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Blue Christmas Swine Style (Original Post) Floyd R. Turbo Dec 2017 OP
Dont you just love the old standards? flt rsk Dec 2017 #1
Indeed! Floyd R. Turbo Dec 2017 #2
I think my favorite is Walking Around in Womens Underwear. flt rsk Dec 2017 #3
DEPENDS! 😏 Floyd R. Turbo Dec 2017 #4
I think I see where Alvin and the Chipmunks got the idea... dixiegrrrrl Dec 2017 #5
David Seville! Floyd R. Turbo Dec 2017 #6
ahhhh...Thank you! dixiegrrrrl Dec 2017 #7
My pleasure! Floyd R. Turbo Dec 2017 #8
I Stutter....Have Since I Was A Kid.... becca da bakkah Dec 2017 #9
I stuttered as a kid too. I overcame it by reading aloud when alone, speaking in front of my class Floyd R. Turbo Dec 2017 #10

becca da bakkah

(426 posts)
9. I Stutter....Have Since I Was A Kid....
Mon Dec 11, 2017, 01:10 AM
Dec 2017

....Not always, not consistently. I'm not offended by stuttering jokes. I always identified with Porky, especially his frustration in being unable to get the intended word out, then spitting out something similar in meaning. It does force you to develop a decent vocabulary.

But it always bothered me how Porky would stutter over words that don't bother most of us. I usually stumble on "a" "ah", "i", or "oh" sounds. And no, singing the words or diverting my focus with my hands doesn't help. Guess a promising career as an orator has escaped me!

Floyd R. Turbo

(26,549 posts)
10. I stuttered as a kid too. I overcame it by reading aloud when alone, speaking in front of my class
Mon Dec 11, 2017, 10:28 AM
Dec 2017

at every opportunity, and acting in school and church productions.

Although it was painful and embarrassing at times I eventually quit stuttering. That success gave me the confidence to pursue career opportunities that always included public speaking as a position requirement.

It’s never too late!

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