Bureaucracy Satire Mugs

'I'll have to put you on a waiting list - The birth rate is way down.'

Federal Department of Counter-productivity.

IRS Gift Shop: All purchases deductible on next year's federal taxes.

"Ah, Mctavish! You'll be heading up our Scottish division."

"If you want to join our club, fill out this 12-page application. You can then use this application to apply for an application for membership."

Quality Control

'Hello? Missing Persons?'

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."

"You're allowed to think outside the box, as long as you stay inside the margins."

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

"Whether we refer to them as lakes or ponds, it's mere semantics."

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

Wolf Reintroduction.

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

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

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

Industrial Injuries Benefit.

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

God's Office.

Excessive Paperwork

"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

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

Department of Infrastructure

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

Department of Sanitation: In Bin and Out Bin.

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

Insufficient Postage

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

Mr Pickwick and Sam in the Attorney's Office

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