Cautious Strategists Mugs

'I worry we have no backup plan if things go right.'

"I dunno, looks like a trap."

No Immediate Danger

"We offer a generous flex time policy - you can work your 90 hours per week any way you'd like."

"There HAS to be a giant ball at the end of all this string."

A cat is hiding in a block of cheese to lure a mouse out of its hole.

'It works all the time: Light a candle and dinner comes to you...'

"I know it looks fine, but let's get an engineer's report and a termite inspection just to be on the safe side."

"It's a long-term strategy to make them lazy and complacent first."

"Sir, your new campaign manager is here."

"Game of checkers? Okay, but I'm watching every move you make."

Bob liked getting involved - but not actively involved.

Success

For 29 years, Bert's strategy had been to reach retirement without making any waves,missteps or career-limiting moves. And it might have worked, too, if only he'd foreseen the fossilization risk.

"I cased the joint, and it turns out they'll just give you money if you work thirty-five hours a week as a teller."

'I'd have a lot more of em if it weren't' for some jerks always looking for peaceful situations.'

"Well, sure, it LOOKS like a straightforward plea to buy our product...but for safety we better run it by the legal department

"Do you mind? I'm reading the prospectus carefully before investing."

Cat Trap,

Young man asking his governer to buy him a commission in the army

"Looks very promising. Put us down for one half of one share."

"He wants the cat for his next trick. I'd be real careful about this, Eileen."

'You're a fiend, you are, Hardcastle.'

"On reflection, it might be prudent to leave this one till last..."

Napoleon 'Snuffed Out' by the Russians

Bear bends hunter's guns.

War and War

"It's great, Heidi! All the privacy I want without locking the door...And they probably won't figure it out until I'm in college!"

"Measure twice. Wipe once."

"For clients with an extremely low risk tolerance, I recommend they talk to someone with a ground-floor office."

'You see, if we learn to swim upside down, they won't see us coming...'

Half a loaf is better than none..

'You should try to be more spontaneous.' 'I shall. When I'm good and ready.'

'I find that if you roll your sleeves down before you go in for dinner, you don't have to wash so much.'