# Things you were unaware of doing

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-were-unaware-of-doing/720578>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [May 22, 2015, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-were-unaware-of-doing/720578 "2015-05-22T11:23:27Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![JustinC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justinc/32/8083_2.png) [@JustinC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JustinC)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2015, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-were-unaware-of-doing/720578/41 "2015-05-30T13:10:08Z")

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During quite a stressful time during my finals at uni, my then girlfriend said I would occasionally sing ‘Only Original Alpen’ which was a current television ad. No idea I was doing it until she said.

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**Author:** ![kayT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayt/32/3633_2.png) [@kayT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayT)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2015, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-were-unaware-of-doing/720578/42 "2015-05-30T13:22:47Z")

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I’m doing it now, tapping my fingers on the computer as I “think”. My college roommate pointed it out to me and here I am, blah-blah years later, still doing it. I’m sure it’s annoying to DH but he’s never mentioned it, wonderful human that he is.

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**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2015, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-were-unaware-of-doing/720578/43 "2015-05-30T16:22:44Z")

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There are a couple of phrases I apparently say repeatedly over the course of my day. The only reason I am now aware of it is because our African Grey Parrot has learned to mimic me saying them.

When I give the dogs treats, I say, “There ya go!”. When I walk into the sunroom I say, “Hey buddy!” to the bird.

I initially denied saying these things, but it’s hard to deny when the bird acts like a tape recorder.

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