To "go off on one".... To rant aimlessly, or even aimfully but never stick to one topic.
When shiney new words, information and concepts distract you in conversations or in writing.
When you'
re interested in everything all at once.
Common to, but not specific to
ADD or
ADHD; but also personality.
Murph: "heeeey girl.... Do you remember that perfume we used to wear in high school? Gosh what was it called?!"
TangentGirl: "ooooh yeah! It was also called
wild lagoon by Coty, the
base note was vetiver essential
oil, but did you know these other 20 perfumes we like have that same
base note! Oh here's a recipe for making your own perfume, oh did you know that there's a word for having a fetish about smells, ooooh or that the
guy who made that used to
work for Chanel, oooh remember when we used to buy that other one too, oh or fake version of CK1, and then remember at prom the first
dance song was Words by Boyzone... And I had curly hair.... Gosh.... don't you miss walks along the coast at night coming home from that nightclub without our shoes on?"
Murph: "...............”
TangentGirl: "Murph.....?”
Murph: "Um.... So it's called Wild Lagoon then?"
TangentGirl: "oh god no... That was just in Europe, it's called Monsoon by Coty"
Murph: "Mmmm-K.... Imma gunna
go eat dinner now... Breakfast has gone
cold"
🤣
