Communal Living Champion Gifts

'I put the bins out.' - 'Hold on, I just need to finish a really important e-mail.' - '*whine*' - 'Okay, okay! Who's a good boy, then?!' - 'Me! I am!'

Prize vegetables.

"Enough with how great the public schools are. Just tell us – is there a Trader Joe’s nearby?"

'Due to the poor response to the roof repair fund we cannot afford to lift the rafters when rejoicing in song.'

'For five years you can't get a single politician to take any notice of you...and then half a dozen turn up at once!'

"You're telling me I should leave the artists' commune that saved me from my stepmother's tyrannical elitism, where I have seven boyfriends, to become the impotent figurehead of another unjust power structure?"

STRIP *Community Care * 'client empowerment' policy

Vista Acres - A tanned community.

It's from the homeowners association --- They want me to stop leaving my worries on the doorstep.

Social Worker

The Quack Quack Diaries: Quack Quack -- King Of The Commune

'While they're still enthusiastic do you think we could get them to take on climate change and the war on drugs as well?'

"I sentence you 500 hours of community service - You can start by mopping this floor."

"Okay, if it hits the wall it's a triple, and if it goes through Mr. Baker's window, that's a home run."

"Thank you."

"Right it's decided! We are both sober for October and Stoptober. Then Movember and Decembeard and Dry January, then..."

No matter your skills, there's something you can volunteer to do.

"This neighborhood has a strong sense of community that borders on siege mentality."

'He's so proud - We've got the best collection of weeds in the street!'

'It's an EIEIO!'

'It's a great, safe neighbourhood: The owner of the house is allergic to cats...'

Tapping the worlds toxic substances

"Local shopping, local eating, and...I married the girl next door."

"My family clapped louder than your family!"

The Neighborhood at a Glance

Dr. Mom and Dr. Pop's Little Corner Hospital

"Building a dry stone wall if you must know!"

THE SMITHS/THE JOHNSONS

"We were worried about the carbon footprint from the charcoal - so we converted it to wind power."

"For Thanksgiving...I want to celebrate Christmas!"

'Believe me, you don't need blood from that farmer back there, unless you like getting sick. Look at this organic guy here. This is what we need.'

Carolling

'..Bert Higgins,O.A.P..'

"Things have gotten bad here. There's talk of a war with another gated community."

Blissful Acres - An Ignorant Community