Anyone else communicate by song lyrics?

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knudude@reddit

Working in Sam Goody/Musicland stores as a teenager, it’s the only way we would mostly speak to each other! Good times for anyone who knew the next verse. Bad times for those out of the loop. Still, most of my introduction to new/old music was this way if I didn’t know who was playing overhead. Excellent way to educate the youth, if I don’t say so myself.

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AardSnaarks@reddit

Good times, bad times, you know I’ve had my share.

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knudude@reddit

“When my woman left home for a brown-eyed man, But I still don't seem to care” 😉

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ogre_socialis@reddit

Wife said to me last night that Dave Coulier has cancer then asked "Do you even know who that is?" and my response was "You oughta know".

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cpbaby1968@reddit (OP)

Ok. You got me. I thought this was gonna end with you saying “Cut (✌️) it (👇) out(👍)!”

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Superb_Ant_3741@reddit

I broke up with someone years ago by texting them song lyrics, and they never even realized they were responding to a Joni Mitchell song.

My last text to them was I don’t who I am but life is for learning.

They just freaked out, got pissed and then blocked me. Evidence they were not right for me (also I already knew they had betrayed my trust and started stealing and using, so it was a relief to see them go).

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Superb_Ant_3741@reddit

I broke up with someone years ago by texting song lyrics, and they never even realized they were responding to a Joni Mitchell song. They just freaked out and got pissed and then blocked me.

Evidence they were not right for me (also I already knew they had betrayed my trust and started stealing and using, so it was a relief to see them go).

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AncientRazzmatazz783@reddit

I swear my train of thought is in song lyrics - those people who can communicate with you via song lyrics are rare but very much needed in the world and we need to treasure those friends lol

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cvrgurl@reddit

I don’t know, last show I went to had a lot of genX

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cpbaby1968@reddit (OP)

I’m 56 next month, my partner is 53. I grew up in the middle of nowhere Kentucky (45 min from Bowling Green). They grew up in Texas and San Diego then did a stint in the Navy.

Considering that every single station but one was country (and that one did a surprise switchover to country in the mid 80’s) when I was growing up, my musical tastes are quite eclectic. They were/are a punk BMXer. So we came from completely different backgrounds.

We share so much music and are still discovering new music together. It’s pretty awesome.

And, for what it’s worth, our 20 yr old college junior was aghast and seemingly scandalized that we know CTE. Then they had to fact check the truth of my claim that they (along with Nappy Roots) are from the Bowling Green, Ky area.

That’s right. I’m not like other moms. I’m a cool mom.

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Bloody_Mabel@reddit

58 here. I know Cage the Elephant, but my brain sees CTE and thinks chronic traumatic encephalopathy.

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MyMutedYesterday@reddit

Tho I’m barely in Genx, closer to a millennial, still in it & I read it the same as you bc I’ve experienced both lmao but never associated the similarity until your comment. ✌🏼

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cpbaby1968@reddit (OP)

My guess is either you suffer from it or you are in the medical field. Lol. My middle one has PFO and my youngest has POTS so I get it.

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Bloody_Mabel@reddit

Well, I don't suffer from CTE, thank God.

I know POTS is postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome.

I don't remember PFO without looking it up. Is that when the foramen ovale stays open past 5 years of age?

I was an emergency dept RN, but I retired early to take care of my grand daughter while my daughter and son in law work. The pay sucks but it isn't nearly as stressful, and the benefits are awesome.

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cpbaby1968@reddit (OP)

Yesssss!! Patent Foramen Ovale. Great jorb! Lol. My youngest granddaughter (daughter of the PFO kid) has a heart thing too, but I can’t remember what it is.

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abczoomom@reddit

Heh, I got it though, and it’s not the only Cage the Elephant song on my regular playlist. My Gen Z kid gave me them, Saint Motel, Glass Animals, Panic! At the Disco, Tally Hall, and Hozier. Love some new music.

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WatermelonMachete43@reddit

I actually love Cage the Elephant...I didn't know people our age didnt.

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AncientRazzmatazz783@reddit

Our generation goes up to 60 year olds - I love them too but we are older than we think. I’m late 40’s so…

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WatermelonMachete43@reddit

I'm almost 60.

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AncientRazzmatazz783@reddit

Congrats you’re the first 60 year old I know to have ever heard of them

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WatermelonMachete43@reddit

Really??? (Goes away to think about what this means and why...lol)

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AncientRazzmatazz783@reddit

Means you got good taste in music and you’re cooler than most lol 😆- I’d say if you’re into music you’d know of them but the average 60 year old would’ve missed this fine lyrical moment

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WatermelonMachete43@reddit

:) I try!! I listen to most anything, classical to present. Years and years ago one of my kids told me if I wanted to chaperone their class trip, I needed to demonstrate knowledge of popular music. Took up the challenge, learned it all, and liked a lot of it. I just continued to take suggestions from there based on what I already knew I liked. I'll give any band a chance, regardless of genre. :)

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cpbaby1968@reddit (OP)

Between song lyrics and movie lines, I have hardly any room for normality in my brain. Darn. Lol

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Ok_Objective_9524@reddit

I mean… making your way in the world today takes everything you’ve got.

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cpbaby1968@reddit (OP)

Right? Taking a break from all your worries, sure would help a lot

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thebestusernameforme@reddit

Wouldn’t you like to get away?

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FriendlyPlantain0000@reddit

Sometimes you want to go where everybody knows your name.

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thebestusernameforme@reddit

Wouldn’t you like to get away?

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Maleficent-Leo-2282@reddit

Taking a break from all your worries sure would help a lot

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jla2001@reddit

I relate to this

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AncientRazzmatazz783@reddit

Just means you’re one of those creaaatives dahling- it’s a gift that’ll come in handy in the nursing home - you’re not the only one. I’ve met at least three others 😂

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GupChezzna@reddit

And the constant, awesome jukebox playing in my head 24/7!!! Not to mention my chromesthesia… I feel truly blessed!!!

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queenofcaffeine76@reddit

I got records in my head everywhere that I go...

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Cool_Dark_Place@reddit

Are you a jukebox hero? Got stars in your eyes?

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GupChezzna@reddit

Indeed!!!!

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AbruptMango@reddit

Yeah, I usually communicate with movie quotes.

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SilanceDoGood@reddit

Yessss - Same here! Both, song quotes and movie lines, are definitely a part of my lexicon. My friends and family are used to it by now. But…strangers…not so much. I must confess, I think I get a bigger thrill when I see that it missed its mark.

People in my neck of the woods tend to be very polite. They’ll give me a little head tilt, or a nod…but inside I know they must be thinking…”What an odd thing to say…she’s so effing weird!”

I don’t really have a go-to song quote. I tend to be all over the place with those. But my most used movie line comes from Urban Cowboy, “Contrary to what you or your daddy think, all cowboys ain’t dumb. Some of ‘em got smarts real good, like me.”
The reactions tend to be so Effing Hilarious!

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TheWorldTurnsAround@reddit

I know SOME of Cage the Elephant lyrics!

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Sheriff_Mills@reddit

I thought hubby and I were the only ones. I also thought I quoted movies because I'm not creative enough. But I love knowing it's part of our generation. 🤘

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holdaydogs@reddit

Yes, there is a song for every situation.

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GoddessMnemosyne@reddit

Blue eyed dress for every situation

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AncientRazzmatazz783@reddit

There really is

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duchess_of_nothing@reddit

What, like we stopped listening to anything new after 1999? My boomer mom did that, her music went about 12 yrs after high school and just stopped.

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AncientRazzmatazz783@reddit

Like it’s hard? 😉 haha - well gen x spans 15 years. Or is 20? Guarantee my 59 year old cousin doesn’t even know who CTE are. The time came when I’d be finding what I thought was new music, but it had been released years prior. Happens to us all eventually…

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Buzzard1022@reddit

I often respond to my teenage daughter using lyrics and it drives her crazy. Who knew someone could roll their eyes to the point they’re facing backward

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AnarchiaKapitany@reddit

Anyone else communicate by song lyrics?

Yeah it's a dirty job but someone's gotta do it.

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Automatic_Fun_8958@reddit

“How’s it going?” “Believe it or not, I’m walking on air, i never thought i could feel so free-ee-ee..”. “Ummm. Ok, i guess..”

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B_Williams_4010@reddit

There was a time - during my karaoke days - that I believe I had about 2000 songs completely memorized. But I have always had a knack for retaining lyrics, probably because I'm so bad at understanding them the first time; songs I like I have to go back and listen to multiple times in order to get all the words right.

There is (was?) a board game for people like us called 'Encore.' It's a great party-type board game where yo advance along the board by singing song lyrics that either contain a certain word or fit a certain theme, determined by cards. Two opposing teams have to sing 8 words (6 in the later versions) that fit the word or category within 30 seconds. If they do, play passes to the other team who has to sing a different song that fits. The two teams continue the sing-off until one team is stumped, then the winning team rolls for movement.

Nobody will play it with me anymore.

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cpbaby1968@reddit (OP)

Wow. 😮 that sounds like an interesting game.

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harebreadth@reddit

Yes. I even made a presentation for a work event about communication between teams (tech company) and used only Pink Floyd lyrics for all the slides.

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TheTrollys@reddit

You know I can’t slow up I can’t slow down

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butterscotch-magic@reddit

My longest-running game partner in WWF bonded over exactly that. 13 years and counting.

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strangejosh@reddit

That's all I communicate with. I mean not really, but sort of. I will just hum the song and make up my own lyrics. But yes!!

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Minzplaying@reddit

My brother and I haven't had a regular conversation in 40 years but because of song lyrics communicate perfectly! 🤣

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drakee@reddit

She knew dude

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cpbaby1968@reddit (OP)

Then she’s just no fun.

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morgendelay@reddit

Song lyrics, and Simpsons or Big Lebowski quotes

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xcedra@reddit

a song for everything. and everything is a song.

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USAF_Retired2017@reddit

Not song lyrics, but two of my work friends and I communicate similarly. One girl, we communicate in puns. We are punny that way. Ha ha. The other, in movie quotes.

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Damnmorefuckingsnow@reddit

A friend and I do a double entendre game with song titles. Great way to exercise the brain.

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BlueeyedSmirker2@reddit

Time after time

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GoddessMnemosyne@reddit

A suitcase of memories

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GrandMoffJenkins@reddit

Thank you for a funky time.

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GoddessMnemosyne@reddit

Dance while you still have your cherry, Babe

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PoeJam@reddit

She knew those were song lyrics. She did you a favor and pre-empted you from getting to the line, "Give me all you got. I want your money not your life."

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PersonOfInterest85@reddit

Life is a mystery. Everyone must stand alone.

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GoddessMnemosyne@reddit

Don't stand so close to me

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MasterClown@reddit

2-live-crew lyrics can be effective, but only under the correct circumstances.

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GoddessMnemosyne@reddit

Face down, ass up? Those circumstances?

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MasterClown@reddit

Face down

Ass up

That's the way

I tie my shoes.

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GoddessMnemosyne@reddit

Solid technique. Solid Gold→shoot me.

I think that song was the prototype for My Neck, My Back, which is the female version of Face Down. Everybody knows how they like it and how to get it.

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One_Hour_Poop@reddit

When meeting a woman on a first date, i always start off with Hey little lady, you look real pretty, let me pull up your shirt and suck yo t!tties.

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MasterClown@reddit

Indeed, a well-educated woman (or man, or...) would know that quoting 2-Live-Crew is a mark of distinction, discriminating taste and indubitable conviction.

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ScreenTricky4257@reddit

“Yeah and I got bills to pay.”

and children who need clothes. I know there's fish out there, but where god only knows.

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Ghost-of-Sanity@reddit

Song lyrics and movie quotes. All the time. Lol

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blaspheminCapn@reddit

Movie and Simpsons quotes, mostly.

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tramplingrose@reddit

In my family, it's all of the above, plus riffs from random MST3K episodes.

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blaspheminCapn@reddit

Corn... Hey! Corn!!!

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tramplingrose@reddit

(MST3K-adjacent, since we love RiffTrax too) Is corn grass?

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blaspheminCapn@reddit

Gamera is really neat, gamera is full of meat, let's all eat Gamera!

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Stupor_Fly@reddit

Push the button, Frank

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cpbaby1968@reddit (OP)

Or King Of The Hill.

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blaspheminCapn@reddit

That boy ain't right

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melatonia@reddit

Nope, it's mostly Simpson's quotes for me.

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cpbaby1968@reddit (OP)

Random factoid: my brother and his ex wife got married in the Wigsphere.

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AdM72@reddit

The whole reason why mix tapes existed! How else were we supposed to tell someone we had a crush on them😉

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Avasia1717@reddit

whenever my wife says “my stomach hurts” i can’t help but ask her “are you looking for a purse to snatch?”

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Dangerous_Abalone528@reddit

We do movie quotes.

Our kids know if they suddenly don’t understand the conversation it’s because we are quoting movies. Then they ask if it’s required viewing (we are showing them all the 80s classics).

This Christmas will be their first viewing of Die Hard. They are so excited.

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BanDelayEnt@reddit

Sometimes, but not nearly as much as movie/Seinfeld quotes.

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discussatron@reddit

I stand at my window and say, “I don’t want to foot out, I want to stay in, get things done.”

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TheWorldTurnsAround@reddit

Hubby and I (and now our son) do this ALL the time!! I like to say "everything's a lyric".

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StillC5sdad@reddit

Reflecting on my past life , and it doesn't have much time...

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draggar@reddit

Song lyrics, movie quotes, I've been doing memes long before memes existed / were popular. :)

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Important_Call2737@reddit

Ha. I communicate using movie quotes. Same idea. Some people get it. Most don’t. My wife thinks I am weird.

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RoninRobot@reddit

Yeah but nobody can do it like Mixmaster can, c’mon.

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anti_socialite_77@reddit

I communicate with Simpsons quotes.

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wjrj@reddit

I often speak/communicate with lyrics and movie dialog.

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YourJailDad@reddit

I have a work friend that I communicate with in only Simpsons quotes.

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Individual-Fail4709@reddit

Yes! I think GenX is uniquely suited for communication by song lyrics. My spouse and I do this all the time. We do have to be conscious of the fact that younger people may not know WTH we are talking about. I did it at work and about 50% of the time it fell flat. Fast Car is one I quote a lot, can't drive 55, etc. The opportunities just happen and perfectly fit!

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No_Work_6730@reddit

All the time. My brain holds no useful information anymore, just lyrics and movie / tv lines.

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BigDaddy420-69-69@reddit

Jesus I thought I was the only one. There isn't too many situations that a line from Spaceballs or Blazing Saddles doesn't fit.

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dasanman69@reddit

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Sheriff_Mills@reddit

Love this scene! 🤣🤣🤣

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No_Work_6730@reddit

That whole movie is a treasure chest that I often use 😏

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Fluffy-Match9676@reddit

I hope ""Scuse me while I whip this out" isn't often used.

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BigDaddy420-69-69@reddit

I feel totally called out. Depends who I'm talking to, but it's definitely been used.

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FutureMany4938@reddit

I had an friend who moved away, we only communicated on messenger and all it was was memes. Whole, day long conversations with no words, only memes. I have no idea how it worked but it totally did.

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cpbaby1968@reddit (OP)

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Enough-Variety-8468@reddit

I don't know these

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Immediate_Mud_2858@reddit

I love this! Never stop doing it.

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bingbongloser23@reddit

Don't stop, believing..

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greysonhackett@reddit

Hold on to that feeEEEeeliiin'

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bingbongloser23@reddit

That loving feeling...

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LocalInactivist@reddit

I have to break the chain. I’ve lost that loving feeling.

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GoddessMnemosyne@reddit

What a feeling

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SpecificJunket8083@reddit

My husband and I sing everything. I have a couple of friends I can do that with with but most people think you’re insane. We also communicate with quotes from Friends, but that’s another story. 😂

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hans_stroker@reddit

Every job I ever worked at that had music playing would almost guarantee that I would speak the lyrics of the song playing to some confused customer. Sometimes I'd point to the ceiling and say " its...the song playing.. ) Others I'd let marinate in confusion.

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Much_Substance_6017@reddit

Oh, no. We can’t slow down. We can’t hold back. Though you know I wish we could…I jokingly say, I dumped out all math to make room for more song lyrics.

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cpbaby1968@reddit (OP)

Actually, that theory makes a lot of sense.

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wieldymouse@reddit

Sometimes

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Padresfan_douchebag@reddit

I've been to the edge...and I stood and looked down

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johninfla52@reddit

I lost a lot of friends there, baby...

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Padresfan_douchebag@reddit

I got no time to mess around

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Bobodahobo010101@reddit

So if ya want it - gotta bleed for it

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LocalInactivist@reddit

Constantly. I was in a meeting and the lead asked us to take a minute to be silent and meditate. He asked “What did you think about? Why are we so petrified of silence?” I responded with “I thought about my bills, my ex, my deadlines, and when I think I’m going to die.” You could have cut the tension with a knife. The lead didn’t realize he was quoting Alanis Morrisette. Isn’t it ironic?

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One_Hour_Poop@reddit

I listened to Jagged Little Pill on a loop in the 90s but until i liked it up just now i didn't remember that lyric at all.

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cpbaby1968@reddit (OP)

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kalelopaka@reddit

My friends and I do this all the time.

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ApprehensiveCamera40@reddit

Back in the day when they still had jukebox thingies on the tables in restaurants we used to play Conversation using song titles. So instead of saying the words, we would say the number of the song title. Like A4 would be "You're the one that I want". And the reply would be B3 "gimmie gimme some loving". So I would say A4 and they would reply B3.

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ephpeeveedeez@reddit

That’s the way uh huh uh huh I like it! Most definitely! I was singing all the jingles of gum last night at work. My coworkers must think I’m a lunatic then. Juicy fruit, big red, mentos, and let’s not forget what you would do for a Klondike bar! Commercials of the 90’s are my jam presently.

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Yasashii_Akuma156@reddit

Lyrics and song titles slightly all the time, until the whoosh factor of obscurity is too much, then I dial it back. Just a little bit.

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mintyfreshismygod@reddit

And... Love songs, nothing but love songs...

Song lyrics and 90s stand up routines.

The late, great Richard Jeni

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charming-mess@reddit

WTF is pellet ice?

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RevolutionarySea7119@reddit

We call it Chewy Ice

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cpbaby1968@reddit (OP)

Do you have a Sonic? They have it.

It’s not cubes. I think some people call it “soft ice”.

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bingbongloser23@reddit

And they will typically sell you a bag if you ask.

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charming-mess@reddit

I believe the preferred nomenclature is “crushed ice” 😀

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cpbaby1968@reddit (OP)

But it’s not crushed. It’s made differently.

Pellet ice

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charming-mess@reddit

Far out man. Thanks Sincerely 👍

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speakofit@reddit

Yes, and movie quotes

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dasanman69@reddit

Me too. Whenever I get ask if I liked something that was just so so I say it was this.

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speakofit@reddit

Good one!

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ernurse748@reddit

OMG, I am so glad I’m not alone!

My co worker and I once had a bet where we had to go the entire day communicating with song lyrics. First one to be unable to respond lost. It. Was. Awesome.

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day_of_duke@reddit

Usually movie quotes. Except when my son talks about his coworker, Dave. Then I immediately yell “Dave? Dave’s not here man!” He just looks at me like I am stupid.

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Knukkyknuks@reddit

I’m glad I’m so not the only one doing that

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watts6674@reddit

I like to use them as situational cards to people!

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imnotmarvin@reddit

My daughter recently broke up with her boyfriend. First thing that came to mind to say to her wasn't some normal platitude, it was "A woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle".

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greysonhackett@reddit

I dabble in lyrics, but my true medium is 80s & 90s movie quotes. So, won't that be nice!

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bingbongloser23@reddit

I sing lyrics to my wife as a response most days. She is a few years younger but she listens to music more than I do nowadays. She is fascinated by what tidbits are stuck in my brain.

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soopirV@reddit

My girlfriend got me doing this, never really did it before, but now it’s part of our vernacular!

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Fluffy-Match9676@reddit

Constantly with my kids and family.

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worrymon@reddit

My mom is 79 right now. When I was growing up, she would often respond with lyrics from her younger years.

I've just kept up the tradition.

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satyrday12@reddit

What the hell am I doing here? I don't belong here.

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cpbaby1968@reddit (OP)

I don’t care if it hurts.

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No_Possession_5038@reddit

On Saturday at a wedding all they had was Capt Morgan and not my go to Jack Daniels. I said I’ll set sail with Capt Morgan, because we never need dry land.

Bartender was stunned and had no clue. This happens a lot as I speak in lyrics and movie quotes.

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RevolutionarySea7119@reddit

If someone says Sharp Cheddar I have to say “my rhymes are better”

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jcwillia1@reddit

My dad... omg stop :)

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Chile_Chowdah@reddit

My family actually uses movie quotes from classic comedies. My brother didn't have something work out for him the other day and in response I said, "Well the world needs ditch diggers too" If you don't know the quote you shouldn't be on this sub.

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cpbaby1968@reddit (OP)

Well, you can’t go home again, either, but you can shop.

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restingbitchface2021@reddit

I was on the phone with my boss yesterday and we were singing to each other.

Why? Because someone we work with is named Beth and she came up in our conversation.

Me: Beth requested xxx Him: Beth I hear you calling… Me: But I can’t come home right now …

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cpbaby1968@reddit (OP)

Omg. Now I’m teary eyed. The one song that makes me sad and you had to quote it.

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Oldmanriver64@reddit

My oldest daughter and I do the same. Really messes people up that don’t understand! 😂

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Justsomerandofromnj@reddit

I think I finally found my tribe!

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cpbaby1968@reddit (OP)

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greyjedi12345@reddit

I love to slide in lyrics into conversations. Every once in a while someone picks it up gets a chuckle which makes me happy.

Same goes for quotable movie and TV lines, music is more universal.

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PharmaceuticalBitch@reddit

Be the ball…

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PahzTakesPhotos@reddit

My kids (all adults) and I will have entire text conversations in movie quotes or song lyrics. We’ve even had gif or meme conversations.

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_sLLiK@reddit

Not lyrics, but a close friend and I through most of middle school and high school fell into a habit of communicating through quotes from 80's movies and skits from stand-up comedians. It was often crass and not fit for consumption by broader audiences, but to us, it was endlessly funny. Some of those sources of humor have aged better than others.