Happy Thursday, wonderful weirds!

Ok. Just became a patron not even five minutes ago and I happily would have paid $5 just to read this one post. I’m still dying 😂. Oh, and a family of cats having a laser light show dance party in my upstair neighbors’ hardwood floor condominium.

ME TOO!!! I have Misophonia and well, a bunch of other fun messy brain things like OCD, but me too!

Hey y'all! Just something I wanted to mention related to this! I have a neurological disorder called Misophonia. It's something that has effected my daily life a lot and podcasts are actually one of my coping mechanisms! "What is Misophonia?" I hear you asking, well excellent question! This is how I describe it to people: it's a panic/anxiety disorder and a sensory processing disorder rolled all into one, triggered by certain noises. The trigger noises are most commonly mouth sounds, repetitive tapping, things you might find distracting when taking the SATs. That's not the scientific definition but I find it hard to relate to clinical explanations. I have to wear earplugs in meetings at work, the movies, and when eating with friend and family. I basically don't eat with other people if I can help it because 🤷 I don't enjoy panic attacks. One of the worst parts is a lot of people don't believe you or think you're over reacting which makes being in that kind of pain ever worse YAY! SO I'm just here to tell you about it and agree that you should not chew gum in certain places (I would love an all out ban but a girl can only dream) and spread some awareness because it is a more rare thing than you typically hear about. Here's a great article if you want to know more, a lot of articles misrepresent my experience of it so I chose one that is kind and not written by someone who clearly thinks we are making it all up for attention (again YAY). BUT ANYWAYS if you have questions or need help HMU https://www.forbes.com/sites/robinseatonjefferson/2017/05/30/scientists-scramble-to-discover-more-about-a-disorder-thats-haunted-people-for-generations/#20d7d09f6286

Abbey Toye

A hippo chewing a giant wad of bubble gum or a parrot repeating random excerpts of trump tweets

If y’all want a real life oddly uncomfortable sound to laugh at, look up the Amazon milk frog call. Trust me. It sounds like you kicked a goose in the nuts and a wet fart at the same time.

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Your own beloved pet speaking to you in nothing but newspaper headlines.

kay olay

Autotuned goose on cocaine.

Jamie McCoy

Gnats buzzing in a megaphone

A chameleon with a fart putty tongue

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A hummingbird using a straw to try and get the last bit of hot chocolate out of a mug.

Unicorn scraping a chalkboard with it's horn

ALL OF THESE ANSWERS ARE HILARIOUS!!!!

Pangolins scales snagging on a wool sweater