Railway Detective Gifts

"Honesty, I saw a train yesterday"

"What's that? I asked for a teal lichen. That's a brown thread. Are you trying to upset me?"

We have a problem with your research. We're Encyclopedia Britannica and you're Wikipedia.

'Does anyone know where we keep the unwritten rules?'

Micro and Macro Department,

Don't forget to read the small print.

"Your curriculum vitae is extremely detailed, isn't it? I don't quite know what to make of the fact that your third-grade teacher, Miss Hartley, made you stand in the corner for throwing an eraser although another kid did it."

"You say in your resume that you're very meticulous."

"I just audited our books. Your register came up five cents short, Rudy."

"Honey, check it out — giant porcupine tracks."

Office of the PR of the United States

Devil in the detail

Mouse with map exiting maze.

"If you look at Lexington Avenue, it is anyone's guess what's happening on the 6 train. Moving on to Broadway, I can tell you that the N and R Lines may or may not be running smoothly, while the Eighth Avenue A and C are, as always, a complete mystery."

When pedants take a break.

'Talk about paranoid. He reads the fine print on his money.'

Tony Blair and Blairwash.

'Quicker to cycle anyway, mate...'

"He's hit, and he's hurt. Now we'll follow his audit trial and finish him off."

Forward Planning - The key to Success

La Tour 2007.

"This is nothing. You should have been with us last year at Fifty-third and Lex."

Researchers find proof that the legendary lead foot exists.

"Just barking will do."

Lost luggage turning up on Mars.

I'm sorry, sir, but the fact-checkers convention isn't until next week. Hotel.

'D.N.A. tests show that the fuel pump doesn't belong to this car.'

'There's only one piece left. C'mon, we can figure this out.'

"The sniffer dog had found cocaine again."

'Dad put that sign there to keep tabs on my driving!'

Gene doping in sport.

"Take it easy! Thinking snow doesn't mean necessarily mean wanting snow!"

"How's this? 'Employee grants to Company, throughout the universe, the omniverse, including all fictional universes of parallel universes yet to be discovered...'"

"The little one? That's for small print!"

"This franchise deal looks great! But I can't see the fine print."