Committee Enthusiast Gifts

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

'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.'

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

'Hanson - committee of four.'

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

"Oh, I'll be bi-partisan alright, punishing both sides of the aisle."

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

"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.'

'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."

Plain English group.

Stephen King's latest horror novel: 'Healthcare reform debate'

"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!"

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

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

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

Committee On Feline Healthcare

'Excellent - it's unanimous!'

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

'I've got it! - We'll call it the SUPERpatriot Act!'

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

'Where's My Bail-out?' 'Where's Your Lobbyist?'

"Motion denied then"

"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.'

'Community wok?'

'Mr.Shumway here is our visiting ethicist.'

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

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

'All those in favor of making more loans, raise your hands.' (staff's hands are tied to chairs).