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AIBU?

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Original poster

Licking fingertips to turn pages ....

33 replies

Bink · 31/10/2008 16:39

What do you think? - 'yuck'/'that noise makes me want to scream', or 'it's utterly normal, get a life'?

Am trying to decide how to handle a situation so input really appreciated - posts saying just YUCK or LIFE will be accepted. Ta

OP posts:
lucykate · 31/10/2008 16:43

dh does it, drives me mad, i hate it.

pindywop · 31/10/2008 16:44

totally yuck

dh does it and it really annoys me

hullygully · 31/10/2008 16:45

yes

WhereWolfTheWildThingsWere · 31/10/2008 16:45

why?

stretchmarkSCREAM · 31/10/2008 16:46

get a life!!

stretchmarkSCREAM · 31/10/2008 16:46

See,see,see!! That one fits!!!

artichokes · 31/10/2008 16:47

I am not sure I think anything. It it such a normal and inconsequential thing that I rarely notice. Not sure how it makes a noise either.

starzzz · 31/10/2008 16:51

If its someone you want to stop..get them one of those rubber things you put on your finger.

WingsofaAngel · 31/10/2008 16:52

Yes

asktheparlourmaid · 31/10/2008 16:54

I do it - I do it when I am handing out sheets in my English lessons, so there.

Original poster
Bink · 31/10/2008 16:56

To wolf - just one of those perfectly-nice but has-a-habit office-mate things - need some ammunition to persuade myself I am being neurotic about it (so artichokes's response exactly what's needed).

(A bit different from a dh with same habit, there I think I'd be entitled to mind.)

Anyway, thank you.

OP posts:
girlandboy · 31/10/2008 17:04

Just think of all the saliva residue on library books!!

cripesalorky · 31/10/2008 20:28

you're mad to mind, in my humble opinion

lowenergylightbulb · 31/10/2008 20:32

I do it. I especially love doing it with the argos catalogue.

Habbibu · 31/10/2008 20:33

Have you read The Name of The Rose, Bink? Might give you some spurious ammo...

tissy · 31/10/2008 20:34

yuck

nickytwooootimes · 31/10/2008 20:34

Life.
Unless it's a library book, then yuck.

Aimsmum · 31/10/2008 20:34

Message withdrawn

TequilaMockinBird · 31/10/2008 20:35

yuck

ThreadwormIsFuckedOff · 31/10/2008 20:37

I did once get told off in a library for turning pages too noisily. Go for the poisoned page corner, a la Name of the Rose.

lowenergylightbulb · 31/10/2008 20:38

Aimsmum - it makes pages do a sort of officious flicky sound.

cripesalorky · 31/10/2008 20:38

weird - that is on the top of my pile for next book to read!

VinegArghhhWasStabbedInTheTits · 31/10/2008 20:45

So what are you asking AIBU about? am confused, is this a poll?

TheSmallClanger · 31/10/2008 21:22

YANBU, it really does my head in. I couldn't give you a coherent answer as to why, but it does. Why go to the bother of licking fingers!

Botbot · 31/10/2008 21:26

Hand them one of those rubber thumb thingies.