Does anyone else here talk to themselves a lot?
I do all of the time!
On the field , out in the village, in the car and walking the dogs are the times I can be most often caught chattering away about this, that or another, whether it be verbal list making , film and tv reviews or reenactments of conversations or events.
I seldom talk to the dogs when out as I keep conversations with them simple and confined to clear orders but I do at times lapse into an occasional bout of " doggy speak" when something of any note occurs..... ( dog owners and parents of small children will understand this phenomenon very well)
Today was a case in point
It's been raining all day, so in an effort to keep cleaner I took the dogs for their long walk on the old railway walkway in Dyserth. The path is usually busy with walkers, but because of the weather, I found myself alone today........perfect " talking to myself" surroundings!
For a mile or so , I played a verbal game with myself by listing the casualties in The Walking Dead in consecutive order ! ( like you do!) and only stopped when Meg started to get into trouble passing a rather overgrown turd!
Like a theatrical mother , I placed my hands on my hips and in my best, slightly disapproving mommy voice uttered the above title quote
" Meg..have you got a big poo stuck up your botty again?"
Before she could offer me an embarrassed look or indeed an answer, a grinning man on a bike who had suddenly materialised tried to manoeuvre around me.
" sounds painful" he said as he peddled off.
I was still blushing when we arrive back at the berlingo , ten minutes later.
Murphy's Law
ReplyDeleteI think that is something that has happened to us all. Doesn't make it less embarrassing though!!
ReplyDeleteI talk to myself on walks. This is the third post I've read today (in a rather short while) that talks about poo, farts, and the runs. :)
ReplyDeleteI talk to myself all of the time, I believe that people just think that I am "the mad old witch", probably should be avoided.
ReplyDeleteSounds good to me!
Well he has probably gone home to blog about it too ~ imagine.
ReplyDeleteI think I read it:)
DeleteI bet you made his day :)
ReplyDeleteAnd yes, I talk to myself all the time. It helps me stay on one thought more than a nanosecond, which is helpful when I'm trying to get things done. Yes, I'm thinking of signing up on the wait list for a nursing home any day now.
ReplyDeleteI always talk to the dog and to the cat.It is amazing how many words the dog understand (and in Hebrew!).
ReplyDeleteThanks, I needed the laugh, BBC really should follow you around with camera crew, they could replace Clarkson for a fraction of the price.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea!
DeleteJo in Auckland, NZ
I thoroughly enjoy my own company - - and the conversations I have with myself are immensely enlightening and satisfying.
ReplyDeleteFrightening, isn't it?
Exactly
DeleteI like to surround myself with people who agree with me. Some of my more intelligent conversations I have with myself.
ReplyDeleteI hear my husband talking out loud to the tv during sports events. I don't think I've ever talked to myself out loud, but to the animals, yes. My husband is very chatty, will talk to complete strangers. Maybe that is the reason.
ReplyDeleteGive it a go donna
DeleteIts very liberating xx
I've had to snip one off in a hurry, I've eaten plenty of shit in my time but I've never actually sucked one up my botty...
ReplyDeleteOmg
DeleteYou corrected the typo in the title. Spoilsport!
DeleteJ.G., correct your post title quickly (that's if it needs correcting).
ReplyDeleteDone whoops
DeleteI talk to myself all the time, and my father did the same. It helps me to think, and keeps me amused. I have lots of imaginary convos between half-witted old codgers. Very embarrassing though when I discover there's someone else in the vicinity who's heard every word. But they're usually tactful enough to pretend nothing untoward has happened.
ReplyDeleteAs Woody Allen said: "I often talk to myself, because I'm the most intelligent person I know."
ReplyDeleteYEAH BABY YEAH! :)
DeleteHe also said he liked masturbation because it was having sex with someone he loved
DeleteI agree with that statement also. self-loving is FAB!
DeleteNow THAT's better!
ReplyDeleteI hope it was in your best Betty Davis voice !
ReplyDeletecheers, parsnip
I was more baby jane
Deletesure! sometimes I do my best thinking talking out loud to myself. now, I never ask myself the blog title question, and I don't have to walk the cats...
ReplyDeleteI didnt realise that we are all mad as badgers
Deleteand what is wrong with being mad as badgers? I think it's FAB! :)
DeleteI flashed my boobs at my husband right as a jogger was coming down the road behind me, an acquaintance at that, who remarked "nice one Carroll!' as she went by. Last time I flashed, outside anyway!
ReplyDeleteYou dirty old hussy
DeleteLOLOL I dont add the theatrics like you do, but...
ReplyDeleteI talk to my animals all the time. even when they arent there.
LOLOLOL
xox
Whatever will you regale us with next? Unplugging of Meg with a rubber plunger? (Just a suggestion. I take no responsibility for the consequences).
ReplyDeleteOh andrew, i will, i am sure, come up with something more disgusting
DeleteThis made me laugh! And yes, I often talk to myself. Sometimes it helps me when i'm trying to decide something.
ReplyDeleteIts reassuring to think we are all the same
DeleteOh that has made me laugh, hubby is looking at me as though I am simple but he doesn't like poo talk so he'll never know why I'm laughing.
ReplyDeletePoo talk is ALWAYS the funniest
DeleteAsk a nurse
i remember when my boys were very small and their poo humour was unending. I mentioned it to my dad and he no boy ever grows out of it :)
DeleteI talk to myself a lot. I cannot live without doing it. I even use my mobile phone as a cover up, especially if I am alone on a long train journey across Europe. It makes me feel less conspicuous believe it or not, and I can even make it ring first.
ReplyDeleteGreat idea.....i never thought of that!
DeleteI say that to myself all the time.
ReplyDeleteMy brain won't shut up long enough for me to get a word in edgeways....
ReplyDeleteOf course I talk to myself..I'm the only one who listens.
ReplyDeleteJane x
Same here :-)
DeleteYou are hilarious. And yes, I talk to myself all the time. If there are any ghosts in my home they probably wish they could tell me to shut the hell up. LOL
ReplyDeleteOf course I talk to myself. And I answer myself too - which means that at least one person is listening to me.
ReplyDeleteI used to have a friend who said, "If you can't drink with yourself, who can you drink with?"
ReplyDeleteI believe that talking to oneself is much the same.
I like that quote and shall use it if chris catches me having a crafty gin during the walking dead
DeleteOne of our deceased springers was called Dave. Many happy memories of confused men thinking they were being bellowed at: "Don't walk away when i'm talking to you Dave/ stand still while you're peeing Dave/ Put that bloody stick down Dave/ Get your face out of the rabbit turds Dave!". As for talking to yourself, is it not compulsory?
ReplyDeleteI'm the odd one out here; I don't talk to myself.
ReplyDeleteI sing to myself instead. Don't know why but I always have done... not about plugged botties, however.
A regular mary poppins!
DeleteLOL, yeah, not with the songs I sing!
DeleteI talk frequently to my dogs as my neighbour also reminded me of . I also find myself making comments to the TV whilst watching my favourite shows( quite normal I think after watching goggle box).
ReplyDeleteMy office is full of the chatter of people talking to themselves or their computer screens.
ReplyDeleteAlthough I don't think anyone has said that in the office or at the pub even on a Friday night.
ReplyDeleteI didnt realize so many people do it!.......nutty ....we are all nutty
DeleteHahahaha.... hilarious, just when you thought you were alone! I can picture the cyclist chuckling aloud all the way on his journey. Another post for the "upcoming" mini series!
ReplyDeleteJo in Auckland, NZ
When I'm cooking I talk to myself all the time... used to drive my kids mad. My daughter used to say that I should be on the tv as she was sure I thought I was a cooking programme host.
ReplyDeleteJo in Auckland, NZ
John...hope you don't take my lack of comments as not reading on non interest. It's just that, well, I don't have a lot to say about dog poop, or it's remennants, or scars to existence.....sorry.
ReplyDeleteThe newer pictures you've posted of your village are great.
Mike
If things like "Now, where did I put that hammer?" are regarded as talking to oneself, then I'm guilty. My electrician talks to himself, but about bizarre domestic things; he's a bit odd.
ReplyDeleteOh yes, isn't that normal to talk to oneself? I'm as batty as they come!
ReplyDeleteTalking of poo talk and nurses, when the Bristol stool chart came in use, ordering mushy peas at the chip shop flashed up a pic in my mind of that chart, Number 5 on the scale I think.........
There is a version of it on Pinterest..........Have a talkative weekend! xx
I talk to myself quite regularly....
ReplyDeleteoften when looking for things...
or planting trees....
the only time I get at all worried...
is when I seem to get intelligent answers!!
That'll learn you.
ReplyDeleteI talk to myself on a very regular basis, I know I'm always going to agree with me!
ReplyDeleteI'm not as nutty as a badger though, I'm as mad as a box of frogs!
Oh dear, I pretend I am on a cooking programme when I am cooking and noone else is home. I've done it since I was a kid.
ReplyDeleteI was waiting for you to say you had to give Meg a manual evacuation, John. I talk to myself but only in my head not out loud. But I see a lot of wierdo's walking the street's talking loudly to themselves - then I realise they have a earpiece in to their mobile phone.
ReplyDeleteMy wife once asked me if I would be so kind and just ask the next time I have a conversation with myself to please stop using so much profanity. I still have not found that f---ing hammer.
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