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Title: Apparently Scott Adams lost his ability to speak...
Post by: joeactually on Wednesday, October 25, 2006, 01:44:23 PM
I hadn't heard about this but I found the story fascinating.

http://dilbertblog.typepad.com/the_dilbert_blog/2006/10/good_news_day.html (http://dilbertblog.typepad.com/the_dilbert_blog/2006/10/good_news_day.html)
Title: Re: Apparently Scott Adams lost his ability to speak...
Post by: scottws on Wednesday, October 25, 2006, 01:51:03 PM
That's crazy.  I've never heard of that before.
Title: Re: Apparently Scott Adams lost his ability to speak...
Post by: Cobra951 on Wednesday, October 25, 2006, 03:00:26 PM
News to me too. Never heard something like that was even possible.  The causes that he mentioned don't even seem plausible.
Title: Re: Apparently Scott Adams lost his ability to speak...
Post by: WindAndConfusion on Wednesday, October 25, 2006, 03:04:15 PM
He could rhyme, but not talk? Maybe that's why rhyming is a symptom of schizophrenia. ("It's all poetry in my head," said a disorganized schizophrenic person I met on the street once.)
Title: Re: Apparently Scott Adams lost his ability to speak...
Post by: Xessive on Wednesday, October 25, 2006, 05:02:30 PM
Wow, I remember I lost my speech when I was in grade 9 due to a severe case of laryngitis. I could just barely whisper, but I could make any vocal sounds from my throat. It lasted for about 10 days or so. It didn't bother me too much coz I could always emote with my face and hands :P

Man, am I schizophrenic? I seem to inadvertently rhyme a lot, and in my head!
Title: Re: Apparently Scott Adams lost his ability to speak...
Post by: ScaryTooth on Wednesday, October 25, 2006, 05:54:51 PM
Well, he kind of cured himself. So thats good.

But I've never heard of anything like that. Interesting.
Title: Re: Apparently Scott Adams lost his ability to speak...
Post by: Quemaqua on Wednesday, October 25, 2006, 06:23:44 PM
That's incredibly strange.  Never heard of such a thing.  Pretty amazing story.
Title: Re: Apparently Scott Adams lost his ability to speak...
Post by: Antares on Thursday, October 26, 2006, 10:38:14 PM
Wow, strange.