• The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.worldOPM
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    1 year ago

    I believe it just gravitates toward whatever you know you shouldn’t say in the moment. Sort of like a “call of the void” for social situations that manifests as a tic that you can only avoid for so long.

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      1 year ago

      I remember seeing a documentary or news piece or something about a woman who pivoted hers to “BISCUIT!” I really hope that was real. But I don’t remember how she got there, like if she had to trick herself that “biscuit” was offensive.

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        1 year ago

        One day I came back from school convinced that “ratatouille” was a bad word (before the movie) and I kept saying it my mom, she was happy that it was that innocent