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"I can't decide if we're good people who are bad at communicating, or monsters who communicate perfectly."

'What we've got here is a failure to communicate.'

"You've got to learn about verbs. How else are you going to verbalize your feelings?

Dialogue

'Bob, I know you're a Mockingbird, but a few compliments every now and then would greatly help your marriage...'

'I solved the problem of dead zones on my cell phone with a personal satellite,'

'I'm majoring in communication and minoring in pizza delivery - What about you?'

"I love it when you use your 'All Things Considered' voice."

She - Interpreter - He.

"But I see you're having difficulty following my argument."

"We'd better watch Cranston. He looks like a whistleblower."

GPC needs to make its new formula foolproof.

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Men gossiping

'Why don't you try seeing it from your point of view?'

'The usual ‘nod, nod, wink, wink' will do, Walter. We don't need the eyebrow twitch and nostril flares.'

"It probably got lost in the voice mail."

"Oh! It's you! I was expecting the machine."

"Hi, you've reached Susan's desk. I am monotasking right now, so I'll call you back it's the phone's turn again. Beep!"

On-the-job creativity may go unrewarded an may even create consternation among co-workers.

"I guess when your husband dies you'll really understand what they mean by a statistical death."

"When we first started seeing each other, we would always use the same word for snow."

"I feel like I don’t even know my own husband ... and it’s driving me wild!"

'Your wife says you act like a fool. I thought you said she never pays attention to you.'

"I think that was one upgrade to many for Chris!"

"Miss Duxbury, put me through to someone."