Still Waters Posted February 6, 2019 #1 Share Posted February 6, 2019 A Glasgow writer has been swallowed up by social media after revealing she can taste people's names. Julie McDowall sees nothing out of the ordinary in being able to measure a word - or a name - by the taste it gives her. After revealing on Twitter that she had a condition which means she can describe the tastes she experiences when she hears a word, she was bombarded with millions of requests. Julie said: "I have a neurological condition, synaesthesia, which sounds serious but is actually quite funny. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-47129953 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+and-then Posted February 6, 2019 #2 Share Posted February 6, 2019 Yup... barking... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auntyseptic Posted February 6, 2019 #3 Share Posted February 6, 2019 Read a book about synaesthesia once called "Born on a blue day", really interesting actually. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kittens Are Jerks Posted February 7, 2019 #4 Share Posted February 7, 2019 The sensory overload must be off the charts. Worse yet, a great many of the example tastes given were absolutely gross. I'd be retching all over the place. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unusual Tournament Posted February 7, 2019 #5 Share Posted February 7, 2019 Donald - Rubber duck dipped in vinegar. My question is did she actually try to eat a rubber duck or is she referring to over cooked duck? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllPossible Posted February 7, 2019 #6 Share Posted February 7, 2019 (edited) Trump: "What taste do have in your mouth when you hear my name?" Lady: "S***" Edited February 7, 2019 by AllPossible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle Posted February 7, 2019 #7 Share Posted February 7, 2019 TDS brings Trump into another totally unrelated thread. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DingoLingo Posted February 8, 2019 #8 Share Posted February 8, 2019 I have a friend that tastes in colors.. listening to him while he cooks is interesting.. it needs more brown.. there is to much orange.. so on and so forth.. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nnicolette Posted February 8, 2019 #9 Share Posted February 8, 2019 You know eating psilocybins causes synesthesia that everyone can experience. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spartan max2 Posted February 8, 2019 #10 Share Posted February 8, 2019 9 hours ago, Michelle said: TDS brings Trump into another totally unrelated thread. This is why we can't have nice things lol 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowBoy86x Posted February 8, 2019 #11 Share Posted February 8, 2019 17 hours ago, AllPossible said: Trump: "What taste do have in your mouth when you hear my name?" Lady: "S***" Oh come on, so sick of the usa and their trump issues. Vote him out next year and shut the **** up. But then you guys will just b**** about the next one like usual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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