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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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 In third grade, when I...Submitted by Nathan Williams (not verified) on July 16, 2006 - 5:36pm.
In third grade, when I had just moved to a new school system, I declared that I was from a different planet (an imaginary planet I had invented). I immediately alienated all but one of my new classmates. Unsurprisingly, that one is the one I'm still in touch with today. I was extremely surprised when a post-college roommate mentioned that he knew that person, and asked me about the different planet. I keep my college ring (brass rat) on my keychain rather than on my finger, most of the time. I just considered it practical, but it's been remarked upon a lot in the ten years since I started doing it, so I think it counts. I frequently use old-ish curses like "dagnabbit". I keep trying to work my way up to "Zounds", but it doesn't really have the punch that it used to. » POSTED IN:
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