Subj : Re: Eliminating distractions while programming To : comp.programming From : Nick Manley Date : Sat Jul 16 2005 07:54 am Tell them you have Tourette syndrome and whenever they start getting too loud, yell out your favorite swear word (have fun with it) and the room will go quiet. If the people who are talking are also part of your development team put subliminal messages in your code... void why(int dont, char *you) { sizeof(all); cout << shut << endl; thehell.up(); } .