Family Business Hopeful Gifts

'My son decided to join the firm. You have six months to shape him into executive timber.'

'Well, now that I know he's the owner's son, yes, he's the best damned wine steward I've ever seen.'

'Shhhh. Fido inherited seventy percent of this company.'

'Investment charts can be complicated, son, but that usually means, 'bonuses'.'

"My family has been fishing these waters for nearly 40 years. . ."

"Some day, son, all this will be yours. ... Actually, you know what? You can have it now."

'When training my son, keep him totally ignorant. I'm grooming him to be VP in-charge-of -denials.'

"And this is my junior partner, my son, Ira."

John W. Law., John W. Law Jr., Robert Law, Janet Law, Attorneys at Law

'In the interest of spending more time with my children, I've put Bobby and Emily in charge of corporate strategy.'

'Don't worry, Dad. I'm going to turn this company around 360 degrees!'

'I'm going to teach you the value of a dollar invested.'

'He spoke his first words today Serge - 'ello. . . ello. . . ello'!'

If business gets any worse I'll have to start laying off relatives.

"You work for the family business, and I am your father, not the patriarchal oppressor..."

Tree's Tree Nursery. Get this. Dad is selling those goofy upside-down tomato planters. What idiot would buy them? Thanks! I'll let you know how it works! My idiotic bio teacher.

'Someday, son, 50 of this will belong to your ex-wife,'

"This is what happens when a family business doesn't have a succession plan!"

"Ma didn't want to leave out anyone."

'Someday, son...all this will be Mine.'

"No, Dad. All this belongs to me right now. I acquired it in a hostile takeover."

It's not a figure of speech - this is the corporate ladder.

"...and remember son. Don't let anybody push you around!"

"Year after year we sit here quietly raising eyebrows, son."

'Someday, Son, this will all be your problem.'

'What do you mean you don't want to be a model? Just what do you plan to do with the rest of your life?'

'Where did we go wrong?'

'Of course, we're family-owned & operated in India.'

'Someday, Son, all of this will be yo....!'

"Now pay attention when mother is speaking, Hubert!"

"Clean your specs, lady?"

'Someday, son, all this will be yours...' 'In the meantime...'

'There's no need for you to state your opinion, son. Just lipsynching mine will do fine.'

"We don't know the meaning of the word nepotism in my firm. My son over there will back me up on that."

"Someday, this will all go into your pre-nuptial agreement."