Playground Pundits Mugs

'Butch was my best pal until I heard his mother call him Samantha,'

"I don't know why you always have to choose the same hide-and-go-seek hiding spot that I do, Tommy!"

'I don't know what 'peer pressure' is, but it makes a GREAT excuse!'

"I feel I've outgrown this facility, Mrs. Thompson. Could we see what else is around?"

he tries to fly all the time but actually never gets airborne

"I'm bored."

"That's Brian Eggleston, de facto leader of the playground intelligentsia."

"So, what do you do for play?"

Dog helps girl jumprope with wagging tail affixed to rope.

'Maybe the batteries are dead.'

'Sure, I took your shovel. Ethics doesn't kick in for a year or two.'

A child sitting on a swing - while playing with a hand-held electronic device or phone

"Recess does things to a man."

'I prefer the term 'whistleblower' to tattletale.'

"I'm doing whatever I feel like doing, before I reach the age of accountability."

'Red rover, red rover, send Billy right over!'

'Ready Mum?'

"He's only energetic on sunny days."

"Have your parents sign this waiver concerning violations of personal space. . . then you guys can play tag."

'Don't let them know you're a prodigy. If they find out, they'll take away your teddy bear.'

'Play post office? -- I don't like violent games.'

"Do you want to talk about it?"

"Maths is easy because it's so logical. 2 + 2 obviously equals 22."

'Wow! School's only been out for ten minutes, and I've already forgotten everything I learned.'

"Ok, so I go back and forth… Then what?"

"It turns out I just wasted the whole morning networking with a dog."

Converted Parking Garage

If bar stools were like playground swings...

'They're relics of the many ancient civilization that have dwelled at Blisshaven.'

'Court is in recess for one hour. Everyone convene on the playground and we will choose sides for dodgeball!'

Office Park

Mother pushes twins on a double-decker swing.

"We tried to play nicely, but frankly it's not as much fun as tormenting each other."

Early on, Billy learned the value of a good slide presentation.

Turn Down For What.