What is digi-speak (digital speak?)

This is similar to l33t speak, but vocal. Let’s see if I can explain this.

Last year my wife and I got married in Tahoe, CA. One weekend we met some friends in Reno for some gambling. While walking around the area admiring the cars in town for a show, we noticed a group of people talking almost entirley in numbers.

i.e. “42!” followed by “89” and back and forth. Is this a west coast thing? Urban? What the hell is it.

More important, how does one learn it? I’d love to tell my boss to screw himself and explain that I was just mentioning a phone number I suddenly recalled.

BTW, only because the cops were all over for the show, after about 10 seconds of these numbers being called I yelled “Hike!”

No no, that’s not how you tell it… it goes like this:

Last year my wife and I got married in Tahoe, CA. One weekend we met some friends in Reno for some gambling. While walking around the area admiring the cars in town for a show, we noticed a group of people talking almost entirley in numbers.

i.e. “42!” followed by “89” and back and forth.

I stopped a guy passing by and asked what the hell they were talking about. He said, “Oh, those guys are always out here telling jokes. They know so many jokes, they just refer to them by number. Go ahead, I bet you can tell one.”

So I walked over to the group and said “31”. And sure enough, they all chuckled politely. I was doing it right! When my turn came around again, I said “75”, and got a few more laughs. This was fun!

Finally my turn came around once again. I grinned and said “106”. And this time, everyone was busting a gut laughing, rolling on the ground, and slapping their thighs!

After the laughter subsided, one of them turned to me and said, “You’re all right, new guy. I’ve been telling jokes out here for ten years, and I’ve never heard that one before!”
:smiley:

Sorry, that’s all I got.

Mr2001! ladies and gentlemen! He’s here all week, try the veal!

damnit, I’m gonna get you back for that :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:

OK, now any help here muzzles mr2k1

The guy asks if he can try, so he says “27!”… nobody laughs. He turns to the first guy and asks “Is that joke not funny?” “It is” replies the first guy “it’s just the way you told it”. :smiley:

Oh, please, just shut this pile of shit down. I’m laughing too hard to get mad for not getting a lead.

Eric Cartman I hate you both so very much