stop the talking baby, or i start walking baby... how come some people don't know when to stop talking? you ask them a simple question, sometimes out of the niceness of your boredom, and then out comes every tidbit about their lives. "so, are you in school?" "oh yeah, i'm in school and i'm majoring in blah blah but i'm only taking one class because my boyfriend left me last semester so i thought i'd take it easy. but oh my gosh, i'm taking this modern dance class on saturdays -- for no credit -- and it's just amazing!" uh gee, thanks.



there are spaces and pauses in conversation. do some people not know this? like really? when in a group discussion, some people like to take control and just go off on their own self amusing stories. nobody else is amused, or maybe one person is, but really, stop already. i love talkative people, i love when people talk about themselves, but let me ask some leading questions alright? let me show some interest before you launch into your life story. is that too much to ask?



on the flip side, people who answer mono-syllabically are annoying too. unless of course, they are trying to deter you from asking more questions, in which case, being monosyllabic is a great way to achieve that end.



people, what to do with them. we need to carry around buzzers, more buzzers all around. when is a buzzer not useful?