To all the people who tagged me, I say: UNA DO WELL OOO!!! If not that I have the fear of God in me ehn, I for show una shege! Who told you people I wanna be tagged? Respect urselves ooo! If this happens again, I cannot promise not to break a few fingers. Ehen..
The Rules:
1. Link the person who tagged you to this post – Dark ElCee, Aloof, & Standtall
2. Mention the rules in your blog – Yes, that’s what you’re reading right now.
3. Tell 6 unspectacular quirks of yours – Only six?? Ok
4. Tag 6 following bloggers by linking them – I’ll do that @ the end of my post
5. Leave a comment on each of the tagged blogger’s blogs letting them know they’ve been tagged – I’ll do that as soon as I publish this post.
Six Quirks Bout Me:
1. I play with my breasts. It’s not sexual, but I just can’t stop. It’s been a [bad] habit since I was a kid. I have tried to stop, but I can’t. I always catch my hand in my shirt doing God-knows-what. Sometimes, I hold the entire breast; sometimes, just the nipple. I hold the steering wheel with my left hand and hold my breast with my right hand. I’ve been caught at traffic lights by male drivers, and they’ve usually given me the you-don’t-have-to-do-it-yourself look. I’ve had to zoom off as soon as the light turns green.
2. I talk to myself. I know most people do, but when I talk to myself, I count my syllables. I add up the syllables of all the words I have spoken to myself, and I make sure they are even. I don’t want my speech to myself to be odd. Example: I won’t say “Oh God, look at that” because it’s 5 syllables. I’d rather say “Oh, my God, look at that” because it’s six syllables.
3. I won’t order pizza with pineapples on it, but I don’t mind eating it. The catch is that I must pick all the pineapples out. Now here is the weird part: I’ll eat the pineapples as long as I throw a piece in my mouth, and then take a bite of pizza. It makes no sense. I might as well eat the pizza with the pineapple on it. But I can’t. I have to separate them, and then eat them together,
4. When I’m doing number two (AKA ‘shitting’), I make sounds as if I’m pushing a baby. I even tell myself to push. I breath thru pursed lips and wipe the invisible sweat on my forehead. Then I’ll keep screaming things like “Yam, you did this to me!”… depending on what I ate before doing number two. If it’s Chinese food, I’ll say, “Chinese food, you did this to me!!” I guess when I’m in real labor, I’ll say [insert my future husband’s name here], you did this to me!”
5. I’m obsessed with greeting cards. I love giving them as much as I love receiving them. I have sooooo many cards for my future husband. I even have cards for our first wedding anniversary. Now that I have the cards ready, all I need is the husband. That shouldn’t be too difficult, right? LOL. I have birthday cards for guys, girls, and even kids. I have Valentine cards for my future hubby too. It’s a sad, sad case, I tell you. I’m ashamed of even admitting it.
6. I keep weird things. In 2004 (or was it 2003), my marine friend gave me a pack of gum. I am yet to eat it; I never will. In February of this year, a six year old boy gave me a lolipop for Valentine. I’m also yet to eat that. I keep the little papers that are tucked inside fortune cookies; I keep movie tickets & put the names of the owners on them, and of course, I keep cards too. I still have cards from seven years ago.
7. (call this extra credit). I’m a sniffer. I sniff my bed; I sniff the couch; I sniff my purse; I sniff my wallet; I sniff the inside of my car (I’ve thought about sniffing my engine, but I haven’t done so yet); I sniff people; I sniff my hair (fake or real); I sniff my stuffed animals; I sniff my pet fish, Philip (So far, I have been able to withstand the temptation of perfuming him). When I get my German Shepherd dogs, I will sniff them too. I will sniff my future husband & children. I sniff my clothes, shoes, and jewelry. I even sniff my keys. (What normal person sniffs keys? I do. Yes, I refer to myself as ‘normal’). I sniff my laptop, my books, my pens, my breasts, my underarms, my hands, my feet…everything that is sniffable gets sniffed. Did you know that our sense of smell is our strongest one? I think I have an itty bitty problem with smell. This is evidenced by the following:
– The perfumes I have (over 30…and still counting)
– The 7 air freshners in my car (lucky number 7??)
– The perfume in my purse (in case I forget to perfume @ home)
– The endless list of perfumes I’m still gonna get (and they are not cheap! Somebori help me please; I’m broke!)
– The 3 air fresheners in the bathroom.
– The liquid air freshners in the living room (those ones you pour in a little thingy and place a lighted candle underneath them. What are they called again??
– And of course, the Febreeze fabric freshener I always spray on the couch.
P.S. I refuse to vacuum without carpet deodorizer!
And on the day that I vacuum, I refuse to cook! If I cook, the smell of the food will spoil the smell of the carpet deodorizer. I’d rather stay hungry than compromise the smell of the carpet.
Feel free to call me weird. You won’t be the first.
I tag the following people: Black James Bond, Tobenna, The Last King of Scotland, Babasola, Boorish Male, Tayo Odukoya.
Did anyone notice I tagged only guys?? Sorry ladies, today is not your day. LOL. If you’ve already done the tag…oh well.
UPDATE: Standtall suggested that I tag Funmie…in spite of her being female *rolling eyes*. So Funmie, consider yourself tagged!
ok, you officially need help!
since u play wih ur breasts, i assume they have names shey?
for #6, I’m afraid to imagine how ur house looks!
maybe u are preparng fr labour with #4
lemme secure my position before someone else comes…
bloggers and fellow readers, can u guyz imagine what i go thru?
trust me all of the things listed are just d icing on the cake…..
ihave one….
when Vera gets in the car todrive,she has to adjust the seat and mirrors (every single time OK!). position her purse properly,then grab it agin toget out her lip gloss,apply lip gloss and look in the mirror to make sure it looks just like she wants it,mind u it might just be too much and that means that she has to rub off and re-apply. then she repositions her purse again. then her cell phone has to be in its ‘proper’ place. if she sees lint on her cell phone screen she has to wipe it off….. then she properly readjusts her bluetooth to fit in her ears……looks to make sure that the mirror is set….. and then, as in maybe then she might move the car…dats if she did not forget to get out her ‘fanta’ orange soda fromthe trunk….
oh did i say i had i one? i meant a few.
Bumight: You’re not serious. LOL. No, I do not have names for them, but now that you have mentioned it, I’ll think about it. Indeed, I’m practicing for my actual labor.
Funmie: You suck!! Who sent you message? Dem send you to come talk about me? Mind ya self oo!
Wetin I go call you Vera? You too abnormal to be near normal. I dont do perfume, when I have I forget to use it. Hubby forced me to put perfume in my bag. He forced roll-on on my armpit!!!
I use to be obsessed with cards and letters to give/write and keep forever. That just changed when I become obsessed with the internet and SMS (lol).
You ended up with 7 quirks se? Ignoring the rules (lol)
Hope I have mentioned that you are hyper abnormal? Okay, that honestly makes you unique and weird.
I sniff my 3 cats too but I ain’t a sniffer.
Ablackjamesbond has done his quirks a long time ago. Let see what the rest of your guys will give us o (lol)
Very Weird Vera, why not tag Funmmie? I would have loved to know how you compliment each other
StandTall: Your husband forced roll-on on your armpits?? Hahahaha. That is funny! Babe, but wetin you get against roll-on now? I, on the other hand will not leave the house without it. I even have one in my car…just in case. Since you have requested it, I will tag Funmie. I’m still laughing @ ur husband forcing roll-on on your armpits. LOL. That’s just toooooo funny.
veraaaaa,
you play with your boobs? y now?lolllllll
LMAO @ NO 4,maybe you need to take more liquids to aid the whole process?
Not to fret, very soon you will get hubby to give those cards too.
And this sniff thingy, be careful oh. dont go and sniff chemicals.
you sniff ur keys? maybe you should have been a dog? lolllllllllll
I talk to myself too. As for buying cards and everything else you can for your future husband, well as funny as it is, it does make sense in my opinion…”You attract things that are aligned with your most dominant thought”…keep stacking the cards
VERA!!! U’re not normal at all, at all O! But come first…how many times do you have 2 repeat things 2 ya sef b4 u achieve even numbered syllable?
Iz all good sha, we won’t call u mad yet. Let’s just call u eccentric…mmm dat sound’s attractive … Yes o. The eccentric Verastic.
LOL! U crack me up!
Dont mind me o. He calls me a bush girl cos I wont remember to you either roll-on or perf. I do make attempt to dash out of the house to work and he would just force me to use the roll-on and remind me to pls use my perf since it’s being forced on me via my bag (lol)
Am changing sha.
I cld see Doug has being here. My handy work. I linked u both since he said in his quirks that he talks to himself like you do (lol)
Sweetheart, this level of weirdness pass me. Can I file for divorce please. As a marra of urgency o!
DarkElCee: I shoulda been a dog? LOL. Don’t lemme catch that your mouth oo. But it does make sense though. I think my nose works pretty well too because I’m so used to sniffing. Don’t worry, I won’t sniff chemicals. LOL. So wait oh; am I the only one who plays with my boobs? Maybe I should stop admitting this. LOL.
Doug: Thank you oo! Thank you for not telling me I’m weird. Wait, does that mean you’re weird too? LOL. I’ll keep stacking my cards.
Ibilola: You’re crazy oo! How dare you say you won’t call me mad – yet. Stop this insult o… lol. And it’s not too hard to achieve even numbered syllables. I just have to add one more syllable.
Standtall: LOL. I don’t blame the man for forcing you oo. LOL. What if you raise your hand and the smell makes people pass out? LOL. Hahahaha. You’re too funny, babe.
Temmy Tayo: LOL. No, you cannot! We vowed to be together for normal for weird, so no, you cannot divorce me! U can 4get about it.
I’ve always known u were the WEIRDEST blogger on earth…lol…since the day you apparently FLUSHED ur dead fish in the toilet! VERAAAAA…only you…
But i was jumping in glee @ number 6. That makes two of us…wooohhhoooo! We have somn in common! I lurrrrveeeeeee keeping things….my lirrule sister gave me a colorful eraser last yr (the last born)…she said I shd keep it to remind me of her when I travel back to yankeee…haven’t even dreamt of using it! Lol. I keep old love letters, old cards, old notes (even classroom random paper notes) in any old shoe-box I can find…ehennnn….PICTURESSSS!!! Ahhh, I keep all old photos…no matter how ridiculous! Good stuff Vera!
Stop playing with ur boobies Vera…(or at least don’t do it at a red traffic light…lolll…pleaseeeeeee). Weirdo!
Lolll…Darkelcee said maybe u shd have been a dog…lolllll…ROTFL…:)
Sniffer, auto-caresser, soliloquizer, grunter, Pizza-dissembler, card-stacker, keeper.
Reminds me of Monk!
Quirkiest set of quirks I’ve come across so far on Blogsville!
Jaycee: Yes oh! Can you imagine this kin nonsense? How dare she suggest that a whole me should have been a dog?? LOL. So you keep stuff too? Awesome! Don’t mind them; we’re normal. I keep old school papers too. It’s amazing.
Porter Deharqourt: LOL. I cannot believe you just compared me to Monk. Hahaha. Kai! What makes it worse is that you’re not the first one to tell me that I am like Monk. Chei!
…cards from 7 years…”
reminds me of a guy i read of,who refuses to give a girl a “personal” card cos he’s afraid (feels he’ll be embarrased) of it surfacing 10 years down the line, especially if he’s not married to the lady in question
my armpit no dey smell o (lol) is cos I know I have natural fragrance that why I dont do perf but trust me Lagos is too tough to keep it on. So I use now and leave my case o Vera
Gosh, can you say obsessive compulsive disorder Vera? There i was waiting to identify with you…and nadas! Well, apart from keeping cards and other such keepsakes…evrything else, you are just weird!!! 😉 But we love you lyk that!
StandTall: Natural fragrance? LOL. I don’t even wanna find out. That Lagos heat is terrible; I cannot cope. LOL…still laughing @ you having ‘natural fragrance’. Hehehehe
Naija Vixen: You’re not the first one to tell me that I have Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, and you’re not the first one I will not agree with. LOL. I have diagnosed myself with NON Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. I love you too.
***I forgot to reply Webround.***
Webround: LOL. I cannot believe he doesn’t give cards because of that. Hahahaha. That’s funny. I don’t think any of the women he gave cards too will shoow up a decade later to ruin his marriage thru the cards. LOL. That’s funny. But you know what though? I understand.
LOL. I do No. 1 and 4 as well.. At least I know I am not weird 🙂 Great post…
Weirdo..hee hee
Breast holder….lol!!!! I got a friend who weighs hers with her hand.
Vera, u r definitely quirky!
I can identify with #1 although i dont think i do it as often as u do…
…lol @ having all those cards fr ur husband…lucky man he is..and he doesnt even know it yet…
…i see u r also a collector of some sorts…nice
30 perfume bottles? Wait until u r pregnant…i am sure u will throw half of the lot out or keep them locked up…then u would wish u were no sniffer.
…can’t understand when pple talk to themselves. I do all the talking in my head.
Lee: LOL. You do number one & four too?? Thank God I’m not the only crazy one – not that I’m saying we’re crazy.
Taurean Minx: That’s why you loveeee meee! Admit it, baby.
NikkiSab: Oh yeah, I weigh mine too. You just hold them both in both hands…and check their weight.
Black James Bond: You do number one? LOL. What do you hold? Hahaha. I’m picturing it. Yes, my husband is a lucky man – I hope. I won’t throw my perfumes away when I’m pregnant oo. I’ll have to lock them away in the basement or something. You do all the talking in your head ehn? So in ur mind now, that’s normal abi? LOL.
Oh my…someone who is as obsessed with smells as i am…with over 30 bottles of perfume, an unending list of must haves, over 20 victoria secret and bath and body works splashes, perfumed body lotion, perfume in my bag, airfreshners in my car, candles in my room…I thought i was alone sister, so alone in this world…
I talk to myself too…play with ym belly buton not my breasts (which is really weird)
Amazing….
Uzo: Oh my, really?! Nwa nne’m, you’re obviously my sistah! Don’t mind these other people; they don’t understand us. I play with my belly button too, but not as much as my breast. And I play with my ears too, but not as much as I do with my breasts. So when are we gonna get together and share perfume ideas? LOL
Vera, wot r u tryna say? Welldone …1-0
Oh fabulous…anytime…
I am really craving anything by Marc Jacobs now. My recent acquisitions Ralph Lauren – Style and Sarah Jessica Parker’s Lovely…Then on the Bath and Body Works tip, i copped the following in their 5 for $25 sale – sparkling peach body lotion, black raspberry vanilla shower gel, chocolate amber shower gel, japanese cherry blossom body splash and midnight pomegranate body splash. Phew! Cant wait for my dad to get back with my goodies…
I am also a little obsessive compulsive so i have all my perfumes and body splashes arranged in a particular way – so today its perfume, tomorrow its a body splash etc…you get my drift..same thing in the shower – today its shower gel, tomorrow its soap (you guessed it – something nice smelling)
What perfume are you wearing today?
I really think its a sickness but i love it….:-)
Black James Bond: You know what I’m trying to say *wink, wink* LOL. If you say you’re normal…then sure *rolling eyes* I agree with you. Who am I to tell you you’re dreaming? LOL.
Uzo: You know I had to think really hard to remember what I’m wearing today. I don’t do body splashes & mists. I have a bunch of them, but I kinda got over them already. I only use them when I’m not going out. I keep getting them as gifts, so now, I use them to freshen my bed and pillows. LOL.
Today, I’m wearing Bright Crystals by Versace. Love it!! I need to put up a list of my future perfumes. Of course, I can’t put up a list of all of them – just five of them for now. LOL.
So you’re kinda obsessive compulsive too? You go gal!! Me too! Do you arrange your clothes too? I arrange mine according to seasons (winter, summer, spring), and then I have subsections: casial clothes, semi-formal, and totally formal. And of course, I have a place traditionals, and a place for ‘party’ clothes. LOL.
see what you have caused, I was doing the #2 the other day, and I started breathing and making the sounds as if i was pushing a baby out!
We both know you’re weird. I had no idea you were this far gone. In Nigeria we’d take you to those churches where you get delivered by flogging 😀
Play with ur breast and tell me its not sexual???
I play with my breast and its usually sexual…lol..we got a lot in common, yes?
I wont order or eat pizza with pineapple on it..I can have the pizza, take out the pineapples and eat the pineapples as desert…
Oh my…I arrange my clothes and shoes…so so bizarre….
I love splashes and mists because of how light they are..and how decadent some of the concoctions can be…Victoria’s Secret Pear Glace is still one of my favorites….
lord have mercy… wow!…kudos to you for sharing those Quirks.
Playing with your breast on traffic? deep…lol!!!
This is an interesting post
http://www.notjustok.com
Bumight: LOL. Now be honest: how did it feel?? Wasn’t it exciting? Exhilirating? Possibly emancipating?? Talk true oo! And whose name were you calling while you were doing it? Or should I say which food were you calling??
Azuka: Stop hating on me jare. If you’ve been fantasizing about spanking me, then just tell me and let’s get it over with. And what the heck happened to your blog? Been looking for it. Have you moved?
AfroBabe: Yeah, we have a lot in common. What is the deal with pineapple on pizza? I’m good with the meat alone (as long as it’s not turkey). As 4 playing with breasts…well, babe…the commonality no dey too much o. LOL. Well, we only go as far as playing with boobs. Our reasons 4 doing it r different…but you go gal! LOL.
Uzo: Are you thinking what I’m thinking?? I think we’re twins! Either that, or we share at least one parent. The question is…which one?? LOL
NotJustOk: My dear, e no easy @ all oh. In my defense, it’s not like my actions have ever been premeditated. I mean, I don’t get to the traffic light and think 2 myself…geee…what do I do with all these 45 seconds I have? LOL. It just happens…
Verastic, you’re just kolocious. An official Weirdo! Which kain person you be? Kai, LOL… And why the heck did you have to tag me now?
Your quirks are the qqqqqiurkiestttt I’ve read in blogville yet. Good cos it made your piece such an interesting read! Something really refreshing about your honesty. I do share the sniffing thing … I’d sniff anything inc. everthing you mentioned. Funny… I didn’t remember that when I was doing my ‘tagged’ post. I also share #2, though my STM (short term memory) has just gone blank on what it is!I do share though.
Ah… it’s just come back to me. Yes I talk to myself… all the time. And if I’m out on the street and a passer-by catches me doing it, I turn it into a song. Yep!
So, if carpet deodorizer no dey, your house just go durty? na wa oh. lol!
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play wit breast-ha!
you push when pooping-Ha!!
lol @ yam you did this to me-this girl u are crazy!
Tayo: Don’t question my authority. Just go & do the tag immediately. No waste my time oo!
Naijalines: You turn yours into a song? LOL. I usually hold my phone to my ear and act like I was on the phone. So you’re a fellow sniffer ehn? Awesome! I was sniffing my keyboard the other day. I did not like how it smelt. It wasn’t very Verastic. I thought about perfuming it but I didnt know if it will cause a spark. LOL.
Solomon Sydelle: Well, I always buy the carper deodorizers in bulk. Okay, maybe not bulk, but I buy more than three at a time. I have 2 make sure that I always have it. I don’t ever run out. Happy Nigerian Proclaimation day to you too. I’m gonna go find out wat it means.
Pink Satin: Yes, I do everything and much more. You’re not the first person to call me crazy.
sweet vera no yawa. added to zena’s request i will do this tagged thingy. now i know more about u. hmmmmmmm.lol. very funny stuff
Last King of Scotland: Yes oh, do the tag, so I can know more about you too. Be very open. Funny stuff I wrote about myself abi? I know. Sadly, it’s true.
vera vera my sweet vera. how r u???
Wow…@ least you didnt hold back on anything
Last King Of Scotland: My dear, I dey oh. How are you, my love?
AbaBoyPart2: LOL. Abi?? Maybe I shoulda held somethings back sef cause these things I revealed are quite embarrassing. LOL. Oh well.
am sorry o but i had to comment….ROTFLMAO….”yam u did dis to me…PUUUSH!!!!”…. LMAO…Priceless
I hate to admit it but i play with my breasts and my navel too….crazy innit?
But am d most unorderly person ever…my room is always up turned
Nne: LOL. I laugh at myself when I think of it too, but oh well – it’s a habit…. one that I do NOT do around people, of course. LOL.
Doll: I used to play with my navel too… until the thing disappeared and went to Navel Heaven. Oh well. Things happen. LOL.
High-larious!
I’m visiting here for the first time, but I’m getting to work on that Range Rover as soon as I finish this comment.
interesting quirks and refreshing. i like number 1[though u say its not sexual]. as for keeping cards i did that a lot as well when i was younger. kept every love letter, poem, card and gift i got. those days!