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When there's a group of people chatting, you often get a lull in conversation after a while, a natural silence. My friends and I used to have a little (some would say) controversial saying that we'd throw out in an attempt to generate discussion and laughs and get the conversation flowing again. After a few hundred years it just became hilarious.

A few months ago, a girl who's friendly with my group of friends (but who I don't know very well) came back to the UK for a few weeks after spending 8 months at sea with the navy. She had met a nice man on the ship she was on, and was bringing him to meet us all.
This was surprising as she'd been a butch lesbian for years, and no-one really knew what to think. She didn't want to talk about it at all, and it was obviously a tender subject for her, so we left it. While it was incredibly awkward meeting her new boyfriend, he was lovely and all was fine soon enough. So we're in the pub, chatting away with this ex lesbian wrapped around her new man, and the talking dies down, no-one is saying anything, everyone's eyes are darting around, not knowing where to take the conversation next.
I think to myself: "I know. I'll bang this hilarious little conversation starter out, everyone will laugh, ice will be broken and the chatting can resume."

"So, Becky... gays in the military, your thoughts?"

I didn't think it was possible for there to be something more silent than silence. I was wrong.
(reducedfatLOLcat, Thu 12 May 2011, 15:37, 2 replies)

Anyone dumb enough...
Sorry, I tried not to but I had to quote Bill.
(Me, I'm not... in any way intoxicated, Thu 12 May 2011, 18:04, closed)

You and Denis Leary both.
( flake has nothing against your right leg, Fri 13 May 2011, 1:35, closed)