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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 7th and 8th grades,...Submitted by Aggie (not verified) on July 13, 2006 - 7:47am.
In 7th and 8th grades, I wore at least one ring on every finger, not excluding my thumbs. I stopped wearing them because I was cast in the lead role in the high school musical, and when I took them off, that was the end of jewelry for me (except brief wearings of wedding rings). I thought of this because last night I found the ruby ring my grandmother gave me when I was ten, which her dad gave her when she was 17. I love this ring, so I actually wore it for 2 hours. Since I like looking it, I'm going to hang it on the wall. By wearing a ring or two on every finger for two years, I cured myself of the desire to ever wear jewelry. In fact, jewelry seems like a weird idea to me now. » POSTED IN:
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