Ice-breaker Expert Gifts

'Why do they make such a big deal about frozen assets?'

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

'No ice.'

'I do a lot of icing. It's part of my mellowness.'

'Before we begin, everyone turn to the person next to you and give them a hug.'

'Remember, Henson; we're not here to hobnob - we're here to schmooze.'

Suddenly, everyone spoke at once....

Baking

Welcome to your new English Class.

'If you'll excuse me, I'm going to work the room.'

'I'm not very good at mingling.'

"We'll start with some 'ice breakers' and 'team building' games..."

Rubik's ice cube.

'Wait! Don't get in. . . It's totally cold.'

"Date of birth?" "1989." "In 1989 I couldn't make ice... still can't." "Good lord, she could be my daughter! I'm so #!@* old." "That's the year my wife left me. Now I have a cold and I'm depressed!"

At the Penguin fishing school: 'Gunvald has set the bar kind of high, gang!'

Boy breaking off a huge icicle.

Baker

Develop Your Social Skills: Asking Questions is a Great Way to Keep a Conversation Going.

A fish using pizza as bait to catch an ice hole fisherman.

"I'd like a vanilla cupcake with buttercream icing on the side."

'Nice to meet you... And I don't use that phrase lightly.'

'Dang... so much ice around us, but not a lousy drop of Scotch!'

He took every chance to practice his talk.

"You want that neat, or on the mostly melted rocks?"

The Icebreaker

"Before we begin this family meeting, how about we go around and say our names and a little something about ourselves."

'Why do I have to go first?' 'There's no I in team, Dave.'

'I hate these things. They're always so formal.'

'Looks like Tungor's wife's waters have broken.'

"I thought it might speed up the dating process."

"Perhaps the wine is a little too chilled. My fingers are frozen to the glass."