While spending a little time with Professor Layton and the Curious Village recently, I discovered something -- when not actively using my stylus, it seems I have a habit of putting it in my mouth. I don't really chew on it, but rather, just hold it there with my lips. The stops and starts in Layton meant that I was often not doing much with it, but just studying the screen, which gave me the opportunity to realize where I was putting my poor stylus. Here's hoping I'm not alone in this weird habit ... am I?
DS Daily: Oral fixation
While spending a little time with Professor Layton and the Curious Village recently, I discovered something -- when not actively using my stylus, it seems I have a habit of putting it in my mouth. I don't really chew on it, but rather, just hold it there with my lips. The stops and starts in Layton meant that I was often not doing much with it, but just studying the screen, which gave me the opportunity to realize where I was putting my poor stylus. Here's hoping I'm not alone in this weird habit ... am I?
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3-31-2008 @ 9:17AM
Tweek said...
Nope you are not alone in this, I too keep mine in my mouth when I am not using it.
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3-31-2008 @ 3:21PM
Chris said...
I've caught myself holding the stylus in my lips like you explained and also chewing on it from time to time. Thankfully every time the tip ends up in my mouth instead of the big end I realize what I am doing before I ruin it.
3-31-2008 @ 9:18AM
B-Bob said...
Sometimes I chew on my Stylus.
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3-31-2008 @ 9:22AM
Clark said...
Mines usually in my mouth when its not being used. Always lose it otherwise..
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3-31-2008 @ 9:24AM
Nigeria: Cody ChesnuTT Defense Force said...
I do this as well. Mainly while playing playing puzzle games - Layton, Puzzle Quest, those Yoshi puzzles on Tetris. Sometimes while playing Phoenix Wright I twiddle the stylus between my fingers like a cheerleader's baton.
My little brother chewed up my stylus for my original DS so I've tried to keep him off the Lite. Are replacement styluses expensive? I haven't checked.
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3-31-2008 @ 9:38AM
Wiiboy said...
You can get 2 or 3 for like $3-5. They are pretty cheap.
3-31-2008 @ 9:35AM
deadlylife said...
Not at all. I tend to chew lightly on my stylus while not using it.
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3-31-2008 @ 9:35AM
Wiiboy said...
I totally do this all the time! That's so cool. I think the reason is that with my first stylus, I got in the habit of pulling it out and putting it back in a whole bunch, and then it wore the stylus down and it kept falling out and then I lost it. I have been trying not to put in/pull out as much, so if I have a game that requires a lot of stylus use, I will leave it in my mouth.
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3-31-2008 @ 10:15AM
tarajo said...
HAHA, my daughter and i were just discussing this the other day, i would find that my stylus is hanging out of my mouth like a gangsters cigarette and i would be using my fingers to interact with the touch screen.
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3-31-2008 @ 10:21AM
nil said...
I sometimes hold the stylus in my mouth and pretend it's a cigarette. My wife finds it rather funny. Then again, she laughs at me frequently.
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3-31-2008 @ 10:31AM
foosnark said...
Guilty as charged!
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3-31-2008 @ 10:40AM
Roto13 said...
... I just put mine in the slot in the back when I'm not using it. Not all the way so it clicks, though.
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3-31-2008 @ 10:59AM
Maya said...
Same here, i hold it with my lips, without chewing it.
My daughter instead, ruined my original stylus with her teeth XD so I had to buy new ones... now when she asks to play on my DS I give her a q-tip :D this prevents both scratches and chewing marks :D
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3-31-2008 @ 12:39PM
hvnlysoldr said...
Only on few occasions when I do it purposefully. All other times I quickly sheath it back into the DS's holder.
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3-31-2008 @ 12:42PM
Halamar said...
Well, I am the same way. I hold it in my mouth all the time. I think my co-workers think I'm a little weird for doing it, but oh well. As Roto13 stated, I sometimes also put it back into the slot, but I put it in wrong so it doesn't go all the way in.
I don't destroy them from chewing, but I have problems with losing mine. After some usage, they seem to like to fall out of the carrying slot.
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3-31-2008 @ 1:17PM
Author X said...
Well, I actually do this with my favorite pencil (it's mechanical pencil, with the clip broken, leaving a little tab that I just seem to unconsciously want to put in my mouth), but not my stylus. Probably because I use my various custom styluses more than the regular one, and one of my favorites is the Naruto stylus - which is on a handy little springy strap, so when I'm not using it, I just let it hang loose.
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3-31-2008 @ 1:21PM
GumbyX84 said...
I do the same thing, so you aren't alone. Thought I was weird, but I guess a lot of people do it.
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3-31-2008 @ 1:24PM
Prettz said...
I actually hold mine my index finger and middle finger (as one would a pencil). I'm left-handed, so it's the hand I use the d-pad with.
As a left-handed DS player, I've discovered that with some games, I am at a disadvantage, however.
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3-31-2008 @ 1:53PM
Igmolicious said...
Yeah, I do this all the time -- sometimes even while my DS is turned off. Then again, I'm also a chronic pen-chewer.
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3-31-2008 @ 1:54PM
Markez said...
Funny, I just snapped the end of mine chewing it while playing Professor Layton. When my girlfriend was playing it the other day she thought she did it cuz she does the same thing.
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