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People Break Down What Made 'The Weird Kid' At Their School So Weird

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What makes somebody weird?

Has that question ever really been answered?

]We're ALL a little "weird" now and again.

In fact, we've been more conditioned now to embrace the weird.

What is weird, really?

Eccentric. I like that word better.

Some people are just eccentric.

And that can be fun.

Let's embrace the eccentric... as long it's not off-the-wall crazy.

That's a different story.


Redditor CATBVYS wanted to hear about the students we went to school with, who left a lasting impression, so they asked:

"What made the weird kid at your school, the weird kid?"

The weird kids at my schools always kept to themselves.

Now I suppose I'm the weird kid.

Regular or Diet?

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"Carried around a briefcase with two, two-liter bottles of coke. I don't know if he would finish them every day but he would definitely crack one open in class and drink it."

mytwocents22

Dressed for Success

"He dressed up as a Jedi every day from elementary to the last day of high school and he had a lightsaber and would chase people who bullied him around with it. I'm actually surprised the teachers didn't take it away. He did have some emotional/personality problems as well."

longdongjohnson2005

"Sure, people like to make fun of him due to his peculiar dressing and weird beliefs."

"But did you ever see any Sith at your school?"

"Think about it."

Junior-Gorg

Worms

"Whenever it rained there would be dead worms on the cement… he ate them. Not like 1 or 2 he brought bags with him from home to fill up and eat like f**king gummy worms. Teachers never believed us when we told them so he had to have eaten hundreds over the years in elementary school."

Meow939

"I'm just imagining your teacher's doubtful expression 'He's eating handfuls of worms any time it rains, huh? And brings home whole bags to snack on? Stop making stories about Timmy now, it's unbelievable the things you come up with.'"

HyperSpaceSurfer

Sad Genius

"Turned yellow (literally) because he went on a carrot-only diet, shaved his eyebrows off (no idea why), and blew up his garage trying to make his own nuclear bomb. He died in his 20s after taking too much cough syrup and drinking homemade alcohol."

"I forgot to mention that he thought he had appendicitis and attempted to do surgery on himself, thankfully he only knicked the skin. He was considered a mathematical genius and got full scholarships to several colleges but didn't think any of them could teach him anything."

Cultural_Magician105

The Power

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"The vine where a kid goes 'I have the power of God and anime on my side' and screams like a banshee went to my middle school. He was maybe 4 grades underneath me but his weirdness turned him into one of the most popular kids in his grade."

PerryPimentel

Vine?! Now that takes me back in time. Wow.

Miracles

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"He was tall and skinny. Would say the name of a girl in class a few times and then throw his eraser at the ceiling; in the middle of class."

"He did all sorts of weird things. At winter camp, we witnessed him take a large tube down a snow hill, hit a ramp, and while flying into the air, the back of his boot (with his leg still attached) hit him on the TOP of his head. Imagine that flexibility? We still discuss this over 40 years later like we witnessed Jesus walk on water."

Uncle_Bug_Music

Humper

"We had a kid join our fifth-grade class halfway through the year. The entire grade was given a chat about how this kid is different, but we need to be kind."

He spent every recess humping the playground equipment. We were kind to him but also terrified."

"In high school, we had a kid who only wore wolf shirts. He was Australian, so I just convinced everyone that it was a cultural thing. He was nice and didn't deserve to be picked on."

airhornsman

PHEONIX

"Not only was he large (tall and in stature not fat) for his age, like towering over some teachers, he maintained an impeccable straight, shoulder-length haircut that was half neon blue and half neon green that never faded. He also brought his katana to school which how was allowed in the mid-2000s I’ll never understand and had everyone including teachers call him PHOENIX."

oreoloki

This is Me

"Let's see..."

"He wasn't fully potty trained till almost 1st grade, He would randomly flip pencils back and forth in front of his face, he would meltdown if he couldn't get something right the first time, couldn't play sports due to terrible coordination, stuttered like crazy while talking with a very bad lisp, would nearly puke if he ate any unfamiliar food, and daydreamed about Angry Birds during class all day."

"Really weird kid, the reason I know him so well is because he was me. Autism isn't a fun or quirky thing to have to deal with. Most of my major issues were fixed by the time I got to middle school thankfully due to having very supportive teachers, therapists, and parents. Still have sh*t coordination and can't eat normal food though."

TheNobleOne06

Potato

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"He made up a thing where if you said potato to him he would do a silly dance. Halfway through high school, I guess he decided he didn’t like it anymore. But then people would just come up to him and yell potato at him over and over while he just tried to ignore them. I felt bad for him."

ApprehensiveLuck2325

Life Lesson #369...

Be nice to everybody. That's all a person my need sometimes.

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