Conversational Connoisseur Pillows

Stilted Conversation.

"Oh gosh, have I been talking too much again?"

"Being smart is great! I wish I was smarter! But I would never want to be a smart Alex. That would be annoying."

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

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

"Could I ask just one question?"

Dialogue

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

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

The Gettysburg Address in process.

GPC needs to make its new formula foolproof.

Men gossiping

"Who knew we had so many dislikes in common?"

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

"It probably got lost in the voice mail."

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

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

"Miss Duxbury, put me through to someone."

" I'm sorry. I was so busy listening to myself talk that I forgot what I was saying."

"Isn't us talking about how I would never take a ballroom dancing class an activity we're doing together?"

Your Leaders Putting Words Into More Words

"You can't offend me. I never mix religion or politics with reality."

Harvey went to the kitchen to top up his gin and tonic. When he came back, things took an unexpected turn.

Telephone message - 'This is a recording. If you'd like to speak to a real live human being, forgetaboutit.

"No, no, that’s in a bar, Mr. President — you can talk politics and religion here."

"My spokesperson won't speak to me."

"I'm a great ... umm... like ... umm... like... umm ... communicator."

"I should warn you that many of John's thoughts are subliminal."

I'd like to talk about absenteeism.

"It's not easy texting my mother. She's an English teacher and all she does is correct my spelling."

Jerry Brown.