Last night, I went to Evan’s to watch some Monday night football and get murdered in a game of Madden ‘06. When I was leaving, evan was trying to say something, but had what he called a “verbal yard sale.” I honestly don’t even remember what we were talking about, but the sum of his words were nowhere near the intent of the thought he was trying to express.
Before I could think about what I said, I looked at him and said “You are not expressing thoughts. You are just saying words.”
I think I just coined a phrase. And a pretty good insult for any occasion.
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1 Verbal Yard Sale « Dev McGuire // Oct 3, 2006 at 10:46 am
[...] It was a total misfire from brain to mouth, which immediately had Nate laughing his ass off at me, only able to say, “You are not expressing thoughts, just saying words.” Which, when you think about it, could be a statement that can be used in many situations, including when your friend’s brain causes the verbal yard sale of the week. Or, try using it when you’re tired of listening to a co-worker babble into a nonsensical tangent. [...]
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