Future Data Guru Pillows

'Remind me to never again ask him what he learned in school.'

"I'm going to bombard you with graphs until you agree with me."

'This is a 'placebo' line. It serves no purpose but it makes us feel good.'

"Of course this'll be a great year. The data, sales projections, customer surveys, and my mom all think so."

'Why can't you tell me you love me without all the charts and graphs?!'

'We're living in a round hole economy.'

"Well, either you're hopelessly optimistic or hopelessly short-sighted."

"COUGH! COUGH! Years of data mining have left me with data lung. Don't be like your old man - go into modeling or visualization!"

"Is there any way I could get a dashboard instead of a report card?"

'On the plus side we've saved money by getting all the numbers on one graph.'

"Good invisible exports figures this quarter, sir."

"Note the spike here, when the state legalized marijuana."

'I like scientists: They are genuinely interested in every mundane thing we do and keep detailed records...'

"I love your optimism."

'From an aesthetic perspective, it has heart, beauty and intrigue, but is it a viable process design?'

Bottom line, is that the sweet smell of success or your aftershave?

"Daddy is off to work in a data mine."

Real data visualization specialists are 100% committed to their profession.

'These latest figure are encouraging...'

It's my biggest project - a database of all my sister's boyfriends.

Aggression/Security

"Let's see now. This one goes right here."

'Just do the presentation Williams and let the numbers speak for themself.'

"I hate it when the palcebo does better than the drugs we're testing."

'...and what's more, my databank has more data than your databank.'

'That one is a bit more expensive, but it comes with a profit.'

'Ferguson here will explain the 'worst case scenario' of Social Security Privatization.'

'One thing is certain. It's not just a seasonal slump.'

"Profits lately have been spiraling downward."

Businessman dreaming of pie charts when he sees a pizza.

'He's working on the great American requirements document.'

'Do you want your pie-chart with everything?'

Man stabbed by fallin arrow on wall chart.

Customer Complaints - "Thank you, Thompson, for collecting the statistics."