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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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That Chinese Dude from The Fifth ElementSubmitted by stopsineman on July 23, 2008 - 10:34am.
Yeah, I actually consciously changed my little sound to be a copy of the sound that the old Chinese dude says after Corban tells him about his long list of good news letters. 'ay*Aaahh, that is bad luck'. It's the ayahh part that I say... every time. Am I alone in actually creating one of these things and grafting it into my habits? » POSTED IN:
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