I'm supposed to be totally silent. Like a mime. Or like Clarence Thomas at SCOTUS oral arguments. But on Monday I had to go to a doctor's office and on my way into the building I held the door for a woman with a cane who was leaving. She said "thank you" and I, out of habit, tried to say "you're welcome" or "no problem" or some such thing in response. What came out was a sort of think, squeaky sound that more resembled the sounds in the video below than human speech. (I might be slightly exaggerating, but only sightly.)