Do you have a thing?

[NuTs62]

For some reason, reading all these recent postings about what people do, what they use.. It got me thinking about an episode of Friends where some of them had a "thing".

A "thing" meaning.. by Monica's definition - "Cute little obsessive things.


RICHARD: Ooh, duct tape. Was I supposed to bring something too?
MONICA: This is for the scratchy twins out there. I taped oven mits to their hands.
RICHARD: You're strict.
MONICA: It's for their own good.
RICHARD: You know, I like the way you have efficiently folded this tab under. See in a tape emergency you could shave valuable seconds off your time.
MONICA: Exactly. Oh, I love that I can be totally neurotic around you now. Tell me the truth. Don't you like it better now that everything on your desk is perpendicular?
RICHARD: If it's not a right angle, it is a wrong angle.
MONICA: Very good.
RICHARD: Thank you.
MONICA: You know what. Tomorrow I'm gonna do your clocks.
RICHARD: You're gonna do what to my clocks.
MONICA: I'm gonna set them to my time.
RICHARD: Well, I'm confused. I thought we shared time.
MONICA: No no. See, in my bedroom I set my clock six minutes fast. You wanna know why?
RICHARD: Because it's in a slightly different time zone than the kitchen.
MONICA: No forget it, I'm not gonna tell you now.
RICHARD: No come on. Come on tell me.
MONICA: No. See you don't understand.
RICHARD: Come on.
MONICA: No. You don't have any of these cute little obsessive things.
RICHARD: No that's not true. That is not true.
MONICA: Oh yeah.
RICHARD: Yeah.
MONICA: Alright, well tell me one of yours.
RICHARD: Ok. Ahh. One of my things is, I always separate my sweat socks from my dress socks.
MONICA: What if they get mixed up?
RICHARD: Boy I would just uh, I would freak out.
MONICA: You would not. I can't believe this. I hate this, you're too normal. I can't believe my boyfriend doesn't have a thing. My boyfriend doesn't have a thing.



I don't know if I have a thing. I know my friend has one, where she makes her bed every night, just before she goes to sleep. So do you have a thing?

[hapoo]

i wouldn't know. I think its one of those things that only another person can tell you.

[leemaj]

did you just type that whole thing from memory?

[NuTs62]

Originally posted by leemaj
did you just type that whole thing from memory?

yep, from memory being I remember'd faint details about that episode, and typed it into google to search for it =)

[NuTs62]

Originally posted by hapoo
i wouldn't know. I think its one of those things that only another person can tell you.

I suppose you're right.. because it'd be routine enough for the person that they wouldn't know its awkward. strangely 'nuf, my friend was able to notice.

[Kim]

I will admit my "thing". I can't stand it when someone turns off the car with the windshield wipers up. My husband has had to go back and turn them off many times because it bugs me so badly.

His "thing" is the toilet paper roll. He hates it when the end comes from the back instead of over the top.

I just realized that it is good that we are married to each other. We are both weird.

[Nija]

yes....

it's between my legs. . .

[Hiro]

Originally posted by cpugeek04
/me lloks down his own pants
...no i don't

:rolleyes:

On Topic though, I don't have a niche.

[Lothar]

I have this thing when the toliet paper is more like sand paper than the soft, cushiony, lotion filled stuff it should be............:D

[Cantacuzene]

My thing is I hate lockign doors. I dunno why but I just usually leave doors unlocked.

[molecularfire]

I kinda have a thing... it drives me nuts that UCLA and Cincinatti are supposedly in the same region while USC is in a different region. It just doesn't make sense. I could literally walk from UCLA to USC before someone else could drive from UCLA to Cincinatti. :P

[Nija]

I like to drive with the windows down, and the heater on (when it's cold)
I like to wear band t-shirts to concerts
I like to sleep in the middle of the bed, and I always start on my right side, then switch to my left side, then fall asleep on my stomach
I like to look people In the eye/nose/mouth (this bothers people for some reason)

[styleee]

the only 'thing' (which i think can also be considered obsessive compulsive behavior) that i think i do is organize my closet by color, hue, and sleeve length.

if its not in the correct order, it makes me very uneasy.

[welfareloser]

i don't like it when people try to get to me ... i volunteer information; if you ask for it, you will get evasive answers. like when someone at a bar asks me what i do for a living, i say i'm a professional @$$hole. which gets a laugh, and they say no, really. and i say, no really. i'm a professional @$$hole. the alarm goes off at 7 am sharp and i go downstairs and watch cartoons and eat chicken nuggets and chocolate poptarts, and if i could just find someone to pay my salary, i'd be 5h1771ng in tall cotton.

[mojo]

Originally posted by Kim
I will admit my "thing". I can't stand it when someone turns off the car with the windshield wipers up. My husband has had to go back and turn them off many times because it bugs me so badly.

His "thing" is the toilet paper roll. He hates it when the end comes from the back instead of over the top.

I just realized that it is good that we are married to each other. We are both weird. first of all, it's bad for the wipers as well as the motor to leave the wipers up when you turn off the car. moisture acts as a lubricant for the wipers, and so it causes more wear on the motor when you start the car with the wipers in the middle if there is no moisture. this is also typically a higher point than the wipers' resting place at the bottom, so it does cause more friction at any rate.

and about the tp...tp is meant to go over, dammit :mad:

[mojo]

and for anyone that's interested, you can get scripts for the show "friends" from here

http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/9151/scripts.htm

[NuTs62]

hm, i finally thought of a little "thing"... I sort my AIM list in alphabetical order.

When sorting mp3's, I must have all of them follow the same naming procedure, and the first letter of every word in caps. I must have the whole song perfect, with no scratches or anything. The file ID tags should have as much information as possible.

[Jenny]

Originally posted by Kim
I will admit my "thing". I can't stand it when someone turns off the car with the windshield wipers up. My husband has had to go back and turn them off many times because it bugs me so badly.

His "thing" is the toilet paper roll. He hates it when the end comes from the back instead of over the top.

I just realized that it is good that we are married to each other. We are both weird.

I do the toilet paper thing, too. Even if I'm in someone else's house, if they have it the wrong way, I take it off and put it the way I like it. LOL hahahahaha I just realized how bad that is! :heh:

[Markel]

Originally posted by Kim
His "thing" is the toilet paper roll. He hates it when the end comes from the back instead of over the top.
You can't attribute that to your husband. Every red-blooded-American male knows that the TP should come over the top.

[oblongmelon]

my thing is men/boys/teenagers who don't have enough manners to remove their baseball hats when eating dinner. It get's me wildly pissed.
also:
People who insist on scraping their eating utensils on their teeth when they take a bite.
Anyone leaning on my shoulders.
People picking on young kids.
Adults who don't show up to see their child cheerlead/play soccer/other sports-but will show up for the banquet at the end of the year for the free food.
People-whom receive financial help from the government, that can find time to sit on their porch and drink beer before noon everday, Instead of trying to find a job..and how come they always have money for THAT? (and cigs).(I call them porch people).
People who breed dogs like puppy mills just because they make money off of it..
oh god the list can go on and on and on...

[Nija]

Originally posted by oblongmelon
my thing is men/boys/teenagers who don't have enough manners to remove their baseball hats when eating dinner. It get's me wildly pissed.


that's me

the only time I take my hat off, is well... nookie time... or sleepy time...

I almost always have a hat on...

or a beanie... but then again.. my hair is multi-colored and it's always cold... so... :D

[mojo]

Originally posted by oblongmelon
my thing is men/boys/teenagers who don't have enough manners to remove their baseball hats when eating dinner. It get's me wildly pissed.
also:
People who insist on scraping their eating utensils on their teeth when they take a bite.word

once in a while by accident with the teeth-scrape thing is one thing, but every damned bite? come on... :mad:

[styleee]

i think this has turned from "things" to pet peeves!

[NuTs62]

Originally posted by styleee
i think this has turned from "things" to pet peeves!

:stupid: but still nonetheless interesting =)

[Hiro]

Originally posted by Nija
I almost always have a hat on...
You didn't have one on at the place.

[RoniMan]

my "thing" is with vertical blinds. if during the day, they're closed, it bugs me. i have to open them. if during the nite, they're open, it REALLY bugs me. i HAVE to close them.

my friend one time purposely let them open one nite, and sat underneath them. he timed me from the time i came into the room, to immediately walking over to them to close them.

[Two Cents]

Decisiveness. My whole family, if I ask them a question about what they want to eat or do or what not, they think about it, and then turn around and ask me what I think. I'll give 'em choices, then they'll ask me what I think.

They'll ask me if I want to go somewhere, I'll say "no. When I say no, I mean no. They'll keep asking and bother me until I fly into a blind rage. Grrrrrrrrrr.

[Nija]

Originally posted by Corsec

You didn't have one on at the place.


I had just dyed my hair, that night.. didn't want to stain one of my headgear things

[jujubees]

Monica's my role model. Just about everything I do is a "thing." :D

[welfareloser]

Originally posted by Two Cents
Decisiveness. My whole family, if I ask them a question about what they want to eat or do or what not, they think about it, and then turn around and ask me what I think. I'll give 'em choices, then they'll ask me what I think.

They'll ask me if I want to go somewhere, I'll say "no. When I say no, I mean no. They'll keep asking and bother me until I fly into a blind rage. Grrrrrrrrrr.

that one gets me too. when dealing with a group like that, i say... we are eating at X at X o'clock. anyone object? okay. there's just no point in wasting time trying to tease out an opinion.

[Speedfreak]

Originally posted by NuTs62
When sorting mp3's, I must have all of them follow the same naming procedure, and the first letter of every word in caps. I must have the whole song perfect, with no scratches or anything. The file ID tags should have as much information as possible.


Same here. :)

[whitak24]

i am kind of an obsessive slob. most of the time i wallow in my mess, but when i decide that it's time to clean up, everything has to be in its perfect place.
oh, and i have like 8 blue, long-sleeve dress shirts, and i organize them in my closet by hue and fabric texture.
hmmmmm.....for other things, i'd have to ask my gf. i know i have them because she makes fun of me. but i don't really notice them.

[brainsmile]

I don't like it when TP comes off the roll the wrong way

[Kim]

You all are making it so that I can't call my hubby a freak anymore. Maybe I am the freak because backwards tp doesn't bother me.

[NuTs62]

Originally posted by Kim
You all are making it so that I can't call my hubby a freak anymore. Maybe I am the freak because backwards tp doesn't bother me.

Heh, I don't mind either. I many times get so lazy that when the roll depletes, I just get a new roll and plop it on the table, instead of replacing it in the dispenser.

[Markel]

Originally posted by Kim
... backwards tp doesn't bother me.
:eek: :eek2: :eek3: :hmm: :hoboy: