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.
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?


















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Welcome to MirrorCracked! I really don't know what's wrong with me. I sometimes think that I'm a nice guy who writes fairly well and at others, I think I'm a weirdo who can't string a sentence together without making a fool of myself! So, I'll just write and let you be the judge! About me, well, I'm an ex-software techie, ex-journalist, ex-cancer resarcher and currently, a public relations consultant. My career's been quite eventful, and I've probably tried every field that's worth working in.



Posted by Oxy on July 22, 2008 at 9:30 am
No, I am not (2nd point gave away my sanity)…
Posted by musicalchaos on July 22, 2008 at 9:35 am
Yup.. absolutely…
how bout u???
Posted by dinu on July 22, 2008 at 9:35 am
I am sure this is about one of your friends/colleagues
Posted by musicalchaos on July 22, 2008 at 9:37 am
oh btw.. did I mention.. nice blog… happy to have stumbled by it…
Posted by Nikhil on July 22, 2008 at 9:50 am
@Oxy
Good for you!!
@Musicalchaos
Welcome to MirrorCracked!
And welcome to the club!
@Dinu
No No NOO!! It’s not! It’s been written with public interest in mind!
Posted by Aparna on July 22, 2008 at 9:53 am
@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!!
Posted by Chakoli on July 22, 2008 at 9:53 am
First I m curious to knw what u r??
Someone recognizing the traits…. shud be on similar line
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
Posted by mystiquedew on July 22, 2008 at 10:27 am
Oh! so we visit the doctor?
*Staring*
*Staring hard now*
*..one eye rolls off the socket..*
Posted by Nikhil on July 22, 2008 at 10:33 am
@Aparna
hehehe! I never had any doubts you’d pass!
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!
@Mystiquedew
Hehehehe!!!
I won’t walk away!
Posted by smallstar on July 22, 2008 at 10:34 am
Oh! I think I am sane enough for my opinion. LOL
btw great post!
Posted by Perx on July 22, 2008 at 10:45 am
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
Posted by Raji on July 22, 2008 at 11:00 am
You are just so funny
*pinches you and runs away*
Posted by Chakoli on July 22, 2008 at 11:04 am
Thankfully
I got certified as SANE…
whooopieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Posted by Joel on July 22, 2008 at 11:06 am
@Dinu: Ya… even I think so…
@Nik: hmmmm…. is it true?
(who is it?
)
And the second one was insane..! Oh did I say insane?
And BTW nice post..
Posted by Bina on July 22, 2008 at 11:13 am
Yikes!!!! No. 1 sounds a lot like me!!! Did I inspire that one huh?:-P
Posted by Nikhil on July 22, 2008 at 11:37 am
@Smallstar
Haha! Good for you!
@Perx
At some point, all of us are insane! Expanding the list would dilute the effect, man!
@Raji
Haha! Thanks!
@Chakoli
Hahahahaha!!!! Good to know!
@Joel
No, man!! It’s writter in public interest!! No one’s been epitomized here!
@Bina
No No!! It’s not!! Trust me, it’s been lying in my drafts much before you displayed Point 1 today!
Posted by smallstar on July 22, 2008 at 11:40 am
What about you? Eheh *curious look*
Posted by Nikhil on July 22, 2008 at 11:45 am
@Smallstar
Guilty on all counts!
Posted by vishesh on July 22, 2008 at 11:55 am
aye on 1 &2 and a little bit of 3…i don’t hum speed
lol 4 sounds a good idea…will try it…
Posted by Aparna on July 22, 2008 at 12:07 pm
Guilty on ALL counts????? Really????
Posted by | Balu | on July 22, 2008 at 12:11 pm
Am I sane? very! Except for the second point!
Posted by Quirky Indian on July 22, 2008 at 12:23 pm
So tell me doctor, is it contagious? Can you spread it by, say, posting on a blog?
Cheers,
Quirky Indian
http://quirkyindian.wordpress.com
Posted by Nikhil on July 22, 2008 at 12:29 pm
@Vishesh
hahahahaha!!!! All the best!
@Aparna
Shhh… I’m only kidding… You know me better…
@Balu
hahaha! Aren’t we all?
@Quirky Indian
It depends, my son. It all depends on will power and how hot the noodles are!
Posted by smallstar on July 22, 2008 at 12:38 pm
@Nikhil: ahah very interesting, mannn!!!
Posted by Anniyan on July 22, 2008 at 1:17 pm
@Nikhil

Is it like you have to have ALL the traits or just any one?
Cos I don’t have the last two
Posted by S on July 22, 2008 at 1:42 pm
*I Sigh with relief* am sane
I was almost worried that I might not be
Posted by Anniyan on July 22, 2008 at 1:45 pm
@S
Everyone is insane. We just have to accept it. Insanity is a birth-right!
What do you say Nikhil?
Posted by S on July 22, 2008 at 1:50 pm
Guilty on count 1 &2
BTW Talking to self is sane???
Posted by Reema on July 22, 2008 at 2:15 pm
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
Posted by Deepu on July 22, 2008 at 3:09 pm
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?
Posted by deepsm25 on July 22, 2008 at 3:26 pm
EEEOoooowwww!!! No Ways man!! Bet, some how all these points resemble to you, don’t they?
Posted by Shefaly on July 22, 2008 at 3:56 pm
Nikhil:
I am not Sane, but a friend of mine is and he spells it ‘Sen’..
Posted by Nita on July 22, 2008 at 4:08 pm
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…!
Posted by Anniyan on July 22, 2008 at 5:19 pm
@S
And also talking to dolls classifies you as insane (Referring to American Pie – 3: at the bachelor party).
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.”
Posted by Amit on July 22, 2008 at 6:13 pm
Knock Knock
who’s there.
I am in.
In where?
Insane.
Posted by harshasrisri on July 22, 2008 at 10:32 pm
I was sane enough to start reading this post and have become insane enough to try all the signs
Posted by Nikhil on July 23, 2008 at 3:28 am
@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!
@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!
Posted by Sakhi on July 23, 2008 at 5:17 am
Points 4, 5 and 6 are just too gross! yuk, yuk yuk!
Posted by Sakhi on July 23, 2008 at 5:30 am
BTW Moon looks nice as header
Posted by Shefaly on July 23, 2008 at 7:25 am
@ Nikhil:
Guilty on none of the counts on your list but I have a list of some other traits
Posted by Anniyan on July 23, 2008 at 7:32 am
@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.
Posted by smallstar on July 23, 2008 at 8:23 am
Of course it is!
*HUGS* and *KISSES*
Posted by Priya on July 23, 2008 at 8:31 am
I’m Not insane ! Amen !
Posted by Abha on July 23, 2008 at 9:04 am
sheesh!! all my hopes of pleading insanity for many of my actions has been dashed with this post!! hhrrmpppff!!
*goes looking for another excuse*
Posted by Nishkam Jain on July 23, 2008 at 9:09 am
Hi Nikhil
Do you have All Episodes of Ducktales and Talespin in Hindi ? I wanted them
Nishkam
Posted by Nikhil on July 23, 2008 at 9:16 am
@Sakhi
haha! Good for you! They’re not gross, they’re facts of life!
Thanks! I rather like it myself…
@Shefaly
Maybe you make them public and see how many people are just as insane as you claim to be!
@Anniyan
Yeah man, there are! It’s called “Merit Seats”…!!
@Smallstar
@Priya
Damn!I was rather hoping you would be!
@Abha
Welcome to MirrorCracked!
I could help you plead insanity… I can handle myself quite well legally…
@Nishkam Jain
What the fuck!??
Hehehe!!! Are you like serious?
Posted by smallstar on July 23, 2008 at 9:46 am
*happy look* lol
Posted by Shefaly on July 23, 2008 at 10:55 am
Nikhil:
Here is one – I “proofread” people when they speak.
Now let’s see how many here fit that criterion…
Posted by Nikhil on July 23, 2008 at 12:10 pm
@Smallstar
Lol…
@Shefaly
Hmmm… that’s a toughie…
Posted by smallstar on July 23, 2008 at 12:39 pm
BTW how are ya? I hope well…
Posted by arvind on July 23, 2008 at 1:12 pm
lol /..
phew!!! i am not insane
Posted by Anniyan on July 23, 2008 at 1:47 pm
@Nikhil
Good one!
Posted by Ananth on July 23, 2008 at 1:59 pm
yeah dude… nice blog… nice post…
and yeah… I think I just about fit the bill except for the private parts section…
Posted by La Vida Loca on July 23, 2008 at 6:28 pm
I am right on the edge
Posted by Nikhil on July 24, 2008 at 3:49 am
@Smallstar
Yes, thanks!
@Arvind
Hahaha! Good for you!
@Anniyan
Lol..!
@Ananth
Welcome to MirrorCracked!
And are you sure you’re not 6 on 6…?
@La Vida Loca
Haha! Read this book called “Chaos” by Gleick…
Posted by smallstar on July 24, 2008 at 4:20 am
@Nikhil: Oh, glad to know it, buddyyy!!! *HUGS*
Posted by meg on July 24, 2008 at 4:55 am
muhahaha i am sane !
Posted by aniche on July 24, 2008 at 3:00 pm
what if it’s just one testicle?
Posted by Thief!!! « Care to take a look? on July 24, 2008 at 5:08 pm
[...] I fell asleep at one point and slept peacefully till the morning. I was too tired to go swimming, so I went home and continued sleeping till 11 AM. I spent the rest of the day doing absolutely nothing and slept for the most part. The next day(i.e.yesterday) I did absolutely nothing constructive from the morning and in the evening me and my cousin went shopping. When we came back, I was quite surprised to learn that we were to go out for dinner. “We” in the sense, our WHOLE family of 15(cousins included). I was the one who was supposed to get there first and book the tables. I had the worst time waiting there for them to arrive. The waiter there seemed to think some pretty wierd things about me sitting there alone in a place meant for 15 people. I could tell he was thinking something wierd of me because he was looking at me with a funny stare. You know, the ones which you give to people who you think are insane. [...]
Posted by whatsinaname on July 25, 2008 at 8:04 am
nahiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii
main INSANE nahi hoon, INSAAN hoon
Posted by Anshul on July 25, 2008 at 11:25 am
Ist and 5th….and many other points you didn’t mention.
& I lurk* at your blog often, although I never commented.
Posted by RJ on August 6, 2008 at 1:48 am
@Nik – I am sane. I wanted to be insane but couldn’t do the 4th one after much trying. Is it humanly possible?
Posted by smallstar on August 6, 2008 at 6:38 am
@RJ: keep being sane. You surely will become insane in future… And I can’t wait to see your insane face! LOL
Posted by kog6 on January 5, 2009 at 7:00 am
u know it… i still have the slap marks from my last stare attack…
Posted by Alice on February 19, 2009 at 2:43 pm
yeah i am not sane and i revel in that