And I take it somebody died in the UK in 2011 being a human cannonball?
OK. I’ll go.
My friend Kendra and I were having a conversation in the bathroom in our college dorm. Another woman came in to brush her teeth. After she finished, he asked us if she was brushing her teeth too loudly. The question makes sense if you know what Kendra particular action Kendra and I took when the woman walked into the bathroom.
What did we do? Why?
I’m assuming that “he asked us” was NOT a typo, but that “if you know what Kendra particular action Kendra and I took…” was a typo and should have been “if you know what particular action Kendra and I took…”
Yeah. I retyped part of that, and missed some words.
Actually, “he” is a typo. Should be “she.” Three women, women the whole time.
And yeah, “If you know what particular action Kendra and I took.”
I thought maybe your cat helped you type it…
No. And I seriously was not making that up. I think it was some kind of pre-karma, and I am not meant to post in the Pit.
OK. Let’s try an error-free version:
My friend Kendra and I were having a conversation in the bathroom of our college dorm. Another woman came in to brush her teeth, at which point, Kendra and I did something noticeable-- but, and this is important-- the woman may not have noticed right away. After the third woman finished brushing her teeth, she asked “Was I brushing my teeth too loudly?” The question makes sense if you know the particular action Kendra and I took when the woman walked into the bathroom.
What did we do? Why?
Were you recording the conversation?
Were you and Kendra having a conversation using vocalized words?
No; Yes (this is important)
Did your volume change when she entered the bathroom?
Does this have to do with the acoustics of being in a bathroom?
No. We didn’t change our volume.
No. Nothing whatsoever to do with bathroom acoustics.
Did you start speaking a different language?
Yes. We started speaking a different language.
Was the different language easier to understand over the sound of a toothbrush for some reason?
This wasn’t the issue. She wasn’t brushing her teeth too loudly. Her tooth-brushing was at a normal volume for tooth-brushing. But her witnessing our changing languages caused her to wonder nonetheless.
Hint: the university where this took place is key.
I should have mentioned that even if the toothbrushing HAD been abnormally loud, which it wasn’t, this language would have been easier to understand.
Actually, now that I think about it, we got quieter.
Was the university in North America?
Europe?
Elsewhere?