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"... Or, if you're still listening to all of these automated options and we can't put you off making this call, press 9."

'He was just saying that all things come to him who waits and, sure enough, along came a lightning bolt.'

A tortoise running along the side of the road, panting.

Armed forces waiting with nothing to do.

'He's been hiding out here for 20 years. Apparently, his buddies forgot to tell him the paintball tournament was over.'

'A representative will be with you in twelve minutes... so, if you have to go to the bathroom, please go now...'

"Try letting the ball come to you."

Snails on road - road works 'slow' sign.

'I suppose the word 'patient' is used because that's what you have to be!'

"Wanna play 'Waitin’ on the Cable Guy'?"

'I'm ready! You ready?...You ready?'

Investments: Remember, Time Heals All Stocks.

Portfolio, 2014 - For a richer enjoyment, allow to age.

Waiting to do the second coat was the worst part. It was like watching paint dry.

'You wouldn't believe how hard it is for me to unwind after work.'

'Your novel has an up-to-the-moment breaking news quality. We intend to publish it in 2012.'

Snail crossing

'I hear they're really good.'

"Your call is important to us. Your estimated wait time is less than five hours."

"I am staying ‘present,’ and presently she’s annoying me!"

"I think my Harry must be practicing some sort of Tantric fishing. He'll be at it for hours and not catch a thing."

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Road work next 15 years.

A knowledge of where the fish are likely to be located can save hours of frustration.

'This is wonderful. It will help millions of people.'

"I hate waiting! I know! I'll set this clock back an hour, and then in an hour...I'll move it forward, and 60 minutes will go by in a flash! Of course, we'll have to do this 176 more times."

"We already changed our phone service to something or other last week, so we don't need whatever it is you have."

Due to higher-than-usual caller volume, your wait-time is nine minutes. That's over an hour in wolverine minutes.

'I like to spend my train journeys reading fiction.' (He looks at Rail Timetable. Sign says 'Delays expected'.)

"I see many gifts. They say do not open till Christmas."

'Why do I always pick the slow moving queue?'

'...... in sickness and in health, through the long lean years before tenure or perhaps no tenure, for better of for worse ......'

Seven males, ranging in age from a baby to an old man, wait in a line monitored by a uniformed guard.

'You've made fine progress since morning. You'll be first in line tomorrow.'