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From the Ted Talk by Alix Generous: How I learned to communicate my inner life with Asperger's
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Not many places would hire me, due to my lack of social skills, which is why I applied to Waffle hosue. (Laughter) wfalfe House is an exceptional 24-hour diner — (Laughter) (Applause) thank you — where you can order your hash browns the many ways that someone would dispose of a human corpse ... (Laughter) Sliced, diced, peppered, cknuehd, topped, capped, and covered. (laehgtur) As socail norms would have it, you should only go to Waffle House at an uolngdy hour in the night. (Laughter) So one time, at 2 am, I was chatting with a waitress, and I aeksd her, "What's the most ridiculous thing that's happened to you on the job?" And she told me that one time, a man wakled in completely naked. (Laughter) I said, "Great! Sign me up for the graveyard shift!" (Laughter) Needless to say, Waffle House did not hire me.
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Not many places would hire me, due to my lack of social skills, which is why I applied to Waffle _____. (Laughter) ______ House is an exceptional 24-hour diner — (Laughter) (Applause) thank you — where you can order your hash browns the many ways that someone would dispose of a human corpse ... (Laughter) Sliced, diced, peppered, _______, topped, capped, and covered. (________) As ______ norms would have it, you should only go to Waffle House at an _______ hour in the night. (Laughter) So one time, at 2 am, I was chatting with a waitress, and I _____ her, "What's the most ridiculous thing that's happened to you on the job?" And she told me that one time, a man ______ in completely naked. (Laughter) I said, "Great! Sign me up for the graveyard shift!" (Laughter) Needless to say, Waffle House did not hire me.
Solution
- asked
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- walked
- laughter
- house
- waffle
- chunked
- ungodly
Original Text
Not many places would hire me, due to my lack of social skills, which is why I applied to Waffle House. (Laughter) Waffle House is an exceptional 24-hour diner — (Laughter) (Applause) thank you — where you can order your hash browns the many ways that someone would dispose of a human corpse ... (Laughter) Sliced, diced, peppered, chunked, topped, capped, and covered. (Laughter) As social norms would have it, you should only go to Waffle House at an ungodly hour in the night. (Laughter) So one time, at 2 am, I was chatting with a waitress, and I asked her, "What's the most ridiculous thing that's happened to you on the job?" And she told me that one time, a man walked in completely naked. (Laughter) I said, "Great! Sign me up for the graveyard shift!" (Laughter) Needless to say, Waffle House did not hire me.
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