Franchise Managers Mugs

"I remember when the death of the hero meant the end of the sequels. Now it marks the beginning of the prequels."

"Force quit! Force quit! Force quit!!"

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

"Let me put on my 'working' head."

Meet the new factory manager.

"One day son, all this will be run by robots."

'Running your own business means being self-made, unfortunately it also means finding out what you're made of!'

'This home based business is easy to set up. Everyone knows that women are better at multitasking.'

'Look on the bright side: now we qualify for an energy-conservation award.'

U.S. Manufacturing - Good News & Bad News

Primordial Schmooze

Ok, I'll put in the hundred thousand for a 50% share of your St. George franchise.

Tata: Goodbuy or Goodbye?

"I'm Bobby. If you like the lemonade, perhaps you'd like to invest in the 'Jimmy's Lemonade' franchise, listed in NASDAQ..."

'Here's your lemonade and here's some descriptive literature about my franchising opportunities.'

'Here's your lemonade and here's some descriptive literature about my franchising opportunities.'

'I'd rather we don't mention this in the annual report.'

Satis Factory Tour

'But we spend all our money creating toxic waste. We were hoping someone else would figure out how to detoxify it.'

"You asked to see me, boss?" "Yes, Rudy. We have a serious problem here." "I'm going to need you to stop humming the 'Star Wars' theme 24/7." "Disney is notoriously litigious. If they catch wind that you're publicly performing the theme, they may sue the cafe for royalties." "Daaaa... daaaa... duh-duh-duh daaaaaaa... daaaa... duh-duh-duh... wait, what?" "If you cost me my livelihood, I'll do to you what Han did to that Tauntaun."

'I've created hundreds of jobs. Of course, they're all going to be automated.'

"...and we plan to offer it as a scarce and valuable product."

Pollution Look

'One day, this will all be your fault.'

Factory chimney coming from top of globe.

'We hope to invest in a few start-ups with national franchise potential.'

"There - now we're environmentally responsible."

Franchising a program

Mother nature mourns the state of the world.

"You can file as a limited liability company in this State, but you'll be subject to a 'Not So Fast, Buddy' franchise fee."

Movie Franchise

"Being a mum is a full-time job."

"What a coincidence, this letter complaining about our paper mill polluting the river is written on notepaper printed there...."

'We would like to visit with you about the possibility of expanding our franchise...'