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Rated: 18+ · Book · Contest Entry · #2313806
My collected entries for the 2024 edition of Wonderland.
#1066381 added March 16, 2024 at 7:45pm
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H-2. Educations
PROMPT

Shutupification

My specialized branch of education is an entire undergrad series of classes about when keeping quiet and saying nothing is actually a better option than making yourself heard. There are quite a few classes available, including the 100-level Intro to Shutting Up, which answers such big picture questions as, "Do I actually need to say something here?" and "When is it okay to just say nothing at all?"

From there we move into the more involved 200-level classes, which focus on specific scenarios where it might be appropriate to just shut up. Class offerings this semester include:

         *Bullet* Are My Two Cents Worth Adding To The Pot
         *Bullet* My Coworker Said Something Dumb
         *Bullet* Family Conversations Around The Holiday Dinner Table
         *Bullet* Someone Online Was Wrong About Something


And then of course there are the 300-level "advanced" classes, where you'll have a chance to look at in-depth case studies of people who did or did not shut up and how that worked out for them:

         *Bullet* Managers And The Karens Who Would Like To Speak With Them
         *Bullet* The Bed-To-Couch Sleeping Ratio Among Opinionated Spouses


Shutupification is an exciting new educational offering starting to be rolled out at select state universities and community colleges of moderate prestige. Enroll today!

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