Anti-chitchat Enthusiast Mugs

Sign on desk reads: 'Thanks for not wishing me a nice day.'

Woman on the phone.

Boys and Girls: Differences in Internet Surfing.

'Who's a pretty boy! Is that all you've got to say?'

"You had too many characters in your last tweet."

"Sale. Save 100% of your energy by closing this website. Close now. No, thanks."

"Let's just do the top layer."

'As a teleworker Colin sometimes struggled against feelings of isolation.'

"Just this once, can we not talk about news or politics or money or family or relationships or children or friends or sex or religion or sports or culture or real estate or the past or the future?"

'Life! Give my conversation liiiife!'

'I just got off the phone with my long-time writing partner who's bringing over my deathbed confessional masterpiece. In the meantime, who's up for some idle chit-chat? How about all this rain we've been getting, huh?!"

'The reason I never finish my homework is that I spend too much time tweeting about how I have too much homework.'

Unsocial Media

"That was there to give idlers reason to not stop and chat."

I was telling him a story of my granddaughter's wedding.

'Fred is a social conservative -- he believes in slow food and heavy beer.'

"The Over-Sharing Economy"

'What's wrong with me today? I actually served a customer...'

Thank You For Not Interrupting My Endless Stream of Chatter.

"It's just if the TV isn't on I never know where to look."

Airport Literature

"With Gloria, it's in one ear and out the mouth."

Wordplay 11. Repetition & on & on & on. . .

"You're not holding up your end of the conversation."

"You just watch him Ethel. He'll sit there and say nothing, just to annoy me."

parrot can't stand small squawk

"Oh, no! People are coming to sit near us! Put up the banner!"

"Quit asking if I'm O.K. If I'm ever O.K., I'll let you know."

Stuck in the Conversation Pit of Hell.

"I've never been one for small talk..."