Detail-oriented Detective Gifts

"Enough about the forest, why don't you show us more trees?"

"I wanted a Meticulous Monday or a Thorough Thursday report. This reads more like a Frivolous Friday."

Micromanagement

'I remember when you used to look for answers using your astute powers of deduction.'

"What's that? I asked for a teal lichen. That's a brown thread. Are you trying to upset me?"

"May I get an equation in edgewise."

The Devil's in the detail!

Man in office, desk covered in computer equipment, uses floor for photos, desk pads etc.

We have a problem with your research. We're Encyclopedia Britannica and you're Wikipedia.

"To 'click to enter' or not to 'click to enter'… that is the question."

Chaos Theory Lecture - Upstairs and ask again.

"Miss Jenkins, e-mail the housekeeper. Her telecommuting days are over"

I was starting a new chapter in my life and I tripped over a footnote.

"Yikes! So many foundations, so little time."

Micro and Macro Department,

Don't forget to read the small print.

"Your curriculum vitae is extremely detailed, isn't it? I don't quite know what to make of the fact that your third-grade teacher, Miss Hartley, made you stand in the corner for throwing an eraser although another kid did it."

Jean, bring me everything we've got on gravity.

"You say in your resume that you're very meticulous."

Devil in the detail

"I just audited our books. Your register came up five cents short, Rudy."

'Miscellaneous' and 'Non-Miscellaneous' trays

We thought we'd put in the detail later.

Another musical treatise from the 16th century is discovered.

Good Cop, Bad Clown: 'Ok, ok I'll tell you what you want! Just make that creepy clown stop staring at me!'

"Looks like some kind of laser beam. No sign of the murder weapon."

"We need to talk about procrastination."

'Talk about paranoid. He reads the fine print on his money.'

When pedants take a break.

"You arrive early, You work hard, You stay focused. What's your game?"

Forward Planning - The key to Success

I'm sorry, sir, but the fact-checkers convention isn't until next week. Hotel.

"For our market research, each package needs to be individually marked off and put over there."

The Sleep of Reason Produces Bureaucracy

'How do you measure the success of your blog?'