Committee Commander Gifts

"I would never have become a senator if I knew I'd have to work so hard."

'You're not confident at the water hole are you?'

'Hanson - committee of four.'

'What we need is a decision, not more foot-dragging.'

"We're developing a plan to fix this."

"The state of graduates literacy levels is shoking and both my colleegs agrree that there maths isn't much better."

'It may not be our usual business lunch, but it will sure impress the hell out of the budget committee.'

"Hold everything! I just thought up a terrific loophole!"

Industry and Idleness - The industrious apprentice a favourite, and entrusted by his master.

'There's an absence of leadership in this authority,we need to explore the possibility of thinking about setting up a sub-committee to look into it.'

'Okay, let's go over this again: You tell me your great ideas, I repeat them back to you, then you tell me I have a great idea and I get all the credit for it!'

"There's no need to go round the table - I know who I am."

'Your wife called to remind you that you're married, sir.'

Plain English group.

"I guess the point I'm trying to make is, calling the committee on Progress and Evolution a bunch of know-it-all nincompoops might have felt good when you said it, but..."

"The vote is tied. Half of us think the proposed plan is astoundingly asinine, and the other half finds it stupid beyond belief. Let's try to find a middle ground here, people!"

"The Board just wants to be sure you're well supported."

"Caption: we work in an office; however, we have dressed for the circus. What a humorous mixup."

"The steering-committee three are we. Run it by us, and we'll see."

'That's it, in a nutshell.'

'Excellent - it's unanimous!'

"The first goal of our ad hoc committee should be to learn Latin."

"I suppose the first thing to do is form an escape committee."

'Ed here has some sort of problem with his membership on the visitation committee, Reverend.'

"Motion denied then"

Senate ethics committee - no fatties!

"Thanks a bunch. I'll just run these by our committee and pass them along."

'So, after much wailing and gnashing of teeth, the financial report is approved.'

'Before I read the investment committee's report - I would remind everyone that I never asked to be on this damn committee.'

Hudibras - 9 - The committee.

'I think we should form a committee to look into this 'individual initiative' thing.'

'Mr.Shumway here is our visiting ethicist.'

'Community wok?'

'We have 10 billion dollars sitting around. Let's give it to the country that calls the United States the most names.'

The Academic Brain, showing parts: teach, write, do research, and (the largest part) serve on committees.