It’s kind of weird because I was never a huge Rocky Horror fan. I mean, I went to the midnight shows a few times and I knew enough to follow along with the shtick, but it’s not like I ever went in costume or anything. It was just a fun thing I did a few times years ago.
But recently I noticed that every time I put on a pair of rubber gloves to do dishes, I always give them a little snap just like Frank does when he’s in his lab. It occurs to me that I’ve been doing it for years. It’s a little behavioral tick I picked up from Rocky Horror back in the day and made part of my personal repertoire. Now I do it unconsciously, without even thinking about it.
So my question is … what little bits of behavioral debris have YOU picked up from movies and TV shows and made your own? I’m not talking about quoting lines. I’m talking about mimicking actions. Is there a special way you hold your coffee cup, a particular way of standing, an unusual way of waving?
