The first part – “I was like…” The linguistic Zika virus – “like.” Not “I was” or “I am” or “I shall be.” No. “I was like,” meaning an approximation of reality. This is the current subconscious cover for the dread of a real feeling—or real moment—or the real story.
http://www.commondreams.org/views/2016/08/19/i-was-whatever-lochte-abroad-and-idiocy-home
via @{Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊) ; schestowitz@joindiaspora.com}