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The 6 signs of insanity!

Over the years, insane people have ruled the world and through their insanity, proven to the rest of us that we were extremely lucky to be born and raised the way we were. But before we start rejoicing and gulping down tequila shots and raising toasts to our sanity, we should stop and consider the six signs of insanity that are not always apparent. :D

You know you are insane if you display -

1. An excessive desire to smile broadly to yourself in public. But beware, this could also mean that you are in love, as I discovered after a rather surreal weekend.

2. A tendency to stare at people for a long time, with no visible change in your expression other than winking at the person from time to time and wrinkling your nose at an imaginary stench until the person who’s being stared at either slaps you or walks away disgusted.

3. A burning desire to hum the tunes from the movie Speed whenever you are in the elevator, irrespective of whether there are other people around you.

4. A habit of picking both nostrils at once when in a dinner and holding your fingers in there while sucking the strands of noodles.

5. A lack of common sense when talking to someone from whom you need a favor and repeatedly threaten him/her that you will steal their underwear the next time he/she is sleeping.

6. Your private parts in public.

Judge yourself. Are you sane? :D

  1. Oxy
    July 22, 2008 at 9:30 am | #1

    No, I am not (2nd point gave away my sanity)…

  2. musicalchaos
    July 22, 2008 at 9:35 am | #2

    Yup.. absolutely… :D

    how bout u??? :P

  3. July 22, 2008 at 9:35 am | #3

    I am sure this is about one of your friends/colleagues

  4. musicalchaos
    July 22, 2008 at 9:37 am | #4

    oh btw.. did I mention.. nice blog… happy to have stumbled by it…

  5. July 22, 2008 at 9:50 am | #5

    @Oxy
    Good for you!! :D

    @Musicalchaos
    Welcome to MirrorCracked! :D
    And welcome to the club! :D

    @Dinu
    No No NOO!! It’s not! It’s been written with public interest in mind! :D

  6. July 22, 2008 at 9:53 am | #6

    @2 – happens (or has happened) to most women..
    @4 – is disgusting! yuck! eeiyoew!
    @5 – with gender, the tone of the threat changes!!
    @1 – awwwwwwwwwwww!

    I am sane by your list.. Yeay! I pass! I pass!!

  7. July 22, 2008 at 9:53 am | #7

    First I m curious to knw what u r?? ;)

    Someone recognizing the traits…. shud be on similar line :D DDD

    Btw I cud smile…irrespective of …whether I knw a perosn or nt… even on road while crossing and somebdy is speeding up…just smile…and they wud stop and let u cross :P

  8. July 22, 2008 at 10:27 am | #8

    Oh! so we visit the doctor?
    :D

    *Staring*

    *Staring hard now*

    *..one eye rolls off the socket..*

  9. July 22, 2008 at 10:33 am | #9

    @Aparna
    hehehe! I never had any doubts you’d pass! :D
    And just to state an obvious fact, “Apu pass ho gayi! Apu pass ho gayi!”

    @Chakoli
    Haha! I guess you’re sane… Very sane… And sometimes, it takes one to know one! Go figure! :D

    @Mystiquedew
    Hehehehe!!! :D
    I won’t walk away! :D

  10. July 22, 2008 at 10:34 am | #10

    Oh! I think I am sane enough for my opinion. LOL

    btw great post!

  11. July 22, 2008 at 10:45 am | #11

    I always thought I was insane, but according to your list I only qualify point no. 1
    Hey, maybe u could expand the list… i’m losing my belief in myself here ;)
    lolz… nice post

  12. July 22, 2008 at 11:00 am | #12

    You are just so funny :D *pinches you and runs away*

  13. July 22, 2008 at 11:04 am | #13

    :)

    Thankfully

    I got certified as SANE…
    whooopieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee :D :D :D :D

  14. July 22, 2008 at 11:06 am | #14

    @Dinu: Ya… even I think so…

    @Nik: hmmmm…. is it true? :P (who is it? ;) )
    And the second one was insane..! Oh did I say insane? :P
    And BTW nice post.. :)

  15. July 22, 2008 at 11:13 am | #15

    Yikes!!!! No. 1 sounds a lot like me!!! Did I inspire that one huh?:-P

  16. July 22, 2008 at 11:37 am | #16

    @Smallstar
    Haha! Good for you! :D

    @Perx
    At some point, all of us are insane! Expanding the list would dilute the effect, man! :D

    @Raji
    Haha! Thanks! :D

    @Chakoli
    Hahahahaha!!!! Good to know! :D

    @Joel
    No, man!! It’s writter in public interest!! No one’s been epitomized here! :D

    @Bina
    No No!! It’s not!! Trust me, it’s been lying in my drafts much before you displayed Point 1 today! :D

  17. July 22, 2008 at 11:40 am | #17

    What about you? Eheh *curious look*

  18. July 22, 2008 at 11:45 am | #18

    @Smallstar
    Guilty on all counts! :D

  19. July 22, 2008 at 11:55 am | #19

    aye on 1 &2 and a little bit of 3…i don’t hum speed :) lol 4 sounds a good idea…will try it…

  20. July 22, 2008 at 12:07 pm | #20

    Guilty on ALL counts????? Really????

  21. July 22, 2008 at 12:11 pm | #21

    Am I sane? very! Except for the second point! :-D

  22. Quirky Indian
    July 22, 2008 at 12:23 pm | #22

    So tell me doctor, is it contagious? Can you spread it by, say, posting on a blog? :-)
    Cheers,
    Quirky Indian
    http://quirkyindian.wordpress.com

  23. July 22, 2008 at 12:29 pm | #23

    @Vishesh
    hahahahaha!!!! All the best! :D

    @Aparna
    Shhh… I’m only kidding… You know me better… :D

    @Balu
    hahaha! Aren’t we all? :D

    @Quirky Indian
    It depends, my son. It all depends on will power and how hot the noodles are! :D

  24. July 22, 2008 at 12:38 pm | #24

    @Nikhil: ahah very interesting, mannn!!! :D

  25. Anniyan
    July 22, 2008 at 1:17 pm | #25

    @Nikhil
    Is it like you have to have ALL the traits or just any one? :D :P
    Cos I don’t have the last two :D :D :D

  26. S
    July 22, 2008 at 1:42 pm | #26

    *I Sigh with relief* am sane :D

    I was almost worried that I might not be ;-)

  27. July 22, 2008 at 1:45 pm | #27

    @S
    Everyone is insane. We just have to accept it. Insanity is a birth-right! :D
    What do you say Nikhil?

  28. S
    July 22, 2008 at 1:50 pm | #28

    Guilty on count 1 &2 :D

    BTW Talking to self is sane???

  29. July 22, 2008 at 2:15 pm | #29

    1. Arent u doing the same thing in the pic in ur blog? :) So r u ….?
    //A burning desire to hum the tunes from the movie Speed// :O :O i didnt know Speed had any hummable tracks!!! there was just this background music!! Now thats really insane :)

  30. July 22, 2008 at 3:09 pm | #30

    Private parts and nostrils, not so much.

    Other things, I qualify.

    How about the urge to slap a colleague because he bought the last Snickers bar at the vending machine? Or is that just anger management?

  31. July 22, 2008 at 3:26 pm | #31

    EEEOoooowwww!!! No Ways man!! Bet, some how all these points resemble to you, don’t they? :P

  32. July 22, 2008 at 3:56 pm | #32

    Nikhil:

    I am not Sane, but a friend of mine is and he spells it ‘Sen’.. :-)

  33. July 22, 2008 at 4:08 pm | #33

    I guess different people have different things which will qualify them to be insane and I confess I share you number 1. I have this insane smile on my face too often and my husband has to tell me: you’re smiling!! :)
    And as to some other aspects of my insanity I feel a little shy to share…!

  34. July 22, 2008 at 5:19 pm | #34

    @S
    Yes. Talking to yourself is insane. But only if you are saying to yourself-”You are the best. Don’t worry. Kill everyone else who thinks he is the best. Muahahaha.” :D And also talking to dolls classifies you as insane (Referring to American Pie – 3: at the bachelor party). :D :D :D :D

  35. July 22, 2008 at 6:13 pm | #35

    Knock Knock
    who’s there.
    I am in.
    In where?
    Insane.
    :lol: :lol:

  36. July 22, 2008 at 10:32 pm | #36

    I was sane enough to start reading this post and have become insane enough to try all the signs :mrgreen:

  37. July 23, 2008 at 3:28 am | #37

    @Smallstar
    Yes, it is, isn’t it?

    @Anniyan
    Are you sure you don’t have the last two? Coz those are the two most common things around!
    And yes, it is a birth-right, many a time, a constitutional right as well!

    @ S
    Hahaha! How can you doubt yourself??
    Talking to one self isn’t insane.. It’s depressing!

    @Reema
    Yeah! I am!! Which is why I want to see how many other people are in my club!
    And yes, thats the tune I’m talking about!

    @Deepu
    Anger management has various levels of architecture…

    @Deeps
    Yes!! They do!

    @Shefaly
    Hahaha! So, guilty on all counts, are you? ;)

    @Nita
    Hahahaha!!!! Interesting! I too am smiling broadly now! :lol:

    @Amit
    Hehehe! Good one.. We should christen such comments as “cross-commenting” or something and patent the idea! Linking two posts in one comment…

    @Harshasiri
    All the best, macha! May the Force be with you!

  38. Sakhi
    July 23, 2008 at 5:17 am | #38

    :P :P Insane by your points 1 and 2 !

    Points 4, 5 and 6 are just too gross! yuk, yuk yuk! :P :P

  39. Sakhi
    July 23, 2008 at 5:30 am | #39

    BTW Moon looks nice as header :)

  40. July 23, 2008 at 7:25 am | #40

    @ Nikhil:

    Guilty on none of the counts on your list but I have a list of some other traits :-)

  41. July 23, 2008 at 7:32 am | #41

    @Nikhil
    Yup. I am very sure that I don’t have the last two. So are there any reservations in colleges for insane people? Or maybe we could fight for them to include it. :D :D

  42. July 23, 2008 at 8:23 am | #42

    Of course it is! :D :P

    *HUGS* and *KISSES*

  43. July 23, 2008 at 8:31 am | #43

    I’m Not insane ! Amen ! :D

  44. July 23, 2008 at 9:04 am | #44

    sheesh!! all my hopes of pleading insanity for many of my actions has been dashed with this post!! hhrrmpppff!!

    *goes looking for another excuse*

  45. Nishkam Jain
    July 23, 2008 at 9:09 am | #45

    Hi Nikhil

    Do you have All Episodes of Ducktales and Talespin in Hindi ? I wanted them

    Nishkam

  46. July 23, 2008 at 9:16 am | #46

    @Sakhi
    haha! Good for you! They’re not gross, they’re facts of life! :D
    Thanks! I rather like it myself… :D

    @Shefaly
    Maybe you make them public and see how many people are just as insane as you claim to be! :D

    @Anniyan
    Yeah man, there are! It’s called “Merit Seats”…!! :D

    @Smallstar
    :D

    @Priya
    Damn!I was rather hoping you would be! :(

    @Abha
    Welcome to MirrorCracked! :D
    I could help you plead insanity… I can handle myself quite well legally… :D

    @Nishkam Jain
    What the fuck!?? :D
    Hehehe!!! Are you like serious? :D

  47. July 23, 2008 at 9:46 am | #47

    *happy look* lol

  48. July 23, 2008 at 10:55 am | #48

    Nikhil:

    Here is one – I “proofread” people when they speak.

    Now let’s see how many here fit that criterion… :-)

  49. July 23, 2008 at 12:10 pm | #49

    @Smallstar
    Lol…

    @Shefaly
    Hmmm… that’s a toughie… :D

  50. July 23, 2008 at 12:39 pm | #50

    BTW how are ya? I hope well… :)

  51. July 23, 2008 at 1:12 pm | #51

    lol /..
    phew!!! i am not insane :P

  52. July 23, 2008 at 1:47 pm | #52

    @Nikhil
    Good one! :D :D

  53. July 23, 2008 at 1:59 pm | #53

    yeah dude… nice blog… nice post…
    and yeah… I think I just about fit the bill except for the private parts section… :D

  54. July 23, 2008 at 6:28 pm | #54

    I am right on the edge :D

  55. July 24, 2008 at 3:49 am | #55

    @Smallstar
    Yes, thanks! :D

    @Arvind
    Hahaha! Good for you! :D

    @Anniyan
    Lol..! :D

    @Ananth
    Welcome to MirrorCracked! :D
    And are you sure you’re not 6 on 6…? :D

    @La Vida Loca
    Haha! Read this book called “Chaos” by Gleick… :D

  56. July 24, 2008 at 4:20 am | #56

    @Nikhil: Oh, glad to know it, buddyyy!!! *HUGS* :)

  57. meg
    July 24, 2008 at 4:55 am | #57

    muhahaha i am sane ! :)

  58. July 24, 2008 at 3:00 pm | #58

    what if it’s just one testicle?

  59. July 25, 2008 at 8:04 am | #59

    nahiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii
    main INSANE nahi hoon, INSAAN hoon :P

  60. July 25, 2008 at 11:25 am | #60

    Ist and 5th….and many other points you didn’t mention.

    & I lurk* at your blog often, although I never commented.

  61. RJ
    August 6, 2008 at 1:48 am | #61

    @Nik – I am sane. I wanted to be insane but couldn’t do the 4th one after much trying. Is it humanly possible? :D

  62. August 6, 2008 at 6:38 am | #62

    @RJ: keep being sane. You surely will become insane in future… And I can’t wait to see your insane face! LOL :mrgreen:

  63. kog6
    January 5, 2009 at 7:00 am | #63

    u know it… i still have the slap marks from my last stare attack…

  64. February 19, 2009 at 2:43 pm | #64

    yeah i am not sane and i revel in that :D

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