Been reading up on Scatman John

Kinja'd!!! by "TheHondaBro" (wwaveform)
Published 01/06/2017 at 13:13

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Apparently he had a bad stutter. He turned his stutter into scatting. I also had a bad stutter when I was a kid. It’s gotten better now, but I still have it. At the risk of sounding pretentious, this song speaks to me and I love it.

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Kinja'd!!! "McMike" (mcmike)
01/06/2017 at 13:19, STARS: 0

I stuttered as a kid too. Still do every once in a while when my brain moves faster than my mouth.

I need to check with Mrs McMike because I can’t remember the last time I heard myself do it. Maybe it’s more often than I think.

Kinja'd!!! "E90M3" (e90m3)
01/06/2017 at 13:20, STARS: 0

We all have our short comings; I remember back in 8th grade we had to take some aptitude tests to determine what levels our skills were at. My reading, match, science were all at high school levels, except for spelling. In 8th grade my spelling skills were apparently on par for a 4th grader.

Kinja'd!!! "TheHondaBro" (wwaveform)
01/06/2017 at 13:21, STARS: 0

My math skills were above average, but I was lacking in the reading. I just bought the new Bernie Sanders book, so take that, aptitude test!

Kinja'd!!! "TheHondaBro" (wwaveform)
01/06/2017 at 13:22, STARS: 0

I stopped paying attention to mine as well. I probably do it more than I think.

Kinja'd!!! "E90M3" (e90m3)
01/06/2017 at 13:23, STARS: 0

Aren’t you an engineering student?

I’ve a ChemE and my math skills were always above average. I still can’t spell, I’ve just memorized how to spell a lot of words.

Kinja'd!!! "TheHondaBro" (wwaveform)
01/06/2017 at 13:27, STARS: 0

Yeah. Integrals and such, amirite?

In middle school, my friend’s brother, with whom we played Halo 3 together, couldn’t spell if his life depended on it. A little weird considering he had a very strong vocabulary.

Kinja'd!!! "E90M3" (e90m3)
01/06/2017 at 13:28, STARS: 0

Speaking of halo 3 and spelling, you remember that kid that fainted at the spelling bee a few years ago, by few I mean 10, well he passed out in front of one of the kids I used to play halo 3 with.

Kinja'd!!! "TheHondaBro" (wwaveform)
01/06/2017 at 13:29, STARS: 0

No?

Kinja'd!!! "Wacko" (wacko--)
01/06/2017 at 13:30, STARS: 1

ah the mid 90s

the time that gave us such hits as

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Kinja'd!!! "E90M3" (e90m3)
01/06/2017 at 13:30, STARS: 1

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The Indian guy wearing #45 is one of the people I used to play halo 3 with.

Kinja'd!!! "lecrab" (superservaas)
01/07/2017 at 07:28, STARS: 1

It takes me more than a couple of alcoholic beverages to start stuttering, fortunately. Ontopic: When Scatman was in our hitparades, I really liked the song. I then found out about the stutter the dude has and was seriously impressed with what he has done. Thanks for reminding me!