Communicating Cartoons

"I'm sorry, I didn't hear what you said. I was listening to my body."

"I'm sorry, sir, but I don't believe you know us well enough to call us the Fed."

"And do you, Deborah Tannen, think they know what they're talking about?"

"And now may I bite your neck?"

"No, no. It's three thumps for call waiting and five thumps for call forwarding."

"I love you anyway, too."

"Honey, wake up! I just remembered something you did that annoyed the hell out of me!"

"Then we have an unspoken agreement?"

"If I were money, you'd listen to me."

"It's from my attorney."

"I liked it better when we just had your people call my people."

"I can't live without you in my life, but I can live without you in my way.''

"We can't even agree on how cold it is."

"Look, at least we're talking."

"I'm ready to go whenever you're through fussing with tablescapes."

"Got your e-mail, thanks."

"Fine. Sit there and check your messages. Perhaps it will give you something to contribute to the conversation."

"When we first started seeing each other, we would always use the same word for snow."

"In twenty-five expletives or less, what sort of day did you have?"

"Before we get going, is this the Big One?"

"I've learned to give up when I hear Brooklyn in your voice."

"I wish the king didn't send a raven for every random thought that enters his head."

"Can you just once get to the damn point without the usual embellishments?"

"You don't sound anything like your e-mail."

"You haven't said anything for ten years. Is everything O.K.?"