Casual Chatter Pillows

'How's it hangin'?'

"Hey, what ya doing, Cruz?"

'You must be Jim's new gardener. I'm his neighbour, Gerald. Had any luck with the Petunias this year? Aren't those Jim's feet sticking out of the ornamental pond?'

'Fancy a game of five-a-side, boys?'

'One more for me an Tiffany, and one more for you and the road.'

'Hold on, Bob. I'm downshifting.'

Shallow End (Slightly innocuous statements) - Deep End (a little more weighty)

"Dude, Amazon is so popular they named a river after it."

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

Working from home to-do list.

"That's where the tenured faculty members hang out."

Actually, I prefer to think of my body as repurposed.

"Oh, the usual - spreading pestilence and misery. You?"

The Schmoozy Reaper

Just a little heads up!

"It's beginning to appear as if I'll never have greatness thrust upon me."

"Some days I really wish I had finished med school. Not that I ever started med school."

'It's a doughnut - just eat it!'

'I drink to bring about change.'

"Oh, just cellaring. You?"

A Stray Curmudgeon in a Field of Perennial Optimists.

'We know it makes you happy, but your father and I think you're spending too much time on the computer.'

"You don't have to schedule a follow-up visit. You just come back whenever you want."

"I hate rhetorical questions. Know what I mean?"

'Last night Gary put me in an impossible position.'

'Is it just me, or is it REALLY temperate in here?'

"My gut instinct was to say yes. . . but years in social work have shown me how these things end up working out."

"Round of golf or a round of drinks?"

"Everyone's so nosy. They act like they want to be left along, but they're always nonchalantly eavesdropping on everyone else....some more nonchalantly than others."

"Sorry. I was expecting the lady. I can see you're busy. I'll call sometime. We'll do lunch."

Desert Island Gossipping

'The bar's famous for its high spirits.'

"You know why men die earlier than women? Because they can."

Online Dating

'Why don't you come to my birthday party? It'll be a great place for networking...'