Conversationalist Pillows

"This is the wine talking."

"Of course I'm listening. I'm in a heightened state of alert."

'That was a long winded conversation...I thought he'd never stop listening.'

'Would you say you lean more to the left?'

'What do you know about culture?'

'Did you ever feel like you were just the control in an experiment being carried out on somebody else?'

"When I ask you what you're thinking about and you say 'Nothing', is that 'nothing' as in the Infinite Void, the emptiness of Zen, the nothingness of Sartre and Lacan, ex nihilo nihil fit, or what?"

"I'm one of those vegetarians who eat meat."

Bla Bla Bla

'The best part about being a hypocrite is that you can still denounce hypocrisy.'

Happy?... well yes, I guess I am... but I really don't have anything to compare it to.

'Whoa, don't ask me any math questions -- I'm a SOCIAL engineer!'

"I don't mind emotional trauma if I can turn it into a really funny anecdote."

Philosopher's pub with 24 hour thinking.

Driving Distraction.

"Frankly, I just want to talk about how great I am non-stop and uninterrupted for 50 minutes every week on a long term basis."

"I finally learned how to really listen to people...big mistake!"

"Can't you just take surreptitious looks over my shoulder...like a normal person?"

'He's really quite likeable once you're past his ideas on biodiversity!'

'I'm going to restate what he just said - especially the part about my being a good listener.'

"Don't get me wrong, Ted. I like you, but you're not a special person. I'm a special person."

"Can a rising tide list a boat that has a huge hole in the bottom?"

"I'm sorry, I didn't hear what you said. I was listening to my body."

'No idea. He's been there for as long as I can remember.'

'Blunt women are usually dull.'

'I've found taking a sip of another table's wine is an effective conversation starter.'

Man breathing into jars/"Don't mind Bob, he's just saving his breath."

'But enough about me...Let's talk about you!'

'It's funny - I'm a Bourbon, but I've always preferred Scotch.'

"I can't stop you talking to yourself, so I'm prescribing a dummy mobile phone..."

'Yak, yak, yak.'

'Oh, Olivia, I just love your new caption! Where on earth did you find it?'

"She's a great networker. One drink and she's on schmooze control."

"When I hear the word mathematics I think of three things. Boring and useless."

"I met my husband at the Bean Lovers Convention and we've been shooting the breeze ever since!"