Bureaucracy Satire Enthusiast Gifts

Why the discovery of the New World took longer than expected.

'Hello? Missing Persons?'

Quality Control

Government Offices / In tray, No Exit tray.

"Wrong window. I’m a sea lion. You need an otter."

'...And they're giving us sixty million years to get in compliance.'

'I don't care if it's a little storage room for King Tut, you still need a building permit and contractor's license.'

"'COST: shedloads, COMPLETION DATE: God knows.' Perhaps you'd care to flesh out some details for us."

'Welcome! Highly placed, unidentified administration spokespersons convention.'

Wolf Reintroduction.

"You have a valid social security number, a photo ID, and a credit score. As far as I'm concerned, you exist."

"You're a bureaucrat, Ed. What do you mean you hate paperwork?"

"We appreciate your insights Norman but the firm has reached the stage where we need actual ideas."

Excessive Paperwork

I might have granted your loan request, if it wasn't written on a beer mat.

'We're downsizing the Pentagon into a triangle.'

"To give him credit...normally I think these staff 'consultations' are a complete waste of time...but he's been in his office all morning working on our ideas."

Bureaucratic castle

Department of Infrastructure

Department of Sanitation: In Bin and Out Bin.

'I'm pleased to announce the newly-created 'Office of Homepage Security' - to protect against computer hackers.'

Mr Pickwick and Sam in the Attorney's Office

Congratulations on winning the Inland Revenue Fiction Award.

Before we can rescue you...you need a safety check.

Insufficient Postage

'Miss Carruthers, check and see if we have an extradition treaty with Disneyland.'

"For our market research, each package needs to be individually marked off and put over there."

The new contract will give you much more power over your future...so here are some guidelines as to how you'll be allowed to use it!'

'I'm sorry, sir, this is the department of Immediate Dissatisfaction. Your appointment is with the Bureau of Eternal Frustration.'

'Of course you don't remember agreeing to see me regarding my time machine. You made the appointment next week.'

Police officer giving ticket to paramedics.

'You like it? I'm getting a government grant for Phase 2.'

Man at desk in 'Space research'. His in and out boxes are labelled 'inner' and 'outer'.

'We've been looking into absences at our meetings and it turns out that Nigel died in 2006 and Trevor never actually worked here!'

"We have all kinds of Regulatory Guidelines floating around."