Reality Escapist Gifts

'Reality. It's been my one terrible blind spot for years.'

'I preferred it in the book.'

Psychaitry. "Put me in touch with reality"? --- But I've heard bad things about reality!

"Actually, this isn't a bad time to be out of touch with reality."

Activities for the newly divorced.

'Joyce, you've gotta see this! This 3-D large screen HD TV is amazing!'

After Gus and Deke had escaped from reality, it took them a long time to adjust.

"Mum! - T.S. Eliot - 'Humankind cannot bear much reality'."

"This is where I go to get away from reality TV."

But doc, my tenuous grasp of reality is what gets me through the day!

Businessmen trying to prop up a line-chart with sticks

"I was going to chuck it all and go to Paris but I didn't have enough frequent-flier miles."

Bo're'droom

Woman dreaming about being on vacation.

"I'm just glad we got out before interest rates went up again."

"He's on screen saver. Just tap him."

"I think we're all agreed that we need to focus 110% on meeting strategic corporate goals."

Rising Gas Prices

"Could I please go back to the rack now?"

'I was so angry, I got up and tip-toed out of the meeting. I probably should've stomped.'

'...Sometimes the sheer monotony of it all just gets me down.'

"Yes dear, I know lots of people have a second honeymoon. But we only got back from our first one last week."

Last Chance For Reality

'The marvelous thing about a Singles cruise is, if you don't find an interesting man, you can drown your sorrows with interesting food.'

"I'm not lazy. I'm resting before I get tired."

'The trick is to make them feel better about themselves without actually paying them any better...'

SEMINAR CANCELLED: Feel free to doodle.

Occational lovers - "Let's see...work,work,work,time to recuperate.." "How about Friday."

"And in order to align the designated objectives withthe fiscally driven cross functional departmental...did you understand any of that?" "Only the blah! blah! bit."

"Don't you dare try to sneak out of this cartoon!"

'You're so sophisticated and witty...and muscular...do you work out? Why, yes, I'd love to come back to your place.'

'It's times like this I miss the business channel.'

"It's a trashy, unrealistic romance novel about a beautiful maiden and an equally handsome prince who fall instantly and passionately in love...naturally it's a New York Times Bestseller!"

"The jury's still out on whether you should whisk me away to Paris."

'Remember Machu Picchu, darling? We sat watching that fabulous sunset and suddenly you turned to me and asked me for a pre-nuptial agreement?'