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So, we all have something that makes us uniquely who we are and they can sometimes be a little funny. For instance, I couldn't tie my own shoes until I was nine years old and often had to have my younger sister do it for me. I compensated by wearing "boat shoes" and boots for a long time.
What about you guys?
Couldn't make the "th" sound (as in "father" or "feather") until I was seven or eight. I just slotted in a "v" or an "f" depending on context- and to this day, if I think about it too hard, it feels weird to say it properly.
Couldn't swim until I was... hell, I might have been ten or eleven- this despite having been taken to classes repeatedly as a younger child. The kicker? I just got in and started swimming.
I still don't know how to swim and I'll be 55 next month.
Instead of calling my older brother by his actual name I just called him 'Brother' until I was...hmm, probably until I was a teen or close to it (11-13 range). No idea why :)
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The thing is, I did weird s~!& as a kid, but I'm not embarrassed by them in the slightest, sorry!
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I sometimes wear the same cloths several days in a row because I can get away with it.
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For years I’ve puttered around the house singing little songs in a made-up nonsense language. Recently I’ve caught myself doing that at the grocery store, pumping gas, walking the dog...
...when the mind finally goes, no one’s going to notice for a while.
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I hum and whistle at work, it helps pass the time.
Unfortunately for my coworker, I've mostly been alternating between the Jurassic Park theme song and The Smurfs theme song.
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I hum and whistle at work, it helps pass the time.
Unfortunately for my coworker, I've mostly been alternating between the Jurassic Park theme song and The Smurfs theme song.
I’d smurf good smurf to see Jurassic Smurf. In Ismurf even.
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I've found there's a lot of skill crossover between landscaping and manscaping.
Thankfully, there aren't any time lapse videos of me manscaping on facebook.
Again, I'm not embarrassed by any of this. :-)
I yam who I yam.
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I've found there's a lot of skill crossover between landscaping and manscaping.
Thankfully, there aren't any time lapse videos of me manscaping on facebook.
Reminds me of the time I cut all my grass except a long strip down the middle... the neighbors were not impressed by my mow-hawk.
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Reminds me of the time I cut all my grass except a long strip down the middle... the neighbors were not impressed by my mow-hawk.I've found there's a lot of skill crossover between landscaping and manscaping.
Thankfully, there aren't any time lapse videos of me manscaping on facebook.
Crosses arms, taps foot, and gives you a stern look before sending you into timeout for that one.
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Well, it's better than the time my lawn was growing so fast that by the time I finished cutting the grass, the part where I started needed to be cut again. It was a...
...Mowbius Strip.
*snort...giggle*
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In my childhood I went for like 6 years refusing to have butter or margerine on anything because Harold the Happy Healthy giraffe said it was on the top of the food pyramid
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Ah the food pyramid was such trash.
Yeah, but those of us of a certain age, if you'll pardon the expression, ate that food pyramid stuff up.
Oh yeah I had it shoved down my throat too. posters everywhere. It was like the opposite of good advice however.
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Wait—I’m not supposed to eat my food in pyramid-stacked units?
*sweeps pyramid of bear claws off table in rage*
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That was Fur-ocious.
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That was Fur-ocious.
You should've seen the grizzly aftermath...
I am scared of horses.
I am scared of horses.
as in "dont like being around them" or "if one of them is in my vicinity, I enter fight or flight mode"?
I have never been formally taught the order of the months and I have no desire to learn.
I am scared of horses.as in "dont like being around them" or "if one of them is in my vicinity, I enter fight or flight mode"?
It's been decades, but last time it happened, it was immediate profound unease that was rapidly building to a panic attack.
It's only a real life, in person thing. Photos or videos of horses have no effect.
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I have never been formally taught the order of the months and I have no desire to learn.
I learned from my father's weight chart in his bathroom. He tracked by month, so on the wall was just this card of, "J... F... Ma'm, J-Jason D"...
I figured it was another kid throwing Jason under the bus, trying to stammer out, "Jason did it!"
I have never been formally taught the order of the months and I have no desire to learn.
I switched classes in elementary school, and as a result of a lag in the first class, I never formally learned Roman Numerals. I know I, V, and X, and how to combine them, but the Cs, Ms, etc. don't make much sense to me. I'm always able to pick up on the number being conveyed from context pretty easily.
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I was probably 8-9 years old before I stopped calling the ballpark concession stands the "confession stands".
The best ones of these, however, belong to my wife.
Aiymi was well into junior high before she understood that dogs and cats were not the same animal. She honestly believed that dogs were the boys and cats were the girls of the same animal.
I was probably 8-9 years old before I stopped calling the ballpark concession stands the "confession stands".
The best ones of these, however, belong to my wife.
Aiymi was well into junior high before she understood that dogs and cats were not the same animal. She honestly believed that dogs were the boys and cats were the girls of the same animal.
that is adorable.
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Aiymi was well into junior high before she understood that dogs and cats were not the same animal. She honestly believed that dogs were the boys and cats were the girls of the same animal.
Ah. Like dwarves are the boys and elves are the girls of the same race.
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I am scared of horses.
That's healthy. Nothing can be that big and subsist on an all-plant diet. Sure, ranchers cover the killings up by faking UFO abductions, chupacabra attacks, Bigfeet... but it's all horses. HORSES!!!!
The Truth Is Out There. And It Has Hooves.
I had a lot of nicknames.
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I can't be afraid of horses. They're just big dogs.
Did Big Equine get to you too? Stomp twice if you can't talk and are afraid for your life. The resistance is waiting.
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I am scared of horses.
I am not afraid of horses, I will however acknowledge that every horse wants me dead and thus avoid them accordingly.
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Aiymi was well into junior high before she understood that dogs and cats were not the same animal. She honestly believed that dogs were the boys and cats were the girls of the same animal.
I went to graduate school with someone who still thought mice grew up to be rats. Graduate school.
They now have a Ph.D. And are on the tenure track.
I can't be afraid of horses. They're just big dogs.
Nah. Big dogs aren't as skittish as a damn horse.
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Another good Aiymi one...just because...please keep in mind that her mother forced a very sheltered life upon her. It's only slightly embarrassing now, but holy crap at the time...
Also in junior high, someone asked her if she was a virgin. Of course she proudly said "No!" See, the only virgin she knew of for certain was the Virgin Mary, and best Aiymi could tell, since nobody taught her anything of reality Mary was called a virgin because she had a child. Aiymi, again in junior high, had not given birth to a child, therefore she concluded that she was in fact not a virgin.
It was only later in the afternoon once word had spread like wildfire that her best friend pulled her aside and said, "Honey, we need to talk."
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I am scared of horses.That's healthy. Nothing can be that big and subsist on an all-plant diet. Sure, ranchers cover the killings up by faking UFO abductions, chupacabra attacks, Bigfeet... but it's all horses. HORSES!!!!
The Truth Is Out There. And It Has Hooves.
Who told you that! Was it the smoking man!?! He told me he gave me the only poster!! I want answers, damn it!!!
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Depends on the dog.
I've yet to meet a dog over sixty pounds in weight that could match the raw neurotic timidity of literally every horse I've ever encountered without that dog also having been horribly abused.
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Dogs can be very skittish, for sure, but are more likely to cower or run. A horse will outright jump your butt and then kick it ever so daintily (sarcasm) all over a paddock. I grew up on a farm and I know this.
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A horse once ate my goldfish. The farmer tried to tell me I never had a goldfish. But why'd I have the bowl? Why'd I have the bowl?!
I am not a dog person. Does this mean I am not a horse person,despite being a sagittarius?
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I am not a dog person. Does this mean I am not a horse person,despite being a sagittarius?
An easy way to tell if you're a horse person is if people refer to you as a "centaur." FYI.
I think bratwurst are disgusting.