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Really weird stuff people do that makes absolutely no sense whatsoever.

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PrimitivePerson · 18/08/2024 17:12

Someone I know puts hotel TV remotes in plastic bags before using them, because she once heard a standup comedian talking about men wanking on them while watching porn.

WTAF?

What weird things do people you know do that make absolutely no sense at all? Anything as odd as that?

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JaneJeffer · 19/08/2024 00:32

Marine30 · 18/08/2024 23:20

I have to finish my book each night on an even number, have the volume on the car radio on an even number and have the light switches facing down where there are two-way systems.
Surely someone else has a numbers thing 🤞😲😂😵‍💫?

I do but it's odd numbers for me Grin

ILoveToCleanSaidNooneEver · 19/08/2024 00:28

Renamed · 19/08/2024 00:17

It’s been a while since I ate meat or fish but - what little round black bits? I’m sure when I last had tuna it didn’t have those….

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I think it was just oxidative browning, but it was like very small roundish bits that I thought were eyes 🤣. It's been 8 years since I've been vegan, and like I mentioned, I didn't realise how big they actually are. I always thought they were very small fish. How embarrassing 🤫

theduchessofspork · 19/08/2024 00:24

Pineappleprep · 18/08/2024 17:16

I wouldn't call that weird, it's well known that hotel remotes are often filthy. Many people either clean them or use covers

Not in my world (you nutter)

Renamed · 19/08/2024 00:17

ILoveToCleanSaidNooneEver · 18/08/2024 23:58

I don't eat fish anymore, but I used to pull out the little round black bits in cans of tuna, because I thought that they were the tuna's eyes. I didn't realise how big tuna actually are 😳

It’s been a while since I ate meat or fish but - what little round black bits? I’m sure when I last had tuna it didn’t have those….

MrsClatterbuck · 19/08/2024 00:01

In our domestic science class we were not allowed to dry saucepans with the tea towel but use the dish cloth!! I used a tea towel to dry a saucepan one day and got caught by the teacher and made to feel like I was some sort of a dirty hallion. That was more than fifty years ago and I take great pleasure today drying any saucepans with a tea towel which doesn't happen very often due to the dishwasher

ILoveToCleanSaidNooneEver · 18/08/2024 23:58

I don't eat fish anymore, but I used to pull out the little round black bits in cans of tuna, because I thought that they were the tuna's eyes. I didn't realise how big tuna actually are 😳

Thunderpants88 · 18/08/2024 23:55

Not me but my grandfather. He used to boil his vegetables for dinner then transfer the vegetable water to the kettle for his tea “so he didn’t loose any nutrients”. Idiot. Most of the nutrients are water soluble so they have no nutritional value anyway 😂

XChrome · 18/08/2024 23:48

Comtesse · 18/08/2024 23:27

Nope - it’s paranoia. There are germs everywhere - public toilets, buses, trains, offices, supermarkets, everywhere. There are even billions of them inside me. I get there is a theoretical risk but honestly it’s a waste of brain waves to even contemplate this sort of thing.

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"X exists in abundance, therefore X is not something one should be taking precautions about" is a fallacy. You could make the same argument about any risk. For example; "Crime on the streets of St. Louis, Missouri is rampant. Therefore I will not worry about it and will stroll down the worst streets at two in the morning, heedless to any danger, and take no precautions at all and you're just paranoid if you won't do that."
Put that way, doesn't it sound silly?

Paranoia is a mental health condition involving a false sense of persecution. It is not fear of germs. That, if it is indeed unreasonable, out of proportion fear, would be a phobia.
I have supplied facts which fully support that it is not unreasonable to fear potentially harmful bacteria and viruses in hotels.

Screamingabdabz · 18/08/2024 23:38

Ironing pants is another weird one.

And not rinsing washing up - leaving mounds of detergent foam on plates is baffling to me.

Going to events and just filming them in your phone. Or worse, just taking selfies and missing the event because you’re editing the selfies!!

🤯

Pineappleprep · 18/08/2024 23:36

Edenmum2 · 18/08/2024 22:16

No they don't

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Maybe you don't but the 17 "thanks" on my reply and the many further posts from others either admitting they do the same thing or know people who do would disagree with you.

Have you read the thread at all or did you just read the first reply and decided to disagree with it?

Marine30 · 18/08/2024 23:30

Differentstarts · 18/08/2024 23:21

Yeah it sure is 🥰

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I think so, but I manage them and I’m not nervy or anxious or anything.
I thought maybe I’d get a couple of ‘me too’s’
anyone…??!!

Comtesse · 18/08/2024 23:27

XChrome · 18/08/2024 22:04

Of course, but it's irrelevant to the wider issue. These germs can infect anyone. There is no way of predicting who it will be. You've been lucky, as have lots of people. Others haven't. Isn't it always a good thing to be informed?

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Nope - it’s paranoia. There are germs everywhere - public toilets, buses, trains, offices, supermarkets, everywhere. There are even billions of them inside me. I get there is a theoretical risk but honestly it’s a waste of brain waves to even contemplate this sort of thing.

Differentstarts · 18/08/2024 23:21

Rachie1973 · 18/08/2024 22:48

Is that OCD my sweet? My brother has similar repetitive traits x

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Yeah it sure is 🥰

Marine30 · 18/08/2024 23:20

I have to finish my book each night on an even number, have the volume on the car radio on an even number and have the light switches facing down where there are two-way systems.
Surely someone else has a numbers thing 🤞😲😂😵‍💫?

Yellowbananasarebetterthangreen · 18/08/2024 23:19

People who scrape the remains of their dinner plate into the loo and then flush it!
Super weird.

XChrome · 18/08/2024 23:14

IHaveNeverLivedintheCastle · 18/08/2024 23:07

What??? Why???

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If I had to guess, it might be due to pollen allergies in the household. The pollen gets on the clothes and it gets spread around the house.
I do have allergies but I can't be arsed to bother throwing everything I've worn outside in the wash. I use a lint brush if the pollen counts are particularly high. If, however, somebody else in my household had severe allergies I'd make the effort.

IHaveNeverLivedintheCastle · 18/08/2024 23:07

Nanana1 · 18/08/2024 23:05

One of the weirdest things I have ever come across on here is this crazy business of people insisting that everyone takes off “outdoor clothes” before sitting on a bed.

Oh yes, I’d never heard of it before either.

What??? Why???

IHaveNeverLivedintheCastle · 18/08/2024 23:06

Bogginsthe3rd · 18/08/2024 22:53

You dirty blighter Primative. The remote control in hotels is well known to be filthy. Give it a wipe with an antibacterial wipe before you use it always. You being unconcerned about germs is a bit weird.

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Like the OP , I couldn't care less. And I don't think it's the OP that's weird.

KievLoverTwo · 18/08/2024 23:06

onwardandupwards · 18/08/2024 20:30

My next door neighbour pegs her washing out a couple of items at a time, walks back down the garden, goes back in collects more, pegs that out, goes bk in gets 2 more items over and over ( no disabilities ect ), same with getting it in. Better than the other side whose washing has been hanging out for almost a month.

My other half does this when he is emptying the dishwasher. Picks one cup up, walks it to the cupboard, goes back for another, walks it to the cupboard.

It never occurs to him that it’s inefficient and quite annoying to watch because he’s autistic.

Nanana1 · 18/08/2024 23:05

One of the weirdest things I have ever come across on here is this crazy business of people insisting that everyone takes off “outdoor clothes” before sitting on a bed.

Oh yes, I’d never heard of it before either.

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PrimitivePerson · 18/08/2024 23:03

Bogginsthe3rd · 18/08/2024 23:03

Ah you are one of "those"

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What's that supposed to mean?

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Bogginsthe3rd · 18/08/2024 23:03

PrimitivePerson · 18/08/2024 22:57

Nope... still don't care.

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Ah you are one of "those"

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PrimitivePerson · 18/08/2024 23:00

Tartantotty · 18/08/2024 22:58

I loathe public toilets, particularly in planes and trains. I refrain from drinking if I think I may have to use one.

That's almost certainly worse for your health than using a slightly iffy toilet.

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Thepeopleversuswork · 18/08/2024 22:59

One of the weirdest things I have ever come across on here is this crazy business of people insisting that everyone takes off “outdoor clothes” before sitting on a bed.

I thought this was a windup until I realised so many people do it. Absolutely crackers.