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Filling the Void: the Fear of Silence (24)

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DATE : Sun, 21 Aug 2005 04:03:00 GMT
Entered in Database : 2005-08-21 00:03:00
length : 26373885
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Howard Chang, Howard Shepherd, and Dave Shepherd talk about filler language and the tyranny of silence. (2:00)

Song: Vocal tic mashup, based on "Saunter Down Sixth Avenue" by The Pulsars (11:29)

Rude word of the week: "blabbermouth" (12:17)

Song: "Gift of Gab [god's gift]" by Doug Evans (16:34)

The discipline of silence; silence as punishment (20:14)

Theme music by Kick the Cat

time: 27:27
size: 25.2 Mb

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