Shelfie-taker Gifts

Let's take a shelfie!!

Bad hair day!

'I guess mother and baby are doing fine. She's already sending out selfies.'

"Not that I have the time, but I enjoy reading."

'It's a blonde, long-legged species with a melodious voice and it goes south for the winter.'

If humans instead of dinosaurs had lived when the big asteroid hit.

'Oddly, few archaeologist comment on the flossing habits of Easter Island inhabitants.'

"It's harder to 'lead from the middle' than I thought."

Self-Improvement, Self-Empowerment, Self-Aggrandizement

Mysteries.

"Their bookshelves look more convincingly read from than ours."

"That's his answer to everything!"

"Hamlet today"

'I miss the rarefied atmosphere of Mt. Olympus.'

"I'd just like to congratulate you on how skillfully you've hidden my novel!"

Other Fiction

"Hmmm?!"

"Don't forget to send selfies."

"Curling up with a good book is one thing, but now you're taking a shelfie?"

Bookshop Adventure

'Excuse me. Could you point me towards the books that would look impressive on my bookshelf?'

'Your Majesty, the Pretender to the Throne is here.'

Selfie-Conscious

"If you want proof of postage, just ask."

Fiction/Non Fiction/A Toss Up.

"Perhaps someone who lived life a bit less fully."

These are oysters --- They're crunchy on the outside and gooey on the inside!

"I'm still looking, sir."

Nonviolent Clue.

"If loving you isn't right, I don't want to be right!"

Deli/Antiques: Got Shrimp? Got Gout?

"Holy cow! What kind of crazy people used to live here anyway?"

Books: Very Subtle, Just a Little Subtle, and Not At All Subtle.

"Do you have a white on the fruity side, with maybe a possum on the label?"

Sometimes one invention necessitates another.