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Tracking Down the "Embarrassing Memory" Noise
Merlin Mann | Jul 23 2008
Compelled to Blurt... | Ask Metafilter Like a lot of people in this Ask Metafilter thread, I thought I was the only person in the universe who made an unconscious little noise when remembering something stupid I did or said.
For context, my tic (which can also be heard when someone near me does something dumb) sounds a little like the noise Leo Bloom makes after he falls on his keys (00:34). "Ooooooom...." The Question to YouAnyone else do this? Anybody out there qualified to talk about the psychology or neuroscience behind this apparent phenomenon? I’ll bet there’s a cool, scientific name for it. 26 Comments
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 Few of my oooooom momentsSubmitted by Merlin on July 23, 2008 - 9:07am.
Oh, cugel these are good. You could easily be on our podcast. I make the noise when I remember the time... ...when I was 13 that a big bunch of people were talking about where to eat, and when asked for a suggestion I said, "I'm expendable"... ...when I was in college and asked a simply-heavy-set waitress when her baby was due... ...when I was 12 and customarily wore white painters pants with a striped shirt and "Mork from Ork" rainbow suspenders... ...not three weeks ago when I asked the Borders guy where the books on "improv writing" were located... Okay. I better stop. My throat's getting sore. » POSTED IN:
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