Connectivity Commentator Mugs

"That's the problem with these 'smart' appliances. When one breaks down, they all experience sympathetic malfunction."

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

Wifi in Hell

"They want to put up a new cell tower in our neighbourhood?! We don't need more of those radio emission eyesores here! I'm gonna complain... ...as soon as I have better signal strength."

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

"The smart toaster is down, and it took our wifi, security cameras, and entertainment systems with it."

'I don't understand. You've wasted the whole interview going on and on about what you know... I think you'd better start telling me who you know.'

How logos change over time.

"I consider every member of our family to be like family."

Exposed Intimacy Safety Vulnerability Hidden Enmity

"Good old Frank. He was always thinking of others."

Paranoia vs Social Currency.

"So I'm like, doesn't anyone speak proper English any more?"

"What we need in this organisation is more personal contact."

"Yeah, this many ways to contact her if I'm lost might be overkill."

"It called a smart phone. Cool, but no service."

A Highly Networked Staff

'I know it's only a dummy run...but I'm telling you there's no wi fi signal in the tomb.'

Even though we have to keep our distance...

"Sorry, Kevin, but having the wi-fi down for a couple of hour is not 'living off the grid'."

"I'm so sorry, there is nothing I can do for him anymore...he must have been offline for at least 10 hours..."

"Amazing! He's been in there for over an hour without his cell phone,laptop or email access and he hasn't even twitched!"

"Luckily, these new life rafts come with a phone, charger and a cell tower."

"Come home when the internet's back on."

"I can't understand why you're getting no signal down here? There's plenty of Hotspots!"

Lovers greeting each other

'Slow Connection'

"I suppose in your day, you would have called these, 'radio dinners'."

"I never want to speak to you again, but I'm find with sex and other non-verbal activities."

'I love my mobile.'

'Male and Female He created them.'

Broadband is Near

'The download time is slow, let's go home.'

"Matey! Me cell connection's down. Throw me a landline!"

'Some settling of contents may have occurred over the past 15 years.'