Avid Rule Follower Gifts

"You know you're not allowed to make personal calls, right?"

'Look! The new long awaited, highly anticipated but ultimately disappointing novel by that guy you like.'

"Sorry, kid. No off-campus drinking until you're twenty-one."

Dickens & Tolstoy Walk into a Bar: " . . . so, to make a short story long . . . "

Dog Crossing

Old Lady in shoe driving a footie (sock) car.

"Gifted class, indeed! One is gifted in science, but can't rad - one is fixed in reading, but won't even try math..."

Dog tries to obey No Dog sign

"Mrs. Berg calls my book report a finely crafted debut and she looks forward to my next effort."

"Barb's such a fast reader."

'These sure rule out a lot of options....'

Basically, you should think outside the box, but don't color outside the lines!

'That's our corporate ladder.'

"Did you ask for the large print edition?"

"Turn off cell phones violators will be over ruled."

Death comes to both the Archbishop and the Salesman in Venice

Self-Improvement, Self-Empowerment, Self-Aggrandizement

Office computer: 'Thank you for not using me for personal business.'

'Here are the safety manuals you wanted'

"Until you're top management, Warrick, I strongly suggest you stay within the lines."

"The deadline for compliance just kicked in."

Virginia Foxx Caricature

'Clarice, you know our rule. You cannot date anyone who has...'

Tea Party and the US economy

Dog Training. Most of the choices the dogs made for their book reports are logical. The labrador retriever chose "Catch-22." The terrier, who loves to dig, chose "Journey to the Center of the Earth." The basset hound is doing his on "The Howling." and the shar-pei picked "A Wrinkle in Time." But the dachshund's choice confuses me. Even with the ground-hugging physique, he selected "Wuthering Heights."

She didn't know when her baby climbed onto the prize pile, but she could never turn her back on the international Carny code of law.

"He's retreated into nationalism."

'Go and fish Darling, I'll be fine: I have some reading for the next few weeks...'

'It's from the Federal Trade Commission -- we have to put in a non-smoking section.'

TV vs Reading

WELCOME TO KINDERGARTEN, 'It's okay, I guess, but they sure hassle you about compliance!'

Duchess of Cambridge

The Subtitle

'... And as soon as it's discovered, don't play with fire!'

Business man must jump through hoops to impress his boss.