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Tmleafs4life

Saturday, August 03, 2002 - 06:11 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I am loving his sleep talking! Only once in my life, at camp in grade 8, have I heard anyone talk in their sleep and it was such an entertaining thing. I'm amazed at the extent of his vocabulary, and length of his sentences! If I was in the house, I would be loving it... however, I would have been petrified, as Lisa was, when the death talk came up.

Thus far, what has been your favourite of the Eric sleep talk?

Itscrazy

Saturday, August 03, 2002 - 06:13 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
His eyes are wide-opened when he is doing this sleep talking. INTERESTING!

Tmleafs4life

Saturday, August 03, 2002 - 06:17 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Actually I know sleep walkers who walk with their eyes wide open as well, so I'm not surprised by it.

Delilah

Saturday, August 03, 2002 - 06:17 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
The answer is your name - Itscrazy! LOL

Very entertaining though!

Leafs, I like "My tough toes tingle!" priceless!

Redhalo

Saturday, August 03, 2002 - 06:33 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
You certainly wouldn't get much sleep with him around....but it is more entertaining then snoring.

Missy2

Saturday, August 03, 2002 - 06:37 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I can't get over it! Its really wacky!

Wcv63

Saturday, August 03, 2002 - 06:40 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Lisa sure did seem surprised when he talked about "fun lovin makes for great tv". Perhaps he gave away a little too much?

John32070

Saturday, August 03, 2002 - 06:41 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
This is the only reason I will miss Eric. It's fall down laugh out loud entertainment. I wouldn't be able to sleep in the same room I'd be laughing so hard.

Abby

Saturday, August 03, 2002 - 06:41 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
When I was Young, Had to sleep with Little Sister, we used to talk to each other in our sleep. I dont talk in sleep anymore.. at least Hubby hasn't complained. But This with Eric is really strange. He actually looks awake when he talks and gestures...really spooky

Crossfire

Saturday, August 03, 2002 - 06:51 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
If I were a woman (or gay I guess to be fair), and was sleeping with him, I could deal with the talking, I find it quite amusing when its not scary, but I'd have to tie the sucker to the bed, someone moving around that much would wake up on the floor, that would drive me completely nuts.

Cinder

Saturday, August 03, 2002 - 08:57 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I am impressed he said Lisa's name in his sleep. At least he dreams about her- considering he said he had a girlfriend outside the house.

Oregonfire

Saturday, August 03, 2002 - 09:06 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Bit of psychobabble here. I think Eric talks in his sleep because he is uncomfortable expressing his emotions. He seems to supress feelings that happen in the waking hours and they come out in his sleep.

Wcv63

Saturday, August 03, 2002 - 09:12 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
He can't express that his tough toes tingle while awake?

He may come out with some unexpressed emotions but it seems like most of it is just dreamtalk.

Oregonfire

Saturday, August 03, 2002 - 09:18 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Tough toes tingle=supressed homoerotic feelings for Roddy

I've read Freud, I know a phallic reference when I see it! (tongue half in cheek.) JS

JS=Just Speculating

Oregonfire

Saturday, August 03, 2002 - 09:18 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
oops double post

Cute1073

Saturday, August 03, 2002 - 09:43 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
ooh oregon....my psych degree talking here.....many psychologists believe that dreams have nothing to do with your waking thoughts...they believe it is just your brain exercising while you sleep. The fact that Eric was saying in the show today that he is feeling more comfortable in the house corelates with that theory....he is sleeping longer, and deeper therefore he will be getting more REM sleep and more complete cycles of sleep therefore more sleep talking. I think if he was stressing about the game we would see more talk about the game but if you notice (and Lisa did too) he mostly talks about unrelated stuff.

Anyway, no one know for sure but this is the most accepted theory about dreams. (or was 5 years ago when I was finishing my psych degree)

Whatever it is tho...it sure is frikin hilarious! (to use an Eric sleep talk word)

Kappy

Saturday, August 03, 2002 - 09:44 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I don't know, Oregon, because at one point he very clearly said "That guy, that over there - go over and pick him up". Granted, maybe he's talking to a girl in his sleep but I don't know . . . . ! I still think Marc had something there when he said the two should come out of the closet, lol! JS

Kappy

Saturday, August 03, 2002 - 09:46 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Thanks, Cute, for the explanation. Sounds very plausible. And he doesn't seem emotional at all. As Eric said . . . 'if there's a doctor out there who deals with talking in the sleep' . . . . . .

Kappy

Saturday, August 03, 2002 - 09:48 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I did laugh, though, when he said "good tv" like even in his sleep, he's their kissing is making good prime time tv. Or that's probably what the producers are telling him, lol.

Cinder

Saturday, August 03, 2002 - 09:48 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Cute- that is still the current theory. However, those who follow Freud will believe otherwise.

Oregonfire

Saturday, August 03, 2002 - 09:49 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Yes, but he was awake when he said that, Cute. In his sleep he'll be saying "Help me. I'm a nut job!" (j/k)

I know that Freud is horribly outdated and he was a bit of a nut job himself, but I like some of his dream analysis ideas.

Tracy

Saturday, August 03, 2002 - 09:50 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I've known a few people in my life who've done a little sleep talking but I've never heard of anything like what Eric does. I couldn't even sleep in the same room much less same bed. Seriously, do any of you know of anyone who sleep talks to this extreme? Has he ever said anything about checking into it - sleep clinic, etc.?

Spunky

Saturday, August 03, 2002 - 09:51 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Were I his wife or girlfriend I would demand "separate sleeping arrangements" or ending up divorced for sure. How can you get a goodnight sleep with that monologue going on (and gesticulating while talking). No wonder Lisa slept like a log when she had to be alone in the bed (because of her illness) and that was not just because of the medication, but she must have rested better.

Anyway, three shows in a row of the same Eric sleep talking was wearing thin on my patience.

Trini

Saturday, August 03, 2002 - 09:58 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
When he sat upright with eyes wide open that really sacred me.

Shylow

Saturday, August 03, 2002 - 10:05 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I had an ex-boyfriend who talked and such, but at the time I didn't seen how funny it can be untill I saw Eric on tv and couldn't stop laughing. It used to bug me so much I started sleeping on the couch. Unfortunitly my son has taken after him (but thankfully not as bad).