Do you find yourself living to a series of odd rituals that you tend to set yourself? Be it the way you make your tea or eat your breakfast, you aren’t alone. Hundreds of Twitter users are confessing their weird life rules to the aptly named @WeirdLifeRules, which has made it their mission to reveal our bizarre yet strictly enforced modern foibles.
The account was set up after IGN content creator Gav Murphy asked his followers to reveal the rules they religiously stick to, and it struck a chord with the internet. Along with over 400 public responses, Murphy was inundated with direct messages from users who wanted to stay anonymous, and he created the account to share some of his favourites.
What’s a weird life rule you’ve made up for yourself n stick to religiously?
— Gav Murphy (@cymrogav) November 14, 2017
“I’ve learned a lot of weird stuff about strangers,” said Gav Murphy. “The thing I’ve learned in the last week the account has been up is that there are a LOT of people who have some kind of weird life rule that they HAVE to follow for some reason and it’s nice to read about other people’s weirdness because I think it makes people feel less embarrassed about their own weirdness.”
The rules range from the simple to complicated, and involve people’s morning routine, working day and evening rituals.
“I’ve got my boss’ tea wrong on purpose every day for the last 4 years. Sometimes it’s as subtle as a 1/4 spoon of sugar too little. I don’t care if he never notices, I love it.” pic.twitter.com/F5z61bKjzi
— WeirdLifeRules (@WeirdLifeRules) November 16, 2017
“I’ve been writing silly things and making silly videos and podcasts about video games, movies and anything else that makes me laugh for a good few years now,” continued Murphy. “I’m lucky enough to get to meet loads of really interesting people and having strangers reveal their secret weird life rules is fantastic.”
It’s not exactly weird, but I won’t touch papers left on trains ever since I saw a guy pop a zit and wipe the debris on a copy of the Metro
— Bigger Boat Film Quiz (@film_quiz) November 14, 2017
“If someone is using a seat on a train as a bag holder, my hubby purposely sits next to them even if the train is empty! He says it’s principle.” pic.twitter.com/UUOZG5fGE4
— WeirdLifeRules (@WeirdLifeRules) November 16, 2017
“I press “Later” instead of “Never” when applications ask for a rating because I’m afraid of hurting its feelings…” pic.twitter.com/e0Z6tW726f
— WeirdLifeRules (@WeirdLifeRules) November 17, 2017
But which submission was the most profound? For Gav Murphy, one cryptic tweet raised more questions than answers, and stood out among the hundreds of other messages.
“Never trust or befriend anyone named Nancy.” pic.twitter.com/UB6tnp9X4W
— WeirdLifeRules (@WeirdLifeRules) November 18, 2017
“’Never trust or befriend anyone named Nancy” is absolutely incredible because it says so much in such few words,” explained Murphy. “I keep finding myself bursting out laughing about this one whilst imagining the horrors committed on this person by the Nancys in their life.
“Also, I’ve never met anyone called Nancy and I feel like that’s probably for the best.”
What weird life rules do you set yourself? Let us know on Twitter, Facebook or LinkedIn.
