Reluctant Mingler Gifts

'As long as I stand here I'm safe. . . no stress. . . no pressure. . . no need to impress. . . I can just relax and be who I am. . .'

'I won't be sociable, I won't be ....'

"So I take it you won't be going to the staff Christmas party!"

"Isn't us talking about how I would never take a ballroom dancing class an activity we're doing together?"

'Thanks for the invitation, but I can never seem to find the energy to party...'

"Actually, I don't know anybody here. I was just passing the house when I heard all the fun."

Airline concerns.

I just don't trust those self-flying brooms yet.

'There's nothing on the telly!'

"You're going to the Partner's Social whether you like it or not!"

"She stood me up. I hosed off my Crocs for nothing."

Hunting - Man asked to go hunting by his wife

"Let's go somewhere fun and not really experience it."

He's shy. I always have to drag him to these things, kicking and screaming.

Travel Agents - Water, water, anywhere with water.

"Do I love myself or is it lust?"

'Living together might work out, Randy, but I could never comply with a whole MARRIAGE!'

'I'm home from a mind-numbing day at the office, ready to watch some mind-numbing TV.'

'Better than looking at four walls is here.'

"I wish you wouldn't take your enjoyment so hard, Ed."

'You can't do this to me, Arlene! -- I'm not the outdoorsy TYPE!'

"Every year it's the same story...dangerous situations. Slippery slopes. Inescapable traps. Horrible creatures. But I trudge forward because no matter what...it's hard to avoid the first day of school."

"Sorry, I can't make it tonight - I have too good a parking sport."

"We just weren't compatible.Her body-clock was telling her to settle down and have kids,and mine was telling me that the pub was open."

'Bloody Climbing Experience Gifts. Bloody grand children. Why couldn't they have given me a pair of slippers!'

Armstrong, I've worked here for a long time and I think I deserve a raise. How about it? I'll give you an Indian Ocean raise, minion. How does an Indian Ocean raise of $2 an hour sound? Fun fact: The Indiana Ocean's on the opposite side of the world, so its "up" is our "down." I don't think that's how "up" works, boss. "Relativity" is just a theory.

Man settled down to a book is irritated that he has a bite

"John's never been a fan of the static caravan."

'I hate flying. Thank God for terra firma ... or terra mushy ...'

'Oh, Tom was supposed to go hunting with you today? Just a minute, I'll see if he's home.'

Larry promised himself he wouldn't give into the pier pressure...not again.

"Word is he's from Earth, but too embarrassed to admit it."

The Fierce Urgency of Now

"I know you always look forward to these business events."

Clancy: Dancing