Soon enough, the cars we drive will be more than conversation starters, status symbols or ways to get from one point to the next.

Posted on the wall, the photographs and short biographies are meant to be conversation starters.

Everywhere you turn in a grocery store, there are conversation starters, Ms. Fraddin said.

These are just a few and I'm sure there are many more examples of funny conversation starters from around the world.

Not to be confused as pickup lines, conversation starters are used to engage a person to pursue sexual or romantic interest.

The Cooler - Soft news stories and other conversation starters.

If nothing else, they might be cheap conversation starters.

"These are conversation starters, like a coffee table book," he said.

Good conversation starters might sound something like this:

Lynne's creations were more than clothing - they told a story - and became conversation starters.