The story of the voice that came out of nowhere

[Guest Lizzie McTrucker]

A few weeks ago I found myself with a really heavy load (I'm a truck driver) that needed to be weighed to find out if it was legal to haul. (we can only have up to a certain amount on our axels, else we get a heafty fine). I had been using a lower female voice at the place I was at and things were working out just fine but I thought maybe it wasn't high enough, so while I was driving down the road I was working on a voice a little higher and talking with it to see how long I could keep that up and if it sounded okay to me.

I got to an exit that had a CAT scale and as I'm pulling around to it I'm talking myself up. "Okay Liz, just pull on the scale, push that button and talk using that voice and it will be no problem. This is your chance to see if you can pass without giving people visual clues". I was so excited yet nervous. It's like trying to pass at the drive through!

So I pulled on to the scale. Turn the truck off. Open the door and push the little "Call Attendant" button. and I wait..and I wait..and I mumble to myself "this is the voice I want to use"

Then suddenly a voice come across the intercom. "First weigh or re-weigh?"

I froze. *gasp* Okay Liz, show time. use the voice. I take a breath and begin to speak

*squeaky high voice* FIRST WEIGH!"

(Liz?! What are you doing, that's not the voice you practiced!"

Then the voice comes back "What's your truck number"

I panic again. Try the voice again, Liz!

*same squeaky high voice* "555123!"

(Liz what the heck are you doing?! That's totally not the voice you were working on just a few minutes ago. Where the heck did that voice come from?!?!")

Suffice it so say, when I went inside to get my scale ticket, it was a failure of various pitch female voices. I don't think I'll ever go back to that place again out of sheer embarrassment. I told my mom this story, including the voices that I used and she immediately started cracking up after she heard it.

Also suffice it to say that the voice that myseriously came out could be described by some TG voice lessons as the Mickey Mouse falsetto. Since then I've learned that panicing only leads to falsetto.

And also suffice it to say that I found out the voice I was using back at the place where I picked this up was just fine and I really didn't have to make any changes any way. Yay me for trying to fix something that didn't need to be fixed.....again.

[JJ]

LOL

Love your story. As always.

Please please do a standup routine! I want to watch you on Comedy Central one day and tell my family I knew her when........

In spite of sounding redundant I have to say it again-Love it

Johnny

[Guest KarenLyn]

Lizzie! You're awesome.

[Guest JusTice]

Same thing happens to me when I try to use my female voice on others. It's really scary!