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If someone close to you hummed a lot. The humming is not a song or tune just arbitrary notes. If it were a song it would be pleasant but because its just notes it seems WEIRD to me. Thoughts?

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Probably.

Though... I have a tick where I do hum. I don't do notes--mine is pure white-noise one-note humming. I rarely catch myself when I'm doing it. I really can't help it.

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I find myself humming, hmmming to random notes, or just singing random notes often. Not being any good at it I suppose it might annoy people but my husband tells me he doesnt pay any attention to it. Maybe you could ask them to actually sing something or just start singing and maybe they will join? Or turn on some music? :)

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Yes it would bother me. In fact, if I had to work in close proximity to such a person, it would take all my resolve not to smack them stupid every time they started with that garbage.

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This reminds me of a bird a roomate of mine had. It would sing the first part of "pop goes the weasle" and not finish the song. Over and over. Very annoying. Maybe you should try it.

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If someone close to you hummed a lot. The humming is not a song or tune just arbitrary notes. If it were a song it would be pleasant but because its just notes it seems WEIRD to me. Thoughts?

Humming, nail biting, singing loudly, chewing with their mouth open, lip smacking every .5 seconds, using whiney voice on purpose, crinkling paper/wrappers constantly, playing their music too loud at the wrong time of day, saying um/uh/like every 5 seconds in a presentation....

I could go on.

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My son doesn't hum "I'm just singing with my mouth closed" he said.

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Because Pammy pointed out my typo of "she" vs. "he"
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I once worked in a university library and we always had students who did that and the rule was to ask them to be quiet. It would, however, bother me, especially if I were fishing, and I might say that the fish can hear those sounds. With my quick sense of humor, however, I would probably end-up laughing at the obnoxious sounds.

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My son doesn't hum "I'm just singing with my mouth closed" she said.

My son and she said? :confused::P

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I find myself humming, hmmming to random notes, or just singing random notes often. Not being any good at it I suppose it might annoy people but my husband tells me he doesnt pay any attention to it. Maybe you could ask them to actually sing something or just start singing and maybe they will join? Or turn on some music? :)

I think one note would be less annoying. I have suggested they get a particular song in their head to hum to but I'm the meanie getting annoyed at someone being lighthearted. Or so that's what I'm accused of.

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Humming, nail biting, singing loudly, chewing with their mouth open, lip smacking every .5 seconds, using whiney voice on purpose, crinkling paper/wrappers constantly, playing their music too loud at the wrong time of day, saying um/uh/like every 5 seconds in a presentation....

I could go on.

Yeah! You've got it! Chewing and lip smacking AND crinkling wrappers while you're trying to listen to something? This person does them all! Ick

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Yes it would bother me. In fact, if I had to work in close proximity to such a person, it would take all my resolve not to smack them stupid every time they started with that garbage.

I'm so glad we don't work together! :D

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