Homeric Hero Pillows

"For the last time stupid, you're tin man, you are not by any leap of the imagination, anything like Iron Man!"

"He was a very good boy."

Keyworker

"well done rescuing my son. Now, your final task is to quietly transfer the baby to the cradle upstairs, without waking him."

'Sometimes I wish we'd never told him he was adopted.'

'The upside is that if the water gets high enough all your termites might drown.'

"We've all said things about heliocentricity that look bad when taken out of context."

'Hanging around the house, Fred, just in case.'

man juggling career, home and children

'Whoa, wait! Don't pull him out! He's plugging the hole!'

"Yes, the migration flight home is always faster, but it's thanks to the prevailing winds, not just because we're keen to get home..."

"I'm catching up on my inertia."

"He's retreated into nationalism."

"The Equal Opportunity people say I can't call you my sidekick any more. You're now my personal assistant."

'I'm sorry. It appears Mr. Mitchell won't be accepting any more information today.'

'Love your renovations.'

Planner at work.

"My family's been working this land for at least 400 years...!"

'You know Doug just isn't a morning person. This afternoon's not looking too good, either.'

Sublime

'Charlie was badly wounded in WWII, and a everyday hero to us, so we bronzed his chair!'

"Well he's sweating, pale, and out of breath, but then again he's not used to being home doing the housework."

Heroes

oh no - here comes the national trust again...

Help - "What's in it for me?"

'Sixteen home runs, 34 runs batted in, and nine stolen bases. I'd call that being good.'

My dad is the bravest.

"I can't go out right now. It's cleaning day and my bucket list has a mop in it."

"This, 'being a housewife' lark, isn't so hard."

Nelly Copter

"Philip has questioned my stewardship."

Boris Johnson related to Mummy