Discussing Cartoons

"Take your pick—those people are talking schools. Next to them is real estate, and over by the stairs is money."

"Under new business: Peterson, at Hammond Point Beach, reports that a person in the water is flailing about and calling for help. Peterson wants to know what action, if any, he should take."

"My position is very simple. I prefer not knowing whether a person is gay or Irish."

"Grace and polish, all bundled up together in one man?"

"Sometimes I wish you had taken that job in New York."

"Must you use those three-by-five cards every time we have a discussion?"

"Tell her she's dead. I don't want to talk about the relationship."

"Summer's here. Do you want to start talking incessantly about tomatoes or corn?"

"Would you like me to show you around my apartment and tell you how much I paid for everything?"

"This is a night for white wine."

"If, indeed, there is a reason for all this, than that's so much worse."

"What do cats want?"

"Look at it this way, Conroy—the longer they stay out, the longer you're a free man."

"Sure, we have problems, but at least we can talk about them."

Many couples at a sidewalk cafe engaged in serious conversation; a sign next to them reads "Caution! People trying to work it out".

"I've been in the private sector and I've been in the public sector, and rich is better."

"True, the private sector has its benefits, but, then again, so does the public trough."

"I used to write the songs—now I write the insurance policies."

"Yes sir, nothing beats watching the old equity accumulate."

"No, I wouldn't want to be twenty again—not with auto-insurance rates what they are."

"I was surprised myself, but living apart, seeing other people, and having virtually nothing to do with each other actually has made our marriage stronger."

"A banker? Can you make a living at that?"

"Actually, considering how badly the foot was mangled, it's a miracle they could reattach it at all."

"No kidding? My late husband was in organized crime."