In my circle of close guy-friends it’s so common to just always crack jokes and banter that there are zero silent moments. In fact there’s often more than one person yelling over another person with a better joke or twist on a previous joke or some story. It’s like a bazaar.

You do need to time it right to get the word in, but you can’t wait for a silent moment.

It’s like merging on the highway. You can’t wait for all cars to stop. Have to time the merge correctly and force your way in, even if nobody is letting you in.