# Say the weird thing **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 19, 2024, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-the-weird-thing/1003065 "2024-06-19T19:53:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2024, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-the-weird-thing/1003065/1 "2024-06-19T19:53:25Z")
This is probably my favorite trend on Tiktok. So I’m stealing it and using it here because I thought it might be fun. Just say the weird thing: Sometimes when I avoid an accident. Like I tipped over a glass of tea but I managed to catch it before it spilled everywhere. I think about the “me” in a parallel universe where I DID in fact spill that glass of tea. And I think to myself: "I sure am glad I’m not that other me right now!! " ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2024, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-the-weird-thing/1003065/2 "2024-06-19T19:56:22Z")
I really enjoy pretending to be an amoeba. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2024, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-the-weird-thing/1003065/3 "2024-06-19T19:57:24Z")
I like cheese. ---
**Author:** ![Dropo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce7236/32.png) [@Dropo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dropo)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2024, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-the-weird-thing/1003065/4 "2024-06-19T20:05:25Z")
I found the lack of omnivorous mecha-squirrels in Scheranky’s book profoundly disappointing. ---
**Author:** ![Hari\_Seldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hari_seldon/32/5173_2.png) [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2024, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-the-weird-thing/1003065/5 "2024-06-19T20:20:52Z")
Curious green ideas sleep furiously. (-- Noam Chomsky) ---
**Author:** ![glee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b5a626/32.png) [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2024, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-the-weird-thing/1003065/6 "2024-06-19T20:22:05Z")
If I break wind audibly, I remark “More tea, vicar?” 😉 ---
**Author:** ![TXRebel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/6de8d8/32.png) [@TXRebel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TXRebel)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2024, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-the-weird-thing/1003065/7 "2024-06-20T13:56:03Z")
I make my bed everyday and then think about everything I trapped under the blankets. ---
**Author:** ![TRC4941](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trc4941/32/6792_2.png) [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2024, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-the-weird-thing/1003065/8 "2024-06-20T14:02:59Z")
As I was walking the dog down the sidewalk this morning, I noticed along both sides of the sidewalk were thickly growing weeds that almost looked like miniature trees. I thought, if I was a bug, this sidewalk would be like a nice country highway. ---
**Author:** ![LurkMeister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3da27b/32.png) [@LurkMeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LurkMeister)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2024, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-the-weird-thing/1003065/9 "2024-06-20T14:13:24Z")
Or "Lieutenant who?’ ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2024, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-the-weird-thing/1003065/10 "2024-07-09T11:45:17Z")
When I feed the dogs, they have to wait while I put down the bowls and step out of the way. Then I give the command to release them from their ‘wait’. “Bon Appetit” ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2024, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-the-weird-thing/1003065/11 "2024-07-09T12:00:34Z")
[![](https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Zc3R72wUTEs/WyqKD-mADhI/AAAAAAAAPKA/O9-y5rKTwn44ErrtNWmOwRKI0d-D7LuogCLcBGAs/s1600/acb69a08264d486f7c134fe81a317790.jpg) ](https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Zc3R72wUTEs/WyqKD-mADhI/AAAAAAAAPKA/O9-y5rKTwn44ErrtNWmOwRKI0d-D7LuogCLcBGAs/s1600/acb69a08264d486f7c134fe81a317790.jpg) ---
**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:** [July 9, 2024, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-the-weird-thing/1003065/12 "2024-07-09T12:30:19Z")
A friend visited us over the holiday weekend. We were outside throwing balls for the dogs. I whispered to my gf, asking if we should go over to the pond and she agreed. So, I said, loudly, “POND”. The dogs went immediately berserk . Our friend had no clue why. My gf started walking over toward our pond. Dogs and friend went with her while I grabbed wine, glasses, and cheese. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2024, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-the-weird-thing/1003065/13 "2024-07-09T12:33:09Z")
I don’t like most people. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2024, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-the-weird-thing/1003065/14 "2024-07-09T12:50:15Z")
Upon reflection, I’m going to rephrase that: I don’t like most people enough to want to spend any amount of time with them. ---
**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:** [July 9, 2024, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-the-weird-thing/1003065/15 "2024-07-09T12:55:38Z")
Whenever I’m doing physical work in close quarters with another person (for example, putting away groceries with my husband), I fantasize that we’re actors performing a scene together and really nailing the blocking. It’s funner that way. ---
**Author:** ![chela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chela/32/21582_2.png) [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2024, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-the-weird-thing/1003065/16 "2024-07-09T13:28:53Z")
Can I sit next to you? ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2024, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-the-weird-thing/1003065/17 "2024-07-09T14:55:20Z")
Yes, as long as we don’t have to talk. ---
**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:** [July 9, 2024, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-the-weird-thing/1003065/18 "2024-07-09T15:05:06Z")
> [@chela](#): > > Can I sit next to you? When I walk into a bar, it’s similar to walking up to a line of urinals. There is an etiquette to it. I was once sitting at a bar in a near empty establishment. There were 3 guys each tending to their own beer. We were spaced equally apart. A woman walked in, scanned the bar, then sat down next to me! I was reading on my phone and it really shocked me a bit. I put my phone in my pocket, picked up my pint, and moved down the bar a few seats. She gave me the evil eye for some reason, but I don’t think I did anything wrong. ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2024, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-the-weird-thing/1003065/19 "2024-07-09T15:34:49Z")
**Two Truths And A Lie–** I’ll start. 1. I’ve killed a man 2. I _will_ kill again. 3. And it burns when I pee. ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2024, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-the-weird-thing/1003065/20 "2024-07-09T16:06:53Z")
When lying in bed, I like to look up at the ceiling (plaster, with thousands of little dents and protrusions) and pretend I’m an astronaut on a space station gazing down at the Himalayas. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-the-weird-thing/1003065.md?page=2)