Going Away Gifts

"Do you need anything from Toledo, dear?"

Farewell to the travellers

'For ME? A going away present?'

"This place has the best happy hour."

Do Not Resuscitate

Pirate

'There they go - off on their own - and a finer bunch of fledgelings one couldn't ask.'

'Sure, go ahead! Evolve! It's all the rage, I know! Have fun! I'll just sit here in this murky, primordial soup with nothing but plankton for company. Why should you stay here with your mother? The one who raised you, fed you...'

'So it's with a heavy heart that I leave you good people of St. Paul's and accept the calling to be minister at the Sunnydell Nudist Colony...'

"I can't get used to being a grownup."

"Maybe he's so sad that he's leaving us to go to college that he actually looks happy. Please don't ruin it for me with reality."

"Yeah, you could say I've got mother issues....she told me I have to move out!"

"But if you leave New Orleans, you'll be just another sandwich."

Heading off with a packed bag

'It's time to move out when Mom says...'

"Don't tell me, first time away from home, right?"

Fish evolving: 'Write, if you establish a niche.'

"My parents said that until I find a job and move out they will not recognize me as a sentient being."

Fishbowl rebellion.

'Let's send her a text message; 'You're FIRED!''

"Nothing else in my room can spin on the floor like a bottle."

Trust

'What about you...you've been living here thirty years too?'

"Your mother and I think it's time you got a place of your own. We'd like a little time alone before we die."

"Your mother and I want to make your 21st birthday a moving experience. We'll help you pack."

'Son, the world is ripe for the taking ... you better stay home with me.'

"Your mom needs to know that you made it here OK, and your dad wants to know if you could use a few bucks."

"Son, one day two hundred square feet of this city could be yours to rent."

Professional woman in pub

Origins Of Evolution

"Goodbye, Cruikshank. We leave you to contemplate the wisdom of messing with big dog!"

"This is a little awkward, but you've been our guest for a while now, and we all have work in the morning..."

"Lives in the basement and has yet to bring home a dime."

'Fill her up. No ice - it takes up valuable space!'

"Shouldn't you use a plate?"