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I've been reading about synesthesia -- a condition where somebody's senses are cross-wired, where one sensory input triggers another involuntarily. I'm not saying I have synesthesia, but there's one suspiciously familiar type of it called lexical-gustatory synesthesia, where words trigger taste sensations.
Some of these are obvious, but others are oddly specific yet completely unrelated that I have no idea how to connect them. These are only some of my associations:
kid = peanut butter and jelly sandwich
All three of the words "best", "beast", and "obvious" = ranch-style beans (no other kind of beans)
style = sirloin steak with a dab of A1 sauce
Both the words "Asia" and "mail" = marshmallows
Germany = gummy worms
load = a specific kind of macaroni and cheese, not sure what it's called
percent = those Lunchable pizzas but not regular pizza
parentheses = pretzels
both the words "sound" and "insult" = salt
astonish = bananas
both the words "make" and "bay" = pancakes
share = cheese
queen = strawberry ice cream
both the words "bitch" and "that" = ketchup
All four of the words "certain", "precise", "immediate", and "scissors" = pepperoni
power = those Sour Punch candy straws
word = bubble gum
All three of the words "risk", "bunch", and "fist" = ham
self = Fruit Loops cereal
idiot = Sweet Tarts or anything with a crunchy/tangy combination
moron = Ice Pops
dork = Ring Pop candy
taste = buttered toast
cross = Rice Krispies cereal
These associations have remained exactly the same since I was a kid. Almost every word I know has some kind of taste, whether it's vague or intense. Strangely enough, very few numbers have any taste at all. Like the word "self", the number 12 triggers Fruit Loops cereal and number 9 triggers Burger King chicken nuggets. Like the word "remember", the number 30 triggers the taste of a pencil eraser.
I'm not making any of this up. It's just weird to come across a medical term for a mental quirk I've had for as long as I can remember.
Some of these are obvious, but others are oddly specific yet completely unrelated that I have no idea how to connect them. These are only some of my associations:
kid = peanut butter and jelly sandwich
All three of the words "best", "beast", and "obvious" = ranch-style beans (no other kind of beans)
style = sirloin steak with a dab of A1 sauce
Both the words "Asia" and "mail" = marshmallows
Germany = gummy worms
load = a specific kind of macaroni and cheese, not sure what it's called
percent = those Lunchable pizzas but not regular pizza
parentheses = pretzels
both the words "sound" and "insult" = salt
astonish = bananas
both the words "make" and "bay" = pancakes
share = cheese
queen = strawberry ice cream
both the words "bitch" and "that" = ketchup
All four of the words "certain", "precise", "immediate", and "scissors" = pepperoni
power = those Sour Punch candy straws
word = bubble gum
All three of the words "risk", "bunch", and "fist" = ham
self = Fruit Loops cereal
idiot = Sweet Tarts or anything with a crunchy/tangy combination
moron = Ice Pops
dork = Ring Pop candy
taste = buttered toast
cross = Rice Krispies cereal
These associations have remained exactly the same since I was a kid. Almost every word I know has some kind of taste, whether it's vague or intense. Strangely enough, very few numbers have any taste at all. Like the word "self", the number 12 triggers Fruit Loops cereal and number 9 triggers Burger King chicken nuggets. Like the word "remember", the number 30 triggers the taste of a pencil eraser.
I'm not making any of this up. It's just weird to come across a medical term for a mental quirk I've had for as long as I can remember.