# Muttering to yourself - anyone else?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muttering-to-yourself-anyone-else/232534>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [March 4, 2004, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muttering-to-yourself-anyone-else/232534 "2004-03-04T16:37:13Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Ice\_Wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2004, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muttering-to-yourself-anyone-else/232534/21 "2004-03-06T19:09:07Z")

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I often replay conversations that have upset me out loud. If my mind is still turning over something irritating, that comes out as mutters too. I do it when I’m walking along the street, too. Get lots and _lots_ of “Are you nuts??” looks. 🙂

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**Author:** ![\_ceQueen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/b9bd4f/32.png) [@\_ceQueen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_ceQueen)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2004, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muttering-to-yourself-anyone-else/232534/22 "2004-03-06T19:09:58Z")

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I always do this. I don’t care if other people hear. I like to talk to myself. I also often talk to my computer.

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**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2004, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muttering-to-yourself-anyone-else/232534/23 "2004-03-06T19:14:16Z")

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> [@!ceQueen](#):
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> I always do this. I don’t care if other people hear. I like to talk to myself. I also often talk to my computer.

You’re lucky, my computer is an arrogant bastard but the fridge is nice.

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**Author:** ![Akaadji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e480ec/32.png) [@Akaadji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Akaadji)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2004, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muttering-to-yourself-anyone-else/232534/24 "2004-03-06T19:36:55Z")

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I do this too. Sometimes I’m muttering about something that happened in what I’m reading/watching/playing/etc. but I also just think out loud about almost anything that pops in my head, whether or not I’m alone…

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**Author:** ![TJdude825](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dec6dc/32.png) [@TJdude825](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TJdude825)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2004, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muttering-to-yourself-anyone-else/232534/25 "2004-03-06T19:44:13Z")

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I do this especially when reading something that is in Spanish, or otherwise hard to understand. Or when solving some kind of puzzle or problem, like a freecell game. Also, if I’m walking somewhere then instantly realize I’m going the wrong way, I have to say “No wait… I guess I do want to stay there” just in case someone sees me and wonders what I’m doing.

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