Popularised by the once acceptable Lindsay Lohan in Mean Girls, the idea of Word Vomit is one that seems to be gripping my daily life… well, daily. Urban Dictionary defines word vomit as: A point in a conversation where you say something that you really didn’t mean to.
I’m sure this has happened to all of us, yet to some of us more often than others. For me personally, I tend to just spew up stories about my boyfriend whenever the conversation is steered into a subject which is oftentimes, only slightly related to my boyfriend. At first it may appear cute that I talk about him so much, because he is always on my mind. However that is beside the point. Like the fictional character played by the aforementioned Ms. Lohan, I can see people becoming bored and frustrated with my endless ramblings about this thing that happened and this thing we did but I cannot stop the words from tumbling out of my mouth.
I am now making the conscious decision not to word vomit. Like I had to stop myself from talking about random topics no one understood when I was younger. That waning fake smile was a dead give-away. Unfortunately my Word Vomit sometimes comes with a stinging taste, where I say something that I didn’t plan on saying and came out sounding completely differently than I originally intended. An example being when I told a girl her hair was “So much better than before”. Obviously I would NEVER say something like that to their face, but my meaning was completely messed up. I should have said “It suits you so much better than your old style”.
I have learned from my mistakes and hopefully my word vomit will subside, I will stop boring, insulting and frustrating people. The first step is of course to accept the fact that you do word vomit, but unlike alcohol, hello kitty and ben & jerry’s ice-cream, you do have the power to contain yourself. Unless of course you mean to do so, in which case we will use word vomit as an excuse, as a weapon to disguise your inner thoughts!! Mwahaha!
Tags: Etiquette, Insult, Uncomfortable, Word Vomit
June 12, 2008 at 3:50 am
This has never happened to me!
June 12, 2008 at 9:00 am
I suffer from the same disease, but I have no plans to change. Ok, it’s best not to insult people, but I love my randomness. I get a lot of odd looks from people and I can see that the things I have said went right over their heads. But it’s worth it for the times people say – “Oh my God, me too!” or “Glad to see I’m not the only odd one”. It’s no fun sticking with convention.
Embrace your word vomit. Spew with reckless abandon.
June 13, 2008 at 6:50 pm
I’m afraid of leaving anything behind in a hotel room when checking out because im afraid that it will miss me.
June 13, 2008 at 7:04 pm
@steveballmer
It will, it will. There’s a high possibility it does everyday, you just haven’t realised…
@darrenbyrne
I think it kind of depends in what group of friends I’m with. In some situations it may be best to control the spew!
@Ben
Thank you for sharing. I believe that when you leave your room your toys come to life. I’ve never stopped believing in Toy Story.
August 27, 2008 at 4:05 pm
How I love this post..:)
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