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It's Not Strange to Them


The whole muffin thing got me thinking of strange or weird things people do.

A long time ago I worked with a guy who was a closet eater.
People would bring things in and would dive in but never in front of people.
I saw him stuff bagels into his pocket and go eat them in his car.

Another time there was Kringle in the break room. 4 pieces were left.
I passed him going into the room. I forgot something and came back in.
I wasn't gone more than 30 seconds. I passed him going out.
There was only piece left.
I then went to the bathroom and in front of the toilet was a bunch of crumbs and
pieces of frosting.
He had taken it and went into the bathroom, sat down and ate it.

What have you seen?

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Okay here goes. I'm sitting in my favorite chili restaurant having lunch. At the next table are an old man and woman.
Suddenly he raises his shirt up exposing his bare belly, and proceeds to INJECT HIMSELF with something!! YUCK! GROSS!
I assumed it was insulin, but DAMN DUDE, do that s**t in the f***ing bathroom!! WOW! I might blow chunks!

DISGUSTING!!


😎

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Unless it was an emergency or something that's a bit much.

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I worked with a woman who smoked throughout her pregnancy - right out in front of the building three times a day. There was a lot of talk but I don't recall anyone confronting her in anyway. The kid turned out just fine from what I remember.

I also worked with a woman who had OCD and she would spend most of her time in the washroom washing her hands. Her hands were raw from all the washing. She went off on disability and never came back. Nice woman otherwise.

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Amazes me that people still do this when they're pregnant.

I think the guy that I told of had a bit of this too.
He would always be looking and adjusting the thermostat.
He would turn it up then turn it down.
Problem was the thermostats he was messing with had nothing to do with where he worked.
If was a completely separate place.

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About 10 years we had this young couple in the office who were dating but some days they would disappear around lunch time. After some investigation we determined they were going down to the parking garage ( level 4) and having sex in one or the other's car. This provided years worth of office humor and gossip. When they got married someone suggested a set of car seat covers as a wedding present.

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I can imagine people were talking. Made everybody want to come to work.

Seat covers would have been perfect. Embroidered with "LEVEL 4" and hearts of course.

I remember living across the street from a guy who every time it snowed would shovel.
Normal right? Except that he would go out there as soon as his driveway got covered.
Even a dusting. He would be out there every half hour all night long sometimes.
He also just pushed it out into the middle of the street and left a big pile.

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Hahaha. Level 4 seat covers! 😁

Around here, pushing your driveway snow into the street is a big no-no. You can be fined for it. Same thing with autumn leaves. Where my son lives, everyone rakes their leaves into the street gutter and the city comes around and cleans them up.

A former neighbor of mine would mow his lawn about three times a week, whether it needed it or not. Usually wearing only a pair of shorts - no shirt, no shoes.

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I'm assuming your neighbor doesn't look like Pitt or Clooney.
They never do....do they?

Last year I finally bought a back pack blower.
Best thing I've done in a long time. I can "rake my yard in about 10 minutes.

That reminds me of a story I've told before.
I once knew a woman who would rake her living room carpet.
Literally rake it.

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No, he does not. Pretty scruffy looking, to be honest.

I've thought about using my leaf blower to clear snow... It would probably work if there's only 2-3 inches of dry snow.

Raking her carpet - she must have had shag, huh?

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It works great. Dry fluffy snow disappears from your porch or driveway.

Shag would make sense. It wasn't shag.
Nobody was allowed into the living room. When she went in to get something
she would have to rake to get rid of her footprints.

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OMG. Not even shag? A little OCD going on, perhaps?

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I'm thinking so.

Other than that a nice "normal" lady. Nothing else that I ever knew of.
Just something about that living room.
Very strange.
We all have our little quirks.

Like the toilet paper coming from the top and not the bottom.
Things like that.

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Then where are you supposed to put the snow?

Was your neighbour at least buffed out, giving you some kind of eye candy when he unnecessarily mowed his lawn shirtless and in shorts?

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No, he was not buffed out - kind of a scraggly-looking guy, unruly hair and beard, and surprisingly quite pale considering he didn't wear a shirt when he mowed. Most of the time, the shorts he wore were drawstring-type, like short sweatpants.

You're supposed to put the snow along the sides of your driveway or sidewalk. Pushing more snow into the street creates a safety hazard. Hitting a pile of snow could cause a car to fishtail or slide into oncoming traffic. Not to mention that it's annoying if the snowplows have already cleared the street and then some bozo decides it's okay to shove snow back onto the roadway.

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Well then, he had no business unnecessarily mowing his lawn shirtless and in shorts.

Is the snow supposed to sit there until it melts on the sides of your driveway and sidewalks? I'm guessing yes.

P.S. Bear in mind I've never lived anywhere where it snows, but am contemplating moving to an area where it snows a couple times a year. I need to know these things ahead of time!

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You're right - the snow sits there until it melts. These days a lot of people own snowblowers so the snow ends up in their yard rather than along the sidewalk or driveway. And in most big cities, especially the downtown business district, the city trucks out much of the snow since there's really no place to put it except the edge of the sidewalks. Having to climb a snowbank to catch the bus or just cross the street is treacherous.

If you're moving to a place that gets snow just a couple of times a year you probably won't have to deal with this. Your challenge will be driving on slick streets. Best advice: always assume the street is slick and drive SLOWLY. Oh, and be sure to clear your car windows completely, as well as your headlights and taillights.

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In 7th grade, there was a boy who would meow at people walking by. I heard he would also pinch girls for no good reason, although I never saw this happen myself.

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That's at least original.

Is there a good reason for pinching girls?

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If they beg for it. 😘

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That was kind of a good set up wasn't it?

You never have to beg me.
Maybe I'm doing it wrong?

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Uhm, remember when you made me beg for a PM?!

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Maybe I'm doing it right then.

Uhm, you didn't beg.
You demanded and tried a lame guilt trip.
A bit of a difference.

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I had to demand several times, that's begging for me. Don't let that happen next time!

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tomato/ tomahto

Still got what you wanted so you won. AGAIN!

There won't be a next time.

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Of course there will be. I always get what I want.😘

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Good luck with that.
Bout time I put my foot down.

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Don't make me go all Misery on that darn foot of yours!

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Settle down there Annie.

So COCKADOODIE to you.

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I'm your number one fan. There's nothing to worry about. You're going to be just fine. I will take good care of you. I'm your number one fan.

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We'll see then.
I guess I'm just another lying old dirty birdy.

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But still a ways off from being a " poopy head. "

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Unless stilettos are involved.
Everybody has a Kryptonite.

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My mother hates seeing her traits in others. The most noteworthy is sexism, she claims to be against sexism strongly... only against women. She is very sexist against men, and sees no contradiction.

She also complains a lot, but hates it when people complain. She can't take a hint of criticism but criticizes constantly. She takes suggestions as an insult but feels it's her job to make constant suggestions to everyone (to the point of pissing people off). This list could go on and on.

She's a real life nutty sitcom mother, like Rays mom from Everybody Loves Raymond.

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Does that make you Robert?

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My sister must be the Robert.

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Good answer.

It really was the ONLY answer though, wasn't it?

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I like Robert more than Ray, but my sister fits too well. She has a civil service job, she is 5 years older than me (Robert is 4 years older than Ray), and she's the more grumpy one out of the two of us.

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Holy shit, she really is Robert.

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" My mother hates seeing her traits in others. "

This defines the psychological ploy of projection at it's most basic and is often at the core of false accusations.

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My husband hates Ray's mum says she reminds too much him of his own.

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To be fair, sexism against women is far more pervasive than sexism against men. Has been for eons and is far more culturally indoctrinated. Not to mention I've noticed sexism against women in some of your posts, so there's that. Which isn't to say sexism doesn't swing both ways, and isn't either fair or right on either count.

I've noticed throughout my life that those who can't tolerate any form of criticism (real or imagined) are very free with criticising others.

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So,there is a pillar in the middle of the road.When the workers come to repair the road they take it down.After they finish the job,they put it back exactly where it was.True story

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Maybe they don't have anywhere else to store it.
Free storage.

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You try to drive around that pillar,then tell me how was it

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I'm not driving anywhere that would allow you on the road. πŸ˜‰

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If someone will give you a nice bump from behind,then you'll know it's me saying helloπŸ˜‰

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If someone will give you a nice bump in the nose you'll know it's me saying goodbyeπŸ˜‰

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Hmm.Road rage,you should look someone to help you with that before it's getting worse.

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No rage whatsoever.
I'd do it with a big smile on my face.

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At least we have one thing in common.

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why was the pillar there in the first place ??

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It is an electric pillar,not the city hall even the road company take the responsabilty to move that pillar.But i live in this country,the land of the weird

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Maybe the pillar is supposed to be there. Maybe it supports the whole of Romania and without it the country would sink to the bottom of the Black Sea.

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Didn't you tell this same story here before?

P.S. I like Stratego's theory that the pillar belongs there because otherwise the whole of Romania would collapse otherwise.

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Yes i did tell this before,for some reason it remained in my mind.

And Romania will collapse with or without that theory.

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I have a work colleague that laughs at banal stuff that simply is not funny. An example would be she was telling another worker that she saw them drive past her in the other direction the other day. Then she starts pissin herself. Her laugh sounds like Gomer Pyle too which doesn't help.

If you crack an actual joke in front of her she stands there with a dumbfounded look on her face.

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LOL !!

I know people like that. They all have the same annoying obnoxious laugh too.

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Reminds me of my German teacher who thought it was necessary to recount an entire scene he saw on Roseanne during class. When he was done he was pissing himself as well, even slamming his hand on the table. When he didn't receive the anticipated response his mood quickly soured, complaining that the other class he taught was much more fun. He would also tell us "funny" stories about that class and mention their names while we had no idea who those kids were. "Samira and Jennifer are so funny! One said this and then the other said that! Ooh, those two are such a riot!"πŸ˜‘

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What, you don't like hearing stories about people you don't know who are
obviously have such a keen sense of comedy that they "get" Roseanne while it
all goes over your head? So your told over and over.
I'm a bit jealous now. I feel I missed out.

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I had a colleague who would say (for example)
"Did you see the X factor last night?"
Me:"I don't watch it,never have. It's not my kind of thing"
"You didn't see blah blah on the X factor?"
"No"
"Well..."
She then told me in GREAT detail about the programme I do not watch,do not like and have no interest in knowing anything about it.
It also applied to soap's and comedies I didn't watch.

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Do you have Revels in the US?

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I'm not sure .
Do you mean the candy?

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Yes chocolate covered pieces of peanut,toffee,orange or coffee.

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We do have something like that.
I think??

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You do?

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"you do?" - Do you mean think? Jury is still out.

I know we have chocolate covered peanut and toffee things.
I'm not so sure about the orange thing.
I've never seen them but that's not saying much.
We must have some sort of version of this.

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Ok well,we have these sweets (or candies as you insist on calling them) called Revels.

That is my strange story.
Also I hang my washing out in the summer,who does that?

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LOL.
I was wondering where you were going with this one.

Please.
In which other countries do people hang out their wash in the summer?
Be serious.

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I did have a real story about Revels (my son refuses to eat them because they are too unpredictable), somehow I lost the will to tell my tale though.

I seriously doubt any other countries have people who do the exact same things that other people in other countries do in the same season in their country.

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I wonder why you lost your will. Hmmmm??
Somebody was being difficult I would guess.

How is candy unpredictable?
Too many peanuts, not enough toffee?

Well that's obvious enough.
Shouldn't need to be said.

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No no no!
Too much risk of getting a flavour you don't like.Coffee cream for example.

In my country people don't like coffee cream in a chocolate.

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Revels sound quite interesting. What I don't understand, though, why did people vote out the coffee flavour and not the orange flavour? That seems the most obvious choice.

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I'm not really a fan of either or the Strawberry creams in a box of choccys.
Naturally if I have no choice they will do,I'll force them down.

My order of preference in a box of chocolates,since you didn't ask:-
Nut
Honeycomb
Toffee
Praline
Caramel
Orange
Strawberry
Coffee
Coconut (never not even in desperate times)

How about you?


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Thanks for telling me even though I didn't ask! Some are really close, but I think I'll go with:

Honeycomb (we don't really have that over here, that's why it's always a treat)
Toffee
Praline
Caramel
Coffee (I normally like coffee flavour, but I have no idea what those Revels ones taste like)
Nut
Coconut
Strawberry (unless it's freeze-dried, in that case I'd bump it up a few places)

Orange is totally down at the bottom, I can't stand the the combination of orange and chocolate. It tastes absolutely vile to me.

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That makes sense.
Does he still hang around and wait to see if you get one of his favorites?
Then try to do some wheelin and dealin.

I don't do candy but I would think out of that list I'd be hoping for coffee.

I also agree NO coconut.

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In which other countries the roads are been repaired during winter?

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Everywhere.

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I seriously doubt that

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And I seriously doubt that Romania is the only place,in the enormous world that is out there ,where road repairs take place in the winter!

I go past at least 3 different lots on my way to work.

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No croft, all throughout the year roads are repaired here. Last year they redid the big intersection near my house in the winter and spring, to avoid chaotic situations during summer vacation.

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There's a whole world out there outside of Budapest.

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All over.
Our roads are constantly being repaired.
With the extreme cold temps. the roads buckle and explode.
Not to mention all the salt on the roads makes them weak.

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