Curated set

Toli Banters

Text banter, escalating bits, and spectacularly unreasonable visualizations.

Part 1 of a text banter with Rachel: adult summer camp, high by osmosis, and the invention of meth lite. An absurd illustrated joke.

Sober-ish

A deadpan couch conversation escalates from a dubious diet pitch to an airline-status punchline.

The Pitch

Toli and Alana turn a kava invitation into an elaborate dirt-wine tasting. Part 1 of 2.

Dirt Tasting · 1/2

March 7, 2025Toli Banters

A gurgling sommelier sends the banter through pirates, salmonella, and an unlikely reason to become vegetarian. Part 2 of 2.

The Sommelier · 2/2

March 7, 2025Toli Banters

A Russian-bathhouse conversation: billable pondering, salt and honey, high tea, and wages in mackerel. Part 1 of 2.

Russian Bathhouse · 1/2: Steam of Consciousness

At the Russian bathhouse, Toli recounts the airport buckwheat mix-up, then the conversation turns to Hunks and Hens. Part 2 of 2.

Russian Bathhouse · 2/2: A Suspicious Grain

After switching from Optimum to Verizon, Toli and his roommate escalate the offers it might take to keep them. Even immortality sounds more plausible than bedroom Wi-Fi.

Customer Retention

September 28, 2026Toli Banters

Toli and Jessica turn a skyline comparison into a collapsing-crane joke, then talk about the little moments of feeling like himself again.

Under Construction