mutism
Hey, Mayberry friends. I agree with Ken on this one. On hearing of Mr. Schwump and selective mutism. When you've been married as long as I have, you develop what is known as selective hearing. When I'm called for supper, seems I hear just fine. But when I'm called to take out the trash or do the dishes, then something is lost. I blame it on years of working in a noisy environment, but my wife says that excuse just don't wash. Selective hearing, selective mutism, call it what you will. It's saved me from many an ugly exchange. Larry in Lincolnton ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
selective mutism
Ken, Barney should have used selective mutism when he told Gomer he had Thelma Lou in his back pocket. Nita Kuhns ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Mr Schwump and Mutism
I did some research this weekend about people who cannot speak. According to my sources in the Learn a Month Magazine, and they are goood sources, many adults who suffer from mutism experienced some form of emotional trauma during childhood. So I am speculating that this was happened to our beloved Mr. Schwump. Probably what happened was when ever the kids heard his last name of Schwump they would tease him. Then perhaps he had a stuttering problem back then and whenever he was asked to read aloud or speak in class the kids would again tease him, and perhaps even his teacher would humiliate him in some way. So he developed what is known as selective mutism. I am speaking from experience as I use to suffer from an extreme case of fear of public speaking. Whenever I was asked to say something in front of a group of people I would get so scared I would wet my pants and then I was so terribly embarrassed it would bother me for weeks. I finally saw a therapist and after years of treatment I finally overcame my problem. Oh I still wet myself when I speak in front of groups, but it no longer embarrasses me. Ken Anderson 2906 May Street Eau Claire WI 54701 715-839-8470 kanderson8...@charter.net www.mayberryreflections.com ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Re: mutism
In a message dated 5/23/2010 11:00:35 A.M. Central Daylight Time, wbmutbb-requ...@wbmutbb.com writes: many adults who suffer from mutism experienced some form of emotional trauma during childhood. Fascinating you should mention this, Ken. There was a character on the daytime soap opera Search for Tomorrow in the 1950s who suffered from this very thing for this very reason. The actor who played him: a then-unknown Don Knotts. Dixon ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Selective Mutism and Mr. Schwump - Part 2
You don't question the omen of selective mutism. It comes in mighty handy at home. I use it to my advantage all the time. Like when my wife asks, Does this dress make me look fat or when she says Do I look as good as when we first got married? or Am I as good a cook as your mother? Yes sir, a lot can be said for selective mutism. Good old Mr. Schwump really knew what he was doing when he just sat there with that silly grin on his face. Barney could have used that himself a few times. It would have saved him a lot grief, like when Thelma Lou asked him about Melissa or when he told the guy at the truck stop that he didn't appreciate being called a squirt or when he bragged to that college kid about Andy's faults as sheriff. It works on the same principal as selective hearing. Like the time my wife was complaining about her body. She said to me, Look at this double chin, look at my big hind end, look at my varicose veins and all my gray hair and wrinkles. Just tell me one part of my body that is good. Well, I said, There sure isn't anything wrong with your eyes. I definitely should have done a Mr. Schwump that time. Wonder what Leon's problem was? Maybe he had a peanut allergy and all those peanut butter and jelly sandwiches gave him swollen vocal cords. Although he did speak in one of the commercials. Ken Anderson 2906 May Street Eau Claire WI 54701 715-839-8470 kanderson8...@charter.net www.mayberryreflections.com ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
