Bottom Line Detective Gifts

A group of businessmen read a profit chart that reads "Lousy"

"What's that? I asked for a teal lichen. That's a brown thread. Are you trying to upset me?"

'Assuming their porridge was poured at the same time, how could it then be too hot, too cold and just right?'

A boy acting suspiciously

"May I get an equation in edgewise."

Man in office, desk covered in computer equipment, uses floor for photos, desk pads etc.

We have a problem with your research. We're Encyclopedia Britannica and you're Wikipedia.

"So that's where you were last night."

"The camera is mounted on your desk for a reason. There's been some paperclips missing, and we think you're the culprit."

"To 'click to enter' or not to 'click to enter'… that is the question."

"Miss Jenkins, e-mail the housekeeper. Her telecommuting days are over"

"Yikes! So many foundations, so little time."

Micro and Macro Department,

'As far as we can tell, the system went down because someone stepped on a crack in the sidewalk.'

Don't forget to read the small print.

"Your curriculum vitae is extremely detailed, isn't it? I don't quite know what to make of the fact that your third-grade teacher, Miss Hartley, made you stand in the corner for throwing an eraser although another kid did it."

Jean, bring me everything we've got on gravity.

'We don't have anyone here by that name. Was he perhaps using one of his aliases?'

'Miscellaneous' and 'Non-Miscellaneous' trays

Devil in the detail

"Find out who put a 100 dollar bill in the suggestion box. This person has potential!"

"You say in your resume that you're very meticulous."

'Harlow, do you wnat to be part of the problem or part of the coverup?'

"I just audited our books. Your register came up five cents short, Rudy."

Weird – I think everything they watch is called, That actor looks so familiar what else have we seen him in.

When pedants take a break.

"I'm an atheist. I don't believe in programmers."

"We need to talk about procrastination."

Violence on TV.

'So now you sniff out drugs. That's it, no more TV cop shows.'

'Talk about paranoid. He reads the fine print on his money.'

Forward Planning - The key to Success

The Sleep of Reason Produces Bureaucracy

"I love my unreliable narrator. You?"

"Hey - didn't I see you on TV last night?"