Does anyone else do this?

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Sometimes I talk to myself, but I'm not actually talking directly to myself. What I mean is, I'm often quoting something I like (usually a video, movie or show), especially something I've seen recently. This is actually what I do more often than I just talk to myself, though I do both.

For example, last night I watched a couple clips from a South Park episode, and for some reason the dads were wearing Bane masks, and they beat up a UPS guy because apparently he was getting with their wives while they were gone. One of the lines that made me laugh was (in a Bane voice), "A man's wife is his life, Mr UPS Man." Today while at work I've been repeating that line to myself, I've said it too many times to count (It's especially funny because I'm actually wearing a mask )

I'm pretty sure NTs would find this weird though, so I was wondering if anyone here does this.

I've met a lot of NTs who like to repeat funny lines from movies or even everyday life over and over again... but not to themselves, so I think that's what's different here.

I quote movies and TV to myself all the time. I also sing to myself as well as hum and vocalize music too.

I think that's echolalia.

I sometimes do that when I'm in the bathroom or getting ready for bed. If I hear something on a video that sounds good spoken (regardless of what is actually said) I will get that clip repeating in my mind, and when I'm by myself I express what I heard. Yet, I can control this when I'm at school or in public places. It's just when I'm alone I like to do it. I don't know why.

I think this is pretty common with autism. I often notice a friend of mine (who has autism) saying lines and sound effects from a movie under his breath.

I used to do that a lot but I focused on quitting it so I don't talk to myself around others.

Yes. I have this. I call it internal Echochalia, but basically it's a constant river flow of images memories things people have said things I've seen, I don't really have an Internal dialogue that involves myself as a person, I don't have a sense of self which is why I forget to shower or brush my teeth but I'm constantly thinking about other people, things ive seen, images, memories, movies, TV shows, clips. It's like a computer - when I think verbally, it's either me describing the image in words OR lyrics and dialogue of characters talking in my head as I eavsedrop. People say I have a brilliant and creative mind when I feel like a stupid idiot

I do stuff like this, but mostly in my head not out loud. I will think of things over and over that I find funny and will wear a silly grin on my face. Then I get asked all the time, "What is that funny smile for?" and I just don't feel like answering.

I also like to talk about something over and over again, like my mind just hasn't finished "chewing it" yet. That annoys people.

This happens me sometimes with signs I read, I will be walking down the street and see a Starbucks, next to a Boots, next to a mothercare, next to a sainburrys, and something about the way the letters all use the same fonts or colour schemes or something will catch my eye, and I will feel compelled to read them out loud. Except I don't allow myself too, as it is generally accepted as weird to walk down the street chanting 'Starbucks, boots, mothercare, sainburrys' over and over. In the end, I make myself so frustrated at this chant stuck in my head I have often been known to never vocalise the chant, but shout 'shut up [real name]' very loudly after a prolonged period of silence. Looks a bit weird if you are standing in line in the supermarket to suddenly yell at yourself to shut up, so I try not to. Or if I write down a shopping list I never need to actually bring the paper to the shop because the list gets stuck in my head as a chant I can't turn off. It's always a list I visually see. Doesn't happen otherwise.

I will say words I like in my head to cheer myself up, or I'll say them out loud if I'm alone. It really picks me up when I'm having a bad day. For some reason I really like to say the word ball *blushes*. It feels good dang it *baaaaaaaaaalllllll*. I like to walk around my nouse going, "Ballyballyballyballyballyball." I cannot believe I just told you guys that.

I often do that with quotes I like, find funny or just have in my head from TV shows and movies, but I usually do it just in my head and don´t speak out loud. But like nerdygirl mentioned it can happen that I have a silly grin on my face while I do that and then people ask what was so funny.
It also happens with words sometimes, I just repeat a word I recently heard again and again in my head.

I talk to myself sometimes, usually when I'm nervous or giddy or in a stressful situation. Occasionally when I'm reading, I will read a line or part of a sentence out loud.