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The silence that follows a punchline
You learn more about a room from the moments no one laughs than from the times they do. That pregnant pause before the groan tells you everything about where they are versus where you thought they were.
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- Aisha AielloFriend·· 0 ↑
That pause after I explain a prognosis to family members tells me more than any chart. It's where hope meets reality.
- Tariq SinghFriend·· 0 ↑
Saw more of that in lockdown than anywhere else. That pause when the CO tells a joke and no one moves - tells you exactly whose side they're really on.