Mittman

I've found that, for some odd reason, I seem to do things backwards a lot.

When reading a newspaper article, often without realizing it I read the last paragraph first. Then I read the paragraph before it. And then the one before it. And so on.

Recently I've been watching Seinfeld on DVD. I started with the most recent season and watched it all the way through. I then went back and watched the previous season.

When reading posts on this board, I often start at the last page and work backwards.

Am I crazy?

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Abelkems

I read magazines from back to front.

Vibiana

When I start to drown, I cry, "Pleh, pleh."

matta

For an article, that's a bad idea. Usually they assume people read it fowards, so each paragraph / section is progressively less important.

Other than that, backwards induction is a good method to solve a variety of logic problems. I took part in a recent study of engineers and they found that there was a direct correlation between the degree level of the engineer and the use of backwards induction to solve problems. At the top level (PhD), around 70% used B.I. At the lower level (undergraduates), it was around 20%.

Mittman

Yeah, the newspaper article thing isn't something I do all the time, I just thought of it as an example.

dork

You should have mentioned that right from the start.

matta

Well I think he just invalidated his whole argument. Mods: please lock.

Kittydreamer

Me too. Glad to know I'm not the only weirdo.

JasonF

Me too!

tcoursen

Me three, and I have no idea why I do that.

movielib

Did you watch "The Betrayal" episode frontwards? Which would have been backwards. I think.

jonw9

I cross my t's before writing the vertical part.

namja

I watched Memento.

Pressplay

Same here. I flip through them the "normal" way when I get them, then read them from back to front. A lot of people seem to do that (some of my friends, peeps at work, otters). Now I wonder why?

SleepyW

I flush before I pee.





OK, not really.

Bacon

dry my clothes before I wash them

for some strange reason I get odd looks from people when I'm seen in wet clothes

I don't know why

Joe Molotov

I pee, then unzip my pants.

costanza187

Let's hope you don't shit backwards.

mndtrp

The only thing I can think of that I do backwards, at least for people I know, is add my sugar to the cup before my coffee. I don't see the point in adding it afterwards, and then using something to stir it.

Other than that, I think I do everything normally.

Nick Danger

I put on my shoes and socks.

eedoon

I put my red underwear after I wear my blue trousers.

kenbuzz

No. I don't do things backwards, I do them umop episdn.

emanon

I typed my username backwards when I registered.

kenbuzz

I like to fasten-zip, but I know some guys who allegedly zip first, then fasten.