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"I FaceTimed my mom from the Reference section. She is hard of hearing."
— Filed under "Inside Voice"
Issue No. 47 · Quarterly SHAT Briefs
We Got Shushed At.
The world's only journal of record for unsolicited finger-to-lip gestures. Submitted by the chatty. Reviewed by the reasonable. Adjudicated by a panel of lawyers and librarians who have seen things.
⚠ Reader discretion: contains brunch volumes
Fig. 1 — Ms. Cat "Loud Laugher" Lovrics, Chief Adjudicator
★ SHUSH WATCH ★ Trader Joe's salsa aisle, 2:14pm — finger to lip ★ Amtrak Quiet Car (it's literally the name) ★ A funeral. yes really. ★ Costco free samples queue ★ Pediatric dentist waiting room ★ A SILENT DISCO (somehow) ★ Whole Foods hot bar ★ The Apple Store Genius Bar ★
This Week's Adjudications
The Verdicts.
Yoga Studio
"My stomach growled during savasana. A woman turned and shushed my abdomen."
— Filed under "Inside Voice"
Delta Flight 2240
"I narrated the in-flight movie. Out loud. To my husband. Who was wearing headphones."
— Filed under "Inside Voice"
A brief manifesto
"If you must speak in a quiet place, speak softly. If you cannot speak softly, speak briefly. If you cannot speak briefly, you will be shushed, and we will publish it."
— The Shushing Hearings & Adjudication Tribunal (SHAT), 2026
12,408
Shushes archived
3.2 sec
Avg. shush duration
67%
Deemed deserved
1
Shusher reshushed
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