Virtual Chat Enthusiast Gifts

'Judy, we need to talk. Would you meet me in a chat room tonight?'

Woman on the phone.

"The days of 'herding cats' are over: my friends and I meet through video-conferencing now..."

Communication

'Who's a pretty boy! Is that all you've got to say?'

Boys and Girls: Differences in Internet Surfing.

"I'm upstairs right now. On weekends and holidays, I go downstairs."

"You had too many characters in your last tweet."

"Your difficulty communicating how you really feel, is because of your inherent inability to display complex emotion."

'As a teleworker Colin sometimes struggled against feelings of isolation.'

"It's just a dinner table conversation. Must you refer to it as 'Talking Off-line'."

'Life! Give my conversation liiiife!'

"It's lunchtime! Have you finished saying 'Good Morning' on your WhatsApp Groups?"

'I just got off the phone with my long-time writing partner who's bringing over my deathbed confessional masterpiece. In the meantime, who's up for some idle chit-chat? How about all this rain we've been getting, huh?!"

'The reason I never finish my homework is that I spend too much time tweeting about how I have too much homework.'

Video Chat with Dad from his new smart phone.

'For a romantic anniversary I thought we'd go back to where we first met.'

"IRL sucks."

'Fred is a social conservative -- he believes in slow food and heavy beer.'

"Not another virtual tour of your apartment, OK?"

"Are we talking about life style or orientation?"

Bob searched far and wide for his soul mate. It looked promising, aside from the language barrier and shipping costs.

"You're not holding up your end of the conversation."

'My spring cleaning got spring fever.'

Airport Literature

"I realise you're used to talking to me on the chat line, but would you mind not moving your fingers like you're typing everytime you say something."

Twitter vs Threads

"Quick, let me through. I'm a gossip."

'Why do we always talk about this stuff?'