Following an extended period of uncomfortable silence, a pregnant pause gave birth to a kitten. "It was really something to see," sad onlooker Susan Harris. "First one pause, then four paws. So cute!" Harris noted that she had been tempted to b...
In an effort to enhance his professional polish and, in his own words, not come across as such a dumbass, Cameron Wells of Nashville, Tennessee, began incorporating the term "vis-à-vis" into his regular conversation, to outstanding effect. "Sure,...
While aware that his daily inquiry as to his co-worker's morning commute is likely taken as no more than superficial small talk, Mike Greenwood of New York City truly does care about the transportation experience of his colleague Angela Schafer, who...
For all her efforts to be a good person, Melinda Waverly of New York City found herself agreeing to a lunch date she didn't intend to keep, sending her into a spiral of shame over her own lack of authenticity. "I know other people say 'Let's do lu...
The physical fitness of Kim Berry, an introvert living in New York City, has skyrocketed as a result of walking up and down at least 67 flights of stairs every day in order to avoid feeling pressured to make small talk in elevators. "It's not eas...
In a classic but humiliating case of too much information, introvert Kelly Hayden of New York City inadvertently revealed a personal detail in the course of a casual conversation with a coworker. "He was talking about belonging to the Y," explaine...
Accused in his youth of possessing all of the tact of a bull in a china shop, now-polished Nashville native Kenneth Skye has adopted nuance as a way of life - and as his favorite word. "It's classy and sort of French-sounding without all the hype,...
Angela Bishop, an introvert living in Nashville, Tennessee, was disconcerted to realize that she'd exited her work building at noon right behind her coworker Matt Moffat, and, unless she darted across the street just ahead of the city bus now bearing...
After overhearing one of her coworkers call her annoying, Tara Schmidt of Nashville, Tennessee, made a diligent effort to directly address the situation and mitigate her reputation, but met with little success. "It was disappointing," said Tara of...
Much like explosive diarrhoea, Brexit is the gift that keeps on giving. It now appears to be infecting the most benign conversations. Every day, domestic drudgery and water-cooler moments are new opportunities for Brexiteers and Remainers to sling mu...
Emptied by the loss of his longtime canine companion, Baxter, Ned Holladay of Boston, Massachusetts, continues to come up with things to say, despite the fact that he has nothing left inside him. "It's pretty remarkable, I have to admit," said Ned...
Inching down the slippery slope to chronic social insincerity, New York woman Beth Malone, who had always prided herself on being an extremely down-to-earth, authentic person, knowingly made a promise to go to lunch with an acquaintance that she neve...
Although he generally nods vaguely when his friends pepper their conversations with the phrase “you know?”, Ned Doggett of Nashville, Tennessee, recently confessed that he almost never actually knows. “I feel like an idiot admitting it,” said Ned.
After being told he needed to work on his people skills if he hoped to advance in his career as a data administrator, introverted Daniel Hobson of New York City set his mind to improving his ability to feign interest in the mundane details of his cow...
Unlike some who make small talk about the weather, office life, and lunch while thinking of greater things, Trey Hill of Charleston, South Carolina, actually walks the small talk, in that his life is truly and entirely composed of only banal and tri...
Noting that his conversations with his buddies tended to devolve into a great deal of laughing, joking around, and poking fun at their ridiculous lives, Ben Hayes of Brooklyn, New York, felt a personal responsibility to provide the component sorely l...
Listening is all the rage these days, but what to do if it’s just not your strong suit? Here are the top tips compiled by extroverted experts for that can save you from developing a reputation as a terrible listener – without having to do any act...
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