people walking around looking down at their phones. Even in the grocery store.
Hugo 2 weeks ago
And they step off the curb without looking to see whether anything is coming -- well, if you can't hear a vehicle there can't possibly be one, right? Several times when cycling I've nearly collided with someone for this reason.
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Hassel Davidhoff 2 weeks ago (edited)
I walk fast and with purpose everywhere I go. I always have. I often feel like the Flash because it seems everyone is just meandering about the place in slow motion. I don't get it. I have a full time job and not much free time. Do other folks just not give a toss that they're wasting their precious free time? Is everyone on heröin and close to nodding out? Is everyone else just not working their ässes off like me? And therefore NOT feeling the crushing presence of the next work shift looming over their barely adequate free time? I don't get it.
Mike Beck 1 week ago
I long ago realized I'm a bit odd in that respect. I take purposeful strides with my eyes constantly flicking everywhere and have a running commentary of predictions of other objects' movements (including people) as well as when our paths will intersect and whether I need to adjust. I'm most aware of about 10, 5 and 2 feet away. It's not like I'm talking, it's more like a constantly updating montage as I go with anything I've passed being discarded. I'm only partly aware of myself doing it, much like breathing.
InfiniteZeek 2 weeks ago
I am like this. I call it flow. I try to imagine a white line that represents the best, most efficient route through people.
Rick Murray 2 weeks ago
I have noise cancelling headphones, so my spacial awareness needs to be cranked up to eleven. And, yes, I've actually watched people walk into signs and dustbins because they walk like flutterbies fly. 🤦🏻♀️
Jaya 2 weeks ago (edited)
Sounds exhausting. It's just walking, it isn't some Mission Impossible scene with the lasers and stuff, you don't need to take it THAT seriously. If you'd ever bump into someone, nothing really horrible is gonna happen. I'm not saying people should close their eyes or look on their phone instead of looking forward, that is the other extreme, but there is a very large middle ground that is totally fine.
Laura MG 2 weeks ago
I'm a senior female and that makes me a target. I always walk like I'm on a mission, aware of everything around me, never carry a purse, and I have a taser in my pocket. This helps keep me safe from the homeless addicts and thieves who target the elderly.
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But what happens when we realize one day that literally the rest of humanity does something completely differently from what we're used to? There are, in fact, three options. To submit to the majority opinion (or accept that it's easier and more convenient), to ignore it, or to rebel. Some believe that this is how new trends are born.
For example, when King François I of France contracted smallpox in his youth, he began to conceal his appearance flaws with a beard - and managed to turn this into more than just his own advantage. Moreover, beards have been fashionable again for almost a century and a half across Europe and the Western world. The key is persistence.
#13
I have a constant inner monologue going on including songs which overlap all at once. I’m always thinking about several things at once with a random soundtrack. Apparently this isn’t normal and I’ve got ADHD or something similar that nobody told me about growing up in the 80’s….
Helena 2 weeks ago
I could tear up this is so accurate. Internal monologue, random songs, several different thought threads all running simultaneously sometimes bumping into each other, then a random snippet of super mario brothers theme song. Most of the time ideas aren't a then b then c then d, it is more of a multidimensional spider web of interconnected weirdness.
Dilly Millandry 2 weeks ago
Same for me. Phrases get stuck as well as several songs and they rotate, merge, repeat, run over each other and then all my thoughts on top. Some heads are very noisy, crowded places.
Load More Replies... Lynchamigsakta 2 weeks ago
Mm ya I'm reading this while simultaneously having a minor anxiety attack about my heartbeat and also hearing Flash aaaa savior of the universe dadada playing on full blast inside my head. Are you trying to tell me it's not like this for everyone?
Charlotte Ingle 2 weeks ago
Scorpions "Send me an Angel", why is my heart beat louder in one ear? And what if it's snowing heavily when I have to drive across town for my Dr appointment next week?
Load More Replies... Greenkitty 2 weeks ago
Oh my god! This is so me. Do you also have The Mean Voice and do you sing loudly to shut it up?
Rick Murray 2 weeks ago
I have a snarky rather critical voice that is fond of using obscenities in very creative ways.
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Nikki Sevven 2 weeks ago
My brain is like having 15 browser tabs open at one, and 3 of them are playing music.
#14
I thought everyone dried their hands by shaking them like a raccoon that just touched something cursed. Apparently most people… use towels.
Brian Droste 2 weeks ago
Plus, when you just shake your hands off, you are spreading germs. I like to dry my hands until they are completely dry. I don't like wet or even damp hands after I wash my hands.
Nikki Sevven 2 weeks ago
Same. The worst feeling? Grabbing that tiny guest towel, only to discover it's already super damp and, therefore, useless.
Load More Replies... Crystalwitch60 2 weeks ago
Yup most of us use towels lmao if u merely shake your hands dry , your hands get c*****d over time , n that dint half hurt ,
#15
A nurse handed me a little cup with two pills and a little cup of water. I took my pills and she started laughing. She said something to the effect of, "I've heard people do that but I've never seen it before!" She was astonished. I had put a little bit of water in my mouth, then the pills, then swallowed. I've always sipped some water first, then the pills don't stick to my tongue and I don't taste them.
LakotaWolf (she/her) 2 weeks ago
This isn't normal? XD I do this too. I've also been known to take a larger mouthful of water, tip my head back slightly (while sealing my throat) and throw the pills into the water "reservoir" in my mouth, close my mouth, and swallow. No nasty pill taste on the tongue, pills don't stick in your mouth or throat XD
Jeolas1 2 weeks ago
Yes! And even with fairly large pills they usually don't feel like that large going down - embedded as they are in their soft bubble of water!
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AtMostAFabulist 2 weeks ago
I have never been able to do that. When I try the pills just swim around my mouth. I can put them on the back of my tongue, but have to be careful not too far back. I dont want the indignity of dying by choking on pills.
Learner Panda 2 weeks ago
Some of the medication hubby and I take is absolutely gruesome to taste. I take them like OP, sometimes drinking from the tap (faucet). But cleaning your teeth and tongue afterwards will ensure the taste doesn't linger.
Nils Skirnir 2 weeks ago
Doctors recommend this for folks who have issues with swallowing pills.
Lucidus Astrum 2 weeks ago
I think I'd choke if I tried throwing my 9 morning pills in my mouth with water already in there first
Brian Droste 2 weeks ago
Imhave learned to swallow pills with minimal amount of water. Pills first then water.
Huddo's sister 2 weeks ago
I think my sister does this. I have occasionally, but it's not my normal method.
Kelly H. Wilder 2 weeks ago
I put the pills under my tongue then take a big gulp of water that floods down the pills. Then and only then does my tongue go back into resting position. My tongue never touches the pills. I am also the only person I know who takes pills this way.
Among the stories you'll find on this list are strange and funny, absurd and bizarre - but the most important thing is that people found the courage to admit them. Even if anonymously and online. At the end of the day, the path to great achievements often begins with just one small step.
So why don't you, our dear readers, if you have something similar, share it in the comments below? Just please feel free to read this entire list first - after all, it's truly worth reading!
#16
Putting on my socks BEFORE putting on my pants lol.
Apatheist 2 weeks ago
No - left, then right. I imagine this depends on whether one is left-handed, or how one's parents did it when one was growing up.
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Janissary35680 2 weeks ago
My socks are the first thing to go on in the morning and the last thing to come off at night.
Angela C 2 weeks ago
If I'm wearing jeans yes if I'm wearing leggings no. Especially boot socks. I want the leggings tucked into the socks
June 2 weeks ago
I still put the socks first but I fold them below my ankle and then I pull them up over the legging. I've never questionned this but now I realize it might be autism related for me, predictability and routine stuff with a pinch of cognitive rigidity lol
Load More Replies... my sox are in flux 1 day ago (edited)
This is a no-brainer with certain pants, although I don't do it all the time. The real question is: Sock-sock-shoe-shoe, or sock-shoe-sock-shoe? (RIP, Mēāthēād 😞)
#17
After taking a bite of a cookie, I lick the edge to keep crumbs from dropping. A friend once laughed and questioned my sanity after witnessing this.
Michael Largey 2 weeks ago
I've had cookies where I would absolutely do this. The number of people this would add to those already questioning my sanity would not be statistically significant.
Brian Droste 2 weeks ago
After I take a bite of cookie, sometimes suck in a little bit to try to suck in crumbs from falling. Not sure if it works though.
Betsy S 2 weeks ago (edited)
I just press my tongue into the space that the bite has created, to lock those crumbs in so they don't fall on my clothes. I honestly thought this was the proper, appropriate way to eat a crumbly thing.
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#18
When I lay on my side I put the opposite hand in the air and just hold it there for a while. It's oddly satisfying.
Rick Murray 2 weeks ago
Yup. Laying on my back to write this, just put both arms up one after the other. Don't know why but it just feels better.
Remi (He/Him) 2 weeks ago
My dodgy elbow especially enjoys a bit of a stretch from time to time
#19
Rinsing out clean glasses and cups before using them. Found out not everyone does that.
Gourdeous 2 weeks ago
Nooo, then the bit you drink from is on the probably dirty shelf, and musty air is trapped inside from them inevitably being out away slightly damp
Load More Replies... Rick Murray 2 weeks ago
I wash the dishes with well water, so everything gets sterilised with boiled bottled water before use. 😉
GenuineJen 2 weeks ago
I do this. I had an incident where I poured a glass of OJ, over a few minutes drank the OJ, and as I was finishing it realized there was a dead spider at the bottom. To this day I don't know if it was in the glass before pouring, in the container of orange juice, or it climbed in and drowned at some point between sips. But now I always rinse the glass, watch whatever I'm pouring as I (very slowly) pour, and guard my glass while drinking.
Rita OBrien 2 weeks ago
I terribly insulted a friend by doing this at her house. Nowadays there's no need.
#20
Not washing the new bought clothes before wearing them the first time.
Some people put them right on or into the closet.
Austzn 2 weeks ago
Gross. Unwashed new clothing feels different on the skin and I can't do it.
Marnie 2 weeks ago
They are full of toxic chemicals, too. All the dye and finishing requires a lot of chemicals. I can't believe some people put new clothes on without washing them (even underwear?!)
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Bored Sailor 2 weeks ago
Always wash new clothes, they are not shipped in perfectly sealed containers and can have all sorts of things on them like mouse po.op.
Never Snarky 1 week ago
Never even heard of doing this until I was in my 60s. I like the feel of brand new clothes.
#21
Rolling up fitted sheets to put them away after laundering. Apparently a fairly large population has a secret, yet complicated, method of actually folding them to put them away. I hide the roll within the folded top sheet, which I thought was brilliant.
Helena 2 weeks ago
I don't believe I've every had trouble folding fitted sheets. I don't care about crease lines or how it looks on the bed, but I can fold it so it takes minimal space in the closet. You just have to tuck/stack the corners in each other.
KatSaidThat 2 weeks ago
That. Once the corners are tucked into each other, you can fold like a flat sheet.
Load More Replies... Sarah Suelzle 2 weeks ago
I do this too - I roll up the fitted sheet and pillowcases in the flat sheet. They don't take up as much space and you can grab the whole set at once without having locate all the pieces.
Nikki Sevven 2 weeks ago
I just use one set of sheets at a time. Strip the bed, launder the sheets, remake the bed with the now-clean sheets. When I need them, I buy another set. No sheet folding required. (I do have a zillion pillowcases, because I change them more frequently. But they're easy to fold.)
my sox are in flux 1 day ago (edited)
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Load More Replies... LakotaWolf (she/her) 2 weeks ago
I've given up entirely on finding a way to "properly" fold fitted sheets - I sleep on a Japanese-style shikifuton with replaceable zippered covers!
Michael Largey 2 weeks ago
I enjoy watching people fold fitted sheets for the same reason I enjoy a magician sawing his assistant in half. I know that neither can be done in real life, but I enjoy seeing someone create the illusion.
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Huddo's sister 2 weeks ago
If I have space to lay it, I can fold it properly, otherwise 'rough enough is good enough', but it you do it right, it takes up less space in the cupboard.
Grant Slade 1 week ago
My wife folds a fitted sheet so when it's in the cupboard or you pick it up you can't tell if it's fitted or not. She's tried to teach me but I couldn't learn
ILoveMySon 1 week ago
I have shown my son how to properly fold sheets many times. He still rolls them in a ball and wonders why they take up so much space.😅
#22
I’ve learned not everyone washes dishes with hot water. Like it has to be scalding hot dang near burning my skin for me to feel that the dishes are clean.
Edit: corrected my typo so now I am clearly not trying to lecturing the water ☠️.
Ace 2 weeks ago
The hotter the water, the cleaner the dishes and the less effort and washing-up liquid you need. Back in the day before I had a dishwasher (and that is a loong time ago) I would wear rubber gloves to mitigate the over-hot water.
Apatheist 2 weeks ago (edited)
All correct. I have a qualification in the subject: the water should be 43 C or hotter for optimal efficiency. Rinse with cold water and leave to air dry - do not use a tea-towel as that can spread bacteria (unless in a hurry). Disposable paper towels are safer.
Load More Replies... Lady Eowyn 2 weeks ago
How can you get dishes, especially greasy ones, clean without hot water? I use rubber gloves to protect my skin.
Rick Murray 2 weeks ago
☝️ This. Buttered linguine bowl, or baking trays, or... how are you supposed to deal with that using cold water? It plain doesn't work unless you invoke chemicals that come with scary hazard pictograms. Or, from work, "TACT" - Temperature, Action (as in scrubbing), Concentration (as in how much chemical), Time.
Load More Replies... LakotaWolf (she/her) 2 weeks ago
My ex used to yell at me/lecture me for using hot water to wash dishes. My hands would be red after a dishwashing session and he'd get so mad at me (???) I apparently have either a high tolerance for hot water, or less-sensitive skin on my hands, or both. I honestly didn't see what his massive issue was with me using hot water to wash dishes. I moisturize my hands after washing dishes/pots/pans, so I'm counteracting the biggest "issue" with using hot water on one's hands (dryness.)
Dilly Millandry 2 weeks ago
I was emptying the dishwasher with my husband, it had just finished the cycle so everything was pretty warm still. He picked up a mug and dropped it back in the machine, wincing. Whereas I could pick them up and hold them. He said 'what is WRONG with you?' Asbestos hands apparently!
Load More Replies... Huddo's sister 2 weeks ago
I also use hot water, but I did have to point out to my mum that although this makes it easier to get grease off and the detergent to work properly, it will never be hot enough to 'sterilise' the dishes. In order to k**l the germs, the water would have to be way hotter than anyone could tolerate, but you don't need to k**l them anyway, as the detergent washes them off.
KatSaidThat 2 weeks ago
I thought my brother was being lazy after a large meal by simply pouring a sink full of scalding water and leaving them there until the water was tepid. Rinsed them off and then took minimum time to wash them off. My hm used to use cold water and as a result I used to have to wash most dishes again afterwards.
Learner Panda 2 weeks ago
There are only two of us in the house, so not always worth running the dishwasher. Washing up by hand requires gloves, hot water and washing liquid.
Saltypepper 2 weeks ago
Yeah that's how I do it ,seen ppk do them in cold water,they don't get clean that way
#23
I tie my shoes once. Then just slip them in and off. Who has time to tie shoes every day?
June 2 weeks ago
I use both hands to put them on (one hand holding the front, one finger pulling the back) so I don't damage the heel and they also fit properly... 🤷♀️
Load More Replies... Michael Largey 2 weeks ago
My wife had a kindergarten student with only one arm. She taught him how to tie his shoes in a day. His therapist had said it would take two years.
Mel in Georgia 2 weeks ago
I've recently learned that I've been tying my shoes incorrectly for my whole life! Now my laces lay straight across and don't come untied!
Bec 2 weeks ago
I had someone who was a parent show me this as an adult but my muscle memory goes back to old habits. Currently wear slip-ons so not often an issue.
Load More Replies... LakotaWolf (she/her) 2 weeks ago
I do this too. Double-knot the bows once and then just slip my sneakers on and off XD
my sox are in flux 1 day ago
I tried this when I was a kid. My dad saw me do it, and sat me down and gave me a talk. When he was a kid, they were so poor they couldn't afford new shoes. He would get one new pair of shoes a year, and he had to take care of them. He told me what I was doing was going to wear out my shoes a whole lot faster, and that he worked hard so I could have nice shoes. I can tell you this much, if I have shoes that require lacing and tying, you can bet they get tied and untied properly. I never did that again. (And I know someone's going to come along and go, "Yeah, and he walked uphill five miles in the snow to school." No, but he did grow up poor in the South in the 1940s and 1950s.)
Brian Droste 2 weeks ago
I usually untie my shoes before I take them off. If I need to gooutside real quick for some reason I will just slip my shoes on then once I get inside I just havevto kick them off.
#24
I whistle by sucking air in. I didn't realize it was strange until I was a teen.
Now I can whistle both ways, so can essentially whistle forever because I can breathe at the same time.
JL 2 weeks ago
I can do both ways, but never figured out the loud 'whistle with fingers in mouth' thing.
AtMostAFabulist 2 weeks ago
I wish I could whistle with fingers in my mouth. I just cant figure it out.
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June 2 weeks ago
I learnt to do a lot of things "the wrong way", so I've worked hard to learn "the right way" . This includes whistling, tying my shoes, brushing my teeth... Each item took years to master "the right way". Turns out I'm neurodivergent and that's a common experience in nd folks 🙃
Helena 2 weeks ago
Just tried it. Can do. Interesting. Never thought to do this. I did figure out how to hum and whistle at the same time as a kid. I was really really bored.
WindySwede 2 weeks ago
I found the both way whistle as a kid, and also did the humming thing so it felt that the whistle sounded similar to an steam whistle on a locomotive.. 😅
Load More Replies... KatSaidThat 2 weeks ago
Can do both ways too, always have. But how many of you just discovered that?
#25
I count steps all the time going up and down.
Otto Katz 2 weeks ago
A counter. I'm a counter. Someone who involuntarily counts things. Putting forks away - counted. Steps to the car - counted. bulbs planted, counted. All involuntary.
Jaya 2 weeks ago (edited)
As someone with OCD, I used to count so much. Often without even realizing. I've had therapy, not for the counting, but for the more damaging parts of OCD. Now that my brain is much calmer, only now do I realize how busy my head always was, how exhausting it was that in the background my head was always counting everything, and how nice it is for my head to be silent more often.
Learner Panda 2 weeks ago
The house I grew up in has four flights of stairs. I still know the sequence, as they are not identical.
Auntriarch 2 weeks ago
I don't count, but I notice if it's an odd number, and the foot that stepped first and last feels funny
#26
I need to blow my nose every time after I sneezed. It does not matter if I have a cold or am completely healthy, two minutes after I sneeze my nose is full and needs to be blown.
Thought it was the same for everyone, but after I mentioned how annoying that was to a friend he said he never experienced the same. I then asked around and apparently I am the only one in my group of friends who has this issue.
camomooey 2 weeks ago
Me too. Also, after I eat, or exercise, even if I just walk around the yard. It loosens things up for some reason.
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Kelly Scott 2 weeks ago
This isn't normal?!? This happens to me and it's so annoying because once my nose starts to run, I have to sneeze again which causes my nose to run...
Brian Droste 2 weeks ago
Sometimes I need to blow my nose after sneezing but not that much comes out.
#27
Anytime I see a license plate I try to make some kind of correlation out of it. Example: LHH-2795, 2+7=9, 5+2=7, so now all the numbers are somehow related. I do this with the time too.
Dog Mom to Zoe 2 weeks ago
I try and make a word out of license plates. Mind had the letters KRB..so that's crab to me.
KatSaidThat 2 weeks ago
I have a thing for number plates too. If I see one that ends 69, I then have to spot either 10 other 69s (yes, I KNOW!!), or 60 - 69. Of if I see 3 of whatever other double digit very close to each other, then it's 10 of those too. UK has plates that end with 3 letters, and I like to see what the biggest word I can form of those three in order is. Record is 13, i think.
Kelly H. Wilder 2 weeks ago
I do this with every set of numbers I see. I can't turn it off. I also have to count every step I take when I am walking, no matter if it's 5 steps or 500. Numbers have a huge power over my mind.
#28
Grocery shopping. I’ve always gone aisle by aisle, top to bottom, no plan. Found out most people actually make lists and hit sections strategically.
Gingersnap In Iowa 2 weeks ago
I make my list according to the layout of the store. Personally it helps me bcuz I have anxiety and the thought of going shopping makes me feel sick. And since I'm weird I'll shop at the store with the layout I've memorized.
June 2 weeks ago
Can have a mental breakdown when they change the layout 😭
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Greenkitty 2 weeks ago
I make lists and go aisle by aisle too...except when stores are designed stupidly. I mean shouldn't the Freezer, Coolers and Produce sections all be on the same side rather than scattered between the self stable product and or at opposite ends of the store?
Rick Murray 2 weeks ago
I'm most stores around here, the freezer, chilled, and produce sections ARE in proximity as it's easier for the cooler plumbing when they're all together, and as it means it's a colder part of the building, it's where the fruit and veg goes.
Load More Replies... moggiemoo 2 weeks ago
I make a list based on when I remember I need something. I then go aisle by aisle because the bàstards constantly rearrange everything so I have to look for things. I stick fairly closely to the list as well but I won't waste time looking for something, if I can't find it in a reasonable time I won't buy it, or a replacement.
Rick Murray 2 weeks ago
Depends on my mood, if it's a listed in and out using a GNotes list that I can tick each item in the app...or if I'd rather just wander everything except the lingerie and baby aisles.
Kelly Scott 2 weeks ago
I shop once a month so I have to go aisle by aisle because I'll need something in almost every one.
Sally Moen 2 weeks ago (edited)
One reason to enjoy Costco is that they have limited number of selections of the same item, unlike regular grocery stores. And they don't regularly reset their aisles. So you can go there to the pasta aisle to find pasta and sauce and oils, but not need to wander around looking for the pasta and discover 7 different cans of artichokes. Supermarkets are known for having thousands of items, so trying to locate what you need can take wandering from aisle to aisle
#29
2 things:
1. Folding toilet paper
2. Wiping while sitting and leaning to the side.
LakotaWolf (she/her) 2 weeks ago
I.. do both of these things. Are the things on this list REALLY that bizarre? XD This entry is currently #29 and I feel like I also do 90% of the things on this list so far that are apparently "weird" or "wrong" or "different than other people do them". Am I just a complete weirdo, or are most of the things on this list not THAT weird?
Apatheist 2 weeks ago
Jason Manford's stand-up mentions that half the population remain seated, and half stand up to wipe - and neither half knew that the other half existed.
Nils Skirnir 2 weeks ago
Very large people, such as sumo wrestlers, American football offensive linemen, morbidly obese, bbl victims, etc have no choice but to stand up and wipe. Most of the rest of us can sit.
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Ace 2 weeks ago
How else would you use it? Just a scrunched up bunch, hoping it gets into contact with the right bits? I guess it might explain why some people seem to use so much of the stuff and why blocked toilets are apparently so common. (I've never had a blocked toilet needing a plunger in my life).
#30
I eat cheeseburgers upside down. Feels off the other way.
#31
9th grade winter break 2008. Having Christmas dinner and were eating pretty much everything like Thanksgiving but we add tamales to the mix. Before then I thought tamales 🫔 were just corn husk with masa in them and thought who ever invented this food was dumb and all my life just ate the first layer of Masa and tossed the whole tamale away until I seen my cousin eating hers and she opens the whole thing and I see chili meat and I'm like wait wat there's meat in tamales? So I grab a tamale unwrap the whole thing till I get to the center and finally realized that it had meat the whole time!!!! I tasted it for the first time that Christmas night and im just in shock on how stupid I was to not know about the center of the tamale!!! The amount of times I threw away my tamales at family functions is just horrendous 😱😱😱😂😂😂.
Helena 2 weeks ago
No, you had it right. Or maybe not sin, but definitely travesty. Those things are hand made and labor intensive.
Load More Replies... my sox are in flux 1 day ago
I am so confused about two things. One, how in the world could you not know that there's meat in tamales? I mean, they're not that thick, you bite into them and there's meat. And two, didn't any of the adults who put all of the labor into making the tamales stop this person and say, hang on, what in the world are you doing?!?
LakotaWolf (she/her) 2 weeks ago
I was adopted into a Hispanic family at birth, and one of my favorite things to do is to tell people (who don't know) that there are "dessert tamales" and then share some with them XD
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#32
I drink from bottles/straws only through the corners of my mouth. My front teeth have always been particularly sensitive, so I avoid them having to touch liquids head-on.
Maya_D 2 weeks ago
Same. My front teeth are quite worn and weak, I can’t bite into anything hard.
Load More Replies... Jenny 2 weeks ago
I do the opposite. My upper front teeth have had crowns since I was 10 (playground accident), and my lower front teeth have a bridge. I have no feeling whatsoever in those teeth. I used to freak people out by being able to bite into an ice lolly, or even hold the lolly in my teeth whilst doing something else with my hands.
#33
My dad uses food utensils more like a full hand grip shovel instead of the thumb over between index and middle finger. He does it mostly due to hand and elbow surgeries making it difficult to turn his wrist.
I grew up with a class of 28, so these same few kids had been having meals with me for a while. Someone finally asked why I use a fork like that and prefaced it with, "I've been wanting to ask you this for years" so I learned how to use silverware properly at 17.
Lady Eowyn 2 weeks ago
How I use utensils depends on how bad my arthritis and carpal tunnel are on any given day.
June 2 weeks ago
Using cutlery "wrong" and/or having a weird grip is very common in neurodivergence, poor proprioception and dyspraxia can be involved. I can't cut anything with my right hand, my mom used to say I'm ambidextrous (I'm not but I can use my left hand slightly better than average)
Huddo's sister 2 weeks ago
I have known since I was young that I used cutlery 'wrong' (as did my siblings) because my mum always complained, but I couldn't change. I use my knife in my left hand (unless spreading something on bread) and fork and spoon in my right. None of us are left handed. I only realised when I was in my late teens that my grandma did the same! I did find out at school camp in year 7 that I was making life difficult for myself when cutting food though. Instead of holding the knife directly behind the fork, so when I cut the small piece would be on the fork, I was somehow crossing my wrists so the knife was in the same position, but from the opposite direction. Once my friends explained what I was doing wrong, things became much easier :)
#34
I didn’t realise until I was an adult that not everyone can make their eardrums rumble on purpose. Turns out my sister can too. It’s convenient to block out loud noises. Only learned via random internet threads and then asking my husband who had no idea what I was talking about. For reference - https://www.reddit.com/r/interesting/s/wtt3W8DJmY.
Jaya 2 weeks ago
I don't even have a clue what they're talking about. Make eardrums rumble? How?
Starbug 2 weeks ago
You contract a muscle inside the ear and it makes a humming noise. I can only do it if I close my eyes at the same time, so it looks really odd 😆
Load More Replies... camomooey 2 weeks ago
Rumble? The part referred to above about plugging your ears, the little cartilage piece, I jiggle it and it makes a crunchy sound in my ear which blocks other noises. Is that what you are talking about?
highwaycrossingfrog 2 weeks ago
You contract a muscle? I guess, inside your ear and it makes a kind of low fluttering sound. I can do it, but only for a couple of seconds at a time in my right ear
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LakotaWolf (she/her) 2 weeks ago
I can do this one too - and I can also "wiggle" my eyes on command XD I've got a video of me wiggling my eyes somewhere.
#35
After I brush my teeth, it takes me a ton of little spits to get it all out of my mouth. Everyone else I've ever seen brush their teeth somehow just gets it all out in one big go??? It flabbergasts me every time, like I am physically incapable of doing that.
camomooey 2 weeks ago
I use a dollop of toothpaste about the size of a peppercorn or smaller (sorry, couldn't think of anything else to compare it to) and it is plenty. I basically just smear a little on the brush.
Load More Replies... Brian Droste 2 weeks ago
Does OP use water to rinse out her or his mouth? That is what I do. I might have to spit out once or twice. That is it.
Maim 2 weeks ago
Do you not rinse with water from the tap after? Out of the palm of your hand? No? Just me?
June 2 weeks ago
I have to rinse after, I couldn't handle the sensory hell otherwise
Load More Replies... Kelly Scott 2 weeks ago
You don't even have to spit. When you're done brushing, just lean over the sink and hold your mouth open. Everything comes out and you don't have spit everywhere.
Learner Panda 2 weeks ago
You might be removing more than is currently advised. Just spit once to get the majority of foam out, then you're done.
#36
When I'm blocking my ears with my fingers I fold the ear flap up and use that. I thought everyone did this but apparently people just put their fingers in their ear.
Lily bloom 2 weeks ago
I just press the little bit that sticks out from the front/bottom of the opening of the ear canal to block the sound. Do people actually stick their fingers in their ear holes? Semi-lijely to get ear wax on their fingertips? Ewwww
June 2 weeks ago (edited)
You mean the tragus? [edit : am I seriously being downvoted on an actual body part?]
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Sonder Toffee 2 weeks ago
When my ears get cold I fold the whole thing in. Fold the top down and smush and then fold the side over that and hold. Maybe a comfort thing as I’ve been doing it since childhood
Ace 2 weeks ago
Not everybody has ear lobes large enough to do that. mine can do so, but why? It's slightly more effort and more uncomfortable.
Marnie 2 weeks ago
They aren't talking about the ear lobes. They are talking about the little triangle of cartilage that sits just below the opening. That's how I plug my ears. I can't imagine just sticking my finger in my ear (gross).
Load More Replies... Learner Panda 2 weeks ago
As a baby I sucked my thumb and folded my ear lobe in this way. My ears needed to be cold, as did the pillow.
KatSaidThat 2 weeks ago
I do this. I also block the flap on the ear of a person I am speaking too in a noisy place because shouting in their ear is not cool and this just dampens the noise.
#37
I start my S’s from the bottom.
Hassel Davidhoff 2 weeks ago
Not for me. From the top in cursive and in print. If I do either from the bottom it makes a fairly handsome number 5 though, so I've learned that, lol.
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#38
It took me way too long to realize I was using toilet seat covers incorrectly. I used to tear out the center flap and lay the cover on the seat in a U shape, but the flap is actually meant to hang down into the bowl at the front.
Huddo's sister 2 weeks ago
I have only seen seat covers a few times in Australia, we don't really use them. I think some people will cover with toilet paper, but I just use paper to wipe the seat if needed and that is enough.
Cherubi Batzel 1 week ago
yes the center flap hangs into bowl and when you flush the water grabs it and it all goes down the drain
TheOGpandaHavana 4 days ago
I squat over public toilets and wipe the seat if there's anything that splashed on the seat.
Brian Droste 2 weeks ago
I tried using violet paper covers a couple of times. It feltbweopirdvto me plus I end up moving around on them. So I stopped using them.
S P 2 weeks ago
I think the flap is supposed to go OUTSIDE of the bowl in the front to protect your garments from any prior drips on the exterior of the bowl.
TheOGpandaHavana 4 days ago
No, it's so it gets pulled down by the water when you flush so you don't have to touch it.
Load More Replies... #39
Brushing teeth before breakfast. Found out most people do it after and now I question everything.
Gourdeous 2 weeks ago
You are supposed to brush before, as the food and drink acidity will soften the enamel and brushing after could damage it. However, I want nice minty fresh breath after my coffee, so I usually mouthwash after
Marnie 2 weeks ago
I despise mint. A year ago, I finally found a good fluoride toothpaste (Tom's of Maine) that is ginger and something else. Mint stays in my mouth for hours. And it actually makes you think your mouth is fresh and clean when perhaps it's not. The ginger toothpaste does not leave such a yucky aftertaste that clashes with everything else I eat or drink. In fact, it goes well with my Diet Dr. Pepper that is my usual breakfast.
Load More Replies... Lily bloom 2 weeks ago
I definitely have to get the sleep mouth funk out of my mouth/off my teeth before I can even think of eating anything
Brier Random 2 weeks ago
Dentists recommend brushing when you wake up, before you go to bed, AND after each meal.
Betsy S 2 weeks ago
Mint makes peanut butter taste DISGUSTING! I always wait till after, so I don't ruin my breakfast.
Load More Replies... #40
When drawing or writing, the pencil rests on my ring finger. Not my index or middle finger. So everything but my pinky is gripping that pencil. .
Huddo's sister 2 weeks ago
My mum uses a tri-grip I think, or at least some of the time. I only do that if I have been writing for too long and my finger hurts where the indent is.
LakotaWolf (she/her) 2 weeks ago
I do the same thing - I wonder if OP is left-handed, as all of the other (few) left-handed people I've met in person also hold their pencils the same way.
The Other Guest 2 weeks ago
I'm a righty & hold it that way, too. A former co-worker tried to teach me to use chopsticks & kept telling me, "You're holding it wrong; hold it like a pencil." After repeated attempts I told her "I *am* holding it like a pencil!" She stared at me for a beat and then said, "You hold a pencil wrong." Thus ended the lesson.
Load More Replies... #41
I recently learned that when (most) people snap their fingers they use their thumb and their middle fingers. I use my thumb and my ring fingers to snap. Using my thumb and middle finger feels so… wrong to me.
Sara Frazer 2 weeks ago (edited)
I snap with my thumb and middle, but I can only snap with my left (non-dominant) hand. My right hand just cannot do it for some reason lol. But my left hand has a nice snap
Miss Ann Thrope 2 weeks ago
That's how I did it because for some reason, my middle finger doesn't work. Now I have arthritis in my knuckles and I can't snap my fingers at all.
Brier Random 2 weeks ago
I snap with thumb and INDEX finger. Always have. My snaps are much weaker/quieter when I try with my middle finger.
Sally Moen 2 weeks ago
I couldn't snap my fingers at all until I saw someone hold a pencil in their palm while clicking really loud. This actually works
What do you think ?
Janissary35680 2 weeks ago
I write the number "5" with this sequence of strokes: "Hat" - "Neck" - "Belly". I did it that way as a kid even before I started school and it used to freak some teachers out.
my sox are in flux 1 day ago
I commented on several of these, but I think I can identify with most of them in some way or another. I'm not sure what that says about me...😬
Janissary35680 2 weeks ago
I write the number "5" with this sequence of strokes: "Hat" - "Neck" - "Belly". I did it that way as a kid even before I started school and it used to freak some teachers out.
my sox are in flux 1 day ago
I commented on several of these, but I think I can identify with most of them in some way or another. I'm not sure what that says about me...😬
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