Numbers People - Does "2011" Look Strange To You?

[sourland]

Doesn't everyone count stairs and flying pigeons or geese in flocks? Dunkopf, I do the same thing with the directionals while driving.

 

[PineappleMama]

Well, we've had ten years of double zeros (2001-2010)... so it makes sense that getting used to single zero years will be a little odd... just as getting used to 20, rather than 19, was a bit odd 11 years ago... but I reckon we'll manage.

Also been three years of four syllable years too... two thousand ten, nine, eight... so saying it is a little different too...

And of course I don't know a single person (including my great grands still with us) that were alive the last time 11 was in use... oldest is Ol' Granny and she was born in 1914...

Also haven't had a double digit in use since 99...

Lotsa possible reasons in addition to the typical annual Get Used To The New Number stuff.

 

[ranchhand]

There's always MMXI........................................................

 

[arabianequine]

Todays date looks a bit weird....1/1/11

 

[sourland]

And what did YOU do at 1:11 on 1/1/11?

 

[arabianequine]

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Me I was sitting on my butt right here I am sure.

 

[Parrotchick]

I'm thinking I had some bizarre odometer/date coincidence, like hitting 99,999 miles on 9/9/99. Funny I'd forgotten about that.

I've heard that the desire for symmetry is a sign of a cluttered mind. I definitely like symmetry but I don't think my mind is exactly cluttered. It is much like my home though, lots and lots of STUFF from all over; some things interesting and useful and some just fluff or plain difficult to part with, but all pretty well organized and accessible.

So do all you folks with these idiosyncracies share their existence with others, or do you keep in under wraps as best you can? I got to "come out of the closet" as it were when I worked with autistic people. At last, others who understood that having the floor mat in the car lined up exactly parallel to the side of the car is preferable to having it carelessly askew. I relish my little quirks. When I bought my first house, the owner explained that some of the doorknobs might be a little loose because he always gave them an extra jiggle to make sure the door was locked. I could relate as I am a long time world champion door knob loosener. I also used to turn off the bathtub faucet so tightly I needed a pipe wrench to turn it on again.

Our animals are creatures of habit as well, so the desire for routine many of us have complements the care they need.

 

[greenfamilyfarms]

I also like numbers that are the same forwards and backwards. Such as 12321, even though it is an odd number.

 

[KellyHM]

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I thought I was the only one that did that and that I was being neurotic!

Glad you are too!

 

[sourland]

My wife is fully aware of the fact that numbers "haunt" me. Recently I was carrying boxes down the cellar steps, and she was counting out loud to guide me (like I wasn't counting on my own.) She counted 1-12 and said "bottom." I asked how she knew that I didn't count the final step. She said, "Because you hate 13."