That quirky thing about yourself that no one knows...

[HC]

I honk at cows when driving and watch to see if they look.

Please delete your post. Otherwise HC will be honking the horn every time we go on one of our road trips.

Other than that I'm with Bubbler all the way.

I would never honk ... I might disturb them mid-thought. Another quirk ... I freakin' ADORE cows. It makes me feel happy and a little quieter inside when I see them.

 

[outofplace]

All the dollar bills I have in my pocket must be facing the same way.

Same here.

I thought that was everyone.

I keep mine aligned in order of denomination. 1-5-10-20.

Thought right now i's mostly 1-1-1-1-1

That's not quirky. It's sensible. Perhaps a tiny bit OCD, but there is a logic to it.

 

[outofplace]

I can do a dead-on impersonation of Bullwinkle The Moose.

Easiest cartoon voice ever. Close second is classic Yogi Bear, eh Boo Boo?

I'm fantastic at Wile E. Coyote, too.

I can do a Schmoo voice, which has also been the voice of probably 100 other cutesy cartoon characters, a skill I refined entertaining my daughter when she was younger. Sometimes I can still get a laugh out of her with it. I can even sing in that voice. I'm not sure where I picked it up and it is a bit odd since my normal speaking (and singing) voice is very low.

 

[Rusty Shackleford]

Anytime I try to do an impression of somebody, no matter what, it always comes out like a Japanese man. I could be trying to do an impression of something a friend said, of Obama, of the idiot in line in front of me at the store - they all sound like a Japanese guy when I do it. I've been told that by multiple people.

 

[Evil ... Thy name is Orville Redenbacher!!]

 

[cranberry]

All the dollar bills I have in my pocket must be facing the same way.

Same here.

I thought that was everyone.

I keep mine aligned in order of denomination. 1-5-10-20.

Thought right now i's mostly 1-1-1-1-1

That's not quirky. It's sensible. Perhaps a tiny bit OCD, but there is a logic to it.

I've got this quirk, too. When I was night manager at a gas station back in '79-'80. I was taught to carry my roll of cash with the singles on the outside, then 20s, then 10s, then fives on the inside. This way the customer would only see singles and fives rather than the big bills and the smaller bills needed most for making change would be on the outside and inside and easy to peel off. The 50s and the 100s went straight to their home beneath the register drawer. My cash is aligned this way in my pocket as I write and as it has been every day for the past 32 years.

 

[Meatie Pie]

I collect vintage soda and beer cans.

Used to collect beer cans and belonged to a beer can collecting group in Toronto but gave it up when the collection got way out of hand.

I was made to choose my favorites. Better than having to chuck the whole thing.

 

[TigerVols]

I honk at cows when driving and watch to see if they look.

Please delete your post. Otherwise HC will be honking the horn every time we go on one of our road trips.

Other than that I'm with Bubbler all the way.

I would never honk ... I might disturb them mid-thought. Another quirk ... I freakin' ADORE cows. It makes me feel happy and a little quieter inside when I see them.

You would get along with my mother. She has an entire room in her house dedicated to black and white cows, because she's convinced she's going to reincarnate as one.

 

[westcoastvol]

Always finish on the...nevermind.

Actually, if I want to take a pic of someone on the street (mostly to make fun of), I always ask them in an English voice. Much like Colt .45, it works every time.

 

[deskslave]

Anything that has a digital volume control, the volume has to be an even number. And if I can help it, it'll be a multiple of 4.

 

[Riptide]

Anything that has a digital volume control, the volume has to be an even number. And if I can help it, it'll be a multiple of 4.

I base a lot of stuff on multiples of four, too. Am I not alone? Always thought that was too weird to mention to anyone, and then along came this thread ...

 

[Lieslntx]

Someone near and dear just pointed out two slightly more lovable quirks:

I always have dog treats in my computer bag to give to any four-legged friends I may come across during the day, and I watch all television - ALL SHOWS - with the closed captioning on. Even though my hearing's fine. Probably the result of growing up with a family that never STFU, so I'd miss half the dialogue.

I love having the closed captioning on! The BF hates it , so I put it on purposely when I'm watching TV alone.