~ "How on earth can you see the TV sitting so far back?"

~ "Yeah, I used to skip school a lot, too"

~ "Just leave all the lights on .  .  .  it makes the house look more cheery"

~ "Let me smell that shirt.  Yeah, it's good for another week"

~ "Go ahead and keep that stray dog, honey.  I'll be glad to feed and walk him every day"

~ "Well, if Timmy's mom says it's okay, that's good enough for me."

~ "The curfew is just a general time to shoot for.  It's not like I'm running a prison around here."

~ "I don't have a tissue with me .  .  .  just use your sleeve"

~ "Don't bother wearing a jacket.  The wind chill is bound to improve"