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Re: [slug-chat] "Pregnant Pause"

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Subject: Re: [slug-chat] "Pregnant Pause"
From: James Wilkinson <jamesw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon Apr 9 13:53:01 2001
Reply-to: James Wilkinson <jamesw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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This one time, at band camp, Rodos said:
>Anyone know where the phrase "Pregnant Pause" come from? Everything2 has
>something on it but I was just wondering what it really means.

In theatre, a pregnant pause is an uncomfortable pause, long enough for
the audience to start to get bored and/or distracted.

-- 
jamesw

Always two there are; a Bastard, and a PFY.

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