What interesting titbit of trivia can you tell us about you ?

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On a Highbrow TV quiz show called ''Only connect''.. where the contestants are highly intelligent , to start the show they're introduced with one piece of ''interesting' trivia about themselves

for example.. they might say..

Jean never has any less than 5 different types of cheese in her fridge

John.. has seen Star Wars in 8 countries

Owen.. can sing the national anthem backwards...


So tell us a piece of interesting trivia about you, that we don't know ....:D(y)
 

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I hitchhiked from PA to Camp Lejeune, NC (Marine Corps base) with a friend who happened to be my boss (so it would have been difficult to refuse the "invitation.") I was 21 and she was 24 and we could have gotten in a tonload of trouble, but ended up safe thanks to some extremely kind souls along the way.
 

While at the Navy jet engine school in Memphis Another sailor & I hitch hiked to the town he was born. It was next to the Mississippi river. His friend had a power boat & invited us to go water skiing. A new experience for me so I was all for it.

I was doing great until we crossed the wake of another boat. I lost control & ended up in the river. No problem (almost)I had a life preserver on. As the tow rope came around I reached for the D ring. That slid up my arm caught me under my armpit. Still moving that action drug me under. Managed to release my self but swallowed a lot of Mississippi river water.
 
One day in my class of 3 year olds a boy became ill. After cleaning him up and getting Parents called I sat with him applying a cold rag to
his hot forehead. This happened just as I was due to change learning stations to a station that had a little girl who had become very
attached to me in it. She kept giving me and the boy really dirty looks. I assured her I would be there shortly.
As the boy was being taken out the door she bolted for the door also and ran to the entrance door facing a busy street. I jumped and ran
after her and scooped her up.
She then staring at my eyes reached up and grabbed a hand full of hair above my temple and very slowly ripped it out root and all. I just
kept talking to her calmly as I carried her back into class. Another teacher had seen the event and the next day she said to me;
"I have no idea how you kept your cool getting your hair ripped out like that, I would have drop kicked her out the window by reflex"
One of the examples how I became known as having "Patience of a Saint"
You have no idea how much abuse a teacher may have to take to keep kids safe.
 
I wish I had some stories as interesting to share as some have posted. I don't, so I'm off going in another direction and naming a few idiosyncrasies I have, and wish I didn't:

1) Have to shower, shave, and be ready to leave home no later than 7 AM, even if I'm going nowhere.
2) I have a list of things I plan to do for the day. I feel insecure if it's not completed.
3) Can never lie down or nap during the day
4) Have to be done for the day by 7 PM. Anything I do after that is me time (no work, etc.)
5) Cannot eat in a restaurant alone
6) Now and then, I take a fun day when I do absolutely no work, but not unless I allow it in advance.
 
MACKTEXAS said:
I wish I had some stories as interesting to share as some have posted. I don't, so I'm off going in another direction and naming a few idiosyncrasies I have, and wish I didn't:

1) Have to shower, shave, and be ready to leave home no later than 7 AM, even if I'm going nowhere.
2) I have a list of things I plan to do for the day. I feel insecure if it's not completed.
3) Can never lie down or nap during the day
4) Have to be done for the day by 7 PM. Anything I do after that is me time (no work, etc.)
5) Cannot eat in a restaurant alone
6) Now and then, I take a fun day when I do absolutely no work, but not unless I allow it in advance.
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Do you think you'll ever reconsider your schedule?
 
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