commentr/StutterJanuary 8, 2021

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I have a good one for ya. In high school, I participated in a Jeopardy like game which was held in the gym in front of the whole school (+900ish students). The last question to give my team the win was "what's a bird that swims?" I clicked the buzzer first (total of 4 teams) and went for "penguins" but got stuck on the P for a long time and it became awkward and to remind you this is in front of 900 students. With built up anger and frustration that I couldn't get the answer for the team, I answered with "Fuuuuuuuuck!". I think the judges misheard it or they gave me a pass and went "yes, you're absolutely right! the answer is duck!" for the win! The other teams were not happy and complained. Long story short, we got disqualified for me swearing in front of the whole school. LOL.

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Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering

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Avoidance & SubstitutionStress & Fight/FlightFrustration & AngerBlocks & Stoppages

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public_speakingsocial_pressure