Because they have personality - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Clapaucius/List_of_people_widely_considered_to_be_eccentric
"He shines eccentric, like a comet's blaze."
- Savage
"A psychology textbook entitled General Psychology by Weeks and James attempts to define eccentricity. These guys did a pretty good job. Essentially, they said that eccentrics may "act" like crazy people, but the difference is that people with mental disorders "suffer" from them, while eccentrics know they are different and are pleased with that fact. Eccentric people's thought processes are not usually illogical but are simply unusual and/or abnormal, and strangely enough, when tested, eccentric people have a lower incidence of mental disorders than the general population. This insinuates that the eccentrics' unusual behavior and failure to comply with society standards may even be beneficial to mental health. David Weeks came up with this list of fifteen characteristics of eccentrics. The first five are present in almost all eccentrics, while below that they are less able to be generalized to the eccentric population. Having ten or more of these characteristics may signify eccentricity.
* Nonconforming
* Creative
* Strongly curious
* Idealistic
* Happily obsessed with a hobby (often more than one)
* Aware from early childhood of being different from others
* Intelligent
* Opinionated and outspoken
* Noncompetitive
* Unusual eating or living habits
* Not interested in the opinions or company of others
* Mischievous sense of humor
* Single
* Eldest or only child
* Bad speller
(Weeks & James, 1995)"
Wow I am in the company of greatness...and I match all 15 of the characteristics.
found http://everything2.com/index.pl?node=eccentric
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