"I planned to have my oil changed today. When I got in my car, I noticed that the leather on the seat was dirty. The dog. We got a brown and white beagle because Jim insisted upon it. He’s a barker. That’s how things have gone since we got married in 1986 at a lovely church. I’ll never forget the minister wore a green suit and dirty shoes… After I cleaned the seat I drove to the garage and four guys swarmed around the car and changed the oil."
Circumstantial Speech
“I am possessed by my dead father.”
"I was abducted."
"I am the Messiah."
Grandiose Delusion
"I did the laundry that day because it was Saturday. On Saturday I always watched Ninja Turtles on television. Have you seen those 60-inch televisions? Giants. I used to think of giants as I fell asleep and I thought that sleep activated them."
Tangential speech
"The FBI is spying on me!"
Persecutory delusions
"How are you doing, kid, no kidding around, I’m going home…home sweet home…home is where the heart is, the heart of the matter is I want out and that ain’t hay…hey, Doc…get me out of this place."
Flight of Ideas
"The Mayor is after me."
Persecutory delusions
"Cinema I and II, last row. Row, row, row your boat. Don’t be a cutthroat. Cut your throat. Get your goat. Go out and vote. And so I wrote."
Clang Associations
“I made an absolute fortune during the real estate crash of 2008.”
"I am the greatest empath there ever was and is!"
Grandiose Delusion
fast, ranging from rapid to frenetic that conveys an inappropriate sense of urgency
Pressured Speech