Mimicry Is The Best Form Of Flattery

It has recently come to my attention that I may have the psychological syndrome called FAS (Foreign Accent Syndrome). This is a real thing, seemingly, as I did a quick Google search on it. The back story here is that my daughter recently scolded me: She said, "When you talk to someone with an accent you adopt their accent into your response to them."

And she would be right.

I know I am doing it at times and at times I a am completely unaware I am doing it. Like last month when we were doing the buying for The Candy Bar in New York City and I was conversing with a gentleman who had a heavy Latin accent. Evidently, in my responses, I intoned the nuances of this gentleman's specific vernacular into my speech. And she called me on it. Again, she would be right and I'm not quite sure why I do it. I've done it before, a bunch of times, but none more specifically than when I was traveling in Europe or I am speaking to someone with a strong accented speech pattern. I have even opened a conversation in Paris with a simple, "Bonjour" to which the person I am talking to assumes I am French speaking and will respond in a long response in French which I do not understand at all.

Upon closer inspection I may be suffering from "the chameleon effect" instead of FAS-which can medically be the result of a brain trauma. The chameleon effect is said to be subconscious and more like "mimicking". Many famous people have been criticized in the media for it. Madonna, Oprah and Tony Blair have all been condemn for changing their accents to suit their audience. Scientists and researchers are actually studying this phenomenon. "Researchers who made the discovery believe accent mimicry is part of the brain's in-built urge to 'empathize and affiliate' with other people."

So it would seem that I am not alone or even "weird" as my first born would lead me to believe. It would seem I am in good company. Bottom line is I'm not crazy or brain damaged. Maybe I'm just deploying a useful strategy. By adopting some of the speech patterns I hear, deep down, what I could really be trying to say to you is "I hear ya...and I understand you completely."

"Aint Nobody Got Time For Dat!"

Check this out!

It's hilarious!! I guess sister Sweet Brown is a real internet sensation now, judging from the response this piece got. Good for her, cuz I'm sure she got plenty of time for dat!

I'm thinking her porn name could be Cinnamon too...

Redneck Medicine

Two hillbillies walk into a restaurant. While having a bite to eat, they talk about their moonshine operation.

Suddenly, a woman at a nearby table, who is eating a sandwich, begins to cough. After a minute or so, it becomes apparent that she is in real distress. One of the hillbillies looks at her and says, 'Kin ya swallar?'

The woman shakes her head no.

Then he asks, 'Kin ya breathe?'

The woman begins to turn blue and shakes her head no.

The hillbilly walks over to the woman, lifts up her dress, yanks down her drawers and quickly gives her right butt cheek a lick with his tongue.

The woman is so shocked that she has a violent spasm and the obstruction flies out of her mouth.

As she begins to breathe again, the Hillbilly walks slowly back to his table.
His partner says, 'Ya know, I'd heerd of that there 'Hind Lick Maneuver' but I ain't niver seed nobody do it!'


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I'm NOT F*cking Matt Damon!

So all the buzz 'round he-ah in Beantown is about My Tommy in his acting debut in FunnyorDie.com video for Under Armor. As you may already know, My Tommy is the poster boy for the brand, and they take the advertising in an edgy direction, working with FunnyorDie.

Word has it My Tommy was wonderful, humble and easy to work with (most certainly easy on the eyes) but I'm not sure this is so FUNNY I want to DIE.

I mean really? Keep losing big games dude, and then distance yourself from us in this way. Yup, we'll just keep taking your hits but don't expect us to LOVE you like we used to. We are very loyal sports fans, but you know the old saying, "Fool me once shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me."
It's OK Tommy, like I said, I'll still love you, but your balance is getting a little low in the savings account...

Fun Fact: The southern woman in the commercial, who scolds Matt Damon at the end, is none other than "Jackie" from the Real Housewives of South Boston fame. "I'm Jackie from Jackie's Packie. We sell ciggies and beer." Word has it she tried to convince My Tommy to star in the next installment of RHOSB.
Good luck with that one babe..

Tom Brady's Wicked Accent from Tom Brady

We All Say Shit....

I'm sure you've seen a bunch of these by now. Who the heck knows how this whole thng started, but this one made me laugh.

Cuz unfortunately, it's true.