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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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 Just as I was thinking...Submitted by Brian (not verified) on July 13, 2006 - 7:15am.
Just as I was thinking that this post didn't pertain to me at all, I remembered that I went through a stage during high school when I actually asked everyone (friends, family, teachers--really, everyone) to refer to me by a ridiculous name, with which I actually signed all correspondence, homework, exams--you get the idea. Oh, and I used to be quite attached to my pocket watch in a way that was less practical than it was monocle-like. Oh, yeah, and I used to wear white T-shirts and jeans, exclusively. I think I'd better stop at that. Thanks for opening that wound for me, Merlin. » POSTED IN:
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