I'm pretty sure no one else does this kind of thing

[tdn]

Originally Posted by Alma

I don't think anybody else has Born Free pop into their heads in quiet moments.

Wanna bet?

[Snickers]

Originally Posted by Alma

I've had "Born Free" stuck in my head for about twenty years. I learned it for sight singing in a music theory course in college. The first two notes are a descending fourth, so when we had to sing that interval we were taught to imitate (in whichever key it was) those lyrics in your head. Now, when I'm not listening to music or have some other ear worm going on, I will, on occasion, suddenly hear "booooorrrnnn freeee" in my head. I don't even know the rest of the song, except for "as free as the wind blows..."

I don't think anybody else has Born Free pop into their heads in quiet moments.

No, but there's a ski run (at Vail? I think it's Vail. It might be some other ski hill in the Colorado Rockies.) named Born Free. It's a blue "intermediate" run that's long and wide and in that sweet spot of just challenging and fun enough that it gets a ton of traffic from skiers of all abilities.

You bet your bippy that I sing exactly the phrase you mention at the top of my lungs whenever I'm skiing down that run. (I don't know the rest of the song either.) I think it's required, actually, when you're skiing down Born Free.

[tdn]

I've had it stuck in my head for the past two hours now. But the funky rock version that I recorded back in the mid-80s.

[Alma]

Originally Posted by tdn

I've had it stuck in my head for the past two hours now. But the funky rock version that I recorded back in the mid-80s.

Oh I would like to hear a funky rock version. Anything but Andy Williams (it's Andy Williams, right? I refuse to look it up).

[BrassyPhrase]

Originally Posted by Alma

I've had "Born Free" stuck in my head for about twenty years. I learned it for sight singing in a music theory course in college. The first two notes are a descending fourth, so when we had to sing that interval we were taught to imitate (in whichever key it was) those lyrics in your head. Now, when I'm not listening to music or have some other ear worm going on, I will, on occasion, suddenly hear "booooorrrnnn freeee" in my head. I don't even know the rest of the song, except for "as free as the wind blows..."

I don't think anybody else has Born Free pop into their heads in quiet moments.

I haven't read to the end of the thread, but I have to not be the only one that says, "Well, I DO NOW!"

Grrrrr

[BrassyPhrase]

When I cook, in my head, I play 'cooking show'. I'm talking to an audience...it's awful.

It's awful. I attempt to quip. <sigh>


(And I'm not like a real cook, I started cooking about six years ago. I have no idea what I'm doing and that's why I love recipe threads.)


And I also replay <in my head>this old commercial for the 'authentic hand hammered oriental wok" that was hosted by some British guy. And he's showing you how a wok works and how 'the juices run down into the middle, you aren't frying!"

So at some time during my 'cooking show' I say this: "At this point? If you want to add a little wine--add a little wine! If you want to add a LOT of wine add a LOT OF WINE-- It's your wok!"

[tdn]

Originally Posted by Alma

Oh I would like to hear a funky rock version. Anything but Andy Williams (it's Andy Williams, right? I refuse to look it up).

Unfortunately that recording is long gone. But it might be fun to do another one!

[TheFaerie]

Originally Posted by FrillyNettles

Whenever I ruminate on something embarrassing, I push the thoughts out of my head by spontaneously "singing" This Old Man in my head. I thought I was the only one to do this, but I recently learned my daughter does it, too. Only in her case, it is the I Love You song from Barney--same tune.

I say "I love you!" out loud when that happens to me. I have no idea why. It's like an mini reverse Tourette's.

[Surly Chick]

There's a town by me named Eliot. Whenever I drive through, I say "Eliot" in ETs voice out loud. I can't help myself. Sometimes I do the finger thing too.

I also moo at cows and whinney at horses. Pigs get a pass.

[Ludovic]

Originally Posted by Surly Chick

There's a town by me named Eliot. Whenever I drive through, I say "Eliot" in ETs voice out loud.

I only do this around other people but when I pass Wimauma I sing it like it's a country song "why mamma, why mamma, why did you have to leave me".

By myself, I only do a Beavis and Butthead laugh out loud whenever NPR introduces their economist Hugh Johnson. Huhuhuhuhuh.

[Alice The Goon]

Oooh, I thought of one. When there is a local story about someone that died doing something stupid, like going 100 mph down a city street and smashing their car, or killed someone else doing something stupid, like DUI, I look to see if they have a Facebook page. There's usually not a picture of them in the news story, and I just want to see what someone that would do something that dumb looks like. Of course, I'd never post on their FB page, even if you could, which you can't- I'm satisfied to just look at them and their interests and get a small glimmer of what they are/were like. It's macabre, but there it is there.

[salinqmind]

My new 'magic number' seems to be 12. How does that work, you ask? Well, an example is filling up the cat's water dish. I try to do it by counting to 12 while the water's running.

Not '12' related, but....When I'm putting gas in the car, say $10 worth, and when the pump numbers reach $9.50 and start slowing down and slowly tick by to get up to $10, I look away and count in my head: "$9.51, $9.52" etc. and try to reach the $10 just when the pump shuts off.

OCD is something, ain't it?

[Teacake]

I do the "cooking show" thing too!

One of my own - left or downward-pointing parts of letters, and Os, belong to my left foot. Right or upward-pointing parts of letters belong to my right foot. When I'm bored (in a meeting, waiting for a train, etc) I trace them with my toes inside my shoes and count them. If my left foot wins, it's a good thing. That sounds... even weirder than I thought it would.

Oh, and I eat things "evenly" on each side of my mouth. M&Ms, peanuts, bites of food - one each, alternately.

[Batsinma Belfry]

When I was about 5, I misheard the lyrics to "Rock & Roll, Hoochie Coo" as "lordy mama like my shoes", instead of "light my fuse". Now when I get new shoes, I perform my version in my head.

[CanvasShoes]

Originally Posted by Soylent Juicy

Every time I leave the house I tell the pets when I'll be home and that "I love all of you."

You reminded me of another one of mine. I do something similar only I tell them "no wild parties now".

[Corcaigh]

I pretend I'm schooling my horse. little bit of half pass here, jump over that kerb, extended trot along here...

I click my tongue as I'm going.

Thankfully I don't see too many people en route.

[Donnerwetter]

Before I leave my house, I step in front the mirror, pull the keys out of my pocket and hold them high. (I once locked myself out, it's a strategy to avoid this).

[festiva76]

Whenever I walk past anyone, regardless of age, race, socioeconomic status, or outward appearance, I hold my breath for a minute, so as not to smell someone's possible body odor.

I also refuse to watch standard definition TV. I will find something mediocre in HD before I watch something great in standard def.

[tumbleddown]

Because of that scene in "Saturday Night Fever" where you see Tony's feet from his own perspective as he's walking down the street, whenever I look down and catch a glimpse of my feet when I'm striding purposefully, I hear "Stayin' Alive" in my head, and start walking on the rhythm of it.

Originally Posted by tdn

OK, I know I'm not the only one who does this:

When you come home, do you pretend that an evil serial killer is chasing you, and you have to get to your front door, get out your key, open the lock, and get yourself safe inside before the maniac stabs you to death?

Yes! I do this. I also imagine scenarios of what to do if I open my door and someone is inside. "I could pick up the toaster oven and lob it at his head!"

[Shoeless]

When I'm listening to the radio in the morning and they're giving the traffic report, sometimes the guy will say something like "traffic is backed up at <location> due to an obstruction in the roadway." And in my head I hear the voice of M. Emmett Walsh from Raising Arizona saying "And it's not a piece of the car!"

[Eve]

When you come home, do you pretend that an evil serial killer is chasing you, and you have to get to your front door, get out your key, open the lock, and get yourself safe inside before the maniac stabs you to death?

I don't pretend I do that, but I do have the occasional minor panic attack about it. A few years ago I had a dream that I was in the 1930s and coming home, to some city row house, walking up the steps and getting out my keys, when someone either walked up or drove by and shot me. Ever since then--very vivid nightmare, obviously!--I sometimes get the fantods when getting my house keys out coming home.

Especially when it is very 1930s out.

[brujaja]

What a coincidence, I had just been thinking about starting a related thread a little while ago:

"Your humorous parodies of song lyrics."
My friend Jeff says, "It's a thin line between pole and bait."
And I can sometimes be caught singing Iggy Pop's Right To Move -- "I gotta right, a right to moo (MOO!), anytime I want, any old time..."

BUT back to the OP. When tying a square knot, instead of what I learned in Girl Scouts -- right over left and under, left over right and under -- I do it the other way around. You know, so the Right goes under. Hasn't always worked too well though.

Oh, also, I was thinking awhile back about starting an IMHO poll thread to find out how many of my fellow Dopers also do a muppet laugh. (a la Adam Savage.)

[Snowboarder Bo]

I substitute the phrase "Let's go to the quarry and throw stuff down there" for a popular three-letter text abbreviation that indicates that something is funny.

I label my socks. I buy only 1 type of sock, and I hate to get older ones paired with newer ones (or ones that have been laundered more with ones that have been laundered less, etc.), so I label each pair before their first use. Happily, my launderers match them up.

[CanvasShoes]

Originally Posted by tumbleddown

Because of that scene in "Saturday Night Fever" where you see Tony's feet from his own perspective as he's walking down the street, whenever I look down and catch a glimpse of my feet when I'm striding purposefully, I hear "Stayin' Alive" in my head, and start walking on the rhythm of it.

That's awesome!

(you realize of course, I'll never be able to look at my feet again, while I'm walking, without also hearing this song).

[Peanuthead]

I often do the "name game" in my head. And not always with proper names. Like when I'm washing dishes I'll think "dishes dishes bo bishes, banana fanna fo fishes...etc."

[Teaira]

Originally Posted by tdn

OK, I know I'm not the only one who does this:

When you come home, do you pretend that an evil serial killer is chasing you, and you have to get to your front door, get out your key, open the lock, and get yourself safe inside before the maniac stabs you to death?

I do this. However, it's not always when I come home. Sometimes it's when I'm walking to the car in a parking lot. Scary...

[Soylent Juicy]

Originally Posted by Donnerwetter

Before I leave my house, I step in front the mirror, pull the keys out of my pocket and hold them high. (I once locked myself out, it's a strategy to avoid this).

I'm like that with hotel room keys - it must be in my hand and visible before I close the door. (Never been locked out, just don't want to take the chance!)

I left my headlights on shortly after I got my Jeep so now I have a routine that I recite in my head: "Park...parking brake...off...lights." And if I lock the doors my keys must be in my hand, see above.

[SunSandSuffering]

TV adverts for Autoglass are on UK TV all the time, complete with an annoying song/jingle at the end:

"Autoglass repair, Autoglass replace." [they are a company who replace car windscreens]

Every single time I 'finish off' in my head with:

"Jism in my hair, jism in my face."

Just seems to fit so well, I'm sure the ad writers made it rhyme deliberately.....