I used to always get rid of earworms by listening to the song that was bugging me. It worked most of the time. It’s kind of like drinking to get over a hangover, which is where the completely nonsensical title of this post came from. Use it at will. It would be nice if one of these silly things I come up with becomes popular. Someone came up with the word “earworm” after all. I guess the next step to fame for something like that is when the little squiggly red line underneath it disappears because it’s been added to the dictionary.
Is “earworm” in the dictionary? Yes. I just checked. The popular meaning doesn’t have a date mentioned in Merriam-Webster online, but the other meaning–corn earworm–has been around since 1802. Check it out. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/corn%20earworm
You learn something new every day.
Getting back to songs. With the number of earworms I get on any given day nowadays, I’d be looking up songs to get over them all day. The worm of the ear that bit me would be a constant occupation … I don’t know why I get so many songs stuck in my head. Maybe it’s my brain’s way of trying to get me to stop thinking of everything all the time, and concentrate on one, as annoying as it may be.
I mean seriously. I can hear a lawn mower while I type this–this is how bad it is–and my mind just went to “Mow, mow, mow your boat,” so now that’s stuck.
But I’ll get over it with another song.
Maybe one I write myself.
You’re welcome.
This highly annoying post is brought to you by Stream of Consciousness Saturday. Click the link to find all the other participating blogs in the comments, and join in yourself. It’s fun! https://lindaghill.com/2018/09/07/the-friday-reminder-and-prompt-for-socs-sept-8-18/
October 13, 2018 at 6:14 am
Crazy for you
Crazy for you
(Heart). I’m just sharing.
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September 10, 2018 at 12:22 pm
This prompt definitely pulled out the earworms from everybody’s closet. Great job, Linda! 😉
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September 10, 2018 at 10:32 pm
Thanks, Laura! 🙂
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September 9, 2018 at 2:48 pm
I love your new expression! I’m definitely using that! 😀
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September 10, 2018 at 10:35 pm
Yay! Thanks, Marian! 😀
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September 9, 2018 at 9:36 am
I am going mad with earworms right now! 💜
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September 10, 2018 at 10:35 pm
Right? ❤ I have to make sure I get around to all the posts this week. 😀
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September 11, 2018 at 1:24 am
I suggest you wear ear protecters then 💜
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September 11, 2018 at 8:34 am
Haha! ❤
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September 9, 2018 at 12:50 am
Linda, after reading all these posts, it seems like I have a good forty or so different songs bouncing around in my head! I’m never going to get to sleep!🙄
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September 10, 2018 at 10:36 pm
Haha! And yet if no one had mentioned earworms, we probably wouldn’t have had a problem with them. 😉 😀
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September 10, 2018 at 10:45 pm
Yep…all YOUR fault. The really weird thing is that tonight, I found myself singing “Elmo wants to be a chicken, Elmo wants do be a duck…quack quack” from Sesame Street. The weird part of this is that no one mentioned it in their posts, and my kids are teenagers. What’s wrong with me??
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September 10, 2018 at 10:51 pm
Ha! Some kind of subliminal message must have gotten through today. It’s like when you dream of a tiny detail that happened during your day.
That’s my theory anyway.
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September 8, 2018 at 6:21 pm
I do that a lot, get a song or songs stuck in my head! Ug yeah! Good but also annoying!
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September 10, 2018 at 10:37 pm
Some songs are definitely more on the annoying side. 😛 🙂
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September 8, 2018 at 2:30 pm
I ended up liking this prompt, and I do like your response. I tend to sing the songs out of my head. Usually in the car, but you never know.
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September 10, 2018 at 10:39 pm
Glad to hear you enjoyed it. 🙂
The car is where I usually pick the earworms up in the first place.
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September 8, 2018 at 1:40 pm
Another name for the corn earworm is the corn borer…
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September 8, 2018 at 1:51 pm
So you’ve heard of them before … Makes sense though, since corn has ears. I wonder if there’s such a thing as a potato eyeworm. 😛
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September 8, 2018 at 12:17 pm
Very cool. Linda.
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September 8, 2018 at 1:49 pm
Thanks, John. 🙂 How are you feeling this week?
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September 8, 2018 at 2:52 pm
Getting stronger each day. Thank you for asking. 😀
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September 10, 2018 at 10:38 pm
Awesome. 🙂
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September 8, 2018 at 12:01 pm
Ear worms are the best procrastination devices … ‘I can’t today, I have tinnitus or something akin.’ *hums* ‘Nursery rhyme, yes on repeat.’ Disconnects caller …
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September 8, 2018 at 1:50 pm
Ha! I’ve never used one to procrastinate before. I’ll have to try that. 😀
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September 8, 2018 at 1:54 pm
Heehe words don’t come easy to me 🎹🎼🎵🎶🎼
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September 8, 2018 at 11:10 am
This one can make you giggle.
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September 8, 2018 at 11:40 am
😀
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September 8, 2018 at 11:08 am
I had to look up the definition of this word Linda 🙂 Where do you find your prompts?
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September 8, 2018 at 11:40 am
The word “earworm” has been growing steadily in popularity over the past couple of years, but it’s still not mainstream, it would seem.
Ninety percent of my prompts come off the top of my head about five minutes before I post them. I have a list of prompts I’ve thought of but haven’t used, just in case I draw a blank. I’m proud to say I haven’t repeated a prompt in the five years I’ve been doing this. 🙂 Yet.
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September 8, 2018 at 4:10 pm
That is interesting. I am guessing that you are always aware of words.
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September 10, 2018 at 10:37 pm
It’s an occupational hazard at times. 😛
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September 8, 2018 at 11:05 am
Music is good for the soul. Sing it, Linda! Sing out loud. Sing it strong. Make it simple to last your whole life long. (This in response to Barry.) https://youtu.be/2LYekeK0HWo
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September 8, 2018 at 11:07 am
😀 It really is.
Thanks, JoAnna! Time for a Barry Manilow kick!
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October 13, 2018 at 6:12 am
That’s a good one. Sing, sing a song…I’ve been on a Heart medley and was gonna tell you about it but I can’t hear it now thanks to sing, sing a song…
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October 13, 2018 at 8:58 am
😉
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October 13, 2018 at 11:02 am
Funny how one earworm can replace another, isn’t it?
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October 13, 2018 at 11:03 am
Hysterical. And slightly annoying if it’s a terrible song. Ha
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October 13, 2018 at 11:09 am
Indeed!
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