Voice Artist Aficionado Mugs

The passing of a radio/tv personality.

"I love it when you use your 'All Things Considered' voice."

'Put some feeling into it. I can't tell the difference between the lion and the mouse.'

"I’ve heard of them barking at the moon, but never scatting at the sun."

"Bill did the voice-over for this commercial."

Sign in a bookshop window offers chance to meet the narrator of the audio book.

'We're out of earshot now, so you can drop the phoney, Oxbridge accent.'

"That was too many fresh original voices for one night."

"Larry, what's the weather forecast?" "Let me ask you something. Did you make waffles this morning? Because someone had maple syrup on their hands, and I seem to recall a hand moving me... a pretty, pretty, pretty sticky hand..."

'Sir, you inaugural speech is simply wonderful. I would just suggest you say 'dear employees' instead of 'hey, you bunch of lousy slaves'.'

"It's not so much the chewing that offends me, it's the mocking of our voices."

It's more than a mike!

'Vote for me because my Super PAC raised lots more money than my opponent's Super PAC.'

"Do your thing, Phil...lull them into submission."

'Now that we've learned to talk, maybe we should establish some speech codes.'

"I'm feeling a lot of love in the room - with the exception of that guy over there."

'Hey, I voted for the big tax hike because suffering builds character!'

Joanna Lumley.

'I need to appear bold and decisive. Won't someone PLEASE ask me a yes or no question?'

'You have echolalia — it's very common among politicians.'

"Friends, Romans, countrymen..."

"I enjoyed your speech. Although I was sorry to miss my children growing up."

"Mr. Chairman, distinguished guests, Gramm, Rudman, Hollings..."

A big dog at lectern.

Heavenly voices.

"I hope they read the fine print that the audiobook is to be voiced by Morgan Freeman."

"I like him. He sounds authentic."

'Let's see now, if one score equals twenty years...'

Dog says, "I must admit that I've come a long way since I first heard the word, 'speak'."

"In conclusion, I hope you all make plenty of money to donate to your alma mater."

"I owe everything I have today to my parents, my wife, and the bank."

The Royal Road to Learning

"I'm a speaker and I'm lost. Which one of these rooms has the conference/seminar/convention/wedding that I don't remember the name of?"