# Why are you so quiet? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 3, 2010, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-you-so-quiet/552502 "2010-09-03T16:28:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Lakai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9de0a6/32.png) [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2010, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-you-so-quiet/552502/1 "2010-09-03T16:28:30Z")
I see you around a lot and you’re always so quiet. How come? ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2010, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-you-so-quiet/552502/2 "2010-09-03T16:35:55Z")
I ain’t quiet - everybody else is too loud. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2010, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-you-so-quiet/552502/3 "2010-09-03T16:54:24Z")
I talk when I have something to say. Others could learn from my example. ---
**Author:** ![rhubarbarin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eb9ed0/32.png) [@rhubarbarin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rhubarbarin)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2010, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-you-so-quiet/552502/4 "2010-09-03T16:56:35Z")
I have to really watch what I say, otherwise my hatred for you and others will come spewing out uncontrollably. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Accident](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@Mr.Accident](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Accident)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2010, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-you-so-quiet/552502/5 "2010-09-03T16:57:55Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > I talk when I have something to say. Others could learn from my example. This. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2010, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-you-so-quiet/552502/6 "2010-09-03T17:07:56Z")
I’m mentally texting you instead. Cuts down on the small talk. ---
**Author:** ![Misery\_Loves\_Co](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7cd45c/32.png) [@Misery\_Loves\_Co](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misery_Loves_Co)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2010, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-you-so-quiet/552502/7 "2010-09-03T17:09:43Z")
I’m figuring out how to get rid of the long bones. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2010, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-you-so-quiet/552502/8 "2010-09-03T17:13:16Z")
… ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2010, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-you-so-quiet/552502/9 "2010-09-03T17:17:11Z")
Standard answer: Umm… mumble… I don’t know… It helps me avoid people who point out normal personality characteristics and suggest they are flaws. … (Make mime gestures). ---
**Author:** ![Alice\_The\_Goon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2010, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-you-so-quiet/552502/10 "2010-09-03T17:17:26Z")
Because only idiots babble incessantly. ---
**Author:** ![Lanzy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/74df32/32.png) [@Lanzy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lanzy)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2010, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-you-so-quiet/552502/11 "2010-09-03T17:17:37Z")
If someone else already said it. I ain’t gonna repeat it just to type. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2010, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-you-so-quiet/552502/12 "2010-09-03T17:17:55Z")
:dubious: ---
**Author:** ![NinetyWt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/cc9497/32.png) [@NinetyWt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinetyWt)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2010, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-you-so-quiet/552502/13 "2010-09-03T17:29:42Z")
There is a reason why a person has two ears and only one mouth. ---
**Author:** ![Emily\_Litella](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emily_litella/32/3370_2.png) [@Emily\_Litella](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Emily_Litella)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2010, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-you-so-quiet/552502/14 "2010-09-03T17:41:54Z")
Mom told me if I can’t say anything nice, don’t say anything at all. ---
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2010, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-you-so-quiet/552502/15 "2010-09-03T17:46:11Z")
Shhh - I’m picturing you naked ---
**Author:** ![It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/it_s_not_rocket_surgery/32/312_2.png) [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2010, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-you-so-quiet/552502/16 "2010-09-03T17:52:09Z")
I’m mentally plotting out all of the escape routes. ---
**Author:** ![Simmerdown](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simmerdown/32/14859_2.png) [@Simmerdown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simmerdown)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2010, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-you-so-quiet/552502/17 "2010-09-03T18:02:46Z")
I’m hunting wabbits. ---
**Author:** ![Serenata67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/serenata67/32/10646_2.png) [@Serenata67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Serenata67)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2010, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-you-so-quiet/552502/18 "2010-09-03T18:03:41Z")
Because I’m still figuring out which buttons I can push… ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2010, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-you-so-quiet/552502/19 "2010-09-03T18:07:57Z")
I’m usually only quiet until you get to know me. I tend to be a little shy at first, but I’m really pretty gregarious. Also, I’ve discovered that people will think you’re much more intelligent than you actually are if you only speak up when you know what you’re talking about. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Markxxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2010, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-you-so-quiet/552502/20 "2010-09-03T18:20:14Z")
As Aby Baby said: > [@](#): > > It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open one’s mouth and remove all doubt. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-you-so-quiet/552502.md?page=2)