# What are your annoying personal habits? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 23, 2003, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-annoying-personal-habits/220631 "2003-12-23T12:48:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**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:** [December 23, 2003, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-annoying-personal-habits/220631/1 "2003-12-23T12:48:32Z")
Inspired by **Harlow** ’s thread about annoying habits of family members, I decided it was time to take a look at myself. Please, join me. Let us all look deep within and say to ourselves, “Man, it’s a miracle nobody’s _killed_ me yet.” These are the things I do that other people hate. 1. When listening to the radio, I never stay on one station for more than a few seconds at a time. Even if I find a song I like, I suspect that another station may be playing something I’ll like better, and I don’t want to miss it! I have about 9 stations that I check, so by the time I’ve made one thorough cycle, it’s time to start all over again. Whee! 2. Except for gas, I pay for _everything_ by check. I’m hoping that there will not be a lot of lengthy defense in this thread, or attempts to make anyone explain themselves. I just want to know. What the hell is wrong with you? ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2003, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-annoying-personal-habits/220631/2 "2003-12-23T13:00:51Z")
As Merril Markoe once said (and I’m paraphrasing here): “The great thing about living alone is that all of your annoying habits just disappear!” I’ve been living alone for the last 20 years, so … One annoying habit is I take off my shoes when I get home, and leave them wherever. There are always at least four pairs of shoes scattered around the first floor (by the TV, by the computer, by the table where I leave my purse and keys), and another half dozen neatly lined up in the dining room. ---
**Author:** ![TroubleAgain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e480ec/32.png) [@TroubleAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroubleAgain)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2003, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-annoying-personal-habits/220631/3 "2003-12-23T13:23:49Z")
I leave clothes, shoes, jewelry, etc. wherever I happen to take them off. I don’t close kitchen cabinets when I’m done with them. I crack my knuckles. There’s probably more, but that’s enough. ---
**Author:** ![Draelin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@Draelin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Draelin)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2003, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-annoying-personal-habits/220631/4 "2003-12-23T14:01:35Z")
Living alone, I have no one to bother with my bad habits but myself, but here we go … I also leave my shoes wherever I take them off. They usually end up under the coffee table. Yes, my bedroom floor _is_ a closet. I leave dishes in the sink until they’re sentient. I don’t put the toilet paper on the rolly-thing, I leave it on the tank. I interrupt. I repeat myself. I smoke. I repeat myself. ---
**Author:** ![1kBR\_Kid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/dc4da7/32.png) [@1kBR\_Kid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/1kBR_Kid)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2003, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-annoying-personal-habits/220631/5 "2003-12-23T14:03:38Z")
I fart too much. No, seriously. I do it to annoy/amuse my co-workers. One guy REALLY hates it. I save the loud and or smelly ones for him. He is pretty weird. I’m not the only one who farts in his presence to annoy him. ---
**Author:** ![N.Sane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f19dbf/32.png) [@N.Sane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N.Sane)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2003, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-annoying-personal-habits/220631/6 "2003-12-23T14:11:53Z")
I quote excessively from Monty Python movies and from Shakespeare, and the more I know it irritates, the more I do it. 😃 I crack my knuckles, which drives my husband crazy. And until my sister moved in with us a month ago, I left a trail of clothes, shoes, jewelry, etc., all over the house and never put any of it away. ---
**Author:** ![Scumpup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce73a5/32.png) [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2003, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-annoying-personal-habits/220631/7 "2003-12-23T14:31:43Z")
I eat too quickly (though with my mouth closed and quietly). I hate talking on the phone to anybody. I have a large penis. (Well, okay, maybe that isn’t annoying but I thought I 'd mention it anyway.) ---
**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:** [December 23, 2003, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-annoying-personal-habits/220631/8 "2003-12-23T14:36:18Z")
> [@](#): > > I have a large penis. I, for one, am prepared to forgive you.😃 ---
**Author:** ![sultana\_of\_slash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@sultana\_of\_slash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sultana_of_slash)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2003, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-annoying-personal-habits/220631/9 "2003-12-23T14:40:03Z")
I fix spelling errors. ---
**Author:** ![Krisfer\_the\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Krisfer\_the\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Krisfer_the_Cat)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2003, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-annoying-personal-habits/220631/10 "2003-12-23T15:34:34Z")
I talk to myself… I have found I am the most intelligent person to talk to at either of my jobs. 😃 I leave my shoes wherever they fall… My dining room table has been see for years… but I know where alll my stuff is opposed to putting it away and not rememberin where I put it My hamper is PERFECTLY acceptable second dresser Stacks of unread books are decor not dust collectors I’m a packrat… and DAMNED proud of it and so on and so forth ---
**Author:** ![Angua](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@Angua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angua)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2003, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-annoying-personal-habits/220631/11 "2003-12-23T15:37:52Z")
I also quote excessively from Monty Python and the such like. My shoes stay where they’re thrown from my feet. I can’t remember what colour my desk at home is. I bake excessive amounts of cookies/mince pies/cakes/whatever. I swear. ---
**Author:** ![Creaky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e68b1a/32.png) [@Creaky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Creaky)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2003, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-annoying-personal-habits/220631/12 "2003-12-23T17:35:17Z")
I clean compulsively. I shop compulsively. I stop everywhere to look in any and all reflective surfaces to make sure I’m not fat. I obssess on the carbohydrate/caloric value of everything I eat. I take forever to get ready. I smoke. I gossip. ---
**Author:** ![Hostile\_Dialect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e495f1/32.png) [@Hostile\_Dialect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hostile_Dialect)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2003, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-annoying-personal-habits/220631/13 "2003-12-23T18:05:28Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by N. Sane \* > \*\*I quote excessively from Monty Python movies and from Shakespeare, and the more I know it irritates, the more I do it. 😃 > > I crack my knuckles, which drives my husband crazy. > > And until my sister moved in with us a month ago, I left a trail of clothes, shoes, jewelry, etc., all over the house and never put any of it away. \*\* How _you_ doin’? ---
**Author:** ![Ol\_Gaffer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Ol\_Gaffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ol_Gaffer)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2003, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-annoying-personal-habits/220631/14 "2003-12-23T18:08:00Z")
After I get a drink of water, I put the glass back in the cupboard. This drives Mrs. Gaffer crazy. I insist that it’s okay because 1) it was only water, and 2) we’re married and on a regular basis exchange much more than just a little lip residue. She continues to be upset while I continue to put dirty, used glasses back in the cupboard. ---
**Author:** ![susan\_foster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d9b06d/32.png) [@susan\_foster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan_foster)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2003, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-annoying-personal-habits/220631/15 "2003-12-23T18:12:23Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Creaky \* > \*\*I clean compulsively. > > I shop compulsively. > > I stop everywhere to look in any and all reflective surfaces to make sure I’m not fat. > > I obssess on the carbohydrate/caloric value of everything I eat. > > I take forever to get ready. > > I smoke. > > I gossip. \*\* I’d say you were me, except for the cleaning (Merry Maids!) and smoking part. I obsess - period. Susan ---
**Author:** ![Hostile\_Dialect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e495f1/32.png) [@Hostile\_Dialect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hostile_Dialect)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2003, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-annoying-personal-habits/220631/16 "2003-12-23T18:13:38Z")
I talk way too much about drugs or anything else that’s particularly interesting to me. I smoke a couple of things occasionally. (Actually, I don’t smoke anything regularly [yet], I’ve just tried a clove, a hash brownie and a bong full of weed.) (Disclaimer required by SDMB rules: I have no fucking clue whether or not marijuana is legal in my jurisdiction anymore. It’s pretty confusing. But in case it is, here is my disclaimer: Marijuana is an illegal drug. Also, tobacco is illegal for me, as I’m 17.) I don’t shower if I know I’m not going out anywhere (ie on lazy weekend days). This will probably be annoying to my dorm roommate next year. Oh well. I have a pair of “after-[basketball-]game” shoes I got for free with “during-basketball-game” shoes. I wear my after-game shoes like slippers–without socks. So they’re basically bags of sweat after a while, and they can really stink up a small room (like a dorm room). I use a prescribed topical acne cream on my face and a prescribed moisturizing cream on my hands; these can make my acne problems worse if I touch my face and they mix. This only annoys me, of course. I watch too much sports, and occasionally do drugs at school. ---
**Author:** ![Sassafras](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a87d85/32.png) [@Sassafras](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sassafras)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2003, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-annoying-personal-habits/220631/17 "2003-12-23T18:15:29Z")
-I iron EVERYTHING. -I never answer the door unless I am expecting someone. -I never answer the phone. I hate talking on the telephone. -I HAVE to take a shower before I go to bed. Without fail. No matter what. . ---
**Author:** ![N.Sane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f19dbf/32.png) [@N.Sane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N.Sane)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2003, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-annoying-personal-habits/220631/18 "2003-12-23T18:22:24Z")
How am I doing? Fantastic! Whenever someone gets in my way, I fart in their general direction. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Akaadji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e480ec/32.png) [@Akaadji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Akaadji)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2003, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-annoying-personal-habits/220631/19 "2003-12-23T18:46:04Z")
Hm…where to start? 🙂 1. I tend to randomly lapse into speaking in Japanese (which I am working on learning) while talking to people who do not _know_ Japanese…at least I just do this with friends/family/under my breath. 2. In a similar vein, always setting games to the Japanese voices if possible. I find that the Japanese voice actors are better, personally…this is especially true for games that have a more serious tone, because I just find that there seems to be more emotion…_shrugs_ 3. Absent-mindedly cracking thumbs/wrists/whatever else. 4. Rambling about anything and everything I feel like rambling about. 5. Listening to Japanese music at home. All the time. Usually, trying to sing along. I have very good reason to believe I’m tone deaf. I’m not fully sure why someone hasn’t killed me yet. ---
**Author:** ![saramamalana](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/74df32/32.png) [@saramamalana](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saramamalana)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2003, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-annoying-personal-habits/220631/20 "2003-12-23T20:46:30Z")
I crack my neck, fingers, back, and thumbs. I interrupt. I really hate when other people do this but I’ve noticed it about myself, too. At least when I do it I usually catch myself and say “oh, sorry, continue.” I definitely gossip. Product of my environment. I think I use big words unnecessarily sometimes. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-annoying-personal-habits/220631.md?page=2)