Auto Industry Insider Pillows

'Around here, Fenwick, we always use the word, 'remember' instead of 'recall'.'

'You'll like this, gang ? it's an 'eyes-only' list of 'shady-but-tolerated' loopholes allowed by the Securities and Exchange Commission.'

"I think you should be aware that the chef is a summer intern."

'What I call a miracle drug is one that doesn't start a government investigation.'

"This baby gets such horrible miles per gallon, you actually save on gas because nobody can afford to drive it!"

"I hope you don't mind, but I stuck in a little prayer for General Motors."

"Son, you're old enough now to learn about something we call 'compliance'...."

'Our ratings are down. Let's blame it on the media.'

"My lawyer doesn't trust my agent who doesn't trust the director who doesn't trust the screenwriter who doesn't trust me. All perfectly normal."

"I've solved our chip shortage."

'Nice smile.'

'The global economy supplies basic tools. A lot of us get the axe.'

'The music business.'

What Hi-fi. What Camera. What Car.

"When I was young, music and lyrics were important! Now it's all about production...it's all jiggly butts, smoke, sexy clothes and crazy videos!"

'Why did he cut the chicane - the giant spider isn't on the track, he's on our screen.'

'We've decided to call off our go-slow.'

"You know how to whistle don't you Steve, you just put your lips together and blow. . . but I wouldn't recommend it."

"Great work on the annual report, John. It's fact-driven, yet delightfully unencumbered by reality!"

"Surprisingly, it's not in reverse order."

"Manufacturing will take place in China, R&D in Korea, customer support will be run from Mumbai and logistics handled in Vietnam."

'Acme Meat - meat products, bi-products, and bi-product spinoffs...'

Rally Car with kangaroo attached to the front.

"I guess the German takeover was successful."

"It's not just the church that needs evangelists. So does big oil."

'This baby can do zero to sixty in four seconds flat!!'

'Offshoring is the future and I'm afraid we've founds a lawyer in Mumbai whose 46% better at being you for half the cost.'

The Kavec Corp - A wholly owned (but nevertheless on good terms with) subsidiary of T4 industries.

"The color of my car? The manufacturer called it Autumn Chestnut Sable, but now it's more like Meatloaf Gravy Beige."

Used Car Lot, one car with driver's airbag, another with driver's gumshield

'Is the organ grinder about?'

"Cash for clunkers 2.0"