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Two people, 40,000 years, one rule nobody could keep.

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  1. c. 40,000 BCA cave, somewhere

    HRRAAAGH! HRRAAGH, hrr… mm… mmh… hm… mm-hrr… hnn… mmh… hrr… mm… mmmh… hm… hrr… mm-hm… hnnh…

    HRRRAAAAGH! HRRAAAGH!

    Solution #1: Yell louder. (failed)

  2. c. 400 BCAthens

    Let the jar run dry. He was with me that night. At my brother's house by the harbour, from dusk until the boats came in. The potter's boy saw us both. Ask him. Ask anyone on that street. He never left my side, not for one hour.

    It's empty, Kleon. Sit. Next.

    Solution #2: A water clock. When it's empty, you're done. (failed)

  3. 1840London, House of Commons

    All day I've waited. The boys in that mill are nine years old. They work fourteen hours a day, six days a week. On Tuesday one of them lost his hand in the carding machine. His brother is seven. Not one member of this House has ever set foot inside that mill.

    Order! ORDER! The member will sit.

    Solution #3: Elect one man to shout “Order!” (failed)

  4. 1944Two radios, one channel

    Tell Eddie it's a girl. Both of them doing fine. Seven pounds, two ounces, and she has his ears. Mary wants to call her Edith, after his mother, if he says yes. And tell him to come home. Tell him we're all waiting.

    Say again, you're stepping on me. Over.

    Solution #4: Say “Over” so the other side can talk. (failed)

  5. 2026A phone call, anywhere

    Ma, wait, the reason I called: I got the job. The one in Chicago I never told you about, because I didn't think I'd get it. I start in March. They're paying for the move. And I wanted you to be the first to know. Before anyone.

    Did you eat? Sorry, go ahead— no, you—

    Solution #5: “Sorry, go ahead.” “No, you go.” (failed)

  6. Every call has one rule.

    One person at a time. So you wait. You hold the thought. You say "no, you go." And somewhere between "sorry, go ahead" and "wait, what was I saying?", the best thing you were about to say disappears.

  7. Everyone wants to be heard.

  8. YapOnA YapOn call

    Ma, I got the job. I got it. I start Monday.

    ¡Ay, mi vida, yo lo sabía! ¿Y comiste?

    Solution #6: YapOn.

  9. We're changing the rule.

    Say it now, while they finish. Nobody cut off. Nobody talked over. No thought lost.

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