Annette Curtain Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 I'm fascinated by other peoples obsessions.The more irrational the better. As a child I would go bonkers if someone opened my crisp packet 'upside down' ( it took me until I was around 40 to get over this )A friends son won't wear a freshly ironed shirt unless he scrunches the collar up. And my youngest will only eat in a restaurant if he can 'smell' it first. We tested 3 Turkish restaurants in Green Lanes before he'd go in. ( he made a great choice btw ) My mother and my younger brother were the same but he's never met either.They are to be celebrated and embraced, though I do feel for my neighbour who has a whole tapping-mantra he follows before he leaves the house, late or not.So do we inherit these obsessive quirks through our DNA or are they learnt behaviors.I'm all ears, so share your rituals-quirks-obsessions with me.NETTENB. Keep your perverted and filthy fetishes to yourself ,i'm not interested in gimp suited nocturnals. Thankyou. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/21605-obsessions/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
red devil Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 SPOILSPORT!http://www.daydreamersfancydress.co.uk/acatalog/gimpmask.jpg Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/21605-obsessions/#findComment-516499 Share on other sites More sharing options...
katie1997 Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 Too many to mention. Where do I start? Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/21605-obsessions/#findComment-516504 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annette Curtain Posted January 21, 2012 Author Share Posted January 21, 2012 katie1997 Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> Too many to mention. Where do I start?From childhood dear Katie.What was your first ?NETTE:-$ Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/21605-obsessions/#findComment-516506 Share on other sites More sharing options...
katie1997 Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 Erm....I refused to eat things on my plate if they as much as touched near the other things on the plate.*embarrassed*Edited: just because. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/21605-obsessions/#findComment-516514 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huguenot Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 I had a mate with an egg problem - he craved fried egg whites, but if he even saw a yolk, he would vomit. He would ask people to prepare it for him whilst he stood outside the kitchen, and would only return after the yolk had been disposed of. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/21605-obsessions/#findComment-516522 Share on other sites More sharing options...
HAL9000 Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 I refused to eat things on my plate if they as much as touched near the other things on the plate.You are Christopher John Francis Boone and I claim my five pounds. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/21605-obsessions/#findComment-516534 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annette Curtain Posted January 21, 2012 Author Share Posted January 21, 2012 There's a girl so scared of what's around a corner, that she carries a stick with a mirror on. She uses it to check what's there ( or not ) before carrying on her journey.Sounds absolutely rational to me.NETTE(tu) Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/21605-obsessions/#findComment-516545 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otta Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 As a kid, I didn't like a car to drive past me if I was "sheltered" by a parked car. To this day, I often find myself quickening my pace for the same reason.And I am so with you on the upside down crisp pack thing! Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/21605-obsessions/#findComment-516546 Share on other sites More sharing options...
katie1997 Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 Annette Curtain Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> There's a girl so scared of what's around a> corner, that she carries a stick with a mirror on.> She uses it to check what's there ( or not )> before carrying on her journey.> > Sounds absolutely rational to me.> > NETTE(tu)Don't b'leeeeeve you. Mirrors on sticks are for checking that something under the bed isn't drooling. Everyone knows that. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/21605-obsessions/#findComment-516555 Share on other sites More sharing options...
katie1997 Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 Huguenot Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> I had a mate with an egg problem - he craved fried> egg whites, but if he even saw a yolk, he would> vomit. He would ask people to prepare it for him> whilst he stood outside the kitchen, and would> only return after the yolk had been disposed of."Dear Deirdre""I have a mate with a problem"....yes, yes. So you don't like egg yolks. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/21605-obsessions/#findComment-516556 Share on other sites More sharing options...
katie1997 Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 HAL9000 Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> I refused to eat things on my plate if they as> much as touched near the other things on the> plate.> > You are Christopher John Francis Boone and I claim> my five pounds.I enjoyed reading that book too HAL but I'm afraid you're not five pounds richer. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/21605-obsessions/#findComment-516558 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annette Curtain Posted January 21, 2012 Author Share Posted January 21, 2012 Otta Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> As a kid, I didn't like a car to drive past me if> I was "sheltered" by a parked car. To this day, I> often find myself quickening my pace for the same> reason.> > And I am so with you on the upside down crisp pack> thing!Upside down crisps thing was dealt with quite easily.I gave up crisps.NETTE:-S Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/21605-obsessions/#findComment-516559 Share on other sites More sharing options...
katie1997 Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 You could have moved to Australia and enjoyed a normal, crisp-filled life.They have got kangaroo flavour there and everything.... Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/21605-obsessions/#findComment-516560 Share on other sites More sharing options...
HAL9000 Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 I only read it to appease my obsession with Huguenot ? there I said it! Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/21605-obsessions/#findComment-516562 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vilmos Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 This thread has reminded me of when my son was a child. He saw a film where a lift tore away from its cables and plunged to the bottom of the shaft. We went through several years thereafter when he just refused to ride in lifts. I definitely used to avoid the Elephant and Castle underground station I can tell you! Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/21605-obsessions/#findComment-516598 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annette Curtain Posted January 21, 2012 Author Share Posted January 21, 2012 My brother wouldn't eat rice, looks like maggotsMy sister won't eat garibaldi biscuits because the rasins might be squashed flies.(i'm slowly realising my family are definitely a bit odder than I thought)NETTE:-S Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/21605-obsessions/#findComment-516600 Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Pibe Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 I wasn't even aware it was possible to open crisps upside down. Who would DO such a thing?! Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/21605-obsessions/#findComment-516697 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annette Curtain Posted January 22, 2012 Author Share Posted January 22, 2012 El Pibe Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> I wasn't even aware it was possible to open crisps> upside down. > Who would DO such a thing?!My utterly uncaring MotherShe was the opening the crisps upside-down culpritAnd she would buy me a mivi lolly to make me scream.I hate ice cream lollies to this day.NETTE(6) Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/21605-obsessions/#findComment-516707 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sallyfran Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 One of my great-aunts had to roll an orange or apple under her bed every single night to check that it came out the other side - to make sure that nobody was hiding under there.I can't sleep in a room with a ticking watch or clock - can pick up the faintest noise and must find and remove it. Probably leaves hotel staff and B and B owners perplexed when they find the room alarm clock wrapped up in several towels in the bathroom. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/21605-obsessions/#findComment-516731 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annette Curtain Posted January 22, 2012 Author Share Posted January 22, 2012 SallyCome on, it's you that rolls the orange isn't it.Imagine if it didn't roll outEven worse, it came out with a bite missing.NETTE::o Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/21605-obsessions/#findComment-516740 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilhelm Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 Madness. Why would anyone open a crisp packet 'right way up'? Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/21605-obsessions/#findComment-516744 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asset Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 I used to hold my breath after passing someone in the street for a count of ten, got a bit tricky in busy streets :-( I also obsessively counted stairs, still don't like my baked beans to touch the toast! Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/21605-obsessions/#findComment-516754 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annette Curtain Posted January 22, 2012 Author Share Posted January 22, 2012 Beans & Eggs.( sub-genre number 1 )My mate Tony who's now moved to Spain couldn't look at them on the same plate. However, he could eat either separatelyThough beer near chocolate was unthinkable.NETTE:) Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/21605-obsessions/#findComment-516766 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheArtfulDogger Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 Beetroot, can't stand it being anywhere near me or my food...goes back to boiling beetroot when I worked in a green grocers as a young puppy, can't stand the stuff now.. NETTE, your Mother sounds a nightmare, have I ever met her as she sounds too close for comfort to my auntie !! Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/21605-obsessions/#findComment-516769 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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