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'I would like to re-hear the idea we re-hashed before the re-jection.'

"I'm hungry anyone else?"

"It says something about our management team that they had to subcontract brainstorming."

'What bothers me about these meetings is even though it's work, I have the nagging feeling I ought to leave and get back to work.'

"Looks like we found the issue."

"I'm afraid 'It's a surprise', doesn't cut it as a growth strategy."

"In recognition of last month's little upward blip, I suggest we allow ourselves a spontaneous victory fist bump."

'It has come to my attention that we need to hedge against our five-year plan.'

"It's a memo from the legal department reminding us to (heh-heh), 'keep our noses clean'."

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"I've just never worked anyplace where the 'alpha male' was a woman."

'I've learned a lot about myself at these meetings...like, I can fall asleep with my eyes open!'

'I'm sorry, but everyone is in a meeting.'

"I drink just enough coffee to make me think I can do my job."

'Asynchronous, collaborative, interactive - we're obviously on a roll.'

'The sunglasses idea would have worked if you hadn't started snoring.'

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'Try and be negative in a positive way.'

"My report to the board was perfect. They did not understand a word of it and now think I'm smarter than them."

It would be a painful forty five minutes before Arthur finally admitted he left his presentation at home.

"Mr. Johnson, Bob is kicking me under the table!"

'Gentlemen, I've been authorized to sweeten the offer.'

"Damnit, executive-trainees don't have 'accidents'."

'Hi - I'm your company perk !'

"So let's roll up our sleeves and show that America still builds the world's greatest advertising."

'Before we start, shall we go round the table, and each share our name and a horrible dark secret from our past.'

'Our job will be to drag the competition down to our level.'

"I suggest we start with the low hanging fruit."

"That's six 'noes' and one 'aye', the ayes have it"

'We will not kick the can down the road... Does anyone know how to use a can opener?'

"I'm so efficient I can screw up two assignments in the time it takes most people to screw up just one."

Office meeting

"I love these off-site business meetings."

'Now this is exactly what I was referring to when I talked about 'scope creep'.'

"At least we are consistently inconsistent."