So, my fellow DUers, tell me a random fact about yourself

[tinfoil tiaras]

Here's mine: When I was younger, I used to be deathly afraid of birthday parties to the point that i would go under the table and cry whenever people sang "The Birthday Song" :crazy:

[BlueJazz]

1. When I was a Toddler, my Mom would take me shopping....

..at "Women's stores".
I used to see signs (at the stores) that said "Ladies Hose" and I'd think:

"What the heck is a Garden Hose being sold here for?"

[tinfoil tiaras]

2. Aww

:D

[baldguy]

3. I have a birthmark on my forearm shaped like West Virginia

Only its backwards

[OhioBlue]

4. when I was in HS

(more than a decade ago...)
I dropped the baton in the mile relay. Not so bad... but... it was State finals.

[Broken_Hero]

5. I played

clarinet from 6th grade, all through high school...was in pep band, and symphonic band(highest band at school), and made it to SE Alaska Honor Band, in 1994....

Thing is, I'm 6'4, and at the time, was well over 300lbs, played football, track and field...a lot of people were surprised that I was also musically talented...;)

[lizziegrace]

6. I was terrified of escalators

but only going down. I thought I'd get stuck and end up in the basement with all the steps that were going down...

[reyd reid reed]

7. I'm almost painfully shy....

Yes, boys and girls, you heard it here first.

I'm shy.

:blush:

[NewWaveChick1981]

11. Actually, rrr...

So am I. :hug: I'm naturally an introvert. But in the right situation---when I feel comfortable with people---the shyness disapppears. ;)

[reyd reid reed]

36. That's EXACTLY it!

Heh...ain'tcha'll glad you brought me out of my shell?

:scared:

:hug:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

8. I too have a birthmark......

It's on the inside of my left forearm, and it's shaped like a Cocker Spaniel.......

It's a port wine stain, I believe........

:hi:

[BlueIris]

9. I loathe and fear most kinds of cheese.

Unless it's on pizza or in lasagna, I can't stand the stuff.

[Bassic]

10. When I was really young, like 2 years old or something,

I used to think that people who played Tennis were arguing on who was supposed to keep the ball. See at that time, the word "sports" meant only, and exclusively "hockey". Don't worry, I grew out of it pretty fast. ;)

[meegbear]

12. In the 6th grade, I lost the school spelling bee ...

it was just me and another kid and the words were in alphbetiacal order. I wasn't paying attention and for some reason, I spelt 'judge' "g-u-d-g-e". :cry:

[tinfoil tiaras]

15. hahaha...aww

don't worry, i can't spell either! :D :P

[REP]

13. Our House Was on the Battle of Westport Battlegrounds

When my mother first told me about the Civil War, she told me it happened before I was born. I thought she meant *right* before I was born, and it was being fought on the front yard as my parents left to go the hospital with my mother in labor. I was four, and had a loose grasp of time.

[Glorfindel]

14. I had similar confusions as a child...

when we went to Atlanta, I'd always ask to see the ashes. I figured if a place that big burned to the ground, there HAD to be a big pile of ashes somewhere.

[Hugin]

16. My secret is that I have no secrets.

Yeah.... RIGHT! :eyes:

[Arkham House]

17. When I was a little boy...

...I talked to a very old man, who described to me the battle of Concord Bridge, as HE had heard it when he was a little boy--from an eyewitness...that's always made me feel like I was part of history, in a visceral sense...

[femmocrat]

18. Walking into a room full of people practically causes a panic attack

for me. I'm also terrified of heights, stairs with open backs, balconies, glass elevators, etc. I had a terrible fear of flying, but somehow overcame that.

[Phillycat]

19. When I was two, I ate ants. The little red ones. nt

[femmocrat]

20. The chocolate covered ones are supposed to be a delicacy!

n/t

[calico1]

21. When I was around 13 or so I thought it would be

a cool idea to change the color of my nail polish EVERY DAY. I did this for around a month or so. My nails started to peel like onion peels..they were so dried out. I cut them short and stopped this crazy new habit of mine but I ruined my nails irreparably. Ever since then they have grown all uneven, some with ridges in them. What a stupid thing to do. My nails were like my Mom's--very nice. Now I have to keep them short because they look just weird if they have any length to them because they are so deformed. Meantime all my sisters still have very nice nails. The stupid things some of us do when we are kids......:banghead:

[Rabrrrrrr]

22. I was cleaning my gun and accidentally shot

Archduke Ferdinand and Sophie, but was too much of a coward to admit to it so handed the gun to the Serbian guy sitting next to me, and I ran like hell.

I figure after all this time, it's time for me to come clean.

Truthfully, I thought the gun was empty; and after the first shot, I was sure it was empty. Talk about egg on my face! :rofl: Well, it all ended okay, so no harm done.

[liberalitch]

23. Jeeeze, that was you?

[Rabrrrrrr]

24. I'm surprised anyone even remembers the event.

Thankfully, nothing happened.

[liberalitch]

34. Nothing anyone still talks about anyways....

[Pendrench]

25. I once wore the hat Jack Ruby was wearing when he shot Lee Harvey Oswald.

[Phentex]

26. I can't knit

learned as a child and didn't stay with it

[reyd reid reed]

40. Bet you could pick it back up...

I learned as a child, too. Then my mom taught me to crochet and I liked that better. Eventually, when I was in my thirties, I decided I wanted to knit so I went to the hobby store, bought an instruction book and taught myself. Everything that my mother had taught me came right back and now...

Watch out...edible undies, here I come!!!

[XNASA]

27. My first cousin Lisa, is a former Mrs. Arkansas.

[swag]

28. I am having green tea this morning instead of the usual latte.

[hiro]

29. ...

In 10th grade Latin I had to memorize a speech by Cicero, and I needed a weird way to make it "stick"-- so I memorized all of "De Amicitia" while standing on the edge of a bathtub.

Hey, it worked!

-H.

[Name removed]

30. Deleted message

Message removed by moderator. Click here to review the message board rules.

[Name removed]

31. Deleted message

Message removed by moderator. Click here to review the message board rules.

[Name removed]

32. Deleted message

Message removed by moderator. Click here to review the message board rules.

[hiro]

33. Sorry about the multi-post, my PC and DSL are having issues

Sorry...

-H.

[liberalitch]

35. I hate when people try to get other people together for me....

Like... don't throw me a birthday party or anything like that. The Commie and I have to elope because I won't plan a wedding.... and expect people to come.
Isn't that weird?

[Fox Mulder]

37. I'm currently suffering from insomnia.

I've had a total of six hours of sleep in the past 48 hours.

And I had to work a 12 hour shift yesterday, too. :nopity:

[RetroLounge]

38. I once had a cup of coffee at the kitchen table

of Dr. Robert Smith of Akron, Ohio.

RL

[catmandu57]

39. I've only got nine toes

The large toe on my right foot met with an unfortunate accident when I was five years old.

[taterguy]

41. I've pedaled my bikes 264 miles this month, so far