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1	->''"Have you ever been present at a meeting of the New York legislature? They speak very fast and very loud and nobody listens to anybody else, with the result that nothing ever gets done."''
2	-->-- '''Lewis Morris''', ''Theatre/SeventeenSeventySix''
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4	It stands to reason that everyone has an opinion. It also stands to reason that every now and then, everyone wishes to express their opinion. And sometimes, ''everyone'' wants to express their opinions all at the same time, as loudly as possible. Thus begins a shouting-free-for-all.
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6	This is a situation where an entire room is in an argument; people are shouting and yelling, sometimes on their feet, getting into each other's faces, and the whole situation drowns out the points anyone is making (if they're making any points at all), and renders any form of debate practically useless.
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8	The reasons such arguments come up are many and varied, and they can occur with just about any group with more than five people. They are often viewed from the perspective of someone off to the side, often the OnlySaneMan. This person is quite often the one to bring the argument to an end, either by providing the answer everyone is looking for or interjecting with a NoisyShutUp. Other times, they just watch with a rueful shake of the head.
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10	If they yell each other's names, that's a RockyRollCall. May overlap with a TruthTellingSession. Not to be confused with someone offering to "shout" at a pub, prompting everyone present to order drinks.
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14	!!Examples
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18	* In ''Film/BatmanTheMovie'', this is how the Security Council of the United World Organization operates, with every one of them talking in their own languages about their own opinions, with none of them responding to what the others are saying. The United Underworld takes advantage of this to sneak into their office and dehydrate them, [[FailedASpotCheck with none of them even aware of what was going on]].
19	* ''Film/TheFellowshipOfTheRing'': During the Council of Elrond, after the impossibility of the task before them is laid out, the council jumps to their feet all yelling and shouting at each other, with the exception of Frodo, who sits to the side staring at the One Ring until he gets up and offers to take it to Mordor himself.
20	* ''Film/TheHuntForRedOctober'': During the briefing, after it's revealed that the Soviet navy has sailed with orders to find ''Red October'' and sink her, the entire room erupts with discussions. Ryan listens at one end of the table, looking at the images of the sub's captain, Marco Ramius, until he has a realization that makes him pound the table with an exclamation of, "You son of a ''bitch''!" The shouting immediately quiets.
21	-->'''National Security Advisor Pelt''': [[DeadpanSnarker Something to add to our "discussion", Dr. Ryan]]?
22	* After the posse catches the bandit family in ''WesternAnimation/{{Rango}}'', the whole town of Dirt riots and storms up to the Sheriff's door shouting.
23	* ''Film/TheThing1982''. After [=MacReady=] is accused (in his absence) of being a Thing, the others discuss when he might have been converted. They accuse each other of being Things and all start shouting at each other.
24	* ''Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanAtWorldsEnd'': According to Jack, this is how the pirate lords conduct politics, in addition to things being randomly hurled across the room at one another. He even triggers one after the council has been silenced [[spoiler:by voting for Elizabeth as Pirate King, something which ''everyone'' at the table takes exception to.]]
25	* ''Film/{{Serenity}}''. Captain Mal tells his crew that they're going to disguise their ship as a Reaver vessel so it can pass through the Reaver blockade. They all start shouting in disagreement with his decision. The shouting only ends when Mal shoots the nearby survivor of an Alliance ship crash.
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29	* An episode of ''Series/ThirtyRock'' has a couple clips of a ShowWithinAShow called ''Sports Shouting'', which has a screen divided into quarters, each one showing a sports commentator trying to drown out the other three. Tracy Jordan, a frequent guest on the program, appears in one clip just wordlessly screaming.
30	* ''Series/BabylonFive'':
31	** In the season 2 premier, we first see Ivanova as she's being followed by a group of people loudly shouting complaints at her. After she silences them with her usual efficiency, they wait for her to get out of earshot, and then they all start yelling at each other.
32	** In Season 5, after war breaks out between the Alliance and [[spoiler:the Centauri Republic]], the member representatives file into Sheridan's office to demand why he hasn't yet ordered the ''White Star'' fleet into action. When Zack tries to get them to calm down, they all start yelling. Sheridan watches the ruckus from his desk, silently getting more and more frustrated and angry until he finally explodes.
33	-->'''Sheridan''': That's enough...''[[SuddenlyShouting I said that's ENOUGH]]''!
34	* ''Series/HouseOfAnubis'': One scene in season 1 involves the characters trying to make themselves breakfast, with disastrous results. Besides the kitchen being an absolute mess, everyone's yelling at each other and getting in everyone else's way, until Fabian finally puts a stop to the chaos and they all speak calmly.
35	* ''Series/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphia'': This is what the Gang considers a standard way of exchanging opinions: screaming over each other no matter how inappropriate the setting (at the bar, fancy restaurants, court, etc.)
36	* ''Series/JohnAdams'': During Adams' time as Vice President, which makes him president of the US Senate, but unable to participate unless there's a vote to conduct, there's a scene where the entire Senate is in furious debate over some matter. All the senators are on their feet, yelling at each other, while Adams, bored out of his mind, sits at the front desk reading a newspaper, occasionally looking over the noisy chamber and sighing.
37	* ''Series/OddSquad'': This happens very, ''very'' frequently in "O is Not For Old", concerning the birthday cake and birthday present for Oprah's SurpriseParty as well as Oscar's poor planning for the party. And every time, Oscar himself is the one who has to get everyone to shut up and listen.
38	--> '''Oscar:''' ''[[LampshadeHanging Everybody's talking too fast at the same time all at once like I'm doing right now!!]]''
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42	* ''Theatre/SeventeenSeventySix'': Not actually seen, but Lewis Morris describes meetings of the New York legislature as everyone speaking very fast and loud without listening to anyone else as he apologetically explains to the congress why his delegation has never received any instructions from said legislature.
43	* During "The Room Where It Happens" in ''Theatre/{{Hamilton}}'', one of the issues Congress is debating over is where to put the United States capital permanently, as New York was only meant to be a temporary spot. As Aaron Burr sings about it, Congress suddenly shouts a plethora of different suggestions to create a cacophony. The only instructions to cast members at this point is to pick a spot that was part of the US in the late 18th century -- judging how among the suggestions that can be heard on the official soundtrack include "Florida" (not part of the US until 1819, did not become state until 1845) and "Toronto" (not part of the US ''ever''), not everyone got the message.
44	* ''Theatre/ThePhantomOfTheOpera'': "Notes" and its reprise are this in song form, with everyone of importance at the Opera Populaire receiving threatening notes from the Phantom, accusing others of being in league with him, and arguing over what to do about it.
45	* In ''Theatre/SundayInTheParkWithGeorge'', near the end of the first act, all the characters begin shouting over each other until George puts them back in the positions he painted them in and they sing "Sunday."
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49	* This is an actual game mechanic in ''Franchise/{{Danganronpa}}'', called Nonstop Debates. During these sequences, characters talk and yell back and forth at each other as the protagonist/player tries to find relevant statements to either contradict or prove with Truth Bullets, while simultaneously shooting down unhelpful "white noise" that represents characters' thoughts and background mutterings.
50	** In ''VisualNovel/Danganronpa2GoodbyeDespair'' sometimes characters will interrupt your rebuttal with their ''own'' refutation, leading to a Rebuttal Showdown.
51	** ''VisualNovel/DanganronpaV3KillingHarmony'' introduces Mass Panic Debate, a harder version of the Nonstop Debate, where the characters frantically shout all at once, making for a chaotic minigame where you have to track three different statements at the same time. Sometimes one of the participants will shout so loud that they drown out other conversations.
52	* ''VisualNovel/UminekoWhenTheyCry'': Deliberately invoked by Beatrice and company during the climax, [[spoiler:to stall for time, while Battler/Ange/Lambdadelta leave to retrieve the Book of the Single Truth]].
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56	* ''WebAnimation/HomestarRunner'': In the WebAnimation/StrongBadEmail "unnatural", the citizens of Free Country USA call an "emergency town meeting" to deal with [[AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever the 100-foot tall rampaging Bubs]]. Strong Bad describes it by saying "We needed an organized forum for people to shout out their ideas all at the same time!" Strong Bad wants to kill him, Strong Sad wants to try and understand him, The Cheat inexplicably appears twice, Coach Z suggests they "run the picket fence at 'im", Marzipan is hung up on the idea that the giant Bubs is [[DepthDeception a trick of perception]], and Homestar thinks that instead of Bubs turning giant, everyone else has been turned into ants. ("We must protect the queen! I have six legs!")
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60	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Doug}}'': In "Doug's Christmas Story", Doug calls all his fantasy personas to figure out how to get Porkchop out of the pound. After several attempts fail, they all start arguing and shouting all at once until Doug realizes he shouldn't be trying to solve the problem the way they would anyway. He then decides to take care of it his way.
61	* ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'': In the season nine premiere "And Then There Were Fewer", after experiencing a murder, all of the party guests begin accusing and arguing with each other, resulting in all of them shouting over each other. Peter, however, is arguing about something completely off-topic and inconsequential.
62	-->'''Peter''': Derek held up the Hollywood sign. He did so! It was right there in the picture!
63	* In ''WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse'' short "Slice of Life", Lincoln and his sisters argue over [[FightForTheLastBite the last slice of pizza]]. They start out speaking coherently and one at a time, but then they start yelling all at once which makes them indecipherable.
64	* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'': In "The Ticket Master", Twilight's friends argue with each other over who deserves her second ticket to the Grand Galloping Gala, at least until Twilight yells [[BigShutUp "QUIET!!!"]].
65	-->'''Pinkie Pie:''' [[OrphanedPunchline --and then I said, "Oatmeal? Are you craz..."]] Oh.
66	* A RunningGag in ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' has angry crowds all talk over one another, yelling "Rabble rabble rabble!" instead of anything coherent. In "I'm a Little Bit Country," not only do the townsfolk rabble on while yelling at each other over whether the Iraq War is a good idea, but a flashback shows the Founding Fathers similarly yelling over each other when debating whether to go to war with Britain.
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