Nothing but infantile anal-retentive reinforcement.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Day of the Dissonance]

Complaining about this is so anal-retentive, so MS.    From Wordnik.com.  [Smug Ugly - Anil Dash] Reference

Goes against ever anal-retentive fiber of my being.    From Wordnik.com.  [My mechanic Steve] Reference

The best-case would be that he is truly anal-retentive.    From Wordnik.com.  [don't know what a slide rule is for] Reference

"" Because they're painfully anal-retentive, '' he says.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Buzz Machine] Reference

But that is the most anal-retentive list I've ever seen.    From Wordnik.com.  [Okay, how many?] Reference

Looks like some people just aren't anal-retentive enough.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2005-06-01] Reference

You're all falling down on the job, anal-retentive readers.    From Wordnik.com.  [idiot-milk Diary Entry] Reference

Could you be more anal-retentive, or more (needlessly) pendantic?.    From Wordnik.com.  [C'ville Arts Center Announced at cvillenews.com] Reference

The first settlers must have been anal-retentive about property rights.    From Wordnik.com.  [Destiny's Road]

She might have cause to thank him for being anal-retentive before sundown.    From Wordnik.com.  [Hunter,Healer[SequeltoTheSociety]]

Probably not important but it's nice to know if you're anal-retentive like me.    From Wordnik.com.  [elfpvke Diary Entry] Reference

And I played the anal-retentive father of three daughters on a sitcom for eight years.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Aug 23, 2007] Reference

I probably won't have another anal-retentive fit like this for years. previous -- next.    From Wordnik.com.  [ana-ng Diary Entry] Reference

M: So the single most anal-retentive man on the planet forgot to turn on his car alarm?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2006-09-17] Reference

Truly anal-retentive geeks even kept their. plan files under revision control using RCS.    From Wordnik.com.  [Waldo Jaquith - Replacing Twitter with a .plan.] Reference

If you enjoy being anal-retentive and slighly compulsive, it's fun to track stuff like this.    From Wordnik.com.  [January 2005] Reference

Anyway, all these goofy, anal-retentive laws are the sorts of things my parents used to mock.    From Wordnik.com.  [idiot-milk Diary Entry] Reference

Milton Wilks, an anal-retentive librarian from Greenbrier County, was alphabetizing his coupons.    From Wordnik.com.  [365 tomorrows » 2008 » September : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day] Reference

It's easy to maintain and good protection without being overly anal-retentive or time consuming.    From Wordnik.com.  [Separate Data From Windows On A Standalone Partition | Lifehacker Australia] Reference

The main problem is that I'm just anal-retentive enough to actually care about doing this job well.    From Wordnik.com.  [ana-ng Diary Entry] Reference

But the anal-retentive "give it to me straight" people that can't or won't think more deeply about an issue?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Russell Shaw: If You "Hate Lawyers," I Already Know Something About You] Reference

Look, are you going to continue quibbling about this like an anal-retentive dork, or can I get back to my entry?.    From Wordnik.com.  [idiot-milk Diary Entry] Reference

They are complete opposites: Maria's a perfectionist and slightly anal-retentive; Jana's carefree and vivacious.    From Wordnik.com.  [I don't know why you ever would've lied to me...] Reference

Except for those anal-retentive Martha Stewart-wannabes who make origami tents out of the paper chopstick wrapper.    From Wordnik.com.  [Garbage Pail Food #1: Yokohama Ramen, Los Angeles] Reference

I'm curious (and anal-retentive): is there a reason (either conscious or subconscious) that it goes 5, 4, 3, 4, 5?.    From Wordnik.com.  [deep and crisp and even] Reference

So, my best guess is, it's not a 'myself' thing against that person, but more of him being an anal-retentive jerk.    From Wordnik.com.  [teddy-risation™] Reference

Though I'm a fanboy, I sometimes hate my fellow fanboys for being anal-retentive against every comic book adaptation.    From Wordnik.com.  [More Photos from Frank Miller's The Spirit - Still Excited? « FirstShowing.net] Reference

Indeed, his apparent extremism may be nothing more than a slightly neurotic, anal-retentive over-attention to design.    From Wordnik.com.  [iPod, Therefore I Am] Reference

I decided to be anal-retentive and organize my responses by category (I know you are rolling your eyes – admit it).    From Wordnik.com.  [badger Diary Entry] Reference

I don't know if it's related to an anal-retentive need to organize and rank things or if it's just an efficient and.    From Wordnik.com.  [Jamie Frevele: From Barack to Heath to Sarah: My Obligatory List of 2008's WTF Moments] Reference

Do not outline in anal-retentive detail, because I don't have the skill/practice to do so and take everything into account.    From Wordnik.com.  [How To Write A Novel (in 72 easy steps!)] Reference

I don't know if it's related to an anal-retentive need to organize and rank things or if it's just an efficient and ... digg.    From Wordnik.com.  [Jamie Frevele: From Barack to Heath to Sarah: My Obligatory List of 2008's WTF Moments] Reference

Must they all be used strictly in support of anal-retentive, middle-aged, homophobic white males and their Stepford wives to party down?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Reality bites.] Reference

"After weak tea and underexposed vistas of anal-retentive planting habits, I'm gonna require loud sounds and plenty of them, " she said.    From Wordnik.com.  [Half Asleep in Frog Pajamas]

On first read, Beranbaum comes across like the anal-retentive chef on "Saturday Night Live," but her multisteps are well worth the effort.    From Wordnik.com.  [Books For Bakers Who Bake] Reference

Admittedly, I'm probably more anal-retentive about it than most, as will be evidenced by my upcoming review of The Space Opera Renaissance.    From Wordnik.com.  [Book Reviewer Backlash] Reference