… start singing lyrics from Pink Floyd as a part of your everyday conversation.
Right now, I’m quoting heavily from “Comfortably Numb”.
Situation: Kids mumble something after preceeding their mumbling with a frantic “mamamamamama!”
Response: “Your lips move, but I can’t hear what you say.”
Works on spouses, too. You know the situation — they are yacking at you from two rooms away, while you are cooking dinner and running an exhaust fan in the kitchen, listening to Thom Hartmann on the radio. “Your lips move, but I can’t hear what you say.”
Come to think of it, the lyrics to “Money” are pretty appropriate, given the current economic circumstances. It’s a gas.
How to Perplex Your Children