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Silence Breaker
When a strange silence develops in a room with a group of
friends, the phrase, "...and a hush fell over the crowd..." is said,
which is followed by the reply,"Get this hush off of me!"
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank SPEECH -- Formula |
Date learned: 00001989ca