We have this “friend”. Let’s call him “Patrick”.*
*because that’s his name
Anyways, “Patrick” likes animals. Specifically dogs and cats. Or, as “Patrick” calls them “puppehs and kittehs”.
Pat has a fairly distinctive way of saying “puppeh” and “kitteh”. His voice goes all low, and he says it sort of like he can only move his mouth a little bit, and then he drags out the “eh” part at the end.
When he spots a cute instance of said”puppeh” or “kitteh”, he says “oh look at the puppeh[hhhh]”.
And damned if I don’t now do exactly the same thing. Only I don’t even do it in my own voice anymore. I do it in effing Patrick’s voice.
Even when I don’t say it out loud. Even when I’m just /thinking/ it, I /hear/ it in Patrick’s voice. In. my. head.
DAMMIT, [SEE ENTRY TITLE]!