Battlefield Tactician Gifts

"I hear it's because we're right and they're wrong."

Armored Division. This machine has advanced software giving it cutting-edge analytical abilities. It assesses situations and then makes tactical battle decisions. Whisper ... whisper ... whisper. That is kinda funny, Ernie, but say it too loudly. It might conclude you're saying it's a nerd when you call it a "think tank."

Chess Trainer

"Ooops is a bit of an understatement, don't you think Cardigan?"

Servicemen.

“Sweet mother of Marmaduke... no!”

"Weather like this plagued my retreat from Moscow."

"Memo to self - personalise new work-station."

"Tonight we dine with the devil. But tomorrow we really need to finish what's left in the fridge."

"Well I didn't see the incident myself.."

'So far, sir, we've rejected plans A,B, C, D, E, F, and right now we're evaluating'G'.'

"Hail, Caesar! The barbarians have been beaten back, and Rome is still Numero Uno."

Football.

'What a control freak!'

'My kingdom for a horse! Are you nuts? How about high yielding mutual funds?'

Human males marking territory.

'Boy, look at his personal space!'

"Oh stop it. You know perfectly well that before every battle the enemy shouts things at us that we may find offensive."

'Look out, it's a double edged sword. . .'

'You're just lazy! -- Don't give me that 'metal fatigue' stuff!'

Just as he was about to be annihilated, Dirk makes an amazing discovery,

Manager. Managing a political campaign and a baseball team are alike in many ways. A campaign is launched with a "first pitch," when a candidate gives a speech selling himself or herself. I change pitchers based on the game situation. In politics and baseball, sometimes it's best to come from the right side and sometimes it's best to come from the left side. We study our competitors' weaknesses and exploit those. In politics we call that "opposition research." And I don't worry about the

"Call it wishful thinking, but I don't think this peace will last. . . ."

"The answer isn't more troops—what you need is an antibiotic."

"Hasn't this been the best first hundred days ever?"

'Thank you colonel we'll keep your strategy in mind.'

"I know I told you to fool him into thinking you've got nothing left, but now you've got me convinced."

'I went riding this morning. . . he got back before I did.'

"We're fighting them in zone A, they're our allies in zone B, and we don't know what to do in zone C."

'Sir, our sales force has just taken Atlanta.'

I've left your pin on the map, but I've loosened it.

Battle.

Kamakasi pilot instructor

Arsene Wenger

'Quick! Play dead!'