Deal Spotter Pillows

"Why are so many people waiting an hour before the store opens, Mr. Freep?"

'I'm sorry, sir, but as a Wall Street executive you should know when something's a bad deal.'

'And were there a point to your proposal, Henderson - What would it be?'

"Forget five-year plans. Let's just figure out how to make it to lunch."

'Now that I have your attention...'

"These projections don't make sparkles shoot out my ass."

"Miracles happen, gentlemen, but they don't come cheap."

'Which 'win' is ours? Because the one on the left looks bigger.'

The president's men

A fight in the Boardroom.

'It's a deal, lets sniff bottoms!'

"No, there was no 'Buy One, Get One Free.' You're twins."

Sale on the same stuff as last week.

"Then we have an unspoken agreement?"

"Well, it looks like the merger is off."

'Well the good news is that we've landed some huge contracts in China!'

"What do you think I can get for it on the blackboard market?"

'They sold the company in 2001? I was wondering why things were slow.'

"What if he's bluffing? What if he's not? What if the room just gets too hot?"

"Mr Frimley will see you now."

'Pick a contract...any contract!'

'We divested ourselves of a division here, a subsidiary there, a branch here, an affiliate there...there's nothing left!'

(Visual gag) Wellard's annual BIG HANDBAG SALE!! A woman is dragging a huge bag out from a bag shop

"I see we're going up against the Big Guys."

Shop struggles to sell books about recession: '90 per cent off on all credit crunch books' (Titles incluude: Beat the Crunch! Who's to Blame? We're all Doomed!)

"Wait a sec, I have a coupon around here somewhere."

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

"We structured the deal so it won't make any sense to you."

"They've agreed to the merger, the sticking point is who is swallowing who?"

'If we have only fractional ownership, it's not a private jet anymore, is it?'

"It's a 'Black eye friday'. I got it in a fight over a 56 inch TV."

'He exuded the confidence of an exec who had closed mega deals, and hadn't found a flea in a week.'

Takeovers.

"I want you to know that emotion overrode reason."

You gotta hand it to the old man, he still knows how to motivate!