Hand Gesture Guru Pillows

"Okaaay, so 'maybe' I don't 'understand' how air quotes 'work.'"

Cat Reunion

Say it with flowers

A mime and his pet parrot talk to one another.

'The ones with the teethmarks are the had centers.'

"I'm fascinated by body language."

Say it with flowers - available in any language.

-"What has this got to do with communication?" -"It's my invention...the hand smiley."

Is it a book? A film? A TV show? How do you mime a podcast?

"Just once, when you bring me a bouquet of flowers can you not pull it from your sleeve?!"

'Bob likes to express himself through his art!'

'You know...that ain't a good sign.'

Irony: Then and Now

'I think we're all safe now. Go ahead and say spatlese.'

"In this company, Simmons, we hold our hands steady in the middle and shake our bodies."

"Dave, the company has decided to let you back inside on one condition: While speaking, you must never, EVER do that ironic, 'in-quotes' twitchy thing with your fingers again. Take it or leave it."

"We have box shapes for every commitment level."

'My husband made it out of an orange crate.'

"I see you like to let your actions do the talking."

"It's an adjustment being a handshake guy in a fist-bump company."

A mime visits a psychiatrist.

'Mum, my teacher said I had good physical attributes for speaking Italian...'

When mimes make an appointment...

A conductor practising in front of a mirror.

A conductor reads from a picture book.

My husband just insisted on coming in and buying me a big bouquet of flowers!'

Third base coaches during a brawl.

Mime artist reading: 'Thinking Outside the Invisible Box.'

'You don't know why you're down here?... Aren't you the guy that invented the high five in sports?'

Tonight's Talk Out Topic is non-verbal communication

"Very effective talk on the power of non-verbal communication."

I know 'enjoy the day' is the latest trendy, trite pleasantry, but in this store, we stick with the classic, 'Have a nice day'.

"People...do you FINALLY understand the concept of 'Visual Narrative?'"

"Watch out for Bernie...he's a man of few words but a lot of gestures."

"There goes a man of few words."