Since it’s Thursday afternoon and we’ve been known to veer off into random territory (like this, this, this, and this), I thought I’d toss another one on the barbie, er, blog. Below are things you probably never knew about me and John. Is it proof of our over-sharing tendencies? Yes. Evidence that we’re more than a little weird? Absolutely. But we just had so much fun with a Ten-Things-You-Didn’t-Know-About-Us post waaay back in 2009…
… that we thought it was high time we broke out this post three years later. So without further ado, some random bits:
1. I’ve always wanted to name a band. Not be in one or marry a rockstar. Just name one. All the time I say something weird and exclaim “that would make a great band name!” My favorite band name brain child: “What Ever Happened To Breckin Meyer?” (said out loud after seeing an old Road Trip trailer). Other favorites: “Exhibit A” and “Venn Diagram.” I know, I know. I’m certifiable. But it’s my idea of a good time. Also, I came up with “Pass The Mustard” last night and I’m kinda into it…
2. We assign babies to correlating animals. In a very very loving way. For example Clara’s a turtle. And a little bird. We see both of those animals in her all the time.We have about a million pictures that we glance at and say “Tuuurtle!” or “It’s The Bird!” She also has cousins who are a chipmunk, a bear, a monkey, and a puppy. Seriously, they all have assigned animals – at least in our heads. Here’s Clara’s “angry bird” face.
3. I know she’s not everyone’s cup of tea (and I might be a little scared if she was), but I’m totally under (as in, in no way over) Bethenny Frankel. I’ve seen every episode of Housewives Of New York, Bethenny Getting Married, Bethenny Ever After and even read her book called A Place Of Yes (I thought hearing about things like almost getting on the regular Apprentice and ending up on the Martha Stewart one were fascinating because there’s lots of behind the scenes stuff). And this next part might be polarizing to admit, but once a few years ago after a particularly good old episode of Housewives of New York I turned to John and said “now I totally understand why people get tattoos of celebrities.” Yikes, right? I just adore her hilarious honesty about herself – and I know some people are over her now, but I’m still on the train. She’s just so quick to confirm that she went crazy or had a lapse of judgment instead of denying it. I think it’s refreshing and I try to use that as my inspiration when I’m feeling defensive. That’s right, Bethenny Frankel is my inspiration. Hey, whatever works, right?
4. Nearly almost every day of Clara’s first six months on this planet she peed on her dad while he changed her diaper. We heard that was only a boy thing, but as soon as the first diaper came off, she just let it flow. And she usually made the face below. Is that not a Dr Evil/Mini-Me face or what? Hilarious. Note: John did not find it as hilarious as I did.
5. John’s favorite comeback (well, maybe second to “That’s What She Said”) is “Your Face.” No matter what someone says. For example, this dialog has actually transpired in our house – Sherry: “Oh man, did you leave that bag out in the car?” John: “Your face.” And for some reason I laugh every time. It’s his catch phrase. And I guess if pressed mine is “I do what I want!” spoken in a faux bratty tone. Even as a response to John asking if I’ll hand him the remote (which I then do and follow up with a pouty “here, but only because I wanted to”). Dorks for life.
Now it’s your turn. Tell me five random things, or at least one, about you. Do you put ketchup on your steak? Sing show-tunes in the shower? Count stairs whenever you’re on them (I totally do that in my head most of the time). Come on guys, let’s have some Thursday afternoon bonding, shall we?
Emily F says
My husband tells me I’m weird all the time… You all are making me feel so normal! Er… maybe not normal… but at least I’m not alone in my weirdness!! :)
1. I associate people with animals too.. but it’s usually adults, not kids…
2. My cat Maxamus has about a million nicknames – some of them make no sense and reference other animals (he’s a “little bear” when he’s feisty, or a “turkey face” when he’s acting like a crazy…) but usually it’s Millionaire, Maxamillion, or my favorite – Angel Face. :)
3. I say “whatevs yo”. Example: “you forgot to get milk at the store” “whatevs yo” (while grabbing my keys to go get milk… :) haha!)
4. When people are waiting for a close parking spot – not just waiting for a car to back out of the spot – but waiting for the person to unlock the trunk, and then load all the groceries/bags in the car – I like to find a spot that is far away and get to the store while they are still waiting.
5. I love crows. I don’t want one as a pet or anything… :) But I think they are so cute when they do their little hop/skip thing instead of flying
6. And here’s a bonus – I decide that some celebrities would be friends with my husband and I, if only they knew us! The list includes you two (yep.. definite celebrities in my book!), Giuliana and Bill Rancic, Richard Castle, and the entire cast of One Tree Hill. Never mind the fact that the last two are fictional characters.. :)
I’ll stop now before you think I’m too crazy. :)
Kym V says
I totally agree with the cast of One Tree Hill. And yes, all of Parenthood would totally be my friends too! #fictionalcharactersareourfriendspromise
Alana says
I’ve inherited my dad’s habit of nicknaming – a nickname will start out as one thing and eventually morph into another. My daughter started out as Boogie Monster and now answers to Boog, Boogs, Booger, Monterd (childish sense of potty-humor at 34 much?), Monster and Fred. Fred stems from the following conversation had MANY times:
Me: Are you ready Freddy?
C: I’m not Freddy, I’m Calista!
Me: Ok, Fredrika
C: NOOO!!! Calista
Me: George?
C: Maaammmaaa…CALISTA!
And now her best friend at school call her Fred.
Dacia @ Lemon Drop Life says
“Your Face” is a favorite retort of mine, also! My brother and I have entire text convos where our only reply to each other is ‘Your face.’
margaret says
W/r/t your animal assignment tendency – I do the opposite and every animal I see, I say “Aww, it’s Bruce!” (our dog’s name. It can literally be anything – lizards, ostrichs, goat, a ladybug. The other day I said it about a picture of a baby on tv and my husband said I went too far. I disagree.
…and my nerdy friends and I had a fictitious “band” in high school named Myopic Brenda. I think that would still be my default real band name.
Erin says
My husband and I do Cartman a lot, too!
My other favorite is quoting lines from Airplane! like, “Leon is getting LAAAARGERR!” and this exchange:
“My mama no raise no dummies. I dug her rap!
Cut me some slack, Jack! Chump don’ want no help, chump don’t GET da’ help! Jive ass dude don’t got no brains anyhow! Shi***t.”
I love that the jive lady is Barbara Billingsley. :)
Samantha says
Every time we play any board game that involves dice, my hubby will at some random point when there’s a lull in conversation pick up all the dice and throw them down and yell Yahtzee!!! really loud. He’s been doing it for years, yet I still laugh. It’s to the point that our family and friends have caught on and expect it like it’s some sort of board game staple. Haha!
Stephanie Klopp says
My husband told me when him and his brother were kids, his brother named the family station wagon “Smooth Randy”. Oh yeah.
Also, we have a Basset Hound named “Hurley” because we’re LOST fans and if the dog were human, that’s who he’d be. (It was either that or Rumpelstiltskin.) However, if he could speak, he would sound like Eeyore, favorite phrase being “Nobody loves me…” just so he guilt us into giving him an ear rub.
JoDi says
I wish I had time to read all these commments because the first page alone is hilarious!
Just had to share that our male dog’s catch phrase is “I do what I want!” also said in a bratty tone (by his spokesman, my husband) when I tell him to do something. His sister’s catch phrase is “I’m. SO. HAPPEEEEE!!!!” because she is, without a doubt, the happiest dog on earth.
JoDi says
Forgot to mention that if you haven’t read anything by Dave Bary, you should. He’s hilarious and also obsessed with phrases that would make good names for rock bands! LOL
JoDi says
Sorry – Dave Barry. Forgot to proofread before submitting!
YoungHouseLove says
Ha! Thanks!
xo
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brynn says
Agreed. He is hysterical.
Erin says
So, I work at a natural foods store where we package bulk products into smaller containers. After I have packaged peanut butter, I wash the spatulas I use by hand so that there’s no pb residue in the scrub brushes because that’s just gross. Anyways, I have just recently noticed that I do this weird thing with my mouth when I’m washing them. It’s like my mouth automatically goes through the motions of trying to get peanut butter off the roof of my mouth. I have tried to not do it but every time I stop thinking about it I realize I’m doin it again! That’s the most odd thing I can thin of right now that I do. It’s actually something I’ve never told to anyone else, including my husband. I think he might question who he married if I told him that! ????
Christie says
Our black lab is named Jack Daniels, but we call him a wubba (it was the name of one of his toys, and it seemed to suit him). And we incorporate wubba into just about every song… “Wubba Gangham Style”, “All the Single Wubbas, “Somewub like you,” “Jingle Wubs”…
Also, my boyfriend always gives me the “I DO WHAT I WANT!”. And I count stairs, but only up to 8 and then I start over!
Sarah says
I loved this post!! It might have made my day :) I like Bethany too..even though people don’t understand. I totally say “I do what I want!” another one is “I’m so mad I could spit fire”. It’s a joke between my husband and I so we can laugh when things don’t go our way.
Can’t wait to meet y’all on Sunday!
Donna says
If I hear a phrase that is not a name, but sounds like a name, for example, the city of Warren, Ohio, I will say to my kids, “I went to school with a guy named Warren Ohio!” Or, “I went to school with a guy named Rusty Nails!” You get the idea. I do not know when or why I started doing this, but it is my thing, I guess partly because I notice and am really interested in names.
rachel l. says
i love ALL of this… just yesterday a co-worker and i (with whom i share A Bit of the OCD) were googling the top germiest places on earth. you know, for fun. at the top of the list was grocery store carts. the article listed several reasons for the carts’ germitude, one of which was “leaky meat packages”. my obvious response to that was “best grunge or punk band name. ever.”
YoungHouseLove says
Hahahah!
xo
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Megan says
1. Synesthesia. Look it up. I thought everyone had it until I answered a question in Bible school as a kid, “Oh you know, like how the Old Testament is brown and the New Testament is blue.” No, Megan. We have no idea what you’re talking about. So I kept it to myself until I found another weirdo like me!
2. If we’re saying weird catch phrases, mine could be either “AM I RIGHT LADIES?!” “DENNIS QUAID IS HERE!” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g59GrPrt6CQ or “ooohh boy..” (like Tina Fey/Liz Lemon)
3. I’m with you on the babies as animals. I bought a french bulldog coin bank from Z gallerie because I’m sure my boy Bennie (Bennett) looks like like one. Or a Boston Terrier.
4. My husband and I have a choreographed dance to “Call Me Maybe.” And almost every other Top 40 song. Some include sign language. My husband also has his own dance video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Y44TiS4ENM (Jay-Z’s Unplugged Album – Ain’t No Love)
5. I cry everytime I see the Les Miserables trailer. Sucker for musicals.
Marriah says
1.)Ever since we started dating, my husband will sing songs to me…Not in a serenade sort of way, but in a silly, sing-song way. Sometimes its crazy things he likes about me, sometimes they’re cute little rhymes (“Marriah, she’s really cute, she used to play the flute” — which is true :) ). Other times its just my name over and over and over in different tones and rhythms…always makes me laugh and I love it.
2.)We’re very sarcastic with one another, but always with weird voices so its definitely noticeable in case someone happens to take it the wrong way.
3.)We also have many times where one of us will stand up or walk into the room and do a silly dance to whatever song or jingle is playing, either in our heads or on the tv/radio. Don’t even get me started on how we pass the time during long car trips :)
Stacy says
A few yrs ago I took my teen daughter to Quizno’s for lunch. There was a kid (maybe 9) working the register. Weird, right?1?1 Anyway…he had a shirt on that said “Sorry about your face”. We dies laughing & started saying that all of the time. It eventually got shortened to “Your Face”. We also say “I do what I want”. Well, mostly the teen. The man & I always finish sentences w/ “that’s what she said”. We are so weird. You’d think that I wouldve grown out of that stuff by now. Especially since I have a 23 yr old & a 17 yr old, but it hasn’t happened yet.
I also count steps. All steps. Steps at home, steps at work.
I like to rearrange #’s to suit me better. I try to put them in a pattern. What is it w/ #’s & counting.
Speaking of patterns. I went to see Trans Siberian Orchestra for the first time on Wed. The backdrop of the stage was a starry night. Like thousands of twinkling stars. I tried & tried to find a repeating pattern b/c I was SURE that there was one. Then was disappointed when they changed the backdrop & I hadn’t found one yet. Yeah, I was doing that while the show was going on. I’m a tad obsessed w/ #’s & patterns I guess.
SO EXCITED ABOUT MONGREL’S ON SUNDAY!!!!!
YoungHouseLove says
Wahooo! We’re going to have the best time on Sunday!!
xo
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Rebecca says
One quirky thing I do that I just realized the other day is that when I have a handful of M&Ms, I like to eat the majority color first so that I’m left with the same number of M&Ms for whatever colors I have. Then I alternate eating the colors. I don’t think I could eat them any other way.
Nicole says
My boyfriend and I use “YO’ FACE” alllll the time too! So funny how many people it seems do that. One thing I also always say to him is “Stop being yourself and just be nice for a minute!”
Along the line sof naming things, we don’t name objects and we don’t have pets, but we have names for our “alternate” personalities. For example, when he’s shaving and has got shaving cream on his face, he becomes Shavey McShaverson… When he’s got a full beard he becomes Beardly O’Awesome, etc. It’s super weird, but fun!
Nicoya says
I’m afraid of black toilet seats!! They should be outlawed. You can’t see what’s on them! I avoid them at all costs. If I’m in a public restroom and I see a bit of black through the crack (through the stall door), I turn right around and walk out. ewwww.
Sara says
I’m a weirdo too…
Whenever I eat food, I eat whatever is my least favorite or ugliest first so I can save my most tasty bites for last.
I sing about 50% of my responses when I’m not at work. Mostly actual song references or I tailor my response to fit the same tune.
Definitely count stairs and even steps from one room to another.
My favorite comebacks: “You do you, baby…You. Do. You.”, “You don’t own me!” and the classic Cartman: “Whateva whateva I do what I want!”
Husband: “I think I’m going to work in the garage for a bit”
Me: “You do you, baby…You. Do. You”
Roxy says
1. When I was little, I wanted to be an alligator when I grew up. When I found out that wasn’t possible, I wanted to be an indian. Figures…settin the bar high!
2. As odd as it may sound, street lights almost always turn off as I’m approaching them. Yeah, weird. Like I could just be walking in the street or driving, and whatever street light is coming up will just shut off. It’s been like that since high school. I hesitated to tell me husband about this because it’s so weird, but he believes me now because it happens so often.
3. Whenever my dog winks, I wink back…just in case he’s trying to tell me something. And I tell myself that I’m the only person he winks at!
Tracy says
I am laughing so hard I can barely breathe! I am SO relieved to know that I’m not the only one who speaks for my dog! I have a jack russell named Finn. In my head, he is so boss. He does what he wants all day long. His favorite squeaky toy is a moose I named Chuck. When Finn goes crazy squeaking Chuck I call it band practice. They’re the Finn Manchus.
Amy says
Oooh! I want to play…
-I have to have objects on my desk/shelf/nightstand at an angle and either perpendicular or parallel to other objects. Actually, that might be an OCD. :)
-I love nacho cheese Doritos, but only eat the ones that are curled-up. I also love to dip them in cottage cheese. *omg…drool*
-I know every theme song from every sitcom show in the 80s. Seriously. Go ahead. Name a show. I’ll bust it out like no one’s bidness.
-I still get super excited when I hear a Backstreet Boys song on the radio. “EVERYBOOOODDDDDYYYYY, rock your body right…”
-When I’m thirsty and feelin’ lazy, I’ll go to the refrigerator and take a swig straight out of a juice bottle, milk carton, soda bottle, etc. Rebel without a cup. Ok…I do it all the time, not just when I’m feelin’ lazy.
-At 30-years-old, I still sleep with a stuffed animal. It’s a teddy bear. He’s old, fithy and missing an eye, but I can’t imagine sleep without him.
Lindsay says
1. I very often count my teeth “using just my tongue” (like Joey from Friends…anybody??
2. When I do count things I have to stop on an even number…I know, weirdo!
3. I am totally afraid of the dark. I am going on 30 years old and still jump to my bed if it’s dark, afraid that the little ghost girl from The Sixth Sense is going to grab my ankle!
4. I have two boys , a male dog, and a husband and I never call the right name! My boys correct me instantly!
5. I just found out I am preggo and am reallllyyyy hoping for a GIRL!!
There….5 things about crazy ‘ole me!
Jennifer says
I really love reading everyone’s quirkiness!
My husband and I do a variation of the “your face”. It starts with a random phrase. “What a pain the butt!” Then it escalates. “You’re a pain in the butt.” Then the come back, “your face is a pain in the butt”.
Also I always say the same thing to my dogs before I leave the house. “I love you. Don’t do anything I wouldn’t do.”
Katie N. says
Every morning when my husband is ready to leave for work, I stop whatever I’m doing and get up and I dance and jump and sing and tell him I love him a million times and I make a big deal all the way to the door where I kiss & hug him goodbye. He thinks (knows!) I’m a nut, but I guess I just want to make sure he knows, for sure, without a glimmer of doubt, that I love him and he makes me so happy, and that I will miss him when we’re apart, and that if something were to happen, at least his last memory would be of how much he knows I love him! Ok, when you type it out, it sounds kinda crazy, but I embrace the crazy, just like Bethenny and Sherry :)
P.S. Saw you guys in DC at Flor the other night and you were so great! Thanks SO much for taking time to meet us crazy readers :)
YoungHouseLove says
Aw, it was so much fun to meet you Katie! Thanks for coming out!
xo
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Kristen Paulson says
my husband ALWAYS says “i do what i want because this is MERICA.” that is his response to everything.
And like most of the other readers, I count steps too. I always thought there was something wrong with me, and therefore never admitted this to anyone. Glad to hear I’m not alone!
Brittany Hise says
I say ‘ your mom’ to EVERYTHING, even if it doesn’t make sense. We also have a million names for our son. His name is Cooper but we call him peanut, peanut butter, dude, doodle, the boy, be-bo, punky, etc. He will surely hate us in a couple of years. I also tell my husband ‘I do what I want!’. And whenever our son bounces a ball and it hits him in the face my husband exclaims, “Babies first face ball!”
Suzie says
My husband and I often come up with inappropriate alternative movie titles. Example: “You’ve Got Male Genetalia”, “Sex Toy Story”, and “Saving Ryan’s Privates” to name a few ;)
Maren says
hahah my brother John also says “your face” to everything. Drives me crazy!
Brittany B says
My fun fact:
I use hip, cool turns in the un-hippest way possible, just to get a laugh!
Ex:
Friend: Brittany, wth is that you’re making?
Me: It’s all about the cray-cray, yo!
(Note, I am a middle-aged white mom and wife, so it’s even funnier!)
Sandra T says
In our house we spent WAYYYY too much time watching old Spongebob Squarepants…nothing that happens in this house happens without a Spongebob quote:
Sandy: “Patrick, don’t you have to be stupid somewhere else?”
Patrick: “Not till 4.”
And, in a twist of fate, our daughter joined Marching Band last year. Go BAND GEEKS! Patrick: “The owner of the white sedan, you left your lights on.”
Anne says
1. I love online shopping. I will sometimes fill my cart with stuff I want and then just close the browser window. I am almost always less thrilled with my purchase when I actually have it than when I go through the steps of choosing the item, paying, waiting for it to come, etc.
2. I don’t like corner or end pieces of food. I pick the middle out of rolls, I don’t eat the pointy ends of fries, and I don’t eat corner pieces of cake.
3. I am obsessed with Disney parks and merchandise. We go to WDW at least once a year and I have a ton of Disney stuff, mostly in my closet room and the basement (to keep the house from being crazy Disney themed.) I even have Disney tattoos on both my feet. I didn’t tell people I liked Disney for a long time because I didn’t want to be judged. Now I don’t care. ;)
4. I say “you’re not the boss of me” a lot. I even have a Mickey Mouse t-shirt that says it. Merging of randomness!
5. We have 3 cats and a Chihuahua and they all have weirdo nicknames. Biscuit is our oldest cat and we call her Beeee, Be-bus, and MeeMee. Cupcake is our middle cat and she is called Cuppercake, CeeCee, Ce-sus, and Cuppie Cake. Waffles is our youngest and he gets called Waffers, WafWaf, BoBo, and Stinky (even though he is our least smelly cat.) Our Chihuahua is Minnie and we call her Minnie May, Big Girl, and Frito (I am obsessed with her Frito smelling feet. I love the way they smell!)
I could go on; I have lots of random quirks, but it appears that we all do!
Dalenna says
Oh this is so much fun – I wish had time to read all the comments. Okay, ours:
1. My shirts are hung in the closet in rainbow order (easier to find).
2. I have an irrational fear of an opossum jumping up and biting me in my neck.
3. Our DVDs are in alphabetical order.
4. I tell my husband I love him “head to ankles” cause I hate feet.
Holly says
These are so funny!
1. When I come in from work everyday I greet our (13yr old) dog NOT with his name but as Boo Boo and then attach some little ditty to it like “Hi BooBooBaloo”, “Whatcha doin’ BooBooLicious”, “It’s BooBooFett!”, “How’s my LittleBabyBooBoo”. I know, I need serious help.
2. My favorite movie of all time is not a chick flick or great drama, it’s “The Dirty Dozen”. My husband finds it very amusing that I can go to sleep at night with it playing in the background like it’s some kind of relaxing spa treatment.
3. If my husband is out of town and I have to kill a bug the protocol is: 1)Use one of his shoes, 2) scream while killing bug, 3) leave it there for him STILL UNDER THE SHOE to dispose of when he returns. One summer 3 of his shoes were out waiting for him in random parts of the house.
4. I don’t fly. We had a bad experience 12 years ago and it was one of those flights where you pray to God all these things and mine was “Please, I’ll never fly again if you get us out of this safely”. So, how I figure it is IF I fly again it has to be a destination worth dying for should God decide I’m the one to punish for going back on a deal. For example, “Albuquerque, Tampa, NY or pretty much anywhere in the continental US – not worth dying for…Alaska, Hawaii, Europe – worth dying for”.
5. I think Triscuit Pizzas are a prefectly acceptable dinner choice.
Aubrey says
My husband and I say “Ima cap a foo” when little things bug us.
Ex: The screen door hits us in the face: IMA CAP A FOO!
Ex: Can’t turn the child-proof door knob: IMA A CAP A FOO!
Kellee says
This post and the comments are totally making my day!
1. I can’t stand when the toilet paper is upside-down – public restrooms are the worst because they are usually locked in and I can’t fix them.
2. I do the animal thing, too, but only with kids. My son is Monkey or Bug, my besty’s son is Bear.
3. I can’t sleep if my feet are hot. When I was a kid, I used to sit on the bathroom counter and soak them in cold water in the sink before I went to sleep. People wearing socks to bed make me want to cry.
4. I carry a book everywhere, even if I know I won’t have time to read it. But WHAT IF?! (This has been made far less arduous a task thanks to kindle.)
5. My 8-year old and I constantly use the comeback, “Ya think??” whenever anyone states the obvious. His totally sarcastic inflection, followed by wild laughter at his own brilliance makes me giggle every.time.
Rebecca says
I was I was almost crying from laughter reading all these! Here are mine:
1. I work for a Public Works department and am deathly afraid of leaving out the “l” in “Public” on an important document or email! (So far so good.)
2. I can’t stand having lotion or anything oily/greasy on the palms of my hands. When I use hand lotion I use the back of my hands to only rub it into the back of my hands.
3. Cilantro tastes like soap to me. If I find it in something I’d like to eat I will spend whatever amount of time it takes to pick out every bit, down to a pin head size.
4. When I was little I was afraid snails would get me – I envisioned them crawling up from under my bed and I’d never know they were coming because they’re slow and silent!
5. I’m constantly thinking of things that could go wrong so I can be prepared, i. e. anticipating a mugger when I’m at an ATM, braking early if there’s a traffic jam to help the person behind me slow down and not hit me, etc.
Rebecca says
Darn I forgot the band name. My brother and I wanted to start a band called Broken China and envisioned smashing plates onstage. Hah.
YoungHouseLove says
Hahahah, I like it!
xo
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Barbi says
my hubby does the “you’re a _____” to just about any word or phrase. one day I was reading the categories on a Chinese menu and they were like chicken selection, beef selection, shrimp selection etc. When I got to duck he shouted out “you’re a duck selection!” it made me cry I was laughing so much. now it’s our go-to come back when the other one is being a dork lol
Criss says
LOVE Bethenny, her authenticity and her sense of humor. Miss her show!
Anna says
So hilarious!!
1. I was a bank teller during a robbery and I laid face up while the guy stole all my money. I became “the girl who laid face up” and a shining example of what not to do during a robbery for my region.
2. I still do “your mom” a lot.
3. I hear words and phrases and then burst into song. Such as: “Hey Anna whats new?” … “Whats new pussy cat? whoaaa, whoaaa, whoaaa” (a la Steve Martin in Father of the Bride).
4. I make faces a lot. I have ‘evil elf face’ and ‘I’m gonna die of hunger face’. I will be drying my hair or something like that and just make faces at myself the whole time.
5. I refuse to walk over the grates in the sidewalk.
Thanks for keepin’ it real!
eileen marie says
Here goes…
After every Law & Order (any incarnation -SVU, whatever), I whisper Dick Wolf (the creator) when the credits roll. I’ve done this since 1990.
My husband (who you met at WE in Chi-town), calls me snazzy or sassy to hear me respond “snazz noodles”, which is what I call Sy Snootles from Return of the Jedi. (This is akin to John’s “your face”.)
Once when I was stretching in bed (after waking!), my then-boyfriend (now husband) high-fived me w/ his elbow. When I was like WTH?! He responded that he thought I wanted him to do it.
So yeah.
YoungHouseLove says
Hahahahaah! We say “beware of the dick wolf!” after every episode! NO idea how it started but it’s a constant!
xo
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Kris says
Hi! I think of a word in my head and then count the number of strokes it takes to write it. I also count how many minutes to the next hour, so if it is 9:24, I think “36.” Weirdest of all, I rotate my cups and dishes every now and then because I feel bad for the ones that don’t get used. I imagine them thinking it might be their lucky day and just as it is their turn, we do dishes and they get buried again. Poor plates.
Casey says
Weird number thing:
I SUCK at waking up. Seriously. I have to have a whole hour of alarms before I will actually get out of bed. And here’s where the weirdness comes in: I set alarms on my phone in alternating increments of 7 and 8 minutes. So…6:00am, 6:07am, 6:15am, 6:22am, 6:30am, 6:37am, 6:45am, 6:52am, 7:00am. Then I might actually get out of bed around 7:15. My boyfriend hates me.
Aly says
My favorite band name my friend and I made is “death by sideways”. :-)
YoungHouseLove says
Hahaha, I love it.
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bonniek says
okay, after reading all of these, I have to leave my own:
1. I see months and days of the week in colors. For instance, January is red, February is light pink, March is dark green, Mondays are blue, Tuesdays yellow, Fridays white. So weird.
2. My bf has about 5 nicknames for me (Lemon-after Liz Lemon,Bellissima, BK, etc.), but I only have one for him (KB). Yes, we’re cool.
3. I am about to turn 35 (on Sunday! agh) and I still sleep with a blanket. I travel for work a lot, and take it with me everywhere. It’s very well traveled.
4. My catchphrase is probably “ME!!!!”, as in “Can I change the channel or are you watching this?” “ME!!!!!” (meaning, no dude, you cannot)
Highly entertained by all of this today!
Nita E. says
When I run I have to inhale/exhale to my own footfall-beat… but in groups of three like a waltz.
Meaghan says
Ahhhhhhh! Me too! I’m not crazy;)
Brianna says
Reading through these is hilarious. Love it. Here’s mine: my husband and I have had (a joke) agreement, since before we were married, that once we have kids we are going to convince them that life is a musical for as long as we can. You know, random song and choreographed dance numbers around the house, on the regular. We both think it’s super funny and the topic has come up so many times I’m beginning to think it might happen. We’ve even have talked about how after our child (which doesn’t yet exist) goes to bed we will have to whip together some dance routines. Because, you know, the family that sings and dances together…..really scare the neighbors? We also may, or may not, have practiced our musical skills a few times. Dancing around your kitchen while singing about your spaghetti can be wildly entertaining. On that note, pray for our children!
YoungHouseLove says
Haha, I think it’s brilliant!
xo
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Wendy B. says
OMG!
Please move next to me!