Casual Conversation Lover Gifts

"WE had a complete communications breakdown in the office today. The water cooler was removed!"

'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?'

"After a long day or remote work, it feels great to change into something less comfortable."

Grizzly bears are gregarious animals.

"Scientists may need a trillion dollar atom smasher to explore the fundamental questions of the universe, but all you need is one too many."

"At least you don’t need a wetsuit."

'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.'

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

'I see an applicant being hired!'

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

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

Papa, how come Rudolph has a red nose? Because he's a drunk, son. Plain and simple.

Bar Therapy

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

The Schmoozy Reaper

Just a little heads up!

'This one is for not intervening in countries that don't threaten us.'

"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."

After talking one stranger to death, Velma starts in on the next.

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

'I drink to bring about change.'

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

'Mind you, this isn't a secret I'd tell just everybody.'

"Round of golf or a round of drinks?"

'The Big Kahuna!'

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

'Yes, I laugh at most things, but it doesn't mean I can't have a serious conversation...'

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

"Would you describe your gall as mitigated or unmitigated?"

The social isolation of the entomologist...

And what kind of banter do you want with that? I got light, witty, or wry. Breakfast.

Hoodie