# Little quirks **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 11, 2017, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-quirks/786372 "2017-05-11T17:16:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Alonzo\_John\_Blitz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85e7bf/32.png) [@Alonzo\_John\_Blitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alonzo_John_Blitz)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2017, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-quirks/786372/1 "2017-05-11T17:16:06Z")
Here are a few of mine: The noise my sneezes make sound like ‘_ **onomatopoeia** _!’ If I find a hole in a sock I say ‘_ **oh, darn** _!’ Whenever I prepare a meal in a Dutch Oven I always add a fart. So what are your little quirks? ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2017, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-quirks/786372/2 "2017-05-11T17:37:15Z")
I will not willingly be subjected to “Free Bird”. It’s not the worst song in the whole world, but it’s a song on which I have Taken A Stance. I like to chew aspirin, even if I don’t have a headache. When playing a board game, I always choose the least popular token (such as the iron in Monopoly). I have an oft-disproved theory that the hated tokens are luckier. ---
**Author:** ![Omar\_Little](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omar_little/32/269_2.png) [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2017, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-quirks/786372/3 "2017-05-11T18:35:09Z")
I flick or scratch the headliner or visor in my car or truck when I drive through a yellow light intersection. Something a friend of mine did in high school, and it stuck with me. I guess it’s supposed to keep the light from turning red before you get through. Tap the top of a beer can two or three times before opening it. Supposed to keep it from spewing. Tap the top of a deck of cards a few times after it’s been shuffled and before you deal to make sure you get the best cards. Tap the shot glass on the bar two times before taking your shot. Keeps you from getting drunk. ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2017, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-quirks/786372/4 "2017-05-11T18:38:16Z")
When I read in the bathroom I hold the book by the bottom; everywhere else I hold it by the top. A habit I developed as a teenager and have held to ever since. ---
**Author:** ![snowthx](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowthx/32/10660_2.png) [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2017, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-quirks/786372/5 "2017-05-11T18:50:32Z")
When I park my car, I turn off everything (radio, fan, AC, lights, defroster, etc), and if I think I forgot one of those, I will go back to my car to make sure it is off (it always is). ---
**Author:** ![Omar\_Little](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omar_little/32/269_2.png) [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2017, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-quirks/786372/6 "2017-05-11T19:57:55Z")
> [@snowthx](#): > > When I park my car, I turn off everything (radio, fan, AC, lights, defroster, etc), and if I think I forgot one of those, I will go back to my car to make sure it is off (it always is). How old is your car? Most modern cars will shut everything down when your turn the ignition off. ---
**Author:** ![HoneyBadgerDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honeybadgerdc/32/1033_2.png) [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2017, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-quirks/786372/7 "2017-05-11T20:03:36Z")
Not sure if it is a quirk or not but first thing in the morning I like to go outside and pee on my plumb tree. It actually does feels very refreshing and I feel like I do it because it feels good rather than a quirk. ---
**Author:** ![snowthx](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowthx/32/10660_2.png) [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2017, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-quirks/786372/8 "2017-05-11T20:10:28Z")
> [@Omar\_Little](#): > > How old is your car? Most modern cars will shut everything down when your turn the ignition off. Yes, they all shut off when the engine shuts off, but when you start-up again they will all be on. For some reason, I don’t like that. Don’t know why. ---
**Author:** ![Omar\_Little](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omar_little/32/269_2.png) [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2017, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-quirks/786372/9 "2017-05-11T20:19:32Z")
> [@HoneyBadgerDC](#): > > Not sure if it is a quirk or not but first thing in the morning I like to go outside and pee on my plumb tree. It actually does feels very refreshing and I feel like I do it because it feels good rather than a quirk. Urine can make a decent fertilizer, but your plum tree would probably benefit more if you diluted it. ---
**Author:** ![Soylent\_Juicy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/82dd89/32.png) [@Soylent\_Juicy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soylent_Juicy)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2017, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-quirks/786372/10 "2017-05-11T20:19:39Z")
Every time I leave the house I tell the pets “I’ll be back later, I love all of you.” ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2017, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-quirks/786372/11 "2017-05-11T22:06:38Z")
> [@HoneyBadgerDC](#): > > …I like to go outside and pee on my plumb tree. I guess that keeps it growing vertically. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2017, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-quirks/786372/12 "2017-05-11T22:11:18Z")
I suck all the chocolate and candy-coating off a mouthful of Peanut M&Ms before crunching up the nuts. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2017, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-quirks/786372/13 "2017-05-12T00:24:07Z")
> [@panache45](#): > > I guess that keeps it growing vertically. Unfortunately all the fruit tastes like lead. ---
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2017, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-quirks/786372/14 "2017-05-12T01:02:05Z")
I will only drink the blood of young virgins. Call it a quirk or maybe it’s some kind of OCD thing, since they tell me all fresh blood is equally nutritious. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2017, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-quirks/786372/15 "2017-05-12T03:37:38Z")
> [@Dung\_Beetle](#): > > I will not willingly be subjected to “Free Bird”. The converse of this: Whenever _Sweet Home Alabama_ comes on the radio, and RVZ says, “\*turn it up…”, \*I always do! > [@snowthx](#): > > When I park my car, I turn off everything (radio, fan, AC, lights, defroster, etc)… Me too. Because it’s the right thing to do. There is one other one, but, I’m gonna let it slide… ---
**Author:** ![Green\_Bean](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_bean/32/1760_2.png) [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2017, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-quirks/786372/16 "2017-05-12T04:00:31Z")
> [@panache45](#): > > I guess that keeps it growing vertically. I LOL’d. Like, a lot. ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2017, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-quirks/786372/17 "2017-05-12T04:03:53Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > Unfortunately all the fruit tastes like lead. With a, you know, chalky texture. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2017, 10:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-quirks/786372/18 "2017-05-12T10:08:42Z")
> [@Omar\_Little](#): > > Tap the shot glass on the bar two times before taking your shot. Keeps you from getting drunk. I can see a mechanism for that working. Bartenders fill my shot glass to the brim. Tapping twice is gonna leave some liquor on the bar. ---
**Author:** ![Don\_t\_Panic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/don_t_panic/32/398_2.png) [@Don\_t\_Panic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Panic)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2017, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-quirks/786372/19 "2017-05-13T12:59:19Z")
> [@Riemann](#): > > I will only drink the blood of young virgins. Call it a quirk or maybe it’s some kind of OCD thing, since they tell me all fresh blood is equally nutritious. I’m curious about this. Can you tell if someone is a virgin from the taste of their blood? Have you ever done a Pepsi-Coke style blind taste test to determine this?