I talked during the silence.

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I talked during the silence.

Post by Obfleur » Wed Jan 05, 2005 12:51 pm

There's a big supermarket right next to my work.
Me, and the other people that work here, always go and shop for lunch there.
Right before we enter the supermarket, I start telling my friend a hilariously funny story.
So I'm laughing when we enter the supermarket.
After about ten meters I'm still laughing and telling the story.
After another ten - fifteen meters I notice that everyone is quite, and that they are standing still.
Everybody's staring at me like this " :evil: "
So I slow down, and stop. And I say to my friend "What the hell is going on? I wanna go buy lunch".
Then there's a message from the speaker "Ding dong. Thanks for the silent minute, bla bla".
My friend was really embarrassed :D
Oh well, I didn't know that there was a silent minute.

And yes, I'm always doing stuff like this.
Can't believe I'm still here.

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Post by Dylan » Wed Jan 05, 2005 1:15 pm

Would be cool if the entire planet were silent for a full three minutes, at the same time. Shut down all unnecessary machines etc. Just be still.

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Post by Obfleur » Wed Jan 05, 2005 1:18 pm

The friggin animals would ruin it though.
Can't believe I'm still here.

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Post by Predabot » Wed Jan 05, 2005 1:21 pm

Not a bad idea Dylan. Now, can someone punish the oB?

Ah, who's talking, I had my lunch in an empty and lights out caffeteria, since my Internship closed early today, and everyone whent home for grub instead, except me, when the silent 3 minutes was on.

On the other hand I didn't say anything, and tried to cleanse my thoughts for a minute and think about the devastation, didn't work that well tho, had to catch the buss and almost forgot my empty lunch-box.

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Post by Denyer » Wed Jan 05, 2005 6:32 pm

Didn't know there was one. Not exactly surprising, as I haven't watched TV since Christmas and don't read newspapers often.

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Post by Guest » Wed Jan 05, 2005 11:47 pm

I heard it on the radio. (not the silence, itself, but the announcement about it, obviously)

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Post by Metal Vendetta » Thu Jan 06, 2005 12:40 am

I went for lunch early tofay. I observed the silence more by chance than plans. So that works. Sorta.
I would have waited a ******* eternity for this!!!!
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