Quirks!

[Michael the Iconographer]

Does tiramisu always taste like coffee? I can't remember.
It has a coffee taste to it.

[Michael the Iconographer]

I like to write icons of rare and obscure saints.

[Xpycoctomos]

such as pre-schismatic bavarian bishops ? ;)

[Michael the Iconographer]

such as pre-schismatic bavarian bishops ? ;)

Yes, but you must know that I am SO tempted to depict him with a Bretzel (pretzel) in one hand, a big Seidle of Bier in the other, with the background the flag of great state of Bavaria, wearing Lederhosen inspire episcopal robes and with a wanderungkappe (walking hat) on his head! :D If I could I would incorporate some tuba oom-pah-pah music into it..."Im Himmel es gibst kein Bier..."

[Michael the Iconographer]

John, I do not see you trying to stop me from depicting St. Wolfgang in such a manner! :D

[Xpycoctomos]

I am just nervously and quietly praying that you are joking









































































LOL ;)

[Michael the Iconographer]

I am just nervously and quietly praying that you are joking









































































LOL ;)
Aww come on! Don't you think that would be alot of fun to paint? Maybe I could do a second one of him like that without a halo???

[Xpycoctomos]

if you do you gotta post it :)

[Michael the Iconographer]

if you do you gotta post it :)
You might hear God laughing all the way from Heaven if I do so!

[Michael the Iconographer]

BTW, I still need to do a painting of Sir William Wallace.

[Guineverelyndy]

BTW, I still need to do a painting of Sir William Wallace.
Sounds hot.

[Anatole]

Michael- Before you became Orthodox what kind of paintings did you mostly do?

[Michael the Iconographer]

Sounds hot.
I am a HUGE fan of William Wallace. And NO, he will NOT look like Mel Gibson!

[Michael the Iconographer]

Michael- Before you became Orthodox what kind of paintings did you mostly do?
Mostly impressionist and some drawing. Interestingly enough, in the past 2 or 3 years I have gotten back into drawing people and dogs and things of that nature.

[Anatole]

Mostly impressionist and some drawing. Interestingly enough, in the past 2 or 3 years I have gotten back into drawing people and dogs and things of that nature.
I should send you a picture of my dog some day and you can do a sketch of him. My father in law is an artist. Mostly landscapes, but he does amazing faces. He really doesn't paint much anymore.

[Michael the Iconographer]

I should send you a picture of my dog some day and you can do a sketch of him. My father in law is an artist. Mostly landscapes, but he does amazing faces. He really doesn't paint much anymore.
You should do that. I had forgotten how much I loved to draw until about 2 years ago I sat down with two pictures of my x-gf and drew beautiful portraits of her.

[Anatole]

You should do that. I had forgotten how much I loved to draw until about 2 years ago I sat down with two pictures of my x-gf and drew beautiful portraits of her.
That would be so awesome to be able to draw.
The Holy Spirit hasn't revealed any artistic talents to me so I guess I'm hopeless in that area!
I guess my talent is being a good mom. My daughter wrote in her Mother's Day card to me that I am her best friend. I was very touched!

[Michael the Iconographer]

That would be so awesome to be able to draw.
The Holy Spirit hasn't revealed any artistic talents to me so I guess I'm hopeless in that area!
I guess my talent is being a good mom. My daughter wrote in her Mother's Day card to me that I am her best friend. I was very touched!
That is very touching!

[Michael the Iconographer]

I should send you a picture of my dog some day and you can do a sketch of him. My father in law is an artist. Mostly landscapes, but he does amazing faces. He really doesn't paint much anymore.
I have artistic talent galore. I love to do woodturning on my lathe, love to take photographs with my nikon cameras, and my x-wife and I used to paint german style nutcrackers.

[Anatole]

I have artistic talent galore. I love to do woodturning on my lathe, love to take photographs with my nikon cameras, and my x-wife and I used to paint german style nutcrackers.
That's so great!!!
I take it back, I was blessed with some talent. For 10 years (I retired this year), I created the crafts for the 100 children in our church. It took over my life and my family got tired of seeing me constantly at the dining room table preparing crafts.
I feel bad that I had to quit, but I was so burned out and I live so far from everyone, that I very seldom got any help.
The parents and kids loved my ideas and it was very rewarding getting compliments.
I might go back to it someday after my kids are out of the house.

[Michael the Iconographer]

This is the last nutcracker I made. My mom sewed the army jacket for it. I was made for my x-gf who is a military doctor.

http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s269/goltzm/KathyNutcracker.jpg

[Michael the Iconographer]

What you can't see from the darkness of the picture is there is 9MM in the left pocket of the jacket, which is standard issue for army doctors. :D The picture does not show well that it is a nutcracker, the nutcracking part is under the head of the nutcracker.

[Anatole]

This is the last nutcracker I made. My mom sewed the army jacket for it. I was made for my x-gf who is a military doctor.

http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s269/goltzm/KathyNutcracker.jpg
You did an amazing job on the nutcracker! How fun!

[Michael the Iconographer]

You did an amazing job on the nutcracker! How fun!
Thank you. I wish I had pictures of the other ones I have done. I will have to pull some out of storage and take photographs of them.

[Michael the Iconographer]

I even did an iconographer nutcracker for myself. I call it a "nutconographer."

[Michael the Iconographer]

I always have to have a fan on in the room when I sleep (and not a quite fan), I need the noise, I can't sleep if it's quite. I also can't sleep if it's blowing on me, so I have to aim it away from me.
You can't sleep without a fan going, but you can't sleep with a fan going that is blowing on you? LOL!

[Anatole]

You can't sleep without a fan going, but you can't sleep with a fan going that is blowing on you? LOL!
Hey now, don't make fun of my quirks.

[E.C.]

Quirk: sometimes I talk to myself like J.D. on Scrubs.

[Michael the Iconographer]

Hey now, don't make fun of my quirks.
:P

Wasn't making fun of your quirks per se...

[Michael the Iconographer]

I love dinosaur exhibits in natural history museums.

[Anatole]

I love dinosaur exhibits in natural history museums.
I've never been to one. I should check it out sometime!

[Michael the Iconographer]

I've never been to one. I should check it out sometime!
The Carnegie Museum of Natural History in Pittsburgh has one of the countries premier dinosaur collections! The dinosaur hall is closed until November because they are making the exibit true to life. From what I have read the new exhibit is going to be way beyond awesome!!! I can hardly wait!!!

[gzt]

My favorite is the T-Rex! [not necessarily at that museum, I've never been there, I'm just saying...]

[Michael the Iconographer]

My favorite is the T-Rex! [not necessarily at that museum, I've never been there, I'm just saying...]
I have always been a huge fan of T-Rex!!! My grandpap's name was Rex and he used to tell me when I would sit in his favorite chair: "Michael, my name is Rex and Rex means king. Every king has a throne and you are sitting in it." And me being a smart mouthed little boy would say to him "No grandpap, Rex means terrible lizzard and Tyronosaurus means king." But, unfortunately, I would always have to give up the chair to him. I now have that chair in my house, and it is one of my prized possessions!

[AJB4]

I'd like to revive this thread -- I have a very good one.

Lately, when I've been listening to songs I feel like they have tastes. It's not enough that songs can remind you of places or feel certain feelings -- sometimes music makes me taste things.

The song by 30 Seconds to Mars, From Yesterday (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5uSu2fTIOQ), the rhythm guitar opening tastes like Fanta (the drink) to me.

Sweet Child O' Mine (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDeGbMr1I1E) by Guns N' Roses, in the verses, there's guitars going on in the distant background that taste like onions.

Call me mental. :D

[Macarius]

Not wierd at all! That's called synaesthesia - having one sense inexplicably trigger another.

My mother in law sees colors that have specific sounds!

A more mundane example would be saying that Dymatap medicine "tastes like purple" (which it does).

My quirks? I do funny voices. Bizare ones. I also make up random songs of nonsense words. I also get huge bursts of random energy, tense all my muscles up, do something outlandish (if you've ever seen GardenState, think of the time that Sam decided to do something no one had ever done before - that kind of bizare body twisting stuff).

I also love to collect books (go figure) - if I have one of a set I want the whole set.

[xristos.anesti]

I do not have any quirks - I am just perfect.

Ah, yes - I lie from time to time.



I get annoyed when people are stupid -

[xristos.anesti]

I do not have any quirks - I am just perfect.

Ah, yes - I lie from time to time.



^_^

[fuerein]

I also make up random songs of nonsense words.

I don't makeup songs of nonsense words, but if I'm by myself (I don't do this with others around ;)) I'll makeup random songs. I walk to/from work frequently, about a 30 minute walk) and I'll quietly sing/hum random songs/noises (in the case of humming) that I makeup on the spot to myself the entire time.

Also, I hate driving, thus I don't own a car and severely avoid doing anything that I'll have to drive to (I am a member to a car-sharing program for those times I HAVE to have a car).

Lets see, also really don't care for AC. Haven't used it in the last 3 summers. Last time I did use it, several years ago, was not my choice... stupid roommates.

There are probably other things but those get the most noticeable reaction from people I know.

[Michael the Iconographer]

Not wierd at all! That's called synaesthesia - having one sense inexplicably trigger another.

My mother in law sees colors that have specific sounds!

A more mundane example would be saying that Dymatap medicine "tastes like purple" (which it does).

My quirks? I do funny voices. Bizare ones. I also make up random songs of nonsense words. I also get huge bursts of random energy, tense all my muscles up, do something outlandish (if you've ever seen GardenState, think of the time that Sam decided to do something no one had ever done before - that kind of bizare body twisting stuff).

I also love to collect books (go figure) - if I have one of a set I want the whole set.
Pepto Bismal tastes like pink. If they were to make Pepto any other color it would not work because it has to be pink.

[KoolKat]

i fold my ears when i'm bored, nervous etc. they can become some really strange shapes.

[Michael the Iconographer]

That would be so awesome to be able to draw.
The Holy Spirit hasn't revealed any artistic talents to me so I guess I'm hopeless in that area!
I guess my talent is being a good mom. My daughter wrote in her Mother's Day card to me that I am her best friend. I was very touched!
I don't believe that one, Lori. Not after I have seen some of the drawings you have begun doing! Guess it just takes a while to have your eyes opened to your skills!

[Anatole]

I don't believe that one, Lori. Not after I have seen some of the drawings you have begun doing! Guess it just takes a while to have your eyes opened to your skills!
Michael, if it wasn't for you I wouldn't know I had any talent in drawing. :P

[Michael the Iconographer]

Michael, if it wasn't for you I wouldn't know I had any talent in drawing. :P
You are talented indeed!

[Anatole]

You are talented indeed!
Thank you Michael! I am glad you approve! :D

[Michael the Iconographer]

Thank you Michael! I am glad you approve! :D
I more than approve, Lori!

[Breaking Babylon]

Hey AJ, don't feel bad! I'm the same way with certain things. Any time I walk into the local chinese restaurant, the atmosphere, the scent, the sound, it's all 'feels orange' to me. :D

One of my big quirks is I tend to zone out. Even when someone's talking to me. I apologize, but... more often than I would like I find myself completely lost in my head, staring off into the distance. I also have a problem where I daydream about things that upset me or make me angry and my face reflects that, I can only wonder how many people I've scared that way! :D

I have dreams that I'm sure superstitious people would chalk up as 'prophetic' or 'divine', but I know it's a very active imagination at work.

I tend to get pieces of Liturgy randomly stuck in my head that I can't help but chant throughout the day.

[paleodoxy]

Wow Isaac,

You have the "zoning out" quirk, too? :)

My wife gets frustrated with me because she knows she can't get though if I'm already in a trance contemplating some deep theological issue - which I often am. So...yeah...gotta work on that. :blush:

Also, I am a major neat nick. I can't think or concentrate when I am reading a book or on the computer...or whatever...if there are crumpled napkins on the table that need to be in the trash can, open cupboards that ought to be closed, toys on the floor that need to be put away, or pillows on the couch that are crooked or out of position. Pretty pathetic, huh? I could go on and on...

[nutroll]

I tend to get pieces of Liturgy randomly stuck in my head that I can't help but chant throughout the day.

I get that a lot too. But because I spent so many years as a very attentive altar boy, I tend to get the priest's "silent" prayers stuck in my head...

[paleodoxy]

For weeks now I've had..."Through the prayerrrrrs of the Theotooookos, Saaavior saaaaaave uuuuuus" stuck in my head. :)

And also..."Agaaain and again in peace let us pray to theee Looooooord".

[Michael the Iconographer]

I get that a lot too. But because I spent so many years as a very attentive altar boy, I tend to get the priest's "silent" prayers stuck in my head...
During Great Lent I tend to get "Let my prayers ascend to you like incense..." stuck in my head.

[Breaking Babylon]

Wow Isaac,

You have the "zoning out" quirk, too? :)

My wife gets frustrated with me because she knows she can't get though if I'm already in a trance contemplating some deep theological issue - which I often am. So...yeah...gotta work on that. :blush:

Also, I am a major neat nick. I can't think or concentrate when I am reading a book or on the computer...or whatever...if there are crumpled napkins on the table that need to be in the trash can, open cupboards that ought to be closed, toys on the floor that need to be put away, or pillows on the couch that are crooked or out of position. Pretty pathetic, huh? I could go on and on...
I think we're related. I think it might be a little OCD or something, but there's no way I can just ignore those things. I'll even straighten things on shelves in department stores sometimes if I happen to notice it's out of place, and there no way I can write on a piece of paper that has any kind of a fold in it.

For weeks now I've had..."Through the prayerrrrrs of the Theotooookos, Saaavior saaaaaave uuuuuus" stuck in my head. :)

And also..."Agaaain and again in peace let us pray to theee Looooooord".

I get that a lot too. But because I spent so many years as a very attentive altar boy, I tend to get the priest's "silent" prayers stuck in my head...

During Great Lent I tend to get "Let my prayers ascend to you like incense..." stuck in my head.

For me lately it's been the chanted repetition of "Lord have mercy" 40 times, the tones and chants of the Pannakhida service, and a very long, drawn out "Kyrie Eleison Imas" from some chant from St. Anthony's monastery. :D

And now, Simonopetra's "Agni Parthene".

[Michael the Iconographer]

Thank you Michael! I am glad you approve! :D
You really need to begin formal training in art!

[Anatole]

You really need to begin formal training in art!
Remember this thread?

Michael, I finished my first painted icon and had it blessed on Forgiveness Sunday!

I have this major quirk that I can't stop doing. When I speak to someone I'm constantly saying "so anyway".

[racer]

****I can't stand the use of "y'all"! It drives me crazy and in the first place..........who is y'all anyway?
****I have to sleep with one foot under the cover and one out!!!!!
****I love to have it cold. I like to crank the air conditioner up and then get one of our big mink blankets (from Korea) and cuddle up underneath it and sleep!
****I love to watch Sponge Bob and I love to go to the animated cartoon movies!
****I like to only drink Starbuck's coffee. If I am at someone's house and they make some generic stuff, I have to choke the cup down and then decline refills.
****I don't like to get my fingers dirty when eating. I usually eat everything (pizza, finger foods, etc.) with a fork and knife. I hate eating left overs and I CAN NOT stand crumbs.
****I love Suduko and I have several books, but I will start one and get stuck and put the book away. Just like I like to read and I when I get to a boring part in the book, I put it down and usually never finish reading it (I currently have 5 books started).
So, how y'all doin' down in Georgia? ;) That's standard proper english for we "okies." :wave:

[Michael the Iconographer]

Remember this thread?

Michael, I finished my first painted icon and had it blessed on Forgiveness Sunday!

I have this major quirk that I can't stop doing. When I speak to someone I'm constantly saying "so anyway".
IT's TRUE!!!

[Michael the Iconographer]

I have decided after much thought that I really don't have any quirks at all. Any peculiarities in my personality that people sense in me are actually just figments of the viewers imagination and not in anyway indictive of my personality!!!

[Xpycoctomos]

I don't know if this is a quirk, but piggybacking off of what Racer said, I LOVE the word y'all. I think it is sorely lacking in the English language and I think it is absurd that we use the same word, you, when talking to one person or more than one person. It also leads to confusion at times. The need for it in our language is so obvious because we all have some way of saying it like yous, y'all or you guys (but none is good in standard english except for the wordy and multisyllabic "all of you").

And while I am talking about word usage, A pet peeve of mine is when people use literally wrong. Like "I literally bent over backwards looking for the book" when the person never actually bent over backwards. What is the person supposed to say if they really did bend over backwards looking for the book? "Literally" is the perfect word to use... but alas it has been hijacked and for no good reason! My head is literally spinning in anger over this! uh..... oopps ;)

[Michael the Iconographer]

I don't know if this is a quirk, but piggybacking off of what Racer said, I LOVE the word y'all. I think it is sorely lacking in the English language and I think it is absurd that we use the same word, you, when talking to one person or more than one person. It also leads to confusion at times. The need for it in our language is so obvious because we all have some way of saying it like yous, y'all or you guys (but none is good in standard english except for the wordy and multisyllabic "all of you").

And while I am talking about word usage, A pet peeve of mine is when people use literally wrong. Like "I literally bent over backwards looking for the book" when the person never actually bent over backwards. What is the person supposed to say if they really did bend over backwards looking for the book? "Literally" is the perfect word to use... but alas it has been hijacked and for no good reason! My head is literally spinning in anger over this! uh..... oopps ;)
Y'all? You would never hear that word come out of my mouth. Here in Pittsburgh the only acceptable way to say the plural of you is "yinz" or "yinz guys."

[-Kyriaki-]

I am disorganised to a silly extreme, yet my stitching is all done in an incredibly methodical way

I get bits and pieces of the Liturgy stuck in my head on a regular basis and wander around the house chanting them absentmindedly. I get the Trisagion stuck in my sister's head in Greek all the time, and she was humming tone five in the car the other day, much to my amusement.

I stitch when I'm sort of down, and cook when really depressed

I read books incredibly fast, especially if they are on Orthodoxy - I more or less devour them!

I hate clutter, yet my room is always a mess

[Khaleas]

Y'all? You would never hear that word come out of my mouth. Here in Pittsburgh the only acceptable way to say the plural of you is "yinz" or "yinz guys."
Well, guess you'll get used to hearing it when I come see all y'all!

[Michael the Iconographer]

Well, guess you'll get used to hearing it when I come see all y'all!


That just makes me want to puke!!!

[Matrona]

I read non-fiction by skipping around to random pages. :P

[Anatole]

Y'all? You would never hear that word come out of my mouth. Here in Pittsburgh the only acceptable way to say the plural of you is "yinz" or "yinz guys."
The first 25 years of my life I lived in Texas and of course I said "y'all".
Then 21 years ago I moved to Colorado and had to get y'all out of my vocabulary and learn to say "you guys".
Now that I live in Pittsburgh, I will NEVER give in to "yinz or "yinz guys". That is just VERY BAD English!!! (If you can call it English).

[MsDahl]

Don't really have too many quirks as I really like to be flexible in life. When one is too rigid in life, the Spirit is stifled and cannot move as fluidly.

Even though I do have a couple, again I can handle when things are not up to my standards. I had to adopt this view in life especially after parenthood.

- The toilet paper roll must roll from the top not from underneath.
- When I am called crazy or weird by people, I interpret it as a compliment.
- I enjoy nature walks and envisioning what the land must have looked like when Native Americans inhabited it.
- I don't watch the news.

[Aloha Joe]

- I enjoy nature walks and envisioning what the land must have looked like when Native Americans inhabited it.

I do this as well, when I visit my grandmother in rural Nebraska.

[MsDahl]

I do this as well, when I visit my grandmother in rural Nebraska.

I am totally a closet anthropologist. :P

[Aloha Joe]

I am totally a closet anthropologist. :P

That sounds like a matter between you and your SF...

[Matrona]

People who roll their toilet paper under instead of over should be rounded up and shot. :P

[Aloha Joe]

Matrona's quirks:

Murderous tendencies
Charmin obsession

[MsDahl]

People who roll their toilet paper under instead of over should be rounded up and shot. :P

I wouldn't go quite that far, I'd settle for some good old fashioned Chinese water torture...^_^

[Aloha Joe]

I wouldn't go quite that far, I'd settle for some good old fashioned Chinese water torture...^_^

Wow--the Orthodox even embrace traditionalism in their torture methods...

[Anatole]

That just makes me want to puke!!!
Khaleas, you need to smack him for that comment and say y'all the whole time you're there!!!

[MsDahl]

Wow--the Orthodox even embrace traditionalism in their torture methods...

Would you expect anything different ;)

[Aloha Joe]

I just hope one day the rift can be repaired between the Chinese Water Torturers and the Chinese Coca-Cola Torturers. I mean, we're all Torturers, right?

[flod logic]

Matrona's quirks:

Murderous tendencies
Charmin obsession
My mom's neighbor when she lived in New York was the ad guy who came up with that "don't squeeze the Charmin" commercial. :P

[E.C.]

I just hope one day the rift can be repaired between the Chinese Water Torturers and the Chinese Coca-Cola Torturers. I mean, we're all Torturers, right?
Was it Chinese Coca-Cola Torturers in 1st century Jerusalem?;)

[Khaleas]

People who roll their toilet paper under instead of over should be rounded up and shot. :P

:thumbsup:
Only reason to roll it under is if you have a cat who unrolls it ever so often...

[Aloha Joe]

Or if you have no respect for the universe.

[Khaleas]

Khaleas, you need to smack him for that comment and say y'all the whole time you're there!!!
If that's y'all's request... I will when I go visit them all. :P

[Michael the Iconographer]

If that's y'all's request... I will when I go visit them all. :P
If you dare say ya'll to me I will have Oliver lick your face with his 4 inch long tongue until you scream!!!

[Michael the Iconographer]

Khaleas, you need to smack him for that comment and say y'all the whole time you're there!!!
Maybe I just need to find you and say "yinz" until you scream???

[Michael the Iconographer]

The first 25 years of my life I lived in Texas and of course I said "y'all".
Then 21 years ago I moved to Colorado and had to get y'all out of my vocabulary and learn to say "you guys".
Now that I live in Pittsburgh, I will NEVER give in to "yinz or "yinz guys". That is just VERY BAD English!!! (If you can call it English).
Yinz, yinz, yinz, yinz guys!

Hey yinz guys!

[Khaleas]

If you dare say ya'll to me I will have Oliver lick your face with his 4 inch long tongue until you scream!!!
Y'all saying that y'all's dog will lick my face... Y'all don't know that I will tackle y'all's dog and tie him up with his tounge.

[Anatole]

Yinz, yinz, yinz, yinz guys!

Hey yinz guys!
Stop!!!!!!!!You're hurting my ears!!!

[Matrona]

Matrona's quirks:

Murderous tendencies
Charmin obsession

I guess I better never manage a supermarket... I'd give poor old Mr. Whipple a run for his money in Charmin-squeezing prevention. :P ;)

[SaintMarina]

when I sleep at night, I have the whole portion of one of my legs hanging outside of the comforter or blanket. If it's really cold, I put it back in.

I also fart in my sleep. Sometime without me knowing it.

Let me know if this too much, but I pee sitting down instead of standing up. I have a choice in the matter, so why not. Especially late at night when I have no clue or what's going on, I leave no mess & the seat is always down.

I cannot pick one and just read & finish that one book. I'm currently reading about 6-8 books at once.


ROFL!!! ^_^

[SaintMarina]

:doh: I didn't realize this was an old thread, but it's been a good read though...

[Xpycoctomos]

Y'all? You would never hear that word come out of my mouth. Here in Pittsburgh the only acceptable way to say the plural of you is "yinz" or "yinz guys."
Then yinz.. I really don't care what it is as long as it is short, not wordy or gender biased (like, you guys is fine in a colloquial context, but not in a formal proper context).

[Nichole]

I hate "y'all" and will NEVER EVER use it (even though we live in the South now). NOPE............never ever ever ever!

[Chocolatesa]

when I sleep at night, I have the whole portion of one of my legs hanging outside of the comforter or blanket. If it's really cold, I put it back in.

I also fart in my sleep. Sometime without me knowing it.

Lots of people do that :P

[Xpycoctomos]

Well, you can't force change on a nation. The problem is that the dominate culture (ie, the midwest/Western America accent) offers nothign to the table but "you guys" which could never work officially because of the "guys" part. If WE had come up with the word y'all... it would spread like wild fire and would become an accepted part of the American vernacular in all circles. however, anything that comes from the South will always have the unfortuante disposition of being considered uneducated or hillbilly, even if it is the most logical thing in the world and could enrich our language/culture. That's just the reality of America (or any country).

So, I give a great sigh and accept that y'all, yinz and yous will never be accepted and we will forever be stuck with the common question "do you mean me or all of us?" lol

Defeated and humbled by reality,

Xpy

[Khaleas]

I hate "y'all" and will NEVER EVER use it (even though we live in the South now). NOPE............never ever ever ever!
Don't be a hater! :P

[Michael the Iconographer]

Stop!!!!!!!!You're hurting my ears!!!
Yinz, yinz,yinz,yinz,yinz,yinz,yinz.

[racer]

How about "youins?" I've heard some northerners use that term . . . . :)

[Anatole]

I guess I better never manage a supermarket... I'd give poor old Mr. Whipple a run for his money in Charmin-squeezing prevention. :P ;)
Matrona, since you like things that are soft, you might like the things in the soft surroundings mail order catalog! I'm pretty sure they have their catalog online.

[Anatole]

How about "youins?" I've heard some northerners use that term . . . . :)
I've never heard that one. Maybe they are really saying yinz, but because of their accent it sounds like you'ins.

[Chocolatesa]

Here goes:

-Don't watch tv except for rare occasions when I'm at my parents and discovery or life channel is on
-Am only able to fall asleep lying on my side, preferably with the bottom leg stretched out and the top bent
-I detest anything fizzy, if I have to drink it I'll shake or stir it to get the fizz out, even beer.
-I get cold really easily so I always wear 1 or 2 pairs of long johns in the winter and 3 or 4 sweaters/shirts. And my hands are often still freezing.
-I'm forgetful and easily distracted, I have to force myself to do one room/thing at a time when cleaning my apartment otherwise I'll start doing something, then notice something else and start that, then notice something else and start that too etc. and realize I'm not getting anything done lol.
-Something gross: I have to pop my pimples, if I don't it drives me crazy. And I pick scabs, it's a bad habit I've never been able to get rid of, I often pick at my face without even realizing it. I've tried anti-acne face washes, but it's kind of no use if I keep picking at my face so I've given up on those. I even pop my friends pimples if they'll let me. I've considered becoming an esthetician/dermatologist before but don't feel like going back to school for it. It drives me absolutely crazy to be sitting behind someone on the bus with a huge ripe zit on the back of their neck, I just want to reach out and pop it sooo bad.
-Like MsDahl, the toilet paper roll must roll from the top not from underneath. To the point where I'll take out the roll and turn it around in public washrooms or at work.
-I hate the news, either on tv or newspaper. It's boring at best and depressing and sensationalist at worst.
-I tend to talk too loud without realizing it sometimes and the people I talk to tell me to talk more quietly lol.
-I have to dry myself BEFORE getting out of the shower cause I hate standing on a wet carpet or floor with bare feet. For that reason I hate changing rooms at the pool, I always bring flip-flops.

That's all I can think of for the moment.

[Michael the Iconographer]

How about "youins?" I've heard some northerners use that term . . . . :)
Pittsburghers are northerners and what we are saying is YINZ!!!

[Matrona]

Matrona, since you like things that are soft, you might like the things in the soft surroundings mail order catalog! I'm pretty sure they have their catalog online.

Oooh, thanks! I found them online and they do have nice stuff.

[Xpycoctomos]

How about "youins?" I've heard some northerners use that term . . . . :)
I think only out East (??) where dialects are very particular and can very even from bourough to bourough. BUt I would be fine with that one. Give me a one word "vosotros/vous/ustedes/Sie" and I will be happy as long as us stuffy midweterners and westerners go along with it! :)

[Michael the Iconographer]

I think only out East (??) where dialects are very particular and can very even from bourough to bourough. BUt I would be fine with that one. Give me a one word "vosotros/vous/ustedes/Sie" and I will be happy as long as us stuffy midweterners and westerners go along with it! :)
Sie works! Should I think about referring to everyone as "sie?"

[fuerein]

Sie works! Should I think about referring to everyone as "sie?"
As long as you're using it in the formal or plural forms and not the feminine form. I don't wanna be called 'her'.

;)

[Michael the Iconographer]

As long as you're using it in the formal or plural forms and not the feminine form. I don't wanna be called 'her'.

;)
No, I am using it in the formal form and the plural form.

[Xpycoctomos]

Sie works! Should I think about referring to everyone as "sie?"
no.. probalby Sie works better than sie ;) (I always found that soooo confusing).

[Matrona]

I'm not a huge fan of mangled English, but I have to say that y'all, at least, has the distinction of being a contraction of two standard English words. :P It also comes from the South, a.k.a. God's country. ;)

[Khaleas]

In Swedish they don't separate the gender in the daily form: du but then the formal form of you (like You) is Ni (capital letter or not) and then you (pl) is: ni
In Finnish however they don't seprate gender, sinä, but do have a separate word for y'all (:P)... te (but that is also the formal form of single you 'Te'.
Confusing much!

[Michael the Iconographer]

no.. probalby Sie works better than sie ;) (I always found that soooo confusing).
Mr. Technical, but being as there is no difference in pronunciation between "sie" and "Sie" I think you get my point!

[-Kyriaki-]

Ich finde Deustche Grammatik sehr schwer :P

German's fun, and I do like how 'sie/Sie' sort of covers all bases.

[Michael the Iconographer]

Ich finde Deustche Grammatik sehr schwer :P

German's fun, and I do like how 'sie/Sie' sort of covers all bases.
German is especially fun when you mix up the genative and dative cases and you mean to say "The dog ran underneath the table (and came out the other side)." but what you actually said was "The dog is running arround underneath the table (in circles)." Der Hund lauft under den tisch./Der Hund lauf under dem tisch. :P

[fuerein]

German is especially fun when you mix up the genative and dative cases and you mean to say "The dog ran underneath the table (and came out the other side)." but what you actually said was "The dog is running arround underneath the table (in circles)." Der Hund lauft under den tisch./Der Hund lauf under dem tisch. :P
Aww I miss german. Haven't studied it since HS and and haven't been able to use for just as long. :( I wanna study a foreign language again. Doesn't have to be german, though I do like german.

[Michael the Iconographer]

Aww I miss german. Haven't studied it since HS and and haven't been able to use for just as long. :( I wanna study a foreign language again. Doesn't have to be german, though I do like german.
There is another language other than German? Is outrage!!!

[Philothei]

"Give me a word ...any word and I will prove to you it is Grrreek..."....lol.....(My big fat Greek wedding)

[Michael the Iconographer]

"Give me a word ...any word and I will prove to you it is Grrreek..."....lol.....(My big fat Greek wedding)
Ok, prove to me the word "autobahn" is Greek!

[Xpycoctomos]

Mr. Technical, but being as there is no difference in pronunciation between "sie" and "Sie" I think you get my point!
Actually, I thought that WAS your point. I thought you were making a grammatical joke. Oops....

[Michael the Iconographer]

Actually, I thought that WAS your point. I thought you were making a grammatical joke. Oops....
I was making a grammatical joke until someone took my German grammar (or lack of) too seriously!

People should be warned when they first join TAW to not take me too seriously unless I am speaking about iconography!

[Michael the Iconographer]

"Give me a word ...any word and I will prove to you it is Grrreek..."....lol.....(My big fat Greek wedding)
Hmmm, let me try another word. How about "unterseeboot"?