Throughout my life I've picked up some really unique quirks about me, & I'm not sure why. I guess it's just part of my personality & who I am.   They say we all have something about us that would amaze or entertain others. These are just a few of the things I can think of....
-- can imitate many cartoon character voices
-- can name the type of horn on top of a locomotive by just seeing it or hearing it
-- remember old addresses, phone numbers, license plates, etc., even years later
-- can identify pretty much any kind of spider, frog, insect, or freshwater fish
-- I sleep with a fan all year long for air movement & white noise (I cannot sleep in a
dead silent room)
-- when I was younger, anything that had smoke, steam or water coming out of it
amazed me (tailpipes, chimneys, eave spouts / down spouts, culverts, etc.)
-- when I was younger I had a thing for water towers
-- I am a highway sign junkie & even have a program that can create the type of
highway shield for any state, & also for U.S. & Interstate highways. I also am a
map junkie & love to find out where highways begin & end, how deep lakes are,
& what cities a various railroad serves.
OK, I'm curious to hear what some of the interesting / strange / unique things are that ya'll can do.  *HUGS & FOOTRUBS* ladies.. *HANDSHAKES* guys...... 
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suthrn_belle
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Sep 28 @ 7:36PM
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3sNriOp2 
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travelwoman
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Sep 28 @ 8:41PM
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- Reading maps.... I can find a nice camping spot off a good map (if the map is correct, which many aren't when it comes to "wilderness"....) I can find any spot and any address, as long as it's on a map.
- Words, their exact meaning and very exact use.
- Foreign languages and their sounds.... I can generally (not always though) identify a foreign language by it's sounds, even if I don't talk that language at all. (It must be one of the "bigger" languages, though, not one of the many hundreds African languages for example...)
- Eating weird foreign foods....  (but I drew the line at bugs....  )
- When I was younger, I could memorize strings of numbers: phone numbers, way-bill numbers (I worked in shipping, and a regular way-bill has about 11 digits...) Now, that is not so easy anymore, but still possible...
This is a fun blog.... 
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butterfly943
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Sep 28 @ 11:48PM
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Well one kinda weird thing I do is if im around someone that talks differently..like very southern..or pronounces things differently I will pick it up and start doing it..I dont mean to but I do..people that talk to me say I sound very southern..Me, my Mom and my daughters all sound the same on the phone..And I always sleep with a fan on winter or summer..doesnt matter..and I eat cheez-its..every day 
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QtrAcreGalSeeking
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Sep 29 @ 12:27AM
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Despite living in Southern Belle Country, I'm the ONLY WOMAN I KNOW who HANDWRITES, STAMPS AND ACTUALLY MAILS "thank you" notes!
Jeesh--what is THAT about? I mean, I KNOW I overdue it (I send them out, for things as everyday as my getting a ride to church), but gosh, I buy them cheap at Dollar Stores and the world is ALREADY a CRUEL ENOUGH PLACE 
Wierd, I think.....NICE WIERD, though; and so, I'm gonna hang on, to this trait, and hope my preteen girls pick it up, too. 
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UnicornLover1962
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Sep 29 @ 4:17AM
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-- I sleep with a fan all year long for air movement & white noise (I cannot sleep in a
dead silent room)
same here...not to mention i'm a fresh air fiend...lol
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ShieldofHonor
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Sep 29 @ 4:37PM
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And the problem with you is...........?
You're a cool guy. Deal with it. (laugh)
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EternalFlame
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Sep 29 @ 5:32PM
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I despise everybody's feet except my own. I can't let them touch me or I freak out.
I don't like the way certain fabrics feel. If they "catch" on my skin I won't let them near me.
I love to read, anything and everything, including the lists of ingredients on packages. I like to try to figure out the pronunciation of some of the stranger ingredients.
My two favourite words in the English language are "pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis" and "antidisestablishmentarianism".
I love to stare at maps for ages, too. When Carrie Underwood came out with her song, "I Ain't In Checotah Anymore" I had to look on the map to see if Checotah really is where 69 meets 40. (It is, btw)
I love science. Looking thru a microscope gives me a rush. I missed my calling...I should have been a biologist 
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1stsignofspring
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Oct 10 @ 8:19AM
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Let's see....I'm not sure if they are quirks but here goes...
I love to watch autobiographies of famous people...see what makes them tick...much in the same way I ask zillions of questions when I meet someone new....insatiable curiosity.
If I ever find myself in a graveyard..which isn't often, I do enjoy reading the tombstones....it's kind of a history thing.
Lastly, I hate drinking out of plastic cups!! There is just something about the tinkling icecubes in a real glass that makes everything taste better! 
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