Quirk
What exactly is a quirk? It sounds like a grotesque, protruding nodule or growth that requires surgery, “I can’t come into work today, I have a grisly quirk on my tender inner thigh and it’s dripping fluid!”
Mr. Boss says, “Yeech…stay home. Don’t come here and spread that nasty virus…take five weeks if you need it! Powder your leg and don’t wear tight jeans for a few days”
Here’s a photo manipulation (on my Linux box with the Gimp) I did last year of my friend John, it’s quite quirky:
The Birdman (has a vicious bite)
Actually, a quirk is a weird or unusual habit. I was tagged by my good friend Jean Chia on her post [5] Annoying Things + [8] Habits + [6] Quirks to participate in this meme (I must have been insane when I wrote that ridiculous meme post!) and list six quirks of mine (I didn’t do the entire meme because I’m trying to score high for the “golden fleece” of keywords: quirk. I haven’t participated in a meme in quite a while, mostly because I became burned out on them awhile back. This one sounded like fun and I wanted to share how weird I really am with all of you. I don’t list the rules because if you don’t know how to do a meme, my blog is far too advanced for you - go cut your teeth and come back later.
- When someone is sweating and they get that little droplet of sweat hanging off their nose, I lose control - I cannot stand it. The surmounting pressure will build in my mind until I finally snap. I once shot a man because of it. His headless body is dissolving in a bathtub in Hell’s Kitchen.
- I floss my teeth several times per day because I cannot stand having anything between them. I carry dental floss, a toothbrush, toothpaste and a bottle of water in my vehicle and at work in case of emergencies.
- I get the “piss shivers” when I urinate. Sometimes the twitch is so spastic, I shake the contact lenses off my eyes right into the toilet - $10.00 down the commode. I am told that many men suffer from this affliction…especially while peeing outside on cold nights. Is this too much information?
- I don’t like shaking stranger’s hands. Some people find it rude, but that’s how cold and flu germs are passed. If I do shake someone’s hand, I cannot relax until I wash them with anti-bacterial soap and hot water. I like Donald Trump’s “no handshake policy”. The Asian’s have it right with a simple bow. The perfect excuse is to say, “Pardon me if I don’t shake hands, I’m a Buddhist,” and bow politely.
- I sleep with the lights on because I don’t want spiders crawling all over my body and face. A good friend of mine was bitten on the eyelid by a brown recluse (be sure to read my brown recluse story). His face rotted off and he lost his left eye. Years later, it’s still a vile open sore, along with being wet and draining pus. His friends call him “the cyclops” and I don’t want to end up like him.
- If I drive or walk somewhere, I have to return the exact same way or my psychic cable will get entangled around everything. I was once hospitalized in a mental ward because there was a road block and I had to drive home a different route than I originally came. I never got over it and have nightmares to this day.
Rule: If you do the meme, link the text “quirk” to this post as the anchor text, this will improve my search engine ratings for that highly prized keyword.
I tag the following people to reveal their six quirks (do it if you want, if not, I really just wanted to give you a link anyway:)
Marzie, Karen, Janice, Robin, Miss Money Penny, Michelle Gartner, Spaced Girl Hero, Etta Rose, Apple
Also, I want to thank Dan - DCR Blogs - for the great comments he left on my previous post How to Steal Blog Content: Ethically (check ‘em out). I learned a lot about copyright laws among other things. I learn something new every day from other bloggers. Dan is very smart and has a great site. You should take the time to meet him and check out his blog!
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Wow! Thanks for the compliments and the linkage.
You think of all the germs when shaking (or not) hands too? Of course, it’s better than greeting strangers with a kiss.
I’ll add your meme to my To-Do list!
BTW, one last(?) lesson on Copyright… It’s copyright, not copywrite. And, now your training is complete, grasshopper.
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Haha…well, it has to be one of the most misspelled words ever, so I don’t feel too bad about it. Your deeply ingrained urge to correct has to be from a horrific psychological scar. I will refrain from an analysis of you
Hello Bobby! Thanks for doing this tag! I had a good laugh at yr six quirks. I can’t stand the sight of sweat hanging frm the nose too, unless it belongs to someone i love.
Jean Chias last blog post..Travel To 7 Continents
I’m the human spell-check for people. I generally try to refrain from correcting people, but eventually all that suppressed spell-checking bubbles to the surface and I either have to correct it or blow something up with my increased mental powers. Do you remember when the Earth used to have two moons? Sorry. A blogger was getting effect and affect mixed up…
dcrs last blog post..Photo Phriday: Mulberry Tree
You know it’s probably misspelled because people think of copy and write, and just put the two together. So, I can see where writers might be confused, though I’m not as sure why photographers and illustrators would make the same mistake.
Might be easier to remember if you think of it as the right to copy your work, which is basically what it is anyway. You control the right to copy anything you create. Thus, copyright.
dcrs last blog post..Photo Phriday: Mulberry Tree
But I thought copywriters wrote copyrights…right?
It’s all about copying and stealing other content…freaking copycats 
Hi Jean! You laughed at my psychological problems? The doctors did too
Yeah, if that sweat droplet is on a nose I love, it become sexy 
Wow, some of those quirks are really…well…quirky. I shouldn’t talk though–I’ve got my fair share of ‘em too.
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Thanks a bunch, and by the way, I think “Pardon me if I dont shake hands, Im a Buddhist” would make an excellent bumper sticker!
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You’re an interesting guy (but that much I already knew) =)
On the no handshake policy thing I find it easier (in business and similar situations) to carry a small bottle of Dettol antibacterial solution with me. It’s sufficient to kill whatever may have been passed, and you can put it into another clear bottle so that it just looks like moisturiser or something equally innocuous. Thus you avoid the risk of catching the latest random cold and are neither rude nor giving the other person the impression you think they’re a walking germ factory.
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Thanks Steph, a new e-zine? Does e-zine know about your plans for a new e-zine?
That’s a good idea CK, but I cannot rest until I actually wash the filth off under hot water. I know it’s all in my mind, but I can feel the sheath of residual germs on my skin…hahaha
What? Sweat can be a turn on you know … well it depends on who the sweat is on I suppose … LOL!
Funny quirks you have there Bobby
Happy weekend.
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That’s right Nick…especially if it is dangling on the tip of a woman’s nose and never falls! I’d ask her, “May I have that droplet of love?” hahaha
Thanks for linking to me, but I don’t believe there is anything quirky about me.
Ah the Gimp- you appear to be quite good at that! WOW Great pic manipulation…- my husband keeps trying to get me to use the GIMP and one of our linux boxes. There are 7 of us in the house and I am the only one over 3 years old who doesn’t use the linux box. Even my four year old can maneuver around linux… I am doing fine in photoshop and using all of evil Bill’s Microsoft products- thank you. Although I am jealous of the KDE desktops…
WOW - you are quirky, I’ll have to link to that, if you were anymore quirky I would say you are Mr. Creepy- but that keyword is already taken by dcr
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I use Linux because I’m not going to actually buy photoshop, it’s overpriced and to me, isn’t worth it. The Gimp can actually do everything photoshop can do but it is much more difficult to use. Even the simplest things can seem impossible until you use it a lot. The benefit of Linux is it’s obviously free and impervious to spyware and viruses.
I might have possibly made up all my quirks because I am an undercover spy! Thanks for the compliment, I always liked that picture
You make me laugh with your #3.
I have to plan my driving route way before. I rem during one of those days when hubs oversea, I drove the boys to my bil’s. I exited the highway earlier & ended up in the wrong way. It really got me worried cos I only memorize the route & had to stick to the way. One wrong turn & I’m “lost in jungle”….
Luckily, I found the right track after turning in the maze for abt 10 mins
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Hi Janice! That’s right…you haven’t been driving very long, Be careful!!!!