Development Detective Gifts

"They grow up so fast."

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

* For latent content, see your psychiatrist.

STRIP Hambone: Fix it yourself

'Mark my word, Walters, this is no ordinary virus.'

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

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

'Don't you think it's time you did something about the draught in here?'

Food manufacturing industry in a soup.

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

'Since we've remodeled, you are no longer here.'

Micro and Macro Department,

'As far as we can tell, the system went down because someone stepped on a crack in the sidewalk.'

"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."

Don't forget to read the small print.

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

'Miscellaneous' and 'Non-Miscellaneous' trays

'I read all the parenting books, but you always manage to stay one step ahead of me!'

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

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

"At least you have taste when it comes to your computer's wallpaper."

Devil in the detail

It's always the same dream. I'm in therapy, analyzing my recurring dream.

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

"Yes, we've accepted late deliveries before... but 75 years!!!"

VARIOUS ITEMS OF LABELLED KITCHENWARE.

He's mumbling again! What do you think husbands dream about?

"We need to talk about procrastination."

When pedants take a break.

I spy with my little eye in the sky …

"I'm an atheist. I don't believe in programmers."

"So in other words, we're hoping to discover what makes the nitty, gritty."

'Take a look at this everyone - it just could be the signature we've been looking for.'

Forward Planning - The key to Success

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