strange habits - Page 2

wolf · 12-20-2004, 01:20 PM

I sort M&M's by color and won't eat the blue ones.

Why? The blue ones went bad.

They are supposed to be tan.

There are no truly blue foods in nature (blueberries are purple, okay?).

Blue things, like bleu cheese have gone bad. They are mouldy, and should not be consumed.

Therefore the blue M&M's are bad and should not be eaten.

You think I'm crazy, don't you? Do you know what I do when I have enough blue M&M's saved up? I put them back into the bag, put the bag in a puffy envelope, and mail it all back to M&M/Mars company.

They send me a nice form letter apologizing about any trouble I had with their product.

I get along with this two coupons. One for a free pound bag of M&Ms.

And another for $2.50 off any M&M purchase.

For the record, I would have had NO PROBLEM with them adding blue to the mix. It's the deletion of tan to make room for the blue that was a problem.

I have issues with Crayola for similar reasons.

Burnt Umber lives!!!!

melidasaur · 12-20-2004, 01:27 PM

I will only drink milk out of a clear glass, has to be made of glass - not clear plastic. I need to be able to inspect my milk from all sides.

cowhead · 12-20-2004, 01:28 PM

oh crap.. weird habits?

I understand the sleeping on one side of the bed thing, for me it's always the left side (facing the bed) and I have a 'Dutch wife' pillow as well... so I hope that's not weird. (*or if it is i really don't care.. I like it).. I have 3 specific use coffee cups and an array of others (there's the morning coffee cup -black so i can't see the stain build up- the afternoon/evening coffee cup which is an ancient cup that looks like a cow.. it's awfully unweildly and dreadful to look at.. then there's the 'at work coffee cup' which is an old 'please stop' (a quickie mart in parkville MO) coffee cup which is so tarnished by this point it would more than likely be outlawed by the FDA

other weird habits... well there are tons of them, and I don't think I know you well enough to go on about them darlin'

breakingnews · 12-20-2004, 01:34 PM

Yeah, come to think of it, I always have a strict, strict routine in the shower. Basically bottom to top - body, face, hair. If I do it out of order, I am just entirely off balance. That's mostly because I'm so tired in the morning that if I, say, wash my hair first, I'll think that I forgot to do something and have to start all over again. Even if that means washing twice over.

glatt · 12-20-2004, 01:40 PM

I really have to have a bowl of Wheaties for breakfast every day. If guests come visit, we make nice breakfasts with eggs, bacon, bagels, coffee cake, etc., and I eat my Wheaties. I'm not completely inflexible. Maybe as many as ten days a year I'll eat something other than Wheaties for breakfast, but I miss my Wheaties on those days.

Wheaties are expensive, so when they go on sale, I clean off the shelf in the store. At any given time, I have between 6-15 boxes of Weaties on deck on a shelf in the basement. I eat them fast enough that they never go bad.

I don't care for all the sports stars on the cover of the boxes. I feel that they jack up the price of the Wheaties. If Wheaties came in a plain orange box, with no picture, I bet they could chop the price in half. I'd like that.

dar512 · 12-20-2004, 03:44 PM

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Originally Posted by breakingnews

Yeah, come to think of it, I always have a strict, strict routine in the shower. Basically bottom to top - body, face, hair. If I do it out of order, I am just entirely off balance. That's mostly because I'm so tired in the morning that if I, say, wash my hair first, I'll think that I forgot to do something and have to start all over again. Even if that means washing twice over.

Eww. That means you wash your face with the same washcloth you just washed your rear with.

dar512 · 12-20-2004, 03:44 PM

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Originally Posted by glatt

If Wheaties came in a plain orange box, with no picture, I bet they could chop the price in half. I'd like that.

Don't they have generic Wheaties at your store?

breakingnews · 12-20-2004, 04:06 PM

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Originally Posted by dar512

Eww. That means you wash your face with the same washcloth you just washed your rear with.

Interesting ... I've been wondering lately why ladies run screaming from me. I thought it was the cologne or something.

"It's called Sex Panther. They say 60 percent of the time, it works ... every time."

wolf · 12-21-2004, 01:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dar512

Don't they have generic Wheaties at your store?

Generic wheaties do not taste like wheaties. Sometimes you have to go for the real deal.

LabRat · 12-21-2004, 09:09 AM

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Originally Posted by wolf

I put them back into the bag, put the bag in a puffy envelope, and mail it all back to M&M/Mars company....

If I haven't said this before, you ROCK!!!!

breakingnews · 12-21-2004, 09:44 AM

My least favorite cereal is generic wheat puffs out of the bag (those honey-coated brand ones were pretty damn good, but these - no way). My mom used to buy them. I don't know why.

Lately I've been big into those super-sugary cereals I used to eat as a kid. I just polished off boxes of Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Golden Grahams and Frosted Flakes. Nice and sweet. So wonderful.

wolf · 12-21-2004, 09:49 AM

Captain Crunch is still as wonderful as it was.

I mourn the loss of good toys in cereal.

Darn those kids who can't distinguish toys you don't eat from cereals that you do!

Kitsune · 12-21-2004, 10:35 AM

Whats the deal with coffee? I have the same problem: coffee must be in a mug. At work, it is a specific mug that I've used for years and while I will drink coffee out of a styrofoam cup from the cafeteria it seems to taste different, somehow.

If the volume on a radio is displayed digitally, I will set it to a number divisible by five.

wolf · 12-21-2004, 10:40 AM

It is different. Styrofoam leeches evil poisons into your coffee.

I have established my strangeness previously, but I will drink out of a suspiciously dirty looking mug before I will use styrofoam. I keep a stainless steel travel mug in the car in case I decide to drink coffee somewhere that a mug or paper cup (with anti-heat snuggy) is not available.

Oh, and at least twice a year, the work mug goes home for a trip through the dishwasher, whether it needs it or not.

perth · 12-21-2004, 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Kitsune

If the volume on a radio is displayed digitally, I will set it to a number divisible by five.

Hunh, I wonder if there's a name for that. On the radio, TV, and whatever else I have, I have to have the volume set to an odd number or I can't stop thinking about it.

12-20-2004, 01:20 PM	#16
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	I sort M&M's by color and won't eat the blue ones. Why? The blue ones went bad. They are supposed to be tan. There are no truly blue foods in nature (blueberries are purple, okay?). Blue things, like bleu cheese have gone bad. They are mouldy, and should not be consumed. Therefore the blue M&M's are bad and should not be eaten. You think I'm crazy, don't you? Do you know what I do when I have enough blue M&M's saved up? I put them back into the bag, put the bag in a puffy envelope, and mail it all back to M&M/Mars company. They send me a nice form letter apologizing about any trouble I had with their product. I get along with this two coupons. One for a free pound bag of M&Ms. And another for $2.50 off any M&M purchase. For the record, I would have had NO PROBLEM with them adding blue to the mix. It's the deletion of tan to make room for the blue that was a problem. I have issues with Crayola for similar reasons. Burnt Umber lives!!!! __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

12-20-2004, 01:27 PM	#17
melidasaur Traded your soul for pogs. Join Date: May 2004 Location: Champaign, IL Posts: 646	I will only drink milk out of a clear glass, has to be made of glass - not clear plastic. I need to be able to inspect my milk from all sides. __________________ I love England, what can I say?

12-20-2004, 01:28 PM	#18
cowhead halve your cake and eat it too. Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Georgia.. by way of Lawrence Kansas Posts: 1,359	oh crap.. weird habits? I understand the sleeping on one side of the bed thing, for me it's always the left side (facing the bed) and I have a 'Dutch wife' pillow as well... so I hope that's not weird. (*or if it is i really don't care.. I like it).. I have 3 specific use coffee cups and an array of others (there's the morning coffee cup -black so i can't see the stain build up- the afternoon/evening coffee cup which is an ancient cup that looks like a cow.. it's awfully unweildly and dreadful to look at.. then there's the 'at work coffee cup' which is an old 'please stop' (a quickie mart in parkville MO) coffee cup which is so tarnished by this point it would more than likely be outlawed by the FDA other weird habits... well there are tons of them, and I don't think I know you well enough to go on about them darlin' __________________ no my child.. this is not my desire..I'm digging for fire.

12-21-2004, 09:49 AM	#27
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Captain Crunch is still as wonderful as it was. I mourn the loss of good toys in cereal. Darn those kids who can't distinguish toys you don't eat from cereals that you do! __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

12-21-2004, 10:40 AM	#29
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	It is different. Styrofoam leeches evil poisons into your coffee. I have established my strangeness previously, but I will drink out of a suspiciously dirty looking mug before I will use styrofoam. I keep a stainless steel travel mug in the car in case I decide to drink coffee somewhere that a mug or paper cup (with anti-heat snuggy) is not available. Oh, and at least twice a year, the work mug goes home for a trip through the dishwasher, whether it needs it or not. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

12-20-2004, 01:34 PM	#19
breakingnews Q_Q Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: somewhere in between Posts: 995	Yeah, come to think of it, I always have a strict, strict routine in the shower. Basically bottom to top - body, face, hair. If I do it out of order, I am just entirely off balance. That's mostly because I'm so tired in the morning that if I, say, wash my hair first, I'll think that I forgot to do something and have to start all over again. Even if that means washing twice over.

12-20-2004, 01:40 PM	#20
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I really have to have a bowl of Wheaties for breakfast every day. If guests come visit, we make nice breakfasts with eggs, bacon, bagels, coffee cake, etc., and I eat my Wheaties. I'm not completely inflexible. Maybe as many as ten days a year I'll eat something other than Wheaties for breakfast, but I miss my Wheaties on those days. Wheaties are expensive, so when they go on sale, I clean off the shelf in the store. At any given time, I have between 6-15 boxes of Weaties on deck on a shelf in the basement. I eat them fast enough that they never go bad. I don't care for all the sports stars on the cover of the boxes. I feel that they jack up the price of the Wheaties. If Wheaties came in a plain orange box, with no picture, I bet they could chop the price in half. I'd like that.

12-21-2004, 09:44 AM	#26
breakingnews Q_Q Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: somewhere in between Posts: 995	My least favorite cereal is generic wheat puffs out of the bag (those honey-coated brand ones were pretty damn good, but these - no way). My mom used to buy them. I don't know why. Lately I've been big into those super-sugary cereals I used to eat as a kid. I just polished off boxes of Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Golden Grahams and Frosted Flakes. Nice and sweet. So wonderful.

12-21-2004, 10:35 AM	#28
Kitsune still eats dirt Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 3,031	Whats the deal with coffee? I have the same problem: coffee must be in a mug. At work, it is a specific mug that I've used for years and while I will drink coffee out of a styrofoam cup from the cafeteria it seems to taste different, somehow. If the volume on a radio is displayed digitally, I will set it to a number divisible by five.

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