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** Anyone standing next to Jay looks smart by comparison. But if he hangs out with Jay ''all the time'', how smart could he be?

*** But there are times even Jay's stupidity gets on Bob's nerves, culminating in him memorably snapping at Jay in ''[[Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back]]''.

* Harpo in the ''[[Marx Brothers]]''. It helps that he can communicate with props from the [[Hammerspace]] inside his coat.

* Beef Supreme in ''[[Idiocracy]].''

* ''[[The Gone-Away World]]'' by Nick Harkaway features an entire troupe of literal [[Heroic Mime|Heroic Mimes]], only one of whom ever speaks as he's the designated communicator.

* Mac, the proprietor [[Truce Zone|MacAnally's]] in ''[[The Dresden Files]]'' is a one-syllable sort of guy. It gets to the point that when Mac says a full sentence, Harry is stunned.

** In ''Changes'', Mac speaking in full sentences is a strong indication of how high the stakes have become.

* Every member of [[Foundation|the Second Foundation]] is this to each other, although [[Literary Agent Hypothesis|Asimov translates all of their "dialogue" for us]].

* ''[[Golden Sun]]'' player characters are traditionally limited to pantomime and nodding/shaking yes or no to questions (which always seem to end in "[[But Thou Must!]]")... but [[Heroic Mime|only when you're playing as them]]. In the first game, Felix is very aloof toward the player characters but a devoted protector to the hostages, and Isaac is [[The Silent Bob]]. In ''The Lost Age'', Felix is [[The Silent Bob]], and Isaac's new speaking role reveals that he gets abrasive under pressure.

** ''[[Golden Sun: Dark Dawn]]'' continues the trend, but plays with it a bit more. Matthew ([[Punny Name|"Mut"]] in the Japanese versions) is far more expressive than his predecessors thanks partly to the new emoticon reactions, and in the American version he even has a [[Precision F-Strike|rather specific reaction]] to {{spoiler|encountering Arcanus in the final dungeon}}. However, the dialogue his friends have around him [[Lampshade Hanging|mentions]] that he is this in-universe, to the point of being reluctant to introduce himself when asked.

 

 

** This tradition continues in ''[[Penn and Teller Bullshit]]'', too: Penn jokes in one episode about how Teller yells at him a lot. In the opening of another episode, Penn brands Teller, who is just barely offscreen, causing him to scream "MOTHERFUCKER!", and Penn to exclaim "Hey cool, he ''can'' talk!". And the episode on hypnosis starts with Teller speaking in a loud and dramatic voice for a good 35 seconds (he's trying to hypnotize Penn), though he's only seen from the neck down as the camera focuses on Penn lying down.

** To show just how powerful the [[Silent Bob]] effect is: Once, while hosting at a magic convention, they [[Personality Swap|switched roles]]. They were introduced as "Teller & Penn", and Teller spoke while Penn stayed silent. It brought the house down.

'''Audience:''' *goes wild* }}

* Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, who hasn't asked a question of the attorneys before him ''in over three years.''