Meeting Dodgers Mugs

"The meeting was canceled after an outbreak of contagious yawning!"

"It's been moved that we adjourn for an afternoon nap. Is there a second?"

"I think I'm having pre-traumatic stress disorder."

"Bill's a little upset. The boss just chewed him out."

"Summarise all that's been said. I wasn't listening."

"I can hardly wait...TWO WHOLE weeks without having to deal with mindless e-mails, incessant interruptions, boring meetings...."

"Hope you weren't planning on leaving early."

A breakthrough in the morning meeting

"We missed the meeting, but there might be a couple of the little muffins left."

'Miss Fenwick - I don't want to see anyone today!'

An Introvert's Guide to Surviving a Party

"Any yet he's always on my case."

"We're bears you fool, we don't need agendas!"

"How do I turn off my camera so no one stares?"

'9K a year!? It's an outrage! At my level of attendance that's 3K per lecture!'

"Do you have a one day a year membership?"

"If only you could do this in real life..."

"Can you send me a text so I can use it as a ruse to get out of this conversation?"

"Oh look! Another crappy grant which requires my goddamned work interact with the f**king community!"

"You should have been here at eight!"

'You're going to have to find a way of avoiding those fast serves!'

'I'm sorry, he's in a meeting. would you like his voice mail?'

'No need to put my details in darlin'... You're the girl for me!'

'Ms Ferguson, weasel me out of the 315 meeting.'

"Myra's our creative director. She fabricates emergency situations for me when client meetings go on too long."

"If you wouldn't book hotels with such great amenities, I wouldn't miss so many seminars."

Bob worked hard to avoid the spotlight.

"Sorry, your meeting's been pushed back...Mr. Smith's only 2,000 from a world record!"

'We don't want to give the presentation. We don't know that much stuff.'

'40 years and I never missed a meeting. Oh, I attended a few, but never missed not going to another!'

It can be bloody hard work to avoid the relatives at Christmas.

"I really should call my mother — I just don’t want to talk to her."

Other Walks of Shame

"I'm looking for something that will keep people away from me on the subway."