Abbott & Costello "Whose On First" Inspired Skit Played Out Daily In Our Brains
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Sanity for the Holidays and All Year Around
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Emotion: Hey.
Person: Hey, WHAT?
Emotion: Hey.
Person: THAT’S not an answer.
Emotion: I know.
Person: Then WHY did you say it?
Emotion: Something changed.
Person: WHAT changed?
Emotion: Don’t know.
Person: You don’t KNOW what changed?
Emotion: I don’t know anything. I'm just here to say,, "Hey!"
Person: Hey?
Emotion: Hey! Hey! Hey!
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Person: Okay. Are we in danger?
Emotion: Didn’t say that.
Person: Are we safe?
Emotion: Didn’t say that either.
Person: Then WHAT are you saying?
Emotion: Hey.
Person: You already said that.
Emotion: I’m consistent.
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Person: I give up. What AM I supposed to do with “hey”?
Emotion: Above my pay grade.
Person: You don’t have a pay grade.
Emotion: Exactly.
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Person: Are you telling me we’re running out of time?
Emotion: I’m not a clock.
Person: Are the odds bad?
Emotion: I’m not a calculator.
Person: Are you predicting what’s coming?
Emotion: I’m not a weather forecaster.
Person: Then what are you?
Emotion: Just, "Hey!"
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Anxiety: Hey.
Person: Oh no. Now there’s TWO of you.
Anxiety: I’m not TWO. I’m “What if?”
Person: What if what?
Anxiety: What if…anything.
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Person: Do YOU know what’s going to happen?
Anxiety: No.
But I’ve prepared several drafts.
Person: Based on what? Facts?
Anxiety: NOPE! I don't do facts. Based on memory, imagination,
and a strong feeling about your thoughts on Tuesdays.
Person: My thoughts?
Now this is MY fault?
Anxiety: You’re the furnace.
I’m just the smoke.
Person: Furnace? Is there a fire?
Anxiety: Maybe. Maybe not.
Don't have a clue.
Person: How do I know?
Anxiety: That's up to you.
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Panic: HEYHEYHEYHEY!!!
Person: WHOA! WHAT IS HAPPENING?!
Panic: IT’S BAD! IT’S SO BAD!
Person: What?!
Panic: NOW!
Person: WHAT’S HAPPENING NOW?!
Panic: SOMETHING!
Person: WHAT SOMETHING?!
Panic: SOMETHING SO BAD!
Person: How bad?
Panic: SO BAD!
Person: Do you know ANYTHING?!
Panic: NO!
But it’s BAD!
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Anger: This is ridiculous!!!
Person: THANK GOODNESS. Someone calm.
Anger: Someone's GOTTA pay for this.
Person: Pay for what?
Anger: Haven’t decided yet.
But I’ve narrowed it down to "THEM".
Person: Who?
Anger: THEM. THEM. IT’S THEM.
Person: What do we do about THEM?
Anger: No idea.
Person: Do we do something TO THEM?
Anger: YES, uh, WAIT... no idea.
Person: Maybe we get RID of them?
Anger: Who?
Person: THEM!
Anger: No idea.
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Person: Let me get this straight.
Emotion says “Hey.”
Anxiety says “What if.”
Panic says “Bad.”
Anger says “Them.”
Is anyone here actually THINKING THIS THROUGH?
Emotion: Not me.
Anxiety: Not my job.
Panic: Above my pay grade.
Anger: What’s “thinking?”
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Person: So none of you DECIDE ANYTHING?
Emotion: Decide?
Anxiety: Decide what?
Panic: Decide when?
Anger: Decide who?
Person:
I'm seeing a trend here. Maybe it's my OWN THINKING that decides.
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Person: MAYBE, just maybe, you guys AREN'T useless.
Emotion: I "hey".
Anxiety: I ding and ping.
Panic: I ALARM.
Anger: I HONK.
Person:
But THINKING does the steering.
Emotion: Hey.
Anxiety: Ding. Ping.
Panic: ALARM.
Anger: HONK.
Person:
Yeah, yeah. I know.
I heard you the first time around.