Corporate Power Analyst Gifts

"Welcome to the future"

"You know who's tougher than all your little superheroes? The fossil fuel industry."

'I hope you're not threatened by powerful women, because you're fired.'

'This time we're going to do things right. And if that doesn't work, we'll just go back to stealing.'

"I was just going to say, 'Well, I don't make the rules.' But, of course, I do make the rules."

Rare earths are the key to a greenwashed, technotopian future

"I hate performance review season."

'The portrait is a mark of his extreme egotism, but, if you curtsy and bow sufficiently...say, 'Oh Yes Sir!'!, to everything he says, you should do OK'

"It looks like the 'because I say so' has it."

"It's Swamp & Swallow - they're making an offer we can't refuse!"

"That's six 'noes' and one 'aye', the ayes have it"

"That concludes my presentation on popular music and alternative energy."

Matryoshka/ Russian Gas Cylinders

"...And that's how to translate honey into money."

"A few years ago, you management gurus told us to downsize until the halls echoed..."

The Gladiator.

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Today, a special retro segment of The Fad Herald. It's the Fad Herald. Off the hook! Hey jive turkeys, here's what's not cool: Fossil fuels, dependence on Mideast oil, long gas lines. Here's what's groovy: Solar power, alternative fuels, energy independence. Can you dig? The world is changing, baby! Instead of solar panels, I'm buying a sweet 8-track player. Next week, a look ahead to 2040. What's out: Waiting in long lines to fill up the spacecraft with gas.

GAS. If you have to ask, you probably can't afford it.

'The growing disparity of income is a tribute to our acumen.'

US Energy Needs.

'There's a renewable source the government should use.'

'We're a democracy here, as long as everyone votes in favour of what I want!'

'We're quite confident this lull won't last long.'

"To join OPEC you must be a country and filthy rich in oil."

"This is Mr Johnson, the man who works under me."

"I make it a point to hire people smarter than me."

"I see you as a little bee, Kutner. Buzz, buzz, buzz, go make some honey."

'Our new simplified energy bills just have a few options starting with 'Grossly inflated' and progressing to the premium 'Bloodsucker' package. . .'

Above reproach.

"Mr. Bush, this is Vytautas Landsbergis, in Vilnius. Guess what."

Brilliant suggestion Kimble, to get rid of all the deadwood around here - we'll miss you.

"Destroyers"

Overdraft limit.

Ethanol and foreign oil.