{"id":220,"date":"2006-11-03T16:49:32","date_gmt":"2006-11-03T21:49:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/feverishthoughts.com\/oddplanet\/2006\/11\/03\/disorder-causes-cartoonist-to-speak-oddly\/"},"modified":"2010-11-22T23:26:54","modified_gmt":"2010-11-23T04:26:54","slug":"disorder-causes-cartoonist-to-speak-oddly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/feverishthoughts.com\/oddplanet\/2006\/11\/03\/disorder-causes-cartoonist-to-speak-oddly\/","title":{"rendered":"Disorder causes cartoonist to speak oddly"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--CusAds--><p>Did you know that Scott Adams,  the cartoonist that creates Dilbert,  is recovering from spasmodic dysphonia, a bizarre medical condition in which the brain areas controlling speech get weird, on and off.  <\/p>\n<div class=\"b1291d92551e5c93995fce7897ccfc30\" data-index=\"6\" style=\"float: right; margin:10px 0 10px 10px;\">\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\r\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-3375789278566919\";\r\n\/* oddplanet_inpost_smallsquare *\/\r\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"2967767859\";\r\ngoogle_ad_width = 200;\r\ngoogle_ad_height = 200;\r\n\/\/-->\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\r\nsrc=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>When it gets weird it can really get weird, sometimes victims can speak only in falsetto, or only right after sneezing. <\/p><!--CusAds-->\n<p>Scott Adams spasmodic dysphonia allowed him only to be able to speak when reciting poetry or when he pinched his nose. 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