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Post by Pants on Mar 19, 2016 13:36:55 GMT -5
What does green taste like? I like green beans and other more beany beans. Sharp, vegetal, a little bit minerally and fresh in a borderline offensive way.
But I think I have something weird going on (surprise!) where I taste and see some descriptions. Not for everything, but some things. Like numbers sometimes have colors with them. It really, really, really bothers me that the channel markers on the Intercoastal waterways and in all the harbor markings have odd numbers with a green background and even numbers with a red background. That is wrong, wrong, wrong. Odd numbers are totally red. They aren't divisible by two and create all sorts of other mathematical issues, they are NOT GREEN - odd numbers are completely and totally and forever red.
It's called synesthesia.
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Post by MJ2.0 on Mar 19, 2016 13:40:02 GMT -5
Sharp, vegetal, a little bit minerally and fresh in a borderline offensive way.
But I think I have something weird going on (surprise!) where I taste and see some descriptions. Not for everything, but some things. Like numbers sometimes have colors with them. It really, really, really bothers me that the channel markers on the Intercoastal waterways and in all the harbor markings have odd numbers with a green background and even numbers with a red background. That is wrong, wrong, wrong. Odd numbers are totally red. They aren't divisible by two and create all sorts of other mathematical issues, they are NOT GREEN - odd numbers are completely and totally and forever red.
It's called synesthesia. Sounds like a good LSD trip.
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Post by NoNamePerson on Mar 19, 2016 14:01:39 GMT -5
Sounds like a good LSD trip. I'm thinking the same thing especially swamp 's friend who hears colors. That might be an interesting trip to say the least.
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Post by zibazinski on Mar 19, 2016 14:39:14 GMT -5
Sharp, vegetal, a little bit minerally and fresh in a borderline offensive way.
But I think I have something weird going on (surprise!) where I taste and see some descriptions. Not for everything, but some things. Like numbers sometimes have colors with them. It really, really, really bothers me that the channel markers on the Intercoastal waterways and in all the harbor markings have odd numbers with a green background and even numbers with a red background. That is wrong, wrong, wrong. Odd numbers are totally red. They aren't divisible by two and create all sorts of other mathematical issues, they are NOT GREEN - odd numbers are completely and totally and forever red.
It's called synesthesia. Dang, Pants, that's impressive.
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Post by Wisconsin Beth on Mar 19, 2016 17:40:44 GMT -5
I sautee my cabbage in bacon grease with onions. That makes everything better. Nothing weird about that. Add some garlic, put it over mashed potatoes oooooohhhh that does sound yummy.
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Post by Wisconsin Beth on Mar 19, 2016 17:43:08 GMT -5
Dang, Pants, that's impressive. it really is. I knew it was a thing but was clueless on what it's called.
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Post by Pants on Mar 19, 2016 18:25:00 GMT -5
Dang, Pants, that's impressive. It's fascinating. I was listening to some podcast where they were talking about synesthesia and said there is a whole cohort of people who feel the letter A is red, but the synesthetes before them thought it was all different colors. They backtracked it to like the sixties (my guess, don't remember) when toy makers came out with... colored alphabet magnets for the fridge! (The As we're always red for whatever reason.) It's thought to be something that begins around preschool age. They've stopped studying it because for the most part people get along with it just fine!
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Post by zibazinski on Mar 20, 2016 6:16:57 GMT -5
There is that. .
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Post by Waffle on Mar 20, 2016 7:09:36 GMT -5
I don't like parties - I think that's kind of weird. Got "dragged" to a couple of frat parties when I was in college - didn't like them. Don't like cocktail parties, want nothing to do with a party that centers around watching sports or being outside playing games. Anniversary parties, wedding receptions - hate them.
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Post by zibazinski on Mar 20, 2016 8:10:38 GMT -5
I don't like parties - I think that's kind of weird. Got "dragged" to a couple of frat parties when I was in college - didn't like them. Don't like cocktail parties, want nothing to do with a party that centers around watching sports or being outside playing games. Anniversary parties, wedding receptions - hate them. Your name is "Happy?"
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Post by Waffle on Mar 20, 2016 9:14:42 GMT -5
LOL. zibazinskiLots of other things make me happy- just not parties.
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Post by chiver78 on Mar 20, 2016 9:23:09 GMT -5
What does green taste like? I like green beans and other more beany beans. Sharp, vegetal, a little bit minerally and fresh in a borderline offensive way.
But I think I have something weird going on (surprise!) where I taste and see some descriptions. Not for everything, but some things. Like numbers sometimes have colors with them. It really, really, really bothers me that the channel markers on the Intercoastal waterways and in all the harbor markings have odd numbers with a green background and even numbers with a red background. That is wrong, wrong, wrong. Odd numbers are totally red. They aren't divisible by two and create all sorts of other mathematical issues, they are NOT GREEN - odd numbers are completely and totally and forever red.
this post actually explains a lot about you, for me. I don't necessarily agree on your colors, but I absolutely get it. if you can find a copy of this book, you should check it out - Born on a Blue Day
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Post by weltschmerz on Mar 20, 2016 11:20:55 GMT -5
Except this one time when I owned a pet wolf. ...and a pet rat, which I euthanized myself. ...and a giant spider, which I find cute. ...and a bat, because who doesn't love bats? ...Also, I avoid flushing my toilet whenever possible. ...and I have a cat that howls so much I've been reported for animal cruelty. You're just as weird as the rest of us. No weird on the pet wolf if proper care was provided. Really sorry about the rat, I love those. Giant spiders totally rock and I have no problem sharing space with them Ditto bats, they rock! The toilet No, I don't think so. Cat's do what cat's do The toilet thing comes from having a lousy septic system. As a matter of fact, just about everyone up in cottage country doesn't flush when it's just pee. Those septic tanks fill up really fast.
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Post by milee on Mar 20, 2016 11:26:45 GMT -5
The toilet thing comes from having a lousy septic system. As a matter of fact, just about everyone up in cottage country doesn't flush when it's just pee. Those septic tanks fill up really fast.
Is it a septic tank with an attached drain field or literally just a holding tank?
I'm pretty obsessed with our septic system so know more than I ever wanted to know about this subject. Our system is 50 years old and undersized. So we do all sorts of things to be nice to it so it keeps working (meaning the drain field still properly drains.) Because if we need to replace it, it will not only cost approx. $30k, but we'll lose some of our nice trees and our neighbors will be really pissed because newer building codes mean it can't be relocated where it is not and the place where it would need to be would be too close to their well so their well would have to be condemned.
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Post by weltschmerz on Mar 20, 2016 12:04:18 GMT -5
The toilet thing comes from having a lousy septic system. As a matter of fact, just about everyone up in cottage country doesn't flush when it's just pee. Those septic tanks fill up really fast.
Is it a septic tank with an attached drain field or literally just a holding tank?
I'm pretty obsessed with our septic system so know more than I ever wanted to know about this subject. Our system is 50 years old and undersized. So we do all sorts of things to be nice to it so it keeps working (meaning the drain field still properly drains.) Because if we need to replace it, it will not only cost approx. $30k, but we'll lose some of our nice trees and our neighbors will be really pissed because newer building codes mean it can't be relocated where it is not and the place where it would need to be would be too close to their well so their well would have to be condemned.
Holding tank, which you have to pay someone to empty. A big weekend party could fill it up in no time flat if we're not careful. I'm not paying $30K to replace it. The entire lake house cost $50K.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 20, 2016 16:00:25 GMT -5
I can't stand Styrofoam coolers. The sounds they make , uhh.
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Post by sarcasticgirl on Mar 20, 2016 16:15:54 GMT -5
Oh, that reminds me. I HATE basketball! The sound the players shoes' make on the court is maddening. I'd rather hear nails on a chalkboard!
Sent from my SM-G920T using proboards
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Post by Chocolate Lover on Mar 21, 2016 9:56:43 GMT -5
I sautee my cabbage in bacon grease with onions. That makes everything better. Nothing weird about that. Add some garlic, put it over mashed potatoes I never claimed it was weird, just different from her prep method.
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Post by Chocolate Lover on Mar 21, 2016 10:03:23 GMT -5
Oh, that reminds me. I HATE basketball! The sound the players shoes' make on the court is maddening. I'd rather hear nails on a chalkboard! Sent from my SM-G920T using proboards I hate all sorts of sounds. Sharp, squeaky sounds of shoes on the court are awful! So are most alarm clocks. And whiny, nasal voices. (Sorry if you [general you] have one of those, I just can't stand them) All kinds of noises.... unless *I* chose to make the volume high, I'm going to be cranky about it. Don't even talk loud in the mornings, you might get hurt.
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Post by Pants on Mar 21, 2016 10:07:15 GMT -5
Oh, that reminds me. I HATE basketball! The sound the players shoes' make on the court is maddening. I'd rather hear nails on a chalkboard! Sent from my SM-G920T using proboards I hate all sorts of sounds. Sharp, squeaky sounds of shoes on the court are awful! So are most alarm clocks. And whiny, nasal voices. (Sorry if you [general you] have one of those, I just can't stand them) All kinds of noises.... unless *I* chose to make the volume high, I'm going to be cranky about it. Don't even talk loud in the mornings, you might get hurt. Misophonia. I can sit here and diagnose people all day, wheeeeeee!
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Post by Chocolate Lover on Mar 21, 2016 10:22:09 GMT -5
I hate all sorts of sounds. Sharp, squeaky sounds of shoes on the court are awful! So are most alarm clocks. And whiny, nasal voices. (Sorry if you [general you] have one of those, I just can't stand them) All kinds of noises.... unless *I* chose to make the volume high, I'm going to be cranky about it. Don't even talk loud in the mornings, you might get hurt. Misophonia. I can sit here and diagnose people all day, wheeeeeee! I forgot to mention the chewing noises, those are the WORST!!! I'm sure the family will be thrilled to know there's a name for it.
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Post by yogiii on Mar 21, 2016 10:24:03 GMT -5
Oh, that reminds me. I HATE basketball! The sound the players shoes' make on the court is maddening. I'd rather hear nails on a chalkboard! Sent from my SM-G920T using proboards I hate all sorts of sounds. Sharp, squeaky sounds of shoes on the court are awful! So are most alarm clocks. And whiny, nasal voices. (Sorry if you [general you] have one of those, I just can't stand them) All kinds of noises.... unless *I* chose to make the volume high, I'm going to be cranky about it. Don't even talk loud in the mornings, you might get hurt. Miss Hannigan?
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Post by Chocolate Lover on Mar 21, 2016 10:36:37 GMT -5
I hate all sorts of sounds. Sharp, squeaky sounds of shoes on the court are awful! So are most alarm clocks. And whiny, nasal voices. (Sorry if you [general you] have one of those, I just can't stand them) All kinds of noises.... unless *I* chose to make the volume high, I'm going to be cranky about it. Don't even talk loud in the mornings, you might get hurt. Miss Hannigan? I'm a little sweeter than that.
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Post by sarcasticgirl on Mar 21, 2016 12:55:37 GMT -5
I hate all sorts of sounds. Sharp, squeaky sounds of shoes on the court are awful! So are most alarm clocks. And whiny, nasal voices. (Sorry if you [general you] have one of those, I just can't stand them) All kinds of noises.... unless *I* chose to make the volume high, I'm going to be cranky about it. Don't even talk loud in the mornings, you might get hurt. Misophonia. I can sit here and diagnose people all day, wheeeeeee!
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Post by WholeLottaNothin on Mar 21, 2016 13:13:13 GMT -5
I can't stand Styrofoam coolers. The sounds they make , uhh. Me too! Styrofoam anything, actually. Whenever we order something and it is packed with styrofoam, I have to leave the room. I don't like popcorn because it reminds me of styrofoam packing peanuts.
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Post by lexxy703 on Mar 21, 2016 13:28:52 GMT -5
Some recycled plastic bags have this ungodly smell that I can sort of taste. Nobody else seems to notice. I had to throw away a bag of ice because it made everything I drank taste like the plastic.
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Post by milee on Mar 21, 2016 13:35:14 GMT -5
Some recycled plastic bags have this ungodly smell that I can sort of taste. Nobody else seems to notice. I had to throw away a bag of ice because it made everything I drank taste like the plastic. Yes. Einstein's bagels had that plastic taste, too. Which is weird since they seemed to make them there and it didn't look like they came out of bags, so maybe it's an additive. I don't know if this has changed since I haven't eaten them in about 10 years because the plastic taste was nasty. But back then my husband thought I was crazy and he couldn't taste it.
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Post by Chocolate Lover on Mar 21, 2016 13:41:34 GMT -5
My husband can't taste that the bread that he left sitting by the bananas now tastes like bananas. <<shakes head>>
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Post by lexxy703 on Mar 21, 2016 13:43:34 GMT -5
Some recycled plastic bags have this ungodly smell that I can sort of taste. Nobody else seems to notice. I had to throw away a bag of ice because it made everything I drank taste like the plastic. Yes. Einstein's bagels had that plastic taste, too. Which is weird since they seemed to make them there and it didn't look like they came out of bags, so maybe it's an additive. I don't know if this has changed since I haven't eaten them in about 10 years because the plastic taste was nasty. But back then my husband thought I was crazy and he couldn't taste it. Thank you Milee!! I know one other person IRL who can smell/taste the plastic.
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Post by milee on Mar 21, 2016 13:52:31 GMT -5
Yes. Einstein's bagels had that plastic taste, too. Which is weird since they seemed to make them there and it didn't look like they came out of bags, so maybe it's an additive. I don't know if this has changed since I haven't eaten them in about 10 years because the plastic taste was nasty. But back then my husband thought I was crazy and he couldn't taste it. Thank you Milee!! I know one other person IRL who can smell/taste the plastic. Only part of why I don't like to drink out of plastic bottles (the disposable ones are the strongest smell, but even the reusable water bottles have it) is for health reasons - it's mostly because I think things taste icky when they've been stored in plastic. Food doesn't always absorb the plastic smell, but drinks definitely do.
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