Casting Mastermind Mugs

"I'm just getting a little practice for my fly-fishing trip."

"The data looks good, sir, but the vibes are mucho heavioso."

"We're playing doctor. Do you have any old magazines for our waiting room?"

"Gabe's in the Guitar Hero program at Juilliard."

'It's some more story ideas from Francis Bacon.'

'Oh, believe me -- you don't want to hear it in layman's terms!'

"I believe we have a quorum for the meeting."

"The team needs LEADERSHIP, anyone have a view on that?"

'Harold is the brains behind the Smudge-o-Rama mailer.'

'Our problem is, we do more blamestorming than brainstorming.'

"All my stuff is 'Rosebud'."

"It's such a nice day. Why don't you go outside and plagiarize something?"

"Today's top priority is prioritizing our priorities."

"Mmm, processed food. Just like mom used to microwave."

"Is there a spin doctor in the house?"

'With your permission sir... checkmate.'

"See - that's how he's able to write all those plays."

'Our financial troubles are over, Edna. The fellas and I have formed a boy band.'

2000 words was tough, but doable. Billy would play the picture paints a 1000 words card, twice!

"Timothy, success is nothing to fear."

"The meeting's over but it's so close to the end of the day. Let's just use our collective inertia and run out the clock."

Manager. Managing a political campaign and a baseball team are alike in many ways. A campaign is launched with a "first pitch," when a candidate gives a speech selling himself or herself. I change pitchers based on the game situation. In politics and baseball, sometimes it's best to come from the right side and sometimes it's best to come from the left side. We study our competitors' weaknesses and exploit those. In politics we call that "opposition research." And I don't worry about the

"Before I give you my resume, I'd like to know how thorough you fact check."

Bike Wash

'Give it to me straight, doc. How much longer do I have in advertising's prime demographic audience?'

What are they complaining about...the work is challenging,interesting, demanding...AND we let them do it for 80 hours a week.

The Staff Meeting.

'No wonder the company is in trouble!'

'The curious incident of the dig in the night-gown.'

Elevator dilemma.

"Great video, but the sound was off. I wonder whose fault that was."

"So, how can we explain this dip in productivity which seems to happen every Wednesday?"

'Gentlemen and ladies, today we're going to get down to nuts and bolts.'

'Don't ask for mercy, as a refusal often offends!'

'Are you gonna answer that?'