Odd Much

[Trayol]

Yesterday, I was helping my co-worker M wrap up some brownies, when I tried to ask him if he got more brownies out from the freezer. What came out was, "Did you flukensnagk abbidusenta?"

Shockingly he responded with, "Yeah I already got out more brownies."

Has anyone else ever had a moment when they were talking with a co-worker and the only thing that comes out is a garbled mess of sounds. And is actually understood what was said.

[Becks]

Has anyone else ever had a moment when they were talking with a co-worker and the only thing that comes out is a garbled mess of sounds. And is actually understood what was said.

Not one moment. A lot, actually.

I guess the Becky-Rest of the World/Rest of the World-Becky translating dictionaries I hand out help.

[ThePhoneGoddess]

When my sister was a toddler I used to have to translate what she said for my Mother all the time. When my niece was a toddler I started doing the same thing for her. Her Mother (my sister) didn't remember the language---madeup? I don't know---she used to speak with me but on some deep fundamental level I do. Me and my niece used to have entire conversations in it. She's 9 now and doesn't remember anymore. But I can still speak it. No one else understands.

[poofy_puff]

Those must have been the special brownies.

[Broomjockey]

Yeah, I've had moments like that. But more often I'm the one going "Yeah, did that." 'Cause I'm pychic! ...
Okay, not really, I just read body language decently, and most people either turn to what they're talking about, or make little gestures.

[Geek King]

In college, I roomed with a guy who ended up being a really good friend after awhile. I was still growing out of my scared-to-be-social post-highschool phase, and would respond to him in "grunt." Uh-huh, uhhhh-hurmm, and mmm-hmm, were used, for example. It was pretty funny, because one day he realized that he could understand a fairly complicated concept ("Stick volume 4 into the VCR") even though I hadn't vocalized a single word.

Fortunately, I'm much better at talking to people now.

[Bank Lady]

I have a girl at work that is like that with me. It's not usually garbled messages so much as incomplete messages though. When we're really in the groove it's just one or two words and everything is understood on both ends. I love having coworkers like that. All the rest of my coworkers right now don't understand what I'm asking even with complete, clear sentences.

[Saydrah]

My SO and his best friend have a language that I think is all their own.

SO: Hmfngah grbleshga?

Friend: Hm, pfyah.

Translation:

SO: Could you pass me a chimichanga?

Friend: Here you go.

.....

SO: G'feh shrah?

Friend: Iyah, pshaa. Myaaah.... faaak.

Translation:

SO: Can I have a drag of your cigarette?

Friend: Sure, but I thought you quit.


I am not even exaggerating.

[bainsidhe]

At my work we tend to say things like "Hand me that thingamabob" or "How do you get the thingamajig to do that thingie?". Don't know why, but it seems to work.

[powerboy]

Oh yeah, quite a few times.

[Kittish]

A co-worker of mine randomly replaces what she meant to say with some other random word, it can make for some funny moments. "Yea, the hamburger is in the dishwasher."

When I'm overly tired, I tend to lose the thread of whatever I'm saying and start saying completely random things. This can result in considerable confusion... "For our daily specials today I have squirrels running across the yard with hardhats...wait, no... what did I just say?"

[Becks]

When I'm overly tired, I tend to lose the thread of whatever I'm saying and start saying completely random things. This can result in considerable confusion... "For our daily specials today I have squirrels running across the yard with hardhats...wait, no... what did I just say?"

I say things like that sometimes. Usually when I'm asleep, but I think I've done something like that at work.

[Toujin]

Yesterday, I was helping my co-worker M wrap up some brownies, when I tried to ask him if he got more brownies out from the freezer. What came out was, "Did you flukensnagk abbidusenta?"

Shockingly he responded with, "Yeah I already got out more brownies."

Has anyone else ever had a moment when they were talking with a co-worker and the only thing that comes out is a garbled mess of sounds. And is actually understood what was said.

For some reason, this reminded me of two Cartoon Network characters who only communicate with a single word, yet are somehow understood by everyone else. Miss Coco and Schnitzel, to be exact.

[Seshat]

"Yea, the hamburger is in the dishwasher."
<snip>
"For our daily specials today I have squirrels running across the yard with hardhats...wait, no... what did I just say?"

You've been at my house!

[KMMCurly]

I don't really have a language but I do have a word - "Neegiba!" which roughly translates to "I'm behind this door, stop trying to open it you're squishing me!"