Battler Of Hidden Fees Gifts

"We'll take $10 off the monthly charge, but we reserve the right to slip it back in when you're not looking."

He may have a PH.D in elementary particle physics, but he's having an awful lot of trouble with the application form.

Tug of Negotiation and Conciliation.

The Buck Never Stops.

'I hate playing in an inflatable dome during a power outage.'

"I intend to stay in this job, come Hell or high water."

Bureaucracy gone mad!

Bureau to cut back on bureaucratic paperwork...

Dave cut costs and now realizes that in order to pass inspection, he may have to arrange a marriage between his daughter and the building inspector's son.

'Let me guess - you lost a fight against a young challenger who has now replaced you as the company's alpha male!'

Doctor surrounded by notes.

'It's not so much the distance to your proposed mini-mall site, but that I'm not as familiar with your galaxy's zoning laws as I'd like to be.'

"What's this? Now we have to hunt, gather and collate?"

GPs could be forced to switch IT systems onto new NHS digital contract

"You want to withdraw your money? There's a fee for that."

IN, OUT, NOT WORTH THE EFFORT.

"This is to apologise for the delay in internal mail that you wrote to us about in 1997"

'All these stupid forms! -- You self-employed guys make me sick!'

"I think she's having a Spontaneous Paperwork Induced Collapse."

Bureau of Red Tape

"Ambitions... to finish on the winning side for a change."

"Someday my grant will come."

Student Debt

"In principle we're happy with the trust idea...as long as it's properly monitored and regulated!"

'When I die, please cremate me and send my ashes to the tax office. . .Write on the envelope, 'Now, you have everything.''

'You have a good chance of recovery, if you can make it through hospital admissions.'

'...or you could fill out this Form 666 and get a filing extension for all eternity.'

"There's a $2.00 service fee for that friendly greeting."

"More government regulations, Mr. Maslin?"

'I'm sorry, sir, but this particular loophole is only for the use of Federal employees.'

Todays Special: Beans on Toast #2.50 (use of tin-opener 10- extra. . .)

"The doctor's nurse's nurse practitioner will see you now."

Skills and experience held back by bureaucracy and protocols.

"I'm applying for a grant to be able to apply for more grants."

Still Stuck in Phase I of Meaningful Use...