Harrop, Graham

Secretly, Mary was glad she had brought her pocketbook. "Just to let you know that we have this lovely 'Shoppers Anonymous' t-shirt on sale for $29.95."

Fool-injected engine. "Danged if he didn't do it AGAIN!"

Genetic Engineering "I tell ya ... this is gonna make it a helluva lot easier to order the steak and lobster."

"Can you believe it? 81 days without a bus?" "I've waited longer." "Translink? Missing link is more like it!" "I forget what it's like to ride a bus!" "Open a can of sardines." "Mark my words - [...]

MPs least in need of the raise "Mister Speaker ..."

The French Open "Jacques ... your fly ees unzipped."

Firestone was nothing if not thorough. "Excuse me ..."

"Way to go, Gary ... Getting tough with the nurses!" "Thanks, Gord." "This is a very important issue that needs to be resolved now!" "Right." "We've also got to demonstrate to the people that our government is on top of things!" "What's keeping the bus?"

Flee markets "Somebody else selling hot goods."

High school marriages. "Whatever."

M.P.'s about to break for summer. "And may I ask, Mr. Speaker, what this government is planning to do about the shocking lack of mints on some hotel pillows?"

90 DAYS OF ACTION "I hate to break your bubble, but they haven't extended the Stanley Cup playoffs."

"I told you to leave a little something for the end!"

Bubba-shop quartet "How about: 'My world's about to stop 'cause my pick-ups in the shop'"

Van Gogh couldn't have picked a worst meeting to attend "Friends, Romans, Countrymen, lend me your ears ..."

Barb had heard that they were cutting the bus service in half.

Bisontennial "A couple of hundred years ago, our forefathers got together to basically chew grass and relieve themselves on the landscape."

"Are you having trouble swallowing?" "No" "Any tummy troubles? Mood swings? Irregularity?" "No no and no." "How's your diet? Eating regularly? Getting your greens?" "Yes. Yes. Yes." "These census forms are getting more and more intrusive."

"Agreed! - It is truly a miracle and the first step to sainthood." "Give him a call."

"George is very disappointed. The Liberals gained power over a week ago and we still have aphids."

People who watch far too much 'Survivor' "Get lost! - I'm wearing the immunity necklace!"

"You're in favour of the ward system?" "Yes." "Find me one."

"Transit union on the phone ...!"

Predictably, Arnold was far too slow in getting out of the way. "You heard me! Move it!"