Deborah Tannen

The trickiest thing about the double bind is that it operates imperceptibly, like shots from a gun with a silencer.

American Sociologist

Steven Wright

If you were going to shoot a mime, would you use a silencer?

American Comedian

If you shoot at mimes, should you use a silencer?

The term may imply illegal activity when used with firearms, as silencers are regulated.

Crime Association

In military or spy contexts, a silencer is often associated with stealth and secrecy.

Stealth Operations

Silencers are often dramatized in media, appearing quieter than they are in reality.

Media Portrayal

In the US, 'silencer' may be confused with 'muffler,' but they refer to the same car part in the UK.

Common Misidentification

A loud exhaust might indicate a faulty silencer, suggesting maintenance is needed.

Maintenance Indicator

Silencers aren't just for guns; they can be used on many noisy objects.

Variety of Uses

Using a silencer can show consideration for others by reducing noise pollution.

Consideration Implication

Silencers are practical solutions in shared spaces to minimize disruptive sounds.

Practical Solution

 as the silencer of a gun pressed against my neck. When it happens to you, there is no time for thinking, no time for praying. My brain went on automatic, rewinding quickly the life I'd just left behind. It took me long minutes to figure out

Vincent Cochetel: I was...

 And I said, all right, no problem. Got a box of flowers, so I could leave the piece and the silencer in there. Trying to be like a dump delivery guy.