. . . I’ll sing along with just about anything - commercials, showtunes, the radio - and usually add a unique harmony.
. . . I’m Jewish, but it’s usually my desk that has the most Christmas decorations (and, of course, a Menorah)
. . . Because, often the first thing I say when learning of a celeb’s death is “Nope, I didn’t have him/her”
I laugh like mad at the smallest things.
I randomly quote lines from Disney’s Robin Hood.
One of my favorite movies of all time is He-Man and She-Ra: Secret of the Sword.
I love putting strawberry jam on ice cream.
This thread reminds me of a specifc incident - I was with my cousins at a board game cafe back in Seoul, and we were playing some card game that involved spreading the cards out on the table and shuffling them around. At first we were just using our hands to mix them up a bit but then my brother said, “Hey, there’s an easier way to do this!” and then proceeded to put his head down, stretch out his arms, plant his hands in the middle of the card pile, and then sway from side to side like he was a jellyfish, all the while chanting “Squuuuuuuuuuid. Squuuuuuuuid.” Without blinking an eye all five of us immediately started to do the same, swaying from side to side with our heads bent down and our arms extended, chanting “Squuuuuuuuuid.” We eventually looked up to see our server looking down at us, drinks in hand, and an expression of utter bewilderment on his face. He must have thought we were some kind of Cthulhu cult or something.
That makes it even more fun! 
So, are y’all going to be eaten first?
Is your brother a Doper?
(no)
Are you sure?
I have two arsenals by my bedside - the Person Breaking In arsenal, and the Zombie / Alligator arsenal. They are different weapons based on different criteria for stopping the threat at hand. I will explain (sometimes at length) why each weapon goes in a particular arsenal. This may be influenced by
I get used as a punching bag (also, hit with baseball bats, etc) on a not-regular-enough basis, and am therefore extremely pragmatic about what a healthy body can recover from with minimal difficulty.
I don’t drink alcohol, but I love to bartend.
I would much rather watch someone proficient play a video game or instrument than play one myself, and will often do just that for hours. (provided I have something to do with my hands in the meantime)
This can’t be crazy! Or is it just another sign I am? >.>
Uhm… other than the hat, because I’ll drop tidbits I pick up here into conversations, generally preceded by “I read online, on the straight dope… a message board…”
I knit in public *(bus time is the best time to get it done!).
I’ll randomly skip while running errands (it’s such fun to skip…)
I’ll dance to the music on my mp3 player wherever I am (sometimes to the music in my head).
I talk to myself to help me think straight (it’s only when I have conversations with myself that I know I’m stressed… otherwise they are pretty one sided).
Hmmm… let’s see:
I once took a personality test (one that asks you what color, shape, word, etc that you like best plus some) and one section said I was flakey.
I was the only girl in gradeschool that collected Matchbox cars (and probably had more than the boys). I would watch and talk about Dr Who & The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy and none of the other kids had any idea what I was talking about.
I HAVE to have the bed made and it drives me nuts to see a bed unmade. I WILL go in and make the bed, or close the door.
When people talk, I see colours.
I give tarot readings to friends - but they are not allowed to tell me what their questions are. I tell them the meaning of the cards pulled and so far it’s been positive feedback. I’ve also done palm readings (no, cant tell the future) and have pulled some accurate information (but out of practice right now).
I look up peoples birthcharts for compatability (friend or lover), and if I have access to someone’s birthday I adapt my communication to their zodiac sign. My bff and I would bet on our waiter/waitress’ zodiac sign to see who’s right.
I’m in my 30’s and play D20 games. I also play some online mmo’s.
I will sometimes wear my kitty-ears out in public.
When my kids were younger I’d take them out on picnics to cemeteries. I like walking around cemeteries in the middle of the night and talk to the spirits. Ghosts fascinate me.
I love scary movies but I cannot for the life of me watch The Exorcist.
My nickname is Pixilated (or Pixi) & I think that says a lot right there!
There’s several more, I’m sure.
Only two for me: Benedick and Mercutio.
I too yell at the imaginary people in the Magic Glowy Box when they’re doing stupid things. I know that can’t hear me.
Oh, lots of people think I’m nuts.
I like strange movies. Like Eraserhead, The Paraclete, Gummo, Ilsa. Stuff like that.
I like strange music. Like the Residents.
I eat tuna fish right out of the can and smother white rice with horseradish sauce.
I’m a member of a citizen’s militia group.
I own a lot of military-pattern guns and have basement full of ammunition.
I actually enjoy reading geeky electrical engineering books in my spare time.
I like to drink strange, obscure beers.
I once tried to use some college career guidance software. The first results gave 2,500 possible career options. I shaved things down and got 700 options. I tried again and got one–priest. I was very much agnostic at the time. Otherwise, I may have tried it out.
HOLY CRAP! There’s such a thing as a Cthulhu stuffed animal?! That combines two of my greatest loves… Cthulhu and stuffed animals! I must have one!
This story is pure joy. All this talk of Squids is incredibly exciting. Why, I’d say it’s tentacular!
I just invented that word, and I now realize that I will probably not be able to stop using it. Ever.
I frequently hum while eating.
I have not had a 9-5 office job in 15 years.
If you shuffle play 20 cuts on my iPod, your chances of hearing a recording made after 1940 are virtually nil.
I can’t sleep at night without the television on, but I don’t watch it all that much when awake.
I tend to rant about pop culture at inopportune times.
I talk to cats and dogs in an ootsy-cutesy high-pitched voice.
I wear fur felt fedoras for nonreligious reasons.
You’d fit right in with my cousins.
Tentacular is a perfectly cromulent word.
I whip out a pen and correct spelling and punctuation errors on outside flyers and sometimes inside stores.
One of my friends has a Santa Cthulhu. It’s awesome.
Southern Californians might tend to think you were from a different species after all that, but it’s probably pretty common in New York City, Chicago and DC. In fact, I’ve met people from New York who never thought of applying for a driver’s license until they moved to Southern California and realized there was no subway.
I’m willing to roll just about any combination of vaguely reasonable food items (ie meat, grains/rice, legumes/veggies, sauces) in a tortilla and eat it like a burrito at least once. The beef and rice casserole was…interesting. (I should’ve put Dijon mustard in it. Damnit, why did this occur to me now?)
This sounds like a great xkcd strip.
Are you aware that you’re creating a sound and visual only slightly more tolerable than nails on a blackboard when you’re doing this?
As for me, my new MP3 player is filling up to the brim with West Coast jazz, which most people would probably think is pretty weird.
I’m deathly afraid of the following:
[ul]
[li]Stinging nettles[/li][li]Large coins[/li][li]Large statues[/li][li]Old buildings (like Roman Empire old, but I love freaking myself out by going near or in them)[/li][/ul]
I was watching Peter Gabriel’s “Digging in the Dirt” video and there is a scene with stinging nettles. I can’t watch it. I avoided climbing a peak near San Luis Obispo, CA, because I was told there were huge stinging nettles nearby. :eek:
I can understand how someone could complain about the sound, but what’s the visual? I crunch with my mouth closed, so I really have trouble thinking that it’s more visually disturbing than any other form of pica.
BTW, olivesmarch4th, do you collect songs about ameobae and other invertebrate critters? If so, have you heard Christine Lavin’s Ameoba Hop?
Gosh, I had no idea such songs existed. Does this mean I’m NOT all alone in the world?
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HOLY CRAP! There’s such a thing as a Cthulhu stuffed animal?! That combines two of my greatest loves… Cthulhu and stuffed animals! I must have one!
Try Ebay or Amazon. They usually have some “Lovecraft-themed” plushes for sale.
