weird shit you think only you do/did

My wife was a KMart girl. I don't think they had Target on Chicago's South Side back in the late 80's.

I worked at Bradlee's for a little over a year in the early 80s. REM did an in-store at the nearby Penguin Feather in August '83. I was still wearing my brown vest and name badge with some sorta red "B" pin award. Michael Stipe grabbed my badge and asked if the store was owned by Ben Bradlee of the Post (didn't know; all I knew was that the chain was based in Braintree, MA).

We could've been Target BFF's. Even though I hated our clerical people (lousy Nick with his stupid hippie-fro and never-ending ramblings about live Phish tapes), I would've still sat with you in the breakroom during our 15's.

Another odd thing I do is to make sure I eat the crust of a sandwich before I take the last bite. That way, you end on a good note: none of that missing all of the good condiments, meat and veggies because it was the last remaining edge.

Originally posted by miss pretentious:
Wow. I basically went through the same process. Except I eventually became the clerical level II. Now this is eerie.

maybe i should start a 'first job' thread?

i alphabetize the used CD's (and records) at stores when they're out of order. i think this is directly related to my first job too (staying with the target thing for youall)

Originally posted by tigers scare me:
i alphabetize the used CD's (and records) at stores when they're out of order. i think this is directly related to my first job too (staying with the target thing for youall)

I don't think that's weird. That's just being respectful and organized. I organize the magazines at Border's whenever they are in the wrong place. But that's not weird. That's just trying to slow down the decline of Western civilization.

Brian

Brian Walalce shops at Border's, the rest of us shop at Borders.

Originally posted by Brian Wallace:

Originally posted by tigers scare me:
i alphabetize the used CD's (and records) at stores when they're out of order. i think this is directly related to my first job too (staying with the target thing for youall)

I don't think that's weird. That's just being respectful and organized. I organize the magazines at Border's whenever they are in the wrong place. But that's not weird. That's just trying to slow down the decline of Western civilization.

Brian

If I'm at a used cd store and find a copy of a great cd that I already have, I'll move it to the front of the display case, hoping somebody sees it and gives it a good home.

Originally posted by Bombay Chutney:
If I'm at a used cd store and find a copy of a great cd that I already have, I'll move it to the front of the display case, hoping somebody sees it and gives it a good home.

until tigers scare me comes in and moves it back into its alphabetical place.

I like to order last at a restaurant because I hate ordering what someone at my table has ordered as well. Ordering last allows me to check things off the list. I have even changed my order if someone orders the same thing as me at the table.

I guess it all comes from my family and I group ordering so we could try many different things on the menu so no one ordered the same thing.

I get lots of comments from friends on this and often have friends sneakily change their order behind my back to what I got to spite me. They're nice people…

Odd…I spent my entire life doing this and getting mocked by friends for it, and in the past week I find I have a kindered spirit in P Harmony and my new boss. VINDICATION!!!!

Originally posted by P Harmony:
I like to order last at a restaurant because I hate ordering what someone at my table has ordered as well.

If I'm at a used cd store and find a copy of a great cd that I already have, I'll move it to the front of the display case, hoping somebody sees it and gives it a good home.

bombaychutney! I'm on to you….

also, as for brian wallace, i am neither respectful nor organized.

Originally posted by P Harmony:
I get lots of comments from friends on this and often have friends sneakily change their order behind my back to what I got to spite me. They're nice people…

I would absolutely change my mind just to see what effect it has on you.

Originally posted by P Harmony:
I like to order last at a restaurant because I hate ordering what someone at my table has ordered as well. Ordering last allows me to check things off the list. I have even changed my order if someone orders the same thing as me at the table.

I guess it all comes from my family and I group ordering so we could try many different things on the menu so no one ordered the same thing.

I get lots of comments from friends on this and often have friends sneakily change their order behind my back to what I got to spite me. They're nice people…

sal - this made me think of you. esp when we changed our orders after you ordered to the same thing. it was late - so we had good reason - it could be cooked quickest. but i dont know if this is a pet peeve of yours.

Originally posted by nkotb:
I also have a weird ordering compulsion. Aside from just alphabetical and numerical ordering, I have to have things lined up on my desk or table. For example, at dinner, I'll make sure my knives and forks are lined up with the plate or placemat, and also that the cup is centered or lined up with any patterns on the table cloth, etc.

And at stores, while taking the item not immediately on the front of the shelves, I will pull the remaining items behind it forward. Must be my Target team member training.

I'm with you on the first part. Do you also insist on things on desks, etc. being arranged parallel to the edge?

And the Target part made me laugh, as well; I occasionally get the urge to finger-space my closet.

Originally posted by xneverwherex:

Originally posted by P Harmony:
I like to order last at a restaurant because I hate ordering what someone at my table has ordered as well. Ordering last allows me to check things off the list. I have even changed my order if someone orders the same thing as me at the table.

I guess it all comes from my family and I group ordering so we could try many different things on the menu so no one ordered the same thing.

I get lots of comments from friends on this and often have friends sneakily change their order behind my back to what I got to spite me. They're nice people…

sal - this made me think of you. esp when we changed our orders after you ordered to the same thing. it was late - so we had good reason - it could be cooked quickest. but i dont know if this is a pet peeve of yours.

not at all. i've actually never heard of that?

here's another good one of mine: i buy the monthly unlimited metrocard (good for 30 days). but i have to buy it on the 1st of the month. so i carry around an extra metrocard with maybe $10 for months with 31 days. i use that one on the 31st's.. then rebuy the unlimited on the 1st. i go into convulsions in late february.

More or less, but my new desk is an odd shape, so it's driving me a bit made. I'm just doing my best to center things on the curves rather than to the edges.

Finger-spacing? Shoot, I was hardlines, kid. We didn't venture into that softlines shit.

A male co-worker of mine worked in softlines, which of course opened the door for much ribbing. One day, as he walked into the breakroom, we mocked the purse he was carrying, saying that softlines had turned him into a dandy. Turns out it was his insulin carrying case. Oops.

Originally posted by kmb187:
I'm with you on the first part. Do you also insist on things on desks, etc. being arranged parallel to the edge?

And the Target part made me laugh, as well; I occasionally get the urge to finger-space my closet.

I have a question for you food freaks who don't let it touch the other food.

HOW IN GOD'S NAME DO YOU EAT PIZZA, CHILI, SANDWICHES, SOUP, STEW, SALAD, CHINESE FOOD, INDIAN FOOD, THAI FOOD, ITALIAN FOOD ETC.

Originally posted by Roadbike Mankie:
I have a question for you food freaks who don't let it touch the other food.

HOW IN GOD'S NAME DO YOU EAT PIZZA, CHILI, SANDWICHES, SOUP, STEW, SALAD, CHINESE FOOD, INDIAN FOOD, THAI FOOD, ITALIAN FOOD ETC.

please tell me where the side dish shows up. . .i don't deconstruct my food, i just don't like my entree touching the rest of the food on the plate.

I think the whole thing with touching foods is: "Some tastes belong together, some do not."

perhaps they just don't like the taste combination that certain things make together. this is not weird, they just have different taste buds.