Casual Video Chatter Prints

Working from home to-do list.

"The days of 'herding cats' are over: my friends and I meet through video-conferencing now..."

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

"He's in a meeting, but you have 25 seconds to leave a video message."

Social Notworking

Just a little heads up!

You looked different during our video chat.

It is nice to connect with family from other planets

"You know that on-line romance you've been carryin' on? Well this here's Samantha!"

"Your difficulty communicating how you really feel, is because of your inherent inability to display complex emotion."

Turn on chat. Delete conversation.

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

"It's lunchtime! Have you finished saying 'Good Morning' on your WhatsApp Groups?"

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

"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."

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

"Not another virtual tour of your apartment, OK?"

Video Chat with Dad from his new smart phone.

I've been video chatting all day, so I think I just need to be alone tonight.

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

"We're having a hard time hearing you - take it off squeaker."

'I really don't miss the water cooler.'

'My name is Kerry and I'm an email-aholic...'

Going to a split screen doesn't count as a second opinion, doctor.

Basic greeting cards.

'I'm going to Internets Anonymous...we meet in a Yahoo chatroom!'

'Um, hey, Bill, um... sorry to bother you, but, um... you didn't by any chance have purple parachute straps, did you?'

"Yeah, the internet's full of information, but after a day broadening my superficial knowledge of casual interests, who has time to think?

"I realise you're used to talking to me on the chat line, but would you mind not moving your fingers like you're typing everytime you say something."

"Can you turn your video on, Ralph?"

'How's it hangin'?'

Instead of pretending we're not home, couldn't we just not do video chats?

'Carol, do you understand how your obsession with internet chat rooms might make Frank uncomfortable?... Carol??'

Twitter vs Threads

"Wow, that was short. You only talked for 45 minutes. What happened?"