City Merger Enthusiast Gifts

Yves Ducharme: Confused over civic merger.

"Well, it looks like the merger is off."

'We should buy London and ship it to the States!'

'We divested ourselves of a division here, a subsidiary there, a branch here, an affiliate there...there's nothing left!'

"They've agreed to the merger, the sticking point is who is swallowing who?"

King Kongs first christmas

"Follow that dream!" (man boarding taxi)

"So far it doesn't look like a hostile takeover."

"I can hear Brooklyn becoming played out."

"Nobody wants to merge with us."

Holiday cottage

The Earth studying our cities with much interest

Business Partners' vows

"I always cry at mergers."

'It's okay if don't want to give us control of your company. We're perfectly capable of living with incredible disappointment.'

'A merger will enable us to have more people to blame.'

'The buildings are merging.'

'This has been a test. Had this been an actual corporate takeover...'

Supermarket Merge

After the Nordstrom-Nordstream Merger

"I was able to negotiate it from a hostile takeover to an uneasy alliance."

"I see no problems. We can get lots more of these houses in.."

The merger hits a snag.

'How dare you accuse me of sinking this company?'

'So, summing up: we 'like' you and you 'like' us.'

Teaching evolution in the business schools.

'New in town, hey? Let me show you a great condo tower.'

Netsukes of New York.

"Gentleman, come in! Come in! Let me take your company."

L.A. Transfer

'I've combined the DNA of a sheep and a manatee, creating...ewe-manatee!'

"I've been working remote so long I didn't know my company has been bought and sold three times."

'Just sign your approval for the heliport and we can both go about our business.'

"So this is the lovely view of trees..."

Immigrating to the City