tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38849125.post9098429492345582785..comments2023-04-16T05:46:47.885-07:00Comments on Dorien Grey and Me: Ya' Know What I'm Sayin'?Dorien Greyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02368404433503621343noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38849125.post-12717000062120040762013-06-13T11:35:24.947-07:002013-06-13T11:35:24.947-07:00Deep Gap is a place in North Carolina. According t...Deep Gap is a place in North Carolina. According to Wikipedia, Daniel Boone spent time there, and Doc Watson the guitarist was from thereAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38849125.post-35844791021567049362013-06-05T03:00:00.642-07:002013-06-05T03:00:00.642-07:00In the Navy, I quickly learned the universal '...In the Navy, I quickly learned the universal 'gap filler' was f**k, often spoken as: m**herf**ker. There were those who seemed to interject the f-word after every word they uttered. Annoyed mates would often tell the offender to stop using f**k so f**king much. Well, you get the idea. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38849125.post-45056816083239503052013-06-04T18:13:48.054-07:002013-06-04T18:13:48.054-07:00Ozzies say "yeah" to fill the conversati...Ozzies say "yeah" to fill the conversational gaps.<br /><br />And I once heard a long line of African women, all with a bundle balanced on their heads, move in stately progression down the road, each uttering an occasional "ehhh", followed by an answering (after a decent pause for thought)"ehhh-weh" from one of the others.NPThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02709384948801604808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38849125.post-75256137221628835832013-06-03T13:03:24.125-07:002013-06-03T13:03:24.125-07:00'Like' is the one I hear most often. It...'Like' is the one I hear most often. It's very popular in Wales. I work with someone who peppers her sentences with them. I once heard her say "I been lookin' on Amazon, like, but I can't find anything I like, like."Essayelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02232130227300308452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38849125.post-26279641649699216372013-06-03T06:01:24.269-07:002013-06-03T06:01:24.269-07:00I was invited a couple of years ago to guest host ...I was invited a couple of years ago to guest host a 2 hour GLBT radio show and the host continually uttered "um" throughout. He looked over at me on the air at one point and asked what I was doing. I told him I was keeping track of the number of times he said "um."<br /><br />He was not amused. His mother couldn't stop laughing. She's the reason I was invited back a second time. He, meanwhile, remained slightly paranoid about what he said after that.<br /><br />My work there was done.Kristoffer Gairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00862202554700556478noreply@blogger.com