Topic: Apparently Scott Adams lost his ability to speak...

[joeactually]

I hadn't heard about this but I found the story fascinating.

http://dilbertblog.typepad.com/the_dilbert_blog/2006/10/good_news_day.html

[scottws]

That's crazy.  I've never heard of that before.

[Cobra951]

News to me too. Never heard something like that was even possible.  The causes that he mentioned don't even seem plausible.

[WindAndConfusion]

He could rhyme, but not talk? Maybe that's why rhyming is a symptom of schizophrenia. ("It's all poetry in my head," said a disorganized schizophrenic person I met on the street once.)

[Xessive]

Wow, I remember I lost my speech when I was in grade 9 due to a severe case of laryngitis. I could just barely whisper, but I could make any vocal sounds from my throat. It lasted for about 10 days or so. It didn't bother me too much coz I could always emote with my face and hands

Man, am I schizophrenic? I seem to inadvertently rhyme a lot, and in my head!

[ScaryTooth]

Well, he kind of cured himself. So thats good.

But I've never heard of anything like that. Interesting.

[Quemaqua]

That's incredibly strange.  Never heard of such a thing.  Pretty amazing story.

[Antares]

Wow, strange.