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| Wolf |
 Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2007 1:19 pm Post subject: Boing |
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Here's an interesting one (maybe)...
I sometimes carpool with this dude. Every time he gets out of his car, he says "boing!"
Personally, I think it's a little funny (if not REALLY getting old), but I just ignore it as a quirky habit. It doesn't really effect me or my day at all, and if it makes him happy, more power to him. To be honest, I don't even hear it anymore.
I have another friend who carpools with us, and whenever the first dude says "boing" he gets flip'n whipped up. Always says something like "Why the heck do you do that?" or "Do you have to do that every time?" an' goes into these arguments that in the end just tick each other off and cause turmoil.
The boing dude says it's just a quirky habit he has, and the other dude says it's annoying and he should stop.
What's the deal here?
Am I being too nonchalant about this?
Why is the other dude unable to just get over the first dude's utterances?
Is it really worth it to get bent out of shape and ruin each other's day?
I don't get it.
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| Neutrino |
| Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2007 1:24 pm Post subject: |
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| The dude getting his panties in a wad needs to re-evaluate his priorities imo. If the first guy wants to say boing, why should anyone else give a crap? |
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| KALSTER |
| Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2007 1:41 pm Post subject: |
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The "boing" guy sounds pretty eccentric = interesting. The other guy sounds controlling and “alpha”. They are in different levels of the hierarchy so, conflict. The boing guy says it in response to recognizing the spring/shock bouncing back, indicating a way of looking at the world that the other more “normal” guy can’t identify with. You, on the other hand, are more of an observer and as such, I’d guess, would have a more developed understanding of people and the world, as your destroying of scifor’s posts indicates.
I might also have gotten this entirely wrong.
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| paralith |
| Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2007 1:43 pm Post subject: |
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I would guess that the anti-boing dude has more issues with the pro-boing dude than just the way he gets out of cars. Otherwise it wouldn't bother him as much. Stronger coalitional relationships get past small bumps like that.
You'll have to forgive me - I just finished re-writing a paper on primate and human relationships and I just keep envisioning a bunch of male chimps getting out of a car and promptly chasing each other around screaming and pant-hooting. @_@
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| marnixR |
| Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2007 1:48 pm Post subject: |
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you wouldn't catch a chimp saying boing, would you ?
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| paralith |
| Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2007 1:54 pm Post subject: |
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| marnixR wrote: |
| you wouldn't catch a chimp saying boing, would you ? |
no, but you would probably catch a more subordinate male taking any opportunity possible to pick a fight with a more dominant male in the hopes of achieving a status reversal. Or it could be the other way around, with the dominant male refusing to budge on anything that might suggest he's losing grip on his rank in the group.
A human might say boing, a chimp might steal a banana. The ultimate goal could be the same. *shrugs*
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| 425 Chaotic Requisition |
| Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2007 2:50 pm Post subject: |
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Its called obsessive compulsive disorder, the belief that if you do or don't do something that something will or will not happen. For instance I used to run my fingers across Con. yard bars because if I didn't I wouldn't meet my love again. It is a common thing. The dude you know probably just is doing it because it is OCD. Either that or he is just happy and loves saying 'boing' every time he gets out a car. Like I say 'oh shit' every time I hit a traffic jam. But one OCD could say Jack and Jill went up the hill everytime they hit a traffic jam, or cough twice when toast is ready. Or tap a door a number of times every time you touch it accidently. Someone I know if they touch a door by accident or anyone, they have to touch it a number of times, if incorrctly touched a number of times, he has to touch it again in multiples of the date, say 11th. I don't know his system but he was very serious about it as he could if he gets it wrong, do it all day. We used to say "Ey'up h'es OCDing again". He's not so bad now but it can get bad. I think its the made up cognition that if you don't do something then something bad will happen. I had OCD once, sometimes today. But I stop and say "Stop it ou fu>king imbecile! Nothing will happen if you do not do it!
So there you go, it must be OCD he has.
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| Wolf |
| Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2007 10:32 pm Post subject: |
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| KALSTER wrote: |
| ...as your destroying of scifor’s posts indicates. |
ROFL!!! LOL!!!  
| paralith wrote: |
| You'll have to forgive me - I just finished re-writing a paper on primate and human relationships and I just keep envisioning a bunch of male chimps getting out of a car and promptly chasing each other around screaming and pant-hooting. @_@ |
Just so long as they don't start flinging poo at each other, s'all'good...
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| Its called obsessive compulsive disorder, the belief that if you do or don't do something that something will or will not happen. |
Maybe so.
Personally I think he just does it both because he's on the eccentric side, and probably because it's just an ordinary subconscious habit...kinda like going "ahhhh" after taking a drink.
To be honest, I kinda do the same thing. Whenever I get home and get out of my 'Stang, I find myself giving a little groan. I think it started when I tore a muscle in my back about a year ago, and getting out of my car hurt. I just did it so many times that it's sorta become a habit that I don't even think about.
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| Kolt |
| Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2007 7:15 am Post subject: |
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I think its okay as long as he keeps it narrowed down to trivial situations like exiting a vehicle or a building or an elevator or something.
But if he goes in for a job interview or is asked to give a eulogy, he might wanna' cool it.
"John was a good man and a loving husband and father. He always cared first and foremost for his wife Helen and his two children Sam and Laura. Yet he also gave so much back to his friends, neighbors, coworkers and the rest of his community as well. He has, in the best way possible, touched the lives of so many people in this world including everyone who has come here today. John believed in compassion and decency, he believed that everyone, no matter how far they have fallen, deserves a second chance and he always put himself before others, no matter what the cost. So John, I just wanted to say that you are and forever will be an inspiration to us all. We know that you are in a better place now John. God bless you and may you rest in peace................
..........Boing!!” |
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| Pikkhaud |
| Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2007 8:17 am Post subject: |
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I think that the anti-boing guy is just out to argue. cause he like to argue.
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| Oliver Tanas |
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| 425 Chaotic Requisition wrote: |
Its called obsessive compulsive disorder, the belief that if you do or don't do something that something will or will not happen. One OCD could say Jack and Jill went up the hill everytime they hit a traffic jam, or cough twice when toast is ready. Or tap a door a number of times every time you touch it accidently. Someone I know if they touch a door by accident or anyone, they have to touch it a number of times, if incorrctly touched a number of times, he has to touch it again in multiples of the date, say 11th.
So there you go, it must be OCD he has. |
"Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a psychiatric anxiety disorder most commonly characterized by a subject's obsessive, distressing, intrusive thoughts and related compulsions (tasks or "rituals") which attempt to neutralize the obsessions." (definition by Wikipedia)
I have been studying this "Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder", known simply as OCD. I find it as an interesting subject from which to study. And, of course, it is a tragic disease, since sometimes, the compulsions can go on for hours and severely take lots of time from one's day.
I don't want to reveal anything, but let us just say that I know a person, who is very close to me, and has a mediocre OCD.
Here's a wikipeida link on the disease, it is considered as a "psychiatric anxiety disorder".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obsessive-compulsive_disorder
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| Pendragon |
| Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 7:37 am Post subject: |
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Would it make sense to say that people who suffer from OCD experience a normal human behavioral trait, but in an exceptionally strong way?
It seems that most people have some repetitive, unconscious habits. If you observe closely you can probably identify one in just about any person. But clearly most people don't suffer from it, to the 'boing-guy' it's probably just a funny quirk as well. Could OCD be a much stronger version of this common behaviour, or is it really of a different nature? |
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| Oliver Tanas |
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| Pendragon wrote: |
Would it make sense to say that people who suffer from OCD experience a normal human behavioral trait, but in an exceptionally strong way?
It seems that most people have some repetitive, unconscious habits. If you observe closely you can probably identify one in just about any person. But clearly most people don't suffer from it, to the 'boing-guy' it's probably just a funny quirk as well. Could OCD be a much stronger version of this common behaviour, or is it really of a different nature? |
You are correct, at least from what I have read, OCD is sort of a stronger version of there repetitive habits. These habits are so strongly in the persons personality, he simply cannot control them anymore, he has to do certain things over and over again, just to make sure that they are done perfectly, sometimes many times a row.
These are called "compulsions". Person is classified to have OCD, if these habits cause severe anxiety, and take time for a long time, approximately over an hour of persons everyday life.
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| Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 9:50 am Post subject: |
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I used to have a car with a quirky electrical fault that I could never fix that would from time to time cause the sidelights to come on when I locked it. Anyway, this meant that when I walked away from the car I would always look back at it to see if the lights had come on or not .... pretty normal behaviour I'd say - not so according to my family who would laugh it up every time I looked back at the car, often taking bets between them as to how many steps I would take before looking back! I have a new car now, but I still perform the same act - just to amuse the kids (I think!).... or do I have an OCD?
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| Highball wrote: |
| or do I have an OCD? |
It sounds more like paranoia.  A very useful survival trait.
Welcome to the forum, by the way.
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