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Runningdawg

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15. I smell everything before I taste it, food or drink. Even something as simple as a soda.

Thu Jun 19, 2025, 01:04 PM

Jun 19

IDK it started in childhood, and some said I learned it from the aunt who had the lobotomy. She was also the only person in my family that listened to opera and didn't kill spiders. She was my favorite aunt.

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Edited What quirk do you have--dressing, ketchup on french fries or dipped. potato chips on sandwiches or not, [View all] debm55 Jun 19 OP

I prefer to eat my salad with my entree SheltieLover Jun 19 #1

Me, too! SARose Jun 20 #55

Lol SheltieLover Jun 20 #57

Thank you very much, SheltieLover. debm55 Jun 19 #2

Word to the Wise: no_hypocrisy Jun 19 #3

I don't think it is, no-hypocrisy. It's people doing things a certain way. I put potato chips on my sanwiches, that is a debm55 Jun 19 #12

I only put potato chips on tuna fish sandwiches. beveeheart Jun 19 #13

I put potato chips or Doritos on my ham and cheese sandwich. 2MuchNoise Jun 19 #19

I am glad I am not the only quirky one. Thank you beveeheart. debm55 Jun 19 #44

Only answer for that and it is all. Thank you beveeheart. debm55 Jun 19 #45

Don't the chips get soggy? SheltieLover Jun 20 #51

Double checking Emile Jun 19 #4

Thank you Emile. debm55 Jun 19 #8

I arrange my pantry so the "pretty side" of the box or can is facing out. 2MuchNoise Jun 19 #5

Thank you 2MuchNoise.for sharing with us. debm55 Jun 19 #9

Nothing quirky about that. 3catwoman3 Jun 19 #18

I do the same. LoisB Jun 19 #36

I check my doors to make sure they're locked 3 to 4 times a day. s TommieMommy Jun 19 #6

Thank you TommieMommie. debm55 Jun 19 #10

Every night Josephine justaprogressive Jun 19 #7

Thank you very much justaprogressive. debm55 Jun 19 #11

You want to hear about my quirks in the shower? True Dough Jun 19 #14

HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAH. thank you very much, True Dough. Is that you???? debm55 Jun 19 #31

Yeah, True Dough Jun 19 #39

HAHAHAHHAHA.Thank you, True Dough debm55 Jun 19 #40

I smell everything before I taste it, food or drink. Even something as simple as a soda. Runningdawg Jun 19 #15

Thank you very much for sharing with us, Runningdawg.. Your aunt sounds very interesting. debm55 Jun 19 #30

I squash sammiches Dorothy V Jun 19 #16

OMG, Dorothy V, I squish my sammiches too. MUST BE SQUISHED. Somehow to me, it tastes better. Agree with the hot dogs. debm55 Jun 19 #29

We have a few light fixtures that have multiple switches at opposite ends... 3catwoman3 Jun 19 #17

HAHAHHAHHAAHHA. Thank you 3catwoman3, I would wash my dish towels too. debm55 Jun 19 #28

Okay...here we go... discntnt_irny_srcsm Jun 19 #20

Thank you very much discntnt_irny_srcsm. I love your list. debm55 Jun 19 #25

I do the same thing, but for a reason Polybius Jun 19 #21

Thank you very much, Polybius. debm55 Jun 19 #23

I do the opposite. Zackzzzz Jun 19 #33

I dip my Potato Chips in Ketchup. beemerphill Jun 19 #22

Hahahahahhah, Thank you beemerphill, Ketchup must be Heinz, debm55 Jun 19 #24

No matter what I'm eating, I need to have milk with it Cloudhopper Jun 19 #26

Thank you very much for sharing. Cloudhopper debm55 Jun 19 #27

I do not dislike mayo, however, it must never be on a Polly Hennessey Jun 19 #32

Thank you Polly Hennessey. And yes it does count as quirky. debm55 Jun 19 #43

Like the nerd I truly am peggysue2 Jun 19 #34

HAHHAHAHHAHA. I did the same when I was teaching. Now that I am retired I stay in PJ s until noon. Thank you peggysue2 debm55 Jun 19 #35

Too many to name. The big one is, I cannot sleep with my ears uncovered, next is that I LoisB Jun 19 #37

Thank you LoisB, I have the one about the plane or theater headrest---afraid of lice. debm55 Jun 19 #42

Yep. That is also my fear. LoisB Jun 19 #47

LoisB I have to have my hair covering my ears in bed at night too Diamond_Dog Jun 20 #54

Oh, thank you. I thought I was alone in this. Your reasons make perfect sense to me. LoisB Jun 20 #63

Grilled cheese sandos need bacon. Wolf Frankula Jun 19 #38

Thank you very much Wolf Frankula. My quirk--grilled cheese sammies with Heinz ketchup. debm55 Jun 19 #41

I put butter and ketchup on my baked potato LogDog75 Jun 19 #46

I see your point, LogDog76. Thank you for sharing your quirk with us. debm55 Jun 20 #49

No dressing on my salad av8rdave Jun 20 #48

Thank you very much av8rdave. I agree , people think that they are eating a low calorie meal. Then they put globs of debm55 Jun 20 #50

Sriracha sauce on French fries. boonecreek Jun 20 #52

Thank you very much boonecreek. That sounds good. debm55 Jun 20 #60

I'm insanely picky about bagging groceries. LisaM Jun 20 #53

Thank you very much, LisaM. I agree. debm55 Jun 20 #59

I eat peanut butter with my pancakes SARose Jun 20 #56

Thank you very much for sharing your quirk.SARose, That sounds kind of good. debm55 Jun 20 #58

Reading all the answers explains a lot. Srkdqltr Jun 20 #61

Butter and peanut butter on bread fargone Jun 20 #62

thank you for sharing you quirk with us fargone. debm55 Jun 20 #64