Casual Conversation Pillows

How are you? Small talk series Good! Good! Well...

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

"What's your philosophy of life, Vince?"

"Don't even interact with him. He just likes to say 'Kalamazoo.'"

'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?'

I've decided to shift down a few gears.'

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

"Where do you see yourself in five pints time?"

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

'If you're not doing anything, come on over and we'll shoot the bull!'

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

Working from home to-do list.

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

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

PIG OUR Buffet...All you can eat served in a trough!

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

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

Just a little heads up!

The Schmoozy Reaper

"Oh, just cellaring. You?"

'Thanks for the invite: Don't cook anything fancy, I eat pretty much anything...'

'I drink to bring about change.'

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

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

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

"I find it a very good conversation starter."

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

'This place looks welcoming enough,Alf!'

Pub Quiz

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

"Jim is a good old-fashioned modernist."

"Round of golf or a round of drinks?"

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

'I once met the tweeter for a famous novelist, but never anyone who tweeted for an organic, patented plum.'