post something odd about yourself
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All Seeing Eye
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Not 3 testicles?
Same here. Funny thing is, they're correct. Never had any negative situations arise from it though...
I've only had it come back negatively once. And apparently it was due to being the hated OTT stereotypical loud and brash American. According to my ex I may have played up to it and told the barman if it wasn't for people like me, he'd be speaking German - not the most loved sentence in the UK. I'm still hoping she's winding me up. Sadly I can't remember most of that night.
Personally... I don't hear any Americanisms. Though I've since tried to add some Glasgow into my accent with varied success. I can get away with some things... still can't get away with 'Get it up ye' as it sounds like a politician talking 'street'.
I can see how a lot of Scots, especially Glaswegians can sound Eastern Seaboard American to some ears, and sometimes such as the case with Jerry Sadowitz, it's hard to tell the difference at first glance. In these cases it's a relatively easy accent to adopt in parts, especially if one's had exposure to America (e.g. John Barrowman).
MeanJoePhaser
Admiral
I had my last baby tooth removed this year. I'm in my 30's. The "new" tooth never came it, so the baby one stayed there. It was filled once, but then rotted around the filling. It had to go.
They wouldn't let me keep it, either. Bums me out.
They wouldn't let me keep it, either. Bums me out.
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People think my husband's American all the time too. And he does have what I call a "trans-Atlantic" accent - he certainly doesn't have the accent local to his home town in Cavan. But he'd only lived in Ireland before we moved here to Canada. He blames watching too much American TV as a kid
Me? I'm an identical twin born with no wisdom teeth.
I've had a similar thing where one of my molars, the one right behind the incisor didn't have the adult tooth. The baby one fell out iin my childhood and I've just never had a tooth there since then. The dentists always want to fill it in with a bridge or something. They say that the other teeth will lean in if they don't. I've always resisted that. No one can see that a tooth is missing so it seems pointless to me. Well, it's been 30 years and the teeth still aren't leaning into the empty space!!
Another strange tooth thing, when they removed my wisdom teeth, they had 5 roots. Having an odd number of roots is apparently unusual in humans. I later learned that chimps frequently have 5 roots, so apparently there are chimps in my background!!
I also have a hitchhiker's thumb.
Mr Awe
I have some moles that you'd only see if I was wearing a string bikini...which I don't so no one ever sees them!
damn
At one point, I owned over 100 rabbits (not counting my family's animals). Also, I am willingly training for an ultra marathon. 
True enough, but somehow I can imagine the number of people dumb enough to do an ultra is a very tiny minority of the world, which is why I used it as my unique thing.
Interestingly enough, I am also in the process of getting ready for a race that the locals have lovingly nicknamed "The Winter Death March."
I'm finding it hard to think of something, I guess I'm pretty boring.
I wear all my socks inside out because I can't stand the seam touching my toes...
I wear all my socks inside out because I can't stand the seam touching my toes...
Hold out your hands, palms facing the ceiling. Now try to touch your palm with your pinkie.
When I do that, not only can I touch my palm, my ring fingers do not budge a millimeter and remain extended.
It amounts to absolutely nothing, of course, but I find it interesting how few people can do it (I've only met one other).
When I do that, not only can I touch my palm, my ring fingers do not budge a millimeter and remain extended.
It amounts to absolutely nothing, of course, but I find it interesting how few people can do it (I've only met one other).
Rÿcher
Fleet Captain
good way to earn a free beer.
