Tell Me Something Surprising About Yourself

koosdel

I was bitten by a dead shark.

Looking back, it probly wasn't such a great idea to stick my hand in its mouth....

I've also been bite by a snake, a horse, a bunch of dogs, an iguana, a crack head, a racoon, a cat....

Hmmm..... I'm starting to see a trend.

Secret_Agent_007

I lost 40lbs once before back in 2001, or so.

After about 12 months of literally working my *kitten* off I had reached a plateau. Thinking that a needed to drop another 20 (dreaming of seeing abs) I booked an apt to see my doctor with the idea he would just refer me to a nutritional specialist or something.

So I go see the doc, he checks my height and weight (5'7" and 170lbs) and tells me I'm obese. I tell him, "I run 5 miles a day on the treadmill and lift weights for an hour a day, 5 days a week. I feel like a million bucks, sleep like a rock and never been stronger. How can I be obese?

And if that wasn't enough. My now ex insisted I was only getting in shape in order to cheat on her. Her insecurity started A LOT of arguments. 10 months later I was back to 210 and miserable.

I can only imagine how much better I could look and feel now if only ....

JMMartin1182

I was bitten by a dead shark.

Looking back, it probly wasn't such a great idea to stick my hand in its mouth....

I've also been bite by a snake, a horse, a bunch of dogs, an iguana, a crack head, a racoon, a cat....

Hmmm..... I'm starting to see a trend.

HHHHAHAHAHHAAHA A crack head LOL

zave

I totally believe in Spirit Guides or Guardian Angels. And my Angel is AWESOME!(Okay, he told me to write that part)

Seriously, I have been protected at least 4 times in my life by a voice screaming inside my head.

Kkmama

This is a fun thread!

Toilet paper always comes over the top!

I am neurotic about the way towels are folded. I will undo any that my husband does!

There was 22 years between my first day of University and graduation... I took the scenic route!

My husband and I were engaged three months after dating, we were friends for two years before our first date!

UpToAnyCool

I can feel colours with my fingertips. Yellow feels slimy, red feels warm, blue feels smooth.

WOW! I'm jealous! That's pretty amazing - does it run in your family?

ETA: I'm terrible at lying and cheating but w/ that skill I could rule the Mah Johnng table! :laugh:

BlindFaith

*I'm an empath
*I use crystals for healing and in charms for myself and others
*I'm a novice tarot/divination card reader

mishu21399

My two "sisters" performed my wedding ceremony on Valentines day, outdoors, in the mountains, with a light snow, surrounded by a small group of family and friends...dreamy! Gotta love Colorado!

Just_Dot

I picked Connecticut to win...

BerryH

WOW! I'm jealous! That's pretty amazing - does it run in your family?

Not that I know of, but I can distinguish the colours of things that otherwise feel the same, such as games counters, with enough accuracy that friends won't let me "randomly" select pieces from a bag!

cnance

As I'm getting older I'm getting more OCD, drives my wife crazy.

I must load the dishwasher to maximize getting the most dishes in and still clean. (Wife now refuses to load the d/w because I unload and reload it.)

I must have clean sheets each week and have to be the one to make the bed just right, with no wrinkles on the bottom sheet. I also must make the bed each morning, a habit from when I was a kid.

I do most of the cooking and rarely if ever use recipes (unless its a new recipe and then only once).

Since I do the cooking I also do the grocery shopping. I have a somewhat photographic memory and notice when common items go up/down in price from memory.

I love coffee, but can't have caffeine after about 2pm or it will keep me up at night.

I have an extremely analytical job, but think I would be just as happy cooking food all day every day. (But not as a chef, restaurants are crazy.)

In college I was a bartender at an Applebee's. I can still pour drinks really well and enjoy doing it at parties with friends.

HannahPastoor

I don't care what way the TP goes.

I have almost died 3 times that I can remember.

I am a hypochondriac. Not fun and not a joke.

I cannot swallow vitamins so I crush them up and put them in a glass of water. Yes, it tastes really bad.

HannahPastoor

I can watch a bunch of kids and not get stressed. I once had a baby that had exploded in her pants, a 3 year old who had had an accident all over the floor and a crying 5 year old. Plus a 10 year old who was watching a movie. At the same time. I didn't freak out (I know some people who would)....I have also watched 5 special needs kids under the age of 10...Some people are really surprised that I would pick the 5 kids over 1 baby. I do love babies, but they are soooo boring most of the time! Haha...So if you ever need a babysitter, call me : ) I can rock a crying baby without freaking out (I think some people think babies aren't supposed to cry,)....Not really related BUT ---- I had a friend text me because they were babysitting a baby and it was crying. Um...Maybe you shouldn't be babysitting a baby if you are freaking out over it crying : P

I love kids and I want to have a big family. Like with 11-25 kids. We know someone who has 25 kids and most of them are adopted and have special needs. Thats what I want.

cnance

I am in the third year of an honours degree at university and have no career aspirations. i want to be a wife and i want to be a mother.....but i really really really don't want a career!

You want an MRS degree. I'm from the central part of the US and lots of women I went to college with were the same way...

JEK717

I got 17 stitches on my chin when i was 3 years old:(
Have the scar to prove it:)

MindyLynn77

The thing I enjoy the most in life is being on the water, whether it be on a beach or out in a boat.. My biggest fear in life, DROWING! Kinda weird that I love the water so much considering how scared I am of it lol

mt2008

I cannot eat anything on a wooden stick. Like popsicles, corndogs, etc. Or have a wooden tongue depresser put in my mouth. It freaks me out! I don't know why! If I want to eat anything off a stick, my husband has to scrape it off for me. He thinks it's hysterical.

Heather75

I was bitten by a dead shark.

Looking back, it probly wasn't such a great idea to stick my hand in its mouth....

I've also been bite by a snake, a horse, a bunch of dogs, an iguana, a crack head, a racoon, a cat....

Hmmm..... I'm starting to see a trend.

I have been bitten by a dolphin, a chicken, a horse, several cats, a dog, a duck, a rabbit and a hamster. Animals love me.

MAK_01

This is great!!!
I can wiggle my pinkie toes independently of the rest of my toes; my husband calls them "my freaky toes"
I met my husband my first day of high school, he hit me in the back of my head with his trombone slide (that is not a euphuism)
I tried to enlist in the Navy right after high school, but was rejected because of asthma

djthom

I totally believe in Spirit Guides or Guardian Angels. And my Angel is AWESOME!(Okay, he told me to write that part)

Seriously, I have been protected at least 4 times in my life by a voice screaming inside my head.

I do too. I have a medalion around my neck that I never take off. It has a wolf (my spirit guide) on one side and an angel on the other. One time I got off the highway because I could ignor the warnings in my head and after driving a few yards down the road I got a flat tire right in front off a place that fixes tires. That would have been awful if I had stayed on the highway.

spaboleo

HAH! Got another one
I can do literally everything, when I am sleeping!

I once got up on sunday morning – I overslept a little bit. But I wondered even more why I was coming completely dressed outof my bed (jeans, shirt, underwear, matching pair of socks, jacket and SHOES) and had put gel in my hair. I stumbled to the next mirror, which is in my bathroom, and even discovered that I had already properly shaved my face. Plus: the towels were wet, which ment that I must have showered, too.

Really confused I went to the kitchen and saw (and smelt!) that I had cooked coffee and went to the bakery to get fresh buns.
I left my house, walked about 1.5km to the bakery, buying buns, maybe chatting with the salesgirl, and going back WITHOUT NOTICING!!

Since that day I have never been to that bakery again...

(I was single at this time and no one got a spare key to my flat...)


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Additional Funfact:
I use three or four different alarm clocks spread over my bedroom and flat. – Sometimes this doesn't even help.
Because of that I use an App on my phone that forces me to solve several math questions (something like 74x94) or anagrams (bring RALECL in the right order) to disable the alarm.
At first it woke me up right away, but after a few weeks I got used to the task and now I am able to solve the puzzles every 15minutes to snooze the alarm again, without noticing...and that for up to 3 hours straigt.
My girlfriend hates me for that...

ffwife2475

I married my high school sweetheart at age 19 and we just celebrated our 17 year wedding anniversary..

jerzypeach

My second toes are longer than my first ones.

Franmagick

i can speak urdu
(not brilliantly, but still)

Jovialation

Ive nearly died about 3 times.

kathvg

i'm TERRIFIED of tropical birds!

kathvg

My second toes are longer than my first ones.

mine too
i have been told this is a "predominant trait" so therefore we are further along in evolution than others with a shorter second toe

Nailrep

i'm TERRIFIED of tropical birds!

LOL! You would never make it at my house then!! I ACTUALLY am afraid of everybody elses birds - just not mine.

justsummie

*I have been slightly clairvoyant since I was a small child
*I have been to at least 10 different psychics in the past ten years (2 were pretty accurate, the others not so much)
*I always read magazines from back to front

EricInArlington

Oh I forgot I have seen a UFO and I **** my pants at work not in the same day :P