Coffee Lover With A Twist Pillows

'It's going to be a painful meeting for you, so take a slug of this rot-gut coffee and bite on this #2 pencil.'

Diner Coffee/Coughy

Solutions Consultant: "In my opinion, the coffee has too much sugar dissolved in it."

"For dessert, that's black coffee, crème bruleé and, will you be having a T-shirt?"

Just don't let the old man get you down.

"I wonder if A.I. will inevitably become as tired and depressed as we are."

"M'lady, we’ve reached peak Brooklyn."

'The efficiency expert's recommendation is we drink more coffee!'

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

Burning the midnight oil.

"I'm sorry, Ms. Cole is busy balancing family and career. Can I take a message and have her call you back?"

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

"Give me all the caffeine you have."

"So this coffee shop if your 'hangout'?"

"Man's best friends."

Back to work...

"I remember when we first met you were an exhausted young doctor! Now you're an exhausted middle-aged doctor!"

'I need to talk to you about the coffee fund.'

"The more coffee I drink, the more these motivational posters make sense."

'Excuse me, but do you have a decaffeinated baristo?'

"I'm losing my patience with you."

Allegro con molto espresso

Name one serious woodworker who doesn't use state of the art kit. Thomas Chippendale.

You've Had Enough!

'Pretty strange term, market share, considering the whole object is not to.'

"I want to be a more interesting person. Think maybe watching old black and white movies would do it?"

"I'll have another Rob Roy and a cup of coffee for my friend here."

"It's me. I'm calling in sick of it."

"Who knew we had so many dislikes in common?"

Countervailing Clichés.

"Motivational seminars are too expensive. Just buy stronger coffee."

"No—You're thinking dog years—Editor years are twice as many."

'Note to self: Like coffee, homemade coffee wine should be available in decaf, too.'

Non-Power Breakfast

"I'm trying to lure in Generation X-ers. They're the new sandwich generation. They're sandwiched between caring for their kids and caring for their parents. So they drink lots and lots of coffee."