mommylawyer Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 A friend called me quirky a couple of days ago. I guess I can be. I mean, if I go to your house and your toilet tissue is on the wrong way (yes, there is a right way and a wrong way to display your tp on the roll - the paper should come over the top - easier to tear off that way), I WILL correct it. Same with paper towels, too, but since I would probably get caught changing that one, I try to restrain myself. Maybe I should say I'm anal retentive. Quirky sounds nicer and cuter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NevadaRabbit Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 A friend called me quirky a couple of days ago. I guess I can be. I mean, if I go to your house and your toilet tissue is on the wrong way (yes, there is a right way and a wrong way to display your tp on the roll - the paper should come over the top - easier to tear off that way), I WILL correct it. Same with paper towels, too, but since I would probably get caught changing that one, I try to restrain myself. Maybe I should say I'm anal retentive. Quirky sounds nicer and cuter. I've been known to flip the TP rolls, re-fold towels, and even straighten up stuff on the shelves in other people's houses. Personally, I prefer "nutty as a fruitcake". :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny in Atl Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 I straighten books at book stores. Old working habits die hard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen sn Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 Yes I am. And have been told this on more than one occasion. I like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacia Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 I mean, if I go to your house and your toilet tissue is on the wrong way (yes, there is a right way and a wrong way to display your tp on the roll - the paper should come over the top - easier to tear off that way), I WILL correct it. Well, if that is the definition of quirky, no, I am not quirky. But, if someone w/ that quirky behavior came in our house & changed the tp, would I be considered quirky if I didn't notice that the tp had been changed? :laugh: It really doesn't matter one whit to me if the tp rolls off the top or the bottom. (Please, no flames! I realized this is a heated political issue on these boards. :lol:) And, I agree, quirky sounds better & cuter than anal-retentive. (So, did you change the tp in this particular friend's house?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kristavws Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 A friend called me quirky a couple of days ago. I guess I can be. I mean, if I go to your house and your toilet tissue is on the wrong way (yes, there is a right way and a wrong way to display your tp on the roll - the paper should come over the top - easier to tear off that way), I WILL correct it. Same with paper towels, too, but since I would probably get caught changing that one, I try to restrain myself. Maybe I should say I'm anal retentive. Quirky sounds nicer and cuter. My brother tells me all the time I am anal retentive. As far as I am concerned, there is a correct way the TP should be put on (I'm an over the topper too) and the towels should be folded. I also keep a minimum of 60-rolls of TP in stock at all times, just in case times get bad, and for the most part, everything has to be in its place before I go to bed at night, or I will not be able to sleep. Glad to know I am not alone in the world! Krista Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacia Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 Personally, I prefer "nutty as a fruitcake". :D :lol: Yeah, I like that description. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathleen in VA Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 I'm guessing we're all quirky in our own ways. Me? I proofread everything I read. I can't help it - it is a blessing and a curse. I "proof-hear" as well. Very often when I come into the bedroom dh, who is invariably working diligently on his computer, asks, "Are you going to lay down now?" Sometimes I just say yes, but other times I can't resist saying, "No, I am going to *lie* down," or, on occasion, "Lay what down?" He has threatened to have the following inscription on my headstone if I should die before he does: "Here lays the body of ....." I wish I didn't care because it would make my life so much simpler. I suppose there are worse quirks however.:D Oh, and you are welcome to come to my house and fix the tp and the paper towels any time you like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NevadaRabbit Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 I'm guessing we're all quirky in our own ways. Me? I proofread everything I read. I can't help it - it is a blessing and a curse. Oh - mercy - this is me, too. I am blessed/cursed with the ability to spell durn neer anyfing, and it makes me NUTTS to see mispelled words and misgrammered sentences. :smilielol5: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 I like to think of myself as "unique" :D ...and I'm rubbing off on my little son...he KNOWS which way the TP roll goes!:lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathleen in VA Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 Oh - mercy - this is me, too. I am blessed/cursed with the ability to spell durn neer anyfing, and it makes me NUTTS to see mispelled words and misgrammered sentences. :smilielol5: :lol::lol::lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newlifemom Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 Oh - mercy - this is me, too. I am blessed/cursed with the ability to spell durn neer anyfing, and it makes me NUTTS to see mispelled words and misgrammered sentences. :smilielol5: :lol::lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jill- OK Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 LOL, I know a few people (my husband included) who would describe me that way. Some of my OCD behavior (I'm talking the actual condition, not obsessiveness, anal retentiveness, or an obsessive compulsive personality) probably looks 'quirky' (although I mask it pretty well...or at least, I like to think I do, lol), but I've got a few preferences and habits that are just genuinely kooky, too. As the parent of one 'different' child (that my mother can't quit comparing to me in younger years), I've learned to love 'quirky'. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Rat Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 I'm self proclaimed quirky. Okay, just weird is fine too. I don't know if I'd change the TP, but I will straighten your placemats or blankets. Oh, and I will feel free to organized the heck out of anything you let me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 A friend once called me risque...but then I realized she was trying to say I was a risk taker. :D And...no...I'm not OCD-style quirky :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lolly Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 Only about the tp. Did you know that people who notice are almost exclusively people who want it going over. i think that prove it is the superior way to place it. Well, maybe one or two other things too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanBreeze Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 I'm creating little quirky people, because, you see, I'm teaching my children the correct way to put the new toilet paper roll on. :lol: Jenelle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy in Orlando Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 I would never have described myself as quirky. But others have and when I meet those that have been told in advance that I'm quirky, I"m not sure how to react. I'm me. We're not a totally weird family. Being described as quirky by someone who hardly knows me kind of hurts my feelings. But that's just me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KAR120C Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 Oh - mercy - this is me, too. I am blessed/cursed with the ability to spell durn neer anyfing, and it makes me NUTTS to see mispelled words and misgrammered sentences. EEEEEEEEEEEEEeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeek!!! :lol: (Although in all of that it's the "e" in grammar that does it -- you could have spelled everything else perfectly and I'd still be twitching! LOL That or if you'd managed to mis-apostrophize any of the versions of its/it's) Me? Quirky?? ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 Hello quirky people. Yes, the TP must go over the top, is there another way? I pick up dropped items in retail stores, Clothes, food, anything. I also hate store shelves that are disorganized. I looked at Wal-mart school supply section the other day and felt the overwhelming need to straighten it. It was a mess, I finally left the aisle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom2legomaniacs Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 Yes! And proud of it. I think we are all quirky. And if you think you aren't, well, that's just weird :lol:. Our oddities make us interesting and unique, IMO> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asta Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 I used to think I was just quirky. Then all of my friends on the Autism spectrum informed me I was an Aspie :001_smile: (but who really cares about a clinical Dx at 40?) asta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elaine Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 I've been known to flip the TP rolls, re-fold towels, and even straighten up stuff on the shelves in other people's houses. Personally, I prefer "nutty as a fruitcake". :D I do this, too!:lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GailV Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 if I go to your house and your toilet tissue is on the wrong way (yes, there is a right way and a wrong way to display your tp on the roll - the paper should come over the top - easier to tear off that way), I WILL correct it. But, alas, if you do that in the guest bathroom at my house, the furnace vent under the toilet paper holder will be able to blow the toilet paper up into the air, and the entire roll will unroll itself into a puddle on the floor. And, lo, I will enter into the bathroom and yell, "WHO MESSED UP THE TOILET PAPER -- IT'S GOTTA GO THE OTHER WAY IN THIS BATHROOM, FOR PETE'S SAKE, GET A CLUE AND PAY ATTENTION TO YOUR ENVIRONMENT!" And, by the way, don't you hate it when people use all caps, or is that just a quirk of mine? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragons in the flower bed Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 A friend called me quirky a couple of days ago. I guess I can be. I mean, if I go to your house and your toilet tissue is on the wrong way (yes, there is a right way and a wrong way to display your tp on the roll - the paper should come over the top - easier to tear off that way), I WILL correct it. LOL! Yeah, quirky, that's much betterway to say it than neurotic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E_Edgerton Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 I have been called quirky many times...I really think it is code for weird! My friends just find it endearing now! :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NevadaRabbit Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 EEEEEEEEEEEEEeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeek!!! :lol: (Although in all of that it's the "e" in grammar that does it -- you could have spelled everything else perfectly and I'd still be twitching! LOL That or if you'd managed to mis-apostrophize any of the versions of its/it's) Me? Quirky?? ;) Editing errors in printed books make me twitch to the point that I have to just put.them.away.forever. Its a sad day when the children no longer love they're books and instead take up the remote control. Makes you're heart break, does'nt it? Your going to have to take drastic action to insure that the affects don't stunt there learning of grammer. <-----completely manufactured sentence designed to make the ... quirky ... amongst us twitch. I have to go take my medication before I can press the "submit" button on this one. It will send me into convulsions to see it on a public forum with my name on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GailV Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 It will send me into convulsions to see it on a public forum with my name on it. Sooooo, we should bookmark this page, right? That way we can blackmail you at a later date. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 No, I'm not quirky I'm just plain weird. Although I do tell dh that I'm unique. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PiCO Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 A friend called me quirky a couple of days ago. I guess I can be. I mean, if I go to your house and your toilet tissue is on the wrong way (yes, there is a right way and a wrong way to display your tp on the roll - the paper should come over the top - easier to tear off that way), I WILL correct it. Same with paper towels, too, but since I would probably get caught changing that one, I try to restrain myself. Maybe I should say I'm anal retentive. Quirky sounds nicer and cuter. I'm quirky, and proud of it. Quirk is defined by Merriam-Webster as: 1 a: an abrupt twist or curve b: a peculiar trait :idiosyncrasy I am not, however, anal retentive. My quirkiness is demonstrated more by my tastes in movies and general lifestyle. (But I do prefer the TP to come over the top.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PiCO Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 A friend once called me risque...but then I realized she was trying to say I was a risk taker. :D And...no...I'm not OCD-style quirky :lol: Well by your friend's definition I'm pretty risque also! LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NevadaRabbit Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 Sooooo, we should bookmark this page, right? That way we can blackmail you at a later date. and i thought you people were my friends.......... waaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhh!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnowWhite Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 I *prefer* the TP to come over the top, however, I have been known to put it the "wrong" way for a season to foil a cat or toddler who enjoyed rolling it off onto the floor. Did you know that if you're bored on the potty, you can merely flick your wrist and cause a huge pile of TP on the floor when it's loaded the *right* way? Now you know why the people you switched TP on didn't speak to you for a week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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