Name your weirdest, lamest, wussiest, off-the-wall hobby. Anything...(given that it adheres to the rules of this forum).

For example, mine is collecting 18th and 19th century ceramic and ironstone plates and dishware, specifically Blue Willow pattern.

I know....pretty lame.

I had a bullet collection once..starting a new one with this WWII 30 Cal. round I fished out of the Bay a few years ago.

I figure its safer than collecting guns:D

When I was a really little girl I would take colored foil, like from easter candy, and unwrap it very carefully so it had no tears and flatten it out and keep it in piles in a drawer. I have no idea why.

when i was young, collecting rocks.:rolleyes:

Originally posted by Redfield1533
Name your weirdest, lamest, wussiest, off-the-wall hobby. Anything...(given that it adheres to the rules of this forum).

For example, mine is collecting 18th and 19th century ceramic and ironstone plates and dishware, specifically Blue Willow pattern.

I know....pretty lame.
OK...heres mine. For a while I attempted to write a novel. Thats right an actual book. I did this several times but after a week or so on the project I stepped back and looked at it and said to myself "why did I write that shit?" and gave up.

when I was younger, I liked to cut out the cartoons from the newspaper and "file" them for future reading :rolleyes: :D

I like to play wordgames in my head. Its really weird, but I've been doing it for like 6 r 7 years, and by now, I've gone through all of the combinations in my head so many times I've memorized them all. the basic rules of the mindgame are as such. When's someone's talking, you pick apart their sentences. So if I say, "Hey, how's it going?" I assign a point value to everything. There are various way of playing, but the most basic way is to just give each letter one point. So, then you match each 3-letter section of that sentence and see how many words you can make out of it, or phrases that incorporate only those 3 words. So therefore, with my example sentence, there'd be-

hey
hye (as in a hye-roll)
eh, y
eye, eh
yeh (slang of yeah)

who
how
oh, www
w12, oh
how, oh

'tis
sit
its
is t
ts-i (eagle talon)
sti (subaru WRX 22b sti)

I go
og I
goo I
Gio (a friend's name)

Ng (friend's last name)

Top that for weird hobbies. Sometimes I'll be mouthing the words out and moving my lips, and my friend will be all like, "what the hell are you saying?" I've tried to stop myself from doing it, but it just doesn't work. Its a really subconscious thing now, but I do it like at least a 100 times a day.

Originally posted by ResidentRice
I like to play wordgames in my head. Its really weird, but I've been doing it for like 6 r 7 years, and by now, I've gone through all of the combinations in my head so many times I've memorized them all. the basic rules of the mindgame are as such. When's someone's talking, you pick apart their sentences. So if I say, "Hey, how's it going?" I assign a point value to everything. There are various way of playing, but the most basic way is to just give each letter one point. So, then you match each 3-letter section of that sentence and see how many words you can make out of it, or phrases that incorporate only those 3 words. So therefore, with my example sentence, there'd be-

hey
hye (as in a hye-roll)
eh, y
eye, eh
yeh (slang of yeah)

who
how
oh, www
w12, oh
how, oh

'tis
sit
its
is t
ts-i (eagle talon)
sti (subaru WRX 22b sti)

I go
og I
goo I
Gio (a friend's name)

Ng (friend's last name)

Top that for weird hobbies. Sometimes I'll be mouthing the words out and moving my lips, and my friend will be all like, "what the hell are you saying?" I've tried to stop myself from doing it, but it just doesn't work. Its a really subconscious thing now, but I do it like at least a 100 times a day.



wow, waaaaaay to much brain activity going on there. i usually have a hard enough time putting everything together, dont know how you do that lol. kinda interesting though. do you remeber why you started doing that?

nerdiest...role playing games.

Nuff said.

Three letters: MUD
:eek: :eek: :eek:

Originally posted by ChaoticThoughts
Three letters: MUD
:eek: :eek: :eek:



wow, MUD's.. that was back in the day. I remember my Computer Sciences buds would stay in the lab and MUD alllllll night. I was still amazed at emails and trying to figure them out. This was all done a VAX with MERLIN.


wow, those were the days


Do you ever think of MUD when you see those MUDD clothes at JC Penny(?)



just to make sure, you are refering to multi user dungeons, as in RPG?

Originally posted by ResidentRice
I like to play wordgames in my head. Its really weird, but I've been doing it for like 6 r 7 years, and by now, I've gone through all of the combinations in my head so many times I've memorized them all. the basic rules of the mindgame are as such. When's someone's talking, you pick apart their sentences. So if I say, "Hey, how's it going?" I assign a point value to everything. There are various way of playing, but the most basic way is to just give each letter one point. So, then you match each 3-letter section of that sentence and see how many words you can make out of it, or phrases that incorporate only those 3 words. So therefore, with my example sentence, there'd be-

hey
hye (as in a hye-roll)
eh, y
eye, eh
yeh (slang of yeah)

who
how
oh, www
w12, oh
how, oh

'tis
sit
its
is t
ts-i (eagle talon)
sti (subaru WRX 22b sti)

I go
og I
goo I
Gio (a friend's name)

Ng (friend's last name)

Top that for weird hobbies. Sometimes I'll be mouthing the words out and moving my lips, and my friend will be all like, "what the hell are you saying?" I've tried to stop myself from doing it, but it just doesn't work. Its a really subconscious thing now, but I do it like at least a 100 times a day.

After reading this I don't think any of my "hobbies" are even remotely weird. Sounds mildly OCD-ish.

Weirdest one in memory is similar to Krawdaddy's comic one. I used to tape tv shows. By that I mean set up an audio tape recorder next to the TV and record the dialog. Long before family had a VCR. Never really listened to them, it was mostly just the thought of preserving something.

Also enjoy blowing spit bubbles off my tongue.

Justin

Originally posted by Krawdaddy
just to make sure, you are refering to multi user dungeons, as in RPG?

Oh yes...theres nothing quite like a telnet multiplayer game...

For whatever reason, it was a time consumer, but it is something I don't think I can ever find interest in again.

As for other crapass games, I forget the name...you have little plastic models, real expensive...someone here should know what im talking about. I met a guy at school who enjoys it...I can enjoy things, but not at that kinda cost for a little game.

When I was about 15, I and some friends came across a chemistry book, that showed how to put together a simple lab, using such things as old light bulbs for test tubes. Well, we purified some hydrogen peroxide using same, because we found out that when mixed with another chemical, one got a substance that was almost as shock sensitive as nitro glycerine, and as violently explosive.

Since I'm still here, you can all assume our experiments met with failure.....for the most part. There was the rare fire, and exploding light bulb test tubes. But it was rather fun at the time.

Thats rad! I LOVED my first chemistry kit as a kid...

i used to collect rocks too...Crazy...

my crazyiest hobby is now since i started tap dancing....i tap all the freakin' time.....at work....when i'm walking from place to place.....i'll catch myself doing it....and stop myself..


oh...and if you think RPGs are nerdy...what about LIVE ACTION RPGs.....where you walk around in costume and such......(manu can't make fun of me for this...because he has done it as well ;))

I dont know if youd call this a "hobby" as such, but when I was little I used to collect little insects called slaters and put them in ice cream containers under my bed with plants and water etc in winter so they wouldnt be cold.......

I also used to collect keys.....thing was when I wasnt finding many Id start stealing them for various places....my parents had to keep getting new keys cut because of me.....

Originally posted by ChaoticThoughts
Three letters: MUD
:eek: :eek: :eek:



umm
whats that?

Originally posted by Raynewitch
I dont know if youd call this a "hobby" as such, but when I was little I used to collect little insects called slaters and put them in ice cream containers under my bed with plants and water etc in winter so they wouldnt be cold.......
I used to do stuff like that with sow bugs (I used to call them rollie pollies). I'd collect them and give them food and water. The only difference is that I'd keep them in the garage.

Originally posted by Redfield1533

I used to do stuff like that with sow bugs (I used to call them rollie pollies). I'd collect them and give them food and water. The only difference is that I'd keep them in the garage.

My Mum freaked out when she found them too....damn I was grounded for what felt like forever.....lol.

Originally posted by Krawdaddy
when I was younger, I liked to cut out the cartoons from the newspaper and "file" them for future reading :rolleyes: :D
I still do that to comics that I really find funny.


What else can you people through into the mix?

Here's one, I'm not sure if it's a habit or a hobbie, though:

I wash all my dishes based on size, location, and what letter they begin with (e.g. c=cups (small), d=dish (small), d=dish (large), etc.) I find it to be a therapeutic hobby after a long day at work.

Originally posted by cyberpunk001001




umm
whats that?


Multi User Dungeons... I believe. Kinda like ASCII RPG. Guys in CS used to play them all the time on the old VAX systems. I never got into them.

Hmmm...

Well, I come home and read my tarot cards almost everyday. I used to be determined to prove them wrong, so I'd ask the same question over and over. I always got the same answer though, so now I believe them.

I guess that's my "strangest" hobby.

I have been collecting porcilain dolls since my parents got divorced. My dad never let me have any thing nice when I was a kid, so my mom got me a porcilain doll when she came back from a "business trip" just after my dad left. Now I have 37.

Originally posted by PissyPrincess
I have been collecting porcilain dolls since my parents got divorced. My dad never let me have any thing nice when I was a kid, so my mom got me a porcilain doll when she came back from a "business trip" just after my dad left. Now I have 37.
That is pretty trippy. I've always had an aversion to porcelain dolls. There was a show TV show called Friday the 13th and a porcelain doll killed people. I don't know, just a childhood (twisted as it may be) fear.

my hobby is to....well it's more like a fettish. You know.....

dudes,
i like knives, i mean i really really dig knives. 50 pocket knives, 20 fixed blades, and 3 swords.

soooooo if anybody out there has a knife or other sharp edge out there.............

i like knives, i mean i really really dig knives. 50 pocket knives, 20 fixed blades, and 3 swords.
i like knives too. it's an instrument i use to please myself.l

Originally posted by NoDoz
dudes,
i like knives, i mean i really really dig knives. 50 pocket knives, 20 fixed blades, and 3 swords.
That's awesome. I have a few fixed blades and a 3 foot Scottish Claymore.

Originally posted by Allegra
Hmmm...

Well, I come home and read my tarot cards almost everyday. I used to be determined to prove them wrong, so I'd ask the same question over and over. I always got the same answer though, so now I believe them.

I guess that's my "strangest" hobby.

Heyyyyyyyyyyyyyy! Other than the "hobby" comment ;) :) YOU ROCK!

Originally posted by NoDoz
dudes,
i like knives, i mean i really really dig knives. 50 pocket knives, 20 fixed blades, and 3 swords.

soooooo if anybody out there has a knife or other sharp edge out there.............

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm sharp objects. I tried that...it scared my mother. With good reason.

Originally posted by NoDoz
dudes,
i like knives, i mean i really really dig knives. 50 pocket knives, 20 fixed blades, and 3 swords.

soooooo if anybody out there has a knife or other sharp edge out there.............


I like spyderco's myself :D

Originally posted by Raynewitch


Heyyyyyyyyyyyyyy! Other than the "hobby" comment ;) :) YOU ROCK!

Thanks! I've been learning about tarot for almost two years now...and I'm beginning to think that it's not something you necessarily master. I feel like there's always so much more to know.

And no offense intended with the hobby remark. It's just that most people I know think it's a little screwy, so I've gotten used to qualifying the behavior in terms other people feel comfortable with.:)

Originally posted by Allegra
And no offense intended with the hobby remark. It's just that most people I know think it's a little screwy, so I've gotten used to qualifying the behavior in terms other people feel comfortable with.:)

None taken, I was mucking around :)

I know what you mean though...I have done a few readings for certain people who treat it like its a big. lame joke. I find that kinda offensive so I refuse to read for them now lol! I figure if you cant respect what your sub-concious is trying to tell you though the cards then you dont deserve to know lol :p

Now if she could only learn to quit falling off the broom... LMAO! :D

THAT, BTW is related to why Rayne & sharp objects (or fire) don't mix.:)

As for me, not only do I collect edged weapons, but I practice with them as part of my martial arts training.:eek:

*Sigh* Witch joke again????

Shush about the fire ok? LOL! :D

.

I used to dissect my dead goldfish with a butter knife back when I was like 5.

as I grew older I pretty much just doodled in my books, but in jr. high I took one of the math text books and pretty much made every picture that I thought was dirty and added text for shits and giggles... come to think about it...i still do that..every so often in life... oh man

Civil War relics, and mustangs.

I uh, make soap. With fat and lye and water. I collect Ansel Adams pictures. I collect turtles.

Soap, huh? That is weird. :)

Ansel Adams? Many people say he's overrated. I think his work is great. I like to go to the gallery they have in Monterey's Cannery Row and just stroll, even taking time to study the ones I've already seen.

I have kinda been pushed upon collecting paperweights. I recieved one for Christmas last year, and I threw a big fuss about it saying "How can someone look at a paper weight, and then think of me!!!" Well, my friends and fam that I told that have all decided that buying me paperweights is fun. I hate them. But, I have 14 of them.

EDIT TO PREVIOUS LIST: Another, shared, weird hobby...learning about serial killers.

Originally posted by Redfield
EDIT TO PREVIOUS LIST: Another, shared, weird hobby...learning about serial killers.

learning..yea..by torturing poor defenseless animals that eat M & M's in order to live!

..heh heh...

Mwwwaaahaaahaaaa!!! And that's just the start of it.:D

Originally posted by Redfield
EDIT TO PREVIOUS LIST: Another, shared, weird hobby...learning about serial killers.

Red, have you had any head trauma? Thats a trait too you know.....

Serial Killers - the classiest hobby of all.......

Originally posted by Raynewitch
Red, have you had any head trauma?
As a matter of fact, yes. Once when I was a child I fell down some steps and another when I was in high school I was in a fight that left me with a 3 inch wound on my eyebrow and 11 stitches.

Scarey...all the pieces are adding up.:eek:

Speaking of which....you know we havent seen your wife for a while.....some theing you need to get off your chest?


:D ;)

Uhhhh.........she's been....out of town....I mean, busy. Yeah that's it...busy.



:eek:



inner monologue: I must change the course of the conversation before they find out.


Another hobby: Antique collecting

I actually have several hobbies, and a few collections...

Hobbies: drag racing, defenestration of politicians, and my horses, among other things.

Collections: Vintage Mustangs, and muscle cars, ESPECIALLY Mustang IIs, Weapons, and ex-wives...






























(just kidding about the wives)

Wow. I'm happy now that I know all of you guys are doing weird things with your time too. But I was really hoping to hear something really, really odd and disturbingly unique like my hobby, or I'm going to feel like a freak for a long time.

Your hobby is pretty damn cool. I just can't see doing it on my free time as a hobby.

It requires too much brain power.

It must be your superior intellect. :D

Well, I AM Asian.........

Porcialin Dolls ... I have 40 been collecting since I was 7yrs old

Originally posted by PissyPrincess
Porcialin Dolls ... I have 40 been collecting since I was 7yrs old

:topic: (but sorta on it too)
I had a friend whose sister collected those clowns with the porcelain face...only she was damn scared of them...so every night before she went to bed she would kiss each and every one of them (there were like 30 bazillion of the creepy suckers) because she thought that if she didn't they would kill her while she slept. (and she was around 16 years old)

So then, one April fools my friend and I went into her room and placed all them creepy clowns at the base of the bed or..door or something and wrote "KLOWN" with one of them blood capsules. It freaked the hell out of her. hehehe...I laughed.

weirdest hobby.
well i read so many romance novels, i kinda collect them.
a collection of romance novels sounds strange to me.

this isnt exactley a hobby, but it's kinda strange. I have pretty long, very curly (think of that afro headed spice girl) hair,.. and when i'm in the shower the hair gets tangled in my fingers... so to check how long my hair has gotten, i put the hair on the wall, stretch it out so it's not curling, and see how long it is. Then i get kinda bored, and try to draw a picture with that one long hair, like a house and a tree or some kind of squiggle...

(and that word game, i wasnt thinking OCD, i was thinking autism actually....oh but you are asian, that explains it or something. ;) )

something along the lines of what resident rice said.. when i'm watching tv, i always trace the edge of the button down shirt, or blazer that the character is watching, like i'm drawing it in my head, and superimposing it onto the characters's shirt. like start down at one wrist and draw a circle and go up the arm for a sleeve then around the color and down the front of the shirt,and then around the back for the back of the shirt, back to the front up to the collar again...oh i forget, i guess i need to see a shirt on tv to picture it. but i try to trace the whole outline of the shirt with like one line. *shrug*

Turtle.... the hair thing is a lil weird...LOL

Let's see....

I collect Barbies - my mom got me started. I have about 75 mint in Pink Box. I'm very selective on the Barbies I buy. I don't just buy one because it's a collector's item.

I also love Unicorns and rainbows, I have a small collection of unicorns figurines and pictures.

I do logic problems and other word puzzles when I'm not on the computer or reading a book.

Originally posted by ResidentRice
Well, I AM Asian......... I can't believe you just said that.

Originally posted by Criminal

OK...heres mine. For a while I attempted to write a novel. Thats right an actual book. I did this several times but after a week or so on the project I stepped back and looked at it and said to myself "why did I write that ****?" and gave up.

I do that all the time too
:)

I also collect pez dispensers (does anyone have a bart simpson pez dispenser? i can't find them anywhere)

Originally posted by Kahani
I also collect pez dispensers (does anyone have a bart simpson pez dispenser? i can't find them anywhere)
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOoooohhhhhhhhhhhh Yeah!

My father (a model and toy collector) has the whole set. PM (or AIM) me, and we'll talk.

Medieval swordsmanship. I tried it yesterday, it was fun...

Awesome, mayaneagle!

What kind of blade do you prefer? Mine = Late era Claymor. The length is right for my size (5'5") and the weight leaves nothing for an adversary.

Ummm....playing mind games with the intern at the local COC. He thinks I have a crush on any moving male. It's sick.

Originally posted by Redfield

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOoooohhhhhhhhhhhh Yeah!

My father (a model and toy collector) has the whole set. PM (or AIM) me, and we'll talk.

sweet!
:)

I don't have AIM, but you can email me at ninermouse@hotmail.com