Social Dynamics Strategist Gifts

"When I don't like someone, I friend them just so I can unfriend them."

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

"How to talk to people" "Make them rue the day"

'No thanks, I don't drink when I'm driving home a point about investing.'

"Now remember, if I jump out the window, I want to leave."

"What's with the Tim Russert act?"

"Let me get this, but keep in mind that you'll pay for it in other, more subtle ways later on."

Is man a social animal? - 'As a married man, the short answer is no.'

"Think I'll be a more effective alpha male if I learn to play pool?"

'Dear Miss Etiquette, I'm never sure if I should say anything...'

"I want to know why when I'm in a room people ignore me."

"'Disability benefits' they said... Not while there are perfectly good jobs as traffic cones to be had!"

'Are you two friends?' - 'No, we just hate the same people.'

"If I go to the party alone, will I be able to leave when I want? But then, there's always the possibility that I will get stuck talking to someone. I can't shake the problem is me. What if no one else likes me? I'm the only one being critical... The issue is I'm not enough and it's really so huge." "The over thinker"

Poplar Trees/Not very Poplar Trees.

Abstraction and recognition

She realised it would be foolish to start a diet with third cousin Rodney's retirement party due in only 12 years.

Capitalism and the Earth

'I need a change in my life. From now on it's all wheeling and no dealing'

"Let's not discuss it."

'Oh hey Rhonda, whatcha doin?'

'Dinner for two, table for seven.'

"Agreed then-I won't network you if you don't network me."

"It seems that I cannot look them in the eye without prompting confrontation..." "What are you lookin' at?"

'I've noticed that it's only since I started laying golden eggs that everybody wants to be my friend...'

"McNab here is with our consensus engineering department."

"Okay, so we all agree to support your father's run for office even though his ideas are bats**t crazy."

"Pop-up prison."

"If they find out I'm a flight attendant pretend a heart attack so we can leave early."

"I wish I'd been invited to all these parties before I discovered the joys of staying in."

"I'm an anthropologist, but I don't know what the hell is going on here"

"Remember, son, keep your friends close, your enemies closer, and anyone who says 'Beer me' as far away as possible."

'Boy, look at his personal space!'