something gross about me you didn’t want to know
June 20th, 2008 @ 7:15 am

when i get nervous, my feet sweat.

your turn…share your grossest quirk!

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  1. wanita said,

    June 20, 2008 at 8:05 am

    i’m w/ you on that–that’s why flip-flops rock! =)

  2. Chris Chowdhury said,

    June 20, 2008 at 8:13 am

    I eat White Castle… and love it!

  3. Hale-Yeah! said,

    June 20, 2008 at 8:26 am

    when i get nervous i have to take a #2

  4. Kelli said,

    June 20, 2008 at 8:30 am

    When I get nervous, my armpits sweat : (
    Hence the reason I wear black almost every day of the year.

  5. Lea Sims said,

    June 20, 2008 at 9:47 am

    Anne, I have sweaty feet syndrome, too, and not just when I’m nervous! My family teases me mercilessly about it. Unfortunately sweaty feet syndrome also leads to “stinky” feet syndrome, so I spend most of my time in sandals and flip flops to avoid that! My children have inherited the trait, too, darn it. When you strip the socks off my 4-month-old, you are graced with sweaty (but adorable) chubby feet. :c)

  6. lynse leanne said,

    June 20, 2008 at 9:50 am

    My feet sweat as well…kind of lame.

    but a funny one (not so gross) is when i am nervous i yawn…but never a full yawn, just the start of one. and you saw that first hand.

  7. John Carlson said,

    June 20, 2008 at 10:09 am

    Sometimes, when I get nervous, I stick my hands under my armpits and than I smell them like this! (aka Mary Katherine Gallagher)

  8. Jenni Catron said,

    June 20, 2008 at 10:15 am

    Not really gross, but when I get frustrated or angry I turn red and blotchy on my face, neck and chest and this happens long before I verbally lose my cool, so it’s a dead giveaway of what’s to come. Ask Jarrod, he’s experienced it often! :) Now he just says “Uh oh” and leaves my office in a hurry.

  9. Phil Thompson said,

    June 20, 2008 at 10:27 am

    Slow news day? I guess my deal would be “grouchy”, when i get nervous i become easily irritated and snap at loved ones.

  10. Tamara Cosby said,

    June 20, 2008 at 10:40 am

    This may not be totally gross but it is strange…when I get one hand wet, I HAVE to wet the other…and, when I wake up in the middle of the night, I cannot lay back down on the same side, I switch sides…EVERYTIME!

  11. Darren said,

    June 20, 2008 at 11:14 am

    Hey, Anne…

    I don’t have a quirk that I’M WILLING TO POST ONLINE (LOL!), but I do have to say - how the HECKY HECK have I missed your blog all this time? Great stuff!

    Linked you…
    D Plum

  12. Cristy said,

    June 20, 2008 at 11:35 am

    Tamara, I can’t have one hand wet and not other, same with feet. Can’t stick one in a pool while sitting on the side, and not ther other. Also can’t put on a sock, then a shoe, then the other sock and shoe. Have to put on both socks, then both shoes. Maybe I should see someone about this…

  13. Lori said,

    June 20, 2008 at 11:45 am

    My quirk … I HATE feet — even reading this makes me a little sick since sweaty feet are even grosser than normal ones :)

  14. sharon said,

    June 20, 2008 at 12:16 pm

    i can’t stand my jeans or anything to touch my bellybutton. sometimes my kid will catch me by surprise and stick his finger in deep as does my husband.

  15. Carol said,

    June 20, 2008 at 1:39 pm

    I guess this would be a quirk. When I brush my teeth, I always sneeze big time afterwards!

  16. Mamaof2boyz said,

    June 20, 2008 at 1:58 pm

    When I am bored I peel my toenails. I stick my tongue out when I am very focused. hahaha

  17. jill said,

    June 20, 2008 at 3:06 pm

    I don’t think I have any gross quirks… but I do have quirks and I do have grossness. :) Quirkiness- When I’m stressed, I organize things. There’s nothing to battle stress like a nice, cleaned out closet. Grossness-When I’m pregnant my feet stink - not b/c of sweat, they just stink and it’s only when I’m pregnant. (hm… or maybe I can only smell it when I’m pregnant… nah, I don’t think my husband would lie to me over stinky feet!)

  18. Ray said,

    June 20, 2008 at 3:14 pm

    Let the liberation continue!

    My twin sister has that half-yawn thing going too. Always bugged me, like she was bored when I talked or something.

    I suppose my quirk, though you probably couldn’t tell, is that I constantly analyze people to learn about them. Everything is free game, from voice inflection, posture, eyes, self-grooming, feet wiggling and direction they point…you name it. The goal for me is to figure out what makes them tick, and what they really think about so and so, or this and that. Not exactly sweaty feet, but since i do it often, even when nervous, maybe it counts. Who knows, maybe one of you will tell me I’m normal!

  19. Julie B. said,

    June 20, 2008 at 3:18 pm

    When I’m nervous my brain goes blank and my mouth says things that don’t make sense…blah, blah, blah…and then I have a nervous laugh…I’m such a geek! :)

  20. Milan Ford said,

    June 20, 2008 at 4:08 pm

    My wife thinks I should have been a coal miner the way I pick my nose. What can I say?

    Nasty noses make me sick.
    (I can’t believe I just shared that…)

  21. Brooke said,

    June 20, 2008 at 5:30 pm

    When i date guys i most always throw up because they make me so nervous. I used to carry around a plastic bag so i had something to throw up in. Now i just wing it. For real.

  22. Jodi said,

    June 20, 2008 at 6:51 pm

    I can’t leave zits alone. Gotta pop them.

  23. jon said,

    June 20, 2008 at 8:16 pm

    i have no problem giving a quick farmer blow if my nose is clogged… even in the shower…

  24. pollyh said,

    June 20, 2008 at 8:56 pm

    I ramble and my voice gets louder and louder and louder and then I blow. ABout twice a year. And I am done for this year!

  25. Jay Sellers said,

    June 20, 2008 at 9:49 pm

    Every group needs a nose picker…but never in public.

  26. Tim said,

    June 20, 2008 at 10:22 pm

    I think that my big toes look like rosie odonnell

  27. Darcie said,

    June 21, 2008 at 12:15 am

    One of my armpits sweats more than the other.
    My toes have been compared to both hot air balloons and chicken nuggets (and I can interlock them!)

  28. Jan Owen said,

    June 21, 2008 at 12:32 am

    i really don’t know what might be gross, but I crunch ice alot - which I’ve been told is very annoying. (by my husband) and I also cannot STAND for anyone to hold my legs down. I am very claustrophobic, but only really in this way. So no tickle fights for me - I go rabid!

  29. Kristiapplesauce said,

    June 21, 2008 at 1:19 am

    Nope. I refuse to participate. Stop it. Willnotbedrawnin. Nope, not gonna happen.

  30. Ken Storey said,

    June 21, 2008 at 1:42 am

    That wasn’t nearly as gross as I thought it would be. Feet aren’t that gross. My big toe had the toe nail ripped off and now its all bumpy no matter how much I file it. Thats gross. But sweaty feet not all that gross.

  31. kazzles said,

    June 21, 2008 at 2:35 am

    This isn’t gross, but when I pour a drink from the tap I always leave a little bit in the bottom and tip it out into the sink. Even if I then pour myself another drink because I’m still thirsty.

  32. Otim Michael said,

    June 21, 2008 at 8:05 am

    I pick my nose too darn much. In public!

  33. Steve Murphy said,

    June 21, 2008 at 9:30 am

    When I get afraid of heights, my palms get sweaty. It’s kinda slimy.

  34. Jeremy said,

    June 21, 2008 at 1:00 pm

    I used to eat my boogers. They tasted like chicken.

  35. K Ford said,

    June 21, 2008 at 2:33 pm

    I don’t have any quirks. I’m perfectly normal. However, for you sweaty-feet people, I’ve heard that if you soak your feet in like 4 bags of tea for about 20 minutes, it helps reduce the sweatiness. Not that I would know from actual experience, but I just wanted to bless ya’ll with a little help. You’re welcome.

  36. Ron Edmondson said,

    June 22, 2008 at 10:03 am

    Why do you think pastors want their own bathrooms near the stage. It happens every Sunday I’m speaking. Nervous poops.

  37. Lory said,

    June 22, 2008 at 2:12 pm

    I’m just a nail biter….

  38. Pete Wilson said,

    June 22, 2008 at 8:41 pm

    Pleae wear socks on your first day to the office :)

    I pick my nose in the car sometimes. Okay,okay, often.

  39. Alison said,

    June 23, 2008 at 5:37 pm

    It’s not that gross but it’s annoying. I’ll be mid-sentence and my voice catches in my throat - all ackkkk - and then I get the word out and move on. It happens at least twice in all high-intensity conversations before I get control of it. I can’t seem to break it. It’s a dead giveaway that I’m anxious or upset too - no hiding it from the husband. Dang.

  40. Mondok said,

    June 23, 2008 at 6:35 pm

    I’ll deny it if asked, but my wife catches me picking my nose in traffic.

    Did I over-share?

  41. Mondok said,

    June 23, 2008 at 6:36 pm

    there’s a bunch of nose-pickers here…

    home at last :)

  42. Joni said,

    June 25, 2008 at 3:09 pm

    Along with nose picking(privately), an art I learned to enjoy during my pregnancies, I am a belcher. Bigger the better.

  43. Andra said,

    June 27, 2008 at 9:46 am

    When I preach and I think I am making a really good point, my nostrils flare.

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