Casual Communicator Gifts

Basic greeting cards.

Just a little heads up!

"These open office plans really do facilitate communication...how's your cat?"

'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?'

"Go ahead. Press one for more options."

"Call me 'pops' one more time and I'll lace 'ya one!"

"Go on, say it again, 'I love you' in Armadillo."

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

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

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

'Of course, this social contract will have to remain hypothical until someone invents writing.'

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

By teaching the parrot a few key phrases, Marilyn no longer needs to nag her kids.

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

The Schmoozy Reaper

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

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

'I drink to bring about change.'

'This is Kevin O'Shea, my big sister's answering service.'

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

'I'm dropping you a lion.'

"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."

'I don't surf the net, I just kind of dog-paddle through it.'

"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?"

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

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

Caddy With A Cool Box

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

"Round of golf or a round of drinks?"

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

I heard you have a really bad toothache. Meh. Not anymore. "Meh"? I got bored of that, so I just moved on. Amazing. "Mindless over matter." Bored of this phone.

"It's probably bad news if she refers to the second date as 'mission creep.' "

'This wine speaks for itself.' 'Howdy!'