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Originally Posted by Taylor514ce
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I suffer from mild/moderate aphasia (the inability to vocalize a word, in my case, even though I can think the word). I once famously (in my circle of friends) asked someone to hand me "the, the, the... you know, those... the Meat Tweezers".
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I am reminded instantly of the time on
The Simpsons when Homer was listening in his sleep to what was meant to be a subliminal weight-reducing tape, but instead was a vocabulary-improver. In the end, after he'd given it up (and after we got to watch Homer use all sorts of delightfully tasty words), there's a final scene...
Homer: Marge, where's that... metal deely... you use to... dig... food...
Marge: You mean, a spoon?
Homer: Yeah, yeah!
I don't quote this to make light (well, okay, maybe a little), T. I say it because its instant recollection is because I am known (mostly to the Loved One, to whom I can't prepare and fake otherwise) for being unable to get the words out. For me it's "the...thing...with the thing...you know...for turning...barbecue...".
Cheers,
Marc