Norris, Len

"This is your big promotion to our Vancouver office ... get yourself a nice family house there and stop grovelling ... it was either you or me."
"You put the garbage out dear and take your mind off the world crisis brought on by those silly strikes in Poland."
"Debate on the constitution has broken out in Ottawa ... what's new and exciting with you?"
"... We can afford this place because we both work and strike."
"I thought I was discussing Canada's new foreign policy when I asked 'What do you think of concentrated bilateralism?'"
"I've never held a sigh of relief so long."
"... and in the event we are forced to foreclose on this mortgage, do you have any contingency plans?"
"My husband is currently completely preoccupied with vital issues of constitutional reform ... and I'll thank you not to intrude with trifling overdue bills and other economic bric-a-brac ..."
"Sorry ... as you've been make aware, it's not our fault ..."
"Surely the Russians wouldn't cross a picket line into Poland?"
"My husband contributes to inflation where he works in the bank."
"Good news, Otto ... it won't matter to us any more whether it's Carter or Reagan who sneezes."
"I find your household budget this month to be poppycock, unfair to the producing segment, a cockamamy grab for my purse, a ..."
"It must have been the combination ... Carter, Reagan, and MacEachen."
"Make way ... I'm an essential."
"Where do I place patriation of the wotsitsname in order of priority? During the Expo-Phillies game?"
"Awright ... who stuck this poster up?" "Postal workers?"
"... $10 million Ottawa spends on ads for unity when they could phone each provincial premier long distance and save half that."
"Since Samuel carries his office into every riding, election days will exercise his franchise to new limits."
"Let me get this right ... you were mistakenly accosted by a gentleman on Georgia Street and want me to send a strong letter of protest to the paper ..."
"...remember, no mention of the gold medal score at the Olympics or you'll ruin his boycott."
"Official flag, official anthem, official culture, and now official news ... one must rejoice in our 113 years of progress ..."
"Everyone talks about the governments throwing our money away ... but does anyone ever do anything about it?"
"How much of it does that leave that you don't dah de dah?"
"B.C. Lions are playing Ottawa, too, but Sidney is saving his enthusiasm for after these exhibition games ..."