BBC Sherlock Fan Forum - Serving Sherlockians since February 2012 / What makes you unique?

**Posted by Davina** October 4, 2013 9:29 pm

Oh, synaesthesia! That is really interesting.

**Posted by NiTeLight** November 18, 2013 10:02 pm

I taught myself two foreign langauges (Japanese and ASL).

**Posted by SpiralStaircase** February 6, 2014 4:24 pm

The only thing I can think of that would make me unique...

Well, before I got married, both my first name and surname were unusual. My surname more than my first name though. My brother-in-law, obsessed with researching family trees, said that my old name was probably the only one in the world at the time. Don't know how true that would be though!

**Posted by This Is The Phantom Lady** February 6, 2014 4:35 pm

That's a hard one for me... I never really felt like I was a normal person.

Maybe the thing that makes me unique is the fact that I'm a bit of a punk/alternative chick who happens to collect Hello Kitty.

**Posted by sherlocked4ever** February 6, 2014 6:03 pm

This is a really difficult question ... What makes me unique?
Maybe the answer is that I'm me.
Every single human on this Earth is unique because there is no other one who behaves, who acts like you. Who has the same skills. The whole combination of everything that makes you yourself is unique.

**Posted by SpiralStaircase** February 7, 2014 1:33 pm

I've just thought of another thing which makes me a bit unique...I realised it when I was answering a question about Sherlock ringtones...

I don't own a mobile phone! Hubby and I have a mobile for emergencies only when travelling in the car.

Neither do I own a TV! I haven't had a TV for about 10 years. I watch DVD's on my laptop. And watched Sherlock via iplayer when it first aired (though I couldn't watch it straight away due to not owning a TV license).

**Posted by sherlocked4ever** February 7, 2014 1:43 pm

@SpiralStaircase: I know two families who have no television, too - they can live very good without it.

**Posted by SpiralStaircase** February 7, 2014 1:56 pm

sherlocked4ever wrote:
@SpiralStaircase: I know two families who have no television, too - they can live very good without it.

My sister thinks I'm insane but you really do get used to it, and you don't waste time watching rubbish TV. Everything you watch you really want to watch. Now I just procrastinate on the internet!!! I also have a lot of hobbies that keep me very busy - writing, sculpting, photography, gardening, reading...

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**Posted by This Is The Phantom Lady** February 8, 2014 5:09 pm

I'm actually considering ending my relationship with my TV-company... there is never anything on and I always end up watching a DVD instead... It is starting to feel like a great waste of time.

To be fair; had I not had my TV I wouldn't have watched Sherlock... But still... I can barely pay my rent and here I am paying for a TV license with nothing to watch!

I know my family in Switzerland do very well without a TV; I don't think they ever owned one.

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**Posted by SpiralStaircase** February 12, 2014 6:51 pm

This Is The Phantom Lady wrote:
I'm actually considering ending my relationship with my TV-company... there is never anything on and I always end up watching a DVD instead... It is starting to feel like a great waste of time.

To be fair; had I not had my TV I wouldn't have watched Sherlock... But still... I can barely pay my rent and here I am paying for a TV license with nothing to watch!

I know my family in Switzerland do very well without a TV; I don't think they ever owned one.

I didn't need a TV to watch Sherlock. I watched it on BBCiplayer. I couldn't watch it live, however, but I just waited an hour after it aired live and then watched it.
Like I said, I haven't had a TV for about 10 years. and you really don't miss it after a while.

**Posted by This Is The Phantom Lady** February 12, 2014 7:12 pm

SpiralStaircase wrote:
This Is The Phantom Lady wrote:
I'm actually considering ending my relationship with my TV-company... there is never anything on and I always end up watching a DVD instead... It is starting to feel like a great waste of time.

To be fair; had I not had my TV I wouldn't have watched Sherlock... But still... I can barely pay my rent and here I am paying for a TV license with nothing to watch!

I know my family in Switzerland do very well without a TV; I don't think they ever owned one.

I didn't need a TV to watch Sherlock. I watched it on BBCiplayer. I couldn't watch it live, however, but I just waited an hour after it aired live and then watched it.
Like I said, I haven't had a TV for about 10 years. and you really don't miss it after a while.

What I meant was that I wouldn't have thought about watching Sherlock at all, had I not had my TV... it's the only good thing to come from it, lol! But I will give this some thought... I have always had a TV in my bedroom since I was a little kid, it's such a part of my routine now. But I do still feel I am throwing my money out of the window. Especially now when there's so much olympics on every screen... and I'm not watching any of it out of principle...

...

I don't really talk much about this, but I guess I am also unique because I have some psychic abilities. I have tried to hide them and forget about them lately because; well sometimes its a bit annoying I guess.

**Posted by rebeccaholmes** February 12, 2014 7:58 pm

What makes me unique? Hmm...

I'm a massive fan of classical music, which is something that you wouldn't expect from me if you met me, but I have a very good musical ear, seeing as I've been surrounded by music since I was little.
I've grown up to teach myself to play the piano, guitar and flute.

**Posted by This Is The Phantom Lady** February 12, 2014 8:10 pm

rebeccaholmes wrote:
What makes me unique? Hmm...

I'm a massive fan of classical music, which is something that you wouldn't expect from me if you met me, but I have a very good musical ear, seeing as I've been surrounded by music since I was little.
I've grown up to teach myself to play the piano, guitar and flute.

I am so jealous of you! I have so much respect for people who can play an instrument! I sadly can't... another thing that makes me unique is also that I'm dyscalculic and part of that makes me unable to understand and play an instrument.

I wanted to play the violin, I still want to... as a little girl I had this plastic guitar and a plastic tube thing and I would pretend it was a violin...

But at least I can greatly appreciate others playing it. The violin is always my favourite part of any classical piece.

**Posted by rebeccaholmes** February 12, 2014 8:18 pm

It makes me sad that you're unable to learn an instrument

**Posted by rebeccaholmes** February 12, 2014 8:19 pm

Oh, another thing that makes me uniqure, I think, is that I can only read when the writing is in white, and the background is black.

Rather strange, aha.

**Posted by This Is The Phantom Lady** February 12, 2014 8:26 pm

rebeccaholmes wrote:
It makes me sad that you're unable to learn an instrument

Aw! Don't be! I've come to terms with it, and I still have my writing and cross stitch... At least now I know it's because I am dyscalculic and not that I'm just too stupid...

But I can still appreciate listening to and watching others. To me there is no better trait than being musical!

And maybe one day I can find someone who can find a way to teach me!

**Posted by rebeccaholmes** February 12, 2014 8:40 pm

I hope one day you do have the opportunity, because it would be beautiful knowing you can do after all!

**Posted by SpiralStaircase** February 12, 2014 8:48 pm

This Is The Phantom Lady wrote:
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What I meant was that I wouldn't have thought about watching Sherlock at all, had I not had my TV... it's the only good thing to come from it, lol! But I will give this some thought... I have always had a TV in my bedroom since I was a little kid, it's such a part of my routine now. But I do still feel I am throwing my money out of the window. Especially now when there's so much olympics on every screen... and I'm not watching any of it out of principle...

.

Ah, right. Sorry. Yes, I see what you mean. Actually, it makes me wonder how I first got to know about Sherlock, because I didn't have a TV when it first aired. Word of mouth, I guess.

**Posted by This Is The Phantom Lady** March 3, 2014 10:45 pm

Some say my friends make me unique... my group of friends consits of alternative people... one is very gothic, one is very Christian, one is very pagan, there's the model-ish chick...

I personally don't care who you are on the outside,,, it's whats on the inside that count and wether or not you can stand being around me.

Also I guess my sexuality seem to make me 'unique' too...

**Posted by PrittB** March 3, 2014 10:59 pm

Don't know if this makes me unique or not...but my name was changed five times before I turned four and then I ended up with a name that I don't think I've heard of anyone else ever having: Pritt. Weird, I know.