# Are you normal?
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-normal/56185
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion
**Created:** [February 28, 2001, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-normal/56185 "2001-02-28T12:36:16Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)
#### Post date: [February 28, 2001, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-normal/56185/1 "2001-02-28T12:36:16Z")
A simple survey, here. Using any definition of “normal” you like…
1. Do you consider yourself to be “normal”?
2. As far as you know, do other people consider you to be “normal”?
3. Do you wish you were less/more “normal” than you are now?
[sub]Still thinking about my own answers…[/sub]
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### Author:  [@messiah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/messiah)
#### Post date: [February 28, 2001, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-normal/56185/2 "2001-02-28T12:44:52Z")
No/No/No
except sundays and on the 33rd of may (ignoring leap years of course)
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### Author:  [@Xploder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xploder)
#### Post date: [February 28, 2001, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-normal/56185/3 "2001-02-28T13:04:14Z")
1. Yes, as far as a manic/depressive, Navy/Army Reserve/Army Vet can be.
2. As far as I know…then again, I’m not very paranoid.
3. Not particularly. This is **me** after all.
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### Author:  [@hypergirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hypergirl)
#### Post date: [February 28, 2001, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-normal/56185/4 "2001-02-28T18:40:11Z")
No.
Yes, they’re all about as not normal as me.
No, I’m perfect. 🙂
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### Author:  [@Turpentine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turpentine)
#### Post date: [February 28, 2001, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-normal/56185/5 "2001-02-28T22:49:53Z")
Of course I’m normal.
Just read my profile
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### Author:  [@Ashtar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashtar)
#### Post date: [February 28, 2001, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-normal/56185/6 "2001-02-28T23:17:49Z")
1. No.
2. No.
3. Why? I’m already perfectly normal in every way.
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### Author:  [@Bboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bboy)
#### Post date: [March 1, 2001, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-normal/56185/7 "2001-03-01T00:31:39Z")
[list=1][li]Absolutely not. I am the standard.[/li]Normalcy is defined by an acceptible level of deviation either way from a centerline, which is me. [_]Absolutely not. They either think I am a perfectionist, or apathetic, depending on their degree of deviation from, well, me. [_]This question is moot, but just in this one instance.[/list=1]
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### Author:  [@Lyllyan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lyllyan)
#### Post date: [March 1, 2001, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-normal/56185/8 "2001-03-01T01:39:17Z")
No, No, and, uhhhhh
NO
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### Author:  [@fish\_in\_the\_sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fish_in_the_sky)
#### Post date: [March 1, 2001, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-normal/56185/9 "2001-03-01T02:29:16Z")
1.) Dear god, no.
2.) No, probably not.
3.) Sometimes I sit around and mope about how much _easier_ life would be if I was normal, but in the end I’m happy being a freak. Normal is boring.
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### Author:  [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)
#### Post date: [March 1, 2001, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-normal/56185/10 "2001-03-01T02:34:21Z")
No.
No.
No, thank you.
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### Author:  [@DigitalMuse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalMuse)
#### Post date: [March 1, 2001, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-normal/56185/11 "2001-03-01T03:15:21Z")
1. No
2. No
3. Wish I could be more “normal”
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### Author:  [@Mercutio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mercutio)
#### Post date: [March 1, 2001, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-normal/56185/12 "2001-03-01T05:04:30Z")
NO
Niet
No
I actually wish I could be a tad more out-of-the-ordinary
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### Author:  [@Caliban](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caliban)
#### Post date: [March 1, 2001, 6:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-normal/56185/13 "2001-03-01T06:47:25Z")
_1) Do you consider yourself to be “normal”?_
Yes. In fact, I am the only normal person in the world.
_2) As far as you know, do other people consider you to be “normal”?_
No, but they are deluded.
_3) Do you wish you were less/more “normal” than you are now?_
No, I’m fine – everybody else needs to be more normal.
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### Author:  [@Alonist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alonist)
#### Post date: [March 1, 2001, 7:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-normal/56185/14 "2001-03-01T07:16:17Z")
1.Definitely not.
2.No.
3.Less.
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### Author:  [@TVeblen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TVeblen)
#### Post date: [March 1, 2001, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-normal/56185/15 "2001-03-01T07:34:52Z")
No.
Some.
No way.
I’ve learned to pass as normal in some situations but it still suprises me when accept it at face value. It’s a suprising amount of _work_, appearing normal. It’s a huge relief when I can drop the facade and be my eccentric self. (Like here!)
Odd duck and happy with it,
Veb
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### Author:  [@Dr.Pinky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Pinky)
#### Post date: [March 1, 2001, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-normal/56185/16 "2001-03-01T07:39:39Z")
Flange.
Bloviate.
Carbuncle.
* * *
Isn’t “Norm” the guy we stand atop?
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### Author:  [@flikker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flikker)
#### Post date: [March 1, 2001, 9:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-normal/56185/17 "2001-03-01T09:08:03Z")
!.no…i’m a weird one
@.they know i’m weird
#.my weirdness is what makes me, why would i want to change
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### Author:  [@Lux\_Fiat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lux_Fiat)
#### Post date: [March 1, 2001, 9:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-normal/56185/18 "2001-03-01T09:28:58Z")
**1) Do you consider yourself to be “normal”?**
No. Does anyone?
**2) As far as you know, do other people consider you to be “normal”?**
For the most part, I think. The big words probably tip 'em off that something’s up, but they’d probably be surprised by the _extent_ to which it’s up.
\*\*3) Do you wish you were less/more “normal” than you are now?\*\*Nah. I’m good. Just have to figure some way to _channel_ it, is all.
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### Author:  [@Crusoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crusoe)
#### Post date: [March 1, 2001, 9:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-normal/56185/19 "2001-03-01T09:44:15Z")
1. Yes.
2. Yes.
3. Quite happy at the moment, so neither.
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### Author:  [@Cumber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cumber)
#### Post date: [March 1, 2001, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-normal/56185/20 "2001-03-01T11:48:58Z")
1. In some ways yes, in many other ways no.
2. Probably. Normalish anyway.
3. Usually I’m happy with myself, so no. Sometimes I wish I was differently non-normal though.
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