Worrier Pillows

'Mind you, that's the worst-case scenario.'

Lullabies for parents

'What did I tell you kids about swimming in the cement hole?'

"Where is that boy? And how come he's not answering his cell phone? This is not good."

"Anyway, all you'll need to worry about soon is which direction the wind is blowing."

"Now that you're supposed to see me again I thought I'd pop in to see if there was anything wrong with me that I hadn't noticed yet."

A Hole in the Dike

"Why is it always me that has to get up just as I'm falling asleep to do things I forgot."

Nervous Oral Testing

I.T. Fear

I hate monday mornings.

Typical...the weather is lousy all week...then on the weekend it's too sunny to work.

'Being a nobody isn't so bad...You don't have to worry about becoming a has-been.'

"Some day you'll look back at this and remember me as the person who taught you to fear water."

"Returning to standard time is always difficult. I gain an hour of worrying."

'Fear of getting caught is understandable but fear of water, I think, requires counselling.'

Separation Anxiety

'I can't sleep for thinking about global warming.'

'I bought winter tyres and it didn't snow.'

"We have to recognise that severe weather events are becoming more common. . ."

"Oh, for crying out loud, Lou... just go in the water!"

Weather reporter feels guilty every time it rains.

'I'm not convinced you need tranquillizers to switch phone provider.'

Nervous Kid sees the dentist's toolkit.

"But why not be happy about all the diseases you don't have?"

"Hurry up and pick that lock. I'm hungry and it's freezing out here."

Concern Chart

"Is it always so cloudy?"

'Aunt Joan and Uncle Wally took Luci to the emergency room.'

"With rain in nearly every forecast, probably because of global warming, you know what's coming...so officially, we are now News & Sports at Six."

No Action Comics

'You worry too much. Next time something goes wrong, try blaming someone else.'

'Read that part again where it predicts a cold, snowy winter for the midwest...'

It was a bad day for Mr Effervescent

'No, I've never yet broken any swimming records, why do you ask?'