# 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:** 2
**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, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-you-so-quiet/552502/21 "2010-09-03T18:23:18Z")
> [@Simmerdown](#): > > I’m hunting wabbits. 😛 My favorite so far. ---
**Author:** ![Tethered\_Kite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a5b964/32.png) [@Tethered\_Kite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tethered_Kite)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2010, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-you-so-quiet/552502/22 "2010-09-03T18:27:55Z")
I get tired of strutting and fretting upon the stage. ---
**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2010, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-you-so-quiet/552502/23 "2010-09-03T18:37:39Z")
> [@tdn](#): > > .. This. ---
**Author:** ![descamisado](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@descamisado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/descamisado)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2010, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-you-so-quiet/552502/24 "2010-09-03T18:40:21Z")
> [@Mr.Accident](#): > > > [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > > > I talk when I have something to say. Others could learn from my example. > > This. ^^ ---
**Author:** ![flodnak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/838e76/32.png) [@flodnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flodnak)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2010, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-you-so-quiet/552502/25 "2010-09-03T18:56:08Z")
I prefer to keep quiet and be thought a fool, in order to allow others a chance to open their mouths and remove all doubt. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2010, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-you-so-quiet/552502/26 "2010-09-03T19:00:19Z")
> [@Markxxx](#): > > 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. > [@flodnak](#): > > I prefer to keep quiet and be thought a fool, in order to allow others a chance to open their mouths and remove all doubt. I rest my case. ---
**Author:** ![pantheon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/6bbea6/32.png) [@pantheon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pantheon)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2010, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-you-so-quiet/552502/27 "2010-09-03T19:01:25Z")
There was an old owl lived in an oak The more he heard, the less he spoke; The less he spoke, the more he heard O, if Dopers were all like that wise bird! ---
**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, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-you-so-quiet/552502/28 "2010-09-03T19:03:08Z")
Next up - smile! ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2010, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-you-so-quiet/552502/29 "2010-09-03T19:06:56Z")
I’m using my smarty-brains to hide from the puppy children. [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZhczLKMZck) ---
**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, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-you-so-quiet/552502/30 "2010-09-03T19:16:52Z")
> [@pantheon](#): > > There was an old owl lived in an oak > The more he heard, the less he spoke; > The less he spoke, the more he heard > O, if Dopers were all like that wise bird! The more you learn, the more you know. The more you know, the more you forget. The more you forget, the less you know. Why learn? Let’s all contemplate that in silence. ---
**Author:** ![pantheon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/6bbea6/32.png) [@pantheon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pantheon)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2010, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-you-so-quiet/552502/31 "2010-09-03T20:22:07Z")
> [@tdn](#): > > Let’s all contemplate that in silence. \ ---
**Author:** ![Nzinga\_Seated](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5ac83/32.png) [@Nzinga\_Seated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nzinga_Seated)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2010, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-you-so-quiet/552502/32 "2010-09-03T20:34:14Z")
> [@pantheon](#): > > There was an old owl lived in an oak > The more he heard, the less he spoke; > The less he spoke, the more he heard > O, if Dopers were all like that wise bird! Member since 2002. Only 340 posts. _You_ are that wise old bird, aren’t you? ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2010, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-you-so-quiet/552502/33 "2010-09-03T20:43:06Z")
> [@blondebear](#): > > I ain’t quiet - everybody else is too loud. I can talk with my eyes. ---
**Author:** ![Notchimine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/bcef8e/32.png) [@Notchimine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Notchimine)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2010, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-you-so-quiet/552502/34 "2010-09-03T21:02:15Z")
> [@Lakai](#): > > I see you around a lot and you’re always so quiet. > > How come? I don’t like many people and do not feel like engaging them. I’d rather converse with the important people in my life than listen to the whining of strangers. ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2010, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-you-so-quiet/552502/35 "2010-09-03T21:37:05Z")
I’m listening to the voices in my head. They’re telling me it’s time to stay home and clean the guns. ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2010, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-you-so-quiet/552502/36 "2010-09-03T21:41:50Z")
Did you say something? Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![Animastryfe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8797f3/32.png) [@Animastryfe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Animastryfe)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2010, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-you-so-quiet/552502/37 "2010-09-03T22:05:58Z")
You mean you _haven’t_ developed telepathy yet? So all that time I was talking/thinking to myself? ---
**Author:** ![MOIDALIZE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@MOIDALIZE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MOIDALIZE)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2010, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-you-so-quiet/552502/38 "2010-09-03T22:11:22Z")
Most of the time, I’m fairly stoic, but I’m capable of short bursts of loquacity. ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2010, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-you-so-quiet/552502/39 "2010-09-03T23:18:52Z")
Introverted. Sue me. ---
**Author:** ![gallows\_fodder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8c91f0/32.png) [@gallows\_fodder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gallows_fodder)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2010, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-you-so-quiet/552502/40 "2010-09-04T00:51:17Z")
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