Form-filling Enthusiast Gifts

"Just complete this paperwork and we will notify you if you qualify to apply for the grant..."

"So tell me everything you just filled in on the form out there."

'Excuse me, you can't just remove those items, you need to fill in this form.'

"It's painful to watch...seeing someones dreams crushed...all their long cherished hopes and expectations dashed!"

'I've dotted the t's and crossed the i's, put my occupation in the address box and telephone number in my date of birth box, let me know if there's anything correct here and I'll come back to balls it up'

"People whinge about the irrelevance and duplication of paperwork, but if the forms aren't filled out how are we supposed to know how many forms have been completed?"

A paperwork machine spews endless paperwork

"You've got to fill in these forms to join the 'How to reduce bureaucracy' seminar."

Online form - Submit.

Deskboxes: 'LATE' and 'NEVER'.

"These are just the guidelines, the forms are in the truck outside!"

"Providing great customer care is of course important, but shall we start with how you manage forms TG-45S through to NSD-89b."

"So from the top. If they need urgent help it's form AC/765c, criticl interventions are CV/U657's and..."

Sue's job involved a certain amount of paperwork.

"Please fill out these forms. We don't need them for anything, but you're making me nervous staring at your watch."

"Where would we BE without the right DOCUMENTATION...?"

"And when my head hits the dashboard, I want you to pass me a compensation claim form."

"Oh I don't work here, I just love filling out forms."

Bureau of Red Tape

Federal Center for the Study of your Tax Return.

'I don't see how you can put your profession as TV star just because you were in the crowd of Match of the Day!'

"Hope you know how fortunate you are...next year's tax forms get complicated..."

'...or you could fill out this Form 666 and get a filing extension for all eternity.'

'A lot of it about - repetitive strain injury caused by ticking boxes. . .'

"Please fill out these medical forms, which are identical to the ones you filled out earlier online, and have the exact same questions your doctor will ask you later in the exam room."

"Now, there are just a few more forms for you to sign, and then we're done!"

"You didn't fill in the part that would make it incredibly easy to steal your identity."

"It drives me MAD when staff complain about filling out 'pointless' forms. . . I mean if they DON'T fill out pointless forms when asked HOW are we supposed to know how many forms have been FILLED OUT?"

"These are the forms you need to fill out to show that our primary focus is client care."

'Press hard, sir -- You're making thirty-seven copies.'

'I've been here for 30 years. I've forgotten what my exact role is, but I do finally know how to fill out all the forms.'

IRS. I made less money this year than last year because I spent six months filling out my tax form!

"Simplified application form? This IS the simplified application form..."

"If you can fill these out before you pass away we can move on to stage two of your claim."

The new, re-designed, shorter tax return form.