Confess one uniquely interesting fact about yourself

[Acker79]

I'm an award winning ex-journalist.

 

[Goring-by-Seagull]

I have a touch of OCD when to comes to stairs/steps. I always count them, and if I use them regularly I have to adjust my step so that I always finish the last step on my left foot.

For instance, to get to the Victoria Line platform from the entrance on the far side of the bus station:

Down 17 steps so start on left foot, followed by flights of 23 (left foot start), 9 (left), 8 (right) & finally 13 (left)

I really like this!

 

[Lady Gull]

I have a touch of OCD when to comes to stairs/steps. I always count them, and if I use them regularly I have to adjust my step so that I always finish the last step on my left foot.

For instance, to get to the Victoria Line platform from the entrance on the far side of the bus station:

Down 17 steps so start on left foot, followed by flights of 23 (left foot start), 9 (left), 8 (right) & finally 13 (left)

A touch? The guy that lives opposite me suffers really bad from OCD I feel really sorry for him - it takes him 5 mins to close his front door - he checks it probably 15 times and when he gets out the car he locks it and checks all the doors and then unlocks it - then does it all again!!

He's a real sweet guy too - he always waves to me and smiles but told me once that if anyone puts him off his checking procedure he has to start again! Lolol so I started to ignore him and he knocked my door and asked me to start waving again as he was really trying to get over this OCD!!!! I said I don't want stop you checking procedure!!! We had a good laugh about it - it's an awful thing to have

 

[Lady Whistledown]

I'm deaf in one ear.

I wear one contact lens, we should hook up

 

[itszamora]

I wear one contact lens, we should hook up

Maybe it's a Hurstpierpoint/St Lawrence/Downlands thing!

 

[pasty]

A touch? The guy that lives opposite me suffers really bad from OCD I feel really sorry for him - it takes him 5 mins to close his front door - he checks it probably 15 times and when he gets out the car he locks it and checks all the doors and then unlocks it - then does it all again!!

He's a real sweet guy too - he always waves to me and smiles but told me once that if anyone puts him off his checking procedure he has to start again! Lolol so I started to ignore him and he knocked my door and asked me to start waving again as he was really trying to get over this OCD!!!! I said I don't want stop you checking procedure!!! We had a good laugh about it - it's an awful thing to have

Crikey, that sounds awful. I'm not quite that bad with it. If I'm going up or down some steps and I see I'm going to finish on my right foot I will take two steps in one go to adjust, but wouldn't go back and start again! I've also found myself adjusting my length of stride when crossing roads so when I step back onto the pavement on the other side, it is with my left foot. It's really quite weird as I'm not OCD about anything else at all.

Edit: actually thinking about it, when putting socks or shoes on it is always left first.

 

[Stoo82]

I was in 2 episodes of Maid Marian & Her Merry Men on CBBC. (This may mean nothing to posters who aren't in their late 20s or early 30s.....)

Posibly the greatest kids show ever created.

 

[Lady Gull]

Crikey, that sounds awful. I'm not quite that bad with it. If I'm going up or down some steps and I see I'm going to finish on my right foot I will take two steps in one go to adjust, but wouldn't go back and start again! I've also found myself adjusting my length of stride when crossing roads so when I step back onto the pavement on the other side, it is with my left foot. It's really quite weird as I'm not OCD about anything else at all.

Edit: actually thinking about it, when putting socks or shoes on it is always left first.

I never realised how debilitating it was until I spoke to this guy - for months I'd shamefully laughed at him with the kids about the guy who keeps checking his door - once I had spoken to him I felt really sorry for the guy.

I went out with a guy once who was a bit OCD with things - I used to think he was a bit odd at times - then one Sunday he tidied my cutlery drawer out and rearranged the knives and forks and spoons - we finished soon after that as I couldn't put up with his interfering!!!

 

[upthealbion1970]

I've been in the British medical journal

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Maybe it's a Hurstpierpoint/St Lawrence/Downlands thing!

These little villages...years of inbreeding causes the defects I guess

 

[cliveh27]

Seeing the Gloucester/Barfly thread has reminded me of one other thing. Despite living in Brighton throughout the 70s and early 80s, I've never been to any of the clubs in Brighton - not Sherry's (in any of its guises), not Top Rank (in any of its guises), not the Gloucester - not one. I wonder how many Brighton blokes in their 50s can say that?

Yep - I can match that!

 

[martyn20]

I was head-butted in the Top Rank during 1985, doubt I was the only one though

 

[Tyrone Biggums]

I've supported the Albion for 30 years but never been to a game.

 

[KZNSeagull]

During my first visit to the Amex (about an hour and a half ago), I snuck into the away end as a door was open and within a minute got kicked out! Many apologies to the very nice lady security guard. Sadly, I will not be back for some time

 

[Southern Scouse]

..and the story about the key fob please SS?

I was living in Sao Paulo, Brazil in the early 90's. I stopped at a traffic light (Which you are not supposed to do, just slow down when its red) and a guy put a gun in through the window. I drove him out of the city for about 2 hours and we parked in a car park.
He was in and out of his mind. Anyway, I think he was about to shoot me as he became aware of what he had done. A friend of mine had given me a Sao paulo football club key ring which I was using. He saw it and became my best m8.
He decided not to shoot got out of the car and left me in the car, in the car park at about 3 am.
managed to get back home, and have always had a soft spot for the team.

 

[The Camel]

I've played poker against Tony Bloom many times.

 

[salty seagull]

My mother is a hamster and my father smells of elderberries.

 

[Silk]

My mother is a hamster and my father smells of elderberries.

In that case, I fart in your general direction.

 

[sydney]

I once made castenetes out of my testicles and fired arrows into the tops of my heads.

 

[AgerBomb22]

I was a games maker