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For a while I had SPUDS FOR THE SPUD GOD! stuck in my head.

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[–] wren@sopuli.xyz 19 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

For the last couple of months I’ve had ‘wife-eroni and cheese’ in my head

[–] idiomaddict@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

I’m going to use that on my husband and it’s going to work, so at least it’s done some good?

[–] ambitiousslab@feddit.uk 19 points 2 weeks ago

Ok, I know this is crazy, but I've had one phrase go round in my head for at least the last 15 years:

No thanks, I really would not like that please, thank you very much.

When I was a child, some intrusive thoughts would pop into my head that bad things would happen in random situations, unless I did certain things. E.g., if I didn't breath in at least 15 times before the end of a song, or take an even number of steps before someone said something, then I would suddenly die.

My brain developed the lore that, when these thoughts popped into my head, they would be binding unless I repeated the above phrase in my mind over and over again. I think it started off as "no thanks", and gradually got expanded to its current crazy form.

Although I don't believe that anymore, the phrase is firmly implanted in my mind and pops up several times a day. It's probably one of the few things I've remembered verbatim for so long, and it's completely useless :D

[–] finalarbiter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Yes. If you like to say them out loud too, people in the neurodivergent community tend to call those vocal stims.

Mine are mostly memes, like the kid who said "apparently, I've never been on live tv before" during a news interview at some sort of fair. I fucking love saying "apparently" with the same infection lol

[–] early_riser@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Hey I do that too. For me it’s “I don’t like food anymore!”, originally from Homestar Runner.

Also old memes like imma firin mah lazer and variants like I’m a farmer in Malaysia

[–] I_Fart_Glitter@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Doesn’t come up that often, but if someone is sitting on a bucket… “Just sit right down on the bucket!!!”

https://youtu.be/B7mX2rqcAc0

[–] early_riser@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

Pretty sure H*R has irrevocably altered the vocabulary of millions of people. I’ll say “” there’s two of them” whenever there are unexpectedly two of something. I sometimes say “hellot” or “haldo” instead of hello to people I know. I could go on.

Miss the wiki too.

[–] Paid_in_cheese@lemmings.world 13 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Yes. Mine are mostly ones that came from my own head. It may be an autism or OCD trait. Or possibly ADHD? Or maybe it's just a normal human thing.

[–] Pumasuedeblue@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 weeks ago

Definitely ADHD. (Can personally confirm.) It's also common with my autistic friends. I don't have an OCD contact to ask, but from what I've learned about the spectrum I would be surprised if they don't.

[–] Por_que_pine@startrek.website 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

His name was Robert Paulson.

[–] Drusas@fedia.io 2 points 2 weeks ago

How's that working out for you?

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 8 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Every time I hear anything out of some of our current leaders' mouths, I hear an old Jerky Boys clip in my head:

"HE'S LYING TO YOU, FUCKING GUY!"

From the infamous "your daughter kicked my dog" prank call.

[–] sparkles@piefed.zip 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Yep. These are scripts. I have…a few that bop around in my head.

“Be kind, rewind”

And “It’s time to start asking yourself the big questions (insert my current stupid dilemma)”

And a couple based on Orc Peon dialog from WoW which I am too embarrassed to even type but I never say any of these in front of others anyway.

This is fine.

[–] ryven@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 weeks ago

Me not that kind of orc!

[–] calamitycastle@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

All the time

  • This aggression will not stand
  • In the parlance of our times
  • They're gonna kill that poor woman
  • etc

"PUGS?! That's the dream, man!"

Yeah... I do, that one's been there for a bit xD

[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

Not necessarily phrases, but some words or actions. I personally find it irritating AF. Like every time I do (action), my brain reminds me to do (action) a certain way even though I know how to do it.

[–] BreadOven@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

CARROTS FOR THE CARROT THRONE!

[–] mystik@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

FULL METAL ALCHEMIST.

[–] CameronDev@programming.dev 2 points 2 weeks ago

I currently have "It's for the smile", from this vid:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=scYet5i9UjM&list=PLIir-QfzN3vXMthSDZmeY9w5b6g53XUwe&index=2&pp=iAQB

About 1 minute in. Great set of vids.

[–] watson387@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 weeks ago

"That's Big Daddy Kane..."

[–] Drusas@fedia.io 2 points 2 weeks ago

I curse you: thinner.

I tend to get quotes from movies and TV stuck in my head. Or things people around me say. When it's the latter, it's often a few words which mean nothing out of context.

[–] funbreaker@piefed.social 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Don't smoke Crayolas.

My friend posted a recording of the Uncle Klunk rant about smoking crayons and the inflection just burrowed into my brain

[–] shittydwarf@piefed.social 2 points 2 weeks ago

Way she goes

[–] Coastal_Explorer@feddit.online 2 points 2 weeks ago

No, I've actually never had phrases get stuck in my head. Nowhere near the way songs do at least.

[–] Drusas@fedia.io 1 points 2 weeks ago

Eats shoots and peas Eats, shoots, and pees Eats shoots and peas Eats, ....