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What is the one thing about you that surprises people?
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probably everything1
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That I prefer metal/hard rock/heavy alternative music, pretty much exclusively.
For some reason, when I tell people that, they think I'm joking or being sarcastic. (Sarcasm from me is no surprise, however)1 -
I'm an artist, a security, a seminary student, and I'm 40. All of these things seem to surprise people. I've had more than one person tell me after getting to know me that I'm not at all what they thought.1
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That I work with drywall. tradielady7
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It depends on the people. Someone at work once asked if I even owned a pair of jeans. 😂. They never saw me in casual clothes until I wore jeans and a polo in during a hurricane. Some people are surprised that I do almost all of the repair work on my vehicles. I once swapped the rear axle in my truck on a work night and was at work the next day. I was tired, but at work.1
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There’s a lot that surprises people about me when they get to know me. Everyone who knows me says I am very sweet. But they seem to think sweet and innocent are the same thing. Then they get to know me and are surprised how far from innocent I am.;)2
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Cool. What part? I’ve been to Fussen and Munich
Frankfurt - also was in schwienfurt for about 3 years as a kid1 -
My Jack-in-the-box5
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I asked a group of friends about this earlier this evening, to see what they would say. They said my past surprises them the most and I didn't honestly know what they meant...my past isn't that wild. But I guess I'm a fairly VERY goody-goody forty-something and they (and their teenage kids) get a big kick out of how crazy I was as a teenager. It was just really typical stuff (sassing authorities, quitting a million part-time jobs, drinking, a little of some other stuff, and sneaking out to punk shows and skipping school).4
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My Spanish Inquisition4
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Reckoner67 wrote: »My Spanish Inquisition
No one expects the Spanish Inquisition!1 -
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I crochet3
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SweetDreamsAreMadeOfThese wrote: »
You very much look Russian
Whatta ya say you convert from pasta and salad to potatoes and vodka?
What about potatoes soaked in vodka?! Now that’s my kind of meal, da!1 -
That I've had multiple open heart surgeries and still have significant heart issues.
They usually find this out after knowing I cut, split and stack my firewood for winter, hike expert level trails and generally just stay active all the time. They usually don't believe me until I show them my zipper scar.8 -
That I used to own a farm and kept a small herd of Black Angus cattle and bred rare breed pigs.3
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Probably that I play Rugby. I get the strangest looks when I tell people. They’d say “like, real rugby?” I always laugh and say yes, it’s full contact! I work for a law firm so it’s all dress slacks and skirts but then I look like this on the weekends 😂
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People are usually surprised to find out that I run barefoot on trails and pavement (I don’t like going barefoot on grass though) To me it just feels free, natural and fun!5 -
Bridge_marie wrote: »I have an identical twin sister. One time senior year, my math teacher asked me if I preferred to be called my name or my twins name. I said my name and that was my twin sisters name. He looked like he saw a ghost and was in shock. This whole time thought I was one person, when he had us both in his class different semesters and periods.
One of my male friends has 4 sisters, and all 5 siblings are very close in age. When I was in college, two of his sisters were in my program and I had one of them (Melissa, blonde) in several classes my 1st and 2nd year. We were pretty friendly. The third year, I noticed she didn't acknowledge me at all (?) and had dyed her hair brunette. I thought that was very strange -- until I learned she was a totally different person, named Shawna! I for sure thought she was Melissa and then I thought for several years that they were twins, rather than sisters. They also had the exact same physique and clothing style, even down to their shoes, which made the whole Melissa/Shawna thing even more perplexing for me in the beginning.
Years later, after becoming close w/ their brother, I've hung out with the whole family a million times and we all find this pretty funny...the story of when Melissa dyed her hair brown and snubbed everyone.2 -
RunsWithBees wrote: »
People are usually surprised to find out that I run barefoot on trails and pavement (I don’t like going barefoot on grass though) To me it just feels free, natural and fun!
Aren’t you afraid of stepping on glass or something similar?1 -
laprimaJenny wrote: »
Aren’t you afraid of stepping on glass or something similar?
I visually scan the ground ahead of me, practice proper foot placement and run in areas that are less likely to have glass strewn about. I nicked my toe on a small piece of glass once in over 5 years of running this way and I survived. I’ve cut my fingers/hands many many more times than that in the kitchen yet I haven’t given up cooking. Actually the most dangerous thing about barefoot running is driving to the trail because I’m extremely likely to be injured in a car accident, at least statistically that’s how I see it
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RunsWithBees wrote: »
I visually scan the ground ahead of me, practice proper foot placement and run in areas that are less likely to have glass strewn about. I nicked my toe on a small piece of glass once in over 5 years of running this way and I survived. I’ve cut my fingers/hands many many more times than that in the kitchen yet I haven’t given up cooking. Actually the most dangerous thing about barefoot running is driving to the trail because I’m extremely likely to be injured in a car accident, at least statistically that’s how I see it
So true, it reminds me of when someone is afraid to fly but they get in a car on a daily basis. Yet statistically speaking driving in a car is more dangerous.2 -
laprimaJenny wrote: »
So true, it reminds me of when someone is afraid to fly but they get in a car on a daily basis. Yet statistically speaking driving in a car is more dangerous.
Yea. Actually I was injured in a car accident 2 years ago because a distracted driver ran a red light and t-boned (and totaled) my car as I turned left on a green light
I would have much preferred to have stepped on some glass instead of going through that hell!!! For me as long as the benefits outweigh the risks, I’ll continue to run this way 
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Online, people see that I'm 5'6" and 169 lbs, and they assume that I have a proportionate chest. NOPE. A cup, maybe B- depending on the brand and style. I've disappointed a fair few people on first dates when I met them through online services. LOL3
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I think that my frequent withdrawing into hibernation mode sometimes confuses my friends. I love them. I am mostly outgoing and kinda loud, but then i need to recharge and not communicate for a while.
Likewise when I’m hurt or processing, I need to do it alone. I don’t want to talk it out until the dust has settled a bit.
Anyway, I think people have a difficult time reconciling these different parts of my personality.8
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