Plain Speaking Enthusiast Gifts

"How many times must I tell you not to speak metaphorically?"

"Of course he's smiling. He's getting $15,000 to give a lecture on free speech."

"You're losing the audience. Switch to the Powerpoint presentation."

Inclusive speech

What's normal?

Man packing suitcase with French vocabulary

Carmel Buildings, Portman Square: A temperance meeting.

"We've decided that it will be better for his later development if we speak to him only in legalese."

'I've been called some mean things as a baby boomer, but 'Pig in the Python' really hurts.'

"Oh, look- French! Let's try it."

'The definition of OBSOLETE: old fashioned dictionaries.'

'Amscray,fuzzbrain - no carnivores allowed

'I look forward to a bigger and bolder vision in my 2nd term.'

'Whoooa,MAN,check out this STORM! It's PELTING down!'

"Just a brief moment, Linda, to thank you for my delicious meals. And if you need me by your side... just whistle." "What fresh hell is this?"

"I know! I know! I K-n-o-w!. . . Um, what was the question?"

The Family Joules: Part 21

'Stick them up...'

'No, Timmy, we are not supposed to connect them.'

Henry the amazing talking dog.

"My master's vowel hyperarticulation is wearing a bit thin..."

"I believe I can create a great presentation if I can only tap into my cognitive dissonance."

Jackson Pollock: abstract; Picasso: cubism; Bobby: eight year old

"This is not the first time I have been asked to speak."

"I liked the fee-fi-fo-fum part, but I found the rest of his speech racist and repellent."

'Well ladies and gentlemen, I'm sure my little talk has made you all think'

'This is the fun part...waiting to find out just what we've ordered.

'I made a hundred on the Spanish test. Gracias.'

'Mom and dad...if someone threw a rock at me, it would really be like killing two birds with one stone.' 'I told you if we had a child, he'd be a wise-quacker.'

Tonight: Town Hall Meeting. With free speech, sometimes I think that you get what you pay for!

Raphnrrf? Raphnrrf? Umpha? Frfee? Maamr? Pick.

"Wa-wa. . . wa-wa. . . wa-wa. . ."

'Alphabet soup? What's alphabet?'

His Hers Pers Vis Xyrs Hirs TBD

Lots of famous art may have been inspired by taxes. Jackson Pollack's "Number 5" could be a visual representation of global regulations. And perhaps Rodin's "The Thinker" is a man trying to understand those rules. Maybe Roy Lichtenstein's "Ohhh ... Alright ..." shows a woman being told to continue holding to get her tax question answered. And they there's Edvard Munch's "The Scream" ... Nothing makes you feel like that more than preparing a tax return!