Mind Vs Body

[Brahan]

I went to pick up a few bits from the shop the other day and while I was waiting for my card to be processed I waited patiently. I was standing there for some time when the girl behind the counter asked, 'Are you finished?'

I didn't know what she meant until I looked to see that I had just rearranged 3 piles of cards which were on the counter and neatly spaced them out so there there was the same gap between each pile, the outer side of the two piles being perfectly lined up with the edge of the till and the middle one plumb in the centre.

What's going on here then? I don't remember thinking that they were a mess which needed me to fix them, even if I did then I'm sure I wouldn't have done so. Did my body just decide on my its own behalf that it needed to do something without making me aware? The funny thing is, I'm not one of those people who has to have everything in place - or maybe subconsciously I am?

 

[swee'pea99]

That is spooky. You are subconsciously anal. That is a freaky mind/body combination.

 

[rikki]

We need to know what we are dealing with here.

Someone close go around and check Brahan's fridge, pantry, desk and sock drawer.

Then we will know

 

[threebikesmcginty]

I'm reminded of Gilbert Huph (Mr Incredibles boss) and his pencil arranging antics.

 

[atbman]

Reminds me of a writer, whose name escapes me, who went to her first dinner party for about 18 months, after having had a baby.

She wrote about how, seated next to a distinguished male guest, she suddenly noticed a hush had fallen on the gathering, looked down, and found that she was busy cutting up his meat into bite-sized pieces.

You think you had problems?

 

[marinyork]

My dad does exactly this behaviour. As do various other fictional characters e.g. Odo in star trek.

 

[Kirstie]

I remember seeing an episode of the show 'Candid Camera' where they placed an object on the counter in a shop (it was a chunky nut and bolt screwed together) and observed how almost everyone handled it, moved it around, etc whilst waiting for the cashier to sort something out...