Garfunkel and Oates tried this on their short-lived sitcom. Noticing that the girls who never spoke always seemed to have plenty of dates, they decided to go mute. At the end of the episode, Kate discovered that her new boyfriend thought she was mentally handicapped.
Go ahead, sit back, close your mouth and then move your jaw just enough to feel the muscles work. Then do your best to just relax those muscles. Don’t move them at all. Relax ‘em for a while. You’ll be surprised at the subtle relief it brings…..Almost makes you want to go mute for a while…….Go ahead……..I dare ya…….
I dunno, some people seem to seek out quiet folks and talk at them forever… it’s especially fun when one of them is working with customers and the result is a big ol’ line behind them.
To repeat a recent quote: The unluckiest insolvent in the world is the man whose expenditure of speech is too great for his income of ideas -Christopher Morley, writer (1890-1957)
dadoctah over 6 years ago
Garfunkel and Oates tried this on their short-lived sitcom. Noticing that the girls who never spoke always seemed to have plenty of dates, they decided to go mute. At the end of the episode, Kate discovered that her new boyfriend thought she was mentally handicapped.
Varnes over 6 years ago
Go ahead, sit back, close your mouth and then move your jaw just enough to feel the muscles work. Then do your best to just relax those muscles. Don’t move them at all. Relax ‘em for a while. You’ll be surprised at the subtle relief it brings…..Almost makes you want to go mute for a while…….Go ahead……..I dare ya…….
keenanthelibrarian over 6 years ago
The sound of silence – if only it were that easy …
Adiraiju over 6 years ago
I dunno, some people seem to seek out quiet folks and talk at them forever… it’s especially fun when one of them is working with customers and the result is a big ol’ line behind them.
Scorpio Premium Member over 6 years ago
There are soooooo many people i wish would also try this policy out. just Shhhhhhhhhh
Masterskrain over 6 years ago
Danae, Dad just outsmarted you for MAYBE the first time ever…
Say What? Premium Member over 6 years ago
The dream of middle school teachers everywhere.
tripwire45 over 6 years ago
I’m having trouble deciding between “The Wise Old Owl” nursery rhyme or the famous Edmund Burke quote.
uniquename over 6 years ago
The world may not shut up, but you’ll often be amazed at what you hear.
A Hip loving Canadian... over 6 years ago
And if talking wasn’t bad enough, somebody had to invent twitter.
sandpiper over 6 years ago
To repeat a recent quote: The unluckiest insolvent in the world is the man whose expenditure of speech is too great for his income of ideas -Christopher Morley, writer (1890-1957)
Awful lot of those people around
Radish the wordsmith over 6 years ago
And the people bowed and prayed, to the neon god they made.
Packratjohn Premium Member over 6 years ago
No one said “Silence is golden”, so I’ll say it.
Geophyzz over 6 years ago
Keep your mouth closed and you’ll stay out of trouble. Proverbs 21:23
WCraft Premium Member over 6 years ago
I wish!
Godfreydaniel over 6 years ago
You talk too much
You worry me to death
You talk too much
You even worry my pet
You just talk
Talk too much
vics_machine Premium Member over 6 years ago
“We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak.” – Epictetus
Linguist over 6 years ago
The secret, is not just to keep quiet, but listen to the silence, and enjoy it.
otterz2009 over 6 years ago
“To remain in silence is to give in to ignorance” A.E. Newman III
the1951hapster over 6 years ago
You can’t learn anything by running your mouth.
Radish the wordsmith over 6 years ago
The rest is silence.
RonBerg13 Premium Member over 6 years ago
Silence is golden.
RonBerg13 Premium Member over 6 years ago
Tis better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to open one’s mouth and remove all doubt.
chain gang charlie over 6 years ago
Aren’t we all sorry for most of the things we have said…And regret the things we should have said…..