Pete & RePete

I work with this woman, let's call her "Polly." She has this thing...er....problem?

She is a human echo. Literally everything I say comes right back out of her mouth.

"This is soo annoying!!"
"It's sooo annoying?!?"
"...Yes. So annoying."

"Look a dinosaur!"
"Diiiinooosaur."

It's so bad that she once started singing a song I was also singing...but moments later said, "What am I singing? I don't even know the words to this!" Oh, really?

I'm not sure if it's intentional, guttural, or maybe bad hearing. Either way, it's like ventriloquism gone horribly wrong (in the case that ventriloquism isn't horribly wrong on its own.) I mean, what is this? Why? Does anyone else encounter this with humans over the age of 8?

I am very close to never speaking again at work. I mean monks do it...I can totally handle a vow of silence. And if you know me (which if you're reading this, you almost absolutely do), you know that is near impossible. But it was a nice thought.

Oh well, maybe I'll just bring some crackers to work?