Speech Impediment

As if being deaf in one ear and using words incorrectly weren't bad enough, I also have a minor speech impediment. Not officially, you understand. I'm not trying to say that I stutter uncontrollably or speak with a lisp. No, instead I search for words aloud, very rapidly, and very noisily. The classic one that John always cites is when I asked him to please hand me my "table CHAIR HAT!" But tonight, I may have surpassed that. John got up from "Paper Mario" and mentioned that he was going to let one of the cats inside. I tried to respond by telling him that I hadn't even heard her. Simple sentence, right? Unfortunately, what came out was "I didn't even EAR EAR EAR EARRING EAR EARSIGHT!" Sometimes I wonder if I'm fit for public consumption.