The 25% Rule

My ears hurt.  My lips and tongue have gone to sleep from inactivity.  My eyes are half closed but you don't notice.  You've forgotten the 25% rule:  four people in a group, each person gets to contribute to the conversation 25% of the time.  With you, with me, it would be the 50% rule.  You get half, I get half. You talk, I talk, you talk, I talk.  Not you talk, you talk, you talk, you talk.  Get it?  I hope so.  There'll be a manners and math test later.