To unabashedly powersteer the topic of conversation back to what you want to talk about, regardless of what anyone else thinks.
Person 1: "So anyway, that pretty much sums up me and Sunni's problems these days."
Person 2: "I'm sorry man. I hope it gets better soon! .....hey, did I ever tell you about my girlfriend from two years ago? She had this thing where she would always....."
(Person 1 interrupts, totally not listening or caring about what person 2 was saying in any form or fashion)
Person 1: "WELL, honestly, I just don't know what Sunni is thinking these days, or why these problems are even happening...."
(Person 2 feels ignored and annoyed)
Person 1 has shown an example of how to "Garrison the conversation".
Person 2: "I'm sorry man. I hope it gets better soon! .....hey, did I ever tell you about my girlfriend from two years ago? She had this thing where she would always....."
(Person 1 interrupts, totally not listening or caring about what person 2 was saying in any form or fashion)
Person 1: "WELL, honestly, I just don't know what Sunni is thinking these days, or why these problems are even happening...."
(Person 2 feels ignored and annoyed)
Person 1 has shown an example of how to "Garrison the conversation".
by No One Has A Clue January 13, 2009
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A word that immediately stops a conversation. It makes the other person feels so awkward that they end the conversation themselves.
"Hey whats up?"
"Nothing..."
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"So I worked yesterday"
"ok..."
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"Nothing..."
Conversation Cockblock-ed
"So I worked yesterday"
"ok..."
Conversation Cockblock-ed
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*long silence*
A)*conversation dies*
B)ashes to ashes, bits to bits
A)How's your family?
B)The conversation died. Get over it.
A)*conversation dies*
B)ashes to ashes, bits to bits
A)How's your family?
B)The conversation died. Get over it.
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Soo my mom walked in the room when I was talking with Jim about the massive amount of Smirnoff's we downed on friday, and I had to make a quick coversation with him about an english paper.
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you: yeah
no response to this leaves you wondering what the heck the person wanted and was the end of meaningful conversation.
you: yeah
no response to this leaves you wondering what the heck the person wanted and was the end of meaningful conversation.
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