Childhood Strategist Mugs

'With Jesse Caldwell's family moving out of town, I've been promoted in the playground pecking order.'

I rule by fear.

"Well, if we're playing tackle football I'll be the coach!"

"Wait, this seems way too easy!"

Jimmy couldn't run but he could hide.

'Very impressive educational background...now let's discuss WHO you know.!

"Will you be putting her in day care or bringing her up artisanally?"

'You really want that promotion, don't you, Sherman?'

'I appreciate how you feel, but I'm afraid your report card isn't grounds for defamation of character.

'No! Forging a note from your parents does not count as creative writing!'

"I have a feeling he understands more than we think."

'Your classroom management techniques work in practice but not in theory. That worries me.'

Do you have any other skills?

"By reading my note, you acknowledge having read and agreed to my Privacy Policy and Terms of Use."

"How could we be short? You had enough chocolate for everyone on our list!"

"Bob doesn't do well in job interviews, so he hired me. I'm a professional actor who specializes in these situations."

'And finally. . . where do you see yourself on the food chain 5 years from now?'

"Getting into a fight is one thing, but did you have to get into a class-clearing brawl?"

"I finally cleaned my room. You don't think she'll look in the yard, do you?"

'I'm afraid you've failed the Turing test.'

'Thanks for the promotion offer but I was hoping to sleep my way to the top..'

"You will bargain away what little integrity you have left for what little job security you can gain."

"Yes, I'm sure you do deserve further career advancement. But if I promote you again you'll have my job!"

"Remember when everyone told you this job would lead you nowhere? Well, you've arrived!"

"Watch this! All the balls scattered at random around the table."

'If Mom says no, you ask Dad -- it's called the 'checks and balances' system.'

"In my class, I'm not interested in grades. I'm interested in you becoming a better person!"

"The itsy-bitsy spider went up the corporate ladder. And he didn't care how many lives he ruined along the way. I know, this isn't the book Simon & Schuster wants. But it's the damn truth."

'It's a difficult position to fill. Someone who's smarter than me - and smart enough to pretend not to know it.'

'Henry has found his niche with us.'

'I'm looking for a job that satisfies my lust for power.'

"Where do you see yourself five lives from now?"

"Your father would be able to afford to send you to a good college if only he had listened to me when he was your age!"

"Jim, say hi to Tom, our severance consultant."