Corporate Cliché Collectors Gifts

"I'll start thinking outside the box when the box is empty."

"Bert, I'm confused. What happens after we circle the wagons, tighten our belts and walk a mile in our customer's shoes? Is that when the chickens come home to roost?"

"The cat told me to eat your homework."

'Let's start out with cliches and pithy slogans - and work our way up to wisdom ...OK?'

"Repeat after me: We are delivering the proactive core value promises and rolling out our real time best practice action plan going forward ..."

You complete me!

'I've collected my memos into one reasonably priced gift book.'

'Productivity is up. Lay off a couple of more employees.'

'He's a good listener, but only to the sound of his own voice.'

The Devil's in the detail!

"My assistant will show you the ropes."

'Here's the good news. 'Happy camper' and 'are we having fun yet' have been added to the official list of banned cliches.'

"You're hired!"

'And it's here, where we feel the bulk of our liquid assets are going.'

'It's negative attention ... as long as you keep asking why, they'll keep on doing it.'

When Downsizing has Gone Too Far...

"No, I don't believe youth is wasted on the young. I believe money is."

The breakup

Good stripper cop / Bad stripper cop

'This committee will have two functions - to execute my plans and to accept responsibility if they fail.'

Leopards do change their spots

'If a job's worth doing, it's worth off-shooting.'

'Lookout, here comes another boatload of cartoonists.'

"I am calling a meeting...I am calling it a waste of time."

'Too many cliches? Now hold your horses!'

'We need to panic until common sense returns.'

"There is such a thing as a free lunch-it just tastes bad."

'Reserved' (presumably for little miss muffet)

The hero dramatically rides off into the sunset.

"There are far too many balls in your court, Brintner!"

"Herewith, we recommend the following: when you're up to your rear in alligators, it's worth remembering your original purpose was to drain the swamp...."