Mumbling Like a Moron.

Recently, I've been making an effort to talk to more people in my religious congregation. I've had moderate success, but there's a select few people who I still can't seem to talk to. Why? Well, because they mumble every time I try to talk to them, and I can't think of what to say in response to their rather one-dimensional answers.

Eg - Me: Hi, Matthew. What did you do today?
Matthew: Umm ... Nothin' ...
Me: Oh, really? Do you have any plans for the weekend?
Matthew: Urr ... umm ... no.
Me: How's your job at the moment?
Matthew: Duuuh ... fine. ...
Me: *tears hair out*

I try my best, I really do, but there's only so much I can do to help others widen out and socialize.

So, do you mumble during conversations? Have you any friends that mumble a lot?

Must be pretty awkward for you in that situation...i guess the whole socialising thing varies in people in places like the church personally i'd rather have someone talk to me in or after church it gets boring in the homilies...so yeah but im lucky i have cousins and friends that go to the same church...!

Who knows might not have been his day...try again maybe?

As for mumbling i do but people dont listen anyways but its cool....i just mumble random stuff i dont really condecend people while mumbling i think its pretty harsh...but as for others...My english teachers rumbles constantly...always gets laughs though..have no clue what the lady is saying!

I overannunciate everything. I'm special. I got in the habit because I get tired of asking people "what?"

I usually talk too loud when people talk to me.

I don't mumble though I talk really fast sometimes.

I hate it when people don't give semi-decent answers when I try to communicate.

I talk like I'm drunk. :(

I'm rather loud, but a friend of mine tends to mumble a lot. When we met his voice was so low that I had to ask him his name half a dozen times. That was quite embarrassing, actually.

Um...uh...dunno.

I mumble unless Im with certain people. I guess I like it when other peole do the talking.

sometimes i do, but most of the times my friends, like Brandon

Carme: Hey Brandon
Brandon: mm...hey
Carme: What's going on?
Brandon: nothajfdjzb
Carme: Huh?
Brandon: NOTHING!
Carme: Okay.........*silence*..........did you see that fight after school
Brandon:fhsgzfjdsgfbf fsjzbfkj fshfksajxz fsajh
Carme: WTF?
Brandon: I said yeah I saw it.
Cram: Oh......*worried glance*...okay...Why are you mumbling?
Brandon: Ahm noht
Carme: Excuse me?
Brandon: I'm not! *click*

yeah..i remember that

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Originally Posted by Yazoo'squeen

Brandon:fhsgzfjdsgfbf fsjzbfkj fshfksajxz fsajh

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How did he pronounce that?

First smart-arse comment wins.

can you pronounce that?

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Originally Posted by Rainecloud

How did he pronounce that?

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With a Russian accent.

*snigger*

Someone send that poor boy a bag of extra vowels.

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Originally Posted by Psychotic

With a Russian accent.

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ha ha

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How did he pronounce that?

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I don't even know, it sounded like he was breathing into the phone or something

So, from listening to your friend breathing down the phone you discerned that the correct spelling of the 'word' that he was uttering was 'fhsgzfjdsgfbf fsjzbfkj fshfksajxz fsajh'.

That's mighty impressive.

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Originally Posted by Rainecloud

So, from listening to your friend breathing down the phone you discerned that the correct spelling of the 'word' that he was uttering was 'fhsgzfjdsgfbf fsjzbfkj fshfksajxz fsajh'.

That's mighty impressive.

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lmao
i try my best

Communication through speak is a low and age-old form of communication. In my perfect world we use telepathy.

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Communication through speak is a low and age-old form of communication. In my perfect world we use telepathy.

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Can I fly away on your zephyr and into THAT world?
i strained my voice yesterday so...

No. I do not allow lowlifes into my world. But I might be inclined to accidentally-on-purpose slip you in if your pocket is large enough.

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No. I do not allow lowlifes into my world. But I might be inclined to accidentally-on-purpose slip you in if your pocket is large enough.

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it is

You did not just hand me a large wad of cash, I did not transport you on my zephyr and none of this happened. I have never even heard of you.

Stop spamming up my thread already, you heathens.

of course
who are you again?
I don't know you

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Stop spamming up my thread already, you heathens.

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*gives money

this never happened

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Originally Posted by Rainecloud

Stop spamming up my thread already, you heathens.

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Originally Posted by The EoFF Rules

6. Member moderation. It’s annoying when a spammer shows up. It’s just as annoying when non-staff members start saying things like "Oh my god you spammer" or "Close this thread!". Please don’t do that. Just ignore the jerks and let the Mods take care of it. Posting NOTHING in response to them is the best thing to do. Unless you’re a Mod, you shouldn’t be doing anything Mod-like.

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:)

xD

Do I really have to tell you that I'm joking?

I'm out of touch with the humour of today's youth, I think.

Psy:
By posting that, you responded to him with how he should behave, so you kinda broke that rule yourself, Psy :D Oh, and I broke it now too. :cry:

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Do I really have to tell you that I'm joking?

I'm out of touch with the humour of today's youth, I think.

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i knew you were...but still *hands wad of banana candy* this never happened

Oh, I knew you were joking, or otherwise I'd make up rules about racism (There aren't any, but if I included enough in-jokes about the good ol' days, everyone would believe they were official rules!)

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Originally Posted by Hardwood Hank

Psy:
By posting that, you responded to him with how he should behave, so you kinda broke that rule yourself, Psy :D Oh, and I broke it now too.

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Yeah, I was aware of that, but I'm a rebel. Rules? Schmules!

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Originally Posted by Psy

Oh, I knew you were joking, or otherwise I'd make up rules about racism (There aren't any, but if I included enough in-jokes about the good ol' days, everyone would believe they were official rules!)

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Because you're a kook

Fine, fine.

Just stop making me feel like an old fart, and I'll be happy.

*sneezes* old fart *sneezes*
I need to get this cold checked out :love:

I mumble because my brain cannot formulate the words necessary for a thurough and accurate representation of my thoughts in the time usually expected for a reply.

See that, above? It's exactly how I feel on the subject, but it took me two minutes to write. Imagine asking me that question at a social gathering and watching me stare at you for two whole minutes before I respond. That's why I mumble.

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Originally Posted by Del Murder

I mumble because my brain cannot formulate the words necessary for a thurough and accurate representation of my thoughts in the time usually expected for a reply.

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+I'm to lazy to formacate what I say anyway.

I actuallu mumble quite a bit. I'm not really used to projecting my voice. So I always say things in a low tone.

I'll mumble for no more than five seconds. I gather my thoughts into verbal communication quite quickly. I usually only speak when something needs to be said, however. I'm more of a visual member of society.

I don't usually say anything unless I've given it a couple seconds to consider whether it's worth saying. People tend not to like standing there with huge awkward pauses while I think, so sometimes I'll say something neutral to fill the gap, to at least communicate the fact that I'm interested in having a conversation. I assume that a lot of people do this.

So ditto Del Murder, except it took me about 7 9 minutes to type this, and I had to start over twice three times four times.

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Originally Posted by Dr Unne

I don't usually say anything unless I've given it a couple seconds to consider whether it's worth saying.

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And that's the best way to go about things, in my opinion. Offline, I hardly say anything unless I'm desperately trying to have a meaningful conversation with someone like - say - my good friend Matthew (as outlined in the first post of this thread). Online, however, it's easier to type a page full of meaningless drivel than it is to say it.

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Originally Posted by Dr Unne

I had to start over twice three times four times.

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I don't have the patience for that, I realy don't care if someone doesn't think I'm smart because I spell verry with two Rs or people have to read what I say a few times to read it. Its the internet afterall. I could care less.

1st and only shot, and I don't care if it veers to the left.

It's people like YOU I feel weird in public!

Person like Rainecloud: So, Rowell, how about the JETS!!!!!!
Me: Oh.... I guess?
PLRC: So, Rowell, how'd you do on that last test?
Me: Oh, I got a ___
PLRC: Yep.... *Stretch* Hm...
Me: *Eyes move around frantically and feels awkward*
PLRC: So Rowell, do you have a job?
Me: Nah.
PLRC: Um...
Me: Yep....

I have a low voice, and people accuse me of mumbling all the time. "...those a-holes..." :p

I sort of agree with Del, except my problem is usually the opposite. My mind works at light-speed coming up with things to say, and my poor mouth has a hard time keeping up. It really sucks when my mind goes: SAY THIS! NO, WAIT, SAY THIS! and my mouth, already working as fast as it coherently can, switches responses in midword. It snowballs from there. :( :confused: :hyper: :blahblah:

That's why I like forums. I was never a spammer, but I wasn't the most coherent kid on the block, either, when I first joined. But once I realized I had plenty of time to slow down and edit what I was saying (thank God for PREVIEW POST), my posts (IMHO) started getting smarter and more coherent, and better thought-out, and some things I realized were pointless and ended up never posting. I wish we could do that in real life. The world would be in a lot less trouble that way.

BTW, I used the PREVIEW POST button on this about five times.