In my Department we're proud to boast a 'symposium of strangeness' group which meets on the second Tuesday of every month downstairs in the suite of meeting rooms. I have been a member for a while (my stated strangeness being an obsession with collecting, counting and grading small change) but other colleagues have felt it beneficial to bring their idiosyncracies to the fore.
One of the members, for propriety sakes let's call him John Cheesecake, likes to talk to himself whilst in the toilet and clasp his hands behind his back whilst standing at the urinal. I suppose this isn't strange in itself, but he also feels the need to unravel toilet roll and deposit it in the corner of the room. He felt as if this behaviour has held him back from forming meaningful relationships both with colleagues and in his personal life. The group was supportive to John's plight and have arranged for him to set up an internet support group in his spare time.
Another member, let's call him Sebastian Boggis, likes to play 'pocket billiards' through his trouser pockets whilst whilstling 'God Save The Queen'. He is also obessed with cheddar cheese and owns a holiday cottage in Somerset to be near his favourite dairy product.
Life is strange, but I wouldn't have it any other way.
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