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AskMe: How to become an eccentric (or just look like one)
Merlin Mann | Jul 13 2006
Suggest eccentricities for me to adopt | Ask MetaFilter From a fun AskMe thread:
This reminds me of that stage where teenage girls randomly start to affect a terrible british accent, or when college freshmen suddenly stop wearing shoes and take up raw foods and the shakuhachi. Of course, this is not to say that I haven't had ideas of my own. ’Fess up: what was your goofiest affectation and what made you stop it? Clarification (2006-07-15 10:20:20): The "In my quest..." portion above is a quotation from the link that is referenced; it's not actually me asking for help to (God forbid) become more eccentric. This confused some people, and, well, I regret your confusion if you have any and hope this clarification helps. -- The Management 98 Comments
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 All through college, I wrote...Submitted by kevin (not verified) on July 13, 2006 - 11:24am.
All through college, I wrote small enough to put a week's notes on a single page of a 3 x 5 glue-edged notepad. (This was before the Hipster PDA.) People used to ask for copies of my notes as cheat sheets, but it usually didn't help them, unless they brought a magnifying glass. I went through a couple of years wearing all monochrome, mostly all black, but some days blue or green. People have commented that I'm always chewing old school pink bubblegum. It's easier to find than Black Jack, and it drives my dentist crazy. Conspicuously avoiding swearing passes for an affectation in my current work environment. » POSTED IN:
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