 LordJim
Male, 50-59, Europe
 2410 Posts
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Thursday, April 26, 2012 2:54:47 PM
Amazing woman, but that must be such a drain on her energy. Loved the bit where her dad told her to watch her language. |
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 keith2
Male, 18-29, Midwest US
2319 Posts
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Thursday, April 26, 2012 9:36:42 AM
The term "fxckbiscuit" has somehow weaseled it's way into my vocabulary. |
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 venners77
Male, 30-39, Europe
31 Posts
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Thursday, April 26, 2012 4:56:43 AM
@beternal. Why?!
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 beternal
Male, 18-29, Europe
1848 Posts
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Thursday, April 26, 2012 3:07:56 AM
God I hate Stephen Fry with a passion |
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 clockwork208
Male, 30-39, Western US
834 Posts
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Thursday, April 26, 2012 1:10:14 AM
My former boss used to stutter, sometimes pretty bad. After a few weeks, you don't even notice it anymore. Same thing here - you just get so used to it, you'd be thrown off if it were to disappear. |
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 FyreKitteh
Female, 30-39, Australia
26 Posts
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Wednesday, April 25, 2012 11:10:38 PM
I watched this series a few weeks ago (it was on TV) as I am interested in the evolution of communication (Yes I'm a nerd too lol ). This episode was fascinating and also showed how the body's response to pain reduces when you swear, but this doesn't happen if you swear a lot in general. Stephen Fry was one guinea pig, and Brian Blessed was the other. It's pretty funny to watch |
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 onefallswoop
Male, 30-39, Western US
40 Posts
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Wednesday, April 25, 2012 10:25:40 PM
I'm so refreshed to find the first 5 comments on this thread to be insightful and/or empathetic. What a delightful switch. |
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 davymid
Male, 30-39, Europe
11682 Posts
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Wednesday, April 25, 2012 9:29:15 PM
I once listened to a radio interview (yes, I'm that nerdish that I listen to talk radio on the way to work - besides the point), with a woman with Tourette's.
But her tic wasn't "F*ck!", or "Biscuit!", it was "I love you!". It was either a) charming, b) very depressing that she had such a serious psychological disorder or c) just her being an attention whore and there was nothing wrong with her.
You be the judge, I tried my best not to in that case. |
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 carmium
Female, 50-59, Canada
4051 Posts
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Wednesday, April 25, 2012 8:12:16 PM
So-o-o-o.... if you got someone like her to volunteer to be held completely immobile in a chair, would the verbal ticks increase or cease? It would be such an interesting affliction to try gentle experiments with. |
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 ShudBWorking
Male, 18-29, Eastern US
88 Posts
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Wednesday, April 25, 2012 7:13:36 PM
I found it interesting that the F word was heard so much around the reporter, but not around the children. She wasn't with them long, but as much as she said it with him, you would think it would have come out with the children too. Maybe it's some sort of subliminal control where she says the bad words less when it would normally be inappropriate for one to say them at all. |
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 Fatninja01
Male, 18-29, Australia
23995 Posts
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Wednesday, April 25, 2012 5:05:51 PM
awwww |
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 Rick_S
Male, 40-49, Eastern US
2860 Posts
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Wednesday, April 25, 2012 4:37:30 PM
I always wondered about the words that people with touretts said. You only ever hear about them saying inappropriate words, and I always thought that it was interesting that they are only affected with that type of tick. To see her ticks pepper her speech with both the F word, and biscuit, was really kind of enlightening. |
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 Gerry1of1
Male, 50-59, Western US
25652 Posts
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Wednesday, April 25, 2012 4:33:58 PM
Way to go NIGEL! |
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 Brometheus
Male, 30-39, Southern US
297 Posts
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Wednesday, April 25, 2012 3:35:56 PM
She is cute as a button! |
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 DingDingDong
Male, 30-39, Western US
1421 Posts
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Wednesday, April 25, 2012 3:32:49 PM
Haha, I'd love to (biscuit!) hang out with (happy Christmas!) her. |
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 boogarcym
Male, 40-49, Europe
182 Posts
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Wednesday, April 25, 2012 2:01:55 PM
@drawman61 - Verbal tits? Now there's a thought |
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 piperfawn
Male, 30-39, Europe
3163 Posts
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Wednesday, April 25, 2012 2:01:41 PM
Good woman. |
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 turdburglar
Male, 30-39, Western US
1818 Posts
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Wednesday, April 25, 2012 1:45:49 PM
bwahaaahahaha! BISCUT! Hilarous! That looks exhausting! I am tired just watching her. |
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CDarling
Female, 18-29, Midwest US
129 Posts
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Wednesday, April 25, 2012 1:45:16 PM
I love Stephen Fry.. so much... |
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 FAKEBACON
Male, 18-29, Canada
560 Posts
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Wednesday, April 25, 2012 1:33:54 PM
hahah "biscuit." |
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 jendrian
Male, 18-29, Canada
2354 Posts
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Wednesday, April 25, 2012 1:28:55 PM
she looks biscuit awesome in that superhero outfit  |
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 drawman61
Male, 50-59, Europe
1400 Posts
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Wednesday, April 25, 2012 1:18:00 PM
tits or tics? |
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 LazyMe484
Male, 18-29, Canada
10503 Posts
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Wednesday, April 25, 2012 1:17:02 PM
F*cking biscuits. |
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 fancylad
Male, 30-39, Western US
2512 Posts
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Wednesday, April 25, 2012 1:09:48 PM
Link: Stephen Fry's Planet Word [Rate Link] - Stephen Fry guides us in this exploration of language in all its forms: from linguistic research to world literature. |
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