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What are some slightly eccentric things you do? (beehaw.org)
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I'd love to hear about your quirky habits.

One of mine is that when I'm out in nature I tend to collect cool looking rocks, sticks, cones etc. My window sills have become a geology exhibit (and I have zero clue about what I'm collecting, I just go by "ooh shiny") and more often than not I'll have small rocks in my pockets, bags, backpacks etc etc

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[–] 2 points 3 years ago (2 children)

I have a load of them, including yours (collecting random bits of nature). I will also eat the same foods for breakfast and lunch, sometimes for years on end. Probably the strangest one is that my adult son and I often speak to each other in LOLCats. LIke, "can I have" turns into "I can has" every time and so on.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago

    My girlfriend and I are autistic and we get absolutely stuck on some meals for long periods of time. We also just cycle through various catch phrases and noises we'll repeat until they get replaced by new ones

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago)

    I will also eat the same foods for breakfast and lunch, sometimes for years on end.

    You wouldn't happen to be neurodivergent, would you? Food hyperfixation is super common in folks with ADHD and/or autism; eg. I've been eating salads for a couple of months straight 😅 There's variation between them but usually the base is boiled whole grain barley, different greens (but almost always including spinach), bell pepper, cucumber, scallion, maybe some sprouts, some vinaigrette, and then this absolutely lovely mirin-marinated tofu you can get from stores here

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